On August 28th 2012, my book Show Me A Story: 40 Craft Projects and Activities to Spark Children’s Storytelling was released by Storey Publishing to stores all across the country. You can read all about it on Storey Publishing’s website and it can be purchased at these places:
Barnes & Noble
Children naturally have all sorts of amazing ideas inside their heads; the projects and games in my book are meant to help them develop and grow them. Show Me A Story is packed to the brim with projects and activities that nurture children’s natural inclination to tell their own imaginative stories. It is filled with fun and rewarding activities which encourage children to shape their everyday imaginings into rich narratives.
Doing craft projects specially designed to jump-start storytelling, kids draw, play with words, explore the outdoors, and create characters and settings with everything from found stones to rubber stamps. There are even puppets for you to copy and cut out, templates, and lots of story sparks to help children feel inspired as they go.
I wrote the book for everyone who spends time sharing ideas and thoughts with children: parents, teachers, therapists, and education specialists. Even camp counselors are welcome to get in on the fun!


Sermons from 1 PeterBack to Sermon Archive
April 16, 2017
He Is Not Here! He Is Risen! ...Now What?
Series: Easter Perspectives Topic: Easter Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13–21
October 23, 2016
We Are Maturing Disciples of Jesus!
Series: We Are Church Topic: Core Values Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1–12
September 11, 2016
Enjoying God in Relationship
Series: We Are Church Topic: Core Values Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3–9
May 8, 2016
A Picture of the Gospel
Series: Special Topics Topic: Adoption Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9–10


gromox-pffimport [-nt -u user@company] input.pst…
gromox-pffimport reads files in the Personal Folder File (PFF) and the Offline Folder File (OFF) format and writes their data into a Gromox mail store. The PFF format is used in several file types:
PAB (Personal Address Book)
PST (Personal Storage Table)
OST (Offline Storage Table)
Dry run, do not contact server.
Output tree analysis of the PFF file.
- -u user@company
Target mail store which to import mails to.
All remaining arguments specify PFF files to be read.


So, you are looking for a school library software, let me help. At a school its is vital to maintain the records of the usage of the items in the library as that is helpful to understand the mostly used and not used items in the library. A digitally maintained library is capable of generating report of the library in mater of minutes. This helps the management take decision over library asset and also help them apply for various compliance standards.
Also, a library is the source of knowledge, so it makes the opportunity to the user to gather more knowledge in affordable price. Maintaining records of books, CD, DVD, journals becomes very easy as well as getting their status at real time at your ask. This also helps students to get their books from the library quicker and also it helps them return the book in time using the email/SMS notification system.
Now, the biggest challenge for management to agree on investing Library software, as most of the library software comes with a height cost. So, CodeAchi LMS is the Library Management software which resolves all your problem with manual maintained library. This software have all the capability you need to establish a quality information system between students, teacher, management, and stocks. You will have the all required functions at your finger tips to manage your library with CodeAchi Library Software.
Lets discuss further about some useful feature of this software:
School Library Software Features
There is lots of features are available in this software, let us discuss some of them:
A. School Library software with barcode
Yes! that’s right you can easily print and stick barcodes within the software using your existing Laser printer. You do not require any spacial printer to print barcode. Only you need to purchase A4 size label printing paper which is also available in every paper mart / online stores. This software support various label size from 24L, 30L, 42L, 65L which cover 24, 30, 42, 65 labels/ A4 sheet respectively. You can use any barcode scanner of your choice with this software which gives you flexibility to chose hardware as per your budget and need.
Also this software prints QR code, and support QR code scanner as well.
B. School Library Software with Member Management
CodeAchi LMS has all the features built in to manage your Member wisely. You can categorize the member in order to give limited access and also you can define different fine amount for a category of library member. So, in depth you can create two category of Student and Teacher and you can define which category of the items you want them to have access to.
C. Rack and Location Management
This is one of the most useful function that CodeAchi LMS provides.There are so many books in a library. It is not possible to manage all of them manually.Why worry when you have an amazing school management software like CodeAchi LMS. To makes things easy there is an identification number attached to every book.It also includes a rack number for easy location of the book.
This is particularly very important.The reason is that there can be multiple copies of a same book.The identification number will take you to the right book and locate it correctly.Helps user to identify which rack has the book been placed. A a matter of fact, whenever the book will be searched it will show which rack the book belongs. It helps you to find the right book and place it back to the exact position.
D. Catalog Management
Using the software you can manage your catalog/Items stock without any problems. The digital cataloging system of CodeAchi LMS helps you
To find a book, through an author, title, or subject.
To choose a particular book based on the choice of edition.
To choose a book based on author or subject or genre.
In contrary to manual activities, this process saves a lot of time and makes the library more efficient.
E. Online Public Access Catalog- OPAC
An Online Public Access Catalog acts as an online database of books, CDs, magazines, stationery and other related items. Previously, in schools a traditional card catalog used to prevail. The book details used to be in numerous drawers. OPAC lets the users access all the books and materials at the comfort of their home across the world. CodeAchi is an offline software, but we do provide OPAC services at a nominal server charges.
F. Paperless circulate or issue item
Now , that the books are cataloged, they are ready to be given out to the patrons.The process is known as circulation. It is important for a school library software to to ensure authentic circulation processes. CodeAchi LMS has an excellent circulation system. It eases out the job of a librarian within a single mouse click.In contrary to the traditional system, where a long queue would be visible outside the library, only to borrow books. With CodeAchi LMS, your school library is digitally sound. The racks are properly managed.The librarian does not have to roam around to search for a particular book.You search for it and you know where it is kept.
There are much more to a library than just borrowing or issuing books.There are also functions like reports, fine collection, re-issue, tracking records of damaged or lost books and the like. CodeAchi LMS provides you a package of functionalities that lets your school library smart and easy to manage at the same time.
Last, but not the least.You need to finalize your budget before going for a product.You need check out the features you are expecting from the same.Often, products fail to satisfy the target users.A School Library Software is a product that will probably remain with you for the eternity to come.When you fill your data base, it will only keep on accumulating, instead of decreasing.Changing a product with a humongous amount of data is not suggested.And often not affordable. Therefore, you must take a wise decision.
Also you must keep in mind about the user experience.Always go for a product that will be comfortable to your staff. It will be operated and executed by them. Therefore, please consider consulting with your staff for better insights.
CodeAchi LMS, has a pricing and packages that takes care of needs and requirements of all schools. Please visit the following links https://www.codeachi.com/products/barcode-library-management-system-software to about packages and pricing of CodeAchi LMS.
Circulations or the process of book issue/ return/ re-issue, is the foundation of a library. CodeAchi LMS automates this process. The librarian maintains details of books in the software. Whenever there is a requirement, the librarian will only have to fetch the details. He/ she will just have to search the books to know about book availability. Also, check whether books are available or not or when are they ready to be returned. Accordingly they can notify the members.
Back up and Restore database
The creators of CodeAchi LMS understand that your data is vital. Therefore, we have taken utmost care in keeping your data safe from unwarranted loss. When you install CodeAchi LMS, the data is already stored in a back up drive of your choice. In case of an accidental loss, you can retrieve your data any time.
It is difficult to find books simply by only knowing their names. In CodeAchi every book has details along with rack numbers. The librarian check the details and can easily locate the book in the corresponding rack. This gives an easy advantage to the librarians to not only search the books but also put it back.
Email sending options
CodeAchi LMS provides the facility of sending email notifications about various instances.That may include sending notifications about approaching dates of return, fine dues, events like seminars and the like.
CodeAchi has looked into all aspects of user friendliness. Students and teacher members alike can search for their books anytime using OPAC. This is an additional on feature, charges are extra.
Identity card generation
All your members require having an identity card. With CodeAchi LMS you don’t have to go to external vendors, for getting identity cards. As soon as you fill the details of a member, you can instantly print their photo identity card.
Add member/cancel membership
Members of your school library is not all about your students only. It includes teachers and other staffs also. CodeAchi LMS gives you the opportunity to add multiple staffs according to various categories.As an when required the membership can be cancelled as well.
The users can view reports by student, staff, book, issue book, reissue book, return book, member activities. Once the reports are generated it can be printed on an A4 size paper or saved as pdf.
Multiple system support
CodeAchi LMS supports multiple PC. If you are using the premium version, all you have to is to connect the LAN. Extra license charges are dependable for each PC, that you wish connect the software.
Bar code printing
Barcode labels are pasted on each books and materials. The bar code reader reads it. The details are useful in circulation. In CodeAchi LMS, you can print the bar code by rack wise, or accession number. The bar code shows details of books, borrower’s details, for instance.
The way you can add books, similarly, you can edit books any time or remove books according to your convenience.
CodeAchi LMS relieves from the manual task of searching, the name, session, admission year and so on. You can click at one go to find the desired book and materials.
Manage supplier details
In a library you also need to maintain supplier details of books and materials. All details like supplier details are saved systematically at one place.The payments, dues and invoices of the suppliers can be maintained easily.


Art, Mind and Brain: A Cognitive Approach to Creativity
by Howard Gardner
The book is an amazing insight into the minds of children and their creativity.
It is a superb piece of research and definitely offers a lot of facts. Beautifully packed with drawings and case studies, it gives a walkthrough of a child’s mind and tells us how the mind nurtures the creative spark.
The author is a Professor of Cognition and Education at the
Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has written 25 books translated into 28 languages, and several hundred articles. Gardner is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, a critique of the notion that there exists but a single human intelligence that can be adequately assessed by standard psychometric instruments.


An intimate and heart-warming look at the man behind the legend – as we’ve never seen Ali before. Told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali’s personal archive of ‘audio journals’ combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, son, brother and former wife, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.
Certificate: PG Distributor: Universal
Dir. Clare Lewins, UK/US, 2014, 111 mins
Cast (as Themselves): Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, George Foreman


Augmented Reality Arduino Interaction
In this Augmented Reality Arduino Interaction tutorial the scale of the 3D cube is changed in Augmented Reality environment using data acquired from a photoresistor measurements that depends on light conditions. This is a basic interaction with virtual content.
Download # Arduino Code (*.ino file)
Download # Processing Code (*.pde file)
Download # Hiro Marker (*.pdf file)
(Processing software itself is available to download here)
Download # Newest nyar4psg 2.0.0 library for Augmented Reality (*.rar file)
NOTE: Extract library and put nyar4psg folder to Processing libraries location as you can see in example here: “C:\Users\EdgarasArt\Documents\Processing\libraries”. If there are no libraries folder in Processing folder (in My Documents) – create it!
Upload Arduino code directly to your Microcontroller from website
If you want to integrate Arduino IDE into your website (as above) sign up here: codebender


One of the founding members of the library, Rebecca Nutter, says the library believes in reducing its environmental impact when it comes to toys, that when toys are broken or unusable, there needs to be a way to recycle instead of tossing them in the garbage. Nutter thinks families will be excited to use the Zero Waste Box because it provides an option for recycling that is not otherwise available in Minneapolis.
“We know families have toys in their homes that break or a puzzle that is missing a piece,” said Nutter. “Donation centers won’t take these materials and some families don’t have the time to find where these toys can be recycled, so they probably just throw them in the garbage. Now, families can bring these items in to be recycled during one of our toy lending events. It will be a big hit, we just know it!”
Using TerraCycle’s Zero Waste Box is another way for the toy library to educate their customers about consuming products without creating waste. Nutter says that recycling is very important to the library staff. “It’s important for us to share this with our children. We hope that we can be a resource for families on buying eco-friendly toys, recycling toys, and donating toys that still have value.”
About Minneapolis Toy Library
The Minneapolis Toy Library aims at reducing waste, promoting development, and building community. We offer families paid memberships to have access to our inventory of toys appropriate for children birth to age 5, mplstoylibrary.org.
Founded in 2001, TerraCycle, Inc., is the world’s leader in the collection and repurposing of hard-to-recycle post-consumer waste, ranging from used chip bags to coffee capsules to cigarette butts. To learn more about TerraCycle or get involved in our recycling programs, please visit www.terracycle.com


The Field Xpert SMT70 tablet PC for device configuration enables mobile plant asset management in hazardous (Ex zone 2) and non-hazardous areas. It is suitable for commissioning and maintenance staff to manage Endress+Hauser and third-party field instruments with digital communication interface. This tablet PC is designed as a complete solution that comes with pre-installed driver libraries and is an easy-to-use, touch-enabled tool used to manage field instruments during their entire life cycle.
- High-performance, robust tablet with large 11.6" display and a battery runtime of up to 14 hours.
- Touch-enabled device configuration software with a direct link to the Netilion Platform for optimized plant asset management.
- Pre-installed device driver libraries for all of the important industrial protocols.
- Fast connection to devices with a single click thanks to automatic hardware detection, Online application software and DTM/Drivers update service offers new functionality and maximum security.
- Integrated Heartbeat Verification incl. PDF documentation.
- Connection to Endress+Hauser Bluetooth and WLAN devices - perfect for difficult-to-access instruments.
- Recommendation: The Library application is a valuable supplement for Field Xpert. Library saves and organizes all your documents generated with Field Xpert in the Endress+Hauser Cloud making everything safe, up to date and available everywhere.
The Field Xpert SMT70 tablet PC for device configuration enables mobile plant asset management in hazardous and non-hazardous areas. It is suitable for commissioning and maintenance. It manages Endress+Hauser and third-party instruments with a digital communication interface and documents the progress of the work. The SMT70 designed as a complete solution, comes with pre-installed driver library and is an easy-to-use, touch-enabled tool for managing devices throughout their entire life cycle.


This handbook contains various Punjab International Public School codes and policies which reflect the norms, principles, and rules that the school has evolved and followed.
These codes and policies were “in our heads” and were fairly well known in the PIPS community. Why then put them in a book? For one thing, we began to feel the need to consolidate them in one place. Also, there were codes and policies that were becoming rather hazy in our collective memory or that needed fairly drastic review. In addition, there were areas that had not been codified such as the practices governing information technology or, in academics, the understanding of plagiarism, or in publishing, a workable and succinct guide to journalistic ethics.


With a background in higher education, library and information management and digital innovation, I am working to build an open information environment that serves everyone.
Currently, I am University Librarian and Dean of the University Library at the University of Chicago. As part of the university's academic leadership team, I am overseeing the operation of the university library and leading the process of developing and implementing a comprehensive strategic vision for the library's future within the university and the global knowledge system.
Most recently, I was Head of Content and Research Services at the British Library. Reporting to the Chief Librarian, I was responsible for ensuring that contemporary collections and research services met the needs of knowledge seekers and research organisations from the UK and abroard. This included overseeing functions such as: development and implementation of the Library's Content Strategy and Research Services Strategy; content acquisitions and processing of print and digital content, including legal deposit; preservation and management of the digital collections; the subject librarians; digital research services ranging from discovery to repositories, scholarly communications and research data, including the UK DataCite consortium; the redevelopment of the BL's digital library system; and a strategic change management portfolio to modernise our online and onsite research services.
Before joining the British Library, I oversaw the development of open access and research data services at Imperial College London. At Jisc, the UK's digital service provider for higher and further education, I was Programme Manager for digital infrastructure, leading programmes and innovation projects across the UK, including multi-million pound services such as the National Grid Service and the National Centre for Text Mining.
My background is in history, with a PhD from the University of Munich (LMU), and digital humanities and scholarly communications. At LMU I co-founded digital library services in the late 90s that today receive federal funding as part of the national information infrastructure of Germany. At King's College London, I was senior coordinator for a national network on digital research methods in the arts and humanities, and I developed digital community services and infrastructures at the Centre for E-Research.
External and community roles
Over the years, I have engaged with a range of communities and external organisations. Some of these activities include:
- Chair of the Digital Shift working group of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) (2019-22)
- Chair of the advisory board for the library system of the University of Cologne
- Vice-chair of the Open Repositories conference
- Chair of DataCite's Services and Technology Steering Group
- Co-Chair UK Research Identifier National Coordinating Committee (2021-22)
- Member of DataCite's exectutive board
- Fellow of the Software Sustainability Institute
- Member of RLUK's Digital Scholarship Network
- Member of the Content Strategy Group of the Society of College, National and University Libraries (2018-21)
- Member of the Universities UK (UUK) open access coordination group (2016-19)
- Member of the ZBIW (Centre for Library and Information Science) academic advisory board
- Member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Digital Transformations Theme advisory group (2013-18)
- Member of RCUK's (Research Councils UK) open systems interoperability group (2014-15)
Recent talks and keynotes
I regularly speak about information management, library services and topics such as scholarly communications and research infrastructures. Recent talks include:
- Building Trust Together: Integrating, Collaborating & Sharing; keynote panel at Open Repositories 2022; Denver, 7 June 2022
- Does anybody care about digital preservation? Digital preservation from a perspective of access, collaboration and purpose; keynote at iPRESS 2021 – 17th International Conference on Digital Preservation; Online/Beijing; 21 October 2021
- RLUK manifesto for the digital shift in research libraries; Deutscher Bibliothekartag; Online/Bremen; 18 June 2021
- Shared repositories: building (multi-tenancy) repository services at the British Library; Open Repositories 2021 (with Jenny Basford and Sara Gould); Online; 9 June 2021
- Honey, I shrunk the Collections. Considering the library collection in the age of the internet and open science; Building Collaborative Collections and Transforming Access; Online; 25 March 2021
- The perfect storm. Challenges for research libraries in the coming decade; Library Science Talks; Online; 9 February 2021
- On the verge of success – or failure? Repositories and the wider knowledge infrastructure, plus a bit about Hyku; keynote at Samvera Connect; Online; 23 October 2020
- A Manifesto for the Digital Shift in Research Libraries. Report from RLUK’s Digital Shift Working Group; RLUK launch: A manifesto for the digital shift in research libraries; Online; 18 May 2020
- Alone in the Dark? Research Data and Open Science Infrastructures as Community Challenges; Museum Librarians and Archivists Group conference: "Managing research data for the cultural sector"; London; 7 February 2020
- A research library service paradigm for the 2020s?; Association of Research Libraries: ‘On the Edge’ program; Online; 7 & 14 January 2020


PIPITS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
The complete guide to Africa’s ultimate LBJs
Way, way back in 2006 when I was supposed to be finishing my Honours Degree thesis on mynas at the University of Pretoria, I started doodling some pipit sketches. The eventual result was this book – my first foray into the world of publishing. A modest initial print-run of 1000 copies, with money I loaned from my father, sold out rapidly. I printed another 1000 books, and these have also long-since sold out. People sometimes ask me why I don’t reprint this book. Partly, it is because I feel it is a bit outdated, with one of the main changes for example being that both Long-tailed Pipit (described in 1996) and Kimberley Pipit (described in 2002) have now been shown to be invalid species (by yours truly, by the way). Secondly, the pipits are included in my Chamberlain’s LBJs book anyway, and I’ll be the first to admit that the illustrations in this newer book are way better.
Because I’m such a nice guy, I’ve placed a whole lot of free downloadable pdfs from the pipits book here…enjoy! I’ve also included some background information on the book, and the story behind it.
- Illustrated Glossary (p1)
- Illustrated Glossary (p2)
- World distribution of the genus Anthus
- Pipit_groups: Small pipits (Tree and Red-throated)
- The rule of thumb (pipit size classes)
- Vocalizations: a sound classification scheme?
- What to look for when identifying pipits
- Key to southern African pipits
- Authors Preface (p.1)
- Plate caption: Tree Pipit and and Red-throated Pipit
- Plate: Tree Pipit and Red-throated Pipit
- Plate caption: Mountain Pipit and African Pipits
- Plate: Mountain Pipit and African Pipits
- African Pipit wing feathers
- African Pipit display flight diagram
- Wood Pipit (example page)
- Is the Kimberley Pipit a valid species?
- Sound adjectives
Pipits of southern Africa is privately published by the author. The book was born out of regular queries regarding pipit identification and biology sent to me personally or posted on SA Birdnet (South Africa’s national birding listserver). In the last decade or so, my interest in LBJ’s (and in particular warblers and pipits) resulted in the accumulation of hundreds of pages of field notes, ranging from halfhearted doodles and scribbled annotations to detailed behavioural studies and many night late nights’ worth of paintings and research. The answers to many of these recurrent questions regarding pipits (and other groups) are undoubtedly tucked away in amateur birders’ notebooks and the value of such notes and field experience is generally underestimated. Rather than having my notes and illustrations gather dust while stuffed away on a shelf, I started toying with the idea of using them as the basis for a book.
Initially, my idea was to produce a simple field identification manual, but as I progressed the project evolved into a much more extensive product. With the advent of desktop publishing software a home PC now gives potential authors the ability to publish books without once setting foot inside a publisher’s office. The choice to follow this route proved to require a great deal of time and sacrifice (and much appreciated help from those in the know!), but overall the process has been enlightening and very gratifying.
Essentially the project began by sifting through my notes and sketches and compiling a rough outline for the book on paper. The next step was to obtain the relevant literature to address some of the oustanding issues. After the draft texts for the individual species as well as the introductory chapters were completed, the laborious process of illustration began. For the colour plates I relied mostly on specimens (from the Transvaal Museum’s collections) and photographs, while the ink illustrations were based on field sketches. The finished images were scanned as 300dpi .tiff files and imported into a photo-editing software package for adjustments and corrections. With the text and images ready, the layout process commenced in late 2005. This took significantly longer than anticipated and resulted in a 6 months delay for the printing of the book’s proof copy! Finally, proof-reading, last-minute editing and of course producing this website took up most of the first half of 2006. After the book’s publication in October 2006, the first print run sold out by mid January 2007.
(Written 5 June 2007)


Appendix A: The velocity dispersion profile of NGC 4636
NGC 4636 velocity dispersion profile from FORS 2 data.
Appendix B: The stellar mass profile of NGC 4636
Here we give the piecewise approximation of the stellar mass profile of NGC 4636 (see Sect. 10.2) used in our modelling. In the following expressions, x is in units of parsec, D is the distance of NGC 4636 in Mpc (assumed to be D = 17.5 in our modelling), and Υ ⋆ ,R ( = 5.8) is the R-band stellar mass-to-light ratio.
For 0 < x ≤ 3.0·D: (B.1)for 3.0·D < x ≤ 29.184·D: (B.2)where a0 = 1.322 × 107, a1 = −1.118 × 107, a2 = 3.158 × 106, a3 = −9.127 × 104, and a4 = 1.164 × 103.
For 29.184·D < x ≤ 104.49·D: (B.3)where b1 = 9.616 × 106, b2 = 1.034 × 106, b3 = −9.133 × 103, and b4 = 25.78.
For 104.49·D < x ≤ 2597.9·D: (B.4)where c0 = 6.101 × 108, c1 = 4.31 × 107, c2 − 1.507 × 104, and c3 = 1.996
For x > 2597.9·D(B.5)where d0 = 1.194 × 103, d1 = 4.221 × 1010, d2 = −0.0668, and d3 = 0.003774.
Appendix C: Globular cluster velocities
Catalogue of globular cluster velocities.
Appendix D: Foreground star velocities
Catalogue of foreground star velocities.
© ESO, 2012
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An OpenURL link contains article metadata and directs it to the OpenURL server of your choice. The OpenURL server can provide access to the resource and also offer complementary services (specific search engine, export of references...). The OpenURL link can be generated by different means.
- If your librarian has set up your subscription with an OpenURL resolver, OpenURL links appear automatically on the abstract pages.
- You can define your own OpenURL resolver with your EDPS Account. In this case your choice will be given priority over that of your library.
- You can use an add-on for your browser (Firefox or I.E.) to display OpenURL links on a page (see http://www.openly.com/openurlref/). You should disable this module if you wish to use the OpenURL server that you or your library have defined.


This book is never far from my reach. If you want the no-nonsense, right-to-the-point meanings of the planets by themselves or in combination with others, that is derived from decades of exacting research (and you should), this is the book you need to have. Astrology is simple at its core and this book, written in 1940 in Germany by Reinhold Ebertin, is a classic example.
The book is written in a powerful, open-ended style that you can apply to many different astrological applications: natal chart analysis, transits forecasting, using different types of progression or directions, as well as relationship astrology. I’ve recently started to use it in a Vedic astrology context. Meanings are psychological in meaning, as well as in the various tangible, physical results that occur under different transits or natal configurations. Invaluable.
This book is especially helpful in helping your to understand three-point configurations, such as t-squares, yods, and trines; as well as the patented midpoint tree method pioneered by Ebertin himself. To learn about the various cosmobiology school techniques of his school, you can learn about them in this book. Even so, Western and Vedic astrologers will benefit tremendously from this book.


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Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians
by William R. Swagerty, University of the Pacific, Stockton
(updated June 8, 2005)
Photo 1: Chief Joseph
standing in Pendleton Robe Lee Moorhouse Photo, Pendleton,
Oregon, c. 1901 Courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
One of the most famous Indians in American history, Chief Joseph
was born in 1840 near the Grand Ronde River in present-day northeast
Oregon. The warm and dry interior of a natural cave provided a
safe place for a family on the move to give birth to their child.
Son of Old Chief Joseph (Tuekakas), a Cayuse-Umatilla-Nez Perce,
and Khapkhaponimi, a Nez Perce (pronounced Nes Purse) woman whose
name translates “strong leader of women,” Young Joseph
was named Hinmahtoo-yahlatkekht, “Thunder Rising over Loftier
Mountain Heights.” The name reflects the place he was born,
the life he led, and the legacy he left behind.
Illustration 1: “Joseph,
Toowe-tak-hes, Chief of the Nez Perce Indians,”
pencil sketch by Gustav Sohon, artist at the 1855 Walla
Walla Treaty Council, reproduced courtesy of Washington
State Historical Society, Tacoma.
The Nez Perce called themselves “Nee-Me-Poo,” which
translates “the people.” A custom among the Nee-Me-Poo
was to allow outsiders to intermarry, thereafter assuming affiliation
with the band or band leader of that particular group. Such was
the case with Joseph’s father, whose maternal lineage included
Nez Perce heritage. At the time of young Joseph’s birth,
Tuekakas was a respected leader of the Wallamotkin (or Wallowa)
Band of the Nez Perce in present-day Oregon.
Hinmahtoo-yahlatkekht was raised as a traditional Nez Perce in
the village of In-nan-toe-e-in, one of seven children. His older
brother, Sousouquee, his younger brother, Ollokot (meaning “Frog”)
and his sisters were all close and important to Joseph. The children
grew up trying to understand new ideas and pressures as whites
came into their lives. That tension dates back to 1839 when their
parents were married in 1839 by a Presbyterian missionary sent
from the east coast to live among the Nez Perce.
Photo 2: Henry Harmon
Spalding with Bible and hoe; Courtesy National Park Service,
Nez Perce National Historical Park, Neg. # 1789
Henry H. Spalding and his wife, Eliza, established a mission
and school at Lapwai in 1836 near present-day Lewiston, Idaho.
Joseph’s father was one of the first to show interest in
Christianity. Because of this, Young Joseph was baptized with
the biblical name, “Ephraim.” The family moved between
the Wallowa Valley and the Clearwater River country, where Spalding’s
mission had been built on Lapwai Creek. Late in life, Joseph recalled
being a student of Mrs. Spalding and liking his experience, but
many Nez Perce stayed away and very few converted to Christianity
due to the Spaldings’ rigid attitude and lack of tolerance
of Nez Perce customs and religion. To Spalding, the Bible and
the hoe were the tools that would lead the Nez Perce to a better
life. Most Nez Perce could not accept this point of view.
During Joseph’s youth, the Wallamotkin Band of Nez Perce
numbered several hundred people. They spent their days in relative
peace, breeding and herding horses, fishing for salmon, hunting,
and gathering camas bulbs and other foods native to the Plateau,
a region distinguished by dramatic changes in elevation from valleys
and canyons a few feet above sea level to mountains higher than
10,000 feet. In this diverse environment, the Nez Perce lived
amidst forested mountains, rolling hills covered with grass, large
rivers with extensive flood plains, deep canyons, and flat highlands
(i.e. the geographic term, “plateau”).
Chief Joseph’s ancestors are thought to have been residents
of this area for at least 13,000 years. When first described by
the white explorers Lewis and Clark in 1805, the Nez Perce lived
in around seventy villages, each with several extended families.
Their population was estimated to be 7,850 individuals. Prior
to this, it is difficult to know how many Nez Perce lived at any
given point in time. A hundred years earlier, it is likely that
they had a larger population living in as many as 100 villages,
but beginning in the 1780s, their population began to decline
as European and Asian sailors landed and introduced new diseases
into the region. The worst of these was smallpox, which spread
up and down the Columbia River in the 1780s killing at least half
of the native peoples living between the Pacific Ocean and the
Rocky Mountains. Other diseases spread by water, air and contact
with infected peoples’ clothing or skin further reduced
the Nez Perce. Measles, mumps, chicken pox, and influenza or the
common cold–“childhood diseases” that could
also kill white children and adults, took many Indian lives causing
disruption of normal patterns of life.
The Nez Perce had many close relatives, who spoke various dialects
of the same language within the language family called “Plateau
Penutian.” Some bands such as those at Kamiah and Kooskia
in present-day Idaho were described as “upriver bands;”
others closer to Joseph’s people were called “downriver
people.” All spoke Nimipuutimpt, “Nez Perce.”
Others within the same language family spoke a related dialect
called Sahaptian. These included the Yakimas, Walla Wallas, and
Palouse in present-day Washington State, groups along the Columbia
River in present-day Oregon including the Umatilla (near Pendleton),
and the Celilo (near The Dalles). Yet another group within the
family spoke Klamath, whose homeland extended as far south as
present-day northern California.
Map 1: Close up of
Map, “Native Languages and Language Families of
North America,” from Languages, vol. 17 of Handbook
of North American Indians. (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian
Institution Press, 1996, end map)
Map 2:, “
Nez Perce territory in the 19th century
with modern town and reservation locations” from
Plateau, ed. Deward E. Walker, Jr., vol. 12 of Handbook
of North American Indians (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian
Institution Press, 1998), p. 421, Fig. 1.
Some Nez Perce traveled beyond the region of their language family
to hunt buffalo, to visit distant friends, and to trade. Their
closest friends were other speakers of Sahaptian such as the Umatilla
and Yakima along the Columbia River and its tributaries. They
also had close ties with the Coeur d’Alene to their north
in Idaho, the Salish and Pend d’Oreille of the Bitterroot
and Mission valleys in western Montana (both named by the French
and later called the Flathead Indians), and the Crow of eastern
Montana and Wyoming.
Map 3:, “Neighboring
Tribes to the Nez Perce Indians,” from Bill Gulick,
Chief Joseph Country, p. 11. Courtesy of the Caxton Printers,
On the long trips into Montana and northern
Wyoming, the Nez Perce used buffalo-hide tipis such as the ones
seen below in this first photograph ever taken of what are believed
to be Nez Perce people camping somewhere on the Yellowstone River
Photo 3: “Encampment on
the Yellowstone River, near mouth of Shields River, Mont.,
1871.” William H. Jackson, photo from the DeLancey
Gill Collection, Bureau of American Ethnology. Courtesy
National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural
History, Smithsonian Institution. Neg. # 2976.
Photo 4: “Skin lodges
in encampment on Yellowstone River near mouth of Shields
River, Mont, 1871.” William H. Jackson, photographer.
Courtesy National Anthropological Archives, National Museum
of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Neb. # 2979.
[Note: The men in this photo have been recently
idenfied as Looking Glass and his brother, No Hunter].
We have no photographs of “Ephraim”
or Joseph as a youth. His formative years in the Wallowas of eastern
Oregon were a mix of learning traditional Nez Perce language and
customs and new ideas and lifeways introduced by missionaries,
settlers, and Indian agents. He grew up in a mat-lodge similar
to the one pictured below, which served as a three-season dwelling
made out of local reeds woven into mats which could be tied together
to form a comfortable house.
Photo 5: Mat lodge; Lee Moorhouse photographer Courtesy
National Park Service, Nez Perce National Historical Park,
Spalding, Idaho, Neg. # 1590


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Of course there is no requirement for these activities to be completed, the 'All About Me' power point would be greatly appreciated (even if adapted and completed in another form) for your child's new class teacher.
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This is most definitely a time for difficult conversations. Diversifying our reading list is one place we are starting as a family. Upon request, I thought I would share a few of the children’s books and resources that we have found valuable in helping educate our kids (and ourselves!) about race specifically as we work to raise compassionate, loving and courageous children.
Books We’re Reading
I wanted to start off by sharing a few of the books we’ve been reading with the kids. Charles and I think it’s extremely important that we diversify the books we read to the kids and one simple way to start is by incorporating more books into our library with BIPOC.
To be honest, I sadly realized when I looked at our library that there was a serious lack of diversity in the books I was reading to the boys. We read together every night, and it’s such a precious time. But when I looked at the titles on our bookshelf, most of the books were about young white boys. So, off I marched to the book store!
There are so many incredible books out there that are helping us introduce the boys to more diversity in culture, race, and gender. I shared these on stories a couple of weeks ago but had so many requests for a blog that I thought it was important to share here.
We are continuing to expand our little library and as we do I’ll continue to share. If you have any books I’ve missed (there are MANY, I know) please comment with your favourites below! I’ve also started to choose books with more diverse characters regardless of the storyline, such as the Explorers of the Wild or the Remember Balloons (about Alzheimer’s disease, which my dad has… that’s for another blog).
There are so many great resources online now to help guide meaningful conversations. I came across this free guide that was written specifically to help parents have these conversations and it provides so much great information. If you have kids that are a little bit older, this video really helps to explain systematic racism. It’s important to to us that we take the time to learn, absorb and act on this information to help provide a foundation for change.
Accounts to Follow
Social media has been an incredibly educational place over the past month and it’s important the discussion continues beyond the impactful work and changes that we have seen so far. I started following many Instagram accounts that I think are extremely impactful and that are great to follow. Here are a few of them:
@stylefitfatty (source of the image above)
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@ohhappydani (source of the image above)
You may have come across this amazing account (or image above) over the past few weeks. Dani has created beautiful and inspiring graphic art to help share quotes, resources, and thoughts on the topic of racism. Her attitude and smile are incredible. Her art makes things easier to understand, are impactful and highlights incredibly important information.
@emmanuelacho (source of the image above)
Emmanuel Acho has a series called ‘Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man’. Each episode is around 10 minutes long, and let me tell you they are definitely worth a watch. In order to educate our kids, we need to educate ourselves.
Where to Donate
If you’re looking to donate to some of the amazing organizations that are doing work in this space Elle Canada has rounded up 19 organizations that are supporting Black Canadians. There are so many ways we can be active in this space right now, and donating is one way to directly help the cause. One organization in particular from this list is the Black Youth Helpline. This Canadian organization focuses on helping Black Youth stay in school, helps youth nurture their health, and provides a community of support.
There are many, MANY conversations to have with our children, and I have so much learning to do myself. I am a humble student here, and look forward to continuing to learn alongside my children. Please feel free to share any resources that you have found valuable below of course.
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History of Newcomb Pottery
Newcomb Pottery is a significant part of American art history, representing the intersection of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Japanese art and New Orleans women’s pioneering spirit. It was established in 1895 at Newcomb College, a women’s college in New Orleans, Louisiana. The pottery program aimed to provide vocational training for women during a period were careers were limited.
Throughout its nearly 30-year existence, Newcomb Pottery produced various decorative objects, including vases, bowls, candlesticks and tiles. The program became recognized as one of the leading pottery studios in the United States. The college featured the pottery at numerous exhibitions, including the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.
How Is Newcomb Pottery Defined?
Newcomb Pottery is a type of pottery produced by the pottery program at Newcomb College from 1895 to 1939. One of the defining features of Newcomb Pottery is its use of matte glazes. Unlike traditional pottery, which often features glossy, reflective surfaces, Newcomb Pottery has a soft, velvety texture. The glazes were created using local materials, such as clay and minerals. The pottery was fired at a low temperature to achieve the desired effect.
In terms of design, you can characterize Newcomb Pottery by its intricate, nature-inspired motifs. The pottery also often featured the initials of the artist who created it.
History of Newcomb Pottery
Various factors influenced the pottery design, including the Arts and Crafts Movement, Japanese art and Southern cultural traditions. These influences helped to shape the pottery’s distinctive style.
Arts and Crafts Movement
The Arts and Crafts Movement, known in the U.S. as the Mission Style, emerged in the late 19th century. It started in the United Kingdom with John Ruskin and William Morris. They promoted the movement to counter to industrial revolution at the time. Newcomb Pottery embodies the ideals of the Arts and Crafts Movement by emphasizing traditional craftsmanship and its use of natural materials.
One of the most significant influences on Newcomb Pottery was Japanese art. At the time, Japanese art was becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Newcomb Pottery was mainly influenced by the Japanese decoration style known as aestheticism, which emphasized natural forms and patterns. This influence can be seen in the intricate, nature-inspired designs that characterize Newcomb Pottery.
The traditions of Southern culture also influenced Newcomb Pottery, as many artists were from the area. The pottery’s designs often featured local flora, fauna and traditional Southern motifs. The local magnolia blossoms and Spanish moss are examples of references to the region’s natural elements.
In addition, social and cultural influenced Newcomb pottery due to the context of the time. Opportunities for women were limited at the time the pottery program started. The program helped to empower women by giving them the skills and training they needed to succeed in the art world and beyond.
Newcomb Pottery Styles and Glazes
Newcomb Pottery is known for its distinctive styles and glazes, which played a significant role in establishing the significance of Newcomb Pottery in American art history.
Styles of Newcomb Pottery
There are three main styles, each of which reflects a different period in Newcomb pottery history:
- Earliest style (1895-1901): Inspired by Japanese art and the Arts and Crafts Movement, this style has simple, symmetrical designs. The matte glaze is in earthy colors, such as brown, green and blue. Examples include the “Lily Pad” and “Moon and Moss.”
- Transitional style (1901-1904): During this period, naturalistic designs, such as flowers and foliage, were increased. The patterns are more complex with asymmetrical designs. The artists used matte glazes in various colors, including pink, yellow and purple. Examples include the “Stylized Calla Lily” and “Pecan Design.”
- Mature style (1904-1940): Here, we see highly naturalistic designs featuring realistic depictions of plants and animals. The complex, asymmetrical designs continue to thrive in this period. The glaze selection grows to include vibrant blues, greens and yellows. Examples include the “American Pillar Swamp Rose” and “Lotus.”
Newcomb Pottery is also known for its glazes, developed in-house by its artists. These glazes were matte and slightly rough, giving the pottery a tactile quality.
- Satsuma glaze: A yellow-green glaze with a slightly iridescent finish. Artists used the glaze primarily in the earliest period of Newcomb Pottery and were inspired by Japanese pottery.
- Vellum glaze: A matte, somewhat rough glaze with a soft, velvety texture. The Vellum is a popular glaze introduced in 1904 by Rookwood.
- Carved vellum glaze: A technique where you cut into vellum glaze to create textured designs. The method is used primarily in the transitional period of Newcomb Pottery.
- High gloss glaze: A shiny, reflective glaze that the artists used sparingly. The artists used it primarily in the mature period.
Newcomb Unique Pottery Marks
Newcomb Pottery is known for its intricate motifs and markings that reflect the pottery’s connection to the natural world and Southern culture. Carefully crafted motifs and markings by the pottery’s artists established the pottery’s identity.
Locally Inspired Motifs
There are two main categories for Newcomb Pottery motifs: botanical and animal.
- Botanical motifs: Uses depictions of flowers, leaves and other plant life. It reflects the pottery’s connection to the natural world. Examples exclude “Okra Leaf” and “Palm Tree and Moon.”
- Animal motifs: Depictions of animals, including birds, insects and fish. The motifs show the pottery’s connection to Southern culture and the local nature. Examples include “Pelican.”
Newcomb College Pottery Marks
These markings were often impressed or incised into the pottery’s surface. You can use the markings to trace the history of individual pieces and the artists who created them, contributing to the Newcomb pottery value.
- Newcomb College Mark: A circular mark that reads “Newcomb College” around the edge and “New Orleans” in the center. Used on pieces made between 1895 and 1940.
- Artist’s Mark: A mark indicating the artist who created the piece. Often accompanied by a date and a shape number. For example, “MJB” (Mary Bourgeois), “JA” (Joseph Meyer), “LH” (Laura Hoptman)
- Shape Number: A number indicating specific forms, such as vases, bowls and plates.
Noteworthy Newcomb Pottery Artists
The Newcomb pottery program was home to a talented group of artists who worked together. These artists were primarily women, with a few exceptions. Some noteworthy potters in this style include:
- Joseph Meyer: Known as one of the most prolific Newcomb Pottery artists, Joseph created over 2,000 pieces during his time. He was known for his naturalistic depictions of animals and plants and his use of intricate glazes.
- Sadie Irvine: One of the earliest Newcomb Pottery artists, Sadie joined the pottery in 1896. She was known for her delicate floral motifs and her use of soft, pastel colors. Sadie started the Newcomb Guide after the pottery program closed. The guide unofficially closed when Sadie retired.
- Henrietta Davidson Bailey: Henrietta was a key figure as she was one of the founders of the pottery and served as its first director. She was responsible for designing many of the pottery’s most iconic pieces, including its famous iris motif. Bailey also oversaw the pottery’s day-to-day operations, including hiring new artists and managing its finances.
Keep an Eye Out for Newcomb Pottery
One way to find and acquire Newcomb Pottery pieces is through auction sites. Newcomb pottery auctions can be a great way to find rare and unique pieces and a fun and exciting way to engage with the legacy of this historic pottery.
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The Wigan Casino Years by Tim Brown
Northern Soul came of age in the mid-seventies. The first significant underground music scene in the UK came to the notice of the media
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History of Guiding in Stone
Jose’s Guiding Life
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A new Brownie pack was opened in Oulton and Jose was invited to join as she was 7years of age. She was enrolled on 1st February 1926 and has remained active since that date “79”years, Stone’s longest serving member.
She remembers fondly being transported in a Bakers van to the meetings and then having to walk home afterwards. Picnic’s in Brown Owls wonderful garden were a highlight of her time in Brownies together with Brownie Revels held at St Joseph's Hall.
On 21st May 1931 Jose was enrolled as a Guide in the 1st Oulton Company. This sadly closed in 1933 and she transferred to 3rd Stone Christchurch Company. She continued in the Guide Company until moving into 3rd Stone Rangers in 1934.
During the time spent with the Rangers she took part in several memorable events.
During 1935 she travelled with them to Magilligan Bay, County Antrim, Northern Ireland to a camp site by the sea. They had a wonderful time, walking on the Giants Causeway and through Glanariff Glen. They enjoyed visits to Belfast and Londonderry.
She joined hundreds of members in 1936 to welcome the Chief Guide at a Rally in Wolverhampton and to a Coronation Rally at Wembley Stadium in 1937. Also in 1938 she was present at a County camp when Princess Mary visited.
1939 saw the outbreak of the Second World War, all meeting rooms in Stone were commandeered by the army. The Rangers were asked to help with the assembly of gas masks at the Council Offices. Jose joined the A.R.P’s and first aid classes in Oulton Village Hall.
It was possible in 1943 to re-open the Oulton Brownie Pack, and she became Brown Owl a position she held until 1966.
One of 1st Oulton’s special events started by Jose in 1948 was the annual crowning of the “Rose Queen”. It became the highlight of the year and is still talked about today. It was held in the vicarage garden and if wet in the Village Hall. The Brownies and Guides together with younger sisters and friends enjoyed dressing up and parading through the village. After the crowning ceremony and dances a play was performed “The story of Stone”, “Pageant of Guiding” and “Festival of the Lakes” to name but a few. In 1976 Mrs Gilbert Harris the Brown Owl from fifty years ago performed the opening ceremony also present were four ladies who had been enrolled as Brownies in 1926.
As with many dedicated Guiders one job was not enough and she took it upon herself to open and run the Guide Company at Oulton from 1945 to 1956, she also acted as District Guide Captain between 1962 and 1966.
It was time for a change and a move away from the Oulton groups in 1966 when Jose took up the position of District Commissioner for Stone Central and she held that appointment until the end of 1968.
Everyone in the Division got to know Jose very well indeed when she became Division Badge Secretary in 1969. All Guiders would order from her and call in to collect and pay for badges which their girls had gained. She kept records of all badges gained and was able to produce annual records of badges which companies and packs had worked for. Jose provided this service for the Division for 13 years so she knew everyone.
Whilst being Badge Secretary Jose was asked to become the Division Registration Secretary which she did for 25 continuous years. This involved processing all the warrants for leaders and registration of the units. By far the most difficult part of this role was the annual census; she had to collate all the figures produced from the Districts and enter them onto Division sheets for the County. It is interesting to note the membership figures for 1972 were 459 and the monies collected £178 as against those for 1997 620 members, £4,464 the year she retired from that post.
As a way of thanking Jose for her tremendous commitment she was made a County Vice President in 1991 and was honored in 1996 as she completed 70 years of service to receive the Staffordshire County Award (the first to be presented in the County).
Looking back over 70 years Jose says she is very thankful for that invitation to a very shy little girl to join Oulton Brownies. She is also grateful for the opportunity to help and encourage children through the years to enjoy Guiding, and for the many friends she has made. Changes that have impressed Jose are the opportunity created for International travel, it is a wonderful experience. The advent of the Rainbow section has given the younger girls the chance to be part of the Guiding family at the earliest opportunity which she fully supports.
Today Jose’s is currently a Trefoil Guild member and has been instrumental and supportive in the reopening of our Rainbow and Brownie units meeting at the Church Hall. It was very important to her that we had Girlguiding available to the children of Oulton. She is a regular visitor to the units and we all continue to learn so much from her.
José’s was very involved in the writing of our book, “Guiding in Stone” published in 2000. We would have been short of so much information had it not been for the records that she has kept so meticulously over her life time.
Guiding is indebted to Jose’ and we thank and congratulate her on yet another landmark in her remarkable life.
Stone Outward Division
5th February 2005


'Dearest Mother…' uses text taken from ‘Queenie: Letters from an Australian Army Nurse, 1915-1917’, with kind permission from Pat Richardson, Anne Skinner, and Queenie’s family.
Edith (‘Queenie’) Florence Avenell (-1936) was a hospital nurse and matron born in the Queensland town of Gympie. She enlisted for service the day after the ANZAC alliance stormed the beaches of Gallipoli, embarking from Sydney aboard the Mooltan on 15 May 1915. The ship travelled along the southern coastline of Australia to Fremantle, then departed for Egypt. During the war Queenie was stationed in Egypt, France and England, before returning home and being discharged from the Australian Army Nursing Service on 17 January 1919.
The collection of letters that Queenie wrote to her mother during her years of service demonstrate insight into the life of a vibrant, young nurse who is passionate about the patients under her care. The early letters paint the picture of an excited, inquisitive young woman, experiencing new places and cultures, and socialising with the other servicemen and women. As the war continues, Queenie endures the cold European winters and becomes increasingly more worn down by the reality of war.


Delhi Public School Budgam organised a Memorial lecture to commemorate the National Poet of Jammu and Kashmir, Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Mahjoor on Sept 27, 2017. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Aejaz Mohammad Sheikh, HOD Linguistics, University of Kashmir. While Mr. Abdaal Mehjoor, Mehjoor’s grandson, writer, journalist, the broadcaster was the presiding guest. The school has been organising such lectures related to the literature, culture and history of Kashmir for long to enable the young generation to analyse the rich legacy and develop their personalities without getting detached from their roots thereby providing them with a broader spectrum for analysis.
The Chief guest, Prof. Aeijaz said, “The illustrious son of Kashmir, Mahjoor stands out as a poet par excellence for this immense contribution in every field of Kashmiri life. His utmost effort was not only to raise the imagination of his people but cherish their dream of the peaceful life full of love, compassion and humanity. He further added that Mahjoor was the champion of cultural awakening in Kashmir and played a very prominent role in bringing about the changes in the political mindset of the people. In the second phase of his literary career, through his poems, he aroused the poor and downtrodden out of their centuries-old slumber and inspired them to fight for their rights.
He quoted the famous poem.
WALO HO BAGWANO – Pen downed by Mahjoor and spoke at length about its significance.
The presiding guest Mr. Abdaal Mehjoor appreciated the initiative of the school and stressed the moral development of the students. He said that the present generation has a lot to learn from the great personalities like Mahjoor. Abdaal Mehjoor said that Mahjoor was the symbol of 5000 years old tradition, cultural, civilization and language of Kashmir. He quoted several poems of Mahjoor as well. He further added that Mahjoor was a great romanticist. Mysticism in romanticism is fully visible in his poetry. He was a true lover of nature. He appreciated Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz’s efforts in releasing the postage stamp in the name of Mahjoor and making it live from SKICC for every Kashmiri. Writing in Kashmiri during those days was considered to be lewd but it was Mahjoor who published a newspaper in Kashmiri namely “Gaash” in the year 1940.
On this occasion the students of DPS Budgam presented Kalam-e-Mahjoor.
“Sahibo Sath Chum Mai Chaine……………………..”
“Walo Ho Baghwano……………….”
It was appreciated a lot as everyone was realising the simple but effective and provocative approach of Mahjoor. Pictures depicting the release of the postage stamp in commemoration of Mahjoor were also shown on this occasion. Later on, the students had an interactive session with the Chief guest wherein different questions regarding Mahjoor’s life and poetry were asked.
The Pro VC Madam Mumtaz-un-nisa Soz graced the occasion with her benign presence. She was deeply touched when the students resented “Sahibo Sath Chum…………”
The event concluded with a vote of thanks presented by the Principal.


Translated from Farsi by: Ali Atash.
Vazir Fathi ( Rahyaab) was born in April 1963. He was a political prisoner during “the Decade of Sixties”- 1980’s- and is a survivor of the massacre of “sixty seven”. He was arrested in February of 1983 and was formally released in July of 1992.Vazir started writing poetry in the “Eveen ” prison in 1986 and he wrote his first poem in the solitary cell.
The experience of the struggles, imprisonments, tortures, hangings, executions and resistance of those years and specially the experience of the horrible massacre of his comrades in the year of 67 left an indelible and lasting effect on his poetry. the manifestations of this are visibly demonstrated in all his work. Vazir, even after his release from prison, maintained a direct presence in the industrial areas populated by workers. He worked along side of workers, technicians and engineers. By participating in their struggles, he shared in their successes and defeats, happiness and misery and was able to experience true workers poetry and literature in their authentic format. He has integrated and reflected this experience in his poems.
Rahyaab’s poems were not published before 2008, with one or two exceptions that got him in trouble with the Ministry of Information. During this period, some of his poems were ,occasionally, circulated in closed circles. In 2008, he adopted the pen name “Rahyaab” on the recommendation of some friends and to facilitate wide access to his work. Consequently, he began publishing some of his poems on the internet abroad and received broad notice and acceptance.
Vazir Fathi, after 16 years of dealing with the tight control of the Islamic Republic and bearing the difficulties of recurrent arrests and interrogations and living under the Sword of Damocles, finally in August 2010 opted to enter on the path of immigration and sough political asylum in Turkey. His family, being placed on the list of those restricted from leaving the country and undergoing a lot of legal harassment by the Ministries of Information and Investigation for 9 months, was finally able to join him there.
Rahyaab’s poetry was regularly and on related occasions published in various places and received wide attention from various readers; as their comments and emails reflected. Moreover, an extensive review on the poem ” darafsh ma” by M. Hejri was published on some Internet sites. This review represents a valuable attempt to appreciate this poem: as well, it is an analysis of the contents and concepts contained in it which reveals the literary orientation and viewpoint of the poet.
Aside from his literary work, Vazir Fathi has published numerous political writings about the conditions and massacre of political prisoners in Iran.
“Camomile in the Desert” is his collection of poems that is now available in print under his name. It contains some of his newest poems, as well as new-style and old forms of poetry such as Lyrics, Couplets and Quatrains. As well, he conducted a radio interview with Mr. Michael Slate from Radio KPfK, in September 2012, reviewing the infamous massacre of political prisoners of 1988 in Iran. The link for this interview is attached below:
Link to poem : http://hopoi.org/commune.html


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The Bible is the most overrated book in world literature. Because it contains the basic writings of what is still the world’s largest religion and is printed in great numbers in almost every language, even people outside the Church attribute a certain quality to that book’s contents. The Bible benefits from a cult of the classics, which demands respect even from those who are not at all Christians. It is praised although most people have scarcely read it. And it undeniably has had an effect on history.
However, having a historical effect does not necessarily imply a high quality of the contents. But there exists a dogged and persistent rumor that the Bible is valuable reading matter, that it mirrors not only a faith but also a worthy ethic, that it gives orientation and meaning, and so that it can be recommended for reading, particularly to adolescents.
But that is false; or at least, it is no longer true today. The writings of the Old and New Testaments are ancient texts that not only no longer have any relations to modern society, but that in innumerable passages contradict the most elementary social and legal principles of modern, liberal society. Many patterns of behavior and premises of the Bible are inappropriate for people today; and in many passages, the Bible in fact shows in an exemplary manner precisely how not to act. This is not even a criticism: the Bible is a relic of a former time, a remnant from an epoch and a paradigm which rightly belong on the rubbish heap of history. The first chapters of this book are dedicated to a justification of this thesis: they provide an insight into the many abysmal, frightening, and absurd things in the holy writings of Christianity.
The prestige and influence of the Churches was greater in the past. In ten to twenty years, people unaffiliated with the two major Churches in Germany will form the majority of the population. Although the Churches are becoming more humane and compassionate, rare behavior in their history, their faithful are still leaving them. On the other hand, the person of Jesus, their alleged founder, still enjoys undiminished popularity, even among expelled opponents of the Churches or devotees of the esoteric subculture. Jesus yes, Church no – that short formula describes the attitude of many contemporaries. It is a view of Jesus as a righteous man with a good message, whose violent death at the hands of the powerful can evoke honest sympathy even from non-Christians.
But was Jesus’ message really so good? Is he really suitable as a model, let alone as a God to be adored? Historical researchers are mostly agreed that the Jesus proclaimed by the Churches, and even to some extent by the Bible, never existed.
Just as the Bible is the most overrated book in world literature, so Jesus could be the most overrated figure in world history. A central chapter will therefore present the findings of scholarly research on who Jesus really was and what can definitively be attributed to him. It will also clearly mark out the shortcomings, limitations and sometimes abysmal notions of that wandering preacher from Galilee. The findings are not always agreeable for believers, or for secular admirers. Many would prefer to avoid such a detailed examination.
What has the Church done with the teachings of Jesus? Did he really play a leading role in the fashioning of the Church and its doctrines? Did the Church show deference to him? Or was he rather only given the role of the janitor in the theological opera? These questions regarding the Church’s dogmas will be considered in connection with the chapter on Jesus, and there too the findings promise to be interesting.
We then set out in search of those Christian values that are constantly invoked, not least in sermons by politicians. Everyone thinks they know what “Christian values” means, but actually defining them becomes harder the more intensely one examines them – like a fata morgana that gets increasingly fuzzy the more one tries to bring it into focus. A lot of what constitutes a modern polity has nothing at all in common with Christian roots or premises. Indeed, we should be relieved that our society is not based on the oft-invoked biblical or Christian foundations. Christianity is vastly overrated as a source of ethics and as the basis of a modern society.
This book aims to shed critical light on the principles and the expressions of the Christian paradigm which has shaped Western history for more than 1,500 years. It points out the huge divergences and discrepancies between the teachings of the Christian Churches and the teachings of the man whom those Churches falsely cite as their origin. Scholarly research, especially research on the New Testament using scientific methods, has largely and adequately demonstrated the emptiness of the foundations of Christianity. The truth about Christianity is in principle no longer a question of belief, something one can decide for or against. Before one even gets to all the dogmas that require belief, Christianity has already failed the preliminary historical examination. Historical research has resolved the question of the truth of Christianity in a more enduring way than all the libraries devoted to dogmas ever could have. The question of a decision is no longer raised at all; the question now is merely whether one is personally ready to accept these results or to close one’s eyes to them. The Christian paradigm can be regarded as disproved, and the question of its truth as resolved – with a negative answer. That is so despite the fact that Christianity itself will certainly continue to exist for centuries, just as the Germanic and Roman deities lived on for centuries after the victory of Christianity.
Though the closing bell has sounded on religions, the patrons are not willing to let even the most experienced host turn them out onto the street. The Churches, as sociological and institutional entities, are pertinacious in their ability to stay seated. The faithful want to believe, and they can only be approached with great difficulty with arguments in this area, which for them is a matter of life and death. Nevertheless, or for that very reason, critical arguments are not a waste of time; they are all the more necessary.
This book is therefore addressed to members and friends of the Christian Churches who are not afraid to be confronted with ideas that question the premises on which their lives and beliefs are based. It may open them up to new insights and lead to a better exploration of reality, but it may also make habitual, comfortable perceptions appear dubious and shallow. They may feel some discomfort, but perhaps it will be all the more eye-opening.
The book is also directed to critics of Christianity and to those who have always had an inkling that something must be wrong with Christianity. This book will give them the opportunity to support their correct feeling with arguments. In fact, there is quite a lot to be said about Christianity as it exists today and about how it developed.
Hence this book should be viewed as being in the best Enlightenment tradition. One must not concede the argument that the Enlightenment is old hat, and in particular that criticism of religion is a relic of the 19th century— certainly not as long as the opposite is preached every Sunday in innumerable churches. However, this book is not a contribution to a systematic atheism. It deals exclusively with Christianity, the main religion in the author’s cultural sphere. Christianity is also the religion which has been most closely examined by scholars. Certainly there is a strong suspicion that other religions, if they were seriously submitted to scholarly research, would be found to be equally shaky.
Let us clear up a misunderstanding right from the start: the words Jesus delusion in the title of course do not imply that believers are somehow religious “madmen”. One finds decidedly likeable and friendly people among Christians and the clergy. The purpose is also not to defame believers or their beliefs. But even among critical and non-religious persons there can sometimes be found an interesting phenomenon, islands of irrationality; think for instance of the Karlsruhe philosophers who are convinced of the truth of homeopathy, or of politicians who regularly read horoscopes. Sideways leaps into superstition, which seem to be a quirk with such people, form part of the essence of religious believers; they form the foundation of their entire world view, and they are a permanent sin of adultery against reality. Of course believers do not want to think of themselves as superstitious. But as historical and other research has shown, the Churches and their dogmas are precisely that: forms of organized irrationality.
Believers simply have to put up with the fact that assertions such as the one that a God the Son, having become a man, died on the cross for our sins, that he was resurrected from the dead, and that he is a part of a divine Trinity, are being dragged out of the ecclesiastical darkness and the mustiness of the confessional into the comparatively bright light of historical observation. Doggedly clinging to traditional and allegedly eternal and sacred doctrines despite the clear evidence of their historical development, asserting that there is an imaginary world apart from the world that can be empirically experienced, or the expectation of a Hell with eternal tortures or a Paradise (with or without virgins) as well as a life after death – all these really are features of delusion.


Book Review – Fat Chance by Julie Hadden
In the book Fat Chance by Julie Hadden, Biggest Loser runner up in season 4, Julie talks about her time on the ranch, her transformation physically, mentally, and spiritually, and she encourages and motivates her readers with her heart felt truths. I would greatly recommend this book to anyone who is struggling with their weight and needs inspiration to make a healthy change in their life. As I was reading Fat Chance I felt connected to Julie in so many ways, her struggles were not her own it was as if she was me. Julie says in the book “I’d be shopping at Target with Mike and would catch sight of a friend I hadn’t seen in years, but instead of approaching to say hi, I’d hide behind the clothing rack until I was sure she was gone so that she wouldn’t see how terrible I looked” (Fat Chance, 2009). When I read that I felt her pain, her shame, her embarrassment and I understood her struggle because two years ago I had done the exact same thing. My heart cried with her as she shared her struggles and rejoiced with her in her triumphs. She reminded me that I am worth it and that I can be the change I need in my own life. I leave you with this quote from Julie’s book, “You are worth the life you long to live. You are capable of bringing it to pass. And the time has come for you to finally bet on YOU to win” Jillian Michaels.


Publication Type:Journal Article
Source:PERCEPTIONS: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, Volume 16, Issue 1, p.21-46 (2011)
Keywords:Islam, italy, media, Public Opinion, Turkey
The aim of this article is to examine the representation of Turkey in Italian newspapers. The questions that are investigated are: a) if the representation of Turkey in Italian newspapers is stereotyped and ill-informed; b) if there is a convergence among the political elites and the media on Turkey; and c) whether Islam is being inserted into the construction of the perception about Turkey by the Italian media.
This study argues that religion plays an important role in the Italian newspapers’ construction of the Turkish image. Several studies about the effects of mass media on public opinion argue that a linear relationship exists between the quantity of media reports and the opinions of the population. Thus it is argued that Italian public opinion on Turkey is highly related to the media coverage and, most importantly, on how it is addressed. Plus, it is also argued that there are similarities between the media’s agenda and the political agenda, with certain media outlets reflecting and repeating the positions of related political parties. This study concludes that the representation of Turkey in Italian newspapers is limited in its informative content and Islam is a major component of its representation.