Sarah Hepola has worked as a comedian, and writer for many publications, covering topics including travel, music, film, and sexuality. Currently, she works as the personal essays editor for Salon.com and “reads people’s secrets for a living.” In June of 2015, she published her memoir, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget.
In it, Sarah reveals her own secrets, as someone with a long history of drinking heavily and the work she did to get sober. In her first book, she accounts how alcohol, that started out “the fuel of all adventures,” led to many experiences that she didn’t remember, a blank space of hours she would have to spend the next day trying to figure out. In her account of addiction and recovery, she places special emphasis on these moments where she lost all sense of control and awareness, and ended up in a variety of inexplicable situations.
Stories of confusion:
In her book, Sarah writes of a life of stress, anxiety, and perfectionism, and how alcohol freed her from those feelings. Yet what started out as a tool to get past insecurity and introversion overtakes her life. In the middle of her most severe drunkenness, there are times when “A curtain falling in the middle of the act, leaving minutes and sometimes hours in the dark.”
At first, she simply regarded this as a romantic adventure, shrugging off these potentially dangerous experiences as part of a good story, believing “the best evenings were the ones you might regret.” However, as these patterns of wild behavior she couldn’t remember, things became more scary, and she reflected on a life that was truly out of control and filled with accidents, conversations, and sexual encounters in which she wasn’t fully aware of what was happening.
Ironically, the one thing that she turned to to try to gain fearlessness became the main source of her strongest fears. The day after blacking out, ” I would torture myself thinking of the awful things I might have said or done,” Hepola writes. “My mind became an endless loop of what scared me the most.” At a point she identifies as her lowest, she regained awareness in the middle of having sex with a stranger, then panics looking for her purse that she left in her own room.
Blackouts and heavy drinking:
Aaron White, an advisor for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, found in survey of Duke University students who drank that 51 percent had experienced at least one blackout. Anen hoc blackout means a total erasure of an event from a person’s memory. Other people may experience a brownout, in which only bits and pieces are forgotten. This is caused by large amounts of alcohol affecting the hippocampus that codes information into contextual memories. Vulnerability to blackouts increases the faster a drinker’s blood alcohol content is rising.
Women are more vulnerable to blackouts than men, since female bodies produce less alcohol dehydrogenase, the enzyme that breaks alcohol down. A 2013 report by the Center for Disease Control found that 14 million women in the United States were binge drinking three times a month or more, showing this is a problem that is rising and not going away easily.
Blacking out is a very serious consequence of heavy drinking, and is one of the key ways alcohol can easily transform into something scary and mysterious. In her courageous, poignant memoir Sarah Hepola has shared her experiences and true feelings, in a way that will hopefully be an important education in just how dangerous and overpowering habitual heavy drinking can be.


JAKARTA, NNC – Three documentary heritages of Indonesia including Borobudur conservation archives, the archives of the Indian Ocean tsunami and the script of Panji Story (Cerita Panji) have been recognized as the collective Memory of the World or MoW by UNESCO.
“These documentary heritages are important proof in the history of mankind, the documents proposed are as a global cultural heritage and have links with other nations,” said Acting Head of Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Bambang Subiyanto in Jakarta, Monday (12/11/2017).
He said the documents will be preserved and carried over the media and disseminated to the public.
The conservation archive of Borobudur was initiated by Borobudur Conservation Center under the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The reason Borobudur Conservation Center filed the conservation archive of Borobudur is because it is the largest conservation project in the 20th century internationally funded and is the first project that uses modern techniques for monument conservation.
The international recognition of the Borobudur conservation archive has an important role for the development of the latest conservation science and can be used to find solutions to existing conservation issues.
Meanwhile, the script of Cerita Panji is proposed by the National Library of Indonesia by way of nominations together with Malaysia, Cambodia, Netherlands and Britain.
Cerita Panji is a literary work of the 13th century and became one of Java’s literary developments without being overshadowed by the Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Then the archive of the Indian Ocean tsunami was proposed by the National Archives of Republic of Indonesia as a joint nomination with Sri Lanka, as quoted from Antara.
This documentary legacy consists of a set of archives in various media that record the events of the Indian Ocean tsunami, disaster response and most of the rehabilitation and reconstruction. So far Indonesia has had some internationally recognized documentary heritage as world memory such as La Galigo script in 2011, Nagarakertagama in 2013, the script of Babad Diponegoro in 2013 and the archive of the Asian-African Conference in 2015.
According to plan next year Indonesia will propose two documents that have value as world memory, namely the archives of Non-Aligned Movement and Sukarno documents.
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LOCAL AUTHOR RELEASES NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK WITH HASHGACHA PRATIS THEME
J.S. Silverstein loves seeing the ‘Big Picture’. (Or at least the bigger picture.)
His unusually varied background has taken him to places that helped guide him to a more worldly – and inspired perspective. A Midwestern boy at heart, coming from the world-class metropolis, Gary, Indiana, he learned to speak fluent Hebrew at the Day school he commuted to daily – in Chicago. Matriculating at Skokie Yeshiva, then going on for a BA in psychology and pre-med., he opted for a shorter path to academic freedom by earning an MS in engineering (in only 2 years) from Northwestern University.
Feeling stifled, cranking out engineering reports and crunching algorithms, he yearned for greater creative – and lucrative – expression and so became a model. He was thus able to learn photography from the working masters in Chicago, NY, and LA. It also provided him with a ticket – literally – (on Swiss Air), to work in Europe in front of the lens, which then opened the door to his first trip to Israel. He was able to plug into his Day-school Hebrew, and enjoy his fifteen minutes of celebrity (actually, it was six months, but it went by quickly). Returning from the year abroad to the US with a profoundly seasoned perspective, he began writing – divrei Torah, and elected to shift careers to working on the other side of the lens – as an advertising copywriter.
In developing his portfolio, he hired an artist who later invited him to a party. It was there that he serendipitously met his future wife, Ella. (Ella originally did not want to go to that party, but instead, listened to her inner voice saying she would meet someone there. And she did.)
Although he did not land that dream job in the ad biz, he did find his bashert in the process, and eventually moved to the Pico ‘hood’, where he currently resides with his family.
When he’s not working as a medical sales specialist during the day, he’s busy taking notes, writing jokes, poems and little ditties in his ever-present pocket notebooks. He also loves writing original Torah exegesis, intimately connecting seemingly disparate narratives based on Talmudic and rabbinic sources, under his moniker, Beor Panecha.
His perspective has also allowed him to craft simple stories – parables – designed to convey a higher message to help others see the bigger Picture – always in a positive light.
Descending from eminent Chassidic Masters*, J.S. Silverstein has now written a children’s book. *B”eShT, Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev
An allegorical story about hashgacha pratis – divine providence, “The Original Tale of Sara n’ Dippity” tells the tale of how two friends meet, and go on to become behind-the-scenes guardian angels. It’s a tale about friendship and hope that kids love, and adults ponder.
The concept for the book and the characters names both happened quite serendipitously
“I was baby sitting for my nephews and they wanted a bed time story. I began making up
a story on the spot. Because I had just finished a book about the war I read how Jewish women migrating to the US
often had the name ‘SARA’ stamped on their passport and ‘ABRAHAM’ for men. So while developing the story on the spot
I used the name Sara for the main character. In addition, earlier that day I had taken my
nephews to the park and I saw ducks dunking their heads under water. So I named the other character “Dippity” for the ducks
I saw dipping their heads in the water. So the result was Sara & Dippity. How the characters in the story meet is also very serendipitous.
The story came out in a serendipitous manner without me even realizing it. I originally wrote the book 20 years ago and now
20 years later I actually re-wrote and published the book.”
Children and adults will find out that angels come in many forms. More often than not, it’ll be the most unlikely of characters often working
behind the scenes and out of sight. And when you most need them they appear and even when you do not event know it.


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What books changed the way you do business? What books do you continually reference in your daily work. To put a fun spin on it, what business books would make it in your desert island pack? Or what books would you want if you had to work in a place with no internet?
Some were essential when I started my freelance copywriting business in Perth almost seven years ago and remain relevant. A couple of them are more recent finds. I highly recommend every one of them whether you’re a writer, content marketer or own your own business. But I’ve also purchased multiple copies of each of these books and that’s how they made the list. I’ve given them as gifts for people starting their own freelance business, replaced my own copy I gave away, or want a copy sitting on more than one desk.
Here are the five business books I rely on build and grow my copywriting and content marketing skills. I would say anyone working in marketing or running their own business would benefit from each of them.
5 business books I don’t want to live without
The Well-Fed Writer by Peter Bowerman – It’s hard to resist a title like that, right? Bowerman has been on a personal mission to make sure the words ‘starving’ and ‘writer’ never have to be used in the same sentence, at least in relation to the people reading his book. The subtitle of the book sums up his purpose, Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Commercial Freelancer in Six Months or Less. He gives detailed advice on finding clients, pricing, workflows and processes. This book had a huge impact on how I ran Global Copywriting and how much money I earn. It’s worth every single penny and remains as insightful today as when it was originally published in 2000. If you’re a self-employed writer, buy this book.
Stories That Sell by Casey Hibbard – I saw Casey Hibbard speak on a webinar and was totally hooked on her approach to case studies. It changed the way I work and improved the performance of each case study I’ve written since. Hibbard gives valuable advice for navigating the tricky world of corporate communications for big companies and getting customer permissions and sign-offs for participation. Chapter Six is a masterpiece on interviewing and worth the price of the book alone. I review this book every time I start a new case study.
Writing White Papers by Michael A. Stelzner – Before he founded the Social Media Examiner, Stelzner made a very decent living writing white papers. If white papers are the king of content, then Stelzner is the king of white papers. Like me, he has a background in technology and does a good job explaining the differences between technical, business, and hybrid white papers. He provides a structure for how each should be written and also addresses nitty-gritty topics like how to format them on the page and researching tips. I’ve never written a case study when this book wasn’t open on my desk for reference.
Epic Content Marketing by Joe Pulizzi – I’ve been reading Joe Pulizzi since his Junta42 days, before he founded the Content Marketing Institute. I’ve read his blogs, his books, his articles in print and online, listened to him present in person and on webinars. I wasn’t expecting his Epic book to have much of an impact because I was so familiar with his work. Not only did it live up to a grandiose title, Epic Content Marketing remains my ‘go to’ place when I have a question about anything to do with content marketing. It’s a big book but I read it in one sitting while stranded at the Dallas airport. I’ve never been so happy for a delayed flight.
Everybody Writes by Ann Handley – I received a free copy of Everybody Writes when I attended the MarketingProfs B2B conference in Boston last year. Handley is better known as the CCO of MarketingProfs so I was familiar with her work. I wasn’t expecting a book on writing to be so compelling and so useful, especially since I spend most days putting words on paper, either for business or pleasure. This is my new favourite business book. The advice is terrific but it’s also a fun read. If you write every day like me or can’t find the pointy end of a pen without difficulty, this book is going to improve your writing game.
So, that’s my desert island list of business books. What does your list have on it?


like you’re basically worthless if you don’t like to read and this weird little culture kind of ignores that some people really struggle with reading/can’t read at all
- not everybody has access to books. there was a study done that showed 1 book per every 300 low income children. books cost money. books cost time. reading isn’t going to be a priority if you’re low on these two resources.
- learning disabilities are a thing that exist. i used to love to read when i was a kid, before I developed a mental illness that sometimes functions as a learning disability and makes it so difficult to read books that it often frustrates me to the point of tears and i’ve finished probably one whole book in the past 2 years. many, many learning disabilities specifically affect reading, and you don’t know just by looking at someone whether they have one of these disabilities.
- people learn in different ways. you might be really good at grammar (whoopdefuckindoo) and somebody else might spend all their time watching the news and know everything about current events. maybe that person you think is “milkshake” because they said they didn’t like reading is an amazing artist. maybe you suck at art. you never know
1. Libraries exist. (And this is why they should continue to exist.) Free books, thousands of them, accessible by anyone!
2. Yes, learning disabilities are a problem for some people. My husband is dyslexic, so reading anything longer than a news article is incredibly frustrating for him; he just isn’t able to process or retain it. However, he is an excellent auditory learner, so… audiobooks! If I read a book I love, whether fiction or nonfiction, I can share it with him by digging up an audiobook version through our magical public library system. Libraries aren’t just for bookworms.
3. Yes again. Not everyone is a reader/writer/wordsmith and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. However, that’s why there are all sorts of different mediums for storytelling and information-gathering. Hell, for awhile my husband knew more about classic literature than me just because he’d seen all the B&W film adaptations of books in his childhood. (Which his mother checked out at the library on VHS. Boom.) Today, if he wants to learn more about a subject that interests him, he either finds an audiobook or a documentary series focused on it.
So yeah, reading isn’t for everyone. Agreed. But that doesn’t mean you have to remain isolated from the vast wealth of awesome literature/knowledge out there. In my experience, people interested in these things can always find a way to absorb them, no matter what disabilities might hinder them.
(And yes, they probably kick ass at other things you really suck at.)


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“Aren’t you sick of being here?” she asked me. School hadn’t even started yet, but she managed to get into the building for the new student event and was making the rounds with the rest of her classmate-pack.
“Sick of being here? In Jakarta? I just got here four days ago!” I knew she wasn’t talking about Indonesia, but I wanted her to show her cards and say what she really meant.
“No, Miss, aren’t you sick of being a teacher?” I laughed at her — good-naturedly, I hope.
“No,” I replied. “Of course not.”
“I love books.
I love learning.
I love stories, and I think that stories are powerful because they can teach us new things about who we are, who other people are, and the world we live in.”
Learning and books– few things are better than that!
New requirements in the American standards insist that books aren’t important; novels can be appreciated in small, dissected chunks. This is not true.
Stories are important. Your story is important. My story is important.
The story of Ponyboy, who is searching for a bridge between who society says he is and who he wants to be. The story of Radhika, who moves to Kathmandu to work and send money to her family, but finds herself trafficked. The story of Henry, whose best friend is swept away into a Japanese internment camp during World War II. The story of Stargirl, who brings out the best in herself and, sometimes, the worst in others.
I am blessed to be in a school with coworkers who believe in books like I believe in books.
And I am not sick of that yet.


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A NEW LIBRARY promised to Newhaven will be open earlier than originally planned.
East Sussex County Council had planned to open the £1.6m development in the High Street in 2014.
However the council has decided to carry out the project in two phases and work on phase one - the library on the ground floor – could be completed towards the end of 2013.
Phase two involves working with potential partners to create a community hub for Newhaven utilising the first floor of the building.
The first phase of the plan is to refurbish the building to create a large, modern library on the ground floor with improved facilities.
The larger library will also be able to hold a wider range of community events and activities for everyone.
Councillor Tony Freebody, lead member for community services, said: “The decision to carry out the project in two phases means that people in the Newhaven area could be enjoying their new library much earlier than planned.
“Work on the first phase has started so it’s really positive news for Newhaven that will help to regenerate the town. “We’re really excited about the plans and the fact that it wont be that long before we can offer people in the area a much improved library service, better facilities and more opportunities to improve their computer, numeracy and literacy skills – all at a convenient, High Street location.
“We look forward to talking to the community about what they would like to see in their new library. We want to tailor the service to the expressed needs of local people so we would really appreciate views and comments.
“As the project progresses we will keep you up to date through our website, in the current library and through facebook and twitter, so watch this space for further updates.”
The Council is also providing a new library and adult social care development at Seaford.
For more information about plans for the new library please visit www.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/find/newhaven.


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Strain gauges have proven their value in the electrical measurement of mechanical quantities and play a fundamental role in the design of various transducers for force, pressure, or torque as well as load cells. Besides purchasing finished products, you can also design and build your own transducers. If there are any special requirements, this not only makes sense but is also more cost-effective than looking for a suitable standard product.
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Related tendencies occur in most universities where plagiarism software program - significantly Turnitin - are more and more popularised and deployed in the evaluation of faculty assignments and Master and PhD dissertations. Turnitin will then join the flagged passage to the source with the next highest percentage of similarity, which is likely to be the widespread supply both college students read and didn’t sufficiently paraphrase. This will not forestall students from submitting files that are not appropriate with TurnItIn. Nevertheless, many pupils need to make it unlawful to use Turnitin for college kids. 3. Examine the box next to the source(s) you wish to exclude. Its algorithms examine that textual content manipulation just isn't being used to make plagiarism tougher to detect. Ad instatext lets you rewrite your texts and make them extra readable and understandable. Since Turnitin compares the overlapping texts of the submitted papers with saved outdated papers, papers which were recycled, copied, or plagiarized shall be detected. No guest entry. Buy Faculty students can use the originality report generated by Turnitin to determine paraphrases or citations that want revision earlier than your closing draft is due. Those that select to entry the positioning from other places accomplish that on their own initiative and are accountable for compliance with native or nationwide laws, if and to the extent native or national legal guidelines are relevant.
The Secret To Turnitin Check
Quetext is among the finest alternatives to Turnitin if you are a trainer working individually or simply a scholar wanting to ensure your work accommodates no plagiarism. After the implementation of Turnitin showing the similarity index of their papers. This paper evaluates the difference in plagiarism levels in graduate-pupil time period papers when students are not supplied access to Turnitin to judge their very own work versus the level of plagiarism in student time period papers when students have access to Turnitin to examine their work as they are producing their papers. Nevertheless both these organizations haven't provided free access to Turnitin software program to the editors of medical journals. In one School, 748 students enterprise ultimate yr undergraduate initiatives have been invited to examine a number of drafts by way of Turnitin before the ultimate deadline. The use of online similarity check is efficient to enhance the student’s consciousness to keep away from plagiarism. A cool characteristic of Copyleaks is that it lets you take an image of your written essay (or a student’s written essay) and scan the text within the image for plagiarism.
One hundred and sixty undergraduate psychology students submitted three assignments through Turnitin, and employees used the software program to examine for cases of academic misconduct and marked submissions using the GradeMark function in the software, providing on-line suggestions to students. On high of that, Turnitin compares a text to a large variety of assets, a characteristic that Grammarly lacks. What is a good Turnitin score? If you end up performed with half of your report simply verify its Turnitin rating to judge how much originality you need to add before finalizing your report. turnitin查重检查 aims to examine the seriousness of the problem by comparing the severity of plagiarism in two universities, one among which uses Turnitin software to examine its scholar stories. In a single well-publicized dispute over necessary Turnitin submissions, Jesse Rosenfeld, a scholar at McGill University declined, in 2004, to submit his academic work to Turnitin. Staffordshire College in England offers students a “digital buddy,” an AI teaching assistant named Beacon that may suggest reading resources and connect college students with tutors.
After importing your doc, the results come out in percentages.
5 Methods A Digital Assistant Can Modernize Your business. Consultants That Dominate The Recruiting Business. This confirmed the broiler farm business was thought-about possible to be carried out as a result of quicker payback period than the financial life of the funding, which is 5 years. The whole inhabitants of forty two students for the 2014/2015 was thought of out of which 31 (73.8%) successfully turned of their work. After importing your document, the results come out in percentages. The examine determined different methods and methods adopted by students in manipulating the outcomes of Turnitin with the intention to get the acceptable percentages. Most individuals thought that regardless of sure limitations Turnitin was helpful in studying about applicable source use, and wished it had been launched earlier in their diploma course. If you happen to select to not consent to launch your personal identification to Turnitin, your instructor may select to have you ever send TWO COPIES of your work to your instructor by the mail software in the online course section. It is obvious that students need extra guidance to assist them in decoding Turnitin reports; this will likely be included in course materials in subsequent years.
Similarity Examine By Turnitin JIA 2 2021., 9 (2). pp. If an assignment requires students to use a template with textual content, instructors can add the template document so Turnitin will not evaluate this text in the course of the Originality Test. Turnitin is an online service that allows lecturers and students to verify the level of plagiarism in a document to reduce cheating and enforce educational integrity. Hasmeda, Mery and Hartawan, Rudi and Zainal Ridho, Djafar and Zaidan Panji, Negara and Zulkarnain, Zulkarnain (2012) Similarity Test (Turnitin) - Effects of Photoperiods, Hormone, and Phosphor on the rise of High quality and Longevity of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) Seeds. Turnitin Similarity categorizes plagiarized content material in two categories: matches and sources. AB - For a number of years, Texas Tech University Libraries offered a subscription to 2 online tools to verify for plagiarism, Turnitin and iThenticate. Additionally see: Does Turnitin Check Images? For full directions on the best way to submit and verify papers via the Turnitin Self-Checker, see the Scholar Submissions/Self-Checker directions on the Moodle: Past Basics information. We've added the steps down under to test the percentage of plagiarism in Turnitin. In conclusion, for workers, the advantages of utilizing Turnitin were clear, and it has the potential to be a very useful asset to plagiarism detection and digital marking.
HEC will help in enhancing the analysis means of medical journals in future.
This role had advantages and drawbacks, as a result of it put librarians in the role of imposing academic integrity versus serving as a help resource for the campus, and issues persisted as the library transitioned administrator responsibilities to another academic department. Some points had been raised concerning the interpretation of Turnitin reports. The best approach to cheat Turnitin is by paraphrasing the content material, changing sentence structure, using synonyms, or getting homework assist from specialists. I'm not sure what revising with the audience in mind would change concerning the sentence above. And if the plagiarisation goes above 60 per cent, the registration of the student will likely be cancelled permanently. At the same time anticipate that PMDC can even take an initiative to provide some monetary help to PMDC recognized journals as effectively. Representation of PAME in journals recognition committees of PMDC. This will help in inclusion of their journals in PubMed Central and visibility in PubMed database and hence growing their quotation charges. HEC will help in improving the analysis strategy of medical journals in future. Both HEC & PMDC failed to supply any coaching workshops, seminars & conferences in enhancing medical journals in Pakistan.
The Distinction Between Turnitin Check And Search engines
So far, HEC has carried out solely a single workshop for science and biomedical journals on on-line & open journal system in 2009.12 Though this function is being played by some professional organizations of medical editors like Pakistan Affiliation of Medical Editors (PAME), Eastern Mediterranean Affiliation of Medical Editors (EMAME) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), HEC and PMDC haven't developed liaison with these organizations to serve the widespread purpose. Turnitin limits it’s direct providers to the Institutes and Academic organizations. These organizations have organized a number of regional, nationwide and international conferences, workshops and seminars for the editors, reviewers and authors up to now and are going to arrange one major event in April 1-2, 2016 at Lahore.Thirteen Both PMDC & HEC should help and arrange such actions in collaboration with PAME, EMAME & WAME. This analysis was carried out at the Unbiased Follow of Midwife Siti Julaeha Pekanbaru Metropolis in August 2019 to April 2020. The population was 40 infants. Institutional stress to publish, inappropriate training in principled scientific writing, ignorance, misunderstanding, and lack of constitutional controls and clear policies to deal with scientific misconduct in academics have led to extend analysis misconduct.
HEC has assigned separate deputy administrators to deal with journals of science and social sciences and their names and phone details are given on HEC web site.11 While in PMDC, no contact details of the part in-cost are seen on its website, making it tough for the editors to coordinate with the involved section. Observe: Must you want to fully remove a paper from the Turnitin database, please contact your native support unit. WhiteSmoke (from $59.95/yr) is a more reasonably priced competitor to Grammarly and Turnitin. Whereas reside options are provided, these reviews allow you to study various ways of making your textual content more readable and fascinating. Moreover, in excess of 1 million student papers are uploaded each day, and their content material database incorporates 70 billion current and archived internet pages. Pages) within just a few minutes. The experiment was performed both throughout dry and wet seasons at Sebapo Experimental Station, Jambi and Heart for Publish Harvest Research and Development, Bogor from November 2009 until November 2010. The experiment used factorial split break up plot designed which consisted of three factors, i.e. photoperiod (12 hrs and 14 hours 54 minutes) as the principle plot, concentrations of IAA (0, 75 and 150 ppm) as sub plot, and dosages of phosphor (0, 60 and a hundred and twenty kg P2O5 ha-1) as sub sub plot.
The results showed that therapy of photoperiod 14 hours 54 minutes, IAA seventy five ppm and P2O5 one hundred twenty kg ha-1 elevated seed quality and longevity indicated by the increased of soybean seed yield from 4.07 to 14.21 g plant-1; elevated protein, carbohydrate, and lipid content material to 40.15, 32.23 and 14.21% respectively; increased seed longevity during storage at room temperature (seed viability earlier than and after 90 days stored at room temperature were 97 and 90.77% respectively; price of germination had been 41.33 and 33.12%KN etmal-1 respectively; and decreased respiration price during storage (only 0.683 ml CO2 kg seed-1 hr-1). Outcomes indicated that staff identified several strengths but in addition a number of weaknesses to the implementation of Turnitin and GradeMark. The IRR values had been 38%, 26.52%, and 28.41%, respectively, more than the expected profit of 25%. Every PI values were 1.38; 1.06 and 1.12. It indicated a number larger than 1, which means that investment in the broiler farm enterprise was worth doing.
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Ms. Cousia Towns, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, has overcome many tragedies to triumph in many areas of her life. “EXPOSED, Sitting in the Blood of Generational Consequences,” was written by Ms. Towns to help others UNMASK and EXPOSE the painful experiences they have unknowingly locked away; not realizing the hurt will resurface within their lives disguised as economic hardships, broken families, strained friendships, and other adversities.
This book highlights Ms. Towns’ personal journey. It demonstrates how God delivered her from the pain of sitting in the blood of her mother's murder, sexual abuse and rape by her father, abandonment by her family, and being dumped in and failed by foster care system; all of which ultimately marked her for domestic violence.
Her belief is that no matter what you are going through, GOD is with you and waiting on you. With the love and guidance of HIS WORD, you can overcome any adversity and prevail. She believes imperfect people are used to do GOD’S most precious work, that WE all have a PURPOSE, and OUR DELIVERANCE is in his hands. Her message is that
GOD is calling US to STAND IN THE GAP OF SILENCE!
February 21, 2020: Texans Can Academy (Pleasant Grove)
Exposed by Cousia Towns is an inspirational story of bravery and the resilience of one woman against all odds.
Exposed by Cousia Towns is a book you will read from cover to cover in one sitting. The descriptive narrative throughout of such abuse and disturbing events will send shivers down your spine. From the first chapter, this book had me hooked. The character of Tim is truly vile on every level. The description of him watching her mother and leaving cigarette butts as a form of psychological torture was very powerful. The pictures and documents throughout the book were a brilliant addition. She is truly a remarkable lady whose emergence from the darkness of abuse and violence will inspire anyone to achieve any goal they set their mind to. The final chapter where we discover how Cousia is giving back to society is poignant and will truly take your breath away.
Lesley Jones, Readers Favorite
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GETTING INTO INSTAGRAM. HOW TO GROW YOUR INSTAGRAM PRESENCE: A guide for photographers using Instagram
The information compiled within this book is designed to help the frustrated and struggling photographers to increase the interaction, following and exposure for the photography work they share on their Instagram account. The book aims to encourage you to get actively involved in the Instagram community by sharing your amazing photographs, connecting with like-minded individuals and interacting with the community. Too often I see people give up and lose patience, so hopefully the tips presented within this book will enable you to streamline your time on Instagram and facilitate a workflow that gets the best for you.


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The New Devon Flora was very quickly sold out, and there are no plans to reprint it. However, thanks to the efforts of John Maltby, who manages The Devonshire Association website, it is now available online - for free. John has provided an index to the species, and the introductory sections are available as separate PDFs. The species descriptions themselves are broken down into the 32 page segments used in the production of the printed version, so some scrolling through them may be required.
Here's the link to the online version A New Flora of Devon:
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That's absolutely brilliant. It's a incredible resource. The last time I saw Exeter Library's copy it was looking extremely battered, so I'm very happy to browse the book again in digital format.
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Thank you for letting us know, I missed the printed version and didn't know that it is now online.
A great resource!


Here is a list of children's books all about the Circus:
The 12 Circus Rings - Seymour Chwast (click here for hard cover)
Circus - Charles Sullivan
A Day in the Life of a Circus Clown - Carol Gaskin
The Nock Family Circus - Celestino Piatti and Ursula Huber
Peter Spier's Circus - Peter Spier
The Midnight Circus - Peter Collington
The Big Show - A History of the Circus - Felix Sutton
Zorina Ballerina - Enzo Giannini
Babar's Little Circus Star - Laurent de Brunhoff
The Circus - Heidi Goennel
Circus - Jack Prelutsky
Dumbo - Walt Disney
If I Ran The Circus
Little Big Ears
The Big Parade - Karen M. Hefty - a Create - A - Book
Owl Magazine - May 1997 Issue
Ida The Bareback Rider - Syd Hoff
Simon At The Circus - Gilles Tibo (hard cover click here) (paperback click here)
Thomas The Circus Boy - David Merveille
Circus Girl - Michael Garland
Circus Fun - Margaret Hillert
Circus Fun - Cheryl Jakab and David Keystone
A Most Memorable Birthday - Welleral Poltarnees
Engelbert Joins The Circus - Tom Paxton
And here is some cool Circus software too:
The 12 Circus Rings Software From Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey based on the book by Seymour Chwast
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More links to follow.
Museums & Libraries
The Cartoon Museum (Cartoon Art Trust) in London, collects, exhibits, promotes and preserves the best of British cartoon,
caricature and comic art from the 18th century to the present day, for the purposes of education, research and enjoyment.
Little Russell Street near the British Museum.
The National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, has a large comic art
collection (comic and cartoon art). This forms part of the Library's Special Collections.
The British Newspaper Archive at the British Library's
Reading Rooms in St Pancras, London and in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire.
The British Library's newspaper collections contain most newspapers published in the UK since 1800.
Punch magazine online cartoon archive.
Private Eye cartoons.
The Spectator cartoons archive.


If you’ve a free half hour at the least, brew yourself a cup of coffee and sit down with Roberto S. Francisco’s A Coffee Journal. Richly informative and deeply personal, this beautiful book tells the evocative, dramatic story of Philippine coffee in a way that’s never been done before.
According to Andrew Defrancesco, the pages pull you in until it’s impossible to tear yourself away from them. The black-and-white photography form an imagery of the world of Philippine coffee – its people, traditions and cultures, the wisdom and hard work needed to bring forth magic from the bean to your cup.
Annotated by Francisco’s caption essays, you will go on a journey. It’s not an easy one. There are the roadside sari-sari stores that mark the highway en route to the highland farms in Benguet, welcome pit stops amidst the high-altitude chill. The coffee trees dotting the foothills of Mount Halcon, still tended today by the Angan, an indigenous people residing near Paitan in Oriental Mindoro. The picturesque robusta trees growing on the Maranao farms near lake Lanao―a heartrending sight after the violent destruction of Marawi City.
“Here then is my very personal experience of Philippine coffee―from the north to south, from the farm to the cup, from me to you,” writes Francisco. And indeed, A Coffee Journal is his personal journey through nearly 25 years in the coffee business.
Beginning operations in his mother’s garage in 1994, Francisco set out to learn the coffee business from seedling to drink. Armed with a notebook and a camera, he documented and compiled as much as he could, actively seeking out, as he writes, “living persons, as elderly as possible, to recount the world of coffee as it was in their earlier years.” His research took him all over the country, from lowlands to remote high altitudes, enduring unforgiving roads and rough weather. Wherever he went, he sought out stories and vignettes. What he presents to us in this book is a disappearing world that few of us will ever know. A Coffee Journal is a valuable visual narrative of coffee life in the Philippines at a particular period of history.
It is a vivid and romantic world, full of sensory adventure. Think of the white blooms of the coffee trees unfurling with the scent of jasmine. He shows us the coffee seeds, dropped on leaves of calla lilies, the remains of coffee cherries eaten by nocturnal rats and fruit bats in Miarayon, Bukidnon. In time, these will fall to the ground and germinate into seedlings. He gives us vignettes of the life of the small-cafe farmers who must intercrop coffee with sayote, peppercorn, bananas, calamansi, and other crops to augment their income till the next coffee harvest. He shows us how the story of coffee is the story of the farmers, harvesters, roasters, traders, retailers, and drinkers. Francisco reveals a rich tapestry of the individuals, subcultures, and traditions comprising the world of Filipino coffee.
A Coffee Journal is a tribute to the people whose hard work brings coffee to our tables. It is a good, solid documentation of the Philippine coffee history. But most of all, it is a love letter expressing Francisco’s enduring passion for coffee, a romance that has consumed him for a quarter of a decade, and possibly for an entire lifetime, Reading this book will also make you fail in love with coffee.
written by Troy Barrios / The Ultimate Coffee Guide Vol. XII Iss. 2


Barbara Kubo - Director
Ms. Kubo has been associated with the House of Yahweh since 2017 and for the past year has served as a weekly Volunteer in the Outreach Center Office. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from UCLA where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors. After beginning her career in Retail Management, she and her husband opened and operated a successful restaurant business in Manhattan Beach for 32 years. A dedicated Volunteer throughout her adult life, she has served as a Classroom, Library and PTA Volunteer with the Manhattan Beach Schools district, worked as a Literacy Specialist with the LA Times Reading by 9 Program, performed as a Docent at the J. Paul Getty Museum, served as a Day Center Host, Learning Center Aide, Housing Navigator and Ambassador with the Downtown Women’s Center, and held numerous Hospitality and Ministry positions at both American Martyrs Catholic Church and the Manhattan Beach Community Church.


Method as Identity: Manufacturing Distance in the Academic Study of Religion, by Christopher M. Driscoll and Monica R. Miller is here, at last. Dr. Monica R. Miller and I have worked on this monograph for the last four years, so we’re thrilled to see it in our hands. And your hands, too. Admittedly, the price is a bit high for students, and well, most scholars, too. But that can quickly be addressed if everyone asks their institutional library to purchase a hard copy of the book now. Then, in about a year’s time, a paperback will be released.
Here's a panel discussion on humanism and race from the American Humanist Association's annual conference, held in early May in Denver, CO. The conversation included Dr. Anthony Pinn, Dr. Monica R. Miller, Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson, and me, Dr. Christopher Driscoll. Join the ongoing conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #ahacon15
Dr. Anthony B. Pinn is currently Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies, and also Founding Director of The Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is also Director of Research for the Institute for Humanist Studies in Washington, DC. In addition to these titles, while at Rice Prof. Pinn has developed a robust PhD program in African American Religious Studies recognized for its intellectual rigor and emphasis on professionalization.
Spanning a career of nearly 25 years, Pinn has published over thirty books, which have impacted a variety of fields and subfields within the academic study of religion and have made him one of the most prolific and influential scholars of religion of his generation. In February of 2014, Prometheus Books released Anthony B. Pinn’s Writing God’s Obituary: How a Good Methodist Became a Better Atheist. As this title notes, Pinn is also a well-known atheist, or non-theist (to use his own preferred moniker). His brand of theology doesn’t require “god” but emphasizes the ordinary as well as the extraordinary dimensions of life, and the cultural ingenuity humans muster in community, in particular the African American community.
Recently, we sat down with Professor Pinn to talk about Writing God’s Obituary (WGO).
Pinn can also be found on Twitter @anthony_pinn
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The Avifauna of the Danube Flood plain between Calafat and Zaval. Biology, ecology and preservation status of bird species
The paper presents actual data regarding the avifauna from the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems from the Danube Flood Plain between Calafat and Zava (Dolj County).
The Bird Collection Catalogue (Aves) within Oltenia Museum represents a scientific instrument of one of the most important collections of the Department of Natural Sciences – Oltenia Museum Craiova, namely the bird collection, including 1,739 specimens (1,060 naturalized birds, 670 preserved skins, 6 trophies, 3 skeletons), preserved in the museum’s store and exhibition areas.
Elaborating this catalogue aims to include specialized information of data accumulated over the years with respect to the items that are part of the mammals collection of the Museum of Oltenia. At the same time the catalogue is a reference parameter in order to understand the spreading of mammals from Oltenia and Romania.
Scientific journal „Oltenia for Studies in Natural Sciences” (Oltenia - Studii si Comunicari Stiintele Naturii): The journal is published annually, certified by C.N.C.S.I.S. in Journals B+ Category and indexed BDI, Zoological Record link to I.S.I. Master Journal List.


In 2010, the Musical Association Giovanni Bottesini organized a concert showcasing some opera arias by Stefano Pavesi. On that occasion, Maestro Aldo Salvagno, Director of the appointed Orchestra, was impressed by the composer from Crema and begun an unremitting research work, which led him to conduct researches in the major European libraries.
The initiative found a first important supporter in the Associazione Popolare Crema for the Territory, but it was only with the introduction of the Società Storica Cremasca and of its president Matteo Facchi that the determining change took place for the achievement of Maestro Salvagno’s project, which finds in this publication the due recognition.
Thanks go also to the Rotary Club Crema, the Municipality of Crema, the Lombardy Region and to the many citizens who, with discretion, support the promotion of our territory.
The enthusiasm and collaboration of many has allowed the addition of a new element in the rediscovery of the amazing musical history of our city.
Francesco Daniel Donati
President of Musical Association Giovanni Bottesini
Casaletto Vaprio, 1779 Crema, 1850
Stefano Pavesi, born in Casaletto Vaprio, near Crema, in 1779, was considered in 1809, by a prestigious French musical magazine, within the five best composers active in Italy. He studied under the guidance of Piccini at the prestigious conservatory of S. Onofrio in Naples. Implicated in the revolutionary uproar in the city in 1799, Pavesi was forced to escape to France and then to Geneva. He came back to Crema soon afterwards and completed his studies under the guidance of Gazziniga, maestro in the Cathedral Chapel. In 1802, he moved to Venice, where, the following year, his first farce was staged, adjudged opera of great value by all the musical critics of the time and also by the composer Mayr, Donizzetti’s maestro, and by the librettist Foppa. The following years saw Pavesi earn many successes. He obtained increasing approval by the public, critics and colleagues. He composed around 70 serious and comedic operas performed in various Italian cities, often gaining notable success. In 1818 Pavesi was appointed maestro of Crema’s Cathedral Chapel and, between 1826 and 1830, he directed the Court Theatre of Vienna for six months of the year. Among his most important lyrical operas, characterised by a notable inventive melody and orchestral mastery, were: La Fiera (1804), La festa della rosa (1808), Ser Marcantonio (1810, on the same libretto of Don Pasquale by Donizzetti), and Fenella (1831).
He also wrote numerous scores of sacred music, among them, Infelix Catharina, a magnificent composition written to commemorate the tragedy of Caterina of Uberti. Stefano Pavesi died in Crema in 1850.


- Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) runs Peer Support Networks in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Caboolture, North Lakes and Townsville. To find out more QDN runs a range of events outside of the Peer Support Networks. Visit their Events page to find out what's coming up soon.
- Sunnybank Local Support Group hold a meeting on the last Sunday of the month at which there is the opportunity for people to connect together, get information and share their experiences. People with disability living in the local Sunnybank area and the surrounding area are welcome to attend. Light refreshment provided.
Date: Last Saturday of the month
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Place: Sunnybank Hill Library
RSVP: By email firstname.lastname@example.org or call (07) 3252 8566 / 1300 363 783
Support: Let us know if you require a support worker, interpreter or other support to attend. Limited assistance with transport may be available upon request.
- Brisbane Hot Topics Local Support Group hold a meeting for people with intellectual disability on the last Friday of the month. People living with intellectual disability in the Brisbane area are welcome to attend. Come along to connect up, get information, learn new things and share your stories. Bring a plate to share.
Date: Last Friday of the month
Time: 12 noon – 2pm
Place: QDN meeting room
RSVP: By email email@example.com or phone 3252 8566
Support: Let us know if you require a support worker, Auslan interpreter or other support to attend. Limited assistance with transport may be available upon request.
More information is on the QDN website – www.qdn.org.au


Balaji, O and Amita, D and Geroge, MM and Kumari, Meena K and Amberkar, Mohan Babu V (2017) Dapsone-induced dress: a case report. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, 10 (5). pp. 4-5. ISSN 0974-2441 Balaji, O and Amita, D and Patil, Navin (2017) L-asparaginase-induced hypofibrinogenemia: a case report.


If you are in search of a creative and simple way to make DIY vintage paper flowers, you should enjoy this new video tutorial. I will show you how to make a paper flower out of an old book step by step with just a few other simple supplies. This decorative item can add a touch of elegance and homespun charm to any room.
How to Make Paper Flowers the Easy Way
Paper crafts made out of old books tend to have an elaborate look to them when they are completed, but you will discover that they are usually pretty easy to make, and involve simple, repetitive steps. Such is the case with this project, which is a particularly basic one.
How to Make Flowers Out of Paper Using an Old Book
Before you can begin, you will need to gather the necessary materials. To start, find an old book which does not need to remain intact. It does not need to be a long book since you will only be tearing out a few pages per flower.
You also need some thread as well as a bead which you will use for the center of the flower. The size, material and color of that bead are up to you.
For tools, all you require is a pencil, a pair of scissors and some glue. There are a couple of things to note. One of them is that you do not actually need hot glue for this project. A regular glue stick works just fine. Of course, hot glue is fine as well.
The other thing is that if you want to be precise when drawing circles (which is one of the steps), you might want to grab a protractor or a couple of lids to trace. Otherwise, you can just eyeball it.
What Can You Do With Your Old Book Flowers?
A better question would be, “What can’t you do with a paper flower made from book pages?” This is a beautiful decorative item with vintage flare which looks great sitting or hanging anywhere. It is also good for gift-wrapping.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Estimated Cost $1
You can also try making variations on this project with additional layers of petals or petals in different colors.
Other Ways to Make Paper Flowers and Old Book Crafts
If this project got you excited to try making more paper flowers, you are in luck. There are so many different ways you can do it!
And here are three more DIY Paper flowers you can make quickly and easily. You’ll find lots more in our archives. So check out these projects and the other easy DIY paper flowers we have shared!


Further to my previous article about HS Code (Harmonized System) – please see below update from Mike Poverello’s blog regarding the release of the 2nd edition of the HS Code.. This is a very important handbook for regular importers, exporters, customs brokers, and freight forwarders..
New WCO Guide to the HS classification
It explains the origin of the Harmonized System, presents a detailed, precise arrangements for its management and describes additional publications attached to it.
It also contains the text of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, the Rules of Procedure of the Harmonized System Committee and Subcommittees and many other information.
Visit the WCO Publication webpage to purchase on line.


By Kate Thora
During my time as a fresh graduate, on occasion I struggled with the idea that there is so much expected of me as a potential employee, and seemingly so little time to acquire the knowledge. But by making the time to do some extra reading from expert books on the side, I found the process becomes a lot easier. Here are some of the benefits I discovered.
1. Allows You to Learn from the Masters
The most obvious reason to read expert books is because the people who have written them have invested a great deal of time and effort to become an expert. What they have to say is of importance to the topic we are studying.
When you take up an expert book in your hands you can instantly access the best and brightest minds in your area of interest, without geographical limits. This is an invaluable experience which can give you an edge in a recruitment process.
2. Hones Your Argument Building Skills
One of the areas that most job searchers struggle with when it comes to preparing for an interview is how to build a convincing argument and sustain it throughout the paper. This is also quite a tricky skill to learn, but when you read books written by those who have learned how to argue their point cogently over time you find structuring arguments becomes easier.
Knowing how to explain yourself in such a way that others agree with you is a hugely beneficial life skill – and it can come from reading.
3. Makes it Easier to Decide What’s Relevant
In the beginning, it can be hard to work your way through all of the text you’re supposed to read. But when you read expert books widely, with practice, you will come to recognize a good, useful text almost instantly. The same is true of the less relevant or well-written articles. The faster you get at reading the easier you will find it to scan texts for relevant information.
The more you read, the better informed you will be about writers you like, so you can revisit them time & again to see what they have to say about a topic. This makes beginning your research easier as you have an instant first port of call.
4. Gives You the Confidence to Question
When we meet new material it seems reasonable to take what is being said as fact. The written material on most subjects, however, is comprised of a great deal of personal opinion. Experts have of course carried out extensive research in order to arrive at the opinion expressed, but if you are only aware of one point of view on a matter then you don’t have the opportunity to make up your own mind.
Reading a number of expert opinions on a topic gives you the freedom to decide which argument is most convincing to you. This helps you to develop the confidence to question material as you read, which in turn develops your critical thinking abilities.
5. Reveals Different Approaches
We all view the world differently and have unique perspectives. Every topic can be approached in a different way. If you were to read all of the books written on one topic you would find that they all approach the discussion in distinct ways. There is no one correct way to write a journal or a book.
When you read from expert books on a particular matter it’s clear how each writer has their own way of exploring the question. This helps us to become more fluid in our thinking, we see that there are plenty of ways to solve a problem.
Although reading a wide variety of material when we already have a set of interviews to prepare for may seem impossible, the benefits that we acquire from doing so really can offset the effort involved. And remember that the more we read the faster we become and the easier it gets, so why not set yourself a reading challenge today? And don’t forget to expand your horizons also in other areas, such as looking for new places to apply. Good luck!


Fiddlers to visit
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VIVIAN and PHIL WILLIAMS of Seattle will be performing "Fiddling Down the
Oregon Trail" on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Potlatch Library,
Potlatch, Idaho, and on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the 1912
Center, 412 East Third St., Moscow, Idaho.
In this lively musical presentation, Vivian and Phil Williams carry on the
pioneer music tradition with stories of the Pacific Northwest. The
Williams play the hoe-downs, waltzes, reels and schottisches that were
played for relaxation after a hard day on the trail, at Saturday night
dances in pioneer settlements, or at home with neighbors. Interwoven with
the music are stories of the Pacific Northwest.
These free performances are sponsored in part by the Latah County Library
District, the Friends of the Moscow Public Library, and the Friends of the
If you miss the Potlatch and Moscow performances, you can still attend on
Thursday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. at Neill Public Library, Pullman.
For more information, contact Chris at the Moscow Public Library, 882-3925.
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This book and its follow-on were part of the required reading curriculum for one of my first journalism classes. Through his description of his rookie reporter days, Lincoln Steffens had a profound impact on my appreciation of the power of the written word. Over the years, I pushed this book on most of my family to try to give them the same perspective. Now I’m sharing this with you, too.
To give you a bit of context, here’s what the back of the book says:
Lincoln Steffens, who was born in California in 1866, grew up to be one of America’s greatest journalists. He began his career as a police reporter in New York and later achieved fame as a principal figure in the journalistic reform movement known as “muckraking,” which uncovered political and economic corruption throughout the country.”
In fact, one of the chapters of this book is titled, “How I Make a Crime Wave” served as such a cautionary tale of the impact inside information can have in the perception people carry of a set of events I reread it periodically just to remind myself of the importance of perspective. Steffens has such an engaging way of relating his various anecdotes, in fact, that my natural inclination would be to copy that whole chapter here. Since that’s not really right either… here’s a few paragraphs from the culmination of the the story, where Jacob Riis explains how it is that he was continually able to one-up reporting major crimes over his colleague, Steffens:
Riis told him about it, how I got him called down by printing a beat, and he had to get even. And did. “I beat the pot out of you,” he boasted to me, his pride reviving. “And I can go right on doing it. I can get not one or two crimes a day; if I must I can get half a dozen, a dozen. I can get all there are every day.
“But”–he turned to T.R.–“I don’t want to. So I’ll tell you where my leak is, and you can close it up. I have had it for years, seldom used it, but–you can stop it for ever.”
And Riis, the honest, told us how the reports of all crimes of high degree against property were sent in by the precincts to the heads of inspection districts and they were all compiled in a completed list which was filed in a certain pigeon-hole in the outer office of the chief inspector. Not he, but his boy, Max, had observed the making and filing of this list one day long ago; he had reported it to Riis, who resisted temptation to some extent.
“I told Max never to pry into that pigeon-hole–except in emergencies. And we never did, except in emergencies. But when you”–he blazed at me–“when you got so smart, I go so mad that I told Max to go to it, and well–” He turned back to “Mr. President, that file is in the extreme left of the third row of pigeon-holes from the bottom. It should be kept in the inside office.”
Members of the news-reading public only saw that the number of stories reported via competing papers had jumped dramatically, and began agitating all the local politicians to fix this ill. The fact that the actual number hadn’t changed didn’t play into the equation. It’s a powerful story about how additional information shifts the picture kaleidoscopically.
I may not now be a practicing journalist, but the training I received all those years ago has still stood me in good stead. In particular this book and it’s engaging anecdotes about never being satisfied with the first or easiest answer is a useful guideline for my everyday life. And even my life as a story teller. So I can whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone else looking for a little perspective on how additional information can shift a picture.
I read this book the first time shortly after it was first released in 1993. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas is a trained anthropologist who applies her observational skills to her dog pack. Her book, The Hidden Life of Dogs, chronicles her experiences with her own and friends’ dogs over the course of decades in a very personal and touching series of anecdotes.
What endeared me to the book from the very beginning was her statement in the introduction:
Do dogs have thoughts and feelings? Of course they do. If they didn’t, there wouldn’t be any dogs. That being said, however, a book on dogs must by definition be somewhat anthropomorphic, and reasonably so, since our aversion to the label is misplaced. Using the experience of another species has been a useful tool to many of the great wildlife biologists. The more experienced the investigator, the more useful the tool. Consider George Schaller’s observation of a mother leopard and her son: “At times [the two leopards] had ardent reunions, rubbing their cheeks and bodies sinuously and licking each other’s face, obviously excited and delighted with the meeting. Witnessing such tenderness, I realized that these leopards merely masked their warm temperament and emotional depth beneath a cold exterior.”
Having experienced the remarkable ability of pets (both my own and others’) to acclimate to human mores and accurately reflect our emotions back to us, it was refreshing to read an author who took my view of their innate sensitivity. In fact, a biology teacher I had otherwise regarded quite highly lost a not insignificant measure of my respect by dismissing pet interactions with a “they’re just animals” kind of epithet. In the 80s and 90s, in fact, I regularly read biologists’ reductionist accounts of animals’ existence that completely minimized their emotional significance.
I’ve seen a trend in the opposite direction in more recent years, but Marshall Thomas was the first I had read to seriously address the complexity our animal companions experience in their internal lives. Her ability to capture a poignant moment of cultural conflict between humans and dogs leads to such compelling passages as:
Misha understood the importance of a cool demeanor and so did the young wolf, but Misha’s adversary, the big Saint Bernard, did not. His passion and intensity on behalf of his owners eventually proved too much for them, and they took him to the local humane society. Supposedly, he was offered for adoption. But most people don’t want a huge dog with very strong feelings. No one took him. That humane society was also a dog hospital, where a dog’s emergency later took me, and there, to my surprise, I recognized the Saint Bernard, who was standing helplessly in a little wire cage. Our eyes met. His face brightened, because, I think, he recognized me. I saw that he very much hoped I would help him, but alas, I could not. Scheduled for execution, he was waiting to be drained of blood to provide transfusions for dogs more fortunate than he, dogs who were wanted by their owners.
In her pursuit of her experiment in letting her dogs just be dogs, she does let her dogs roam loose and procreate to see how they behave themselves when freed from human rules and constraints, which, I grant, is a worrying way to approach the responsibility of pet ownership. However, she focused so completely on finally discovering what it was that her dogs wanted from life that this potential objection really only occurred to me in very belated hindsight.
For those who are interested in well-drawn observations about how dogs interact, both with other dogs and humans, this is a quick but moving read. For those who are looking for guidance on training or best practices in raising a well-adjusted pet, look elsewhere. For myself, I like re-reading this book periodically particularly for the links she draws from her time observing wild wolves on Baffin Island and her insights into natural canine inclinations. And I love that she recognizes that every individual of a species has only a small answer to the puzzle of what drives behavior and learning, so no one dog will correctly stand in for all dogs, while experience with many dogs still doesn’t answer every question we might have about them.
This is the second Veronica Li book I’ve been asked to review, and it fulfilled all the promise her first title. She describes this as a memoir dictated by her mother and transcribed and translated by herself. Li explains in the prologue that the genesis of the idea came from childhood:
One of my fondest memories of growing up in Hong Kong is listening to Mom’s stories on a winter night. I would be sitting in my parents’ bed, my feet tucked under a silk-stuffed quilt. Mom sat on a sofa chair close by, clad in a cheongsam, with the high mandarin collar turned down for comfort. It was after dinner. My tummy was warm and the air cold. The temperature in Hong Kong never went down to freezing; but when the apartment had no heating, the chill could be unrelenting.
“Tell about how you met Baba,” I implored.
“But you heard that last night already,” Mom said.
“Please, please, one more time.”
Mom smiled without parting her lips—only an angel could smile like that. The flow of her words, which had become my words, lulled me into a trance. I sank lower and lower into the bed. The comforter wrapped me as snugly as a cocoon. My eyes grew heavy. Then I heard Mom say, “You know what happens next?” Of course I knew, but I also knew that she didn’t expect me to answer. She was only testing to see if I was still listening. My eyelids fluttered, and she continued. I must have been about seven, still small enough to be carried to my own bed without waking.
Li says she had heard all these stories throughout her life, though never strung together chronologically. Having read the stories for the first time that way, I have to guess that there was more than a little editing and revision once the oral history recording sessions were completed. This is a polished pearl of a story. It hangs together thematically with some wonderful incentives to learn more about Chinese history. (I know I’m going to be looking for a good version of “Dreaming in the Red Chamber” based on the impact the protagonist ascribes to that story on her own life.)
For a memoir, it carries some very strong themes throughout the book: parenting, motherhood, relationships, and education. In an odd way, it confirms western stereotypes about typical Chinese values, though it does so in such a way that underlines western short-sightedness in not understanding the value inherent in these connections and goals. Even the guanxi that leads to opportunities ranging from school, to jobs, to housing, to an eventual husband is illustrated in a clear and easy-to-understand series of examples of Chinese cultural mores.
I had never previously heard of the Homa & Sekey imprint, either, but will be looking further into their catalog as well, if the quality of content from this book is representative of the rest of what they carry.
Having visited Hong Kong a handful of times in my life, and lived in Taiwan for an eventful year and a half myself, many of the locations were at least vaguely familiar to me. The new context for the KMT, and a clearer understanding of the history of 1940s China and the rise of communism on the mainland was an added bonus for the compellingly written tale. Even cross-cultural miscues interpreted through the eyes of children added to the flavor and authenticity of the story:
Being only two years apart, Ngai and I were best friends. As we had no toys to play with, we had to create our own games. One of our favorites was imitating our rulers, the British. I invented it after witnessing a scene on the street. While running an errand for Mother, I saw a British man dressed in a white suit. His pants hugged his legs, reminding me of Mother’s theory that when a gweilo fell, he couldn’t get up because his pants were too tight. The Englishman’s leather shoes made a loud clackety-clack on the pavement. The sight and sound mesmerized me. Everything about him was alien—we Chinese wore baggy pants to give us freedom of movement, and our cloth shoes would never create such a racket. Then I saw a beggar come up to him. The Englishman waved his cane and shouted something, his face turning as red as a monkey’s bottom. The scene made such an impression on me that I reenacted it to Ngai the moment I got home. Brandishing Mother’s duster as the Englishman his cane, I yelled, “Gid-a-wai, chop chop!” I had no idea that what I was saying meant “Get away, hurry up!” To complete my act, I marched off, clucking my tongue to mimic the noisy leather shoes. Ngai rolled with laughter on the floor. From then on, we took turns in playing the Englishman and the beggar.
I can thus enthusiastically encourage anyone with an interest in recent Chinese history to read this unique perspective on the impact of the Japanese invasion and the increasing destabilization of mainland politics on the lives of ordinary citizens who were nonetheless profoundly impacted by the greater context of the world around them. The bonus is that this is told from the perspective of such a strong female voice, who was able to pursue her goals despite the times and turbulence.
This comprises this second request I’ve received via my blog for a review, and I have to say this was a MUCH happier experience for me. The author’s representative gave me the option for either a mobi or PDF version, and was very professional generally. Then too, I have a soft spot for travel accounts, having written my college honor’s thesis comparing Mme de Stael and Heinrich Heine, and their displaced senses of place, each having left their homelands for various reasons.
The 28 pages of this little gem conveyed such a concrete depiction of Molokai, I could almost smell the lush surroundings as a reader. The introduction shares a grandchild’s love and family pride and states that in fact, these pieces were authored by her grandfather and only lightly edited for continuity.
I suppose if I were to be consistent, I could point out that here too, there were a handful of typos and a few spots where there could have been another editing pass, but the stories were so beautiful it’s easy for me to forgive those small trespasses. The three tales span the expanse of a lifetime, with the perspectives of a 12-year-old, a 20-something, and a 50-something encompassed within them.
Even the illustrations provided by the granddaughter, presented in almost woodcut style in black and white, augmented the simple truths of greatly devout and devoted individuals portrayed within the pages. In the first story, one of the particularly telling passages that really moved me in its loss of innocence after witnessing the brutality of a cock-fight:
“Like feeding sharks, the people had gone into an uncontrolled frenzy that was terminated only by the specter of death. The competitiveness, the violence, the extreme agitation, the savagery and brutality totally masked all human reason. For the first time, I understood God’s intent for the Ten Commandments. Man needed guidance. God knew that predatory violence was man’s fatal weakness, that man’s disregard for precious life could eventually lead to extinction.”
The sense of reverence portrayed not only for the environment but also for the long-time relationships that comprised the formative basis for the personality relating the tales carries throughout the entire piece. Molokai’s fight against commercialism could have been a preachy screed against corporatist plutocracy, but read as a dedication to the preservation of community values.
This small collection is absolutely worth the dollar it costs at Amazon for anyone who wants the perspective of the Hawaiian minority or the sense of place of an outstanding memoir.


Um. May was a busy month, but I hadn't realized until now how little I'd read during it. Jaysus.
1. Unclutter Your Life in One Week! by Erin Rooney Doland
- 4 stars
- The fairly high rating here is due, I'm sure, to that responsible-adult feeling one gets after reading a responsible-adult-themed self-help book.
2. The SoNo Baking Company Cookbook by John Barricelli
- 3 stars
3. Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
- 3.5 stars
4. Anathem by Neal Stephenson
- 4 stars
- Oh, look, a Neal Stephenson book I actually managed to finish! This is the first book I'd been able to check out in our new city (with a temporary card, which I could only use to check out two books at a time), which probably has something to do with the dedication I was able to exhibit.
Scoring system is as follows:
1 star = hated
1.5 stars = didn't enjoy, but didn't hate
2 stars = didn't enjoy particularly
2.5 stars = enjoyed somewhat
3 stars = enjoyed, but might not read again
3.5 stars = would probably read again
4 stars = would like to own a copy
4.5 stars = would like to own a copy, and would probably read occasionally
5 stars = would like to own a copy, and would probably read often


NOTICE: The Kohala High School website is currently undergoing redesign. Please be patient as some links may be unavailable for the time being.
Registration will occur in the school library from 8:00am to 11:00am on the following dates:
Tuesday, July 17 Grades 11 & 12
Thursday, July 18 Grades 9 & 10
Student Fees are as follows:
$8 Class Dues
$10 Student Government
$2 Newspaper (optional [hosting fees for online newspaper])
$25 Activity Ticket (optional)
Creating a community of college and career ready, lifelong learners
For events relating to college, career, and scholarships, visit our College/Career Resources tab.


The cyberCommons Framework is a loosely coupled service-orientated reference architecture for distributed computing workflows. The framework is composed of a series of Docker contained services combined by a Python RESTful API. These containers in the reference architecture use MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Django RESTful and Celery to build a loosely coupled and horizontally scalable software stack. This reference stack can be used to manage data, catalog metadata, and register computational worker nodes with defined tasks. Computations can scale across a series of worker nodes on bare-metal or virtualized environments. The framework provides a flexible, accessible interface for distributed processing and data management from multiple environments including command-line, programming languages, and web and mobile applications.
The cyberCommons Framework currently deployed across a wide variety of environments.
- University of Oklahoma Libraries at the University of Oklahoma.
- University of Colorado Libraries at the University of Colorado Boulder.
- US Congressional Hearings Search Engine
- Latin Search Engine
- Northern Arizona University EcoPAD is an ecological platform for data assimilation and forecasting in ecology.
- The Oklahoma Biological Survey
- The Earth Observation Modeling facility
- MGMIC (MetaGenome analysis for Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Studies)
- The South Central Climate Sciences Center
- The Oklahoma Water Survey
- 1. Installation
- 2. System Configuration
- 3. Install Remote Workers
- 4. RESTful API
- 5. Users and Persmissions
- 6. Help and Issue Reporting
- 7. Contributors


"A Century of Art: Athens Art Association, 1919-2019" Exhibition
Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
The Lyndon House Arts Center is hosting the exhibition "A Century of Art: The Athens Art Association, 1919-2019" with an opening reception on Thursday, June 6, 6:00-8:00 pm. The exhibition continues on view through August 15 during regular gallery hours of Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon - 9:00 p.m., and Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Lyndon House Arts Center presents "A Century of Art: The Athens Art Association, 1919 – 2019" to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Athens Arts Association, featuring works by members of the association from each decade, past to present.
Founded in 1919 by Laura Blackshear, the Athens Art Association continues to thrive. During monthly meetings, held on the first Thursday of each month at the Lyndon House Arts Center, members share ideas, materials, and concepts, and support each other with exhibition opportunities and more.
Organized and co-curated by Christine Langone, an Emerita Professor in Leadership Education at UGA, and the Lyndon House Arts Center’s preparator Celia Brooks, the exhibit features works by long-time members Lucy Stanton, Sallie Goodwyn, Millie Dearing, Rainey Gentry, Joan Hill, Connie Flynn, Nancy Roberson, Jean Gibson, Hildegarde Timberlake, and more.
Co-curator Christine Langone reflects that the exhibit “highlights the tremendous contribution the Athens Art Association has made to Athens area artists through its educational programs, artistic activities, and sharing/comradery which enhance the lives and creativity of its members over 10 decades.”
The closing reception and program are scheduled for Thursday, August 15 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Additional Athens Art Association Centennial Celebration exhibits and events will be held at the Georgia Museum of Art and the Athens-Clarke County Library.