2 edition of Essays on the surgery of the temporal bone found in the catalog.
Essays on the surgery of the temporal bone
Ballance, Charles Alfred Sir.
|Statement||by Sir Charles A. Ballance, with the assistance of CharlesDavid Green.|
|Contributions||Green, Charles David.|
The temporal bone is one of the bones in the skull. Everyone has two of these bones, one on either side of the skull, with the bones comprising part of the sides and base of the skull. These bones are closely involved in the anatomy of the ear, and they house a number of anatomical structures of importance. People who research hearing disorders.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version: Ballance, Charles Alfred, Sir, Essays on the surgery of the temporal bone. London: Macmillan, ESSAYS ON THE SURGERY OF THE TEMPORAL BONE, VOLUME II by Sir Charles A. Ballance; PUBLISHER: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., London, England; a printing; pages.
A collection of essays, diagrams, and observations on ailments of the temporal Rating: % positive. This book is an essential reference for a multidisciplinary approach to assessing diseases affecting the temporal bone. It is an ideal resource for all radiologists, neuroradiologists, head and neck radiologists, and residents in these specialties.5/5(2).
Revised and written by leaders in the field, this expanded Second Edition text/atlas focuses on surgical techniques and surgical decision making. Coverage includes the latest techniques, patient examination and evaluation, surgical indications, contraindications and complications.
Detailed and visually appealing illustrations complement the text. Development. The temporal bone is ossified from eight centers, exclusive of those for the internal ear and the tympanic ossicles: one for the squama including the zygomatic process, one for the tympanic part, four for the petrous and mastoid parts, and two for the styloid before the end of prenatal development [Fig.
6] the temporal bone consists of three principal parts:Articulations: Occipital, parietal, sphenoid, mandible. Surgery of the Ear and Temporal Bone Second Edition by Joseph B.
Nadol Jr. MD (Editor), Michael J. McKenna MD (Editor) ISBN ISBN X. Why is ISBN important. ISBN. This bar-code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Sanjay Prasad, Ivo P. Janecka, in Otologic Surgery (Third Edition), RESULTS.
Temporal bone neoplasms occur infrequently. The limited experience makes analysis of treatment difficult. Because of this difficulty, we reviewed the literature for all cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone, 5 analyzed the extent of disease present, studied the different treatment.
The temporal bones are a pair of bilateral, symmetrical bones that constitute a large portion of the lateral wall and base of the are highly irregular bones with extensive muscular attachments and articulations with surrounding bones.
There are a number of openings and canals in the temporal bone through which structures enter and exit the cranial cavity. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version.
Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (M), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected by: 2. An outstanding textbook on the anatomy of the temporal bone with surgical information, lavishly illustrated,with a set of unique stereoscopic, three-dimensional color reels that assist the reader in accurately visualizing the complex structures of the inner ear.
The human temporal bone collection at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, comprising specimens from. 1. ANATOMY OF TEMPORAL BONE MODERATOR – DR. S N MUKHERJEE PRESENTER - DR. PRANEETH 2. INTRODUCTION • Temporal bone is a composite structure consisting of tympanic bone, mastoid process, squama and petrosa.
• Styloid process eventhough is closely associated with temporal bone, is not considered as a part of it.
Thieme eBooks, Temporal bone anatomy is arguably the most complex anatomy in the human body. The proximity of vital neural and vascular structures, the intricate three-dimensional relationships involved, and the manner in which these structures are encased in a labyrinth of bony canals pose a major challenge to the preparation for and performance of surgery.
Temporal bone anatomy is arguably the most complex anatomy in the human body. The proximity of vital neural and vascular structures, the intricate three-dimensional relationships involved, and the manner in which these structures are encased in a labyrinth of bony canals pose a major challenge to the preparation for and performance of surgery.
INTRODUCTORY MICROSURGERY OF THE TEMPORAL BONE Zürich, February 07 – 08, FOURTEENTH PRACTICAL COURSE In collaboration with: Department of Anatomy, University of Zürich, Switzerland Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Kantonsspital Lucerne, Switzerland.
The images in this database have been compiled from the Human Temporal Bone Collection at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Images are indexed by the anatomy and pathology depicted. They are made available as educational “freeware” for the limited purpose of teaching students, residents, clinicians, and researchers in the field of otolaryngology.
This book is an essential reference for a multidisciplinary approach to assessing diseases affecting the temporal bone. It is an ideal resource for all radiologists, neuroradiologists, head and neck radiologists, and residents in these specialties. It is also valuable for otolaryngologists, otologists, and head and neck surgeons.
METHODS. This study included 12 patients. After institutional review board approval, we reviewed the records of patients who underwent temporal bone surgery between and at two affiliated medical centers in New York, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Campus (NYPH).Cited by: The temporal bone (os temporale; L., the temple) forms portions of the sides and base of the skull.
It is anatomically divided into four regions called the squamous, mastoid, temporal, and petrous parts. The flattened squamous part forms the superior region of the bone that helps protect the sides of the brain (temporal lobe). an illustrated guide to temporal bone dissection Download an illustrated guide to temporal bone dissection or read online books in PDF, EPUB, Tuebl, and Mobi Format.
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TEMPORAL BONE (ANTERIOR SURFACE) The petrous apex is the wedge of bone that separates the greater wing of the sphenoid from the occipital bone. The most prominent feature of this surface is the internal carotid foramen, through which the carotid artery exits the temporal bone.
The impression for the trigeminal ganglion is located on the lateral. Dental Anatomy Temporal Bone. STUDY. PLAY. Where are the paired temporal bone located.
lateral walls of the skull and part of the base of the skull. What 5 bones does the temporal bones articulate with. (zpoms) zygomatic parietal occipital mandible sphenoid. Title: Immunostaining, Na K ATPase Chapter: Removal & Study of Temporal Bones Chapter Section: Temporal Bone Removal and Preparation Comments: Newborn male PM time 2 hours, embedded in polyester wax.
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The temporal bones are situated at the sides and base of the skull. Each consists of five parts, viz., the squama, the petrous, mastoid, and tympanic parts, and the styloid process.
1 The Squama (squama temporalis).—The squama forms the anterior and upper part of the bone, and is scale-like, thin, and translucent. New to this edition are colour photographs of the macroscopic human temporal bone and an expansion of the descriptive text accompanying the temporal bone dissection series.
The book is a comprehensive reference to all aspects of the subject, and should be of interest to otolaryngology residents and head and neck surgery : A.J. Gulya, H.F. Schuknech. The temporal bone is situated on the sides and the base of the cranium and lateral to the temporal lobe of the cerebrum.
The temporal bone is one of the most important calvarial and skull base bones. Gross anatomy. The temporal bone is very complex and. Henry Gray (–). Anatomy of the Human Body. FIG. Left temporal bone. Outer surface. DIY How to build a French Drain. How to drain surface water in your yard or property.
- Duration: Pageboy25 Recommended for you. Because the parietal bones mostly function as the main walls for the brain, I turn your attention and my head to the temporal bones of the skull. There are many vocabulary words that were required.
The student of the temporal bone, the resident struggling to master the intricate surgical anatomy of this most crowded and complicated bone in the human body, and the otologic surgeon will find this atlas an invaluable reference work and companion to have on hand in the dissecting room and surgical by: 1.
The petrous part of the temporal bone is pyramid-shaped and is wedged in at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and occipital ed medially, forward, and a little upward, it presents a base, an apex, three surfaces, and three angles, and houses in its interior, the components of the inner petrous portion is among the most basal elements of the FMA: The tympanic part of the temporal bone is situated inferiorly to the squamous part and anteriorly to the mastoid part.
The tympanic part surrounds the external auditory meatus, forming the anterior wall, floor and some of the posterior wall of the bony external acoustic meatus. The lateral border of the tympanic part gives the attachment to the cartilaginous part of the external acoustic.
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Jul 04 Meta Description Pettigrew Temporal Bones are designed for simulation ear surgery. All surgical operations of the tympanic membrane, middle ear and mastoid can be practised. These plastic temporal bones are castings in polyurethane of cadaver temporal bones.
Ear pathology such as cholesteatoma can be incorporated. At the same time, the surgical skills required to navigate this anatomy are indispensable to the management of ear disease and associated disability, and provide alternative approaches with less morbidity to intracranial pathology.
This book presents technical and strategic considerations for safe and effective temporal bone surgery. Key. Books open for chapter submissions. Filters Temporal Bone Edited by Ghada Amin Ahmed Khalifa.
Temporal Bone. We are always looking for new book proposals from experts. We encourage you to submit a proposal and share your expertise and knowledge in. Temporal bone CT can detect deviations in the course and caliber of the intratemporal facial nerve, which can provide key information regarding facial nerve pathology and prove critical in surgical planning for otologic surgery.
Here are your notes on Temporal Bones of Human Skull. The temporal bones are a pair of pneumatic irregular bones, situated on each side of the base and side of the skull. Each bone intervenes between the sphenoid in front and the occipital behind, and is composed of four basic parts—squamous, petro- mastoid, tympanic and styloid process.
Epidermoid Surgery and x- Temporal bone resec- Living and well at ray therapy tion 13 yr. 71, M External ear 10 yr. Epidermoid Cautery and sur- Temporal bone resec- Dead from tumor gery tion and radical at 9 mo.
neck dissection R. 47, M External ear 10 yr. Basal cell Cautery, surgery, Temporal bone resec- Living and well at Cited by: Temporal bone. A and B, inferior views.A, the temporal bone has a squamosal part, which forms some of the floor and lateral wall of the middle cranial is also the site of the mandibular fossa in which the mandibular condyle sits.
The tympanic part forms the anterior, lower, and part of the posterior wall of the external canal, part of the wall of the tympanic Cited by: 4. The first page starts in the mid-temporal bone at the level of the stapes.
Each histology section can be viewed in three sizes: thumbnail, pixels wide and pixels wide. The pixels format is approximately Kbytes in size and may take 3 to 4. Based on the human temporal bone collection at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, this lavishly illustrated Third Edition includes a DVD offering full-color photomicrographs and side-by-side 3-D stereo images for split-screen viewing of normal and abnormal presentations of the human temporal bone.
This book provides a complete overview of imaging of normal and diseased temporal bone. After description of indications for imaging and the cross-sectional imaging anatomy of the area, subsequent chapters address the various diseases and conditions that affect the temporal bone and are likely to be encountered regularly in clinical : Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
In general, all patients who are medically able should undergo surgical treatment. The optimal surgery removes all of the cancer en bloc because positive margins are associated with poor survival rates.  The resection procedures that can be performed for the temporal bone include a modified lateral temporal bone resection, lateral temporal bone resection, subtotal .


College is a time for ungodly amounts of coffee and even more ridiculous amounts of assigned reading. It consists of those study sessions at the library that go until the sun goes down and night turns into day again. At times it seems there is just no end to the papers and stress, but in the midst of the struggle, there are a select few who have something more than just friends to rely on- sorority sisters. A sorority is the kind of student group that brings women together for reasons beyond school and parties. It's an organization that fosters friendship and encourages bonds that last a lifetime.
Alpha Chi Omega, one of the sororities at UCSB, confirmed these lifelong bonds at its 50th reunion party at the Narrative Loft. Jenny from I.D.O. Events put together this 80's themed event where old ties strengthened and new friendships arose. With the help of Town and Country, our venue was lit up in neon purple and had plenty of room for guests to chat and enjoy photo slideshows of members from new and old chapters. The made-to-order grilled cheese station from Omni kept guests full and satisfied while grooving to the music provided by DJ Darla Bea. When they weren't mingling, guests took advantage of Open Air Photobooth and snapped silly photos to commemorate a wonderful night celebrating their sisterhood.
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An Asgardian demi-god warrior of valhalla
A heavily armored and muscled asgardian man, he is usually bedecked in heavily sigiled crusader armor and heavy weaponry. Often bathed in dirt from his travels, Nooh has a brash smile and attitude that mocks the dangers of the worlds. Though his valor often obscures the rational course of action, those that pay attention find a great intelligence and a powerful will burning behind Nooh’s sharp grey eyes. When summoned his psi-sword usually appears as a great sword so that many a foe has looked up to see the gigantic blue sword of light clenched in the dark blonde norse man’s grip. Nooh travels the realms seeking to do good in the name of Asgard and the all-father.
Nooh was born in Europe, in a great city with knights and magic.
His mother was a powerful sorcerer. Though growing into her old age, her magic made her look not a day past 20. At times she was a harsh woman, having grown up amongst royalty and knights, she took it as her due that others would not only respect her, but defer to her always. Out of difference to her power people were probably far kinder to Nooh and more accepting of him than they would otherwise be, although in the early days many cold comments and whispers plagued Nooh where ever he walked.
Nooh didn’t know who his father was. When he was growing up his mother would only talk of his father when no one else was present, and even then, only scarcely. And when she would speak of his father, it was with a look of wonder and worry. While she wasn’t direct, little by little Nooh pieced together that his father was a powerful warrior. And that his father wasn’t entirely human.
His older brothers and sisters didn’t know who his father was either, as their own father, the great lord Beldain, perished and died some years ago. Lord Beldain had been a mighty knight, and his relations and offspring desired to follow the path. Though as a child born out of wedlock the chivalric royal knight society certainly didn’t at first believe in Nooh, it didn’t take long for the children of lord Beldain and the other knights of the area to recognize the unbelievable talent and power of the child. As Nooh grew and learned the way of chivalry occasionally in the distance at jousts and other events he would see in the crowd an old man with a long flowing beard and an eye patch watching with a grimace upon his face. When he inquired about this, people would give him an odd look and not be able to recall having seen the man.
This continued over and over again and Nooh grew frustrated. He would try to rush out into the crowd to find the old man, yet always the man disappeared before Nooh could reach him.
As things happened, great cities are frequently attacked, and Nooh’s home was no different. A terrible army of gargoyles attacked his home. The knight’s of the realm responded to the challenge and Nooh went with them to do battle against the gargoyle forces. As a new knight, Nooh made a good showing, yet, there were so many gargoyles. They tore most of his comrades letting their blood and death screams fly through the air. The beasts hurt Nooh to, but yet he still stood. His armor was shredded to nothing, yet he still stood. Scores of the beasts lay shattered about him, yet he stood. He wavered though, his vision turned foggy and he knew that though he had held the beasts off longer than should have been possible, his time was ending.
That was when he saw an old white bearded man with an eye patch approaching. The man winked at Nooh and arcane energy exploded from the heavens to shatter each and every last gargoyle within a mile.
The man laughed.
“Your father would be proud. You have saved the day,” the old man said.
“Have I? Who…what are you?”
“I am the all-father, and you would do well to respect me boy. I am Odin.”
The man then clapped his hands and a fantastic light ensnared them both and brought them to Asgard. Odin explained that Nooh’s father was Heimdal the guardian. Heimdal had met his mother long ago while traveling the realm of midguard on assignment for Odin and become enchanted by the sorceress. Heimdal had only latter learned of Nooh’s birth but his duties to Asgard had kept him away from the child. Now, as a man, if Nooh should want, he could work with his father as an agent of Odin, a warrior of Valhala.
It would mean probably not seeing the place of his birth ever again.
Yet, it meant glory, and a chance to do good in the world, like his father had done before him, for Asgard. It meant a chance to save the world.
So Nooh accepted and he was trained in the ways of Valhala and discovered divine powers within his essence that he hadn’t known existed. He was given powerful armor and taught ways of fighting from the norse gods. And though not often, he was able to at last meet the man called his father and to at last see a grudging smile of acceptance from the god.
Recently Nooh has been sent to mudguard as a new agent of Odin to seek out a great menace to MIdguard and Asguard before it could fully manifest. Providence brought him to the dragon, the elf, the dog, and the strange entity called Robin.
And so began the tale of legend, in the time of the last battles…


Title: Guardians of the Akasha
Author: Celia Stander
Rating: 4 of 5 Stars
Blurb: Eighteen-year old Keira Wilde has finished school and is determined to make her own plans for her future, thank you very much. She wants to be a photographer; not go to Oxford, like her parents want, or be a hero, like her aunt wants. But Keira’s plans go flying out of the window when she is attacked on the streets of London and she is forced to use her powers in self-defense.
Unfortunately, her actions attract the attention of a predator intent on using her…or destroying her. Preferring to be neither used nor destroyed, Keira takes charge of her destiny and enters the hidden world of the Guardians of the Akasha.
Fighting side by side with the battle-scarred Marco Santana, they race from London to Argentina and a castle in the forests of the Czech Republic to find the source of all knowledge and prevent the fabric of time from unraveling.
My Review: Keira Wilde has just graduated from high school and wishes to fulfill her dream of traveling the world with her camera in tow. This is all a possibility if she can manage to confront her parents and break out of the mold they have created for her. But fate intervenes and she is forced to face a destiny she never imagined possible.
Guardians of the Akasha is a great action adventure novel. The story, although frequently being told from multiple points of view, revolves around Keira. Which by the way, I really enjoyed her character. She was a pretty strong character that even through betrayal, attacks, loss and isolation never loss her sense of self. She was a joy to read about and she constantly impressed me.
As I said, there were multiple POVs. The story is mostly narrated by Keira but there are constant shifts so that the reader has a kind of birds eye view of what’s going on in the story. Truth be told, it was something I really liked- most of the time. Overall, the effect of shifting POVs was a definite bonus for me as a reader. I loved knowing what was happening on such a wide scale. However, there were plenty of times that I was really into the story- the romance, the action, and then the narrator would change and so would the pace of the story. It created a lull in the story that I came to dislike. So if you haven’t picked up on it yet, I definitely had a love- hate relationship going on there. Yet to be fair the closer the story gets to the climax, this ceases to be an issue. Plus, although all of the above is a fact for me the biggest truth here is that I hated the spotlight being taken from Keira and Marco. I loved their story so much and I hated being diverted from it- at first.
So… Yeah. Marco. Pretty hot stuff. If I assigned grades to authors, Stander would have scored an A on HOT love interests. I loved Keira’s attraction to him and their chemistry. The tension between the two was entertaining to say the least and their developed trust in each other was sweet. At the end of it all, I wish the book had been longer. I believe Keira’s character was very well developed but her relationship with Marco was not. The chemistry was there and I loved that. Yet they had a romance that could of rivaled that of classics and I feel that Stander just barely scratched the surface.
Ok, as my last complaint for this novel, there were ALOT of characters and I had difficulty keeping up with all of them. Seriously, it was like a game of Where’s Waldo for me. I would have to sit there blankly staring at the page trying to jog my memory to remember a name. It was mostly a successful venture. Yet here I am having finished the novel and am still asking myself ‘who is Chetan?’ I don’t blame Stander as I could be to blame for rushing through the beginning. I truthfully think that if I were to read this novel a second time I would probably fall on love with it and be raving about it with 5 Stars.
I believe Stander has done a great job with this novel. With an array of great characters, an epic battle of good vs evil, a spark of romance and a unique premise Stander leaves you satisfied yet yearning for more. Stander is a great storyteller. I am looking forward to the sequel and reading more of her work.
*I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review


I finished reading a book yesterday. Big deal. Well it is for me. For some reason I have always struggled to read, it makes me tired and often restless. But a friend gave me this book and recommend I read it, so I did.
Instrumental is an autobiography by James Rhodes. It is awesome. It is awful. It is shocking. It is kind. It is full of pain. It is full of hope. Somehow, despite the most difficult of subject matter(s), it is beautiful. Read it.
It is a very honest and personal story of horrendous abuse as a child and the life long affects this has on every aspect of life. It is about how his love for classical music eventually begins the healing process, lifting him out of despair and periods of crippling mental ill health.
I feel not to say too much about the book, as it’s not my story, but urge you to read it.
As a counsellor I am most grateful for the book. Every day I sit with clients who have suffered the worst of abuse. I have not read any text book which comes close to the insights that James gives in Instrumental. It is easy to become accustomed and even desensitised to hearing difficult experiences, and sadly to miss the impact it has on an individual. We want to understand, but we often fall woefully short.
Instrumental leaves no room for misunderstanding of the grave impact that childhood abuse has on a person.
It does however leave the reader with a huge sense of hope, and it does this in such an impassioned way, that despite being a difficult read, it is also impossible to put down.


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Their six children are on their own and have employed what their mother taught them with basic cooking and shopping skills. Each is amazing cooks. The Hillsons' are grandparents to eight.


The hardest part of anything is just getting started, so I'm happy to say I started Crescent City today. I'm 1,000 words in and will hopefully move along at a good pace. Maybe by this time next month we will have another addition to the Western Front universe.
I try to start my stories off with a bang, but I won't be doing that in this book. There's a tone and ambiance that I want to inject into the story before we start blowing things up this time. But don't worry, we'll be sure to blow something up.
- Novel: the Western Front [Book 1]
- Novel: Kratocracy [Book 2]
- Novella: Crescent City [Book 3]
- Novel: the Nine of the North (NotN) [Book 4]
- Novella: the Border Marches [Book 5]
- Novel: Pulse Chaser
- Novella: the Blighted
- Novella: the Blighted, II
- Novella: Phases
- Novella: Flashback
- Book Reviews
- Site Copyright


The Lady of the Sun; sounds poetic doesn’t it? Mysterious almost. Wondering who she is and how she is involved with Edward III? Read below to find out more about the reign of Edward III and his mistress Alice Perrers.
Crowned after the usurpation of his disgraced father Edward II by his mother and her lover, Edward III began his sole rule aged 17 following the defeat of his mother’s lover Roger Mortimer. He executed Mortimer and banished his mother ensuring his crown was secure and removing any opposition. He launched successful campaigns in Scotland and declared himself the heir to the French throne in 1337. This act began what is now known as the Hundred Year’s War, a series of conflicts between the French and the English which spanned from 1337 to 1453. Edward was a successful military leader and under his rule the English made significant territorial gains. The first phase of this war ended in 1360 when Edward renounced his claim on the French throne in exchange for the region of Aquitaine in the south of France. This gain in territory, coupled with new and improved legislation and taxation policies saw a slow but certain shift in the order of England. Edward was married to Philippa of Hainault who became a well-loved queen, known for her compassion and kindness. Coupled with Edward’s charismatic popularity, the early reign of Edward III was viewed as restoring order to the kingdom after the chaos which had ravaged the land.
So where is the Lady of the Sun? Is it not his beloved wife Philippa? Sadly for her, it is not.
The Lady of the Sun was a woman called Alice Perrers who served as a lady in waiting to Queen Philippa. At the age of 18 she became the mistress of Edward III- he was 55 at this point! At the beginning the affair was not all that visible and was kept rather private by the king. However, following the death of Philippa in 1369 the affair became public knowledge and aged 21, Alice soon gained the hatred and envy of those around her. The king lavished her with gifts, attention and money and she eventually amassed a fortune of £20,000, worth £6million today. She was often dressed in gold and paraded through London as the ‘Lady of the Sun’ – hence the nickname. Edward doted on her and members of his court and family were expected to do the same. This again caused friction in court and Edward was increasingly criticised and mocked for his infatuation with his much younger mistress.
During his later years, Alice is thought to have ruled indirectly through Edward, controlling him and manipulating his opinions. This in itself is fascinating as if true, this is one of the only instances of a woman with no royal descent achieving this pre-eminence. But with this pre-eminence came hatred and it is believed that she was feared, loathed and envied with her contemporaries believing her to be an ambitious, cold-hearted woman with no morals. Her ambition can be seen when looking at how much she actually owned. During her life Alice amassed a significant amount of land, which contemporaries claim she seduced out of an ageing king. However, at the height of her influence she owned 56 manors, only 15 of these gifted to her by Edward. Either way however she was still described as:
“a shameless, impudent harlot…not attractive or beautiful but knew how to compensate for these defects.”
The affair with Alice and his blind devotion to her, led to the criticism of Edward III whose rule once praised became increasingly ridiculed. He became viewed as weak, senile and rather inept. Edward slowly passed military campaigns and political ventures to his sons as he became increasingly disinterested in his kingdom. Military failures became more prominent as did the strain on the royal purse strings as funding for these ventures became scarce. French territory was lost, and by 1375, English rule over French territory was reduced to Calais and Bayonne. A lot of his disinterest is blamed on Alice as she was believed to have distracted him, again for her own monetary gain. In 1376 Alice was banished from court however, too late. The king was in increasingly ill-health and died in the June of that year.
Was Alice Perrers a callous cold-hearted gold digger? Was Edward III distracted from his rule by her manipulation? Or was she a clever woman who used her position to full effect? And was Edward III a good ruler, not the distracted senile man he seemed?
Bothwell, J. (2001). The Age of Edward III. York: Boydell Press
Ormrod, W.M. (2006). “Who was Alice Perrers?”. The Chaucer Review. 40 (3): 219.
Prestwich, M.C. (2005). Plantagenet England: 1225–1360. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Tompkins, Laura (2015). “Alice Perrers and the goldsmith’s mistery: New evidence concerning the identity of the mistress of Edward III”. English Historical Review.
Waugh, S.L. (1991). England in the Reign of Edward III. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


The shifting realities of philip k dickPhilip K Dick - The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Sutin, author of a Dick biography Divine Invasions,breaks this book into six sections, three of which deal directly with Dick's main preoccupation, science fiction.
Heinlein, for instance, went out of his way to assist Dick financially though prolific, Dick was chronically brokedespite the fact that his own political ideology was diametrically opposed to that of his beneficiary. Also appearing are two chapters of a proposed sequel to Dick's successful alternate-world novel in which the Axis powers win WW II, The Man in the High Castle ; it was abandoned, according to Sutin, because shemale sex pics could no longer bear to involve himself with the repugnant Nazi mentality.
The third SF section, on plot proposals e. The selected essays and speeches offer insight into the two questions that haunted Dick throughout his career: What is reality? What is human?
The final section comprises excerpts from dick Exegesis, Dick's journal, in which he struggled to come to terms with, and make sense of, some shattering -- mystical? Dick : Selected Dick : Selected Literary and Stock Image. The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Published by Pantheon, New Condition: New Hardcover. Dick is to the second half.
Dick was both our most brilliant realities fiction writer and a visionary philosopher philip chose to couch his speculations in fiction.
For, as he wrote about androids and virtual reality, schizophrenic prophets and amnesiac gods, Dick was also posing fundamental questions: What is reality? What is sanity? And what is human? Okay, the last part about the starving writer got old, underpaid and unappreciated in terms of monetary compensation, i get that, but he does overdo that.
It was surprising to hear Philip and others categorize himself as somewhat of an agoraphobic, self confessed cat lover, he's someone who had some mental scarring from the period of time at the end of the depression, he was a teenager at the time of WW2 philip some of his works. One day i may take the time to fill this review in with some of his quotes, but for now lets just say that i was thoroughly entertained by the selected stories about Philip, collected interviews, his non-fiction, and some samples of his writing, his writing outtakes, and his pitches.
I had previously read some of his playful battering of his publishers and editors, this was a more hiliarious arrangement, some of that tirade was more akin to something i read by Poe. I had a glimpse into his inspirations for his stories. I have to laugh off some things like his attempt at writing for tv and movies coming from a man who could write so well and tell a story, i mean here's a very creative man realities can't sell his own work, okay, i kind of get that, but then he he pitches it with dull and rigid descriptions and he was seemingly a little ahead of the sensors for tv at that time.
If only Rod Serling who was coasting down at that time, if they and had dick things would have been different. Yeah Star Trek dabbled on those 60's consciousnes, but in a "lite" approach. Burroughs that Gregory Peck would make a great Rick Deckard and that Dean Stockwell should play Isidore, not hardcore toy sex gifs bad pick forthat will come to mind. But then i wonder who he would have picked for Total Recall or The World Jones Made, the later is yet to be put on film to my knowledge.
Some other recurring discussions of interest include his interactions and thoughts on authors around his time such as Bradbury, Vonnegut, Heinlen, and Sturgeon. He loses me at his lose thoughts when he dabbles somewhere around religion, but at least he is entertaining.
Nov 08, Mike rated it really liked it. There's a lot of good material here. I've read parts of it in biographical works about Dick, but shifting valuable to be able to read the original, complete articles, essays, etc. Particularly interesting to me was the text of Dick's notorious speech given at the International Science Fiction Festival in Metz, France. The audience found this speech so bizarre that most of them either concluded he had gone insane, or that it was some sort of elaborate joke.
Shifting fact that the English to French There's a lot of good material here. The fact that the English to French translator could not adequately translate Dick's complex theological and philosophical vocabulary did not help. Dick spent the rest of the convention trying to "play it cool," acting as if the speech had been a joke. However, in reading the text and considering the context of the rest of his life, one sees that he was dead serious. That particular speech is one of Dick's best summations of his thoughts about his mystical "Valis" experiences of The last section of the book contains multiple samples of Dick's writing on the same topic including extracts from The Exegesis.
This material tends to be overly long, complicated, and repetitious. Without much formal philosophy education, I was able to understand the basic outlines of his thought, but many of the complicated philosophical references went over my head. I can see a man trying to explain something he teens in pool gif believe, but nonetheless thought was real. He desperately thrashes about as he does so, while meg from hercules nude trying to write his way out of the paradox.
In comparison, I enjoyed the earlier sections of the book a great deal.
The essays Dick wrote for fanzines give a glimpse of the man himself, written in a more casual, conversational style. His TV download anal hd pitch is completely bonkers. The chapters from the never completed sequel to The Man in the High Castle are quite remarkable. While I usually cringe at the idea of an author writing a sequel to his or her masterpiece, in this case I fervently wish it had been completed. It could have been a worthy companion to High Castle.
Sep 08, Dean Wangerin rated it really liked it. Phillip K. Dick definitely had some strange ideas. I guess the same thing that made him one of the great science fiction authors is what makes him positively weird.
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But weird. The wet pussy selfie section of the book is where things really heat up. You get to hear his ever-expanding beliefs, each one truer than the last. I kept wondering to myself, if I heard this speech in person, what would I think? How would it be received by an audience? Would you think you were listening to a genius, or Phillip K. Would you think you were listening to a genius, or a madman? That said, parts of it were fascinating to read. He's about a thousand miles away from conventional religious belief, and he hit escape velocity a long time ago.
Still, if I had an unexplained mystical experience like he did, would I be any different? But I like that he keeps probing, even there is no explanation. He just keeps going, never mind where he ends up. The discussions on sci fi were also interesting, and I would have liked to read more about them, but I think this anal videolar was focused more on his unpublished interviews.
I'd say this is a book for sci fi fans who want to learn more about one of the great authors of the genre. It's also for religious mystics, I suppose, though I dare you to try to believe as many things as he did!
The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick
And finally, it's great for corporate drones, like myself. Try reading this while wearing a suit on the bus every day to and from work! The juxtaposition alone will blow your mind.
If it doesn't get you out of your work-mind funk, nothing will.
Publication: The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings
Dec 25, Scott Holstad rated it really liked it Shelves: philip-k-dickphilosophy. This was an interesting book to read and should be for any PKD fan. It's nonfiction of his over the years -- writings, interviews, speeches, essays, etc. A lot of it's repetitive, but still proves interesting. However, I enjoyed the first four sections much more than I did the last two. What I didn't like as much, and what most people apparently did like, were the last two sections -- "Essays and Speeches" and "Selections From the Exegesis.
Still, if you can wade through the alison angel 18, you can pick up some gems, like the fact that he believed that the world of Flow My Tears was an actual alternate world, etc.
Yes, he was a little crazy, but he was a genius. Recommended for PKD fans. Aug 02, Wizzard rated it it was amazing. Look Inside. Jan 30, ISBN Dick is to the second half. Dick was both our most brilliant science fiction writer and a visionary philosopher who chose to couch his speculations in fiction. For, as he wrote about androids and virtual reality, schizophrenic prophets and amnesiac gods, Dick was also posing fundamental questions: What is reality?
What is sanity?
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I picked up Stephen King’s On Writing outside the Chaoyangmen subway station a week or so ago before meeting Ray for lunch. The paperback cost eleven kuai, it came wrapped in plastic, and the words on some of the pages were large and somewhat distorted, as if the book had been lifted off of the glass as the copier light passed underneath.
The Tommyknockers might be the only Stephen King book I’ve ever read, although I have seen The Shining and The Green Mile. I don’t remember the story, but I remember finding it on the shelf in Nancy Parcifal’s classroom during Writing Quest, our seventh grade writing course. I probably enjoyed The Tommyknockers, but apparently not enough to induce me to read any other Stephen King books. I bought On Writing because I wanted to have something to read on the road, and because I’d seen it referred to and quoted online, and it sounded interesting.
Maybe there’s something wrong with me, because I seem to have enjoyed every book I’ve picked up over the past couple of months. In On Writing, King tells his story of developing as a writer, shares his thoughts on the process of writing, and finishes with thoughts on life and writing through the lens of his being hit by a truck in 1999 (the book was published in 2000). The title is On Writing because King is a writer, but many of the stories and lessons are applicable to any profession and any life. The importance of nurturing discipline, doing what one loves, having a support system, and working through challenges may seem obvious, but King’s personal examples offer fresh reminders and a unique perspective.
Now… I think I’m going to read The Stand first, and then maybe Misery.


ICC Assessment: Communication and Expression
In the spring of 2017, De Anza College hosted a Campus Convocation in its newly-renovated library, focusing on the many ways in which "Communication and Expression" is assessed on campus.
The morning program featured compelling accounts of student learning via the Euphrat Art Museum and the Red Wheelbarrow (our annual student literary magazine), culminating in an exciting student performance. This was followed by a variety of workshops showcasing different techniques that our faculty and staff are using to assess the many factors of Communication and Expression.
This ICC is directly mapped to many of the course and program level learning outcomes that are assessed continually on our campus.


Please add Heights by Damascus to library
Another request to add this remarkable LP to the library. Get it from BandCamp:
I can also send it as a gift (let me know to which e-mail/address), it will thus come for free for AM.
Thank you so much.
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West Kootenay Rock Guide is a full-colour, 160-page, perfect-bound publication that includes summaries of 22 rock climbing areas and over 400 routes in South-Central British Columbia. Every climb around Nelson, Castlegar, Kaslo, Rossland and Slocan City, including the Valhalla Mountain range, is showcased along with tales of the rich climbing history in the region. (Did you know Kinnaird Bluffs in Castlegar was once the site of the hardest climb in Western Canada?) The book was researched and written by local climbers and route developers Aaron Kristiansen and Vince Hempsall and it features the work of local professional photographers. And, the colour-coded route topos are so easy to use, they’ll do everything but climb for you. Simply put, West Kootenay Rock Guide is the most comprehensive tool for any rock climber and recreational sport enthusiast living in or visiting British Columbia.
The West Kootenay Rock Guide Updates will be printed in book format for the 2022 climbing season. In the meantime, written descriptions of new routes can be found via the PDF link below and photo topos can be seen on the Rock Guide Updates page. It’s not everything that has been developed in the past five years but hey, gotta leave something for the book, right?


Three Personal Growth Books That Changed My Life
I love to read. I've almost always got 2 or 3 books going at a time, including audio books that I listen to on my daily commute. My preferred genre is fiction, but I'm also a sucker for a good personal growth book. It's not often that I read a book more than once, but here are three personal growth books that I could read over and over. Each of them has changed the way I think and see myself and the world.
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life, by Martin E.P. Seligman, Ph.D. I always thought your level of optimism was an accident of your birth or early childhood, and there was nothing your could do to change it. Martin Seligman set me straight, and gave me some compelling scientific background to prove otherwise. There's a handy and kind of fun test to determine where you are on the optimist/pessimist scale. Then Seligman doesn't just tell you it's possible to become more optimistic, he gives you a simple blueprint. Notice I said simple. I'll be the first to admit It's not always easy.
The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle. Do you ever wish you could shut up that negative voice in your head? Or stop worrying so much about things over which you have no control? The first time I read The Power of Now , I immediately felt lighter and more at peace. It's simply written, but profound. I found myself reading just a few pages at a time, and letting it sink in. A must-read for anyone seeking a little more serenity.
The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz. Ruiz sets out four agreements that you should make with yourself in order to have a better, happier, more fulfilling life. There's nothing really new or profound about the agreements themselves. They're pretty basic things that we all should be doing. But there's something about this simple and beautifully written book that just clicked with me. It's really easy to say, "Don't take anything personally." We all know that on some level. But knowing it is one thing; doing it is quite another. Ruiz spelled it out for me. For the first time, I got it.
Happy reading, y'all. If you know of a great personal growth book, please let me know about it in the comments!


FUN Activities during the School Holidays
|School Holiday Activities across Gympie Regional Libraries||Gympie Regional Gallery|
Visit your library these school holidays in December 2012 and January 2013 to take part in a great range of fun activities.
Click here for the brochure.
Everyone had lots of fun during the last school holidays and library staff are out to ensure that the good times will continue. Young people will be able to make and play lots of games, hear some great stories and dust the cobwebs off winter with some sporting action.
All the holiday activities at the library are designed for school age children, however younger siblings are welcome to participate at their own pace with adult supervision.
Why not come in and collect a free JAMPACKED magazine just for kids. There are lots of things for all ages to read, cook, make and do, as well as colouring-in and puzzles. Library staff look forward to seeing as many children as possible, even if you are unable to come to the activity sessions, there is always something to do at your library.
For further information contact the friendly staff at Gympie Library on 54810859
|Easter School Holiday Workshop Program|
Next school holiday workshop program will be over the Easter break. Workshops will be held on 4th, 5th 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th April.
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If you would like to be kept informed of upcoming programs and events for young people subscribe to our E-Newsletter.


ISconf is moving to github
I'm leaving the rest of these pages here unless and until I migrate them as well. -- Steve
See the Infrastructures page for the history and thinking behind what we're doing.
Welcome to the ISconf project! See Timeline for recent project history, and Roadmap and TestMetrics for status. You'll need to login in order to edit any of these pages or enter/edit tickets -- see the LoginHelp page for registration information.
Questions and discussion are on the infrastructures mailing list or the #infrastructures IRC channel -- see SupportHelp.
Most documentation is in the man page -- see http://trac.t7a.org/isconf/pub/doc/latest/isconf.html.
Tarballs are in http://trac.t7a.org/isconf/pub.
To check out the latest development code directly from SubVersion:
svn co http://trac.t7a.org/svn/isconf/trunk


Memories of Old Awake
The title of this short documentary, “Memories of Old Awake”, is taken from animpromptu 4-line verse, originally in Icelandic. The verse was composed by an Icelandic man called Valdimarr; he recited it to me when I visited him last year to talk about the medieval Icelandic saga that is set in his local area. The film takes this saga, Gísla saga Súrssonar, as its subject and aims to show the kind of ‘literary fieldwork’ on the sagas that I carried out all around Iceland over the course of 2011.
I spent the year living in an ex-military Land Rover ambulance and travelling the country to read each saga in its physical setting, meet local people, and gain an understanding of how these stories still live in the landscapes all around Iceland,and the ways in which people such as the verse-reciting Valdimarr still engage actively with their local saga. I’m writing a book about my year of saga-siteor “saga-steads” travelling which is intended to introduce the sagas and Iceland to a general audience.
“Memories of Old Awake” is part of the “Cambridge Ideas” series which showcases research being conducted at the University of Cambridge. It was filmed and produced by Patrick Chadwick who came out to join me in Iceland for a week in May 2011. We were in the West Fjords of Iceland and the weather was quite harsh at times which made filming challenging; the bird-song in the audio signals that spring is on its way though. Patrick hadn’t visited Iceland before and had only been introduced to the sagas ahead of coming out to film. Filming was therefore an intense experience for him and it was an interesting exercise for me too, not least because it got me thinking about how to present these remarkable narratives to a general audience via the medium of film rather than prose.
The film was screened in April 2012 at the European Independent Film Festival in Paris (ÉCU). At a Q-and-A session after the screening, one member of the audience commented on the disjunction between the atmosphere of serene stillness evoked in the film and the graphic violence that the sagas often recount.
One of the intriguing insights that my saga-travelling of last year resulted in was the way in which exploring the landscapes that constitute the backdrop or stage of the sagas’ action often brought the dynamics of these stories to life in a very immediate way. But there were times too when it was difficult to visualise or superimpose the bloody detail of the sagas onto overpowering magnificence of the stern and sometimes very still Icelandic landscapes, despite the fact in someways (e.g. with regard to urbanisation), these landscapes have changed very little over the course of 1000 years or so.
It was the magnitude of the landscape that had the greatest influence on Patrick; the atmosphere he creates in the film communicates something of his wonder and is his response to the otherness of these northern landscapes. For my part, I hope the film illustrates something of the extraordinary power of the coming together of 1000-year-old story and physical place which is something that can be experienced all over Iceland.


PRAYER OF THE BEATIFICATION OF
MOTHER ALPHONSE MARIE EPPINGER
Lord, our God,
May we be transformed by the love of Christ the Redeemer, even as she was; and may our lives be a witness of your great love to all those we encounter.
Hear the prayers that we present through her intercession ....................... and if it be your will, grant that we may soon venerate Mother Alphonse Marie among the Blessed. Amen.
Please send acknowledgement of answered prayers to:
Postulazione M. A. M.
Imprimatur: + Most Rev. Donald William Wuerl
Was born on September 9, 1814 in Niederbronn in northern Alsace (France) into a simple, peasant family, the first of eleven children. She grew up in the modest surroundings of her family, her parish and her village. Of delicate health, she was afflicted in childhood and youth by various illnesses. Gifted with a strong personality and deep spiritual sensitivity, her desire, above all, was to get to know God, to love Him and to be pleasing to Him.
During the years of her illness, Elizabeth had some deep spiritual experiences, and around the year 1846, her intimacy with God became known in her surroundings. Father David Reichard, who had been parish priest of Niederbronn since 1823, was a direct witness of all that was happening in the life of Elizabeth. Amazed by the events that had occurred during Elizabeth’s illness, he felt obliged to inform his Bishop, the Most Reverend Andre Rass. Bishop of Strassburg from 1842 to 1887, he was greatly interested in all that concerned Elisabeth. In July, 1848, he comes personally to Niederbronn, and is convinced that this young Christian woman has been chosen for a special destiny.
Greatly drawn to the contemplation of Jesus Christ, his life and passion, Elisabeth discovers in this a manifestation of his great love for all people. From her own experience she knows, that suffering can be an obstacle to man’s response to this love. Therefore, she feels urged to dedicate herself to God, in order to help alleviate the physical and spiritual sufferings of those in need.
This intuition that grows in the heart of Elizabeth will become the foundation of her work. During the course of the year 1848, she gradually comes to the realization, that with the help of her parish priest she is being called to establish a Religious Congregation. In a spirit of deep faith, Father Reichard dedicates himself to this project, which the Bishop, too, approves.
In the context of the social and political upheavals of the 19th century, attempting to make people experience God’s love for them, means specifically to be dedicated to assisting people to achieve their aspirations for respect and human dignity, for freedom and happiness. Many religious foundation of this period were urged by these same intentions.
This was also true of the first community formed by Elizabeth Eppinger and several young women in Niederbronn on the 28th of August, 1849. This orientation in the ministry of the religious community was already evident in their very first ministries: care of the sick poor in their homes, availability for all persons, regardless of social status or religious affiliation. Elizabeth Eppinger, now called Mother Alphonse Marie, becomes the first Superior General.
In response to requests from parishes and municipalities, the number of new communities increases in France, Germany, Austria, and Hungary. The Religious communities are open to an increasing variety of social situations, cultures, and needs.
Both Father Reichard and Mother Alphonse Marie die in July, 1867, just a few days apart. The witness of Mother Alphonse Marie remains – fruit of divine grace in a heart open to the love of God.


The history of the harem pants in brief, by Forgotten Tribes
How well do you know the history of Sarouel?
The modern harem pants, called “harem trouser” in Anglo-Saxon countries, are associated with a relaxed and relaxed lifestyle. It offers comfort, a sense of freedom of movement, and unhindered style.
It’s so ingrained in Western culture that it’s easy to forget that harem pants have been around for hundreds of years, and can be found in different countries around the world. The name itself gives clues as to its origins. But have you ever wondered where its evocative name got its source?
Here are some historical elements that will enlighten you on these iconic pants, and their fascinating journey from the deserts of Africa to the avant-garde fashion of the 21st century.
Real Persian pants?
The exact origins of the baggy sarouel that we cherish so much are still unknown. Many historians believe that the harem pants were created by the Persians over 2000 years ago. However, they do not all agree on this subject, and some point to a more recent creation, in the Middle East, North Africa, or Turkey.
It might somehow explain his name. The term “harem” is defined as “sacred place for female family members” in Arab culture. Harems were generally made up of women and concubines, and men were strictly prohibited from setting foot in them. 19th century illustrations show North African women from harems wearing wide tulip-shaped pants to preserve modesty, and it is generally this origin that is consensus.
The history of the Asian harem pants
The harem pants weren't just worn by Africans, Turks, or Middle Easterners. There is plenty of evidence to support the fact that similar types of pants were also worn in Southeast Asia, and more specifically among the Hmong people of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
One can nevertheless note marked differences in style. While Arab harem pants have a very distinctive tulip shape on each leg, Hmong harem pants were often wider and lower in the crotch.
Harem pants in French military style
In the 19th century, French military recruits serving in North Africa noticed that locals wore these airy, flowing materials in the scorching desert, and decided to quickly incorporate this style into their uniform. It is hypothesized that this is one of the ways in which the harem pants were introduced in Europe.
Suffragettes were famous for opposing the corsets and skimpy skirts of the day, and were among the first Europeans to embrace this style of harem pants, which of course drew protest from their conservative opponents. In America, Amelia Bloomer wanted to convince women that harem pants were more comfortable than their skimpy dresses, and she made it a personal matter. Her legacy was to give the harem pants a new popular name, the baggy panties, "bloomer" (in English)!
In France, it was not until the 1920s that the great couturier Paul Poiret began to incorporate sarouel-inspired pants into his collections. These iconic pants then began to attract the attention of the general public. This mix of exotic pants, combined with headdresses and kaftans, went against the popular belief that women should stick to the skirt, and it was severely criticized for its "sexualized" and "inappropriate" forms. .
Harem pants enter the modern era
The hippy floaty styles of the 1960s and 1970s were unmistakably inspired by Poiret's iconic styles. Even so, it wasn't until the 1980s that harem pants really got the recognition they deserved. One of the most popular examples can be found in rapper MC Hammer, whose harem pants in red or shimmering gold, made history as one of the most famous outfits in the music scene.
Nowadays, the harem pants have become one of the darlings in fashion circles, worn by celebrities such as Rihanna, Heidi Klum, or Jennifer Lopez. Modern harem pants often have Asian or African inspired prints, paying homage to their origins. The asymmetrical designs are more inspired by the North African style, while the harem pants with the extra-low crotch are more inspired by the Hmong style. From now on, harem pants can be worn in any circumstance, from the festival, to the beach, through the evening with friends ... in fact, all occasions are good.
Come take a look at our selection of harem pants on Forgotten Tribes.


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Welcome to the IB PYP Library Learning Commons (LLC)
Each classroom has a dedicated library time of 50 minutes where students are able to exchange books, borrow a diverse and inclusive collection of over 9,000 titles and use the 20 netbooks and 5 ipads kept within this space.
The SHG LLC is a very popular space in our school and is a place for creativity and collaboration while also preserving a physical space for quiet reading and study.
Our collection holds popular fiction including manga, graphic novels, a dedicated intermediate teen read section, popular non-fiction, as well as curriculum resources, multilingual titles and an interactive whiteboard for instruction.
Media literacy instruction and library citizenship is taught from Grade 1-8 and includes the following:
- making connections through story
- evaluating websites
- research, keyword searching
- citation and bibliographies
- novel studies
- book clubs


In the wild, wintery expanse of Northern Arizona, where the air bites with frost and the ground sparkles under a blanket of snow, adventures await those bold enough to embrace the chill. Picture this: a merry band of travelers, including the intrepid Tiffany and Christian, led by their seasoned parents, embarked on a frosty escapade to a locale just south of Sunrise Ski Resort on the Apache Reservation. With cheeks rosy and spirits high, they set forth on a journey fraught with snowball battles, snowman construction, and the pursuit of the perfect sledding hill.
Our protagonist, let’s call him the Captain of Cold Conquests, steered the ship of family fun through the icy terrain, accompanied by his stalwart partner Kate, who held the fort with grace and warmth amidst the frozen wilderness. Together, they waded through the snowy depths, their laughter echoing across the frosty landscape like the crackling of a bonfire on a crisp winter’s eve.
As they frolicked in the snow, building frost-kissed fortresses and engaging in epic snowball skirmishes, the memories began to pile up higher than the drifts around them. But amidst the flurry of excitement, the Captain and Kate knew the importance of keeping their young crew warm and snug as a bug in a rug.
Here, my friends, lies the crux of our tale: How does one keep the young ones toasty and content when the mercury dips and Jack Frost comes a-nipping at their noses? Fear not, for the Captain has a few tricks up his sleeve, borrowed from the sage wisdom of travelers past, whose names we shall not mention, but whose spirit infuses every snowflake and frosty breeze.
First and foremost, a lesson in layering: much like the layers of an onion, a well-dressed child braves the cold with ease. Start with a sturdy base layer, snug as a bug, followed by insulating layers to trap precious warmth close to the body. Top it off with a waterproof outer shell, for as our mysterious mentors once said, “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.”
But wait, dear reader, there’s more! No winter excursion is complete without the warming glow of camaraderie and companionship. Our merry band, upon returning to the cozy confines of Show Low, reunited with old friends Grady, Sam, Ernie, and Kathy, whose presence thawed the chill and filled the air with the sweet aroma of hot chocolate and camaraderie.
Ah, the joys of breaking bread (and sipping cocoa) with kindred spirits, as the fire crackles and tales of snowy escapades dance through the air like snowflakes in a winter storm. For in the company of friends, even the coldest of nights feels like a warm embrace.
And so, dear reader, as our tale draws to a close, let us remember the timeless wisdom of those who came before us, whose words linger in the frosty air like whispers on the wind. Whether sledding down slopes or sipping cocoa by the fire, may your adventures be merry, your spirits bright, and your hearts warmed by the simple joys of winter’s embrace.
In the end, it’s not the destination that matters, but the journey itself, and the memories we gather along the way. So bundle up, brave souls, and venture forth into the frosty unknown, for the world is yours to explore, one snowflake at a time.


The 30th of May
United States, 2016, 28 min., Black & White and Color, English
This film is a story of African American tradition, patriotism and empowerment in the Deep South. Since the end of the Civil War, African Americans in Vidalia, La., and Natchez, Ms. have come together to celebrate black military service on Memorial Day. For 100 of those years, there were two Memorial Day celebrations in the same city of Natchez---one black and one white. By the mid-1990's, the white celebration faded away, while the black celebration known as the "30th of May" continued to march on.
Virtually unknown outside of the region, this annual event is passed down from generation to generation giving evidence that the roots of patriotism run deep in the Mississippi River towns of Vidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi.
Using animation, archival and aerial footage, and interviews with veterans, organizers and participants, the "30th of May"documentary brings to life the remarkable untold story of this African American-led patriotic tradition in the Deep South. The film's original score captures the spirit of the 30th of May.
It's a tradition unlike any other on the country.


Influenced by the Bundy Standoff and Hart’s personal bike tour of northern California and southern Oregon, TROUBLE NO MAN tells the story of Roy Bingham, who after a rough-and-tumble childhood is numbing himself with skateboarding, drugs, and sex; and fierce, soulful Karen who pulls Roy into her orbit. It isn’t long before she decides to give up their nomadic lifestyle to put down roots in her hometown of Loyalton, California. After a boozy night in Reno, Roy buckles under the commitment and leaves Karen for the road and skateboarding.
Fast-forward thirty years, northern California and the Pacific Northwest have become a desolate wasteland controlled by violent separatist militias and marked by a lack of water and fuel. In a village outside Reno, a middle-aged man visits an undertaker and gathers the ashes of his dead wife to bring to Alaska. There, their children await them—refugees from the destruction of the south. To reach his only remaining family, the man must cross the treacherous, violent landscape north by bike, his dog his only companion.
Flashing back and forth in time across four decades in the life of a man who is lost even when he’s found, TROUBLE NO MAN delivers a resonant, timely story of survival, violence, and family, set against the tumult of an America on the precipice of becoming an unfree nation—perfect for fans of Edan Lepuki and Cormac McCarthy.
Noted as “brilliant” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and “Dickensian” (New York Times Book Review), Brian Hart has captivated critics with his scrupulous prose, propulsive plot, and immersive, vivid landscapes. In TROUBLE NO MAN, Hart’s epic saga set in a dystopian landscape will consume readers until the final explosive page.
Brian Hart is the author of the novels The Bully of Order and Then Came the Evening. He lives in central Idaho with his wife and two children.


HI! I'M LAURIE
I seek out the untold stories.
I look for the why in the problem and the solution in the process.
I feel energized by the discovery and development of innovative design that unites function with form and tells a compelling story.
I love combining my visual skills with my technical skills to create a satisfying and engaging experience for the user. And I leverage my background in Art Direction, Graphic Design, and content creation to deliver a complete package.
When I'm not obsessing over design, I write middle-grade novels for kids 8-12 and picture books for all ages. I volunteer with Reading to Kids and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. I am a karaoke queen and a bad ukulele player.


In the fifth interview in our interview series “Three questions to” we talk with John Baldoni about his latest book “GRACE: A Leader’s Guide to a Better Us”. In the book, he explores how we all can make a positive difference in the lives of other people through generosity, respect, and compassion. Baldoni is an American leadership educator, international speaker, and author of 14 books revolving around various aspects of leadership. The interview is in PDF format and downloadable.
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The Vale of Eréch
The King Over Sea
Over a thousand years ago the first Human Empire went to war with the Dragonborn. Both cultures had mastered magic, and steel, and war. Entire cities were lost, lakes and rivers dried in arcane fire, mountains were sundered. No written record survived this time of strife. Ruins and artifacts from the Ancient Empires are rare and prized. What we do know, we know through the grace of His Majesty, The King Over Sea. His historians recorded for posterity the Blessing of his Arrival.
When both Man and Dragonborn were scattered to the wind, their bellies empty, and their children ill, He came. On a great ship over the Wenden Sea, He came. He unified the scattered tribes of men and pacified the Dragonborn. He laid the first stones of The Spire, the school of our greatest Mages. He planted the first seed of the Druidic Line, which protects us from the Darkness of the West. He made the lands of His Colony safe for all the Humanoid races.
After his Hundred Year Reign he departed for his home across the Wenden Sea. Here in the Colonies He created the post of the Grand Ambassador. His Majesty sends the Grand Ambassador as his chancellor to deliver us His Word. As Tribute for the Gifts of His Law we offer him Tithe. Every fifth year the lords of the Colonies deliver their gifts to the King’s Eye. The price of the Tithe is made known by the Grand Ambassador, for it is the Command of His Majesty, The King Over Sea. So it has gone for generations.


Reading and Football = Touchdown!
November 22, 2021 Uncategorized
Recently our Education Department Hosted a Literacy Celebration to promote reading with a little bit of fun and friendly competition.
“Touchdown for Reading” is a three-week celebration of reading. This is a competition between our male and female units. The first 100 books read is considered a touchdown. The unit with the most touchdowns is the winner. Each day, teachers track their students’ reading and at the end of each week, the Literacy Committee will collect all weekly tracking sheet and tally the results. The winning unit will enjoy a bag of goodies.
Great creative work from our Education Department!


The BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus library is housed in a state-of-the-art new building, covering about 45000 sq.ft area and is located close to Lecture Theater Complex (LTC) and class rooms of the Institute. The library is fully air-conditioned with 450 seating capacity.
The library has a collection of 29000+ books and subscribes to over 90 Indian and foreign periodicals/magazines. Students can have access to over 4500+ e journals. We subscribe to springer e- books collection. Students and faculty members can have access to over 1100+ e books. The library has thousands of books in electronic format and more are being added constantly.
The Library facilities have the primary purpose of supporting BITS’s educational and research programs. Access to and use of the Library is a privilege extended to the members of the BITS community of faculty, students, and staff; including members of their immediate families and sponsored affiliates.
Library users and staff will interact with mutual respect and consideration.
Library users will:
• Respect private and Institute property
• Abide by all Institute and Libraries’ policies, licensing and contractual agreements
• Comply with all requests made by library staff
• Show valid identification upon request
• Use Library resources (content, equipment, or facilities) safely and appropriately


Every sector in the science community has a valuable role to play in improving the global research enterprise by supporting open access to data.
Scientists, research centres and institutions, publishers, funding agencies, academies and libraries all have vitally important responsibilities.
Open data should be the default position for publicly funded science.
Exceptions should be limited to issues of privacy, safety, security and to commercial use in the public interest.
As with all scholarly publication, open access has protocols for citing and crediting data created by others.
In an era of new technology, some basic technical standards can help to make big data sets more user-friendly for all researchers.


Note of the archivist
Welcome to OG AI! This profile will bring together two seemingly separate worlds: archival primary sources and new AI technology. Archives trace human history through materials that are unpublished and therefore largely unavailable for datasets used to train AI tools.
Here we will explore how AI can — and cannot — be used to help us explore the OG Collection archives. It will be a sandbox where we will see how AI can use old articles as inspiration for new content, refine OCR-processed text, and draw on contemporary resources to contextualize retro material. Meanwhile, the main OG Collection Vocal site continues to be researched, written, and curated entirely by humans.
Join us as we explore the future of archives together
The following content was created using ChatGPT, and in the interest of transparency and learning, the header represents the prompt used to create it.
How do ChatGPT and DALL-E work in simple terms?
ChatGPT and DALL-E are two different types of artificial intelligence (AI) models developed by OpenAI.
ChatGPT is a natural language processing (NLP) model that can understand and generate human-like speech. It is trained with a large amount of text data and uses a neural network to predict the next word in a sentence. This allows ChatGPT to provide coherent and realistic responses to written or spoken input.
DALL-E, on the other hand, is a computer vision model that can generate images from text descriptions. It converts the text description into a vector representation and then uses a generative neural network to produce an image that matches the input. DALL-E is trained on a large dataset of text and image pairs, which allows it to learn to generate realistic images based on text input.
Both ChatGPT and DALL-E are examples of AI models that learn from large datasets using deep learning techniques. They are capable of generating human-like speech and images, respectively, and have the potential to be used in a variety of applications, from chatbots to content creation.
What can ChatGPT do in terms of generating content based on old popular culture?
ChatGPT can generate content based on ancient popular culture by analyzing a large corpus of textual data related to that specific topic. It has been trained with a large amount of text from various sources, including books, articles, and online forums, which allows it to understand the language and terminology of ancient popular culture.
When asked a question about old popular culture, such as “What were the major fashion trends of the 1960s?”, ChatGPT can provide a coherent and informative answer based on its learned knowledge. It can also engage in conversations about old popular culture, providing context and insight into the trends and events of that time period.
While ChatGPT’s ability to generate content about ancient popular culture is impressive, it is important to note that it is not infallible and may occasionally generate inaccurate or inappropriate content. Therefore, it is important to use it in conjunction with human oversight and discretion.
How can AI be used in archival work?
AI can be used in archival work to automate and streamline tasks such as digitization, transcription, and metadata collection. Using computer vision and natural language processing models, AI can recognize and extract information from historical documents, photographs, and audiovisual materials, making it easier for archivists to organize and preserve these materials for future generations. AI can also help with tasks such as identifying duplicates, detecting damage or deterioration, and even reconstructing missing or damaged parts of a document or image. By using AI, archival institutions can improve their efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility while preserving our cultural heritage for future generations.
This blog was originally published at: https://vocal.media/futurism/explore-hidden-archives-by-using-artificial-intelligence


National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) is this October! NCSAM is a “collaborative effort to ensure everyone has the resources they need to stay safe online.”
NCSAM is organized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance. Another partner, the Higher Education Information Security Council (HEISC) annually gathers a list of resources for colleges and universities. I thought this might interest to the Northeastern’s IA Program community:
- National Cyber Security Awareness Month Resource Kit and Sample Kit
- Information Security Awareness Video & Poster Contest for Students
- Cybersecurity Awareness Resource Library
- EDUCAUSE’s Security Awareness Resource Page
- Last Year’s NCSAM Highlights
Additionally, in celebration of NCSAM in October, Educause is hosting a FREE online webinar featuring three CIO’s from across the United States, hosted by Marc Hoit, Vice Chancellor & CIO, North Carolina State University.
In addition to talking about current information security issues on their campuses, the CIOs will discuss the “big questions” about information security in Higher Ed. The title is “CIO Insights on Cybersecurity” on October 14, 2014 at 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET.
- Peter J. Murray, CIO/VP, University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Michele Norin, Chief Information Officer, The University of Arizona
- Melissa Woo, CIO/Vice Provost for Information Services, University of Oregon
This will probably be an interesting and enlightening talk in a field (higher education) where quite a bit of IA-focused inquiry is discussed day-to-day.


“September! I never tire of turning it over and over in my mind. It has warmth, depth and colour. It glows like old amber.” – Patience Strong (1951). “The Glory of the Garden
Well, Gentle Readers, we’re approximately 124 months into 2020, yet somehow it’s just September. This month brings us relief from the late August heat, as well as our sixth consecutive monthly edition of “Covid-era-things-to-do-while-being-social-yet-distant” in Denver.
Things are still changing on the daily, but a good place to keep up (at least with what’s happening in Colorado) is Colorado COVID-19 Updates: Home. At Tree Ring Digital, we hope you’re hanging in there and managing to find some joy. To help you out on that, here’s our monthly roundup of “Thing to Do in Denver.”
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Books! Kids’ Events!
10th Annual Northwest Denver Community Book Exchange: September 7, from 9am – 2 pm at the BookGive Service Station at 4890 Lowell Blvd. “This book-for-book community event started 10 years ago, and we’re not letting a little pandemic stop us!”
BookBar is hosting a plethora of virtual events as part of the Children’s Programs & Summer Reading, so if you’ve got kids at home, check it out.
More Hours, More time to Experience “The Art of the Brick” at the DMNS: “Renowned contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya has taken LEGO® bricks from beloved toys to artistic marvels. Sawaya’s original artworks and his reimagined versions of famous masterpieces from art and culture, such as Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the Venus de Milo, will wow you. The experience also showcases a collection of LEGO-infused hyper-realistic photography from Sawaya’s innovative collaboration with award-winning photographer Dean West. From fan favorite Yellow, a life-size sculpture of a man with thousands of yellow LEGO bricks cascading from his chest, to a T. rex skeleton made out of 80,000 LEGO bricks, you will be inspired by how the power of imagination and creativity can build endless possibilities.”
Nature Connects®, Art with LEGO® Bricks is at the Denver Zoo until November 1st: “For the first time since 2015, Nature Connects®, Art with LEGO® Bricks returns to Denver Zoo with more than 15 nature-inspired creations by Artist Sean Kenney. The award-winning exhibit invites guests to connect to nature and the world’s vanishing species through life-size and larger-than-life plant and animal sculptures, placed throughout the Zoo and made entirely of LEGO bricks.”
Boulder’s Dairy Arts Center is hosting drive-in movies all month. Dairy Drive-In will be screening, among other films, a “Yellow Submarine Sing-Along,” on September 11 & 12.
Hours, More time to Experience “Dogs! A Science Tail” at the DMNS: “Have you ever wondered to yourself what your dog is thinking? “Dogs! A Science Tail” is a fun, interactive glimpse into the world of our canine friends. The exhibition highlights the extraordinary ways dogs see, hear, and smell their surroundings and explores why humans and dogs are best friends. Experiences range from listening to hidden sounds that dogs can hear but humans can’t, excavating replicas of fossils to determine if they belong to wolves or dogs, walking a dog through an interactive neighborhood to understand how pets strengthen the community, and testing your pop-culture knowledge during a game of “Jeopawdy!” based on the show Jeopardy. The exhibition will leave you with a better understanding of what lies at the heart of the one of the most successful interspecies partnerships of all time.
Flock Party at the Denver Zoo is happening on September 12th, from 5 – 9, and it’s only for the grown folks: “Please join Denver Zoo for Flock Party: a fun-filled evening benefiting Denver Zoo’s animal care + emergency support efforts! This colorful, casual, socially responsible and ALL-INCLUSIVE benefit features festive food + drink, live music with the Colorado Symphony, exclusive animal experiences and more. Even better: you’ll leave this fine-feathered event with the warm, fuzzy feeling that comes from doing your part to support Denver Zoo during one of the most challenging years in our history.” @DenverZoo
ART! AND HISTORY!
Women Behaving Badly is a fascinating art exhibit that will be at History Colorado, until February 28 of next year: “In works combining watercolor with historical photography, news clippings and text, Denver-based artist Adri Norris highlights women who’ve made history. She seeks to answer three questions about each woman she depicts: Who is she? What did she do? Why does she matter? ‘I started to tell the stories of women from all races, nationalities and walks of life through my series Women Behaving Badly,” Norris says. ‘I want people to see themselves in those stories, to consider how they may be like those women and think differently about women in general.’’
Hecho en Colorado is also on view at History Colorado: “See historically significant paintings, sculptures, textiles, and writings from Colorado’s Chicano/Mexican American community, including selections from up-and-coming artists as well as such prominent figures as Carlota EspinoZa, Carlos Fresquez, and David Ocelotl García. Presented in collaboration with the Denver Latino Cultural Arts Center, Hecho en Colorado (Made in Colorado) honors the artistic achievements of a community whose impact continues to shape Colorado culture.”


This year Derby held its first ever Book Festival, and the Refugee Advice Centre hosted a Literary Salon. There were 20 attendees from countries including Zimbabwe, Libya, Sudan, Iran, Tanzania, Syria, Nigeria, Eritrea and Afghanistan who each received novels as gifts from World Book Night via Community Action. The event was presented by a representative from Derby City Library, Trish Kenny. Through the workshop everyone was given a library card or application form to get one. Trish offered to try to get audio books and ESOL books, and literature in any language including Farsi, Arabic, Albanian and Tigrinya. Some would be more difficult to source but she assured us that the library team would do their best. There are already foreign language texts at the city library with a good selection of reading material available in Arabic. Trish gave out some Quick Reads and passed around a selection of CD’s, educational tools and academic books, saying that she particularly recommended books with large print, dual language text (ie. Arabic on left page/English on right page) and audio/CD selections. For families, there is a ‘Shake, Rattle & Rhyme Time’ for 0-3 year olds. For jobseekers, there is a Monday Job club downstairs at the library, with free tea, coffee and biscuits
One of the most exciting prospects from the day was that although Derby City Library is normally closed on Wednesdays, they have offered to open the library to sanctuary seekers with volunteers to help with reading at all levels and make friendships. This is incredibly kind of the library staff and a truly fantastic opportunity.