Incident Name: Hinckley Fire of 1894
Date: September 1, 1894
Personnel: hundreds of lives lost
Agency/Organization: volunteers, citizens
The Hinckley Fire burned at least 200,000 - 250,000 acres including the Minnesota towns of Hinckley, Mission Creek, Brook Park and Sandstone. At a minimum it took an estimated 418 lives in a very short time, but scholars believe the number probably was closer to 800.
There had been a two month drought and wood waste and slash from logging the pine forests had been left on the ground. Slash fires that were intentionally set were burning in some logging camps. Survivors also describe fires that typically burned in the region in the fall that were inadvertently started by trains and often found ready fuel.
On September 1, 1894 it was hot and there was a temperature inversion, trapping heat, smoke and gasses under cool air above. When several larger fires joined and broke through the inversion, cooler air fed the flames of large and small fires alike and created a vortex of flame. The ensuing firestorm -- fed by tornadic winds -- gobbled up woods, farms, towns and lives alike. The St Paul, Duluth and Eastern Minnesota trains and their crews played a part in saving many people. Several hundred Hinckley townspeople and a family cow took refuge and survived in a gravel pit beside Hinckley's Eastern Minnesota depot. Other families began to evacuate earlier by train, and when the fire overtook them, took refuge in the mudhole which had the day before been Skunk Lake. Yet others got on a train headed for Pine City and escaped the flames. The stories of the Hinckley survivors are gripping.
- NY Times on the Hinckley Fire, takes you to the free pdf download of the historical September 2 and September 3, 1894. articles: Hundreds Perish in Forest Fires
- The Forest Fires in America, Appaling loss of life, Towns destroyed, Hundreds burned to death; Sept 4, 1894, The Glasgow Herald
- The Neihart Herald, September 8, 1894, a Neihart Montana newspaper that has a fairly complete summary of the loss of towns and lives in Minnesota: 500 Burned to Death
- The Hinckley Fire: Stories from the Hinckley Fire Survivors, by Antone A. Anderson and Clara Anderson McDermott, New York, Comet Press Books, 1954, reprinted in 1993 by the Hinckley Fire Centennial Committee and the Hinckley Lions' Club
- Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 by Daniel James Brown, Harper Perennial, 2007.
- Minnesota Historical Society has many excellent resources for further research
- Minnesota Historical Society Photo Archive
- Wikipedia: Great Hinckley Fire
- From the Ashes: The Story of the Hinckley Fire of 1894 by Grace Stageberg Swenson. St. Cloud, MN; North Star Press of St. Cloud, 1988
- The Great Hinckley Fire, by Clark C. Peterson. Smithtown, N.Y.: Exposition Press, 1980.
- John Blair and the Great Hinckley Fire, by Josephine Nobisso, illustrated by Ted Rose. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000; For grades 1-4 and adults who want to know the story through the eyes of an African-American railway porter.
- Weather History: The Great Hinckley Fire of 1894 on YouTube, posted 9/29/2011, about 2 min long
- Photo images of the Hinckley Fire
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On Nov 13/10 the legendary Peter Worthington, co-founder of the Toronto Sun, became the first Ontario journalist outside Caledonia to write about our work on the Ipperwash Papers project in Caledonia crisis of facts.
Worthington’s latest article – inspired both by Christie Blatchford’s Helpless and Joe Warmington’s “curious justification” of the OPP’s actions (even though he hadn’t read Helpless) – follows on his first column about the Caledonia crisis – Helpless in Caledonia – written on Oct 27/10 after the release of Blatchford’s book. It is based on a two-part series published by Caledonia’s Regional News (link below) authored by Mark Vandermaas, Gary McHale and Ipperwash activist/community leader Mary-Lou LaPratte, a copy of which was sent to Worthington after his first column was published.
Here is an excerpt that deals with our work on the Ipperwash Papers project:
CALEDONIA CRISIS OF FACTS
by Peter Worthington
Toronto Sun, Nov 13/10
EXCERPT […] The inquiry by Justice Sidney Linden in 2007 supposedly is the definitive word on the 1992 violence at Ipperwash, where a police bullet killed Dudley George and unleashed anger that still persists. At the time, people from the nearby Ojibway reserve occupied land that had been expropriated from Indians in 1942 for an army base.
The Linden report is more concerned about pacifying Indians than recognizing abuses to non-aboriginals. It’s as if aboriginal status gives immunity from laws that apply to everyone else. Justice Linden’s report, is viewed as sacrosanct by Ontario’s McGuinty government, and made the premier fearful of getting involved in Caledonia lest he be pilloried as Mike Harris was pilloried for Ipperwash and Dudley George’s death.
Mark Vandermaas, Mary-Lou LaPratte and Gary McHale challenge the Ipperwash Report and its recommendations. The three held a press conference at Queen’s Park that was largely ignored. They had a two-part article published by the Caledonia-based Regional News — virtually the only media to give them a hearing.


First Free Methodist Church – Free Thanksgiving Meal
Drop-in on Thanksgiving Day 11:00 – 1:00 for a sit down meal at First Free Methodist Church located on the corner of East 12th St. and Tecumseh St. Please call 638-2628 to reserve your spot.
Neighborhood Summit Taskforces
The taskforces that were created at September’s Neighborhood Summit are moving along well. We have all kinds of plans in motion for creating a better quality of life for our neighborhood.
Upcoming meeting dates:
11/7/13 – 5:30 – 7:30pm John H. Boner Community Center
11/21/13 – 5:30 – 7:30pm John H. Boner Community Center
11/13/13 – 5:30 – 6:30 Westminster Neighborhood Ministries
Immigrant Welcome Center – College Prep Workshops
Reconnecting to Our Waterways – Pogue’s Run Meeting
Neighbors with a special interest in nature, water ecology, birds, the health of our ecosystems, and/or environmental education are all invited to attend a meeting with Reconnecting to Our Waterways and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. November 12, 2013 at 6pm at KIB.
JHBCC – Harvest Celebration
December Neighborhood Summit
The next Neighborhood Summit is coming up December 12th from 6:30 – 8pm at the Otterbein UMC.
We will have recommendations and reports from our taskforces, celebrate some successes, and take a look at a few more items from the quality of life plan.
Thanks for participating!
East Tenth United Methodist Children & Youth Center, Inc. – Annual Dinner & Silent Auction
Spirit and Place Festival
This year’s festival is all about Risk. Take a look at the Spirit and Place website to see what events and activities they have happening right here in Indy. About 79% of the events are free and open to the public. You may have to register for the events as they will fill up quickly.
Brookside 6:30pm Centenary Christian Church
St. Clair Place 6pm East 10th UMC
Englewood 6pm East Washington Branch Library
Woodruff Place 7pm Woodruff Place Town Hall
Springdale 6:30pm John H. Boner Community Center
Rivoli Park 6:30pm 941 N. Gray St.


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Science Fiction Writer & Foil Fencer
New from Apex!
A fast-paced YA sci-fi adventure novel set on a colonized Mars. A
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Here's my new collection, which came out from Omnium Gatherum in
Villainous females exposed in a collaboration with Marge
Read an excerpt of this wicked witch whipping here:
Mary's recent Elgin-Award-winning collection of poetry, Lovers and Killers, is available
from Dark Regions Press
- Mary's poem "The
Legend of the Emperors New Space Suit (a tale of consensus reality)"
(from New Myths), was
third-place winner of the SFPA 2012 Rhysling award, and appears in The
Rhysling Anthology 2012.
- Mary's story "Pride" was on the Nebula ballot for 2007.
- Mary's poem "Dash" won a second place on the 1996 Rhysling
- Mary's poems "Tohuko Tsunami," "Galatea," and "Going Viral"
were on the 2013 Rhysling ballot and appear in The Rhysling
- Mary's most recent collaboration with poet and artist Marge
Simon, The ‹bercat and Dragon Owner's Manual,
appeared from Sam's
Dot publications, which also published their book The Dragon's Dictionary
- Mary's novelette, "The Sugar," a 2009 Nebula nominee, is
- Read Mary's tribute to Philip
Farmer, with photo.
- "Chocolate Kittens from Mars" is available in Space
the Magazine of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction, #107, Summer 2009.
appeared in George Scithers' purr-inducing feline fiction anthology, Cat
Tales, Wildside, September 2008. It also appears in the Eurocon
2009 souvenir book, The
Deep Space Traveler's Guide.
- Two of the poems in Your
Cat and Other Space Aliens ("We Made Poetry" and
"Snow after False Spring Again") appear in The
Rhysling Anthology 2008.
- "Matchbook," also from Your Cat and Other
Space Aliens, was selected for Moving Minds:
the Verse and Vision Project which features poetry on
Cleveland RTA busses.
my novelette of alien contact in the age of Elizabeth, is now out
Babies" (little story about Williams Syndrome and bonsai
babies) is now available for your listening shudders at www.pseudopod.org.
- "Digging up Galileo" appeared on New
Verse News on January 30 (Galileo's birthday).
a career as a professor of English at Kent State University, Dr. Mary
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in July-Nov 2004. These two works have been selected as recreational
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and contains "The Hidden," second place winner in the Dwarf Stars award
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Mary A. Turzillo
Photo by Mike Benveniste 2003
Photos of Mary A. Turzillo at the
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Mary in winter.
Mary with Lurker
Mary in Edinburgh, with Robert Jack and Nick Underwood, (2/3 of) the
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Modo production of Ubu Roi,
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Under her academic alias of Professor Mary T. Brizzi,
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and Reader's Guide to Philip Josť Farmer,
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In July 2001, Mary was one of the instructors at the Clarion
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Mary at the
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Racing the Enemy
A month ago we observed the 60th anniversary of the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I saved some articles and started recently to look them over. Most of the articles express the opinion that the longstanding controversy over Hiroshima has finally been resolved by a new book entitled Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan. The author, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa of the University of California, Santa Barbara, finds that the atom bomb contributed little to Japan's defeat and may have actually encouraged Japan to continue fighting.
This is such an important issue that I'd like to review some of the newest findings on both sides of the controversy, briefly -- and that is the best I can offer, not yet having read Hasegawa's book. But I will also offer my own perspective. It's worth saying right off the bat that I regard the U.S. as having committed a war crime in Japan 60 years ago -- but I also want to say that leaving it at that would miss much of what was wrong about the whole story of Japan's defeat.
Hasegawa wins much of my confidence because he is Japanese-American, and because his book seems to be the first large work to make great use of the Soviet archives. This is, in short, the most internationalist perspective we've yet had. But let's leave these general considerations: Hiroshima was also a specific event, and Hasegawa builds his conclusion from specific data. His book is called a nearly hour-by-hour account, and such a narrative is likely to deliver a precise picture of what the Japanese leaders were talking about among themselves and in external communication, which in turns allows us some entry into how and when they formed their thoughts or changed their decisions. Hasegawa finds little evidence that the dropping of the Hiroshima bomb on August 6, 1945 changed very much at the top levels of the Japanese government. He finds that the Soviet attack on Japanese forces two days later did bring about an urgency among Japan's leaders to consider surrender. It did not change their minds, strictly speaking. The top six leaders were still evenly divided, even after the Nagasaki bomb on August 9th, over the question of how many conditions they would demand that the Allies accept along with Japan's surrender. But upon learning of the Soviet attack, they did call a special session to review surrender options, with one faction now urgently fighting for a surrender that placed only one condition upon the Allies, namely that the Emperor be allowed to remain on his throne. It was the new crisis, and the inability of the leadership to resolve it, that prompted Emperor Hirohito to make an unprecedented intervention in the affairs of state. He chose surrender.
This general picture has long been known: Hasegawa's great contribution is said to be his study of the Soviet archives. Hasegawa emphasizes two things: the extent to which Japan had placed its remaining hopes on gaining Soviet diplomatic mediation; and the fear that the Japanese had of Soviet occupation. It's never been a secret that Japan sought Soviet help in winning more lenient surrender terms from the U.S., but Soviet archives would tell us more about the extent to which Japanese leaders counted on this dialogue and did or did not retain other hopes. The Soviet declaration of war upon Japan was, in this context, a devastating crisis to Japan's leaders. It eliminated the hope of Soviet mediation, crippled the military's hope of facing and repelling an invasion by America alone, and threatened all of Japan with communist occupation (or the possibility of an internal rebellion).
One of the few articles I have which defend the Hiroshima decision is Richard B. Frank's "Why Truman Dropped the Bomb", from the August 8th issue of The Weekly Standard. A few years ago Frank wrote an excellent book, Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire, and I would offer his arguments as the best remaining ones for the traditional understanding that the atomic bombs were a necessary evil which ended a still larger evil -- and by the latter he means the war, but particularly Japan's continued occupation of Asia. Frank, too, makes significant use of newly opened archives, in this case from Japan and the U.S. His work reveals many of the things wrong with the most critical views of the Hiroshima decision.
One example concerns what American leaders said in the years after the war about the decision to drop the Bomb. Critics correctly noted that the postwar testimonies by Truman and other wartime leaders involved in the Manhattan Project were incomplete, but Frank notes that these men were all sworn not to publicly discuss the secret intelligence that they had received, or the conclusions that they'd derived specifically from that intelligence. In fact much of what they kept to themselves would have argued in their favor. From newly declassified documents we now know that Japan's buildup of troops on the main islands, in anticipation of an Allied invasion, was much larger than the Hiroshima debate has yet imagined: critics have long wanted to emphasize that Japan was essentially defeated before the Bomb, while the mainstream histories have been working without the benefit of the newly opened archives. The build-up was so large that a numerical advantage to the attackers -- necessary for any successful invasion -- could not be guaranteed, and thus the invasion plan had lost critical support within the U.S. military by July 1945. In Frank's view the invasion would never have taken place; it had become unthinkable. So the traditional view that Hiroshima saved countless American boys from perishing in an invasion is wrong -- but the new information means that Truman and the men around him saw themselves as having few options.
Frank also emphasizes that newly opened Japanese files indicating Japan's determination not to negotiate altogether outnumber the few documents, opened decades ago, which indicate a willingness to consider surrender. To my mind, the best argument against Hasegawa's view that the Soviet attack prompted surrender is that the top six leaders were still deadlocked after Nagasaki: the war ended when the Emperor intervened. The Bomb was the excuse given by Hirohito when he ordered the recalcitrant military to surrender immediately on whatever terms could be had; and it was the excuse they accepted. As Frank argues, it saved them face to know, or to say, that they'd been beaten by science and not due to any lack of martial prowess or spiritual vigor.
The chief problem with Frank's recent article, however, is that he does not mention Hasegawa's book or its findings concerning the Soviet archives. An argument must do more than stand on its own; it must also deal satisfactorily with the best counter-arguments. Frank's article does not do this.
When I think of Hiroshima, I cannot help reflecting on a passage in the Catechism of the Catholic Church which deals with just war teaching:
Every act of war directed to the indiscriminate destruction of whole cities or vast areas with their inhabitants is a crime against God and man, which merits firm and unequivocal condemnation.
For most of my life I have held the traditional view that the Bomb ended a just war. Without getting into the question of whether the war against Japan was a just one, I can say that there's little question in my mind that the U.S. was racing the Soviet Union to the occupation of Japan and to a dominance in atomic weapons. This is part of what Hasegawa means by the phrase, "Racing the Enemy," and I see no reason to disagree. It is widely acknowledged that the U.S. and U.S.S.R. competed with each other over the spoils of war in Europe; they did so again after the Soviet attack on Japanese forces, with American and Russian soldiers meeting in the heart of Korea, to terrible effect in later years.
Newly opened Soviet archives reveal that Stalin moved up the date of his planned attack on Japan when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, for fear that Japan would surrender too quickly. Enough documents from the American side suggest a similar anxiety among the leaders in Washington. To all appearances, the U.S. and the Soviet Union both pounced on an essentially defeated enemy. And both committed war crimes in the process.
It's here that the articles praising Hasegawa's book have failed to give perspective. Hasegawa does: he emphasizes what has tended to be ignored, namely that the Soviet Union continued fighting Japan up to 23 days after the surrender. This is plainly unjustified aggression, and the destruction it brought about was vast. Frank reports in Downfall that Stalin’s brief incursion into Japanese-occupied China and Korea resulted in mass imprisonment and the eventual deaths of 347,000 people, two-thirds of them civilians. I would add that Stalin installed a repressive regime in North Korea and gave the go-ahead to Kim Il Sung's invasion of South Korea, from which 3 million deaths resulted. Even sticking with Frank's figure, we're talking about a loss of life somewhat larger than what the atom bombs exacted.
Downfall tries also to account for the deaths under Japanese occupation: by one estimate, 100,000 people were dying per month by the end of the war. With this accounted for, finally, we can say we have a truly international perspective. (And probably Hasegawa comes closest). To understand Hiroshima it is necessary to argue that Japan, in relation to the U.S., was essentially already defeated before the Bomb. But the U.S., U.S.S.R. and Japan all were committing war crimes at the conclusion of World War II. Perhaps saying so takes the sting out of any indictment of the Hiroshima bomb: but this would only happen if such a complete perspective were allowed to degenerate into the view that, "Well, everybody was doing it, so what's the big deal?" If we can avoid that sort of thinking, a complete accounting of the crimes and suffering is desirable, indeed necessary.
A final note: the best movie I've seen about this issue is a 3-hour Canadian-Japanese film that was produced for HBO in time for the 50th anniversary, when I first saw it, and simply entitled Hiroshima. (I have a review of it at Amazon). Dess and I saw it last week, and it prompted a very good discussion -- without our old fights. I seem to have changed in my views of war over the last few years, and I don't doubt that my marriage to Dess has much to do with it. But that, as well as my treatments of the Just War doctrine and what it can tell us about certain famous wars, will have to wait for later posts.


For some time, Usborne’s “My First 1000 Words in English” has been very popular with the young asylum seekers arrive in the Reception Centre. They appreciate the clear presentation and useful range of words, and it clearly is a favourite book for them.
So we were delighted when Usborne Publishers generously donated us 50 copies of the book, in response to an approach from the Kent Kindness lead volunteer in the reception centre. They arrived in the last full week of January and will be issued to each young man when he arrives at the centre.
We know this will be much appreciated and will help their learning.


Published on November 13th, 2013 | by Kelsey0
A Little Too Much by Lisa Desrochers
In the follow-up to Lisa Desrochers’ explosive New Adult novel A Little too Far, Alessandro Moretti must face the life he escaped and the girl he loved and left behind.
Twenty-two year old Hilary McIntyre would like nothing more than to forget her past. As a teenager abandoned to the system, she faced some pretty dark times. But now that’s all behind her. Hilary has her life on track, and there’s no way she’ll head back down that road again.
Until Alessandro Moretti—the one person who can make her remember—shows up on her doorstep. He’s even more devastatingly gorgeous than before, and he’s much too close for comfort. Worse, he sees right through the walls she’s built over these last eight years, right into her heart and the secrets she’s guarding.
As Hilary finds herself falling back into love with the man who, as a boy both saved and destroyed her, she must decide. Past or future? Truth or lies
I absolutely loved A Little Too Far, I loved the forbidden fruits storyline, I loved the characters, main and secondary, everyone had pride and place in the story. Therefore I was excited to read about Alessandro. Unfortunately it took me a while to adjust, Alessandro didn’t seem the same person, he was lacking in voice and I was craving his attention! I adored him in book 1, he seemed to have a stronger mind, he was calm and confident for the most so this broken man riddled with guilt was a stranger to me. Like I say it took a while…I was messaging my book buddies who also love Lisa for creating the beautiful Alessandro (You know who they are Lisa). I was worried at first…….BUT and its a big BUT I finally got it!! I understood the slow build and why it had to happen, I was patient and I was rewarded.
Alessandro is a lost soul, he feels he has no identity and he’s a failure in many aspects of his life, he has the guilt of one hundred men resting on his shoulders and he needs to make amends for his past. We find out more from his past and it’s not pretty, it makes you doubt that you ever knew him, it makes you realise he made the right choices, as the priesthood was definitely not for him! He’s on a journey to redeem himself and find peace.
Alessandro is a normal guy!!
Hilary is from his traumatic past, she was in love with his kindness and his gentile nature, but she was a child of fourteen years of age when they were together. She lived with a tragic upbringing, she clung to the only person who made her calm. That person was Alessandro. She let her barriers down and opened up to him only to be left alone and lonely, with dire consequences. She’s now a strong woman, barriers in place once again and she won’t ever let anyone break them down until the day he turns up on her doorstep. She was bitter, she was curious and she knew she should walk away from him but couldn’t turn her back. There’s secrets.. Oh boy is there secrets, I was like WTF!! I did have my suspicions and they were confirmed. Things really took off then.
This is told in Hilary’s POV and I liked it, she’s an aspiring actress waiting for a big break, I liked listening to her thoughts on stage, and the way she took me back to her childhood memories, she chats often to herself and its good chat, it never bored me. She was a strong heroine, she was kind and sensible, she had feelings for others and I loved her interactions with her nephews. The secondary characters came into their own later in the story, I was glad of that, she needed her friend and family and they were honest and appealing.
I can’t praise the attention to fine detail enough from Lisa Desrochers, the way she grabs you and drags you into the fold is quite impressive. She knows how to write a great sex scene but this book is not erotica, it’s a broken heart wrenching second chance love story with ghosts and trauma lurching in doorways.
Finally I have to say I was so pleased to hear from Lexie in the form of a letter, I adored it and it had me floating back in time to Rome and their ~ love affair. It made me happy and I felt connected again. It pleased me soooooo much to know they were visiting England, I’m visualising them at York Minster with ABBEY ( I missed my girl ABBEY) .
Grab a hot drink and some choccy biscuits and fall into the world of Alessandro and friends, read it slowly and savour Lisa’s talent with words and emotions.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review
Summary: Lisa is a good writer, book one blew up my book club world, we wanted more from book two, but.... I still got it! The next book looks delicious and I will definitely be in!


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By Yashpal Translated by Anand
A novel about a woman determined to lead life her way in a male-dominated society. The story is set against the backdrop of a struggle for supremacy between Hindu and Buddhist ideologies in 1st century BC India
Divya is the story of a woman’s struggle to lead her own life. The story is set against the background of the conflict for supremacy between Hindu and Buddhist ideologies in India in the 1st century BC. Ancient India comes alive in all its glory and vigour in this novel by Yashpal translated into English by Anand. It has been hailed as one of the great historical novels in Indian literature. When it was first published in Hindi in 1945, it caused widespread furor because of the author’s portrayal of Divya as a woman who refuses to live by the rules of a male society.
Divya, the granddaughter of the Brahmin chief justice of the Madra republic, is the most talented dancer of the state. Prithusen, Divya’s lover, is an ambitious youth, whose father the merchant prince of Madra was once a slave. Prithusen is declared as the champion of martial arts, but the Brahmin aristocracy refuses to accept him as their equal in spite of his talent and wealth.
Divya, pregnant with Prithusen’s child leaves her grandfather’s house. She is refused shelter in a Buddhist monastery because, as a woman dependent on her family, she does not have the permission of her father or her husband. In desperation, she throws herself and her child into a river. The child is drowned but she is rescued and begins a new life as Anshumala, the chief courtesan and artist of Shursen.
Divya’s repute as the dancer reaches her former teacher Mallika, the chief courtesan of Madra. Mallika, in her old age, is looking for a worthy successor, and travels to Shursen to meet Anshumala. She is surprised and overjoyed when she recognises Divya, and takes her back to Madra.
The Brahmin aristocracies of Madra are now the rulers. The Brahmin chief, Rudradhir, refuses to allow a Brahmin girl to be the chief courtesan. He asks her to become his wife and the first lady of the state. Divya turns him down because she does not want to lose her independence. By losing herself she cannot remain alive, she says. Prithusen, her former lover now a Buddhist monk, offers her the shelter of his religion. Divya again rejects the offer saying “A woman’s religion is not Nirvana, but creation.” Marish, a philosopher who has no worldly possessions and who is an old acquaintance and admirer of Divya, offers his companionship as a male to an independent female. Divya accepts.
When the book first came out, the assertions by Divya such as “the mistress of a noble family is not a free woman, she is not independent like a disreputable courtesan,” outraged many of Yashpal’s contemporaries. But over the years, a core of younger critics and scholars continued to stand by Yashpal’s revolutionary ideas.
As Kamleshwar, the well-known Hindi writer and television personality said in a television interview, “Divya proves that Yashpal’s first and foremost concern is the tragedy of unequal status of women ... Yashpal was not just a revolutionary who fought for India’s independence; his ideas and his contribution to Indian literature were equally revolutionary.”
Bernard Queenan, a three-time winner of the prestigious Nemo literary contest run from Oxford University, was closely associated with the translation of Divya. Queenan said that, “Yashpal’s literary persona is reminiscent of George Orwell, with whom he has some obvious affinities. Here again is the gritty realism of life at the level of the street, in all its dust and grime. Here too is the biting satire of the society of his time as seen through the savage eye of the uncompromising non-conformist. And here are the consuming passion for social justice, the conviction of the ultimate worth of the individual, and the creeping shadow of disillusionment with the dictates of any doctrinaire orthodoxy ... Divya is an Orwellian fable or morality, in which the tribulations of a central figure underline the pernicious forces — religious, social and political — that attempt, but fail, to stifle the aspirations of the human spirit.” In many ways, Yashpal was ahead of his time. Discourse on women’s rights and their status in society are hot topics in India and elsewhere today. But Yashpal came out in support of women’s right over their bodies from his very first writings. He supported birth control and family planning in his novel Dada Comrade, published in 1939, when such things were barely talked about. Similarly, he also raised the issue of social ostracism and discrimination against backward/scheduled classes and untouchables in Divya over 60 years ago
As the most outstanding writer of post-Premchand period, “Yashpal’s work has historical importance … He successfully combines politics and psychology with social realism, the two distinct trends of post-Premchand era,” said Asaghar Wajahat, Hindi writer and Head of Hindi Department at Jamia Millia in New Delhi
While Divya received critical acclaim, criticisms were levelled at it on various fronts. Despite the author’s assertion that “The basis for Divya is history, but history coloured by imagination,” many contemporaries of Yashpal could not stomach his not so-glorified portrayal of the classical period of India’s history. Many scholars found in it historical anomalies relating to political and social systems prevailing at the time. Some questioned the mixing of Greek and Indian cultures to the extent and in the regions as depicted in the novel. Others were critical of the description of clothes and festival rites as described in the novel.
Unlike most historical novels, the main character in Divya is not any famous historical figure or event. It is an example of the author’s commitment to social realism, and of his perspective on history that analyses the circumstances and issues in the context of the situation prevailing at the time. Yashpal in Divya rejects both the inequalities of the Hindu caste-system, its inherent contradictions about the position and role of a woman in the society as well as the deterministic nature of Buddhism for the realities and needs of the palpable world. He said, “History is not a matter of belief, but of analysis. History is the self-examination by man of his past.”
Pakistani readers will find it interesting that Sagal, the city where most of the action takes place in the novel and where Divya was born and lived, is the modern city of Sialkot now.
Some clicking lines from the book, these lines show Divy's responce over the offers of her 3 suiters...
In a voice devoid of any emotion, Divya asked the Acharya, “What further orders await this unfortunate creature?”
Sitting down on the mat spread by the guard, the Acharya said, “Devi, your place is not that of a dancercourtesan. You are of high birth. Your place is that of the mistress of a noble family. I am here to offer you the place of the First Lady in the house of the Acharyas. Devi, oblige me by accepting the offer.”
Her eyes fixed steadily the face of the Acharya, Divya replied, “Acharya, the place of the mistress and of the first lady of a noble family, is a rare honour. This destitute woman bows her head before the offer of such a high place. But Acharya, the mistress of a noble family is not a free woman; she is not independent like a disreputable courtesan. Learned Acharya, the honour given to the noble bride, the respect given to the noble matron, and the authority given to the First Lady are there because of the man who gives her protection. It is not an honour due to the woman; it is an honour due to the powerful man who owns her. Arya, this honour and respect can be obtained by a woman only by willingly surrendering her inner self.” After a few moment’s silence, she continued, “Learned sir, what is left of the woman who has given up her self? The Acharya must forgive this humble servant. Even though destitute, she wishes to live independently. By losing her self she cannot remain alive.”
Just then, the bhikshu approached the seat of the Acharya, and said,
“Devi, I, Bhikshu Prithusen, a devotee of the Buddha, am here to receive into the bosom of the Buddha the woman oppressed by society.”
Divya’s eyes opened wide as she heard and recognised the voice of the russetbhikshu standing in front of her. A shudder ran through her body. She heaved a deep sigh and sat motionless, looking at the face of the bhikshu.
Bhikshu Prithusen raised his hand in benediction and said, “Devi, by the mercy of the Buddha, it has been possible for you to realise that attachment and infatuation are only illusions. Devi, peace does not lie in riches, nor in prowess, or in the gratification of the senses. Everlasting peace lies only in Nirvana. Devi, no sorrow of the world can mar the beatitude that lies in Nirvana. The unhappy ones of the world, oppressed by society, find peace in the shelter of the Buddha, in the shelter of the True Faith, in the shelter of the Monastic Order. Come into the sanctuary of the Infinite Mercy.” …
Her eyes lit up again. In a voice trembling with emotion, she said, “Honoured sir, what is the position of a woman in the religion of the bhikshu?”
In a calm voice the bhikshu replied, “Devi, the bhikshu’s purpose is Nirvana. The woman represents temptation. As such, she is a hindrance in the path to Nirvana and, therefore, has to be given up.”
“Honoured sir, then follow your religion of Nirvana,” Divya replied in a slow but firm voice. “A woman’s religion is not Nirvana but creation. Let the bhikshu permit her to follow her own path.”
When his chance came to speak, the traveler from the East drew near and addressing Divya, said, ,
“I am Marish. I have come all the way from Mathurapuri to be near you, Devi.”
Once again Divya’s eyes opened wide and lit up with wonder and curiosity. The traveller, covered with dust from head to foot, said, “Devi, I cannot offer you the place of the First Lady in a royal palace; I cannot give you the assurance of the eternal joys of Nirvana. I live in the midst of the joys and sorrows of this world. Experience and reflection are my only assets. I can only offer to share those feelings and experiences with you. I am a traveler along the world’s rough and dusty roads. On that journey, impelled by the desire for your womanhood, I offer my manhood to you. I want an exchange of support. In this fleeting life I can only offer a feeling of fulfillment.”
He paused for breath, and added, “By reproducing my kind, I can try to add another link to the chain of human continuity.”
Divya sat quietly for a few moments, lost in thought. Then no longer needing the support of the wall, she stretched out both her hands towards Marish. In a tremulous voice, she said, “Grant me the abiding shelter of your arms, Arya.”


- Star Wars Universe: Power of the force book eBook – PDF Version
- Author: Micheal A Burnley
- ISBN-13: 978-1563256733
- ISBN-10: 1092657644
- Length: 95 pages
- Publisher: Now Publishers Inc
- Language: English
About Star Wars Universe: Power of the force book eBook – PDF Version
The Jedi spell book. A humorous look at Force powers from the Star Wars universe.
A fantastic gift for someone who loves Star Wars.
(Some jokes in this book may not be suitable for children under the age of 13. Parental discretion is advised.)


When the lies begin to unravel, who will you believe?
Brynn wakes up the morning after her boyfriend’s big send-off and finds her recollection of the night is a foggy wasteland. As she pieces together her fractured memories, she faces the horrifying realization that something happened last night. Something bad.
With Dan on deployment now, she’s left alone to hear the devastating news from his ex-girlfriend, shattering the mirage of their perfect relationship. But is the ex lying? One thing is certain: Dan has secrets that he wants to stay buried, and so does his ex.
While Brynn inches closer to the truth, she’s aware of someone watching her, waiting, and laying a trap. But who? And why? Time is running out. Brynn finds herself tangled in something sinister, and if she doesn’t land a grip on the slippery truth, it will not only destroy her, it will end it.
This addictive and suspenseful thriller explores the fault lines between the truth, lies, and shattered trust, promising to keep you wrong-footed and guessing well past your bedtime.
Praise for Keep Me In Sight
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“Fast paced and well plotted, Blackledge effortlessly builds tension throughout the novel until its ultimate, unexpected climax. It’s a winning combination with well-drawn characters.” – The Booklife Prize
“This is truly one book you won’t put down.” – Simply Daniel Radcliffe
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In order to control the future of your country, you must first understand the past. 2017JFK is partnering with a number of reputable organizations, dedicated to promoting professional and academic research into the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
The Assassination Archives and Research Center was founded in 1984 to provide a permanent organization which would acquire, preserve, and disseminate information on political assassinations.
JFK Facts (JFKfacts.org) seeks to become the premier Web destination for hiqh-quality information about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. We fact-check JFK-related news stories, blogs, YouTube videos, books, and movies with the goal of dispelling confusion and establishing an accurate historical record.
Our goal is to make research materials concerning Kennedy's assassination easily available to everyone. Our prime concern is the accuracy of history and the true story of the turbulent 1960s.


LinDA aims at assisting SMEs and data providers in renovating public sector information, analysing and interlinking with enterprise data by developing a linked data workbench encompassing:
- A cross-platform, extensible software framework that provides a rule-based system for renovating and converting a wide range of supported data containers, structures and formats into arbitrary RDF graphs. The framework can be used to develop custom solutions for SMEs and public sector organisations or be integrated into existing open data applications, in order to support the automated conversion of data into linked data. The platform will allow the export of arbitrary RDF graphs as tabular data, allowing SMEs to store the final results of data linking into relational databases or process further with spreadsheet and data analysis software. In this context, an end-user application will be developed in order to provide a visual environment for declaring mapping rules.
- A repository for accessing and sharing Linked-Data vocabularies and metadata amongst SMEs data marts that can be linked to the LOD (Linked Open Data) cloud. The system will allow SMEs to reference and use metadata shared by multiple SMEs and data providers across different data endpoints, thus allowing automatic interlinking of datasets.
- A library of end-user Analytics and data mining apps library, based on existing Javabased components (Weka and Java ML) extended to point to RDF as source format, specifically targeted to leverage the potential of Linked Data sources, especially in terms of pattern and link analysis.
- End-to-end business scenarios and models for Linked-Data utilisation on analytics by SMEs


Simple Pleasures - Life's Little Joys
From feel of fresh sheets to the joy of daydreaming, this book reminds us how much happiness can be found in the smallest things. The writing is tender and uplifting with touches of humour. It’s a balm for the soul in our increasingly screen-based, disconnected world. There are beautiful illustrations dotted throughout.
The 100 simple pleasures include:
Climbing a hill
The smell of autumn leaves
The sun on your back
Planting a seed
The first coffee of the day
Writing a Letter.


The hologram on the cover of The Rise of David Bowie 1972-1973 — composed of a series of head-shots — is a clear indication of the photographer's talent and Bowie's fearless experimentation to follow. In 1972, David Bowie released the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Along with the album, Bowie's iconoclastic alter-ego emerged. Ziggy Stardust was a glittery, heavily made-up, sexually ambiguous character who broke the boundaries between male and female, gay and straight and fact and fiction. Between 1972 and 1973, photographer Mick Rock had unprecedented access to the many facets of Bowie's personality and his fame. This edition features the best of Rock's portfolio including spectacular stage shots, intimate backstage portraits, press photos, and album jackets, as well as about 50% never-before-seen images. It is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten.
•photography by Mick Rock
•introduction by Michael Bracewell
•interview of Mick Rock by Barney Hoskyns
•hardcover with lenticular cover


Comic Converter is a Windows application that allows you to convert individual comics or bulk convert comics to different formats to fit your various devices. Capable of reading CBR, CBZ, PDF, ZIP and RAR files and outputting to CBZ format. With a wide range of settings to optimize the output dimensions and file formats you can quickly convert your entire library for each of your preferred devices.
Comic Converter also allows you to create comics from scanned images using the folder function. Simply select a folder containing image files and comic converter will build a comic file for you.


Do you know the book Welcome to Mamoko by Aleksandra Mizielinska and Daniel Mizielinski?
It’s a dynamic book which encourages children to use their imagination. A book without words where you have to find the different characters and invent their story.
In Art and Visual Education we have learned how to use Photoshop, and we have made our own book of Mamoko. Our students have created their own characters for this adventure along with their objects, and have imagined a lot of different stories on each background for them.
Here are some videos where you can see the result.
We have had so much fun!


Whether you received a reading from me and I sent you here for more information, or you just stumbled upon this yourself, this is a place for free content, explanations, and knowledge. A work in progress, but welcome my new age library and resource page.
I go over A LOT of content during my private readings and I overwhelm people with information. Grounding, Meditation, Soul Searching, Transformation Periods, etc. The list goes on and on.
Here on this page you can find more general information on the topics discussed during your reading, or just read, watch videos, and find fun facts about spirituality, and divination alike.
It's easy, just start by clicking the links above to discover more!


The Giver by Lois Lowry - a novel I should have read in middle school, but sadly, never actually read it because I was too distracted at that age to actually read a book.
So when I finally got around to reading it this weekend, I couldn't put it down. I've read a lot of YA dystopian novels recently, but this one was very different from all the others I've read, and much more powerful. It left me debating with myself the meaning of certain elements in the book, particularly the color red and an apple.
I could sit here and debate with myself (or you) for hours on the significance of these two things as well as the ending (salvation or death?) but I don't want to be spoilery for anyone who hasn't read it yet. This is a classic YA novel that absolutely needs to be on the shelf of every YA lover out there, or anyone in general for that matter.
As for the photo, I knew I wanted to portray the red apple amongst "sameness" so finding a nicely textured background was the important part for me. Luckily, the tree outside my bedroom window has finally bloomed and its white flowers gave a nice lightness to the background that the apple could be held in front of.
I think if I were to redo this photo I would try to get an image of Jonas or The Giver in there, but since I don't personally know anyone who could fit those roles, I went with something simpler and easier to accomplish.
What other "classic" YA novels would you like to see me interpret?


The documentation and guides below cover EMERSE version 3.5. For older guides, please refer to our Documentation Archive.
The developer/admi documentation is divided into several guides that cover various aspects of installing and configuring EMERSE, as well as specifics about data integration and indexing.
The EMERSE Virtual Machine is targeted for developers who seek a fully functioning version of EMERSE on an operational virtual machine. The virtual machine also includes scripts for loading data into EMERSE. Many details about the use of the VM can be found in this guide.


Books by Leigh Daniel
The Path to Positive Change is written by Certified Infinite Possibilities Trainer, Leigh Daniel. She uses her unique perspective and the analogy of a “journey” to help you take the steps needed to bring positive change into your life NOW. It is filled with wonderful examples and stories to make your “journey” to a more positive life easy, simple and FUN! Keep this handbook with you at all times to refer to in times of struggle. Begin your path to positive change now.
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This guidebook will take you from the beginning to end in your Divorce process. With the information contained within you can prepare yourself and help your lawyer prepare the best possible case. This information will lead you to the optimum outcome in your divorce.
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By Appio Hunter & Leigh Daniel
“Thank you.” That simple expression of gratitude can be found in every language, every culture, and the teachings of every religion. Our interactions with family, friends, and strangers rarely end without someone giving thanks. Gratitude is so commonplace, most of us rattle off the words ‘thank you’ without any thought, and when we do think about the reason for our thanks, that thought is often momentary and fleeting. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you moved away from unconscious, automatic expressions of gratitude to ones that are more conscious and deliberate?
That’s the question explored in The Power of G: Unforgettable Lessons on How Gratitude Can Transform Your Life. What this makes this book unique in its message of gratitude are the creative and insightfully shared stories which are rich with profound, poignant, and playful ways that offer proof of its transformational power. The suggestions offered are practical in their application, mind-blowing in their simplicity, and, when used, life-changing in their results. This is the book that offers the information and insight that until now, you didn’t even know you were missing.
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Brain, T. & Mirenda, P. (2019). Effectiveness of a low-intensity peer-mediated intervention for middle school students with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 62, 26-38.
Chan, J. M., Lang, R., Rispoli, M., O'Reilly, M., Sigafoos, J., & Cole, H. (2009). Use of peer-mediated interventions in the treatment of autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3(4), 876–889.
Chang, Y. C. & Locke, J. (2016). A systematic review of peer-mediated interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 27, 1-10.
Boudreau, A. M. Corkum, P., & Smith, I. M. (2019). Peer-mediated pivotal response treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder: Provider perspectives on acceptability, feasibility, and fit at school. Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 34(4), 259-282.


Discourse Afghanistan is an open research and analysis centre studying afghanistan and related issues.
Discourse Afghanistan recognises a deficiency in quality evidence-based research and literature on Afghanistan, and aims to build a library of reliable, unbiased and up-to-date information on Afghanistan. Discourse Afghanistan offers a platform from which to share and access evidence-based research about Afghanistan; from its history, culture and literature to its geography, scientific and technological developments.
We welcome and publish articles and papers on technical matters relating to Afghanistan. The articles should, ideally, be original and not published elsewhere.
Academics, professionals and students across all disciplines are invited to submit original articles for publication on this website. Articles may come in the form of primary research, reviews, news analysis, viewpoints or creative writing, and be written in either English, Pashto or Dari. Video and audio-format submissions may also be considered.
Eventhough, Discourse Afghanistan publishes political analyses, and current affair commentaries, please note that, in line with our mission statement, politically polarised articles will not be considered for publication.
All Discourse publications are peer reviewed by a team of dedicated editors, who are on hand to provide extensive editorial support and advice to all contributing authors. We have devised publication guidelines to help you write and correctly reference your article (see: Submission Guidelines and Guidelines on How to Write an Academic Article).
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In 1989, two doctors at Boston City Hospital decided to bring in their old children’s books for their waiting room. It was from that simple gesture that Reach Out and Read was born. The concept was to encourage reading in a clinical setting utilizing physicians who are trained in early literacy development for children. Through the program, each pediatric patient receives a new or gently used book every time they visit their family doctor. Since that time, Reach Out and Read has been implemented in nearly 5,000 clinics in all 50 states.
In 2003, two residents of St. Vincent’s Family Medicine and Residency Center (FMRC) recognized the value of early literacy and wanted to make an impact on the children that are patients of St. Vincent’s FMRC and their parents. The population served at St. Vincent’s FMRC is more than 80% Medicaid, often living in poverty, underserved, and lacking the resources for a reasonable quality of life. So for some children, these are the only books they own. Reach Out and Read was adopted by the physicians and has been improving young lives ever since.
The physicians, residents, faculty, and staff of St. Vincent’s FMRC have encouraged passionate engagement with reading by distributing more than 15,000 age and language appropriate books to disadvantaged children. More than that, the physicians actually teach pre-reading skills to the parents who are often non-readers themselves. They “prescribe” activities on prescription pads that encourage reading, and refer adults to mentors or others who can assist them to fulfill the doctor’s prescription. They have also transformed their clinic waiting area into a literacy rich environment complete with volunteers who read books to children, and the opportunity for new or gently used books to be taken home. For some children, this is the only book they own.


Vicente Blasco Ibanez
Vicente Blasco Ibanez, writer, journalist, politician, writer and director from Valencia to whom the city has devoted a large tree-lined avenue, was born in 1867. His Parents were from Aragon. He wrote his works in Spanish with a little bit of Valencian to discribe the daily life in the region of Valencia.
He has a degree in law of Valencia, but has never practiced as a lawyer. He preferred to devote himself to politics, journalism, literature and women. Before being considered as a man of letters, he was a man of action. During the First World War he was in France, he was a Freemason and a Republican. He spread his ideas through a Republican newspaper he founded in 1894, "El Pueblo". In 1896 he was arrested and sentenced to several months in prison. Between 1898 and 1907, he represented the Republican Party in Parliament, then joined another Republican party because of internal differences.
In 1916, the French President Raymond Poincare personally asked to him to write a book on war. Ibanez then wrote "The Four Horsemen of the apocalyspse". The book was a huge success, especially in the United States and in the world of cinema where his movie version starred Rudolph Valentino.
The author has written different kinds of fiction. His work like Arroz y Tartana (1894) Flor de Mayo (MayFlower) (1895), Barraca (The cabin) (1899) ; Sonnica the cortesana (Sonnica the courtesan ) (1901), Cañas y Barro (reeds and mud) (1902) were telling about social analysis.
He also wrote some historical books and the topic of the war will inspire a trilogy: Los Cuatro del Jinetes Apocalipsis (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) in 1916, Mare Nostrum (Our sea) in 1918; Los Enemigos de la mujer (The Enemies of Women) in 1919. Blasco Ibáñez died in his villa in Menton and the following year his last two novels were brought out : El caballero de la Virgen (The Knight of the Virgin) and En busca del Gran Kan (The Wonderful Adventures of Christopher Columbus: In Search of the Great Khan).
The Argonauts may be considered as a historical work as it is an autobiography and history about the Spanish colonization in America. In the shadow of the Cathedral is a rather detailed description of the Cathedral of Toledo.
The Valencian writer, died in France and his remains were returned to Spain during the Civil War, the man was not given the recognition he deserved.
Balsco Ibañez was the owner of a villa on the beach Malvarrosa in Valencia, which he used to meet friends and intellectuals of the time. This house, now restored, is the Museo Casa Vicente Blasco Ibañez.


Wife. Boy mom. Believer. Dabbling in creativity of all kinds.
I'm Laura and I'm a thirty-something stay at home mom with a passion for creativity and the written word. In this space, you'll find me musing about motherhood and sharing about creative projects and what I'm reading. I share even more on Instagram--find me at @beautifulnoisenc.
These are a few of my favorite things:
My family. Good books. Coffee. Coconut cake. Rocking chairs on porches. Sweet tea. Picnics in the park. Leaving the library with a stack of books. Listening to podcasts. Southern Living. Monograms. Paper planners. Watching "Friends" and "Gilmore Girls" on repeat. Taking a ridiculous amount of photos. Summertime. Trying to convince my family that we should be more minimalist. Days by the pool. Taking my kids on adventures. Dad jokes. Planning trips. And yes, the Sound of Music.


You do not need to use the catalog to locate a downloadable audiobook. Libraries are wonderful and it’s imperative that we don’t lose them. The general public library seemed like magic for a kid. With a completely free library like that at you finder tips, you might never have to go to a public library again.
Some readers appreciate the access to audiobooks. The electronic reader is fantastic, but my very best friends were books from the time of four. The straightforward Kindle reader is a superb bargain and can be all you want.
There’s various TTS programs, and they are made into both Microsoft Windows and MacOS. There’s plenty of books that you may download and import into LingQ. There is plenty of audio picture books and poetry to relish and you don’t have to rush straight into Harry Potter.
The developing use of cellular devices for reading New Fiction makes everything worthwhile, says Coles. There are many great possibilities, though. In such situations, your choice is limited to the available versions. My idea of a great time is a lengthy walk with a wonderful audiobook. One of the excellent things about learning languages is that it is a means of discovering the world. If you aren’t pleased with that life your default influences created for you, you may consciously start looking for new influences and generate a new reality in your life. Life goes on, but nevertheless, it can not ever be the exact same.
As of 2017, however, it appears as though the only means to find the computer software is by way of download stores including CNET.com. Library users are often overwhelmed attempting to select from the large variety of books filling the shelves. The App is now readily available for iOS devices. There are lots of new apps available to assist you. There are several free apps and downloadable programs that enable you to record what you’re saying.
You must find out if they’ve narrated a book before. Books aren’t just transferrers of wisdom and emotion, but a special type of tool that flattens one particular self into another, that enable the trying-on of foreign thoughts and emotions. A book is intended to be enjoyed myopically. Again, physical books will arrive at the rescue. Audio books are a fantastic shared reading experience and a shared story gives everybody in the family something to speak about.
Inside my opinion, if you would like to simply read books and do very little on-line activity, you’ve got two choices. Of course it’s possible to add books anytime after you’ve got your reader. If you wish to read 50 books, you’ve got to understand which 50 books you wish to read. You retain the books you get, even when you decide not to continue the service. You might have to purchase the book to learn. A book read by somebody who is good at reading aloud can be a marvelous experience.
You will be astonished by how much you still delight in the audiobooks. Audiobooks enable people to take the simple way out with regard to learning. Few things are somewhat more interesting than a fantastic audiobook. Like a fantastic book, a fantastic audiobook makes you truly feel as if you’ve come away with some wisdom. A podcast is comparable to a radio show, except that you have the capacity to follow it on your own schedule. Considering all the thousands of free podcasts readily available, it isn’t really hard for anybody to come across many that they’d love to hear.


Are you a “green” thinker?
Do you want to know how energy efficient your home is?
Lastly, are you interested in saving some cash?
If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then you should head to your local branch of the Edmonton Public Library and borrow a Green Home Energy Toolkit!
The toolkits are a follow up to the very popular Green Home Guide and Green Living Guide, guidebooks that help Edmontonians make eco-friendly choices for their homes and living sustainably in all aspects of life.
Each of the 10 kits contains a guidebook to help citizens navigate the kit’s materials, readings about energy efficiency and the following hands on tools:
The kits are free and can be checked out at any Edmonton Public Library location – just like a book. The toolkit is a great way to introduce families to greener household practices. In fact, it’s a great cool way to get kids involved, because the tests and tools are fun.
Already the Toolkits have proven popular, since they hit the libraries on (date) there has been 300+ holds placed on them.
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Local Library Helps Young Romanian Win National Science Award
Romanian 8th grader Teo Serban recently won a national science award for educational software he designed with the help of his local library and librarian.
Earlier this year, a national college hosted the “Competition of Ideas – School of the Future” science fair. Students from three schools in Valcea, Sibiu, and Gorj counties were challenged to explore a scientific concept and develop a new methodology while demonstrating their technical abilities and creativity.
Teo participated in the “Virtual tests and Web Applications for the Study of Nature” competition, and developed “FiziX— A Multifunctional Educational Software.” His software had several components, including a program that allowed for the virtual observation and testing of physical experiments, another that modified a Microsoft program to improve digital conversion from text to speech, and another that expedited the process of converting measurements. Teo received First Prize for his work.
According to Teo, the success would not have been possible without Crina Popescu, his local librarian. Popescu helped him find online resources, and even suggested some programming adjustments to make sure his software was as user-friendly as possible. Grateful for the help, Teo donated his software to the library for patron use.
Popescu is proud of Teo, but even more grateful for the ongoing support he has shown for the library and to other children there. Earlier this summer, she presented him with a Certificate of Appreciation for his assistance as a volunteer and in celebration of his recent win.
Though he appreciates the recognition, Teo is focused on a new task for the summer — a whole new software program based on a novel he read at school. Teo’s success and ongoing commitment reflect his great potential, as well as the valuable role that libraries and motivated librarians can play in inspiring innovation and creativity.
Biblionet is a five-year program that helps Romanian libraries better serve their communities through training and technology.
Interested in learning more about the role of libraries powering development? Join Beyond Access at the Local Alternatives for Global Development: Rediscovering Libraries conference on October 3, 2012 in Washington, DC.


The 'Grace and Christ' series focuses on the aspects of His ministry on Earth and how He demonstrated Grace.
Grace is linked with Truth, Justice and Righteousness.
- Truth 2Sa 15:20, Ps 61:7, 85:10, 89:14, Pr 3:3, 14:22, 16:6, 20:28, Ho 4:1, Mic 7:20, Jn 1:14,17, Col 1:6
- Righteousness Ps 33:5, 112:4, 116:5, Pr 21:21, Jr 9:24, Ho 2:19, 10:12, Ro 5:17, 21
- Justice Ps 33:5, 101:1, Jr 9:24, Ho 2:19, 12:6, Mic 6:8, Zc 7:9
Grace and Truth are two sides to the same coin. Randy Alcorn calls it the 'two wings on a bird'. They may seem contradictory, but they are actually complimentary and demonstrated in Christ's daily ministry. Everything He did had an element of Truth and an element of Grace.
Here's how they are complimentary:
- Truth identifies the fault, Grace covers it
- Truth establishes God's holiness, Grace establishes God's love
- Truth declares the absolute, Grace reconciles me with it
- Truth is the road to follow, Grace is the transportation
- Truth gives the need for God, Grace gives the hope and the way to God through Christ
- Truth is the standard, Grace is the relationship
- Truth sends the judgement, Grace provides the shelter
- Truth hates the sin, Grace loves the sinner
- Truth is the 'what i say and live', Grace is the 'how I say and live'
- Truth is the content, Grace is the format
- Truth is the words, Grace is the tone
- Truth demands a sacrifice, Grace provides it
- Truth holds up the mirror and shows one clothed in sin, Grace changes the reflection and shows one clothed on Christ
- Truth shows us the right choice, Grace gives us the freedom to choose, and forgives us when the choice is wrong
- Truth does not shy away from announcing itself with conviction, Grace says it with love
- Truth condemns the sinner because of his sin, Grace saves the repentant sinner despite of his sin
Grace. It's hand in hand with Truth.


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