任玉岭，原为国务院资深参事，全国政协第八届委员、第九、第十届常委，国家教育咨询委员会委员，中国书画协会名誉主席，中华海峡两岸书画艺术家协会主席。任玉岭既是科学家、经济学家、社会活动家，也是著名的书法家。他自幼练就了书法的童子功。他的书法创作虽然起步较晚，但一问世便不同凡响。他曾先后连续五次获得了辛亥革命书展、共产党九十周年书展、文化部百名艺术传承人书展、海峡两岸书画交流展以及阿斯塔纳国际文化展金奖。共和国成立七十周年之际，出版界为填补书法大红袍出版物的空白，通过推荐和遴选出版了《共和国第一部书法大红袍·中 国近现代书画艺术名家任玉岭》 一书，彰显了任玉岭在书法界的 地位和影响。
Ren Yuling was a senior counsellor of the State Council, member of the eighth, ninth and tenth Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, member of the National Education Advisory Committee, honorary chairman of the Chinese painting and Calligraphy Association, and chairman of the cross-strait painting and Calligraphy Artists Association. Ren Yuling is not only a scientist, economist, social activist, but also a famous calligrapher. He has practiced calligraphy since he was a child. Although his calligraphy creation started late, it was extraordinary when it came out. He has won five consecutive golden prizes in the book exhibition of the revolution of 1911, the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, the book exhibition of 100 art inheritors of the Ministry of culture, the cross-strait calligraphy and painting exchange exhibition and Astana international culture exhibition. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China, in order to fill the gap in the publication of Dahongpao, the publishing industry recommended and published Ren Yuling, the first calligraphy Dahongpao of the people's Republic of China. Ren Yuling, a famous calligrapher and painter in modern China, was recommended and selected to highlight Ren Yuling's status and influence in the calligraphy field.
2020年人大政协两会官网特别推荐任玉岭为德艺双馨艺术家。任玉岭不仅被14所大学聘为教授，被55种杂志聘为主编和编委。他的书法作品曾被人多次拍卖， 捐给了慈善事业。2016 年在广东东莞一次拍卖中，任玉岭的书法作品就拍出 120 万元，除 10%留给任玉岭购买纸笔外，其余 100 多万在现场捐给了中国扶贫大王。最近，任玉岭为推动河南老家的乡村振兴，又特别捐款70万元用于乡村振兴。这些年来，任玉岭还依据社会的需要和百姓对他的期待，先后捐出四个“任玉岭收藏及作品展览馆”，均在 1000 平米以上，皆为永久性展览馆。
In 2020, the official websites of the NPC and CPPCC National Committee specially recommend Ren Yuling as an artist with both moral and artistic skills. Ren Yuling was not only employed as a professor in 14 universities, but also as editor in chief and editorial board member of 55 magazines. His calligraphy works have been auctioned many times and donated to charity. In 2016, in an auction in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, Ren Yuling's calligraphy works sold for 1.2 million yuan. In addition to 10% left for Ren Yuling to buy paper and pen, the remaining 1 million yuan was donated to China's king of poverty alleviation on the spot. Recently, Ren Yuling donated 700000 yuan to promote the Rural Revitalization of his hometown in Henan Province. In recent years, Ren Yuling has also donated four "Ren Yuling collection and works exhibition hall" according to the needs of the society and people's expectation for him, all of which are permanent exhibition halls with an area of more than 1000 square meters.


Release Boost: Wrong Side of the Tracks (Hope Valley Series) by Jessica Prince (Contemporary Romance)
Title: Wrong Side of the Tracks Author: Jessica Prince Series: Hope Valley Genre: Contemporary Romance
Gypsy Bradbury was never destined for great things. Or at least that’s what she’d convinced herself of. Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, she had learned that hoping for more was a waste of time. Then Marco forced his way into her life and gave her a glimpse of a future brighter than any she could have imagined. But if her past taught her anything, it was that if something seemed too good to be true… it probably was.
The promise of a quiet, simple life was what drew Marco Castillo to Hope Valley. After experiencing war and death first hand, he was looking for something easy. Then he met a woman with guarded eyes and the most beautiful smile he’d ever seen. The only problem was she came with more baggage than a 747.
There is nothing easy about Gypsy, but Marco knows without a doubt that the promise of her is well worth the effort. She’s the strongest, bravest woman he’s ever met, and when the life she’s fought to build for her and her family is threatened, Marco is determined to win that battle for her. Whether Gypsy wants his help or not.
Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.
Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.
In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.
Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.


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In this first part of the series, Richard takes you though all of the essential pieces of traditional Vaquero gear and shares his insights into quality, fit, and craftsmanship. Learn gear from each stage of the bridle horse process, from the hackamore, to the two rein, and finally the bridle. Richard discusses bosals and bosalitas, mecates, bridle bits, reins and romals, spurs, martingales, breast collars and saddles.
In this second part of the series, Richard will focus on instruction dealing specifically with the Jaquima. This particular DVD will deal with the beginning process and steps involved with introducing the horse to the Jaquima. Richard will discuss in detail the differences between different sizes and their unique means of communication between rider and horse. He will go over proper fitting and exercises he uses on a daily basis. Some of the methods that Richard covers are proper tying of the mecate, use of the get down rope, ground flexion exercises, lunging in the bosal, side passing, and rollbacks. He will show you how he gets control of the five specific body pars of the horse, and why that is so important.
In this third part of the series horse and rider advance into an intermediate hackamore state as Richard explains the purpose and demonstrates over 10 essential riding exercises each shown at a walk, trot, and lope. You will learn the importance of fencing a horse, dry working a cow, tracking, lead changes, transitioning, corrective movements plus valuable horsemanship insights.
Ride along with Richard while he clearly explains & demonstrates each aspect of the "two rein" stage, essential in building a bridle horse. Riding in the "Two Rein" is part 4 of the Jaquima a Freno series. This is the last DVD Richard completed prior to his death.


Liberty Enlightening the World
By Groff Schroeder
The 1886 statue of Liberty Enlightening the World on Liberty Island in New York City serves as an enduring symbol of the freedoms and liberty guaranteed by the United States Constitution, which founds the United States of America. America is a brilliant experiment in which freedom (personal autonomy) and liberty (freedom for all) sprouted, evolved, and flourished based upon the statement, “all men are created equal” published in the 1776 Declaration of Independence.
America’s costly, painful, and difficult Revolutionary War began in 1775, but America’s founders emerged victorious in 1783, breaking the bonds of monarchy and government sponsored Christianity. They ratified the original United States Constitution in 1788, and updated it in 1791 with the ratification of ten Amendments (the Bill of Rights). Yet despite the high ideals and lofty goals of the Declaration, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, many Americans were still denied the right to vote, and slavery endured. America’s slow progress toward the freedoms and liberty allegedly guaranteed by the Bill of Rights started after the 1861-65 Civil War, with the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. Yet still, half of the American people – women – were denied the vote until the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
Despite the 19th Amendment’s tremendous advancement of American freedom and liberty, 1920 also saw religious fundamentalists ratify the 18th Amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcohol, an ultimately disastrous attempt to legislate morality by quashing our personal freedoms and shared liberty. In 1933, the 21st Amendment would rescind the 18th Amendment, terminating the horrific political and public safety catastrophe that killed countless Americans with unsafe consumables and gun violence, corrupted America’s criminal justice system, and created a new type of crime - the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization. And sadly, virtual slavery lived on as state law enforced segregation until 1964. But ironically, although widespread criminal gun violence and government corruption were negative but unintended consequences of the 18th Amendment’s attempt to regulate morality, today, deadly religious terrorism and the unscrupulous stacking of federal courts are not unintended side effects, but intentional tactics to rescind our civil rights, human freedoms, personal privacy, individual morality, and access to evidence based medical procedures.
Sadly, in 2022, the Supreme Court’s “Constitutional originalist” members granted local politicians powers to unilaterally overrule the Bill of Rights and destroy equal justice under law. Aggressive, fundamentalist anti-abortion laws followed, policing American’s medical decisions, sex lives, sex organs, and reproductive processes in violation of the 1st, 4th,, 5th, 8th, 13th and 14th Amendments. As did laws that ban books, and eliminate, censor, and criminalize even the discussion in public schools of routine sexual biology or America’s history of systematic, government-enforced prejudice.
But just as the American experiment eventually ended the enormous but temporary disasters of fear, anger, and religion motivated drug and alcohol prohibition, recent attempts to force nakedly unconstitutional compliance with ancient religious beliefs, legislate morality, and deny us freedom and liberty through once unthinkable prohibitions of books, clothing, honest speech in education, and often life-saving medical care will fail. No matter what tactics opponents of freedom and liberty exploit, the Constitution evolves, liberty enlightens the world, and we the people relentlessly strive to finally establish justice and achieve the more perfect union envisaged by America’s Founders in the United States Constitution some 234 years ago.
Published in the July 5-11 issue of the Colorado Springs Independent with the quotation below.
“The advancement of science and the diffusion of information [is] the best aliment to true liberty."


January 3, 2015
Reviews of Book-Length Publications on Coroplastic Topics
Professors Maya B. Muratov (Adelphi University, firstname.lastname@example.org) and Ioannis Mylonopoulos (Columbia University, email@example.com) are the current book review editors for the CSIG.
Zwischen Entwurf und Produkt: Die griechisch-römischen Gipsformen aus Ägypten im Museum August Kestner, Hannover
PHILIPPIKA. Marburger altertumskundliche Abhandlungen 44. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2011. 196 pages, 351 b/w figs., plus CD with 368 pages of additional color figs. ISBN 9783447064842. €39.90.
Reviewed by Caitlín E. Barrett, Cornell University (firstname.lastname@example.org)
This slim but useful volume publishes a substantial corpus of plaster molds used to produce figurines of bronze, terracotta, and possibly faience, as well as vessels, lamps, and attachments for furniture and other equipment. The molds from the collections of the Museum August Kestner in Hannover have been largely unpublished aside from a few brief articles on specific pieces. This book thus represents a valuable resource, making an important collection available to the scholarly community. The collection contains 397 mold fragments from a total of 343 molds, as well as three ancient castings; a number of now-lost additional molds are known only from museum records. The objects entered the museum’s collection in the 1920s, and despite imprecision in the existing documentation, Rabe argues for a provenience at Mit Rahina (ancient Memphis). Of the molds, 272 were used for the production of figurines, and the remainder for assorted “Gerät” (see below).
The bulk of the book is the catalog itself, accounting for 158 of a total 196 pages. In Chapter 1, Rabe notes that the book derives from a six-month research project; she intends the publication not to provide the last word on all aspects of the molds’ production and use, but to make the corpus available to scholars and facilitate further discussion and analysis (pp. 11 and 25). In that regard the volume is extremely successful, as the objects are presented handsomely and accessibly, and the numerous high-resolution color photographs far exceed the usual standard of images for a museum publication of this type. The printed catalog contains black-and-white photographs of castings made from each mold. These are useful, but the real prize is the 368-page PDF on the accompanying CD, presenting color photographs of both molds and castings and displaying multiple views of each object. The author and publishers are to be commended for presenting the images in this format. The CD enables the presentation of many more images – in color and excellent quality – than would be possible in print, and the high resolution allows the viewer to zoom in and view each object in detail, far larger than life size.
The discussion preceding the catalog is relatively brief (25 pp.) and raises, inevitably, more questions than such a limited space can answer. Following a discussion of the history of the museum’s collections in Chapter 2, Rabe addresses the molds’ use in ancient bronze, terracotta, and faience production in Chapter 3. Publications of figurines from Greco-Roman Egypt are relatively numerous, but published molds are rarer1and such objects provide important data on the production process for bronze and terracotta objects. Rabe distinguishes between molds for terracotta or faience and molds for bronze based partly on the presence or absence of sprues (channels for the introduction of molten fluid), indicating the production of bronze objects via the lost-wax technique (p. 12-14). Her overview of the manufacturing processes for bronze, terracotta, and faience focuses largely on the act of casting. While this section is useful, the reader is left wishing for a fuller discussion of the artifacts’ entire chaîne opératoire, from the acquisition of raw materials (for both the molds and the objects cast within them) to the distribution, consumption, and disposal of the finished products.
In Chapter 4, Rabe addresses the date of the objects, which appear to range from early Ptolemaic through approximately the 2nd century CE. Because of the molds’ lack of context, the dating is necessarily stylistic. While Rabe acknowledges the dangers of such stylistic dating (p. 16), it would have been helpful here, for the benefit of readers without extensive prior background in coroplastic studies, to go into more detail on those aspects of mold-based production that make stylistic dating particularly problematic. For example, since coroplasts could use finished figurines as prototypes for new molds, a mold might easily appear stylistically older than its actual date of production.2 Additionally, the suggestion that ruler portraits should have been commissioned not long after the ruler’s time in office (p. 16) does not appear to hold true in all cases. For example, several bronze and terracotta representations of the third-century Ptolemaic couple Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II appear to date to the second or first century BCE 3– to say nothing of the long-lasting popularity, throughout the Mediterranean world, of posthumous images of Alexander.4
Chapter 5 deals with the molds’ origin, arguing for a Memphite provenience based on old records and parallels with other finds. Chapter 6 analyzes the different workshops involved in the molds’ production, arguing for the existence of at least two separate workshops (p. 19). This chapter includes a useful discussion of the relative validity of various characteristics of molds as criteria for the identification of workshops. However, more attention might here have been paid to the possible trade in figurine molds and prototypes. The potential circulation of molds and prototypes from workshop to workshop greatly complicates any attempt to assign a mold to a single workshop, as the craftsman who cast that mold from a prototype might well be geographically and temporally separated from both the craftsman who made the original prototype, and any craftsmen who later used the mold to cast new figurines.5 Following this discussion of workshops, Chapter 7 addresses other technical features of the molds, while Chapter 8 addresses the figural molds’ iconographic themes. Images of Isis and Harpocrates are predictably popular, as is often the case with figurines from Greco-Roman Egypt. Rabe discusses the prominent motifs in the corpus, but does not provide the number of molds associated with each type; a summary table, listing the major mold types and the number of exemplars, would have been useful here.
Following some brief concluding remarks in Chapter 9, the catalog proper consists of 5 sections: molds for figurines; molds for vessels, furniture, and other equipment; “Sonstiges” (containing only one object, a plaster impression of straw); ancient castings in plaster; and lost objects known from museum records. Within all categories, molds for bronze casting predominate. Rabe subdivides these categories according to iconographic type (for the figurine molds) or vessel or object type (for all other molds). She divides the figurines’ iconography into the following groups (whose numbers, as follows, come from the present reviewer’s count): Egyptian gods (47 in total, dominated by Isis and Harpocrates); Greek and Roman gods, heroes, and associated figures (8, of whom half belong to the Dionysiac thiasos); divine attributes (1, a tnj-crown); portraits (10); unidentifiable or generic figures in Egyptian dress (6); unidentifiable or generic figures in Greco-Roman dress or style (52, though one may question whether all of these are purely “Greco-Roman”; see below); limbs and body parts (108); animals (35); and other (5). The category of “Gerät” includes several object types: fulcra (2); vessel handles and attachments (19); feet for furniture (8); ornamental leaves (7); protomes (5); and miscellaneous (29).
As the list above suggests, the corpus’ iconography is rich and varied. Chapter 8 provides a very brief introduction to the imagery, but this chapter’s limited scope (just over 2 pages) precludes detailed analysis. The figural molds, in particular, deserve further iconographic study. Rabe’s division of the figural molds into Egyptian and Greco-Roman categories requires further nuancing as much research on figurines from Greco-Roman Egypt suggests that outwardly Hellenizing iconography may often translate quite traditional ideas. Figurines of Greek deities, such as Dionysus or Herakles, may represent not only their Hellenic prototypes, but also the Egyptian gods with whom they were equated, such as Osiris or Somtous.6 Indeed, the Ptolemaic promotion of Dionysus’ cult – derived ultimately from the ancient association of royal ancestors with Osiris – may help explain the popularity of Dionysiac imagery in Greco-Roman Egypt 7 (see, for example, cat. nos. 50, 51, 54, and 55). In addition, a hunchbacked “grotesque” (cat. no. 85) appears under the heading of “Griechisch-römische Themen," although in Egypt, such figurines of hunchbacked figures (usually dwarfs) frequently appear to depict indigenous deities or cult officiants.8 Given its possible Memphite origin, this particular mold’s iconography may recall the cult of Pataikos, an achondroplastic dwarf form of the Memphite creator deity Ptah.9 Similarly categorized under “Griechisch-römische Themen” is a probable Isis priestess (cat. no. 88); but despite the figure’s Hellenized attire, Isis’ long indigenous pedigree complicates any attempt to assign this mold neatly into either a purely indigenous or a purely Greco-Roman category.
As this corpus includes molds for both bronze and terracotta figurines, it provides fertile ground for future comparative analysis. What motifs appear primarily on bronzes rather than terracottas, and vice versa? How might such trends reflect differential patterns of distribution and consumption, related to the social classes of consumers and the intended use-contexts (for example, temple, domestic, etc.) of the finished products? While the absence of any discussion of such topics is a missed opportunity in the present book, the publication provides a valuable resource that other scholars might use to address these and other questions.
The molds’ proposed Memphite provenance raises another question not addressed in this book, but potentially productive for further research: to what degree does the objects’ iconography reflect local, site-specific patterns of belief and ritual, and to what degree does that iconography reflect broader national trends? The traditional Memphite triad of Ptah, Sekhmet, and Nefertem appears only sparsely represented (for example, cat. nos. 40, 43, and see observations above on cat. no. 85), but further study might help elucidate more site-specific elements of the molds’ iconography.10
Finally, the two molds for bronze statuettes of a four-headed Hathor (cat. nos. 26 and 27) are unusual and potentially important. The present reviewer would like to note that like the four-sided Hathor-headed columns at Dendara, these statuettes clearly allude to the theology of Hathor as a universal deity: “Hathor Quadrifrons” whose four faces correspond to the four quarters of the world.11
As a catalog of a previously unpublished primary source material, this work is eminently successful. The corpus is lovingly and comprehensively documented. The study’s analytical and interpretive aspects are less thoroughly developed, as is frequently the case with catalog-style presentations. In the concluding chapter, however, Rabe expresses a hope that future research will help elucidate “weitergehende kulturhistorische Fragen” concerning these artifacts’ social and economic context (p. 25). Such a result would indeed be valuable. As intermediary steps in the manufacturing process for bronze, terracotta, and faience objects, these molds deserve study as part of the larger chaîne opératoire for such objects’ production, distribution, and consumption. Equally desirable is a detailed iconographic analysis investigating these artifacts’ imagery as evidence for the negotiation of cultural and religious identity in the diverse, cosmopolitan city of Memphis, with its “bunt zusammengesetzte Bevölkerung” (p. 25). While the volume does not aim to provide definitive statements on these topics, Rabe’s careful recording and high-quality images of the artifacts will provide fertile ground for scholars wishing to explore such issues further.
Table of Contents
Gipsformen entdecken, p. 7
Vorwort, p. 9
I. Einleitung, p. 11
II. Sammlungsgeschichte, pp. 11-12
III. Verwendung, pp. 12-15
IV. Datierung, pp. 15-16
V. Herkunft und die Verbindung zu anderen Sammlungen, pp. 17-19
VI. Die Werkstätten, pp. 19-21
VII. Technische Fragen, pp. 21-22
VIII. Themen der Darstellung, pp. 22-24
IX. Zusammenfassung und Ausblick, pp. 24-25
X. Katalog, pp. 27-184
1 Statuetten, pp. 28-140
1.1 Götter und Heroen, pp. 28-56
1.1.1 Ägyptische Götter, pp. 28-51
1.1.2 Griechische und römische Götter, Heroen und Verwandtes, pp. 52-56
1.2 Nichtmythologische Figuren, pp. 57-87
1.2.1 Porträts, pp. 57-61
1.2.2 Unbenannte Figuren, pp. 62-87
1.3 Einzelne Gliedmaßen und Körperpartien, pp. 88-124
1.4 Tiere, pp. 125-138
1.5 Sonstiges, p. 139
1.6 Gusskanäle, p. 140
2 Gerät, pp. 141-171
3 Sonstiges, p. 172
4 Antike Abgüsse, pp. 173-174
5 Verluste, pp. 175-184
XI. Literatur, pp. 185-192
XII. Konkordanz, pp. 193-196
1 See, for example, C.C. Edgar, Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire. Greek Moulds, Cairo, 1903.
2See, for example, A. Muller, Les terres cuites votives du Thesmophorion. Études thasiennes 17, Athens, 1996, 60-61; G.S. Merker, The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines of the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods. Corinth 18, Princeton, 2000, 14; H. Szymanska, Terres cuites d’Athribis, Turnhout, 2005, pp. 65 and 78; D. Kassab Tezgör, Tanagréennes d’Alexandrie, Cairo, 2007, 16-17.
3 F. Queyrel, “Portraits de souverains lagides à Pompéi et à Délos,” BCH 108, 1984, 295; C.E. Barrett, Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos: A Study in Hellenistic Religion. CSCT 36, Leiden, 2011, 12 and 190-198.
4For example, A. Stewart, Faces of Power: Alexander’s Image and Hellenistic Politics, Los Angeles, 1993.
5See, for example, Barrett, Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos, 359-362.
6Dionysus and Osiris: Barrett, Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos, 382-383. Somtous and Herakles: J. Quaegebeur, “Somtous l’Enfant sur le lotus,” in Mélanges Jacques Jean Clère, Lille, 1991, 113-122.
7Barrett, Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos, 382-383.
8Compare the non-hunchbacked, but equally “grotesque,” cat. no. 72, which Rabe correctly identifies as a “Kultdiener”.
9V. Dasen, Dwarfs in Ancient Egypt and Greece, Oxford, 1993, 40-41, 84-98; Barrett, Egyptianizing Figurines from Delos, 279-284.
10On figurine iconography alluding to specific local cults, see P. Ballet, “Terres cuites isiaques de l’Égypte hellénistique et romaine. État de la recherche et des publications,” in L. Bricault, ed. De Memphis à Rome, Leiden, 2000, 100-102.
11P. Derchain, Hathor Quadrifrons, Istanbul, 1972; cf. H. Willems et al., The Temple of Shanhûr. OLA 124, Leuven, 2003, 104-105.
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December 8, 2022
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The book “The Maritime Basque Country seen through the whaleship San Juan" has been publicly released13/6/2018
The book “The Maritime Basque Country seen through the whaleship San Juan" has been publicly released
It has been a joint effort between the Basque publisher Elkar and Albaola.
The goal of this book is to spread the word about the maritime identity of Euskal Herria. In this book we explain the presence and the influence that Basque maritime expertise and technology have had, both in the evolution of our society and in the course of world history, providing the necessary keys to understand it.
The story told in this book reaches to the times of the San Juan whaling ship, and also comes up to the construction of her replica. An attractive layout with beautiful illustrations and an accesible text makes the book engaging and easy to read.
The book has been published in Basque, French and English and it’s on sale at Albaola the Basque Maritime Factory and at regular bookstores.


The American Statistical Association and Royal Statistical Society of the UK has published a special issue devoted for forensic evidence. The April 2019 issue, Forensic Science and Statistics, is a collaboration of the Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence (CSAFE) and the Innocence Project.
The April 2019 issue contains six articles focused on forensic evidence:
- The limits of forensic evidence by Brian Tarran
- The need for objective measures in forensic evidence by Karen Kafadar
- Reliability and validity of forensic science evidence by Hal Stern, Maria Cuellar, and David Kaye
- What does a match mean? A framework for understanding forensic comparisons by Robin Mejia, Maria Cuellar, Dana Delger, and Bill Eddy
- Machine learning in forensic applications by Alicia Carriquiry, Heike Hofmann, Xiao Hui Tai, and Susan VanderPlas
- “Source” or “activity” – What is the level of issue in a criminal trial by Graham Jackson and Alex Biedermann
Free access to the full text of each article is available in this special issue.


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The concept of “marriage” by W. Somerset Maugham in the novel “Mrs. Craddock”
The novel “Mrs. Craddock” by W. Somerset Maugham was written in 1900. In the beginning readers may see the opening line: “This book might be called also The Triumph of Love” [3, p. 11]. The novel is devoted to a love story of two persons from different classes: Bertha Ley, a young attractive passionate heiress and owner of Ley Court, and Edward Craddock, a plain healthy even-tempered farmer with good looks. In fact this is an acute observation of Craddocks’ marriage story - a relation that begins with hope and devoted, passionate love that fizzles with time, disillusionment and familiarity . This novel may be even called a tragedy outlining the crisis in couple’s relations and the collision of their original interests based on “the contrast between her vivid expectations and the flat reality” [3, p. 236]. W. Somerset Maugham also pays attention to the original vast class differences in this alliance that probably could explain the appearance of the troubles revealed later “it was due to the fact that Bertha had consented to marry a penniless beggar like himself and a man of no family” [3, p. 50].
The action takes place between 1890 and 1900. The author took as his models for characters persons he knew except Miss Ley, who “believes in nothing but the stupidity of other people” [3, p. 61]. It was said in the preface of the novel: “She was founded on the portrait-statue of Agrippina in the museum at Naples” [3, p. 8]. The plot contains plenty of strong characters from different social backgrounds that demonstrate their life principles throughout various actions, behavior, sharing their personal opinion and attitudes to numerous issues such as church, marriage, social structure, politics and so on. This novel was thought extremely daring for that period, because some author’s statements reject the stereotypical thinking of that time and seem quite progressive. Characters’ views and ideas contribute to the moral and aesthetic structure of the novel. Nowadays we may regard it as a novel revealing truth and obvious pragmatism traced throughout long centuries.
The motive of total incompatibility between Bertha and Edward and anticipated consequences respectively run constantly through the novel. Readers find numerous facts of their marriage disapproval by general public starting from the first chapters. The village worthies of Blackstable remark cautiously that “Mr Craddock is a very good young man” and everybody likes him, but no one “should have thought him a suitable match for Bertha.”
In this case let’s analyze the reasons introduced by the writer that brought those two incompatible persons together to married life. The author appeals to a reader considering the meaning and definition of “matrimony” from different sides. He presents various “marriage” interpretations and visions through the opinions and conversations of his heroes.
To start the analysis it’s to the point here to present one of the contemporary definitions of “marriage” taken from Oxford dictionary, i.e. the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife . As one can see the emphasis here is placed on the official relationship registration looking at from a legal perspective. This definition avoids tricky issues concerning marriage nowadays such as feelings, emotions, preferences, material incentives, duty, prejudice and so on.
Maugham provides various concepts of “marriage” in his novel. Two opposite marriage treatments are seen just in the beginning of the book presented in the dialogue between Miss Ley, Bertha’s aunt, and Miss Glover, the vicar’s sister, concerning Bertha’s coming marriage. According to the words of Miss Ley, who is unmarried: “Marriage is always a hopeless idiocy for a woman who has enough of her own to live upon” [3, p. 40]. Readers may trace emerging innovative feminism ideas in this quote. While Miss Glover, representing church class in the novel, sharply objects that “It’s an institution of the Church”. Using obvious irony (“a gift of the Gods”), Maugham introduces instantly a daring reply by Miss Ley:”Is it? I always thought it was an institution to provide work for the judges in the Divorce Court” [3, p. 40 - 41]. These words may uncover obvious truth that many people still refuse to accept. Miss Ley continues: “After all, nine marriages out of ten are more or less unsatisfactory” [3, p. 41]. She compares practically two possible candidates for Bertha - Edward Craddock, a gentleman-farmer, and Mr. Branderton from their own class: “”Really a string of ancestors is no particular assistance to matrimonial felicity…and though I detest reform and progress so far as matrimony is concerned I myself prefer the man who founds a family to the man who ends it” [3, p. 42]. It’s the remark that refers to the constant collision of class values and the origin of a new social group in England at the end of the 19th century. On the contrary Doctor Ramsay traditionally claims: “I’m in favour of everyone sticking to his own class. Nowadays, whoever a man is he wants to be the next thing better; the labourer apes the tradesman, the tradesman apes the professional man” [3, p. 42]. And after having read the novel, one may draw a conclusion that he was right to some extend
Another important feature of a marriage mentioned by practical and somehow cynical Miss Ley in a free and easy manner is the instinct of reproduction that can’t be denied itself. It has nothing to do with social backgrounds and prejudice. No wonder that the writer uses the following ironical description of Bertha and Edward beginning journey along the road of “Holy Matrimony”: “At her marriage she had really known nothing but that she loved him; the senses only had spoken, she and he were merely puppets that nature had thrown together and made attractive in one another’s eyes that the race might be continued” [3, p. 77]. Prolonging the author’s idea Miss Ley comments upon general truth that seemingly shocks other characters: “Bertha is merely the female attracted to the male; and that is the only decent foundation of marriage. And what does it matter if the man is not of the same station. The instinct has nothing to do with the walk of life…The particular function of a woman is to propagate her species, and if she is wise she’ll choose a strong and healthy man to be the father of her children” [3, p. 43]. This theory is extremely popular nowadays after more than 100 years when the novel was created. More and more modern women stick to this exact idea, i. e. leaving a healthy generation. Again readers are involved in strong opposition of progressive views aired by Miss Ley and generally accepted norms of that era presented in the response of Miss Glover who firmly regards “marriage as a holy institution”. She expresses her vision brought up by the church in a shy manner:”I look upon marriage as a spiritual union in which it’s my duty to love, honour and obey my husband, to assist and sustain him…” [3, p. 43]. These citations reflect prevailing interpretations of marriage through all the times; they are still utterly popular in our modern society having their supporters and opponents.
Let’s dwell on to the opinions of main heroes, Edward and Bertha. To start the breakdown of their love story, life values and principles it’s sensible to introduce metaphoric conclusion made by Bertha’s aunt: “They were reading the book of life in their separate ways, one in italics, the other in the big round letters of the copy-book; and how could she help them to find a common character?” [3, p. 104]. Besides apparent heroes’ class differences mentioned earlier and contradictory views the writer gradually reveals various features and consequences of that misalliance.
Edward’s philosophy and his vision of marriage differ greatly from Bertha’s idea. Maugham writes that Craddock’s general impression of a marriage is the following: “Women are like chickens,” he told a friend. “Give ‘em a good run, properly closed in with stout wire setting so that they can’t get into mischief, and when they cluck and cackle just sit tight and take no notice” [3, p. 83]. His words create symbolic effects and draw readers’ attention to the original misunderstanding between heroes. He was not so emotional, sensitive and passionate; he was “a man of regular habbits” that was “fond of her in his placid, calm way” [3, p. 104].
It’s difficult to determine Maugham’s personal position and attitude but he constantly draws logical conclusions expressed in the ideas of Miss Ley after a comprehensive observation analysis. This observation provides numerous reasons of Craddocks’ family crisis to general public.
The conflict in Bertha’s opinion starts with the husband’s indifference and constant calmness irritating his expressive spouse as it is constantly marked in the book. The author however wants to emphasize a much more significant reason than social splits or different family upbringing of characters. Maugham appeals to the readers, he tries to deliver the main message conveying basic prerequisite of marriage success. His characters suffer from the absence of common vision, support and appreciation of each other; they have opposite aims and priorities. The author comments sorrowfully: “Her love was a jewel that he valued not at all, that he flung aside and cared not if he lost” [3, p. 168]. When it comes to Bertha’s feelings it is pointed out that in this conflict “Pride, anger, reason, everything had been on one side and only love on the other; and love had conquered” [3, p. 167]. Generally accepted wisdom lies in the words of W. Somerset Maugham: “The hymeneal path had not been found strewn with roses.” The author also introduces the following maxim of La Rochefoucauld to summarize the situation: “Entre deux amant il y a toujours un qui aime et un qui se laisse aimer. Celui qui aime a toujour tort” [3, p. 103].
Being an author of a realistic genre, Maugham can’t miss the opportunity to introduce some witty observations concerning marriage. He describes them using irony or even unhidden sarcasm. The majority of people claim (based on their personal assumptions or self-observations) that the appearance of married people as a rule changes after some time. The following detailed, thorough description of Edward given by Miss Ley enumerates such conventional matrimony changes: “He was becoming bluff and hearty. Also he was filling out; prosperity and a consciousness of his greater importance had broadened his back and straightened his shoulders; he was quite three inches more round the chest than when she had first known him, and his waist had proportionately increased” [3, p. 88]. And she critically remarks to Bertha: “How clever you are…You manage to preserve your beautiful figure.” It seems strange taking into consideration the fact that the novel was written by a male author.
Maugham also describes rows and quarrels between Bertha and Edward, their reconciliation afterwards concentrating on their emotions and feeling. Married couples know and understand what the author kept in his mind. Loss of the child added new negative emotions and accusations to the conflict. Îne more progressive idea inappropriate for a 19th century female (that could be even forbidden by censorship at that period) comes with another earth-shattering conclusion of Miss Ley: “The fact is that few women can be happy with only one husband. I believe that the only solution of the marriage question is legalized polyandry” [3, p. 228].
The story of the couple ends with the sudden death of Edward in the accident. Actually the proposed end created by the writer was one of the most appropriate conclusions of Craddocks’ story, when their love had been completely destroyed by the actions of both characters.
At last in the end of the novel W. Somerset Maugham presents his direct personal opinion in bitter realistic words: “I myself stand on one side, and the rest of the world on the other. There is a abyss between that no power can cross, a strange barrier more insuperable than a mountain of fire. Husband and wife know nothing of one another. However ardently they love, however intimate their union, they are never one; they are scarcely more to one another than strangers” [3, p. 255]. We have no right to judge neither characters nor the author’s views.
The value of this novel lies not only in the creation of bright images and characters passing the ideas of that period. It contains the results of a comprehensive analysis of married life and its possible theories of interpretations. The concept of “Marriage Institution” and its meaning are explained by the writer based on realistic examples and checked hypothesis.
The question of marriage meaning is still acute nowadays but more complicated as well. Even though we should not forget a wise ancient saying “marriages are made in heaven and celebrated on earth” emphasizing that marriage is primarily a spiritual union of two souls.
1. Definition for marriage – Oxford dictionaries Online (World English) // http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/marriage
2. Mrs. Craddock by W. Somerset Maugham // http://swiftlytiltingplanet.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/mrs-craddock-by-w-somerset-maugham/
3. W. Somerset Maugham. Mrs Craddock // Pan Books Ltd, Cavaye Place, London SW109PG, 2nd printing, 1979. – 255 p.


BC provincial public libraries have not yet received their 2009 annual operating grants from the provincial government, nor have they been told how much money they will be receiving – both of which usually happen earlier in the fiscal year. There have been strong indications that the Province has decided to stop funding libraries and that this funding may be cut from the current and subsequent budgets.
During this economic downturn, there has been a significant increase in the usage of BC public libraries. Residents know that their libraries offer more than free books to read – they are using the Internet and computer systems to do research, hunt for jobs and more. Without provincial grants, significant cuts will result in these areas:
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Jose Mier Gets Library Card Online
My former Jose Mier Sun Valley posts have touched upon the fact that we’re stuck indoors. First there’s the coronavirus. We’re supposed to shelter in place. Second, there’s the heat. Last weekend’s record temperatures kept us shut indoors. Third, there’s the smoke. It’s not even safe to go outside and take a walk, the air is so bad.
So assuming that you have finished working remotely, and you’re looking for something to occupy your time, I suggest reading a good book. I’ve been engaged in reading more these past few months and I’m doing it all online. As you know we have a branch of the Los Angeles Public Library here in Sun Valley on Vineland Avenue, but like many other places this is closed to in-person visits. While it does limit our access to certain titles, there’s still a wealth of books available to check out virtually. And that’s just what I did.
I’ve got a number of library cards the various libraries here and there, but I didn’t have a Los Angeles Public Library card and I noticed on their website that the title I wanted was available as an e-book. For those who are interested the book is Ice Station Zebra by Allistair MacLean. It’s an old but exciting book about a race to the Arctic by an American submarine as well as their Russian counterparts to resuce trapped reasearchers (who are perhaps Western spies). I know it was made into a movie with Rock Hudson but I can’t for the life of me remember if I watched the movie or not so reading this book will almost be a brand-new experience for me.
As the library website states, no library card? No problem! It simple to sign up for a virtual library card. Just enter your email address and mobile phone number and the library will send a confirmation code to your phone. Enter that code and you’re set. That’s what I did and I’m now enjoying Ice Station Zebra.
So, if we are stuck inside our homes let’s make the best of and read a good book. We might even emerge from this pandemic better educated as a result.


The best franchise owners fill their free time with plenty of learning and development work, and books can be a fantastic way to grow as a business owner. Here are nine of the most useful books you can read if you’re serious about being successful in the franchising world.
If you’ve suddenly found yourself with a bit more free time, or just fancy getting away from screens in the evenings, there are loads of great books out there for ambitious business owners. Whether you want to learn the basics of running your own business, improve a particular skill or need inspiration through tough times, here are nine of our must-read books.
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1. 101 Questions to Ask Before You Invest In A Franchise by Dr. John P. Hayes
Just starting out? This newbie’s bible from franchising guru Dr. John P. Hayes, who is the director of the Titus Centre for Franchising in Florida, will prove invaluable. It covers every question you need to ask yourself, your business partners, advisers and even your franchisor, before you begin your journey. The book is aimed at those just starting out in franchising, but it’s an excellent resource if you’re moving from owning an independent business to becoming a franchisee.
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2. The Franchise MBA by Nick Neonakis
The Franchise MBA might have been published back in 2007, but there’s a reason why it’s still featured on many must-read lists. This guide suits every kind of franchisee, from those just starting out to ambitious and experienced ones looking to continually improve their business. Learn more about the four essential skills you need to develop to succeed, as well as the legal and financial side of becoming a franchisee.
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3. How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
This often referenced gem came out in 1936, but it’s still a vital tool if marketing and networking don’t come naturally to you. Carnegie shows you how to charm even the trickiest people into opening their hearts and wallets using simple but effective tactics. If you do more of your networking online, the follow up, How to Win Friends & Influence People in the Digital Age by Dale Carnegie’s training academy, shows you how to win people over just as effectively using the web.
4. Eat that Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
This book isn’t about how eating amphibians can make you a better business owner (we don’t recommend that either). Instead, it outlines how you can stop procrastinating and accomplish more with your time through a few simple strategies. The title, and key principle of Tracy’s book, comes from Mark Twain’s quote, “Eat a live frog the first thing in the morning, and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” Basically, if you get the task you loathe out of the way straight away, you’re on to a winner.
5. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
Always find yourself jumping between tasks and failing to accomplish much? Computer science professor Cal Newport sets out how you can train your mind to enter ‘deep focus’, so you can get more done in less time. If you’re looking for a total procrastination refresh or relish a challenge that will make you seriously change your habits, this could be the book that puts you on the path to success. It’s not for the faint-hearted (tips include deleting your personal social media altogether and practicing being bored to build mental resilience) but promises fantastic results for those who can commit.
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6. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Nike’s notoriously introverted founder offers a rare glimpse into how he turned his company into a global behemoth in this fascinating read. His tips on leadership, strategy and getting results are woven into the tale of how he turned a $50 (£40) loan from his father into a $50 billion (£40 billion) company. If that hasn’t convinced you, Bill Gates has named the book one of his must-reads.
7. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
When computer science professor Randy Pausch was diagnosed with terminal cancer and had to cut his esteemed career short, he gave one last lecture. Pausch’s thoughts on overcoming obstacles, truly seizing the moment and making dreams a reality, are inspiring to say the least and will give you a new sense of gratitude for life. If you’re going through a tough time, this book will give you a much-needed motivational boost.
Books to help you escape
8. The Undertaking: Life Studies from a Dismal Trade by Thomas Lynch
Learn more about a world not many people get a glimpse into with this non-fiction book from Thomas Lynch. The renowned poet and undertaker explains what the world of undertaking is actually like in a way that’s fascinating and poignant without being depressing. Even if you’re not interested in opening a funeral home (we get it’s a pretty niche ambition), his beautiful writing style will take you away from the day’s stresses.
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9. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Cult-classic novel The Alchemist has sold millions of copies and has been translated in 67 languages. Almost 15 years on from its release, it still dominates many must-read lists, and for good reason. The seemingly simple tale of a shepherd boy, Santiago, who travels the world and overcomes endless obstacles to find treasure, shows you how the key to your ultimate happiness could be right under your feet. It’s escapism at its finest and is a literary classic all dreamers should take time to read.
A reader lives a thousand lives …
We hope you find inspiration in any of these titles, and we’d love to hear some of your favourite books too. If you’d rather read about franchises, you’ll find everything from home care franchises to coffee shop franchises to van-based franchises in our UK franchise directory.
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Pudge eating his first bufriedo in Looking for Alaska.
The bufriedo is a symbol of Culver Creek's happiness as much as the swan is a symbol of its misery. When Pudge bites into the deep-fried crunch, Takumi says 'There's nothing like watching a man eat his first bufriedo.' What's more, they stay crunchy even when days old and if Pudge and the Colonel abandon Waffle House or the meatloaf which is neither meaty nor loafy, they heat up a two day old bufriedo and remember the good times in Culver Creek. Because its not always good times.
Kurt Vonnegut's masterpiece, Slaughterhouse 5 came to mind first, but then I remembered Stephen King's epic time-travel book. If the date doesn't mean anything at first glance, it's the date President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. The story? Jake Epping, an English teacher from Maine, 2011 goes back in time to stop the atrocity. There's so much to this book that I loved. There is a love story made complicated by Jake's mission and his ties in the present day which doesn't get in the way of the action. Then there's the mission itself and the all-annoying and devastating butterfly effect. I won't spoil how Jake goes back in time, but the origins behind it are amazingly inventive. Al, Jake's friend, is passionate about stopping Kennedy's death and he dreams of the possible future they could create. Saving Kennedy would prevent Vietnam and open up brighter futures for everyone. When Jake arrives in 1960's America, the world and characters are so believable and like Jake, you will probably fall in love with a time when the root beer was full, the kids danced to 'In the Mood' and the cars were beautiful.
Paper Towns 'People say friends don't destroy one another. What do they know about friends?' A quote from The Mountain Goats.
This is absolutely true. Our friends are the ones who can betray us, the ones who can hurt us and, as statistics suggest, can kill us. Trust has to be earned, and people can make it bloody hard to trust them. If you've been hurt before by someone you may have even loved, you're apt to hold your guard and study their actions far more than before and maybe never trust again. This is relevant to Paper Towns' air of mystery that surrounds Margo Roth Spiegelman. Q, the protagonist, almost destroys his friendships with the hunt for Margo, but he believes she deserves to be found and somebody should care. He's right with that one.
Odd choice, this one. Every book has advice and I could have chosen one about relationships and your own health, but Bioshock has the loudest advice I've read. Don't screw around with genetics! And I will shout it from the rooftops. In the underwater city of Rapture, scientists discover a sea slug that produces ADAM, a genetic miracle worker than can alter almost anything about a person from fire-creating abilities to re-crafting your face. This is a city stuck in 1960, face reconstruction wasn't at its best and ADAM allows scientists, weapons manufacturers, doctors and businessmen to use the tools to create a new genetic age of enhancement. But, with great power comes great catastrophes. When the people of Rapture begin to stockpile on ADAM, they start to degrade and lose their minds and with becoming addicts, they develop erratic behaviour and soon go insane. Then Rapture falls to pieces and everybody's scrambling around for ADAM in a world where the economy has died and all the big-brains who could make ADAM are now dead or dying. Don't play around with genetics, people.
Takumi's fox-hat in Looking for Alaska
Near the middle of the book, Pudge and the gang start Barn Night, the prank intended to hit the Weekday Warriors where it hurts. Pudge and Takumi's job is to light fireworks around campus to lure away the Eagle so the Colonel and Alaska can break into his house and send off report cards to the Warriors' parents. Takumi then breaks out his fox-hat and says to Pudge smiling, 'No-one can catch the motherfucking fox!'. Throughout the chase scene, the pair of them light more fireworks and once they're out of firecrackers, they get lost and try to find the barn. When asked where it is, Takumi looks at Pudge with his hat askew, 'The Fox is pointing left. So left.' That entire section, the Barn Night, is one of the happiest reading experiences I've had. Just four best friends doing what they do best and having fun the only way they know how.
Brave New World
Nothing beats Brave New World for its inventive thinking and terrifying alternatives to mundane life as we know it. What's more, it even seems possible that the science behind the book is possible. How can you ward off kids from reading books? Brave New World knows how. How can you eradicate family life and marraige and teach everyone that sex should not be taboo and be indulged at every whim? Brave New World knows how. How can you make everybody happy? Brave New World knows how. Aldous Huxley, in my mind, was a genius and someone who was way too advanced for his time. For me this is the ultimate dystopia book, maybe even utopia depending on how you look at it, and I heartily recommend this story. It's a world-beater, without question.
The Green Mile
Although, not quite the full on horror novel we're used to from Stephen King, The Green Mile is scary because of its characters. Life on death row for both screw and con is a miserable one, and Cold Mountain Penitentiary is full of lunatics. Wharton, or, Wild Bill is a prime example of the sociopath who has no conscience. The convict, Delacriox, who burned people alive, can be seen as a sympathetic character and somebody you hate to see die in the chair. Then you have John Coffey, the man convicted of raping and killing two girls. It's scary how in 1930s America, if a black man is being judged for a crime, he almost always loses and not only that, he has a heart of gold. Misery and despair are the kings of The Green Mile and there is almost no hope to be found in the story. And that's what's scariest of all. Even the prison guards are good people, but life on the Mile ruins them and in the end, they believe the God they worship will judge them for their roles they play in the story and nobody wins. Everyone dies on the Mile eventually.
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Shirin Ebadi : an exemplary women for the international women’s day.
I have dedicated my next novel “Nador” to the Iranian Shirin Ebadi who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. “Nador” will come out on 23 March from Mirza Publishing at the Paris book fair (salon du livre de Paris). Shirin lived through the perversity of a dictator and paid dearly. In her autobiography “Until We Are Free”(Pour être enfin libre) that was published by Random House in 2016, she tells us her story.
It is the story of a woman that lived in a system where, judicially, a woman is worth half what a man is. Shirin decided to live with this “anomaly” day by day in her hometown Tehran. She was the first femalepresiding judge at the District Court in Tehran but had to resign during the 1979 revolution. She then hid out in her home and organized herself. As an attorney she received clients in the kitchen while drinking tea. Her husband, an engineer, and her two daughters provided her with unwavering support.
But insidiously and with the persistence of a rodent the political police interfered in the heart of this woman’s existence; a woman that they could not silence. Everyday they bullied her. Then they began taking in succession everything she loved: her small plot of land with fruit trees planted near Tehran where she regenerated herself among family and friends; then her husband, crushed by a sex scandal. Fortunately, her daughters were studying abroad. Finally, one day in June 2009 when she was invited to a conference in Spain, during the elections stolen by the Mullahs in Iran, she made the crucial decision to never return to Tehran.She feared she would be assassinated, forever erased without anyone being named or incriminated.
Today, exiled in London, Shirin fights on all fronts for women’s causes and ends her book with: “I lost more than I ever thought possible…It is for Iran and its people, its potential and its grandeur, that took every step of this path.


WILLIAM JAMIESON was born c.1741. (From headstone inscription)
Martinholme is a fairly unusual name, and there are only two Margaret Martinholmes born in Avondale in the OPR index - 16th of September 1753 (to Gavin Martinholm) and 22nd of July 1755 (to James Martinholm). In typical Avondale OPR fashion, the mother's name is not given.
William Jamieson married Margaret Martinholme in Avondale on the 5th of December 1776. (Transcribed from OPR)


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Cost is $30.00 and new students must pay in advance.
Registration is required and seating is limited. Please stop by the library to register, or call us at 812-526-5487.


Welcome to Oklahoma City Babywearers!
Oklahoma City Babywearers is an organization whose mission is to promote babywearing as a universally accepted practice, with benefits for both child and caregiver, through education and support. We are a local chapter serving the Oklahoma City metro area with 2 lending libraries and several monthly meetings.
Our meetings are free and open to the public. Please feel free to bring your children and attend to their needs during the meeting. We have weighted demo dolls available to use while trying carriers if your child is unable to attend with you. We recommend having your wearee present to try the carrier with you as some children have preferences.


Add this to the Circle of Poison information (we have articles here on that, use the search box). Shipping separate banned chemicals abroad to third world countries & assembling them there instead. Excellent book & doco on that topic. Still trust these people when they say Roundup for example is safe as dish liquid which is what they told farmers in the ’70s. Highly diluted & fed to rats for two years it produced huge tumours & the industry has spared no effort to debunk that experiment by Professor Séralini. See our Glyphosate pages. EnvirowatchRangitikei
FOR DECADES, SOME of the dirtiest, darkest secrets of the chemical industry have been kept in Carol Van Strum’s barn. Creaky, damp, and prowled by the occasional black bear, the listing, 80-year-old structure in rural Oregon housed more than 100,000 pages of documents obtained through legal discovery in lawsuits against Dow, Monsanto, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service, the Air Force, and pulp and paper companies, among others.
As of today, those documents and others that have been collected by environmental activists will be publicly available through a project called the Poison Papers. Together, the library contains more than 200,000 pages of information and “lays out a 40-year history of deceit and collusion involving the chemical industry and the regulatory agencies that were supposed to be protecting human health and the environment,” said Peter von Stackelberg, a journalist who along with the Center for Media and Democracy and the Bioscience Resource Project helped put the collection online.
Van Strum didn’t set out to be the repository for the people’s pushback against the chemical industry. She moved to a house in the Siuslaw National Forest in 1974 to live a simple life. But soon after she arrived, she realized the Forest Service was spraying her area with an herbicide called 2,4,5-T — on one occasion, directly dousing her four children with it as they fished by the river.
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You know that children’s book Cassandra and I have been writing?
Well, we would like your help!
Last year I visited Pine Ridge Siberians and met Cassandra and her huskies and left there thinking how cool it would be if I could take my own huskies up there so her huskies can teach mine how to mush. .
Great thought. Not practical.
So, I asked her if she wanted to write a children’s book with me. She has written multiple children's books about her dogs and between her stories and the artwork Cameo Anderson - Writer / Illustrator does, I just knew I wanted to work with these women.
So here we are. And now we need your help!
Cassy and I haven’t titled our book yet and wanted to see if any of you have any ideas!?
Throw some ideas for book titles at us so we can choose our favorites! We would love your help!
The book is about a small pack of halfway huskies going to PRS to learn how to mush so maybe, just maybe, they might get adopted faster.
They are sled dogs after all!
There is adventure and humor and amazing art and every character in the book is one of our own. My personal pack of huskies and Cassie’s personal pack.
So.. any cute ideas? Cassandra has posted this on her page as well, so we will get together and compare and share and choose our favorite title.
Can’t wait to hear what you come up with.


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ENGL300 (3sh credits) | offered Academic Year
A broad survey of British literary texts from the works of Shakespeare through to Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Students examine the relationship between text, place, culture, performance, and historical contexts. Guided field trips are provided to engage the students’ imagination by visiting Shakespeare’s reconstructed Globe Theatre in London and his birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. The cities of Bath, Winchester, and London offer insights into the life and times of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens respectively.


Legends and Myths
Sri Radha Rani is one of the many legends and myths associated with the Indian Royal Family. It is said that Radha, along with her consort Krsna, visited Lord Krishna in his human form to offer him her eternal divine asana (rhyanga).
This act of devotion to the Lord by Radha and Krsna was the beginning of their association, and it led to the union between the two.
It is believed that Radha did not succeed in entreating the Lord in this human form because Krsna might not have accepted her as the lord because of her physical inferiority and deformity.
The Moon Clothes
However, it is also said that Radha succeeded in entreating the Lord in the shape of a human being by wearing the ‘moon cloth’ which is described in the Mahabharata.
This cloth was nothing other than the Dhacaryas or the long skirts worn by married ladies in ancient India.
The word Dhacaryas actually means “the moon clothes”. When she succeeded in entreating the Lord in this form, she became the first ‘king’.
Although this is probably an urban legend and has no basis in fact, the fact is that she succeeded in gaining the status of the queen.
The next story about Radha, according to Hindu Mythology, suggests that she might have been the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi.
This could explain why she was able to turn the demon Narakasura into a deva (celandine) by smearing honey on his forehead.
There are many references to Radha and Lakshmi in both scriptures and mythological stories. Radha, considered by the Hindus to be the consort of Sri Krishna is also known as Radha Kaula.
This is why Radha Rani is also referred to as Sri Krishna’s consort.
Hindu and Buddhist versions
It is interesting to note that both Hindu and Buddhist versions of the story place Goddess Lakshmi at the same spot where Radha went hunting.
The story further states that Radha presented the deer to Lord Krishna but He rejected her offer. This incident further strengthened the notion that Radha was the consort of Sri Krishna and was accepted as his queen by the latter.
This account has lead to several debates among the followers of either religion regarding the nature of the relationship between Radha and Krishna.
The Vaishnava literature indicates that Radha Rani was the consort of Sage Krishna and is considering a sage in Hinduism.
In Vaishnava literature, she is known as Ksheer-Basti and is also known as Mother Krishna.
Even in the Sri Mahatma Gandhiayana Purana, Krishna is quoted as saying that Radha Rani was the most beautiful woman in all the universe and that without her one could not partake in the divine presence.
She was also the founder of the Tantric philosophy which is considered as the school of thought that has influenced the philosophy of Yoga, Sattva, and Tantra.
It is also believed by many that Radha Rani was the divine feminine counterpart of Devi Subhadra.
This could be seen in the fact that she was highly respected by both Sage Krishna and his consort Kashi.
It is also believed that she founded the Buddhist religion. Another important deity associated with Radha is the goddess Sundareswarra. Sundareswarra is considered to be the patron deity of Kerala.
Supreme Consort of Sage Krishna
Although it is widely believed that Radha Rani was the supreme consort of Sage Krishna, many worshipers of Radha Rani consider herself to be the supreme deity.
On a personal level, Radha Rani was known to be a compassionate person, who was loved by name and respected by all. She is also believed to have been the wife of Lord Krishna.
On her epitaph at Kashi Vishwanath temple, she is referred to as the divine Queen. It is also believed that Radha was the wife of Naivedya and the mother of King Sri Vasundhara who was also the founder of Jainism.


McCloud River Railroad : McCloud References, Credits, and Further Reading
Engineer Malen Johnson.
Chappell, Gordon, Rails to Carry Copper- A History of the Magma Arizona Railroad. Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder, CO, 1973.
Drury, George, The Train Watchers Guide to North American Railroads. Kalmbach, Waukesha, WI, 1984 (1st edition) and 1992 (2nd edition).
Hanft, Robert M., Pine Across the Mountain- California’s McCloud River Railroad. Trans-Anglo Books, Glendale, CA, 1971 (revised & updated 1990).
Hanft, Robert M., Red River- Paul Bunyan’s Own Lumber Company and Its Railroads. California State University-Chico, Chico, CA, 1980.
Johnson, Beulah, Chips and Sawdust. Shasta Historical Society, Redding, CA, 1989.
Kalmbach Publishing, Classic Railroad You Can Model. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI, 2002.
Lewis, Edward, American Shortline Railroad Guide. Kalmbach, Waukesha, WI, 1986 (3rd edition), 1991 (4th edition), and 1996 (5th edition).
Purdy, Tim I., Fruit Growers Supply Company. Lahontan Images, Susanville, CA, 2000.
Signor, John R., Rails in the Shadow of Mt. Shasta. Howell-North, Burbank, CA, 1982.
Signor, John R., Southern Pacific’s Shasta Division. Signature Press, Wilton, CA, 2002.
Stephens, Kent, The Yreka Western Railroad- A Centennial History. Northstate Publishing, 1992.
Trains Unlimited Tours, McCloud Railway Company- McCloud Spectacular, April 30-May 1, 1994. Self published, Portola, CA, 1994.
Wagner, Jack R., Short Line Junction- A Collection of California and Nevada Railroads. Valley Publishers, Fresno, CA, 1956 (revised edition 1971).
-----, Snow Train on the McCloud River. The Western Railroader Vol. 36, Feb. 1973. Issue #394.
-----, McCloud River Railroad- Since Gold Spike at Burney. The Western Railroader Vol. 35, No. 7, July 1972. Issue #389.
-----, S.P. Rotary on McCloud. Pacific News April 1969. Issue #90.
-----, McCloud River Railroad Part I. Pacific News May 1964. Issue #33.
-----, McCloud River Railroad Part II. Pacific News August 1964. Issue #36.
-----, McCloud’s Baldwins. Pacific News Feb. 1970. Issue #100.
Benson, Ted, Steam Below Shasta. Trains Vol. 31, No. 12, Oct. 1971.
Diesel Era Staff, McCloud Railway- In the Shadow of California’s Mount Shasta. Diesel Era Volume 8, No. 5, Sept/Oct 1997.
Dorn, Dick and Vic Neves, The Beets- First Section. CTC Board #275, Sept. 2001.
Dorn, Dick and Vic Neves, The Beets- Second Section. CTC Board #276, Oct. 2001.
Evans, Bruce P., The Return of the McCloud River 25. Pacific News Vol. 21, No. 8, June 1982. Issue #238.
Farrell, Jack W., McCloud River- Major Lumber Hauler. Locomotive Quarterly Vol. IV, No. 3, Spring 1981.
Hansen, Don A., McCloud River Railroad. Pacific News July 1969. Issue #93.
Hansen, Martin E., A McCloud of Steam! Railfan & Railroad Dec. 1997.
Hansen, Martin E., McCloud #18 Returns to Steam. Railfan & Railroad June 2001.
Kauffman, Miki, Steam Returns to McCloud River. Railfan & Railroad November 1982.
Monger, Wayne I., A McCloud Winter. Pacific RailNews #350, Jan. 1993.
Monger, Wayne, Steam and Passengers Return to the McCloud. Railfan & Railroad June 1994.
Sanders, Dale, Stormy Weather over California. CTC Board #129, Mar. 1986.
Sims, Donald, A Railroad You Can Model- The McCloud River RR. Model Trains Vol. 12, No. 4, Summer 1959.
Sims, Donald, Logging Line, 1959 Model. Trains Vol. 19, No. 4, Feb. 1959.
Wagner, Jack R., McCloud River Railroad. Western Railroader Vol. 16, No. 10. Issue #166.
Wagner, Jack R., East of Shasta. The Western Railroader Vol. 18, No. 9, July 1955. Issue #189.
News clips or snippets from various issues of the following:
Railfan & Railroad
Pacific News/Pacific RailNews/RailNews
Tall Timber Short Line
Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette
Mt. Shasta Herald
Redding Record Searchlight
Railroad Retirement Board Decision
Bates Publishing, McCloud Railroad/McCloud Railway 1994-1995.
--“--------- “ , Steam Returns to the McCloud Railroad.
--“--------- “ , #18 Back on the McCloud.
--“--------- “ , McCloud Railway Excursion Train.
--“--------- “ , Shasta Sunset Dinner Train
Dana Fuller Company, A Warrior Returns Home.
--“ - -“ -- “ , Mc. C. R. R. R. 25 Returns to Service on the McCloud Railroad.
Machines of Iron, McCloud Railroad.
--“-- “-- “ , California 1999 Rail Adventure.
Pentrex, Best of 1985.
Pentrex, California’s McCloud River Railroad.
Sunday River Productions, Gears in the Woods.
Special thanks to Marc Mathu for information on the Anhapee & Western.


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We can probably agree that most of us have much we could learn about lessening our footprint on this planet. Recycling is an important piece, but there are other key lifestyle choices such as reducing, reusing, repurposing, and repairing that are integral pieces in the puzzle. Our beloved ReDirectory and those who use it are already living this philosophy!
Changing our ways for the better all starts with education, and so we have decided to start a loaning library to share with our Galiano community. Come visit Renée or Maica at the ReDirectory to sign out one of these four books. It’s a small collection to start, but they are packed full of information, ideas, and inspiration (we hope!)
Cradle to Cradle, by William McDonough & Michael Braungart
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Sade My Neighbor has 79 ratings and 5 reviews. Alex said: This work bears a great historical importance, Klossowski being one of the seminal figures in t. The present new wave of Sadean studies, both in French and in English, may account for this belated, and excellent, translation of Klossowski’s. Sade My. This first English-language translation captures the excitement of the original text- already a contemporary classic, and will likely become a standard reference in.
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Return to Book Page. Sade My Neighbor by Pierre Klossowski. Enlightenment ideals of a society rooted in liberationist reason and morality were trampled in the wake of the savagery of the Second World War. That era’s union of cold technology and ancient hatreds gave rise to a dark, alternative reason–an ethic that was value-free and indifferent with regard to virtue and vice, freedom, and slavery. In a world neighhor “the unthinkable” Enlightenment ideals of a society rooted in liberationist reason and morality were trampled in the wake of the savagery of the Second World War.
In a world where “the unthinkable” had become reality, it is small wonder that theorists would turn to the writings of a man whose eighteenth-century imagination preceded twentieth-century history in its unbridled exploration of viciousness, perversion, and monstrosity: Klossowski was one of the first philosophers in postwar Europe to ask whether Sade’s reason, although aberrant and perverted to evil passions, could be taken seriously.
Klossowski’s seminal work inspired virtually all subsequent study of Sadean thought, including that of de Beauvoir, Deleuze, Derrida, Bataille, Blanchot, Paulhan, and Lacan.
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This work bears a great historical importance, Klossowski being one of the seminal figures in taking seriously the study of Sade as a philosophical figure.
But this work retains its import even today. It may aid the reader not only in thinking through the erotic philsophy of Sade, but it also speaks to the thinking at play in Klossowski’s own works, especially his fictions. As Klossowski notes, Sade’s thought is the thought of Man pushed to its limits – disclosing the essence of Man in all its vi This work bears a great historical importance, Klossowski being one of the seminal figures in taking seriously the study of Sade as a philosophical figure.
As Klossowski notes, Sade’s thought is the thought of Man pushed to its limits – disclosing the essence of Man in all its violent negation; the inherent monstrosity that rages in the heart of each and every one of us.
By seeking to explore this monstrous heart, the being who transgresses being Man in order to most fully be Man, in becoming the monstrous singularity in affrontation of God, language, and all universal or general norms or laws. In striving towards the impossible through the ,y heart of humanity, Sade takes up the imagination as a means of denying action – a useless writing that careens into madness only to set before the reader an intimate image of klossowskii ownmost egoity.
The creative-destructive power of this monsteous writing opens up a proliferation of possibilities that God’s creation and actuality render impossible. At work in Sade’s works is the revolutionary heart, in revolt against God, utitlity, telos and the Good.
And, contradictory enough, this shattering of reason works itself out, working itself into the exhaustion of worklessness, through the extremity of reason itself – the violent madness that is the essence of reason, moving ever about its limits, in conjunction with the monstrosity that is the essential limit of humanity. Thus does Sade take the thought of his age, of the Klossoeski, to its very end – and in doing so he destroys it, or rather, allows it to destroy itself, as it must.
Sade is truly a son of the Revolution, his thought the rotten sun of their reason, neihgbor works the unweaving of their radical thread. Sade ever remains, in the shadows of the Sde, at its limits and thus its heart, the fil s radical.
Sep 12, Scott added it Recommends it for: A few days ago I started reading this book about super-villain philosopher Sade to think about outrage and the necessity neigbbor outrage in a world gone mad, and also to support some of what I’ve read in Lacan and a recent brush with Derrida.
So far I am a little bored and lost with Klossowski’s treatment, but I will trudge forward and hope to glean a few tidbits here and there. Klsosowski gave up on this one for now.
Hey it’s Indian-summer here, so I’d rather ride the bike. Oct 26, Tosh rated it really liked it Shelves: Pierre Klossowski is a very interesting writer and of course a wonderful artist.
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He’s also the brother of Balthus, the painter. And “Sade My Neibhbor is probably the first text to treat Sade as a serious thinker and philospher. A fascinating historical figure, Sade is not very sexy, unless you think ‘power’ is sexy.
With the French world French revolution exploding, Sade is one of the key figures when the shit hits the fan.
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In today’s post, created by VRV Group, we will get to know harmonious tips to make the couple’s bedroom cozier, always taking advantage of every corner of the space! Check out the post.
Everything is a matter of adaptation and planning, if the room is large, know how to take advantage of the space with a better use of the environment. If it is smaller, try to create the feeling of spaciousness and better distribution of items in place.
Large bedroom with space for reading
If you are one of those couples who can’t do without reading a good book and would love to have a special corner dedicated only to reading and to expose your book collections, you will love this tip!
It may seem impossible to have a mini library in the bedroom, but if you prioritize books over special objects or decorative items, it is possible to replace the contents of the shelves by placing several books. The larger the room, the greater the feeling of spaciousness and of having a large library. If you don’t have much space in your bedroom, it’s a good idea to reserve only the books that are currently being read, or those favorites that are indispensable in the collection. If you can, add a comfortable armchair in the bedroom for that relaxing moment of daily reading.
Small planned bedroom
Is your planned bedroom small? No problem! With this tip we will make better use of the space.
Try to better arrange the items in the room, taking advantage of the closet on the wall and on the side. Opt for a small table and leave only the essentials on top of it. Organize the structure of the room by leaving the most frequently used items close by, for when you need to use them.
Light fixtures above the bed are a good idea for lighting in the bedroom, avoiding the large occupation of space of a lamp, for example.
Parents with young children
Every parent of a small child knows how necessary and important it is to accompany and stay close by during the first months. For those who don’t have much space in their room or for those who simply want to stay close to their baby, the tip is to adapt the couple’s room by creating a special corner for the baby.
In this configuration of space, parents can make good use of the main wall of the room by fitting the crib and a chest of drawers near the bed. Before adapting the room, make a project because this may require several changes in the structure of the environment.
TV in the bedroom
Every couple likes to be cuddled, warm and comfortable in bed, watching their series or movies. This is not very possible with a TV in the living room, both for privacy and for the comfort that only a double bed can provide.
It is recommended that the TV is facing the bed, for a better view and convenience for those watching. Besides leaving it hanging on the wall, a good idea is to use the mobile and flexible support, giving mobility to change the TV position.
Did you like the tips and ideas? Now it’s just use your creativity decorating and applying these tips in the couple’s room. Always plan ahead and responsibly, respecting the size of each room.
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