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https://www.eq2interface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5356 | 2023-04-02T02:21:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950373.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20230402012805-20230402042805-00731.warc.gz | 0.93573 | 926 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__48146338 | en | From the window's own introductory text:
----- BEGIN QUOTE -----
Welcome to the Milquetowst Info Center, your one-stop in-game EQ2 reference window! Here's what you'll find under the various tabs....
(1) "Misc": Links to useful Web sites, a basic hunting guide, lists of classes, character traits, racial traditions and languages, a breakdown of faction levels, an overview of religion in Norrath, an explanation of heroic opportunities, a list of available mounts (mostly horses), "Game Update" patch notes, the famous "Things I Wish I'd Known Earlier" message from the official EQ2 forums (now completely updated), and finally, a guide to optimizing the game's graphics settings.
(2) "Spells": A complete list of spells and combat arts for every class, along with a list of the "fun" spells available to members of each class.
(3) "Writs": Breakdowns by city and tier of available writs (a.k.a. city tasks), notes about status items, and a list of city faction rewards. (The latter list also appears under the "Houses" tab, since many of the rewards are house items.)
(4) "Quests": An overview of lore and legend quests (a.k.a. creature mastery quests), lists of heritage, signature and access quests, and detailed information about the collection quests available throughout Norrath. (Walk-thrus for some heritage, signature and other important quests can be found here, as well, though in general, for walk-thrus, you're better of consulting Allakhazam's Web site or eq2i.com.)
(5) "Harvest": Complete lists of the items which can be harvested from various zones, as well as an overview of which artisan classes have a use for the various types of harvested material.
(6) "Cookbook": An overview of how food and drink work in Norrath, and complete lists of all provisioner recipes. And for non-provisioners, there's also a handy list of food and drink items with the maximum possible (five-hour) duration.
(7) "Alchemy": Extensive information about potions and poisons.
(8) "Houses": A list of housing prices, a list of furniture items that can help to significantly reduce the status cost of your home, a list of placeable books, a list of house items you can obtain by completing newbie racial quests, some notes about carnivorous houseplants, notes about consignment containers, and lists of guild status and city faction rewards (many of which are house items).
(9) "Socials": A list of all social commands (a.k.a. emotes) in the game, arranged according to which ones are voiced and/or animated. You can have your character perform an emote simply by clicking it on the list.
(10) "Notes": Whatever you want to have available for your own reference while you play, that isn't already included somewhere else, can be added here!
Obviously, no single person can compile the amount of information included in the Info Center single-handedly. I owe an incredible debt of gratitude to the many people and Web sites from which I've stolen -- er, "borrowed" -- information.
As well, of course, many thanks go to all those who are using the Info Center, without whose input it wouldn't be nearly as useful as it has become!
Inevitably, there will be errors and omissions in the data presented here. If you notice anything that needs to be corrected or updated, or think of anything that's not here that really ought to be, then by all means, let me know! You can post suggestions or comments to the "Milquetowst Info Center" forum thread at eq2interface.com, mail them in-game to either Rainbeau or Fayberry on the Permafrost server, or send them via real e-mail to [email protected]
And if you happen to have characters with too much money on the Permafrost server, feel free to send a plat or three to one of my characters!
----- END QUOTE -----
As it says above, if you have any suggestions or comments, post them here!
-- Darryl (Milquetowst)
Milquetowst Info Center | library |
http://kentuckianaherbsociety.org/about.html | 2023-12-01T15:34:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100290.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201151933-20231201181933-00529.warc.gz | 0.921978 | 135 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__246605559 | en | Chairman - Jo Ann Hughes
Vice-Chairman - Mary Harper
Recording Secretary - Susan Hart
Corresponding Secretary - Barbara Lusco-Peppers
Treasurer - Jett Rose
Historian - Joan Burton
Librarian – Donna Poe
Central District Delegate - Vacant
The Kentuckiana Herb Society was formed in 1983 by a group of gardeners from Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky to further their study and share their knowledge of herbs.
We have monthly meetings which consist of herbal programs, hands on projects, workshops, demonstrations and refreshments. Meetings are held at various locations in Southern Indiana and the Louisville, Kentucky area. | library |
http://www.stjamesameno.com/about-us/ | 2024-02-29T06:25:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474784.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229035411-20240229065411-00412.warc.gz | 0.976056 | 946 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__63045701 | en | A History of Historic St. James AME Church
In 1844, while slavery was legally sanctioned in Louisiana, a large segment of the Black population was enslaved. The Rev. Jordan W. Early, a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), inspired a small group of free people of color to establish their own church. The group held membership in then-St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church (now Wesley United Methodist Church). St. Paul had a diverse membership of free people of color, whites and slaves. Whites worshipped on the ground floor and the very small balcony was designated for slaves and free people of color.
A group of ten members led by the Rev. Charles Doughty, a blacksmith, rented a site on the corner of Villere and Bienville Streets. They held worship service, calling themselves the AME Church. Almost immediately, police officers who objected to the congregation allowing slaves to attend worship services approached the congregation, fearing the new formation would incite slaves to seek freedom. The leaders persevered and their faithful community increased. Soon their quarters became too small and they began to seek land to build a church.
On October 6, 1848 the state issued a charter to the AMEC, authorizing it to legally operate in Louisiana with the ten founders as incorporators, including Jordan Bankston Noble, General Andrew Jackson’s drummer during the Battle of New Orleans. According to the charter, slaves were not allowed to become members of the church or the corporation. By December 1848, the church’s board purchased a site in the suburb of Treme and began constructing the church building. It was completed in 1851. The entire congregation carried materials to the new church site, with women carrying bricks in their aprons. They named the church St. James Chapel, with Rev. Doughty, the organizer and first leader of the congregation, traveling to the Indiana Annual Conference with a petition to affiliate with the AMEC. The conference, under the leadership of Bishop William Paul Quinn, accepted the petition and St. James Chapel became an official member of the connectional AMEC. Rev. Doughty, formerly a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, was ordained a Deacon and continued as St. James Chapel’s pastor.
The second pastor was the Rev. John Miflin Brown, a well-educated Northern minister. He encountered much hostility because he allowed slaves to attend the services. Under Rev. Brown’s leadership, the church grew both in membership and financial stability. The church also actively helped to organize and build other AME churches in New Orleans, including Morris Brown AMEC. Rev. Brown was jailed five times during his five-year ministry in New Orleans and was later elected the eleventh Bishop of the AME Church.
From 1858 to 1862, police officers closed St. James Chapel because its membership advocated abolishing slavery. During the Civil War, Colonel James Lewis organized a company of Black Union Soldiers that used the church as their headquarters.
The Louisiana Annual Conference of the AMEC was organized at St. James Chapel AME Church on November 1, 1865 with Bishop Jabez P. Campbell, presiding. During the Reconstruction Era, some of the church’s members rose to great prominence in Louisiana politics, including Governor P.B.S. Pinchback and Lieutenant Governor Oscar J. Dunn.
Other historical events include the church being the founding site of the Black masonic organizations of Louisiana and the YMCA for Black men. The church also provided the young people and advocacy to establish of a Black elementary school, initially known as the Bienville School and later renamed the Albert Wicker School, in honor of an educator who was a St. James trustee.
During the Civil Rights Era, Historic St. James maintained an active presence in addressing social justice and racial equality. Moreover, in addition to the church’s pastors elected to the bishopric, several Historic St. James pastors have become presiding elders, as well as religious and thought leaders, in African Methodism and ecumenically.
St. James Chapel, the “Mother Church” of African Methodism in the Deep South, is praising God under the name, Historic St. James AME Church. From 2005 to 2015, the decade following Hurricane Katrina, the Rev. Otto W. Duncan, Jr., a son of Historic St. James, led the church’s restoration efforts. In 2015, Bishop Julius H. McAllister, Sr. appointed Historic St. James’ current pastor, the Rev. Jonathan C. Augustine, to continue restoration, focus on renewal, and maintain excellence. | library |
https://europe.wisc.edu/populists-and-the-pandemic-year-long-lecture-series-culminates-in-2022-routledge-volume-2/ | 2024-02-26T21:55:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474663.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226194006-20240226224006-00178.warc.gz | 0.949053 | 318 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__141406445 | en | “Populists and the Pandemic: How Populists Around the World Respond to COVID-19” examines the response of populist political actors and parties in 22 countries around the world to the COVID-19 pandemic, in terms of their attitudes, rhetoric, mobilization repertoires, and policy proposals. The responses of some populist leaders have received much public attention, as they denied the severity of the public health crisis, denigrated experts and data, looked for scapegoats, encouraged protests, questioned the legitimacy of liberal institutions, spread false information, and fueled conspiracies. But how widespread are those particular reactions? How much variation is there? What explains the variation that does exist? This volume considers these questions through rich description and analysis of countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, by leading experts with deep knowledge of their respective cases. Some chapters focus on populist parties, others on personalistic populist leaders. Some countries examined are democracies, others autocracies. Some populists are left-wing, others right-wing. Some populists are in government, others in opposition. This variation allows for consideration of a variety of factors that systematically influence or mediate populist responses to the pandemic. “Populists and the Pandemic” thus makes a unique contribution to our understanding of the intersection between two of the most pressing social and political challenges of our time. It is expected to be published in 2022 as part the “Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy” book series.
View recordings of the lecture series here. | library |
http://www.jocolibrary.com/templates/JCL_NewsListItem.aspx?id=14911 | 2013-05-18T22:10:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382917/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.891497 | 792 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__47549775 | en | In conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 16 -22) the Johnson County Library will host the third Annual GovFest on Thursday, November 19, from 11 to 6 p.m. at the Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS. Fifty representatives from federal, state, and local government agencies including Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC, KCSourceLink, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kansas State Data Center, Heartland Procurement Technical Assistance Center and many more will be available to answer questions and offer information on how government agencies can help business owners start or expand a business for little or no cost. There will also be special programs throughout the day.
For more information, contact the Business Reference Team at the Johnson County Library, (913) 495-2400. Gov Fest is free and open to the public. No registration or reservations are required. For details and complete list of participating groups visit www.jocolibrary.org/govfest or call (913) 495-2464.
Special Programs in the Carmack Community Room:
10-11:30 a.m.: Winning Government Contracts - Cutting Through the Bureaucracy
Dewayne Long, Heartland Procurement Technical Assistance, Director, Northern Kansas Region
This program takes the attendee through the very basic steps of registering to become a government contractor. Businesses of all sizes can benefit from this program which helps cut through the maze of bureaucratic requirements and helps simplify the entire process.
12-1 p.m.: Lunch & Learn: ReferenceUSA
Learn about ReferenceUSA, a powerful tool that can help entrepreneurs gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Find out who your competitors are, create mailing lists of potential customers or locate new businesses in your area. Johnson County Library has a subscription to this product, so you can get free access with a library card. Box lunches will be proved courtesy of ReferenceUSA.
1:30-2:30 p.m.: How the Government Funds Small Business
Independence Council on Economic Development, Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Mo. and Southwest Johnson County Economic Development Corporation
There are a lot of myths about how the government gives grants to start small businesses. Get the
facts. Learn about state and local financial incentives that you can access to help you start or expand a small business. The panel will include representatives from municipalities around the metro area.
3-4 p.m.: Insurance Issues for Small Businesses
John Meetz, Senior Government Affairs Liaison, Kansas Insurance Department
The speaker will discuss insurance issues pertinent to small business. He will also cover health insurance, including legislative initiatives at both the state and federal level.
4:30-5:30 p.m.: Resources to Support Small Business in Tough Economic Times
Erik Pedersen, Associate Director, Network Kansas and Stephanie Zamora, Network Navigator, KCSourceLink
The success or failure of a business often depends on the business owner's ability to connect with the resources that are available. Come out to learn how KCSourceLink and Network Kansas can help you find the help you need, when you need it. Network Navigators from these agencies will be discussing specific challenges facing business owners in today's recessive economy, like financing.
5-6 p.m.: Reception (Gallery Area)
Networking & snacks provided by FastTrac®, a program of the Kauffman Foundation and the sponsoring agencies.
6-8:30 p.m.: Starting a Business: Success Right from the Start
Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC
Attend an overview of business information including government requirements, legal business structure, business plan creation and financial projections.
Interpretive services and other accommodations for those with special needs are available by contacting Library staff at least 48 hours in advance of the program. | library |
https://www.sbbps.com/premises | 2023-06-04T03:00:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224649439.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20230604025306-20230604055306-00559.warc.gz | 0.948564 | 260 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__159388718 | en | Shree Bhavan's Bharti Public School (SBBPS) Bhopal has excellent fleet of buses covering the entire city of Bhopal with stops at regular intervals for picking up students and teachers. The school runs buses as per the norms of RTO department and are spacious with a capacity to accommodate 52 students per bus. Every bus has a teacher to ensure proper discipline and safety of the students.
SBBPS has a spacious library for the students of all the classes. The total number of books in the library is approx. 10,000 with the number increasing each passing year.
Medical facility at SBBPS not only provides medical attention to those who are unwell but also conducts yearly health checkups for students, teachers and other staff members.
School has 6 Science laboratories for Chemistry, Physics, Biology & Social Science respectively. 2 computer labs one for senior section and one for junior section. There is one more lab i.e. Maths Lab, where students practically prove themselves all the theorems and facts for better understanding. These are airy, fully equipped and with all the facilities. Students can work in groups or individually. Together they provide the ultimate possibilities for the student's curiosity to be satisfied through exploration and experimentation while developing scientific thinking and temperament. | library |
https://saveourshrines.substack.com/p/walking-europe-the-hard-way | 2022-05-18T10:50:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662521883.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220518083841-20220518113841-00362.warc.gz | 0.964353 | 1,101 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__163147980 | en | A few weeks ago, Matt found a book buried in a forgotten corner of our library called “Clear Waters Rising” by Nicholas Crane. Crane is now a well-known author, BBC presenter, and former head of the Royal Geographic Society.
In 1992 he completed a 506 day, 6000 mile walk across the mountains of Europe - from Finisterre in Spain, to Istanbul, Turkey. He chronicled that journey in the book “Clear Waters Rising,” published in 1996. Below is a Google Maps approximation of his route.
His route took him along a curving route through Europe’s main mountain ranges - starting with the Cantabrian mountains along Spain’s north coast, then the Pyrenees separating France from Spain, the Cevennes cutting through from southwest to southeast in France, then the Alps from the Rhone River to the summit of Mont Blanc and onward to Vienna. Crossing the recently opened Iron Curtain, he hiked the Carpathians from Slovakia to Poland, Ukraine, and Romania. His only ride on mechanized transport was a ferry crossing at the Iron Gates of the Danube, from Romania into Serbia, and then a last hike through the Balkan Mountains from Serbia, into what’s now North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and finally Turkey.
He undertook the journey well within my lifetime, but it was still a shock to realize how much the world has changed in the last 30 years. No internet, no cell phones. His only communications with his wife via answering machines or expensive long distance calls. Package delivery that would take weeks rather than via next day delivery. Austro-Hungarian military maps instead of GPS and Google Maps.
Geopolitically, the European Union existed only in embryonic form, the Eastern bloc was prostrate with unemployment after the shock of the fall of Communism; civil war was brewing in the Balkans. Terrorism, mass migration, and the common currency of the Eurozone were all in the distant future.
While Crane is a wonderful travel writer and the entire book was a pleasure to savor, I particularly enjoyed reading the book through the lens of “Save Our Shrines”’ mission of promoting beauty and culture that needs saving.
A remarkable through-line of his story was his discovery of the the historical traces or imperiled existence of mountain cultures that had resisted and in some cases survived the imperial or national homogenization that had befallen lowland peoples.
This summer I read the book Empire of the Summer Moon, a history of the Comanches in the American West. The dismal tale of their final demise at the hands of relentless US Army cavalry troops was shockingly similar to the stories of the last stands of Asturian tribal leader Viriatus or the Dacian chieftain Decebalus fighting the Roman legions, or of Albigensians fleeing from Simon de Montfort’s crusaders.
Likewise, the Carpathians featured tales of Hungarian and Romanian folk heroes opposing the Hapsburgs and the Ottomans, as well as survivors of Stalin’s mass removal of the Lemkos in Poland. The mountains have always been the last refuge of the hunted, and it was amazing to find out how many traces of these ancient hold-outs remained in the uplands of Europe.
Another theme of interest was the varied forms of religious buildings Crane encountered in his travels. Spain’s northern coast was dominated by the pilgrim churches and hostels of the Camino de Santiago, while the Cevennes range in France featured thousand year old Benedictine monasteries interspersed with alternating Calvinist and Catholic chapels - traces of the Wars of Religion.
The German and Austrian Alps were marked by the deep religiosity of Lutheran and Catholic villages but menaced by the neopagan occultism of Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest.
The Carpathians were covered with onion-domed churches, many of which were padlocked against thieves in the desperate years following the collapse of the Eastern Bloc regimes.
Romania featured medieval painted monasteries like Sucevita, shown below.
The Balkans again returned to alternating structures - this time Christian and Muslim, before giving way to the old lands of the Ottoman empire and the hundreds of mosques built by Mimar Sinan, considered one of the greatest architects in history. Sinan was the chief builder for Suleiman the Magnificent and his successors, and his designs influenced Ottoman architecture for centuries. He built the Selimiye Mosque in Edirne and the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, and his apprentices built the Blue Mosque in Istanbul and Stari Most in Mostar.
In sum, the book was a remarkably well-written travelogue - funny at times, evocative throughout, and beautifully paced so that the reader aches with both melancholy and relief as Crane describes taking his last steps up to Hagia Sophia and into the arms of his waiting wife.
As time permits, we’ll be retracing the names of the religious and cultural landmarks he mentions in his book. We suspect many that were crumbling in the early 1990s may now be in better shape thanks to EU restoration funds or better-organized private initiatives. We’ll report out what we find.
In the meantime, buen camino on your own journeys, metaphorical or otherwise! | library |
https://www.arthur-schnitzler.org/project/ | 2023-12-04T22:19:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100535.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204214708-20231205004708-00355.warc.gz | 0.923789 | 598 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__105125607 | en | The cooperative research project, Arthur Schnitzler digital. Digital Critical Edition (Works from 1905 to 1931), is being conducted by scholars at the Bergische University Wuppertal, the University of Cambridge, University College London and the University of Bristol, in partnership with Cambridge University Library, the German Literary Archive at Marbach, the Arthur-Schnitzler-Archive Freiburg, and the Center for Digital Humanities at the University of Trier. The German team, which began its work in January 2012 and is supported by the Union of Academies, is editing texts from 1914 onwards; the British team, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), began its work in January 2014 and is editing texts from the period between 1905 and 1913.
The aim of the project is to produce a new critical edition in digital form, to be published on an open access online platform hosted by Cambridge University Library. In contrast to those of other representative figures of the classical Modernist period, the works of the great Austrian writer, Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931), have until now not been made available in a scholarly edition. Historical critical editions of works from the early period (up to 1904) have begun to be produced in print and e-book form by a team based in Vienna, supported by the FWF (de Gruyter 2011ff.), while our project exploits the potential of digital methods for its editions of works from 1905 onwards. The project draws upon the enormous store of archival material, saved in 1938 and transferred to Cambridge University Library, which still holds the larger part of the literary estate (a smaller collection is housed at Marbach, with individual holdings elsewhere). Our research will provide insights into Schnitzler’s working methods and the aesthetic principles that guided them. This will shed new light on an author whose rich and varied oeuvre helped to define the whole period of classical Modernism (c. 1890-1930), with a highly developed sensitivity to its problems and contradictions.
The online portal will for the first time draw together the physically dispersed archival holdings in a virtual form, combining the functions of digital archive and edition. The collected extant material – both manuscript and typescript – will be digitally reproduced, transcribed, and made accessible through commentaries, registers etc. Through different textual views (diplomatic transcriptions, genetically interpreted reconstructions, amended reading versions) a multi-perspectival edition will be produced, with due regard to both ‘textuality’ and ‘materiality’. Beyond this, the digital medium will open up the possibility of representing in an appropriate manner the rich picture of Schnitzler’s mode of writing. With its hypertextual structures and resources for non-sequential ordering, the digital edition will capture the systemic interdependence of composition processes that sometimes stretched over decades, with complex networks of transmission crossing textual and generic boundaries. | library |
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-March/068402.html | 2014-03-11T14:18:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394011208420/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305092008-00029-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.69974 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-10__0__150453328 | en | [Full-disclosure] rPSA-2009-0050-1 ghostscript
rPath Update Announcements
announce-noreply at rpath.com
Thu Mar 19 19:52:09 GMT 2009
rPath Security Advisory: 2009-0050-1
rPath Linux 2
Exposure Level Classification:
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ghostscript=conary.rpath.com at rpl:devel/8.61-2.1-1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
Previous versions of Ghostscript are potentially vulnerable to
context-dependent attacks via integer overflows and missing upper
bounds checks in Ghostscript's ICC library causing application
crashes or even arbitrary code execution.
Copyright 2009 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html
Full-Disclosure is hosted and sponsored by Secunia. | library |
https://www.jaysonhome.com/the-rise-of-david-bowie.html | 2020-05-26T13:14:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347390758.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20200526112939-20200526142939-00544.warc.gz | 0.93198 | 234 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__59284389 | en | The hologram on the cover of The Rise of David Bowie 1972-1973 — composed of a series of head-shots — is a clear indication of the photographer's talent and Bowie's fearless experimentation to follow. In 1972, David Bowie released the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Along with the album, Bowie's iconoclastic alter-ego emerged. Ziggy Stardust was a glittery, heavily made-up, sexually ambiguous character who broke the boundaries between male and female, gay and straight and fact and fiction. Between 1972 and 1973, photographer Mick Rock had unprecedented access to the many facets of Bowie's personality and his fame. This edition features the best of Rock's portfolio including spectacular stage shots, intimate backstage portraits, press photos, and album jackets, as well as about 50% never-before-seen images. It is a passionate tribute to a brilliant and inspirational artist whose creative vision will never be forgotten.
•photography by Mick Rock
•introduction by Michael Bracewell
•interview of Mick Rock by Barney Hoskyns
•hardcover with lenticular cover | library |
http://mumbainewsexpress.com/no-kidding-childrens-day-just-became-real-with-the-all-new-voot-kids/ | 2019-12-16T13:27:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540565544.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20191216121204-20191216145204-00237.warc.gz | 0.92571 | 764 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__132615005 | en | by Suman Gupta
~Watch, Read, Listen & Learn all at one place~
~ Over 20000 of the most popular toons, audio stories, the best of e-books and fun learning quizzes to make VOOT Kids India’s largest fun and learning app~
Mumbai, November 2019: India gets its first multi-format fun and learning app, VOOT Kids, one of the largest and most versatile content library available anywhere. With Early Childhood Association’s (ECA) certification, the app is created just for today’s kids who are digital natives. Home to 20000+ pieces of curated kids’ content, VOOT Kids is all set to make screen time meaningful for kids by bringing together children’s favourite world of popular and premium toons, e-books, audio stories, nursery rhymes and fun learn quizzes all under one roof. This making it a one-stop destination for children between 02-08yrs of age, which is safe, secure and ad free.
WATCH from a fantastic collection of toon characters across several genres across the world. From popular Indian themes to Japanese anime and western classic to current international favourites, that span from preschool segment to even older kids, VOOT Kids has it all. Motu Patlu, Shiva, Little Krishna, Chhota Bheem and Roll. No. 21 to Oddbods, Dora The Explorer, Paw Patrol, Thomas & Friends, Peppa Pig, Masha and The Bear. Not to forget Ben10, Lego Ninjago, Ninja Hattori, Pokemon to old favorite classics like Johnny Bravo, Spongebob Squarepants, Dexter’s Lab …this a is very long list, that every child will love. The library is further enriched by handpicked fun- learn live action shows that delve in the DIY space across Art/ Craft/ Science and various tenets of learning. This is truly an all-encompassing and extensive catalogue of over 13000 videos, carefully curated to cover a mix of hyper popular toons to premium franchises from coveted global content partners
READ some of the most popular tales from playtime to bedtime, as we firmly believe that reading is one of the key drivers of learning. All these e-books are from premium publishing heavyweights like Oxford University Press and Jim Henson for international evergreens to Karadi Tales for the Indian stories that we love to read, again and again.
LISTEN to a well-knit library of amazing audio stories across genres – Wit, valour, values and humour ranging from the ever-popular Birbal and Tenali Raman to legends of brave Indians and endearing animal fables. Every story is narrated to fire up the imagination of a child, many of them by celebrity narrators like Vidya Balan, Boman Irani, Nasserudin Shah etc and even voiced by kids’ favourite TV characters like Shiva. We also have the most popular nursery rhymes along with Princess stories by Aneira and Rob’s Jataka Tales, both very popular export of the digital world.
LEARN and play a uniquely designed quiz game with over 5000 question quizzes that make learning fun. A multilevel, multiple choice game that is fun for the child – Good for the child! Built with leaning & development experts, these quizzes go beyond textbook learning and help enhance kids’ skills across 5 identified domains including Numeracy, English Literacy, Logic and Scientific thinking, Social and Emotional development and Creative development. The entire journey is gamified with features like badges, trophies, stickers, to make it engaging and encouraging, as there is never a dull moment, both for the child and the parent whilst enjoying it. | library |
https://cala-training.myshopify.com/pages/premium-webinar-subscriptions | 2017-12-14T18:45:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948550199.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20171214183234-20171214203234-00774.warc.gz | 0.897751 | 350 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__145132193 | en | Premium webinar subscriptions
The CALA Premium Webinar subscription plan gives your entire laboratory staff access to 24 live webinars a year PLUS access to the full library of CALA webinar recordings.
The CALA webinar library has over 85 webinar recordings currently available. Every live webinar is recorded, so the library is constantly growing.
This is a great training resource that our technicians can make use of whenever they want. I regularly assign specific webinars for my staff to take to improve both their technical knowledge and their interpersonal skills.
T.D., Laboratory Manager
How does it work?
The CALA Premium Webinar Subscription runs for 12 months starting from the date you register.
Your Premium subscription gives you access to all live webinars from the Laboratory Series and the Leadership Series. CALA offers one webinar from each series every month.
You will receive a reminder email prior to every live webinar.
In addition, you and your staff can access any of CALA’s recorded webinars from the Laboratory or Leadership series.
What topics do the webinars cover?
The Laboratory series covers topics related to laboratory accreditation and testing. This includes topics such as:
- Customer service requirements
- Overview of Control Charting
- Personnel requirements in ISO/IEC 17025
The Leadership series covers interpersonal skills as well as topics of interest to managers and supervisors such as:
- Active Listening
- Performance Reviews
- Managing conflict
What is the cost?
CALA Institutional Voting members: $1800 for 1 year (Contact [email protected] for your discount code)
Non-members: $2400 for 1 year | library |
http://www.winebehindthelabel.org/product/barolo-mga-alessandro-masnaghetti/ | 2018-01-24T10:00:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084893629.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20180124090112-20180124110112-00482.warc.gz | 0.963678 | 240 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__50678188 | en | Alessandro Masnaghetti is one of the most respected wine writers in the world – he is even highly respected in Bordeaux, which is something for an Italian!
From being the first editor of the Veronelli Guide to Italian Wines in 1990 to producing his own Wine Letter, Enogea, to the present day, he has been instrumental in bringing to international notice, the finest of Italian wines and their producers.
For the last eight years, Alessandro has been producing vineyard maps of the best Italian Crus (and some Bordeaux Crus) in painstaking detail, with notes on the vineyards and their owners, resulting in not only a product of esoteric beauty, but also an educational guide to the student and enthusiast alike. I have the privilege of being Alessandro’s exclusive UK agent for his maps.
Now Alessandro has come up with the ultimate in illustrated wine books, written in both Italian and English, embracing detailed personal knowledge of every facet of one of his favourite wine producing areas – Barolo. This lavishly illustrated book is a “must” for all wine lovers – and for lovers of Barolo – the Holy Grail! | library |
http://www.barbarabranden.com/main.html | 2018-02-24T11:46:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891815560.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20180224112708-20180224132708-00187.warc.gz | 0.940532 | 165 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__257010208 | en | WELCOME to Barbara Branden's web site!
This site provides biographical information about Barbara (including some photos of interest) as well as information about her landmark biography The Passion of Ayn Rand and Showtime's movie adaptation of the book.
This web site also contains a description of Barbara's seminal course "Principles of Efficient Thinking", her interview with the publication Full Context, and a short essay by Barbara on smoking, as well as her answer to Ayn Rand's famous charges of wrongdoing (from the 1960's).
The site also features information about the anthology Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand, to which Barbara was a contributor, and features Barbara's growing collection of book reviews.
For further information about any of the projects described on this site, you may contact Barbara Branden at: | library |
https://ohioemploymentfirst.org/view.php?nav_id=556 | 2022-09-27T01:55:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030334974.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220927002241-20220927032241-00188.warc.gz | 0.767625 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__226935646 | en | Innovation Spotlight Series
Six (6) pre-recorded, on-demand videos featuring subject matter experts in innovation. The Innovation Spotlight series features key topics and information you can view at your own pace and schedule.
- New Avenues to Independence, Cleveland | (Runtime: 43:13)
- The FUSE Network, Newark | (Runtime: 28:46)
- The Abilities Connection, Springfield | (Runtime: 63:46)
- Starfire, Cincinnati | (Runtime: 63:38)
- Heidt Center of Excellence, Cincinnati | (Runtime: 6:59)
- Capabilities, Saint Marys | (Runtime: 43:18) | library |
https://www.aamtjapio.com/pslt2021/ | 2023-06-02T08:38:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648465.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602072202-20230602102202-00348.warc.gz | 0.885125 | 287 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__99627932 | en | Following the success of the previous workshops on Patent and Scientific Literature Translation, we are organizing the 9th Workshop on Patent and Scientific Literature Translation (PSLT 2021) held in conjunction with MT Summit 2021. Due to continuing COVID restrictions on travel, we have decided to hold PSLT 2021 online on 16 August, 2021.Machine translation of patent information and different types of scientific literature is in high demand, while there still remain open problems to make the machine translation results more sophisticated. The workshop covers a wide range of topics related to the unique features of scientific literature including patents, scientific papers, and technical reports. The workshop, which consists of invited talks, presentation of submitted papers, and free discussion will be an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to get together and exchange their ideas and experiences.
For more information on MT Summit 2021, please visit: https://amtaweb.org/mt-summit2021/
Workshop Web-site: https://www.aamtjapio.com/pslt2021
REGISTRATION SITE (MT Summit 2021 Website):
*** Participants of MT Summit 2021 can attend the workshop at no additional fee. ***
Early registration due: August 7, 2021 | library |
https://horse-hero.myshopify.com/products/rising-waters-print | 2021-09-21T19:31:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057227.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20210921191451-20210921221451-00670.warc.gz | 0.926254 | 123 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__119291079 | en | Rising Waters - Print
8”x10” Archival Print
Archival reproduction of Jessica C. White’s woodcut and polymer plate image with original text, a part of her “Heavens to Betsy” series which emulates the look of children’s book illustrations.
The text at the bottom of the image reads: “…and suddenly she understood why the rising waters were the least of their worries.”
Printed on archival paper and packaged in a protective sleeve with a card stock backing. Sized to fit a standard frame. | library |
https://recsports.unt.edu/programs/outdoor/outdoor-pursuits-center | 2024-04-13T09:41:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816587.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413083102-20240413113102-00456.warc.gz | 0.921546 | 400 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__113484258 | en | - General Information
We're located directly behind the climbing wall inside the Pohl Recreation Center and offer a variety of resources to help UNT students plan and run their own adventure trips. Our knowledgeable student staff are available to rent the right gear for your own trips or help you explore our library of guide books and DVD's. For more information on renting equipment or our resource library stop by the OPC or call (940) 369-8349 during open hours.
- Free Resource Library
Whether you're interested in learning more about a specific outdoor skill or need maps and guides about a specific location we've got you covered. Our resource library is full of guide books, DVD's, and maps for your own expeditions or just for entertainment. Even better, it's all FREE to checkout.
- Equipment Rental
Need equipment for your next outdoor trip and don't want to spend the money to buy it? The Outdoor Pursuits Center rents premium equipment including stoves, tents, sleeping bags, cook sets, backpacks, coolers, kayaks, canoes and much more! Our brands include Osprey, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, and Mad Rock to name a few!
- Adventure Trips, Clinics and Events
Take a break from the day-to-day routine and find your next adventure while meeting new people, learning new skills, and having fun. Day, weekend, and extended trips offered year round will get you out and exploring, all at a beginner level. Or sign up for one of our FREE outdoor clinics covering a variety of topics including stargazing, climbing, backcountry preparation, or any number of other things.
- About Us
- Outdoor Pursuits
- Sport Clubs
- Virtual Resources
- Frisco Fitness
- DSA Home | library |
https://mn.gov/dhs/media/news/?id=1053-316966 | 2020-01-19T15:32:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250594662.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20200119151736-20200119175736-00411.warc.gz | 0.893949 | 151 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__131959864 | en | The Minnesota Board on Aging’s 2018 edition of the Minnesota Health Care Choices booklet is now available online and in print to provide information for Minnesota Medicare recipients.
The annual guide is the only comprehensive, objective statewide publication with information about all Medicare plan options available on the open market for Minnesotans.
“This is an important resource for people wanting information about Medicare and all its programs and options,” said Kari Benson, executive director of the Minnesota Board on Aging.
The booklet includes information on Medicare supplements, Medicare savings programs, Medicare Advantage plans and other Medicare health plans and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans. Minnesotans are reminded that Medicare Part D open enrollment began Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. | library |
https://www.lawrenceparkchurch.ca/news/information-for-the-lenten-anti-black-racism-book-challenge | 2022-11-29T10:49:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710691.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20221129100233-20221129130233-00002.warc.gz | 0.96878 | 618 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__131992070 | en | Kendi is an American historian, best selling author and contributor to the Atlantic Magazine. He argues that being non-racist passively is not enough, now is the time to be anti-racist, to dismantle systemic racism. He also has a Ted Talk interview which is good for those who do not have time to read the book. [ put in link here] *****
Amanda McFarlan of LPCC is leading a book study of this on February 24th
White Fragility, Robin D’Angelo
D'Angelo is a white American woman who runs racism awareness workshops in the corporate sector. This book explores the ways in which whites see Blacks through racist stereotypes, and at the same time deny that they are doing so, at work and in society generally.
Between the World and Me, Ta Nahesi Coates
Coates is a Black American writer who argues that the problem with racism in the U.S. is that white people really think that being white matters, that skin colour is what defines them, and that has been a disaster for people of colour, and white people.
Policing Black Lives, Robyn Maynard
Maynard is a Black Canadian whose book provides a richly detailed, scholarly account of how anti-Black racism permeates Canadian society, and has done so since the first Europeans arrived here and imported enslaved Blacks to New France. Excellent book for anyone who thinks that anti-Black racism is an American problem only.
The Skin We're In, Desmond Cole - March 16th, Maggie Wilkinson of ESG leads discussion
Cole is a Black Canadian, briefly a journalist for the Toronto Star before being unjustly dismissed for being too much of an activist. His book is an excellent chronicle of the acts of racism which made news ( or were kept quiet) in 2017, mostly in Toronto. Cole does a very good job of providing insight into how anti-Black racism works on the personal and systemic level in Toronto.
So you want to talk about Race, Ijeoma Oluo
Oluo is an African American woman. In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to "model minorities" in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life.
Crosshairs, Catherine Hernandez - March 31st, Rev. Stephen Milton of LPCC leads discussion.
Hernandez is a Toronto-based author who writes fiction from a queer BIPOC perspective. Her first novel was Scarborough, which looked at the lives of racialized poor people in that part of the city. Crosshairs is the tale of a racist takeover of Toronto by the Ontario government, set in the very near future. Black, brown and queer people are rounded up or on the run. Hernandez deftly extrapolates from the present to a racist future that looks all the more plausible after the January 6th insurrection in the US. | library |
https://cov.cpu.edu.cn/include/reference_en.php?rid=29098 | 2022-07-07T11:31:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104690785.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220707093848-20220707123848-00121.warc.gz | 0.853649 | 164 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__213673544 | en | The SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) pandemic has revealed diverse neurological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This case report begins with a background review of the neurological effects of COVID-19, focusing on stroke, neuroinflammation, and coagulopathy. It then describes the clinical course and autopsy findings of a young patient presenting with COVID-19-associated stroke. The formal neuropathological examination is presented, along with the systemic and brain histological features. Interesting aspects include multiterritory hemorrhagic infarctions, microinfarcts throughout the cortex and white matter, and prominent mixed inflammatory cell cuffing of intracerebral blood vessels distant from the infarcts. | library |
http://www.signsseries.com/ | 2017-02-25T21:06:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501171834.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104611-00639-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.858473 | 228 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__148039640 | en | Earth explores the contrast between spiritual barrenness and God’s promise that He is doing a new thing for His creation.
Created to be rich in Scripture, story, and powerful imagery, Earth and its sequels—Wind and Wood, all filmed in Hawaii—will change forever the way viewers see earth’s elements and the God who created them.
Erwin uses the metaphor of wind to explore the ideas of breath, life, and God’s Holy Spirit, who is the source of all life.
Wood unpacks the idea of choices.
A savings of over $30!
Average runtime: 10 minutes
Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Erwin Raphael McManus is an artist, filmmaker, author, storyteller, activist, and innovator.
He sees imagination as humanity's greatest resource.
He is the author of An Unstoppable Force, a Gold Medallion Award finalist; Chasing Daylight; Uprising: A Revolution of the Soul; The Barbarian Way; Stand Against the Wind; Soul Cravings; and Wide Awake. | library |
https://catalog.burmastudy.org/index.php?p=libinfo | 2022-05-16T22:15:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662512249.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516204516-20220516234516-00453.warc.gz | 0.929342 | 697 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__283706221 | en | Chiang Mai Library Address
16/8 Nimmanhaemin Road, Soi 13, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Monday - Friday:
Open: 11:30 AM
Close: 8:00 PM
Open: 11:30 AM
Close: 6:00 PM
The Burma Study Center library in Chiang Mai is a non-profit library and information center operated completely through the efforts of volunteers and donations from supporters. The library offers books, research reports, news magazines, films, and other materials about Burma for the English-speaking community, as well as books in Burmese and ethnic languages for the Burmese population of Chiang Mai. We also offer free English classes and Information Technology training for all migrants from Burma. The library is also a place where people can meet and discuss ALL Burma-related issues openly and freely.
The Burma Study Center library in Chiang Mai welcomed our first members in January 2010. We continue to build-up our collection of books and media so as to become a useful resource for the community. To be able to borrow from our library collection, you must first become library member. Please visit the library in person to become a member.
The library is always seeking donations of books and other publications about Burma in English and Thai, as well as materials in Burmese, Shan, Karen, Kachin, and other ethnic languages. We also welcome monetary donations to help with library maintenance and the purchase of new resources. Donate here.
Together, we will be able to further the goal of using our privileges and resources to resist repression and support those struggling for freedom in Burma.
For more information on Burma Study Center, click here
How to view Burmese or Shan language data in our catalog
Firstly, please ensure you have the appropriate fonts installed on your system. We work with Pyidaungsu.ttf for Burmese and Panglong for Shan. Secondly, you must set your browser to use one of these as its default according to the language desired.
Technical notes on catalog data
The Burma Study Center Chiang Mai library catalog began as a simple Author/Title/Category/Call Number table in Word document format. With the arrival of volunteer library expertise this data was imported unchanged via Excel into a custom-built FileMaker Pro database, and additional fields for mutiple Subjects, Publisher, Date, and ISBN data were added. A limited subject authority list was developed and utilised, based on LOC headings, although some original Category headings used remained, e.g "Essays", "Fiction", etc. The additional data was then retrospectively added for each title.
The limitations of the FileMaker-based catalog led to research, adoption and implementation of the Open-Source software SLIMS. Data was transferred via the CSV file import system to the new Senayan catalog. Inconsistencies are being gradually rectified to bring the catalog into line with international standards.
NOTES on language
As we begin adding titles in Burmese, Shan and Thai to our catalog, we have faced many policy decisions. We have retained English language subject headings for all titles. Titles have been entered in their printed language. Authors have been entered in their printed language with Anglicised names appended in brackets to facilitate searches. | library |
https://rockfordsprings.org/bible-reading-year-1-week-1-day-1/ | 2024-04-15T19:02:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817014.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415174104-20240415204104-00873.warc.gz | 0.943932 | 882 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__78021258 | en | The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,[a] 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,[b] 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos,[c] and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel,[d] and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.
- Matthew 1:3 Greek Aram; also verse 4
- Matthew 1:7 Asaph is probably an alternate spelling of Asa; some manuscripts Asa; also verse 8
- Matthew 1:10 Amos is probably an alternate spelling of Amon; some manuscripts Amon; twice in this verse
- Matthew 1:12 Greek Salathiel; twice in this verse
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
1 Blessed is the man[a]
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law[b] of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
- Psalm 1:2 Or instruction
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. | library |
https://dartmouthigert.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/finding-the-arctic-in-new-york-city/ | 2017-04-25T00:50:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917120001.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031200-00356-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.967288 | 723 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__162064047 | en | I got back from Greenland one week ago, yet I find myself caught in the transition between fieldwork mode and the “real world”. I am still shaking the impulse to pack a fleece, hat and rain gear when I head out the door for short errands on these indisputably beautiful summer days. I am struggling to convey to friends and family all the big and small things that made my 6 weeks in the tundra absolutely wonderful — like how thrilling it feels to dig and hit flat, smooth frozen soil, or how, when isolated without internet in the tundra, Courtney and I turned to Courtne-pedia and Juli-pedia as the most reliable (and entertaining, if not credible) sources of information.
To smooth the transition I seek out the things that bridge my summer of science and adventure with the world that has gone on without me. For this reason, I found myself at an exhibit of Ruth Gruber’s photographs at the International Center of Photography in my home town of New York City.
Gruber is a photojournalist who spent time in Alaska and the Soviet Arctic during the 1930’s and 1940’s. The exhibit had amazing documentation from her travels – pictures of Juneau, AK as a small frontier town on the precipice of the Alaskan wilderness and film footage of a native Alaskan cutting a child’s hair during a boat ride.
The most stunning photos were a series of color photos which are thought to be the earliest color images of Alaska, and were developed for the first time for this particular exhibit. The series is full of vibrant red and yellow tones that convey the conundrum of how much and how little has changed in the past 60 years. The single image that struck me most was one of a native woman reading an issue of Life magazine: her face and fur hood are lite up by the Arctic sun and a famous baseball player is poised on the magazine cover.
Looking at the photo I could almost feel the Arctic air on my own cheeks; I felt the profound significance of the merging cultures that now define Alaska.
In addition to the enthralling content of her photographs, I could not help but be impressed by Gruber’s life story. In 1931, at the age of 20, she became the youngest person (male or female!) to earn a PhD. Shortly after, she became the first journalist (again, male or female!) to travel into the Soviet Arctic and later, with a letter of reference from the famous polar explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, was assigned by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to report on the conditions of the remote Arctic frontier. On display in the ICP exhibit was video footage of an interview with Gruber from earlier this year. At 100 years old, she is engaging and provides animated reflections on her own career. She did not harp on her early scholarly success and did not even mention the innumerable challenges that she surely must have faced as an intelligent and ambitious young woman working in extreme conditions. Instead, she talked about how the Arctic forced her to reevaluate her native New Yorker instinct to speed through life and showed her how to exist in the present. She spoke about how her greatest moments came out of her dedication to the greater cause of human rights; photojournalism just happens to be her tool. I am inspired to learn Gruber’s story, to see the Arctic through her lens and, most of all, to hear her reflections on a lifetime of astounding success. | library |
http://navitascoach.com/2014/05/you-can-be-a-best-selling-author/ | 2024-04-23T18:17:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818732.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423162023-20240423192023-00868.warc.gz | 0.926133 | 255 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__131411551 | en | Heart-Centered Entrepreneur Series: Introduction to eBook Publishing
with Andy Grant
Circles of Wisdom, Andover, Massachusetts
Register here: http://www.circlesofwisdom.com/Heart-Centered_Entrepreneur_Se_P6648C73.cfm
Date: Wednesday, May 28
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This course is for anyone who has thought about writing a book. With so many people now reading from electronic devices instead of actually purchasing books the world of eBooks is exploding. In addition, publishing your own eBook is so much easier than the often long and drawn-out process of publishing a traditional book.
In this class we’ll explore:
- Why you should want to write an eBook
- Differences between eBooks and traditional books
- How to get world’s biggest store working for you
- Formats, tools, & templates
- And much more
Join me for this enlightening class as we learn more about the many advantages of eBook Publishing.
This is the first in a series of three monthly workshops specifically designed for the Entrepreneur. June will feature Websites & July will feature the use of Social Media. | library |
https://geekpack.com/mastering-productivity-5-key-productivity-books-for-women-on-the-rise/ | 2023-10-04T16:12:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511386.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004152134-20231004182134-00416.warc.gz | 0.93589 | 1,518 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__265783026 | en | For those of us juggling multiple hats, finding time to read can be a truly difficult task.
But these five books can be game-changers when it comes to productivity (and therefore, give you more time)!
Top tip: if you struggle with finding time to read, try audiobooks - I love listening to them when I’m in the car or exercising. Great way to multitask!
These books are written by amazing authors and offer great insights into overcoming distractions, mastering habits, reclaiming time and stepping up your productivity game.
So let’s dive right in!
This book is amazing if you’re easily distracted and have a hard time focusing. Eyal has a great system for understanding and overcoming distractions.
It operates on a simple yet powerful premise: the root cause of distractions is our desire to escape discomfort.
As Eyal puts it, “distraction is merely a mismanagement of internal triggers.” And these triggers can be anything from stress, anxiety, or even boredom.
What I like the most about Eyal’s approach is that he doesn't advocate for eliminating discomfort altogether - let’s face it, this would be a lost battle. But he suggests a healthier way to deal with it.
This approach involves a four-step process:
So you can begin by identifying your internal triggers.
What are the emotions or situations that typically lead you to become distracted?
Once you have a list, you can pick one trigger to focus on and develop a strategy for managing it more effectively.
This book takes you on a journey of discovering your purpose - the very foundation of your actions.
According to Sinek, the most successful individuals and organizations are the ones that know WHY they do what they do.
This 'why' is the fuel that keeps the engine running, especially on challenging days when you feel like giving up.
The book popularized the concept of the Golden Circle: Why, How, and What.
Many people and organizations know 'what' they do and 'how' they do it, but few understand 'why' they do what they do.
Most organizations work from the outside in.
They focus on ‘what’ and ‘how’, but very often neglect ‘why’. On the other hand, the most innovative and successful people work with an ‘inside-out’ approach - the core of their business is their ‘why’ and this makes a big difference.
Having clarity on your 'why' can serve as a powerful motivation and direction for both your career and personal life.
So here’s my request for you - start by figuring out your 'why'. Why are you pursuing this career? Is it getting you closer to the life of your dreams?
Once you have your answer, make it visible in your workspace as a constant reminder.
This book is one of my favorites of all time! It talks about the compound effect of small habits in our lives.
We often underestimate the power of small, consistent actions because we expect success to happen quickly.
Go big, or go home! - Isn’t that the saying we keep hearing? Well, that’s just NOT true.
As this book stated: “success is the product of daily habits, not a one-time transformative change.”
James Clear presents a four-step model for habit formation and gives practical advice on how to make good habits appealing and bad habits unattractive.
Cue, Craving, Response and Reward.
According to Clear, the key to building good habits is to make the Cue obvious, the Craving attractive, the Response easy, and the Reward satisfying.
On the other hand, to break bad habits, you can make the Cue invisible, the Craving unattractive, the Response difficult, and the Reward unsatisfying.
His approach to building habits is grounded in science and real-life examples, making it a super interesting read for anyone seeking to start new habits or get rid of bad ones.
Try implementing a small habit related to your productivity for the next week. This could be anything from writing a to-do list each morning or setting aside a specific time each day for focused work.
This is a really fascinating idea: create an 'alter ego' to overcome personal limitations.
According to Herman, successful people, from athletes to entrepreneurs, have often used this concept—whether consciously or not—to overcome barriers and achieve their goals.
The book offers a step-by-step process to create your own alter ego, enabling you to step out of your comfort zone and tackle tasks you might find intimidating.
This might seem like an unusual approach, but Herman's compelling examples and science-backed explanations make a convincing case for the power of secret identities!
Think of a task or area of your work that you find challenging - create an 'alter ego' that excels in this area and try to channel this persona when tackling the task.
Of course, this may not be as simple as it sounds, but it’s a super interesting concept that’ll allow you to step out of your comfort zone and get things done!
THE book to read if you’re looking to reclaim your focus in an increasingly distracted world.
According to Newport, deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task.
In an era where it’s SO HARD to disconnect and where every notification draws our attention and scatters our focus, this skill becomes increasingly valuable.
The book offers practical advice on scheduling deep work, embracing boredom, and reducing distractions in our digital lives.
It gives a lot of examples and studies that emphasize the importance and benefits of deep work, making it a really interesting and engaging read.
And you can start putting this into practice today! Choose a time slot in your day for deep work—no distractions allowed. Start with a small period, like 30 minutes, and gradually increase as you become more comfortable and get better at doing undistracted work.
Short answer, the one that resonates with you the most at the moment.
It’s impossible to choose one book as the absolute best one for productivity as we are all different and work best in different ways.
These five books are all really good, well-written books that offer great insights into productivity, focus, and habit formation.
You don’t need to read them all at once of course, so just choose one that picks your interest the most and start there!
Reading is a great habit and I’m confident that all of them can add an incredible amount of value and get you the results you want.
By implementing the practical advice from these authors, you can take control of your time, increase your productivity, and move closer to your career and personal goals.
Remember, it's not about drastic changes, but small, consistent actions that lead to big results. So pick up a book, start with one action step, and let your journey to productivity begin!
I would love to hear your thoughts on any of them! Or if you’d add any other book to the list. Jump over to our FREE Facebook Community and let us know!
148 Discovery Call Questions you can use to mix & match the perfect profitable call! | library |
https://illumin8chiro.com/downtown-chiropractor-albuquerque/national-hispanic-cultural-center/ | 2023-12-07T10:45:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100651.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207090036-20231207120036-00308.warc.gz | 0.936597 | 676 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__84115567 | en | The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is a prominent cultural institution located in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and showcasing the diverse Hispanic and Latinx cultures, art, and history. Here’s some more information about the National Hispanic Cultural Center:
History: The National Hispanic Cultural Center was established in 2000 as a state agency and cultural center. It serves as a gathering place for Hispanic and Latinx communities, providing a platform for the expression of their cultural heritage.
Campus: The NHCC spans a 20-acre campus and consists of several buildings and outdoor spaces. The campus architecture draws inspiration from traditional Hispanic and Latinx design elements, creating a visually striking and culturally immersive environment.
Art Exhibitions: The NHCC features multiple art galleries that showcase a wide range of Hispanic and Latinx artwork. These exhibitions include contemporary and traditional art forms, such as paintings, sculptures, installations, photography, and mixed media. The center aims to promote emerging artists as well as established ones.
Performing Arts: The NHCC hosts a vibrant performing arts program that celebrates the rich heritage of Hispanic and Latinx music, dance, and theater. The center’s theaters and performance spaces serve as venues for concerts, dance performances, theatrical productions, and other cultural events. Learn more about Albuquerque.
Education and Workshops: The NHCC offers educational programs, workshops, and classes that provide opportunities for the community to learn about Hispanic and Latinx culture, art, and history. These programs cater to people of all ages and include activities such as art classes, dance workshops, language courses, and cultural lectures.
Library and Archives: The NHCC houses a specialized library and archives that focus on Hispanic and Latinx history, literature, art, and culture. It provides resources for research, study, and exploration of various topics related to Hispanic and Latinx communities.
Cinematic Arts: The NHCC features a state-of-the-art movie theater that screens a diverse range of Hispanic and Latinx films, including classic films, independent productions, documentaries, and contemporary releases. The theater also hosts film festivals and special screenings throughout the year.
Special Events and Festivals: The NHCC hosts a variety of special events and festivals that showcase Hispanic and Latinx traditions and cultural celebrations. These events may include music and dance performances, food festivals, holiday celebrations, and community gatherings.
Outreach and Community Engagement: The NHCC actively engages with the community through outreach programs, partnerships, and collaborations. It works with local schools, community organizations, and artists to promote Hispanic and Latinx culture and to create meaningful connections with diverse audiences.
Gift Shop and Café: The NHCC features a gift shop where visitors can purchase a wide range of cultural items, including books, artwork, crafts, jewelry, and music. The center also houses a café that offers traditional Hispanic and Latinx cuisine, providing a culinary experience that complements the cultural immersion.
The National Hispanic Cultural Center is a dynamic institution that celebrates and showcases the rich heritage, artistry, and diversity of Hispanic and Latinx cultures. Through its exhibitions, performances, educational programs, and community engagement, it serves as a vital resource for preserving and promoting the cultural traditions and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx communities in New Mexico and beyond. | library |
https://quadira.com/solutions/solutions-archive/ | 2024-04-20T14:13:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817650.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420122043-20240420152043-00488.warc.gz | 0.841358 | 374 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__67862464 | en | The Advanced-Forms® archive enables you to archive all documents that have been processed by Advanced-Forms® in an effective and easy way according to your requirements. The Advanced-Forms® Archive can be used for documents from several applications. You can use Advanced-Forms® to create your documents from your ERP application and automatically archive them with the required metadata in the Advanced-Forms® Archive.
If you are using MS Dynamics Business Central or Supply Chain Management, you can even open these documents from the Advanced-Forms® Archive directly to the customer card in your ERP application. This makes retrieval of these documents much easier. And in case you need to do a re-print of an invoice in your ERP application, Advanced-Forms® will automatically check if the document is already there in the Archive. If that’s the case, Advanced-Forms® will pick up that document from the Advanced-Forms® archive and do the re-print.
- Easily find documents in web portal
- Integration on customer card available
- Archive with metadata
- Retention options
- Roles and rights structure
About the solution
The Advanced-Forms® archive runs on the Advanced-Forms® portal, so that end users can easily use the archive and find documents via their normal web browser. The Advanced-Forms® archive can be set up flexibly and with the correct authorizations according to the desired search criteria. The metadata is filled in via Advanced-Forms® (all data available on the document can also be used as metadata). Metadata is the data on which you can later search for the document. An example is the invoice number or customer number, etc. | library |
http://www.dorothyscloset.com/events/index.php?option=com_rsevents&view=events&layout=show&cid=1878:lgbtq-summer-reads-and-tea-swap&Itemid=83 | 2013-12-07T10:55:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163054000/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131734-00072-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.880795 | 163 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__198728732 | en | LGBTQ Summer Reads and Tea Swap
The event will start on: Thursday Jun 28, 2012, 06:00 pm
At Brockville Public Library
21 Buell Street
Posted by: dorothysbff
Join PFLAG Canada Brockville Thursday, June 28th 2012 at 6pm at the Brockville Public Library for an informal session highlighting the LGBTQ books and resources at the Brockville Public Library.
Participants are encouraged to bring with them any all-ages LGBTQ books or resources that they would like to share or swap as well as their favourite tea.
New members are welcome.
For more info contact: 613-640-CARE (2273) or [email protected] or [email protected] | library |
http://mastersofdivinity.org/ | 2017-02-19T19:00:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501170249.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104610-00070-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.940551 | 807 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__58282730 | en | God is everywhere, pills and now, He can be in your phone thanks to Android Apps for Bible Study. Here are 6 of the best apps to help you get closer to the divine. Why only 6? Well, on the 7th App, He rested.
- Touch Bible NET: A modern English Bible in your phone with over sixty-thousand study notes, this Bible will make it easy to study on the bus, at home, or at church. It even has a bookmark feature so you don’t lose your place.
- Selections from the Cherubinic: Writings from teachers of Catholic, Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, Islamic and Native American traditions have been selected and translated by spiritual leaders to uplift and educate religious scholars.
- What the Bible Says About…: The Bible won’t be found in the Humor section of the book store, but it does have some funny advice on many everyday topics. This app has collected some of the most interesting verses.
- 101 Bible Contradictions: The Bible can create almost as many questions as answers. To be truly well-read in the Bible, you should know where people perceive contradictions, and then maybe you can help explain them.
- Great Doctrines of the Bible: These lectures on the Great Doctrines of the Bible were put to print in 1912 by William Evans, an American Bible teacher. He outlines the ten great doctrines of the Bible: God, Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit, Man, Savlation, The Church, Scriptures, Angels, Satan, and The Last Things.
- Bible Verses: At each touch of the screen, you’ll have a new Bible verse to inspire you. Like a word-a-day calendar, this app will help you learn and absorb Biblical information bit by bit, verse by verse.
Explore your faith by using these terrific apps today!
Religion is one of the more interesting fields of study to be in. With the vast amount of religions that exist around the world, being able to study them all can be quite a challenge. Additionally, studying religions can get quite expensive as education costs continue to rise. However, if you seize the opportunities given to you by the internet, and specifically the proliferation of open courseware, you can learn about religion - for free. This is a simple how-to guide for studying religion, online, without having to pay a dime.
First, you need to search for great free open courseware programs. MIT is a great place to start because they have the largest open courseware library currently available. In fact, one course offered through MIT is called Politics and Religion In this course you can study how religion and politics are intertwined today, and throughout history. This course offers a fascinating view into world religions.
In order to learn more about every world religion, you should go to Google. Any search for "religion" and "open courseware" should yield at least a few usable results. You can also take advantage of another huge open courseware project in the United Kingdom's Open University. Specifically, the Open University offers a course entitled, Religion today: tradition, modernity and change. This course has a curriculum that touches on a variety of religions around the world, and how changes in society today have affected religion.
Another way you can study religion online is by perusing some of the massive databases that exist. For example, religion-online.org has an extensive database that covers many facets of religion including communication, religious societies, cultural studies, pastoral care, counseling, and more. Another database that is excellent for the study of world religions is the World Religion Database.
So there you have some ways you can study World Religions for free, with open courseware. The internet is a powerful tool the important thing you have to know is how to use it correctly. With a little searching, you can drastically increase your knowledge without hurting your bank account. | library |
https://www.godfromatoz.com/news--reviews-blog/record-release-reading-and-the-enchanted-garden | 2022-05-19T11:52:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662527626.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20220519105247-20220519135247-00406.warc.gz | 0.978952 | 166 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__313189916 | en | Sunday, April 30, 2017
Jennifer McMullen and I celebrated the release of God from A to Z record album Sunday evening with family and friends at Jennifer's home. We had a great time visiting, eating, listening to music, and sharing in the joy of making a record to complement and reinforce the message of the book by the same title. Thanks to everyone who encouraged, rejoiced and celebrated with us.
What's better than finding a good book in the library? Reading one...
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
I had the opportunity to share and read my book to students at the First Baptist Church School in Shreveport this Tuesday morning. They were a wonderful audience, and we had a good time reading and learning more about God together.
Reading at First Baptist Church School! | library |
http://tacoma.ciswa.org/services/ready-set-read-tacoma/ | 2017-03-28T11:56:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218189734.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212949-00398-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.950834 | 251 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__146187101 | en | Ready, Set, Read—Tacoma! (RSR-T) is an engaging preschool literacy and kindergarten-readiness program that aims to help children prepare for the transition into a school setting. By the time children enter kindergarten, they are expected to know the individual sounds that letters make, recite the alphabet, finish a rhyming sentence, and many other skills. Each of the 75 books in the RSR-T book set focuses on at least one of the kindergarten expectations. In addition, they help establish story time and reading as a part of an ongoing routine, both in and out of the classroom.
By attending weekly RSR-T story times with their children, parents are able to see story times modeled by certified librarians. A wealth of information and resources, these teacher-librarians can help parents support their young learners by teaching reading strategies that parents can use at home. Additionally, each RSR-T book contains reading tips, tailored reading activities, and suggestions for similar books (available at our local public schools and libraries). Establishing partnerships between schools, families, and communities, RSR-T surrounds our students with a network of caring individuals, ensuring that they start school prepared and ready to learn. | library |
http://www.elisabethjaquette.com/ | 2021-04-10T18:14:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038057476.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20210410181215-20210410211215-00194.warc.gz | 0.93401 | 294 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__105182666 | en | Photo credit: Tonatiuh Ambrosetti
**Currently longlisted for the 2021 Booker International Prize
Elisabeth Jaquette is a translator from Arabic and Executive Director of the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA).
Her work has been shortlisted for the National Book Award for Translated Literature, Warwick Prize for Women in Translation and TA First Translation Prize, longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award, and supported by the Jan Michalski Foundation, PEN/Heim Translation Fund, and several English PEN Translates Awards.
Her latest translations are Minor Detail by Adania Shibli (Fitzcarraldo/New Directions) and The Frightened Ones by Dima Wannous (Harvill Secker/Knopf). Other book-length translations include The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz (Melville House), Thirteen Months of Sunrise by Rania Mamoun (Comma Press), and The Apartment in Bab el-Louk by Donia Maher (Darf Publishers).
Elisabeth has taught translation at Bread Loaf Translators' Conference, among other places, and was a judge for the 2019 National Book Award in Translated Literature.
She has a MA from Columbia University, a BA from Swarthmore College, and was a CASA Fellow at the American University in Cairo. She is also a member of the translators' collective Cedilla & Co. | library |
https://www.lmfm.ie/news/news-extra/meath-authors-win-an-post-irish-book-award-for-2022/ | 2023-12-07T17:11:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100677.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207153748-20231207183748-00705.warc.gz | 0.94593 | 593 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__25695849 | en | Richie Sadlier, Sally Hayden, John Boyne, Kellie Harrington, John Creedon and Marian Keyes are also among the winners at this year’s awards.
Meath based authors Gina and Karol Daly won the An Post Irish Book Award for The Daly Dish: Bold Food Made Good.
Richie Sadlier, Sally Hayden, John Boyne, Kellie Harrington, John Creedon and Marian Keyes are among the winning authors at this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards, held in the Convention Centre Dublin. Charlie Bird claimed victory with his biography Time and Tide, while the Eason Novel of the Year Award was won by Louise Kennedy.
First awarded in 2006, the An Post Irish Book Awards celebrate and promote Irish writing to the widest range of readers possible. Each year it brings together a vast community passionate about books – readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians – to recognise the very best of Irish writing talent and 2022 is no different.
The An Post Irish Book Awards also presented Anne Enright with the ‘Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award’. The writer has occupied a central position in the cultural life of Ireland for over three decades, with her literary career spanning seven novels, three short story collections, a memoir of motherhood and the 2007 Booker Prize for her fourth novel, The Gathering. The author was also named the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction between 2015 – 2018.
As the 2022 Lifetime Achievement honouree, Anne Enright joins a host of other distinguished recipients such as Sebastian Barry, Colm Toibín, Thomas Kinsella, Eavan Boland, John Montague, JP Donleavy, Paul Durcan, John Banville, Maeve Binchy, John McGahern, Edna O’Brien, William Trevor, Séamus Heaney and Jennifer Johnston.
Brenden Corbett, Chairperson of the An Post Irish Book Awards, says:
“Our industry has worked so hard to grow the awards from something quite small into the behemoth it has become today and we are immensely proud of what we’ve achieved through a broad coalition of readers, writers, publishers, sponsors, booksellers and librarians.
Some wonderful books have been published this year, many by established literary stars, but also by an astonishing number of talented newcomers who seem to spring fully-formed on to the Irish literary scene every year. We are delighted to congratulate the winners with their An Post Irish Book Awards.”
David McRedmond, CEO of An Post, says:
“Books represent the best of us as a nation. An Post is very proud to be associated with the Irish Book Awards. It’s wonderful to celebrate such great writers, illustrators, poets and bookshops from across the island. I congratulate the winners and all those who were shortlisted.” | library |
http://www.albanianart.net/costumes/index.htm | 2023-02-03T01:03:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500041.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20230202232251-20230203022251-00352.warc.gz | 0.963186 | 369 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__200831752 | en | in Early Postcards
The wealth and variety of Albanian folk costumes was first captured in
photographs in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Albania’s
traditional isolation from the rest of Europe gave rise to much originality in
dress and early foreign travellers were quite captivated by what they saw. In
the harsh northern mountains of the country, each tribe, indeed each valley and
settlement, had its own distinctive dress that was easily recognizable by the
whole population. Costumes revealed not only tribal and religious affiliation,
but for women in many cases also marital status. These traditional costumes
were in general use well into the 1930s, and in some regions of the country until
after the Second World War. Even in the first decades of the twenty-first
century, it is no rarity to see traditional costumes worn by Albanian women
daily, or at least on market day, in particular in the northern regions of
Shkodra, Malësia e Madhe, Lezha and Mirdita and in some more isolated parts
of southern Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and Macedonia. However,
globalization is swiftly taking its toll.
In the first three decades of the twentieth century, the photographs made of
folk costumes were turned into postcards and put on sale, as in other countries.
The present collection of these early postcards was kindly made available from
the archives of the Centre for Albanian Studies in London. It should be noted
that southern Albanian costumes are underrepresented in this collection, not
because they are any less spectacular, but simply because the earliest
photographers and the earliest costume postcards happened to be from the
north of the country. | library |
https://www.aiohealing.com/shop/books/product/pdf-te-tohuna-kura-waka | 2022-06-30T10:54:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103671290.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220630092604-20220630122604-00103.warc.gz | 0.921663 | 270 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__192708266 | en | Format: Downloadable PDF
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Book by Charlotte Mildon
In the Maori culture, the spiritual wisdom keepers have had to remain secretive for many generations, due to government legislation and the oppression of religion. Now, in this fascinating short book, Charlotte Mildon explores the prophecy of the divine feminine, sharing some of the experiential learning that has enabled her to access the source of Maori healing.
Dr Arikirangi Turuki Rangimarie Rose Pere, Te Tohuna Kura Waka, is one of the most influential and well-respected leaders in Maori culture. She is an internationally acclaimed educator and priestess of the highest order, who unfolds the spiritual powers of being one with the tangible and intangible phenomena in the universe.
Dr Pere shares how it is the responsibility of the Tohuna to sow the seeds of wisdom so that people may remember who they really are, as a spirit first having a physical experience on earth. As a Tohuna Kura Waka, Dr Pere plays a vital role in the return of the divine feminine with a focus on the transmission of ancient knowledge to future generations. | library |
http://aprohely.hu/elado-hasznalt-sporteszkoezoek/macmillan-ernest-2.html | 2022-01-28T03:01:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320305341.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128013529-20220128043529-00096.warc.gz | 0.972193 | 515 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__1241881 | en | Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell Macmillan (English Ernest Alexander Campbell McMillan, August 18, 1893, Etobicoke – May 6, 1973, Toronto) – Canadian conductor, composer, pianist, teacher and functionary of musical organizations. Long-term director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Choir. Mendelssohn. Companion of the Order of Canada (1970).BiographyBy the age of ten, Ernest Macmillan began to compose songs and give public organ concerts. As a teenager, he attended music courses at the University of Edinburgh and received an organist degree and a first degree in music. At the age of 15, he already got a job as organist in one of the in Toronto.In 1914, at the beginning of World War I, Macmillan ended up in Germany and spent four years in an internment camp as a subject of a hostile power. In the camp, he organized performances and concerts, and after returning to Canada in the early 1920s, he again became organist and choirmaster. He also wrote notes for magazines, gave music lessons, and continued to compose. Most of his own works were written during these years.In 1926, Macmillan became the head of the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He will hold this post until 1942. From 1927 to 1952 he was also Dean of the Department of Music at the University of Toronto. At the same time, he takes an active part in organizing concerts and music (including folklore) festivals throughout the country. In 1931 he became Music Director and Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and remained in this position until 1956. During the last 14 years of this period, he concurrently leads the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. He organized the first commercial recordings of both bands. As a conductor, he specialized in the performance of Bach and Canadian composers.Recognition of meritIn 1935, Ernest Macmillan was knighted. In 1964 he was awarded the Medal of the Arts Council of Canada, and in 1970 he became a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1973, posthumously, Macmillan was awarded the Canadian Council of Music Medal. He is also a of the Richard Strauss Medal (from the German Authors’ Society GEMA) and from eight universities.A theater in Toronto and a chain of fine arts clubs in Vancouver are named after Ernest McMillan. The Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Fund, founded by his family in 1985, is dedicated to helping gifted young musicians. | library |
https://help.herecomesthebus.com/en/support/solutions/articles/22000236933-finding-help | 2023-12-01T06:44:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100276.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201053039-20231201083039-00264.warc.gz | 0.922772 | 347 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__226122253 | en | If you've just happened upon this Help article and would like to see how to quickly find the Here Comes the Bus (HCTB) Knowledge Base (KB) again using the app, plus how to find help with the topic you need, you can follow these steps:
- Log in to HCTB. (See Logging In to Here Comes the Bus for details, if needed.)
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- Type the topic you are looking for in the Search field at the top, keeping it to as few words as possible (one keyword, preferably, such as "track").
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- If the topic you need appears, tap it to read the article.
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Note: To see how the KB articles are organized, go to What Help Is Available in the Here Comes the Bus Knowledge Base?. | library |
https://vtcal.org/programs/ | 2023-06-05T16:13:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224652149.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20230605153700-20230605183700-00647.warc.gz | 0.892521 | 1,249 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__205538524 | en | 2019 VCAL/VLA Workshop: ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education
November 8, 2019
Vermont Technical College
Randolph Center, VT
Please consider joining us for a fun day of learning and networking.
View the agenda for the day. Check out the schedule and registration site for more information.
Registration is open through October 31, 2019, at the following URL:
Buy your tickets soon as this is a limited space event!
Please contact the co-chairs with any questions!
Chenfang Yang ([email protected])
Christie Silkotch ([email protected])
Save the Date: Framework Workshop
Engaging with the ACRL Framework:
A Catalyst for Exploring and Expanding Our Teaching Practices
Friday, November 8th, 2019
Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries (VCAL) andVLA College & Special Libraries SectionJudd Hall at Vermont Technical CollegeRandolph Center, VT
This fall, the VLA College & Special Libraries Section, in collaboration with the Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries, is excited to present an all-day intensive workshop about the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. This workshop supports librarians in engaging more deeply with the Framework and exploring ways that it can enrich your individual teaching practices, as well as your local instruction programs and institutions.
Participants will explore concepts and pedagogical approaches outlined in the Framework and the significance to their own instructional work. Attendees will apply their learning and reflection to create instruction plans for their own local contexts and consider possibilities for growing teaching partnerships.
This workshop will be led by two expert presenters:
- Brittney Johnson, Digital Literacy Program Coordinator, Texas State University
- Lindsay Matts-Benson, Instructional Designer, University of Minnesota
More information about workshop curriculum, presenters, and a sample schedule can be found at: http://www.ala.org/acrl/conferences/roadshows/frameworkroadshow
Registration will open in September. Watch for another email to register soon!
Please note that this workshop is in lieu of our traditional annual fall program, which will resume in 2020. We hope you can take advantage of this incredible professional development opportunity so close to home!
VCAL OER Summit
April 25th 2019 9:30-2:30 PM
Vermont Technical College, Judd Hall, Randolph Center, VT
Almost all VCAL libraries were represented at the conference and everyone was excited about the conversations around OER. The featured speakers Marilyn Billings and Robin DeRosa generated alot of energy and interest. Their slide presentations are shared below.
Open Education: The Why, What, and How for Librarians- Marilyn Billings
Marilyn Billings is the Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her most recent activity has focused on her work as a campus leader and national speaker on the topic of alternatives to high cost textbooks, the use of open educational resources, and coordinator of the Open Education Initiative (OEI) launched at UMass Amherst in spring 2011.
Open Pedagogy, Social Justice, and the Practical Path to Commons-Oriented Learning- Robin De Rosa
Robin DeRosa is a professor at Plymouth State University, part of the University System of New Hampshire, where she directs the Interdisciplinary Studies program. She is also an editor for Hybrid Pedagogy, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that combines the strands of critical pedagogy and digital pedagogy to arrive at the best social and civil uses for technology and new media in education. Robin represents a faculty perspective in implementing OER.The slides from Robin’s presentation.Raw slides in Google for remixing.
VCAL Opposes Federal Budget Proposal
Like others in the library community, the Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries (VCAL) is dismayed at the draconian budgetary cuts proposed in President Trump’s FY2018 budget. The specific proposals to eliminate funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) would have a devastating effect on small communities in a rural state such as Vermont, communities that rely heavily on federal support to keep the doors of their libraries open to the public.
Read here for the remainder of our statement: VCAL Opposes Federal Budget Proposal
October is National Information Literacy Awareness Month
October is National Information Literacy Awareness Month. The attached statement details the centrality of information literacy to lifelong learning and responsible citizenship. The Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries, Vermont School Library Association, and the Vermont Library Association believe this important topic deserves the attention of all Vermonters.
We appreciate your time and attention in reading our statement, which is a starting point in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of information literacy to Vermonters’ success in school, the workplace, and society.
Information Literacy Initiative
The Vermont Consortium of Academic Libraries (VCAL) and the Vermont School Librarians Association (VSLA) have joined forces to promote information literacy as an essential skill for all Vermonters, with a special focus on high school and college students and academic success.
A joint working group (Jane Kearns, Eileen Gatti, Nancy Fawley (VCAL); Sharon Hayes, Susan Monmaney, (VSLA); and Margaret Woodruff (VLA)) has been charged with the following as a first step in this effort: “The Information Literacy Working Group will circulate a letter focused on the benefits of an informationally literate student body to Vermont school committees in time for National Information Literacy Month in October 2016.”
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https://jeed.pubpub.org/call-for-papers | 2023-12-06T01:22:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100575.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206000253-20231206030253-00565.warc.gz | 0.891394 | 208 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__114145540 | en | The Journal of Ecological Engineering Design (JEED) is the open access journal of the American Ecological Engineering Society, published in partnership with the University of Vermont Libraries. JEED invites communications, original research papers, research case studies, INSIGHT papers, and design portfolios aligned with AEES Tampa 2023 annual conference topics:
Restoration of coastal and aquatic ecosystems
Natural treatment and remediation
Wetland design, restoration and creation
We also welcome INSIGHT papers on ecological engineering design education, as well as justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the context of our field.
Papers should be rooted in the fundamentals of ecological engineering—the design of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both. Papers can cover topics related to ecosystem science, ecosystem engineering, and systems analysis, and should focus on informing ecological design. The design process is defined broadly and includes topics related to planning, technology, implementation, assessment, and communication. For full submission information, visit the Submissions page. | library |
http://www.jasnageorgia.org/2016-meeting-information/ | 2018-01-18T15:31:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887423.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20180118151122-20180118171122-00125.warc.gz | 0.880707 | 398 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__216810862 | en | Happy New Year Janeites!
As you all know, Emma celebrated its 200th anniversary of publication on December 23, 2015, and JASNA’s theme for this year is “Emma at 200: ‘No One But Herself.’”
We will start discussing Emma at our January meeting to be held at the Toco Hills Library on January 23, at 2pm.
Here is the 2016 reading and meeting schedule using the page numbers for the Anchor annotated edition:
January 23, 2016: Introductory presentation/discussion of Emma, Read the Introduction to the Annotated Emma (let me know if you need a copy of the Introduction) and Chapter 1 of Emma, Pages 2-20 of the annotated edition.
February 20, 2016: Read pages 20- 235, Vol. 1 Chapter II through Chapter XV (Mr. Elton’s proposal to Emma).
March 19, 2016: Read pages 235 – 463, Vol. 1 Chapter XVI through Vol. 2, Chapter XII (Frank Churchill departs after the ball)
April 16, 2016: Read pages 463 – 670, Vol. 2, Chapter XIII through Vol 3, Chapter VII (The aftermath of the Box Hill Picnic)
May 21, 2016: Read pages 670 – 865, Vol. 3 Chapter VIII through Chapter XIX, complete Emma
June: Date/location TBD: Box Hill Picnic and Concluding Emma thoughts
The Toco Hills Library is located at 1282 McConnell Dr, Decatur, GA 30033
I expect the February, March, April, and May meetings will also be at the Toco Hills Library. However, please look for the email updates, Facebook updates, and website updates for confirmation of the meeting locations. If you are not receiving email updates, please send me an email at ee @ jasnaatlanta.org to be added to the mailing list. | library |
http://www.chestnutstreetsingers.org/concerts/recent-concerts/ | 2018-11-18T09:47:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039744348.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20181118093845-20181118115845-00553.warc.gz | 0.943652 | 2,498 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__65983448 | en | Search for Home, November 12&13, 2016
Search for Home: On Movement and Migration
November 12&13, 2016
Michael Blaakman, Sonja Bontrager, Conrad Erb, Amy Hochstetler, Nicandro Iannicci, Michael Johnson, Elissa Kranzler, Kurt Marsden, Cortlandt Matthews, Brian Middleton, Hank Miller, John Piccolini, Rebekah Reddi, Jordan Rock, Lizzy Schwartz, Melinda Steffy, Emily Sung, Caroline Winschel, Michele Zuckman
David Ludwig, The New Colossus
arr. Moira Smiley, Wayfaring Stranger
Tomas Luis de Victoria, Super Flumina Babylonis
Heinrich Isaac, Innsbruch, ich muss dich lassen
Stacy Garrop, Give Me Hunger
Dale Trumbore, Where Go the Boats?
Christopher Marshall, This Big Moroccan Sea
trad. Bambuti chant, Ama ibu o iye
Abbie Betinis, Suffer no Grief from From Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez
Johannes Brahms, Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein
Ysaye Barnwell, We Are
Stephen Paulus, The Road Home
arr. Hall Johnson, Great Camp Meeting
Jocelyn Hagen, Now Our Meeting’s Over
Notes on the Program
We know that ours is a nation of immigrants; most of us here today descended from ancestors born on other shores. And yet the story of immigrants is not history. It is a living story being experienced by people all over the world at this moment. Our current political discourse might have us believe that immigrants, refugees, and America’s potential response to them is a tale of extremes: either an open welcome or a wall. The truth is not so black and white. Immigrants’ stories are varied and nuanced, but the thread common throughout is one of upheaval: there is uncertainty, pain, and loss, yes, but in these narratives there is also discovery, yearning, and opportunity. The stories in this program represent a range of journeys, from desperate to intentional, from community-wide to introspective. Whether or not we have experienced the physical act of leaving our homeland behind, it is clear that longing for “home,” whether or not home is a physical place, is a universal feeling. Today we journey together, seekers and refugees all.
We begin with local composer David Ludwig’s setting of Emma Lazarus’ sonnet “The New Colossus.” Lazarus donated the poem to a fundraiser for the Statue of Liberty, and it was inscribed on a plaque at the statue’s base in her memory in 1903. Her words have become the voice of the Statue of Liberty as she welcomes ships full of “huddled masses” to New York. Ludwig’s simple yet evocative setting, moving from unison to lush harmony, lets the poem speak for itself.
Believed to have roots in Appalachian folk tradition, “Wayfaring Stranger” has been adopted by the American folk, country, and gospel music communities, and it also appears in some hymnals. Like many spirituals, its message of traveling through toil to reach a better––be it a spiritual journey to the afterlife or a physical journey to a new home––gives hope to those experiencing hardship. Contemporary composer Moira Smiley’s arrangement incorporates call and response and syncopation, elements common in spirituals, and, like many of her arrangements, a driving beat provided by body percussion.
Spanish Renaissance composer Tomas Luis de Victoria’s “Super flumina Babylonis” sets the Latin text of the beginning of Psalm 137. The enslaved Israelites mourn their exile from Jerusalem and the cruelty of their captors: ordered to sing and dance along the way, they abandon their instruments, lamenting, “How can we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?”
“Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen,” a slightly early composition by Heinrich Isaac, is, by contrast, a secular tale of a traveler who leaves willingly but is nonetheless forlorn. Isaac himself traveled a great deal in his lifetime, from his home in Flanders to Germany, Austria, and Italy.
Poet Carl Sandburg is known for his rough, edgy portrayals of American industrialization and urban life. In At a Window, whose text Stacy Garrop set for her piece “Give Me Hunger,” he shows a rare softer side. He begins furiously, imploring the gods to give him their worst––“hunger, pain and want”––and, in a reference to Emma Lazarus’ welcoming “golden door,” challenging the gods to shut him out from “your doors of gold and fame.” But when his fury is spent, he pleads, “Leave me a little love.” Garrop mirrors the two contrasting halves of the poem with the two sections of the piece: the first is angsty, with a driving but unsettling rhythm and harsh sonorities, while the second wraps us in warm, lush harmonies that reflect the love for which we all yearn.
With Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem “Where Go the Boats?”, Los Angeles–based composer Dale Trumbore explores the deeper currents of a seemingly simple text for children. She writes, “I was struck by the fact that the narrator copes with the lost boats in the same way an adult must cope with lost love. Though the lost objects are gone forever, they will nonetheless be loved again in the future. This setting reflects a bit of that bittersweetness, that heartache.”
Christopher Marshall shows us a much darker look at the power of water in “This Big Moroccan Sea.” In 2006, a small, battered yacht washed ashore in Barbados that would be come to be known as the “death boat.” On board, authorities found the mummified bodies of 11 young men later determined to have left the coast of Cape Verde bound for the Canary Islands. Originally a group of 50 African migrants in search of a better life in Europe, they were abandoned by their paid guide when the yacht’s engine failed and left without food, water, or fuel to drift for months across the Atlantic. One victim, later determined to be Diao Souncar Diémé of Senegal, was found with a note penned before his death. In Marshall’s setting, Diémé’s heart-wrenching farewell is sung by the tenor soloist, while the choir echoes and surrounds him. When the soloist fades away, only the choir remains, evoking the overwhelming and unforgiving sea and sky.
We return for the second half of the program with “Ama ibu o iye,” a chant from the Bambuti people, an indigenous pygmy community in the rainforest in the Congo region of Central Africa. Imitating the sounds of the rainforest—a sacred place for the Bambuti—the chant calls the community together and is repeated until a sense of community has been achieved. As with many chant traditions, we learned this chant aurally: ensemble member Melinda Steffy taught it to us; she learned it years ago in a workshop with composer Ysaye Maria Barnwell, who had presumably learned it from someone else, and so on until the first transmission from the Bambuti community. This chant feels, perhaps, the most distant from our own context of any of the music on today’s program, and we acknowledge we know little about Bambuti culture or their singing traditions. Like the game of “telephone,” or the ongoing shifting of cultures across generations and geographies, we assume that information has been lost along the way—that meaning and style and context have changed as the chant has passed from one “generation” to the next, from one continent to another. It is our hope that by attempting to create our own community together as we sing, we honor the spirit of the chant and the Bambuti people.
Similarly, in setting the lyric poetry of 14th-century Persian poet Hâfez, Abbie Betinis admits, “The music is my own, and not authentically Persian. It is my interpretation of an assortment of influences, including my study of Persian speech, scales and modes.” Even if not authentically Persian, From Behind the Caravan honors the intonation of the language and the musical sensibilities inherent in the beautiful poetry. In the second movement, “Suffer no Grief,” which we excerpt today, Betinis highlights Hâfez’s longing for an end to suffering. Even amidst grief and displacement, we are assured that “there is no road that has no end.”
Paul Eber’s text “Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein” is a prayer for help from God to lead us through our darkest hour. This heartfelt plea is not unlike the prayers heard in African-American spirituals. Johannes Brahms composed his setting of the text late in his life. The first chord is a simple G major, but from the next beat, the harmonies progress in complex, unexpected ways, giving a simple prayer an earnest urgency.
The similarities that bind us all, from Europe to Africa to the Appalachian mountains, are the focus of “We Are,” an iconic composition by educator, composer, and longtime member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, Ysaye Maria Barnwell. Especially in our current political climate, refugees and immigrants are so often painted as foreign, alien “others.” But the human longing for love and for home unite us in spite of any differences that appear to divide us, as so many pieces on today’s program demonstrate, and Barnwell’s piece culminates by reminding us: we are one.
Prolific American composer Stephen Paulus is renowned for simple yet moving hymn-like pieces, and “The Road Home” is no exception. The tune is taken from a song called “The Lone Wild Bird” from The Southern Harmony Songbook, published in 1835. Paulus’ friend and frequent collaborator, poet Michael Dennis Browne, was between visits to his native England to see his ailing sister when he wrote the text for the piece. The universal theme of searching for home pairs perfectly with the pentatonic melody. Paulus wrote of the piece, “The most powerful and beautiful message is often a simple one.”
Hall Johnson was born in Athens, Georgia, and grew up hearing spirituals sung by his mother and grandmother, both of whom had been slaves. Johnson went on to have an incredibly accomplished musical career and became one of a group of composers and arrangers who helped to elevate the spiritual to a respected art form in itself. His Hall Johnson Choir, whose arrangement of “Great Camp Meeting” we sing, traveled the world and appeared on movie soundtracks throughout the 1930s and 40s.
We conclude with American composer Jocelyn Hagen’s arrangement of a traditional folk song, “Now Our Meeting’s Over.” Like so many of the pieces on our program today, the message of the text is simple, yet universal, and can be interpreted either secularly or spiritually. We will meet our lost loved ones “on that shore”: we may be yearning to reunite with them in a promised land that is a new home across the sea or in the afterlife. Listen as the melody moves and is highlighted by each voice part in turn, reiterating that the search for home and for love is one that unites us all. | library |
https://personal-power-boost-with-roksana-hussein.simplecast.com/episodes/ppb-16-dhipa-a-lee-part1 | 2024-04-12T19:54:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816070.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412194614-20240412224614-00180.warc.gz | 0.934851 | 593 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__98834464 | en | This week Roksana is joined by British-Bangladeshi Author Dhipa A. Lee as they delve into her book, “Written”. Written depicts the life of a young girl, Eleanor born into a complex family where restrictive religious and cultural beliefs bare the landscape for painful experiences and decisions. Written is a beautifully told story of Love, Secrets, Betrayal and Honour through the eyes of a four year old girl, the reader travels into adulthood with her.
Roksana and Dhipa read extracts from the book to fully understand the concepts and beliefs of the character. Dhipa shares an inspirational message of hope that we each have the capability, opportunity and choice to create a fulfilling life.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• That Domestic Violence should never be tolerated
• You are in control of your life despite the challenges faced
• We have different experiences in life, and that makes us unique
• Through loving yourself, you have the power to rewrite your life story
D.A. Lee is a Bangladeshi-born British author, artist, and poet, best known for her novel 'Written' published in 2019. Raised in a small town in Lancashire, England, Lee describes the cultural challenges of growing up in a Bengali household whilst navigating a western world.
Lee's novel, whilst fictional, draws on many of her own experiences of growing up in a Muslim family and explores the underworld of cultural expectations, arranged marriages, honor, abuse, and domestic violence that often limit women's choices.
Lee first started writing as a form of self-healing through the challenges of home life. The word 'Written' had become a poignant theme throughout the book, a word often expressed culturally to describe the notion of determinism and predestination adopted by most traditional Muslim families as a common explanation for events in life. Lee takes us on a journey through her character Eleanor, a young girl caught between a web of family secrets and lies where she comes into conflict with these values.
Today, Lee is an advocate for women's freedom of choice and encourages women to speak out and seek help if they feel they are in danger.
You can find Dhipa A. Lee:
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https://www.lakelaw.co/post/1-podcast-ep-1-concussions | 2024-03-01T00:27:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474893.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229234355-20240301024355-00100.warc.gz | 0.773858 | 180 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__109198723 | en | Podcast Ep. 1 – Concussions
This is first episode in a series of Podcasts by Beyond the Playbook, hosted by Ryan Lake.This episode examines the difficult and concerning issue of player concussions in sport and a review of the ongoing consolidated litigation by ex-players against the NHL relating to the long-term effects of concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (“CTE”).
The podcasts are intended to give an overview of some of the most important off-field issues impacting athletes, parents, coaches and athletic associations. Listeners are encouraged to leave comments and participate in debates around the topics raised as well as submitting topics they would like Beyond the Playbook to address.
Links in this Episode:
THE EFFECTS OF FIGHTING IN ICE HOCKEY: AN OVERVIEW OF THE ONGOING NHL CONCUSSION LITIGATION | library |
https://canemili.com/snow-white/ | 2024-04-14T11:32:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816879.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414095752-20240414125752-00278.warc.gz | 0.989397 | 4,087 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__35855345 | en | A very long time ago, in midwinter, when the snowflakes were falling like feathers from heaven, a beautiful queen sat sewing at her window, which had a frame of black ebony. As she worked, she looked sometimes at the falling snow, and it happened that she pricked her finger with her needle, so that three drops of blood fell upon the snow. How pretty the red blood looked upon the dazzling white! The queen said to herself as she looked it, “Ah me! If only I had a dear little child who had skin as white as the snow, lips as rosy as the blood, and hair as black as the ebony window frame.”
Soon afterwards she had a little daughter, with skin white as snow, lips rosy as blood, and hair as black as ebony – and she was therefore called “Little Snow White.”
But alas! When the little one was born, the good queen died.
A year passed by, and the king took another wife. She was a beautiful woman, but proud and haughty, and she could not bear that anyone else should surpass her in beauty. She had a mirror and when she stood in front of it and asked, “Mirror, mirror upon the wall, who is the fairest of us all?”
The mirror answered, “Thou, O Queen, art the fairest of all,” and the queen was contented, because she knew the mirror could speak nothing but the truth.
But as time passed on, Little Snow White grew more and more beautiful. When she was seven years old, she was as lovely as the bright day, and still more lovely than the queen herself, so that when the lady one day asked her mirror, “Mirror, mirror upon the wall, who is the fairest of us all?”
It answered, “O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow White is fairer far to see.”
The queen was shocked, and grew yellow and green with envy, and from that moment envy and pride grew in her heart like rank weeds, so that she had no peace day or night, until one day she called a huntsman and said, “Take the child away into the woods and kill her, for I can no longer bear the sight of her. When you return, bring with you her heart, that I may know you have obeyed my will.”
The huntsman dared not disobey, and he led Snow White out into the woods and placed an arrow in his bow to pierce her innocent heart, but the little girl cried and begged him saying, “Ah dear huntsman, leave me my life! I will run away into the wild forest, and never come home again.”
And as she was so beautiful the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away then, you poor child.” While to himself he thought, “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since he no longer had to kill her.
Then as a young wild boar came rushing by, he killed it, took out its heart, and carried it home to the queen. The cook was ordered to prepare this, and the wicked queen ate it, and thought she had eaten the heart of Snow White.
Poor little Snow White was now all alone in the wild wood, and so frightened was she that she trembled at every leaf that rustled. Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm. She kept on running until she came to a little house, where she went in to rest.
Inside the cottage, everything she saw was tiny, but more dainty and clean than words can tell.
Upon a white-covered table stood seven little plates and upon each plate lay a little spoon, besides which there were seven knives and forks and seven little goblets. Against the wall, and side by side, stood seven little beds covered with perfectly white sheets.
Snow White was so hungry and thirsty that she took a little food from each of the seven plates, and drank a few drops of wine from each goblet, for she did not wish to take everything away from one. Then, because she was so tired, she crept into one of the beds, but it did not suit her, and so she tried the others, but one was too long, another too short, and so on – until she came to the seventh, which suited her exactly. She said her prayers and soon fell fast asleep.
When night fell, the masters of the little house came home. They were seven dwarfs, who worked with a pick axe and spade, searching for copper and gold in the heart of the mountains.
They lit their seven candles and then saw that someone had been to visit them. The first said, “Who has been sitting on my chair?”
The second said, “Who has been eating from my plate?”
The third, “Who has taken a piece of my bread?”
The fourth, “Who has taken some of my vegetables?”
The fifth, “Who has been using my fork?”
The sixth, “Who has been cutting with my knife?”
The seventh, “Who has been drinking out of my goblet?”
The first looked around and saw that his bed was rumpled, so he said, “Who has been getting into my bed?”
Then the others looked round and each one cried, “Someone has been on my bed too!”
But the seventh, when he looked at his bed, saw little Snow White, who was lying asleep there. He called the others, who came running up, and they cried out with astonishment, and brought their seven little candles and let the light fall on little Snow White. “Oh, heavens! Oh, heavens!” Cried they. “What a lovely child!” They were so glad that they did not wake her up, but let her sleep on in the bed. And the seventh dwarf slept with his companions, one hour with each, and so got through the night.
When the sun rose, Snow White awoke, and oh! How frightened she was when she saw the seven little dwarfs. But they were very friendly, and asked what her name was. “My name is Snow White,” she answered.
“And how did you come to get into our house?” Asked the dwarfs.
Then she told them how her cruel stepmother had intended her to be killed, but the huntsman had spared her life and she had run on until she reached the little house. The dwarfs said, “If you will take care of our house; cook for us, make the beds, wash, mend, and knit, and keep everything neat and clean, then you may stay with us and you shall lack for nothing.”
“Yes,” answered Snow White. “With all my heart,” and so she stayed.
She kept the house neat and clean for the dwarfs, who went off early in the morning to search for copper and gold in the mountains, and who expected their meal to be standing ready for them when they returned at night.
All day long Snow White was alone, and the good little dwarfs warned her to be careful to let no one into the house. “For,” said they, “your step mother will soon discover that you are living here.”
The queen, believing, of course, that Snow White was dead, and that she had eaten her heart, and therefore she was again the most beautiful lady in the land, went to her mirror, and said, “Mirror, mirror upon the wall, who is the fairest fair of all?”
Then the mirror answered, “O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow White is fairer far to see. Over the hills and far away, she dwells with seven dwarfs today.”
How angry she was, for she knew that the mirror spoke the truth, and that the huntsman must have deceived her. She thought and thought how she might kill Snow White, for she knew she would have neither rest nor peace until she really was the most beautiful in the land. At length she decided what to do. She painted her face and dressed herself like an old pedlar woman, so that no one could recognise her, and in this disguise she climbed the seven mountains that lay between her and the dwarfs’ house, and knocked at their door and cried, “Pretty things to sell, very cheap, very cheap.”
Snow White peeped from the window and said, “Good day, good wife, and what are your wares?”
“All sorts of pretty things, my dear,” answered the woman. “Silken laces of every colour,” and she held up a brightly coloured one, made of plaited silks.
“Surely I might let this honest old woman come in?” Snow White thought, and unbolted the door and bought the pretty lace.
“Dear, dear, what a sight for sore eyes you are, child,” said the old woman. “Come, let me lace you properly for once.”
Snow White had no suspicious thoughts, so she placed herself in front of the old woman that she might fasten her dress with the new silk lace. Immediately the wicked creature laced her bodice so tightly that she could not breathe, and fell down upon the ground as though she were dead. “Now,” said the queen, “I am once more the most beautiful lady in the land,” and she went away.
When the dwarfs came home they were very grieved to find their dear little Snow White lying upon the ground as though she were dead. They lifted her gently and, seeing that she was too tightly laced, cut the silken cord. She drew a long breath and then gradually came back to life.
When the dwarfs heard all that had happened they said, “The pedlar woman was certainly the wicked queen. Now, take care in future that you open the door to none when we are not with you.”
The wicked queen had no sooner reached home than she went to her mirror, and said, “Mirror, mirror upon the wall, who is the fairest fair of all?”
And the mirror answered as before, “O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow White is fairer far to see. Over the hills and far away, She dwells with seven dwarfs today.”
The blood rushed to her face as she heard these words, for she knew that Snow White must have come to life again.
“But I will manage to put an end to her yet,” she said, and then by using witchcraft, she made a poisonous comb.
Again she disguised herself, climbed the seven mountains, and knocked at the door of the seven dwarfs’ cottage, crying, “Pretty things to sell – very cheap today!”
Snow White looked out of the window and said, “Go away, good woman, for I dare not let you in.”
“Surely you can look at my goods,” answered the woman, and held up the poisonous comb, which pleased Snow White so well that she opened the door and bought it.
“Come, let me comb your hair in the newest way,” said the woman, and the poor unsuspicious child let her have her way, but no sooner did the comb touch her hair than the poison began to work, and she fell fainting to the ground.
“There, you model of beauty,” said the wicked woman, as she went away. “You are done for at last!”
Fortunately it was almost time for the dwarfs to come home, and as soon as they came in and found Snow White lying upon the ground they guessed that her wicked step mother had been there again, and set to work to find out what was wrong.
They soon saw the poisonous comb, and drew it out of her hair, and almost immediately Snow White began to recover, and told them what had happened. Once more they warned her to be on her guard, and to open the door to no one.
When the queen reached home, she went straight to the mirror and said, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest fair of all?”
The mirror answered, “O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, Snow White is fairer far to see. Over the hills and far away, She dwells with seven dwarfs today.”
When the queen heard these words she shook with rage. “Snow White shall die,” she cried, “even if it costs me my own life!”
She went into a secret chamber, where no one else ever entered, and there she made a poisonous apple. She then painted her face and disguised herself as a peasant woman, and climbed the seven mountains and went to the dwarfs’ house. She knocked at the door. Snow White put her head out of the window, and said, “I must not let anyone in; the seven dwarfs have forbidden me to do so.”
“It’s all the same to me,” answered the peasant woman, “I shall soon get rid of these fine apples. But before I go I’ll make you a present of one.”
“Oh! No,” said Snow White, “for I must not take it.”
“Surely you are not afraid of poison?” Said the woman. “See, I will cut one in two; the rosy cheek you shall take, and the white cheek I will eat myself.”
Now, the apple had been so cleverly made that only the rose-cheeked side contained the poison. Snow White longed for the delicious-looking fruit, and when she saw that the woman ate half of it, she thought there could be no danger, and stretched out her hand and took the other part. But no sooner had she tasted it than she fell down dead.
The wicked queen laughed aloud with joy as she gazed at her. “White as snow, red as blood, black as ebony,” she said. “This time the dwarfs cannot awaken you.”
She went straight home and asked her mirror, “Mirror, mirror upon the wall, who is the fairest fair of all?”
At length it answered, “Thou, O Queen, art fairest of all!”
So her envious heart had peace – at least, as much as an envious heart can have peace.
When the little dwarfs came home at night they found Snow White lying upon the ground. No breath came from her parted lips, for she was dead. They lifted her tenderly and sought for some poisonous object which might have caused the mischief, unlaced her frock, combed her hair, and washed her with wine and water, but all in vain – dead she was and dead she remained. They laid her upon a bier, and all seven of them sat round about it, and wept as though their hearts would break, for three whole days.
When the time came that she should be laid in the ground they could not bear to part from her. Her pretty cheeks were still rosy red, and she looked just as though she were still living.
“We cannot hide her away in the dark earth,” said the dwarfs, and so they made a transparent coffin of shining glass, laid her in it, and wrote her name upon it in letters of gold; and that she was a king’s daughter. Then they put the coffin out upon the mountain top, and one of them always stayed by it and watched it. And birds came too and wept for Snow White; first an owl, then a raven, and at last a dove.
For a long, long time little Snow White lay in the coffin, but she did not change; she only looked as though she slept, for she was still as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as ebony.
It chanced that a king’s son came into the wood, and went to the dwarfs’ house, meaning to spend the night there. He saw the coffin upon the mountain top, with little Snow White lying within it, and he read the words that were written upon it in letters of gold.
He said to the dwarfs, “If you will but let me have the coffin, you may ask of me what you will, and I will give it to you.”
But the dwarfs answered, “We would not sell it for all the gold in the world.”
Then said the prince, “Let me have it as a gift, I pray you – for I cannot live without seeing little Snow White, and I will prize your gift as the dearest of my possessions.”
The good little dwarfs pitied him when they heard these words, and so gave him the coffin. The king’s son then bade his servants place it upon their shoulders and carry it away, but as they went they stumbled over the stump of a tree, and the violent shaking shook the piece of poisonous apple which had lodged in Snow White’s throat out again, so that she opened her eyes, raised the lid of the coffin, and sat up, alive once more.
“Where am I?” She cried, and the happy prince answered, “Thou art with me, dearest.”
Then he told her all that had happened, and how he loved her better than the whole world, and begged her to go with him to his father’s palace and be his wife. Snow White agreed and went with him, and the wedding was celebrated with great splendour and magnificence.
Little Snow White’s wicked step mother was invited to the feast, and when she had dressed herself in her most beautiful clothes, she stood before her mirror, and said, “Mirror, mirror upon the wall, who is the fairest fair of all?”
And the mirror answered, “O Lady Queen, though fair ye be, The young queen is fairer to see.”
Oh! How angry the wicked woman was then, and so terrified too, that she scarcely knew what to do. At first she thought she would not go to the wedding at all, but then she felt that she could not rest until she had seen the young queen. No sooner did she enter the palace than she recognised little Snow White, and could not move for terror.
Then a pair of red hot iron shoes was brought into the room with tongs and set before her, and these she was forced to put on and to dance in them until she could dance no longer, but fell down dead, and that was the end of the wicked queen. | library |
http://africadaily.co.za/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=552:reflections-on-the-bill-of-rights | 2021-06-21T09:10:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488269939.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20210621085922-20210621115922-00095.warc.gz | 0.951324 | 909 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__92631644 | en | 10 December 2016
Durban, South Africa- December 10, 2016, marks twenty years since Nelson Mandela signed into law the South African constitution. The book entitled “Reflections on the Bill of Rights” comes at the perfect time.
Published by the SA parliament, it carries the views and experiences of some of the men and women who penned Chapter 2 of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights.
It features contributors including South African State President Jacob Zuma, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Willie Hofmeyr (Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions), Dr. Leon Wessels (former Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission), Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor, the late Dene Smuts (the longest serving female MP in SA history) and Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr. Blade Nzimande.
At onset, the book clearly depicts that extraordinary commitment, political vigour, patience, skill and intellect were prerequisites on all participants to undertake the historical task of formulating South Africa’s highest rule of law, regarded as one of the best constitutions in the world.
In it, CEO of the Constitutional Assembly, Hassen Ebrahim noted that the big task was to calm the fears of the minorities and yet found favour with the majority.
Reading the book makes one comprehend that the clearly depicted complex Constitutional negotiation process of 1994-1996 renders it too simplistic to call the negotiators sell-outs.
There clearly could never have been one winner. Compromises had to take place. No lawmaker could claims to have fully satisfied their constituency. The constitution emerged as a compromise and this book provides the reasons why.
It is further revealed that the earlier political negotiations of the 1980s and early 1990s played a great role in guiding the work of the Constitutional negotiators.
Former National Party (NP) MP Shiela Camerer called constitutional negotiation period “frenetic”. The book leaves one to consider the mood in the country at that time, the fact that the majority of ANC lawmakers had no experience of governance and that a sizeable contingent of white MPs were from the National Party. The success in formulating the constitution was, indeed, a ‘miracle’.
Ultimately, the book is a great historical installation. It offers concise but imperative accounts of the action of 1994-1996 directly from key protagonists.
It details how South Africans from all walks of life thrived in jubilation after the promulgation of the constitution. The evil of Apartheid had seemingly been halted. Herein, finally, a document that sought to preserve human dignity, affirm human rights, ensure equality and redress the imbalances imposed by Apartheid.
The book is heavily political in nature. In it, negotiators downplay the failure of the constitution in advancing radical change set to the benefit the previously disadvantaged black section of population.
Baleka Mbethe wastes no time in announcing that the legislation to amend the Expropriation Act is now finalized.
IFP MP, Albert Mncwango, takes a swipe at the ANC about the violence in KwaZulu-Natal.
Blade Nzimande talks about how NSFAS has helped over a million students and how this government remains committed to an inclusive education system.
Not many pages apart, the late Dene Smuts seeks to promote the ‘resilience of liberal democracy.’
The fact is twenty years after the promulgation of the constitution, the democratic transition honeymoon phase has passed. The stagnant economy of the country cannot be divorced from its tumultuous and uncertain political scenery. The demonstration of anger and loss of patience by the people has resulted in South Africa being ranked as the most protest rich country in the world. And well, apart from the addition of a few privileged blacks into the South African elite social and economic circles, society remains untransformed and racist incidents keep on mushrooming everywhere.
The men and women who wrote South Africa’s constitution are very much aware of this. This is evident in the book. Perhaps a great admission emanates from South African Ambassodor to Namibia Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini who concludes on these words:
“very little dialogue has been taking place on the challenges of poverty, inequality and unemployment we still face, and on our political differences. We still have to make our Constitution a living document respected by all.” | library |
http://www.eddyancinas.com/about-the-book.html | 2021-06-21T00:59:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488259200.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20210620235118-20210621025118-00009.warc.gz | 0.947236 | 611 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__153790312 | en | Winner of the International Ski History Association’s SKADE Award
for “outstanding book on regional ski history”
An Epic Tale from Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows
In the rugged High Sierra at the north end of Lake Tahoe, California, two adjacent valleys lie protected by high peaks to the west and separated by a massive ridge. The story of how these two remote valleys became two (now one) of the best-known ski areas in North America, begins with their discoveries by two visionaries: Wayne Poulsen, a young ski competitor from Reno, who first saw the potential in Squaw Valley while fishing there as a boy in 1931, and John Reily, a Los Angeles businessman who came to Squaw Valley in 1955, and saw from the top of the KT22 ski lift a pristine valley to the south.
By 1960, Squaw Valley, having hosted the Winter Olympics, had become a world-class ski resort, with extensive facilities and a lively community of permanent and part-time residents. Meanwhile, Alpine Meadows’ investors and homeowners shunned commercial development, and prided themselves on being a “family area—owned and operated by real skiers.”
How these two valleys—so close geographically yet so distant philosophically—survived avalanches, fires, floods, lift accidents, economic ups and downs, ski trends, public opinion, good and bad management; and how the corporatization of both sides of the mountain inevitably joined them as one, is a story about the people who lived, worked and survived all of the above in both valleys.
Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows: Tales from Two Valleys 70th Anniversary Edition
Available for Pre-Order | Publication Date: October 7, 2019
Nestled amid California’s High Sierra Peaks, two valleys have captured the imaginations of skiers and mountain explorers year after year.
Squaw Valley made a name for itself on the world stage as the host of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, just over a high ridge, Alpine Meadows was developed by devoted local skiers and Bay Area families. Discover the stories of Wayne Poulsen, John Reily and Alex Cushing as they battle avalanches, fires, floods, public opinion and the whims of mountain weather. This revised edition celebrates these two North Lake Tahoe locales, now united and looking to the future.
Local award-winning author and ski historian Eddy Ancinas shares the history of these two valleys as no one has done before.
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If you would like to schedule an interview, author event or a chat with your book club, group or organization (in-person or via Skype), please contact Eddy HERE.
ISBN: 978-1-4671-4405-6 • Paperback • 160 pages • $21.99 • October 7, 2019
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Publication Date: October 7, 2019 | library |
http://thecreationmachine.tumblr.com/ | 2013-06-20T05:51:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368710313659/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516131833-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.930263 | 249 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__168792386 | en | Astronaut Scott Carpenter explains a phase of his Aurora 7 flight to Astronaut John Glenn on May 24, 1962. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth and Carpenter was the second. Glenn and Carpenter are the last surviving members of Mercury Seven, the first group of American astronauts. This photograph was submitted to the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
Photograph of Astronaut Scott Carpenter explaining Phases of his Flight to Astronaut John Glenn, 5/24/1962, Records of the U.S. Senate
June 11, 1963: President John F. Kennedy Delivers Civil Rights Address
On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy urged the nation to be a “land of the free” for all citizens in a televised address supporting a comprehensive Civil Rights Bill that would become the 1964 Civil Rights Act: “It ought to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color…”
Revisit this and other defining moments of the Civil Rights Movement with PBS Black Culture Connection.
Photo Credit: Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. | library |
https://aggregata.de/en/blog/alpinejs/dynamic-imports-with-alpine/ | 2024-02-25T15:57:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474617.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225135334-20240225165334-00319.warc.gz | 0.843204 | 708 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__85598181 | en | The texts in this article were partly composed with the help of artificial intelligence and corrected and revised by us. The following services were used for the generation:
In this article, we will show you how to implement dynamic imports with Alpine.js, load them with a delay using the Intersection Observer API and thus improve the accessibility of your own site and content.
SetupDownload Astro Boilerplate
If our boilerplate isn’t right for you, that’s no problem. The steps for implementing dynamic imports work in any project with Alpine.js.
In the following steps, we will install the dependencies required for the subsequent implementation of dynamic imports.
npm install alpinejs @alpinejs/intersect
To demonstrate the dynamic import, we use Chart.js,
a simple library for the visualization of charts via the
npm install chart.js
After successfully installing all dependencies, we can start our development
environment – in the example of our Astro Boilerplate with
npm run dev:
npm run dev
Preparation of the HTML
To visualize Chart.js in the frontend and to be able to understand our
implementation later, we place a
<canvas> element with the following
Implementation of Chart.js
In our demonstration, we follow the example of the Getting Started
guide of Chart.js and implement a simple bar chart within our
chart(), we register the asynchronous method
which we have already referenced in our
once() we import
registerables asynchronously from the
chart.js package and register all required modules of Chart.js
Finally, the bar chart is implemented with a rudimentary data set. Further information on the functionality of Chart.js can be found in the corresponding documentation.
Configuration of Alpine.js
For reasons of clarity, we have moved the
chart() method to a separate file,
which we must now reference when initializing Alpine.
However, before we can reference our method in Alpine, we have to initialize
intersect plugin. With
Alpine.plugin(intersect) the imported plugin can
be initialized and made available via Alpine.
Finally, we add the directive
Alpine.data("chart", chart) to the
We first presented our pattern for development with Alpine.js in our article Temporary and persistent state management with Alpine.js.
Once we have made all the adjustments, we can verify our desired results with the network analysis of the browser dev tools.
In our scenario, the Chart.js library is only loaded via
once() when the
<canvas> element enters the viewport for the first time.
Assuming that we need the entire library for our project, we have reduced the initial transfer by ~70 kB (gzip) with this implementation.
The implementation of Chart.js is just one of many examples in which dynamic imports help to reduce the initial transfer of a website and make content accessible more quickly.
This function is not limited to libraries. It can also be used for more complex components or larger data sets with little additional effort.
In a further step, the loading of this content can be bridged with a loading animation that is controlled via a data object in Alpine.
In this article, we demonstrated how to use Alpine.js and the Intersection Observer API to delay the loading of libraries like Chart.js until they are needed, improving load time and user experience. | library |
https://blog.cy.md/2016/04/10/hax11/ | 2021-06-14T07:52:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487611641.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20210614074543-20210614104543-00357.warc.gz | 0.943203 | 258 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__134253596 | en | hax11 is a hackbrary to Hook and Augment X11 protocol calls.
I initially created hax11 to work around poor MST support in Linux GPU drivers; however, its use outgrew its initial purpose. hax11 was initially based on kislotniq’s simple dell4khack library, however it no longer shares any code with its ancestor, and now uses a different approach (intercepting the X11 socket connection instead of library calls).
hax11 attempts to fix game and full-screen application issues on Linux, such as:
- starting on the wrong monitor
- spanning too many monitors
- spanning one half of a tiled (MST) monitor (such as some 4K/5K/8K monitors)
- refusing to allow selecting a desired resolution
It can also work around some common annoyances:
- exclusively grabbing the mouse or keyboard
- forcefully pausing the game when the window loses focus
- not restricting the mouse cursor to its window/monitor
- messing with the X PRIMARY selection
More information on the project’s GitHub page.
Note: this article is back-dated, and was originally written on 2018-11-06. | library |
https://larevuelitteraire.com/2017/03/22/odyssey-homer/ | 2019-09-17T01:27:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514572980.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20190917000820-20190917022820-00086.warc.gz | 0.953852 | 484 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__112601224 | en | Here is a beautiful Penguin Classics edition of the timeless Odyssey by Homer. There always is a good reason to (re)read this eternal classic. The flawless and poetic language, the Greek culture, the avant-gardiste women’s role, and of course the cultural impact on our modern literature – from Margaret Atwood and James Joyce to Jean Giraudoux and André Gide.
Everyone knows the Odyssey. It is one of the most important foundational works of Western literature; the title has become a common noun. Even if you haven’t read the Odyssey itself, you have a sense of what an odyssey is. The homeward wanderer, the giants and witches that threaten to prevent his return, his faithful wife, his battle to reclaim his house. The Odyssey endures partly because it is a brilliantly told, highly engaging story, and partly because it addresses themes that people can still identify with. Although the world of Homer is vastly different from our own, and the heroic and supernatural elements of the tale place it firmly outside the naturalistic realm, the psychology of the characters still rings true, and fabulous events are easily interpreted as metaphors for the more mundane trials experienced by every human being.
The notion of life as a journey fraught with intrigue, temptation, romance and peril is so familiar that it has become a cliché, but it still has rich potential for original elaboration, and the Odyssey has inspired countless works which use elements of Homer’s tale for their own purposes. Some are retellings of the whole epic, ranging from simple adaptations, designed to make it briefer and more accessible without altering it in any important way, to radical up-datings. Some recount the story from another point of view, giving us a fresh perspective on the events. Some take a minor incident as the basis for a new, fully imagined story, one that overlaps only slightly with Homer’s Odyssey; some deviate from Homer’s account of events, proposing new outcomes. The most ambitious are grand re-imaginings that use the Odyssey as a framework on which to construct a new fully developed fictional world. Each of these derivitive works has its own integrity, like any work of literature, each also responds to the aesthetic standards of its period: constantly shifting notions of what a work of literature should sound like, and what function it should serve. | library |
http://militarytravelzone.com/armed-forces-network-resource-center | 2013-12-06T11:41:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163051509/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131731-00086-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.842563 | 1,650 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__104498429 | en | Air University http://www.au.af.mil/ located at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, with numerous subordinate schools and colleges.
Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) http://call.army.mil/ Operated at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Fully searchable website of newsletters, reports, and guidebooks relating to operational lessons learned from Army and Joint operations, exercises, and contingencies. A think tank of the Air University, the website includes the full-text archive of Airpower, the Air Force’s premier scholarly journal, as well as discussion threads relating to articles in the journal.
Naval Postgraduate School http://www.nps.edu/ “Located in Monterey, California. Naval and Joint higher education institution with excellent resources in the fields of naval sciences; command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I), information warfare, and space systems.
Military Education Research Library Network (MERLN) Combined online catalogs of eight of the largest Defense Department academic and institutional libraries.
Air University Library Located at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, the largest Defense Department library and largest federal government library outside of Washington. The Air University Bibliographies, compiled by librarians at the library, are increasingly online, and contain subject references to Internet resources and citations to books, documents, and journal articles. The Air University Index of Military Periodicals, also online, contains bibliographic references to the specialized military periodical literature from 1990 to the present.
Navy Department Library Excellent and well organized homepage for the combined resources of the (modest) Navy Library in Washington, DC and extensive resources.
Redstone Scientific Information Center Located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, a comprehensive scientific and technical library with abstracts of over 300,000 books and technical reports concentrating on ordnance, missiles, and weapon systems. The Redstone Arsenal Historical Information website is perhaps one of the finest multi-media official military collections online, with historical documents, photographs, and videos chronicling Cold War Army missile developments.
Armed Forces Publication Repositories
Washington Headquarters Services Directives and Records Branch Online library of Defense Department official directives and instructions.
Air Force Material Command (AFMC) Publishing Distribution Library Online library of Air Force and AFMC publications and regulations, as well as the gateway to other DOD publishing libraries. Air Force Technology Area Plans (TAPS), prepared annually by AFMC, are projections of the state of technological developments in a dozen areas, and are available for downloading. Repository of Army regulations, orders, and pamphlets.
Army Training Digital Library The Army’s “electronic library without walls” contains a growing online full-text library of Field Manuals (FMs), training plans, training circulars, Mission Training Plans, Soldier’s Manuals, and other training, informational, doctrinal and reference publications of the Army. Links are also provided to publications of the other military services such as the Marine Corps as well as Joint Publications.
Joint Electronic Library (JEL) Online library of the full-text of unclassified joint doctrinal-related publications, selected service doctrine publications, and related papers and studies.
Marine Corps Combat Development Command (CDC) Domino
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology (“ACQWeb”) The main weapons and systems starting point for DOD-wide research, development, test, and acquisition programs. Includes the LabLINK homepage of military and federal research laboratory resources, the Acquisition Reform Homepage, and other acquisition-related websites, such as the DOD Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR).
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) The DOD Comptroller website has the full documentation of the Defense Department budget request to Congress online.
Research and Development Descriptive Summaries Searchable depository of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Programs and Program Elements (PE Numbers) justification material for Fiscal Years 1995 to the present, as presented to Congress.
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) (“Air Force Acquisition Homepage”) Searchable site dealing with all aspects of acquisition policy, contracting, and program management. The site is a gateway to Air Force contracting and business opportunities.
Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management and Comptroller (“Army Financial Management WWW”) Army budgets and supporting documentation in detail from fiscal years 1995 to the present.
Navy Budget Page Navy and Marine Corps budget justification materials as submitted to Congress.
Navy long-range Acquisition Estimates Fully-searchable site.
Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB) The model for a command-level electronic commerce and procurement website, in this case for the Electronics Systems Center at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
Armed Forces Service, Base and Command Sites
European Command (EUCOM) The best of the unified command websites.
U.S. Forces Korea/Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Well-organized site with the excellent Publications Distribution Library (mentioned above).
Air Force Personnel Center
Human Systems Center
U.S. Air Force Museum
U.S. Air Forces In Europe (USAFE) http://www.usafe.af.mil/
Army Air Defense Artillery Center and School http://bliss-www.army.mil
Army Corps of Engineers http://www.usace.army.mil/ Another model for a well-organized, fully-searchable, fact-filled website.
Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) http://www.forscom.army.mil
Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) http://www-tradoc.army.mil/
Naval Research Laboratory http://www.nrl.navy.mil/ The website covers basic research issues concerning the naval environment.
Naval Sea Systems Command http://www.navsea.navy.mil
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division http://www.crane.navy.mil
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division http://www.nswc.navy.mil
U.S. Pacific Fleet http://www.cpf.navy.mil/
Marine Corps Combat Development Command http://184.108.40.206
Marine Corps Systems Command http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil
Special Subject Armed Forces Sites
Air Combat Command Center for Lessons Learned http://redwood.do.langley.af.mil
Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance http://coe.tamc.amedd.army.mil/ Located at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii, and operated by Pacific Command (PACOM), this site covers all aspects of humanitarian assistance and disaster response and preparedness.
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Project Book http://cecom5.monmouth.army.mil/intranet/prjbk98.nsf Alphabetical, nomenclature, and system/equipment name index and database of descriptions of Army C4I-related projects and programs.
DOD Base Closure and Community Reinvestment http://www.acq.osd.mil/iai/bccr.htm
GulfLINK The Persian Gulf War Veterans Illnesses Task Force initiated in 1995, contains background information and up-to-date research and analysis relating to the Gulf War, including a searchable index of full-text declassified documents.
Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office
Navy Base Closures Staff
Test and Evaluation (T&E) Community Network (TECNET) Homepage of the DOD test and evaluation community, with references, news, and numerous bulletin boards.
Other Resources of Interest to Military Members and Families | library |
https://ssrg.com/our-work/price-hill-library-masonry/ | 2021-10-24T04:00:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585837.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20211024015104-20211024045104-00494.warc.gz | 0.936243 | 359 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__16280502 | en | Location: Cincinnati, OH Construction Schedule: 8 months Type of Project: Masonry Customer: Messer Construction The Price Hill Library was the first branch to receive renovations as part of the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library Facility Master Plan. Due to the historic nature of the building and a large masonry scope, there was no better partner for this project than SSRG. Check out another recent historic restoration by our team. Constructed in 1909, this branch provided the Price Hill Community with literature and a place to gather for more than a century. The brick structure is one of the first of nine area libraries built by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. A roof collapse in 2018 caused the library to close its doors. But in the darkness, they found the light. The team at Fishbech, Thompson & Huber, Inc. developed a design that created a modern look while honoring the many historic features of the space. Its historic features include a roof with tin deck and slate slopes, fleur-de-lis grids over the doors, and bird head door handles. The SSRG masonry team brought the design to life, preserving and expanding the French Renaissance-style brick and limestone building. Explore another project involving extensive historic masonry work. After creating new door openings in the original structure and filling in some of the existing openings, our team began the addition. The new construction more than doubled the original square footage. The new building is 100% masonry construction. Wall construction involved 5,600 SF of concrete block The exterior required 3,313 SF of brick veneer—2,500 SF of utility brick veneer, and 813 SF of modular brick veneer. The library officially re-opened in April of 2021 and is a well-loved part of the community. | library |
https://fadakay.org/plenary-indulgence-for-catholics-infected-with-covid-19-as-vatican-uploads-new-online-prayer-book/ | 2021-09-28T00:58:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780058589.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20210928002254-20210928032254-00505.warc.gz | 0.939476 | 509 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__211557315 | en | In the wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic where the very essence of styles of worship have changed, and new habits have sprung up, many Christians have been filled with questions regarding how they ought to worship, how they ought to receive the sacraments, and so on. I’ve specifically been asked frequently by Catholics about the “how” of the sacrament of reconciliation at this time, with particular reference to those who are quarantined and can’t receive any physical pastoral care.
There’s good news!
In a new book compiled by the Dicastery of Communications of the Holy See, Pope Francis has extended Plenary Indulgence to Catholic faithful who are “suffering from Coronavirus, who are subject to quarantine by order of the health authority in hospitals or in their own homes if, with a spirit detached from any sin, they unite spiritually through the media to the celebration of Holy Mass, the recitation of the Holy Rosary, to the pious prac-tice of the Way of the Cross or other forms of devotion, or if at least they will recite the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer and a pious invocation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, offering this trial in a spirit of faith in God and charity towards their brothers and sisters, with the will to fulfil the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic commun-ion and prayer according to the Holy Father’s intentions), as soon as possible.”
The Association for Catholic Information in Africa reports that “The 192-page book is available for download on the website of the Vatican’s publishing house, the Libreria Editrice Vaticana…The book, which is called “Strong in the Face of Tribulation: The Church in Communion – a Sure Support in Time of Trial” and has an image of the Archangel Michael on its cover, is divided into three parts.
The first part contains prayers, rituals and supplications, including prayers for the sick and for liberation from evil. The second explains how Catholics can continue to practice the faith without the support of the Sacraments. The third section gathers together Pope Francis’ reflections since the pandemic struck.
The Vatican has promised that the PDF copy will be updated from time to time with free copies of the updated versions always available for Download.
Stay safe! God bless you greatly!
God bless the Pope and the Most Holy Roman Catholic Church. | library |
https://miniermail.com/article/2023-05-06/exceptional-performances-bring-single-mothers-struggles-to-life.html | 2023-09-29T12:59:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510516.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20230929122500-20230929152500-00703.warc.gz | 0.862847 | 739 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__273182418 | en | Exceptional Performances Bring Single Mother’s Struggles to Life
Full Time (À plein temps)
Year Released: 2021, 2023 Music Box Films streaming and DVD
Runtime: 1h 28m
Director(s): Éric Gravel
Writer(s): Éric Gravel
Cast: Laure Calamy, Anne Suarez, Geneviève Mnich, Nolan Arizmendi, Sasha Lemaitre Cremaschi, Cyril Gueï, Lucie Gallo, Agathe Dronne, Mathilde Weil, Dana Fiaque, Mareme N'Diaye
Language: French with English subtitles
Where To Watch: now available on DVD and digital https://www.musicboxfilms.com/film/full-time/
RAVING REVIEW: Prepare yourself for an equally entertaining and thought-provoking cinematic journey. Éric Gravel's FULL TIME takes us through the ups and downs of the life of Julie Roy; a character brilliantly brought to life by Laure Calamy. This film celebrates the resilience of the human spirit as we follow Julie's everyday struggles as a single mother.
FULL TIME delivers a powerful narrative that keeps viewers satiated. Calamy's performance beautifully complements Gravel's keen direction, while Irène Drésel's electrifying score further intensifies the film. We explore universally relatable themes, dissecting societal challenges, the government's responsibility in supporting its citizens, and the pursuit of stability in a chaotic world. The movie's ability to provoke introspection and self-reflection in viewers showcases the power of its storytelling.
Set in the backdrop of Paris, Julie, a hotel maid and single mother, contends with many challenges, from her ex-husband's debts and low wages to her children's nanny quitting and strikes jeopardizing her punctuality at work. Gravel's directorial finesse captures the ever-present tension, creating an atmosphere that resonates with viewers.
A notable aspect of FULL TIME is Julie's sense of isolation, this is done through various ways throughout the film, but arguably the most potent form is showing how Julie just doesn’t have time for others—underscoring the harsh realities of modern life, making Julie's story all the more poignant and relevant.
As a recipient of the Best Director and Best Actress Horizons (Orizzonti) awards at the Venice Film Festival, FULL TIME stands as a testament to the skill and dedication of its cast and crew. The film dodges clichés and melodrama, providing an enjoyable experience while delivering a meaningful message, a rare feat for any movie. Instead, offering a fresh perspective on human nature's heroic and imperfect aspects.
In conclusion, FULL TIME is a riveting and thought-provoking film that skillfully showcases the challenges faced by a single mother in an accessible and engaging way. With exceptional performances, a directorial style that accentuates the gritty realism of life's trials, and a unique blend of genres, FULL TIME is a must-watch for everyone, not just movie buffs.
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http://thegrimoire.tumblr.com/post/10243054429/the-akashic-records-akasha-is-a-sanskrit-word | 2014-03-11T17:08:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-10/segments/1394011237144/warc/CC-MAIN-20140305092037-00063-ip-10-183-142-35.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.966395 | 304 | CC-MAIN-2014-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-10__0__5104531 | en | The Akashic records (akasha is a Sanskrit word meaning “sky”, “space” or “aether”) is a term used in theosophy (and Anthroposophy) to describe a compendium of mystical knowledge encoded in a non-physical plane of existence. These records are described as containing all knowledge of human experience and the history of the cosmos. They are metaphorically described as a library; other analogies commonly found in discourse on the subject include a “universal supercomputer” and the “Mind of God”. People who describe the records assert that they are constantly updated automatically and that they can be accessed through astral projection or when someone is placed under deep hypnosis. The concept was popularized in the theosophical movements of the 19th century and is derived from Hindu philosophy of Samkhya. It is promulgated in the Samkhya philosophy that the Akashic records are automatically recorded in the atoms of akasha (the equivalent of what Aristotle called “aether”), one of the five types of atoms visualized as existing in the atomic theory of Ancient India, called Mahabhuta. In Buddhism it is taught one reason that people knew Gautama Buddha had attained enlightenment as a Buddha was because he was able to remember all of the details of all of his past lives by accessing them on the akashic records. The term akashic records is frequently used in New Age discourse. | library |
https://saskiabaas.com/?p=150 | 2019-07-16T19:01:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195524685.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20190716180842-20190716202842-00477.warc.gz | 0.94092 | 1,359 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__126343748 | en | Today, Richard Wilson and I launched a petition, with the help of a few other great people. Knowing the wealth of knowledge that is stored in the archives of the ICTY, we are concerned that insufficient attention is paid to its preservation.
Within hours, the petition was endorsed by renown experts in international law and many others who care about the region. The petition will be online for a while at http://ictylegacy.org and can be found below
Open the Archives of the Yugoslavia Tribunal!
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia holds a repository of over ten million unique items of immense value. It is of utmost importance that its preservation and accessibility are guaranteed.
The establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 1993 was a milestone in the international community’s pursuit of global justice. While violence was raging in the former Yugoslav states of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, the UN Security Council made a commitment to punish those responsible for the atrocities committed by all parties to the conflict. Today, twenty-two years after its founding, it has completed 147 highly complex cases. Trials against four final high-profile suspects – including Bosnian Serb President Karadžić and Bosnian Serb Army General Mladić – are expected to be completed in the coming year. When the Tribunal closes its doors in 2017 its contribution to international justice will be undeniable.
The international prosecution of war criminals has relied on evidence found in official documents from political and military units, personal diaries and note books of the accused, meeting transcripts and witness statements. Further, the prosecution has made use of photographs, films, radio recordings and numerous other sources. All these unique materials are currently stored in the repository of the Tribunal’s Office of the Prosecutor. They form the key to understanding the dark pages of the region’s history that left over 100,000 people dead.
With the imminent closure of the Tribunal, it is essential that its guarantors commit to the development of this vast and unique collection of materials into a consolidated and easily accessible archive. There are three important reasons why this commitment should form a priority in the Tribunal’s completion strategy, all three related to the establishment of a historical record of the wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia.
First of all, the repository contains information that could help victims’ relatives find out what happened to their loved ones. While most victims of the wars have been identified and buried, many relatives still search for information on the exact circumstances under which deaths have occurred. They deserve to have access to the Tribunal’s sources that could provide the answers they need to cope with their losses. That archives can provide such support to survivors is proven by the German Holocaust archive in Bad Arolsen, which performs a similar function for Holocaust survivors. More than 70 years after the end of the Second World War, the archive still responds to thousands of requests from victim-relatives every year.
Secondly, the materials represent an unrivalled source to historians of the region’s violent past, who attempt to establish the causes of the crimes. Establishing a baseline of historical truth about the violence is essential to learn the lessons of the past and prevent recurrence in the future. But the scientific value of the materials goes far beyond the particular region where the crimes occurred. Social scientific research on mass violence has increased our understanding of armed conflict and is gives us vital insights into identifying the political, societal, cultural and psychological factors that lead to these atrocious crimes.
Finally, the creation of an accessible archive is a matter of integrity and fulfilling institutional promises. When the Dayton Agreement put a formal end to the war in November 1995, the Tribunal’s then President Antonio Cassese stated that “justice is an indispensable ingredient of the process of national reconciliation.” Indeed, while the Dayton agreement brought peace in the strictest terms – the end of military confrontation – war-torn societies require a long-term process of reconciliation and healing in order to create peace in a broader and more sustainable sense. Reconciliation is aided by the type of historical records created through the Tribunal’s proceedings, which prevents denial of the atrocities committed and provides counter-balance to any attempt at political manipulation of history. To live up to its commitment to long-term peace through reconciliation, it only makes sense that the Tribunal makes its records available to support this process.
The records of the Tribunal thus carry major potential value to survivors of the wars, scientists concerned with understanding its causes and to the credibility of the Tribunal itself. In particular, the repository of the Prosecutor’s Office contains a vast amount of invaluable material, most of which has not even been fully utilized in the Tribunal’s many trials. To fulfill this potential, the repository needs to be structured into a full-fledged archive. Given that most of the materials have already been digitized, this should be a relatively straightforward and low-cost process. We fully respect the need to maintain confidentiality and are not seeking access to confidential items such as witness statements. Further, a rational mechanism must be developed to allow access to its sources, while respecting the confidentiality and sensitivity of documents. To do this successfully, the Tribunal will need to call in experts from existing archives that perform comparable functions, such as the aforementioned German Holocaust archive.
As the Tribunal prepares to close its doors and transfer its records to the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in the next year, there is urgency to these tasks, as employees with valuable knowledge of the repository’s content are leaving the Tribunal. While a team of competent archivists is currently processing the archives, a well-articulated policy must still be developed to ensure the accessibility of the full archives for posterity. There is also a need to develop a user-friendly and powerful software interface to allow detailed and thorough searches of the electronic material. We recommend that the Tribunal call in experts from existing archives that perform comparable functions, such as the aforementioned German Holocaust archive. Further, we recommend the establishment of an external advisory committee made up of renowned archivists and ICTY research experts that would support the Tribunal in the development of its policies for the archive.
With the establishment of the Tribunal twenty two years ago the international community altered the course of history by making an unprecedented commitment to global justice. Now, it is time to make sure that the Tribunal’s legacy is preserved so that its history lives on.
- Dr. Saskia Baas, Lecturer, Universiteit van Amsterdam
- Prof. dr. Richard Ashby Wilson, Gladstein Chair of Human Rights, Professor of Law and Anthropology, University of Connecticut | library |
https://solutionfinder.siu.edu/academics.php | 2022-12-10T10:09:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710421.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20221210074242-20221210104242-00783.warc.gz | 0.941432 | 1,760 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__254342480 | en | SIU has many academic resources to help you succeed, including: free/discounted software, computer labs, technology enhanced classrooms, scholarships and study abroad programs. To see all SIU academic resources and services scroll down this page. Click the red button or activate the Chatbot to get additional help.
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The Writing Center provides free writing assistance that helps all students, including undergraduates and graduates from any department, develop their writing skills and become more aware and confident writers. Whether in-person or online, tutors will work with students at any stage of the writing process and discuss with them how to focus the meeting on the students' individual writing concerns. | library |
https://www.kedronrhodes.com/work/ | 2022-05-21T05:54:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662538646.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220521045616-20220521075616-00137.warc.gz | 0.877609 | 244 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__17093011 | en | Over the last 24+ years, I’ve had the privilege of working with over 100 organizations in industries spanning education, healthcare, automotive, non-profit, government, and more, ranging from Fortune 500s to startups.Non-profit Education For-profit Government
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Lead the award-winning user experience work for Truth For Life's website and mobile app.
Lead human-centered design thinking sessions that align goals with user needs.
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Lead the user experience work for the first major integrations of outside publishing resources.
Establish the user journey and workflow for desktop and mobile experiences.
Lead persona development, journey maps, workflows, UX & UI for a complex digital experience.
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Develope wireframes and workflows for the university's multi-campus library system.
Deliver a revamped information architecture and user experience.
Design the first-of-a-kind gamification strategy for campaign advancement.
Lead the industry recognized UX and UI work for all digital properties. | library |
https://axolotleditorxs.wordpress.com/2017/12/13/bill-traylor-chasing-ghosts-el-documental-planeado-por-jeffrey-wolf/ | 2019-01-22T15:12:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583857913.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190122140606-20190122162606-00278.warc.gz | 0.963017 | 1,219 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__227528310 | en | Jeffrey Wolf está buscando reunir fondos para realizar un documental sobre la vida y obra de Bill Traylor. Para colaborar y mayor información, este enlace en Kickstarter:
A documentary film about a man born into slavery who became one of the most important artists of the 20th century
Bill Traylor was many things: a slave, a sharecropper, a father, and one of the most significant American artists of the 20th century. He lived in Alabama through the most chaotic and violent period in our history when everything in society and nature conspired to drag powerless people like Traylor under.
But, instead of disappearing, Bill Traylor soared.
Near the end of his long life, Traylor sat down, by the corner of Monroe Street, in the heart of Montgomery’s black business district and drew. It was between 1939-1942, working with astonishing patience and focus, that Traylor created over 1000 works of singular genius that today still bear witness to his ordinary, extraordinary life and times.
If ever there was a story about the redemptive power of art and transcendence of the human spirit, this is it.
Who was Bill Traylor?
Bill Traylor was born in 1853 on an Alabama cotton plantation owned by John Traylor in Dallas County, Alabama. Born into slavery, Traylor was about twelve years old when the Civil War ended, ending his legal servitude but not the basics of his way of life: he continued to live near his birthplace for another six decades, working as a farm laborer and contract farmer for the Traylor family until the late 1920s. Aging and alone, he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the segregated black neighborhood.
A decade later, in his late eighties, too weak to work, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, both past memories from plantation days and current scenes of a radically changing culture in which black people had their own businesses, schools, churches, clothing and hair styles, music, food-ways and more. Traylor witnessed profound social and political change. Raised by parents who had lived their whole lives as slaves, Traylor came of age with the first generation of African American citizens.
His life ultimately spanned slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, segregation and the Great Migration—which led most of his children away from the South. Traylor’s generation had little and struggled inestimably; yet they stood together, persisted, and laid the groundwork for the coming era of Civil Rights.
Traylor’s story is the ultimate American story. Having never learned to read or write, Traylor created his own visual language as a means to communicate and record the stories of his life. Traylor had an amazing way with color and is often compared to jazz and the blues; he translated an oral culture into something original, powerful, culturally rooted and entirely personal.
But music and folktales were much better at surviving than physical objects that demanded care, and Traylor’s art is the sole body of work made by a black artist of his era to survive. He made over a thousand drawings and paintings on discarded cardboard between 1939 and 1942; this body of work is truly a national treasure.
My introduction to artist Bill Traylor came with the 1982 watershed exhibit “Black Folk Art in America” at the Smithsonian Corcoran Museum of Art. I had applied for a small grant to film the opening and interview a number of the living artists who were able to attend, e.g. Blues musician and sculptor James ‘Son Ford’ Thomas, South Carolina artist Sam Doyle, Alabama’s Mose Tolliver, and woodcarver Elijah Pierce, to name a few.
Through the years I’ve made short films using that footage, always thinking about how to document Bill Traylor in a feature-length film. Over the more than three decades since that first encounter, my interest in Traylor continued to intensify with a desire to unravel and delve deeper into his art through the context of Southern culture and the complexities of the Jim Crow South.
Today, Bill Traylor is one of the most celebrated self-taught artists, with one of the most remarkable and unlikely biographies. Now, coming full circle, my documentary film Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts will premiere at the opening of a retrospective of his work at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, organized by curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art Leslie Umberger.
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts offers a unique perspective on a turbulent and often misunderstood century of Southern history, and on the experience of ordinary black people in extraordinary times; it also offers an inspiring lesson on the stubborn persistence of the human spirit, and the transcendent power of human creativity.
Using animation, new interviews, archival photography, musical and dance performances, dramatic readings, and, most importantly, Traylor’s striking drawings and paintings, Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts is a 90-minute documentary designed to bring the spirit of his unforgettable work to life onscreen, and to introduce one of America’s most important and famous artists you’ve never heard of.
The film prominently features Traylor’s enigmatic drawings and paintings, whose genius resides in their ability to tell their own stories. We will use them as Traylor drew them—as a way to conjure up the world that lived in his memory of a vanished rural past, and to respond to what he saw from the margins of an early 20th century Southern city.
As a seasoned filmmaker and finding a collaborating partner in writer/producer Fred Barron, we have mined the archives, explored Traylor’s plantation life and Montgomery migration, researched the context of Southern black culture and history, interviewed authorities in these fields, and compiled a resource of Traylor’s known pieces of art. | library |
https://inwardoutward.nl/publication-release-inward-outward-2021/ | 2023-12-09T04:13:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100800.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209040008-20231209070008-00598.warc.gz | 0.923316 | 1,142 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__238479513 | en | Publication Release – Inward Outward 2021
On October 13–15, 2021, the second edition of the Inward Outward symposium took place online. Initiated between the KITLV and Sound & Vision, and with special support from the RCMC, Inward Outward brought together archival practitioners, artists, academics, and researchers to explore the status of moving image and sound archives as they intertwine with questions of coloniality, identity and race, focusing specifically around the theme of Emotion in the Archive.
Today, we’re proud to release the second Inward Outward publication Emotion in the Archive: A Publication of the 2021 Inward Outward Symposium.
Conceived as a way to further discussions that surfaced during the symposium, this digital publication collects different contributions from the speakers of Inward Outward. Across this publication 12 individual texts unfold, interrogating the interrelation of emotion and archival practices as they intersect with coloniality: Where do we encounter emotions, affects and feelings in the archive? How are these captured in both sounds and moving images and in the practices used to organise the archive? And, most pressingly, how do these emotions inspire us to unlearn and undo the dominant imperial practices and discourses that have determined our work so far?
The publication begins with an abridged version of the symposium’s opening conversation, “Anger and Defiance and the Archive”, in which Amal Alhaag and Teresa Cisneros reflected on feeling everything from rage to boredom to amusement as they work in colonial archives, and what actions they take in response to those emotions.
Inspired by their talk, Stevie Nolten shares a series of questions that probe the nature and detail of “Anger in the Archive”.
Wigbertson Julian Isenia explores transnational dialogues between Black, LGBTQI+ intellectuals in “Love and Compassion amid Many Adversities: On Black, Queer Archival Practices”. In doing so, Julian embraces the often, but not always, contradictory relationships between love, critique and personal and institutional change.
Eliza Steinbock offers contemplations of discomfort by encouraging white readers in particular to lean into difficult emotions in “White Affect Caught in the Colonial Act: The Cultural Archive of Shame and Guilt”.
Mary Huelsbeck shares a description of the Wendy Clark Collection’s Love Tapes, a video art installation, and explores the unique contribution of audio and visual archives to the discussion of emotion.
Centring the body in a dialogue between present and past, Cécile Accilien examines her own body as “a record of practices [and] values that date back centuries” and help her navigate her individual connections to collective history in “My Hair Is My Archive”.
In “Algerian Letters: The Jewellers of the Oumah”, keynote speaker Ariella Aïsha Azoulay ponders whether, when one’s ancestors have been doubly disappeared from colonial archives, it is possible to trace their experiences and existences through their craft and the objects they created.
In “Item Cannot be Displayed: Refusal as a Modality of Care”, Carine Zaayman reflects on the significance of objects and their curation in light of her recent experience of the Jagger Library fire at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. She shows us how these reflections on loss and care resulted in a different kind of intervention during a workshop she facilitated at the symposium, where participants decided not to share the objects they had brought with them to the workshop.
Taking the question of objects from the material to the digital plane, Daniela Agostinho first contemplates her discomfort with being involved in the digitisation process in “Encounters with the Danish Colonial Archive: Affect, Labour and Spaces of Care”; she then seeks insight and inspiration from artist Jeannete Ehlers’s installation Black Is a Beautiful Word. I & I (Encountering the Danish Colonial Archive) which creates context for and dialogue with what had been a static, colonial image.
Imara Limon and Inez van der Scheer explore the reframing of colonially implicated material in an adaptation of their presentation which explored curatorial practice at the Amsterdam Museum and how shame and guilt are connected to a research project and exhibition about the Golden Coach. To think beyond museum collections as they currently exist, they also speak to the museum’s collaborations with artists, asking how critical art practices can interact with museum practices and their collections, while also complicating such relationships.
In “The Museum Visits a Therapist”, visual artists Mirjam Linschooten and Sameer Farooq share images and descriptions of their film of the same name, which explores the similarities and connections between symptoms of and treatment for trauma and the processes by which workers restore colonial-era objects at the Tropenmuseum, the Netherlands’ largest ethnographic museum.
Finally, in “How to Hold an Image”, Jue Yang shares her process of “interrupting the colonial gaze” by contextualising images produced for the Dutch colonial project and juxtaposing them with images of their creators and traces of herself.
We welcome you to download the publication.
If you have any thoughts or reflections in reading this publication we invite you to get in touch with us at: [email protected] | library |
https://www.lcc.gov.zm/city-libraries/ | 2023-12-08T16:32:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100762.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208144732-20231208174732-00805.warc.gz | 0.937461 | 219 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__135016537 | en | Lusaka City Libraries
Lusaka City Council offers library services in the city in three locations; in the Central Business District (CBD), Chilenje, Matero and Mtendere suburbs.
We offer a variety of research and reading materials including education books, research papers, archives and magazines. The libraries also stock periodicals and daily newspapers including Times of Zambia, Zambia Daily Mail and The Post.
The Internet cafe is available for those who want to surf the web or bring along your laptop and use our Wi-Fi. This service is available at the Main City Library in the CBD.
The exhibition hall is available where embassies, international organizations and business houses use for cultural and commercial exhibitions from time to time. Our children section carters for young readers by providing suitable materials for them.
Membership is open to all those who visit, work or in Lusaka city. We have five categories of membership which includes: Temporary, Juvenile (Children at Primary School) , Adult Membership and Special Memberships.
Type of Membership & Charges | library |
http://joseabell.com/ | 2024-04-22T07:31:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818081.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422051258-20240422081258-00056.warc.gz | 0.812841 | 152 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__142151167 | en | This tutorial explores the advantages on using high-order meshes for finite-element modeling of solids using continuum formulations.
In this video, I take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of my custom-built cluster, designed specifically for high-performance parallel computing using OpenSees.
Another tutorial on leveraging the power of OpenSeesPy with gmsh and my library gmsh2opensees. In this one we also look into performing transient analysis in OpenSeesPy with a simple model.
In this tutorial, I teach you how to create wonderful continuum FE models in OpenSeesPy using gmsh as pre and post-processor. We'll be using my new module gmsh2opensees. | library |
http://ww2historytalks.ie/index.php/testimonials | 2023-03-24T16:45:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945287.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20230324144746-20230324174746-00640.warc.gz | 0.967387 | 776 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__196610583 | en | "We highly recommend Joe McCabe's WW2 history presentation and display to all schools. We were delighted to welcome Joe to Maryfield College and to experience the fantastic variety of WW2 artefacts he brought to show the students. The girls were fascinated and very engaged in the whole process. This presentation and exhibit of WW2 primary history sources is suitable for all year groups from 1st to 6th year and particularly for History and English classes and equally for Transition Year. It surprised us to learn we were the first all girl's school to experience this as we believe this historical topic and associated artefacts are important for everyone in Irish society." - Finola Ryan, Guidance Counsellor and TY Coordinator, Maryfield College, Dublin.
The WW2 and Ireland history talk and exhibition are amazing. The primary historical sources are ideally suited to Junior and Senior History where Irish and European History interface. Highly recommended!
—Gerry Hand. Former Principal, Castleblayney College, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
We highly recommend Joe’s World War 2 and Ireland History Talk and Exhibition to other care homes as an educational and entertaining activity. Uniquely performed to residents with a variety of conditions including visual impairments, dementia, special needs, hearing impairments etc. this presentation is ideal for the purposes of reminiscence, entertainment and education in the nursing home setting. Joe captivates everyone in his audience and brings enormous energy to his presentation. His interaction, understanding and compassion is second to none in what can be a complex setting.
–Naomi McElwaine , Activities Director, Esker Lodge Nursing Home, Cavan.
Many, many thanks for the wonderful talk you gave fifth and sixth class this week. It was interesting and informative. The boys were really focused and engaged well with the material. They were also very impressed by the amount of World War 2 and 'Emergency' artefacts which they could handle. Your presentation was excellent. The delivery was fantastic and we will definitely have you back. Well done and thanks again.
–Jennifer O'Carroll, Deputy Principal Harold Boys' N.S., Dalkey, Co. Dublin.
I would highly recommend this talk and exhibition to any school. The amount of genuine sourced WW2 artifacts on show were just incredible. The children refer to it as “The Best History Lesson Ever” and “Amazing”. Joe’s depth of knowledge is fantastic and he relates it all back to what was happening in Ireland in the years leading up to and during World War 2. His energy and enthusiasm would entice the most reluctant child to learn about WW2 History.
—Catríona Donohue, Principal, St Michael’s N.S, Stradone, Co Cavan.
A fantastic educational experience for the class. Very well presented and engaging for pupils with extensive use of both visual and interactive resources throughout. An inspiring look into our past and the people involved – the boys in my class are still talking about it!
—Mark Hanratty, Teacher, Scoil Mhuire Boys' N.S. Castleblayney, Co Monaghan.
A big thank you to Joe for his excellent presentation to the senior classes in our school on World War 2 history. His wide range of personal knowledge of World War Two and how it affected Ireland during ‘The Emergency’ really held the children's attention. They also really enjoyed the 'hands-on' aspect with the circulation of the many fantastic original artifacts throughout the talk. A great way to bring history to life for children and to give them the opportunity to learn in a different way. Highly recommended!
—Beryl Trenier, Principal, Fairgreen NS, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. | library |
https://coolart.org.au/history/owners-of-coolart/harry-drew-joseph-hann/ | 2023-12-01T22:05:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100308.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201215122-20231202005122-00570.warc.gz | 0.975359 | 486 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__99678128 | en | Harry Drew & Joseph Hann
Following official approval of the transfer of the application and claim for a lease, the Paynes sold ‘Coolort’ Station to Harry Drew for 90 pounds. Drew did not hold the property for long and in February, 1854, he wrote to the Chief Commissioner, Crown Lands, requesting that his application and claim for lease be made over to Joseph Hann.
Little is known about Harry Drew, although he is mentioned in a history of the Preston region as one of the first horse-drawn cabbies in the original Preston settlement in the 1860s.
The history of Joseph Hann and his family is much better documented and their presence in the area is remembered by such local names as Hann Inlet, site of the RAN Naval Establishment, and Hann Creek Reserve.
Joseph Hann, a farm labourer, and his family arrived in Australia from Wiltshire in 1851, aboard the ship John Know. The family consisted of Joseph, his wife Elizabeth, four sons – William, James, John and Frank, and a daughter Caroline. They settled at ‘Coolort’ in 1853 and in 1854 were granted pre-emptive right of 640 acres (259 ha) in the southwest corner of Drew’s original Coolart.
However the Hanns were dissatisfied with their land. Despite good rainfall, the bush and scrub and poor native grasses – apart from dingoes and aborigines – prevented effective use of the land. In 1858 the stock assessment for “Coolart” was – 100 horses, 330 cattle, 20 acres cultivated, 620 acres uncultivated, 8000 acres Crown land.
In 1861, the Hanns decided to move to Queensland and Joseph with his sons William and Frank, went north seeking new land. In conjunction with Richard Daintree and other investors, they established Bluff Downs, Maryvale and Lolworth Stations on the Burdekin River, north of Charters Towers.
In 1864 Joseph was drowned in the great Burdekin flood of January 1864. His sons struggled with hostile Aboriginals, speargrass, dingoes and falling wool prices and in 1870 William had to overland their last 19,000 sheep back to Victoria; Lolworth and Bluff Downs were surrendered. William and Frank Hann both went onto to explore large sections of Queensland and Western Australia. | library |
https://becauseofdaniel.org/colloquy-with-matthew-n-hammonds/ | 2024-04-22T09:38:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818105.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422082202-20240422112202-00225.warc.gz | 0.957391 | 1,264 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__116789699 | en | Converge with Matthew N. Hammonds: A Beacon of Hope in the Fight Against Osteosarcoma
Matthew N. Hammonds, a name that symbolizes resilience, hope, and unwavering dedication in the battle against osteosarcoma, is a remarkable author who has dedicated his life to advocating for those affected by this rare bone cancer. His journey is a testament to the transformative power of courage, an innate passion for raising awareness, and a profound belief in the potential to make a difference in the lives of those touched by osteosarcoma. For those who frequent the “Because of Daniel” website, Matthew’s name embodies inspiration, expertise, and a deep affection for the world of cancer awareness and support.
Born in the United States, Matthew’s early life was marked by a sense of compassion, a deep understanding of the human spirit, and a genuine reverence for the strength displayed by individuals battling cancer. Growing up in a society that recognizes the significance of unity in facing health challenges, he developed a deep understanding of the transformative power of support and awareness.
Matthew’s academic journey was heavily influenced by his early immersion in the world of healthcare, patient advocacy, and the dynamics of coping with cancer. He recognized that his life’s calling was to advocate for individuals affected by osteosarcoma, to provide support, and to use his expertise to raise awareness about this rare and challenging form of cancer. As he pursued his education, his fascination with the complexities of cancer care deepened, and his mission to make a difference in the lives of osteosarcoma patients became clear.
Matthew’s journey as an author and advocate for osteosarcoma awareness began when he embarked on his professional career. His passion for supporting cancer patients and his commitment to raising awareness led him to explore various roles in the field. His early experiences as a healthcare worker, cancer awareness advocate, and support group facilitator laid the foundation for his profound understanding of the dynamic world of cancer care.
Over the years, Matthew’s career continued to evolve, marked by a series of accomplishments and an unwavering dedication to the osteosarcoma community. He ventured into the realms of patient advocacy, awareness campaigns, and the creation of resources and initiatives to support patients and their families.
Matthew’s most significant contributions were his tireless efforts to raise awareness about osteosarcoma and to provide support to individuals battling this rare bone cancer. He understood the power of empathy, the importance of information, and the role of a strong support network in the journey of healing. His work involved not only raising awareness but also creating platforms for individuals to share their stories, connect with others, and find solace in knowing they are not alone in their fight.
One of Matthew’s notable accomplishments was his involvement in the creation of the “Because of Daniel” website, a platform dedicated to sharing stories of hope and resilience in the battle against osteosarcoma. Recognizing his expertise and commitment, Matthew became a central contributor to the platform.
As an author and contributor to the “Because of Daniel” website, Matthew N. Hammonds has played an instrumental role in advancing discussions on osteosarcoma awareness, cancer support, and the power of unity in the face of this challenging disease. His articles, patient stories, and insights into the world of cancer care have become invaluable resources for individuals affected by osteosarcoma, their families, and anyone passionate about raising awareness and providing support. Matthew’s ability to convey the emotions and experiences of patients and their families in a relatable and empathetic manner has made him an essential author on the platform.
Matthew’s writings encompass a wide range of topics, from sharing the stories of osteosarcoma patients and their families to providing information on treatment options and coping strategies. His work is not only informative but deeply inspiring, offering readers a profound connection to the transformative power of support and hope in the face of adversity.
Beyond his contributions to the website, Matthew actively engages with his readers and fellow cancer awareness advocates, offering guidance, encouragement, and a sense of community to those passionate about making a difference in the lives of osteosarcoma patients. He understands the importance of providing support, sharing stories of hope, and fostering a sense of unity in the fight against this rare bone cancer.
Matthew’s commitment to osteosarcoma awareness goes beyond his professional life. He actively participates in cancer awareness events, support groups, and initiatives aimed at raising funds for research and providing resources for osteosarcoma patients and their families. His dedication extends to collaborations with oncologists, researchers, and cancer support organizations that share his passion for increasing awareness and support for those affected by osteosarcoma.
In addition to his work in osteosarcoma awareness, Matthew is a strong advocate for pediatric cancer research, healthcare equity, and the importance of empathy in patient care. He believes in the power of community support, awareness, and hope to create a more compassionate and understanding world for individuals battling cancer. His efforts in this realm are a testament to his unwavering commitment to improving the lives of osteosarcoma patients and their families and his belief in the transformative power of support and unity.
As Matthew N. Hammonds continues to converge with the dynamic world of osteosarcoma awareness, patient support, and the power of hope, his name remains a symbol of inspiration, expertise, and a deep love for making a difference in the lives of those affected by this rare bone cancer.
As he continues to explore the world of cancer awareness, advocate for osteosarcoma patients, and promote the importance of providing support and raising awareness, Matthew N. Hammonds remains an inspirational figure for individuals affected by osteosarcoma, their families, and anyone passionate about the transformative power of empathy, hope, and support in the face of cancer. His life story is a testament to the power of dedication, patient advocacy, and the potential to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those fighting this challenging disease. | library |
https://naturesimage.com.au/product-category/e-book/ | 2021-09-18T17:04:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056548.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20210918154248-20210918184248-00298.warc.gz | 0.868062 | 191 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__156902812 | en | DSLR Photography In Plain English is Andrew Goodall’s 100-page, comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to DSLR Photography. It explains the three major settings of the exposure triangle – Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO – and how to combine them in Aperture Priority (AV) Shutter Priority (TV) and Manual Modes. See how Manual mode gives you maximum control of your exposures, and discover just how easy it is when it’s all explained in PLAIN ENGLISH.
The e-book also answers all your other questions about White Balance, Shooting RAW, Autofocus, and how to get the best out of your wide-angle and telephoto lenses.
This is the e-book Andrew gives to students of his Photography Essentials workshop. If you can’t make it to a weekend workshop in Maleny, “DSLR Photography In Plain English” is the next best thing! | library |
https://muslisms.com/2017/01/28/7-female-role-models-in-the-quran-and-sunnah/ | 2020-09-26T09:23:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400238038.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20200926071311-20200926101311-00326.warc.gz | 0.991015 | 2,530 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__199193417 | en | A Queen. A powerful business woman. A scholar.
These titles aren’t what you would expect to hear when you hear the phrase “Muslim woman”. However, the Islamic faith is rife with examples of women who defied the conventions of their time, and were praised for it. In fact, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) told us about 4 women in history who had perfected their faith, and were guaranteed Paradise, and among them were:
- a single mother
- a woman who defied her husband
- a businesswoman
- a daughter who was forced to grow up too soon
If you’re a Muslim, you’ve probably heard names like Mariam, Asiyah, Khadijah, Fatima, Aishah, Bilqist. But sometimes we get wrapped up in the history of these great figures and forget to see the very human side of these great women.
Girls today need strong role models. Ones that teach them that, no matter what situation you are in, you can make a difference without having to degrade yourself or trounce around naked. Role models that teach them that their value isn’t based on their sex appeal, but their inherent self-worth and passion.
The Quran and the Seerah (biography of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him) feature stories of many women who defied the conventions of their time. These women were so unique among all the women of their time that their legacies have been preserved in history.
Mary (Arabic, Mariam) is one of the 4 women that Prophet Muhammad said had perfected her faith and was guaranteed a place in Paradise. The important thing to note is that Mary is not revered simply because she was the mother of Jesus, peace be upon him, who became one of the greatest prophets to walk the earth. Mary is revered because she is amazing in and of herself. Her story is so significant that an entire surah of the Qur’an was named after her, and in Surah Mary, her early life is detailed up to the miraculous birth of her son, Jesus. Mary was known for her piety, and was chosen to be a living miracle: a virgin mother. She left her people when she was pregnant, and gave birth on her own in the middle of a desert. Walked back home where she was met with scorn and accusations. Mary was known for being a devout worshipper of God, and so her people found it strange that she would appear with a child. As soon as accusations started flying her way, she pointed at her newborn son and he responded, clearing her name. Not much is known about Mary’s life as she raised Jesus. What is known, however, is that her devotion to God and endurance through persecution remains a pinnacle of achievement to Muslims and Christians today.
Asiyah was the wife of Pharaoh, a baby-killing sociopath with a god-complex. When Moses was placed in the river, he washed ashore near Asiyah, who fell in love with the child. She convinced Pharaoh to let them keep the baby and raise it in their house. Eventually, that boy grew up to be a prophet, and Asiyah believed in his message. Pharaoh demanded that people worship him, considering himself a god. Yet Asiyah believed in the God of Moses. She kept her faith secret at first, but eventually it was exposed to the Pharaoh. Even though she knew of his cruelty, she defied her husband and held firmly to her belief. Pharaoh commanded her to be tortured, but she held fast to her belief. Eventually she succumbed to her torture, and died. Despite her death, she was considered one of the leading women of Paradise by Prophet Muhammad.
When Abraham was instructed by God to leave his wife Hajar and their son Ishmael in the baren valley of a desert, he did so. When Hajar asked why he was doing this, she asked if it was what God commanded. Abraham said yes, and said “I am leaving you in God’s care.” Despite the circumstances, Hajar said, “I am satisfied to be with God.”
With that she remained patient, even though she and her son were dying in the heat of the desert. When the dates and water ran out, she frantically began to search for water. She left baby Ishmael by a tree and climbed up and down the hills of Safa and Marwah, searching for water, among burning sand and rock. She did this seven times, a journey that would have taken hours. Finally, when she returned, she saw an angel standing by Ishmael, who dug into the ground and a well lept up. From there, she established a settlement around the water source, which became known as Zamzam—which still flows to this day. From there the city of Mecca had its beginnings. Hajar raised Ishmael in the settlement. Hajar’s struggle is commemorated by Muslims throughout the year, whether they are in Hajj or visiting for Umrah.
Bilqist was the Queen of Sheba, and was considered a powerful and just ruler. She ruled over modern day Yemen (though some accounts put her in Ethiopia). In the Qur’an she consulted with her advisors when Solomon asked her to abandon idolatry and embrace monotheism—Islam. Intimidated by a powerful ruler, she feared the oppression that usually comes when a ruler takes over a land. This demonstrates her wisdom and insight. Yet even still, she agreed to meet with Solomon. After Solomon convinced her of his prophethood and of God’s oneness, she abandoned idolatry and married Solomon. Yet even after this, she remained as the ruler of her country.
Khadijah was Prophet Muhammad’s first wife, before he was a prophet. Due to rare circumstances, she inherited a prosperous business from her father when he died. She was one of the wealthiest women in Mecca. She turned down many proposals of men who were only after her fortune. Eventually, she hired a young man to oversee a trade expedition to Syria—Muhammad (peace be upon him). Impressed with his character and honesty, she proposed to him. He accepted and they were married. They had 6 children, including Fatima. When revelation began, and the Prophet embraced his prophethood, Khadijah became the first person to embrace Islam. She supported her husband, emotionally and financially, through some of the most difficult years of his life. She never criticized is religious devotion or his mission, and instead devoted her fortune to supporting him and his ambitious mission. Her death marked the Year of Sorrow, one of the most difficult times in the Prophet’s life. After her death, the Prophet would still honour her friends and family and would remember her fondly.
Later, he would say of her: “”I have not yet found a better wife than her. She had faith in me when everyone, even members of my own family and tribe did not believe me, and accepted that I was truly a Prophet and a Messenger of Allah. She converted to Islam, spent all her wealth and worldly goods to help me spread this faith, and this too at a time when the entire world seemed to have turned against me and persecuted me. And it is through her that Allah blessed me with children.”
Fatima is the only daughter of Prophet Muhammad and Khadijah to live after her father’s death, albeit for a short time. That said, she was still crowned as one of the women of Paradise. Because of persecution, she was forced to grow up fast. She was only around 10 years old when she was scraping camel entrails off her father, which had been dumped on him by Quraishi men. After cleaning the entrails off, she stood her ground and scolded the grown men who did this to her father, and prayed against them. It wouldn’t be the first time that she was forced into situations beyond what a normal child would have to deal with. After the Prophet was driven out of Ta’if, a mob threw stones at him which caused him to bleed so much that his shoes became soaked with blood. Fatima, still a child at the time, cleaned her father’s wounds herself. Fatima gave away food to the poor, even if it meant going hungry herself. Her kind character resulted in the title “Al-Batul”, meaning The Pure One. During the Battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Trench, she tended to the wounds of the soldiers and prepared food for them.
Fatima was the only child to establish a lineage to Prophet Muhammad, through her two sons, Hasan and Hussein. As he was dying, he said that she would be the first to meet him in Paradise, and that she would be the leader of the believing women therein.
Aishah was known as a woman whose qualities surpassed those of men. She had a keen intellect, a strong memory, a fierce personality and a beautiful countenance.
She was haughty and stubborn at times, but was considered the most beloved to the Prophet. Whether they were racing along the sand dunes of Arabia, watching sword dancers perform in the mosque or sharing quiet intimate meals with each other, it is through Aisha that we gain most of the insights into the home life of the Prophet.
Among many incidents in her life, one in particular was a test of her moral character. She was accused of adultery based on slander and gossip. She knew herself that she was innocent, but even the people closest to her began to question her integrity. For a month rumours spread about her. The Prophet, though anxious about this situation, encouraged her by saying that if she was innocent, God would declare her innocent; if she was guilty, then he encouraged her to repent. Finally, in front of the Prophet and her own parents, Aisha stood her ground and said:
“You have all heard something about me and believed it. Now if I say that I am innocent – and Allah is my witness that I am innocent – you will not believe me; and if I confess something which I never did – and Allah knows that I never did it – you will believe me. I cannot but repeat the words which the father of Prophet Yousuf (Joseph) had spoken: ‘fa-sabrun jamil’: I will bear this patiently with good grace.”
And at that, the Prophet received revelation that she was, in fact innocent. Verses 11 to 21 of Surah Noor (the 24th chapter) attest to her innocence to this day.
The Prophet loved her the most, and spent his last moments in her arms. As is tradition of all prophets, he was buried where he died, in the house of Aishah. After the death of the Prophet, she became a primary source of wisdom and knowledge. Her house also became a school and a place of knowledge. She championed the education of women, teaching many of them personally. If any of the Companions of the Prophet had a religious disagreement or difficulty, they would go to Aisha to resolve it. Even today, her legal judgments, her statements, and her accounts of the Prophet are studied by scholars today. Her speeches were powerful and eloquent. She was at the forefront of social reform and justice.
It’s unfortunate that people stereotype Muslim women as quiet, shy, unremarkable home-bound servants. It’s even more unfortunate when Muslims also believe that stereotype. The belief that a woman’s only worth is to produce children is both backwards and harmful. Islam has a rich history of strong women who stood against oppression, made their voices known and changed the attitudes of the society they lived in. Their courage and personalities were not hampered by their religion; in fact they was encouraged by it. For over 1400 years, the women mentioned above—and many more—have retained their honour in history. Their example is just as relevant today as it was during their time. In an age where strong, dignified female role models are hard to come by, sometimes we forget that some of the greatest women who ever lived can be found right on our own bookshelves. | library |
https://www.asian-women-magazine.com/urdu/famous-poets.php | 2020-07-15T10:34:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593657167808.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20200715101742-20200715131742-00325.warc.gz | 0.98425 | 1,043 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__249806746 | en | Urdu Poetry is a dominant cultural heritage that takes its roots from India and Pakistan. Several well-known Urdu poets are famous not only in India and Pakistan but in all over the world where there is a Muslim community.
Many poems written by great Urdu Poets are translated into other languages and some are not just converted into another language but into another genre as well. Many ghazals or love poems communicating the feelings of the Urdu Poets are translated into songs and sung world wide.
One great example of an Urdu Poem that is translated into another form is the patriotic song Saare Jahan Se Achcha. This is still being sung today in India and other Muslim communities outside of India.
Popular Urdu Poets
Many Urdu poets are not just known for their poem and letters but some of them even entered the world of politics.
In here, you may find a short list of well-loved Urdu Poets and the very same people who shaped Urdu as a language and literary masterpiece.
Famous Urdu Poet 1- Mir Taqi Mir
His real name is Mohammad Taqi but Mir is his takhallus and thus, he became known to many as Mir Taqi Mir.
While there are several Urdu Poets that came before him, it was believed that Mir Taqi Mir is the person who shaped Urdu as a language.
Mir Taqi Mir is born in Agra but lived his life mostly in Delhi where he was known as Khuda-e-Sikhan, in English it means God of Poetry.
He pioneered ghazals, which are poems communicating love to a beloved.
He has a colorful past and these may be traced in his Urdu Poems and Verses.
Famous Urdu Poet 2- Mirza Ghalib
His real name is Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan. He initially used Asad as a takhallus or pen name but a copycat whose work he does not like used the takhallus Asad and thus Mirza Ghalib changed his takhallus into Ghalib. Now, he is known in many of his works as Mirza Ghalib.
Mirza Ghalib is not just a well-loved Urdu Poet but Persian Poet as well.
He is known to be one of the famous contemporaries of Mir Taqi Mir. He is likewise known for his Ghazals. He writes conversational poems for the beloved but in his poems, the personality of the beloved are not specified. It may be either a women, a man or God.
This made his Urdu works interesting and thus he became known as the most popular and influential poet of the Urdu language.
Famous Urdu Poet 3- Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal is a popular Urdu Poet, a philosopher and politician. He is well-educated and even has his master’s degree.
Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal is a well known figure in Lahore serving as a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly and later on as president of the Muslim League in 1930.
While serving for the government and his legal practice, Muhammad Iqbal did not stop writing Urdu poems. He is likewise writing in Persian and many of his works have European translations as well.
Several Public Institutions are named after Allama Iqbal in Lahore and he is even a figure in a Pakistani currency.
Famous Urdu Poet 4- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmed Faiz is a revolutionary Pakistani Poet who is considered to be the most famous modern Urdu Poet.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz is a supporter of the Communist Party of Pakistan. He also served as Editor of Pakistani Times and other publications. In this position, he was able to promote the cause of communism.
Because of this, he was sentenced to a four year imprisonment for the case Rawalpindi Conspiracy. His imprisonment made him experience the harsh realities of life and used this time to writer several of his well-loved works.
These Urdu works of Faiz Ahmed Faiz gave him the Lenin Peace Award and later on a nomination in the Nobel Prize.
Famous Urdu Poet 5- Ahmed Faraz
His real name is Syed Ahmad Shah. He is another revolutionary Urdu poet. He is known to be a revolutionary poet as many of his poems are used in protests.
He is a master of Urdu and Persian language and even has taught the languages in the Peshawar University.
The outspoken characteristic of Ahmed Faraz may be traced when he was arrested for reciting poems in the mushaira criticizing the military rule. As a result, Ahmed Faraz went on a self imposed exile for 6 years.
Upon his return, things have not changed and he continued to write his revolutionary poems.
There are other Urdu poets and many of them would get their inspirations to the famous Urdu masters. | library |
http://www.ericmetaxas.com/books/bonhoeffer-pastor-martyr-prophet-spy-a-righteous-gentile-vs-the-third-reich/ | 2014-10-21T08:42:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507444312.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005724-00076-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.913216 | 1,416 | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-42__0__109161266 | en | BONHOEFFER: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Who better to face the greatest evil of the 20th century than a humble man of faith?
As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was Dietrich Bonhoeffer—a pastor and author, known as much for such spiritual classics as The Cost of Discipleship and Life Together, as for his 1945 execution in a concentration camp for his part in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
In the first major biography of Bonhoeffer in forty years, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer’s life—the theologian and the spy—and draws them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. In a deeply moving narrative, Metaxas uses previously unavailable documents—including personal letters, detailed journal entries, and firsthand personal accounts—to reveal dimensions of Bonhoeffer’s life and theology never before seen.
In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy—A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich, Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of Bonhoeffer’s heart-wrenching 1939 decision to leave the safe haven of America for Hitler’s Germany, and using extended excerpts from love letters and coded messages written to and from Bonhoeffer’s Cell 92, Metaxas tells for the first time the full story of Bonhoeffer’s passionate and tragic romance.
Readers will discover fresh insights and revelations about his life-changing months at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem and about his radical position on why Christians are obliged to stand up for the Jews. Metaxas also sheds new light on Bonhoeffer’s reaction to Kristallnacht, his involvement in the famous Valkyrie plot and in “Operation 7,” the effort to smuggle Jews into neutral Switzerland.
Bonhoeffer gives witness to one man’s extraordinary faith and to the tortured fate of the nation he sought to deliver from the curse of Nazism. It brings the reader face to face with a man determined to do the will of God radically, courageously, and joyfully—even to the point of death. Bonhoeffer is the story of a life framed by a passion for truth and a commitment to justice on behalf of those who face implacable evil.
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” — DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
PRAISE FOR BONHOEFFER: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy — A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
“A welcome new biography of one of the 20th century’s leading lights. Metaxas magnificently captures the life of theologian and anti-Nazi activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945), who ‘thought it the plain duty of the Christian—and the privilege and honor—to suffer with those who suffered.’ In the finest treatment of the man since Eberhard Bethge’s Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Man of Vision, Man of Courage (1970), Metaxas presents a complete, accessible picture of this important figure, whose story is inspiring, instructive and international in scope. …A definitive Bonhoeffer biography for the 21st century.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Eric Metaxas tells Bonhoeffer’s story with passion and theological sophistication, often challenging revisionist accounts that make Bonhoeffer out to be a ‘humanist’ or ethicist for whom religious doctrine was easily disposable. In Bonhoeffer we meet a complex, provocative figure: an orthodox Christian who, at a grave historical moment, rejected what he called ‘cheap grace’—belief without bold and sacrificial action…. Metaxas reminds us that there are forms of religion—respectable, domesticated, timid—that may end up doing the devil’s work for him.” – The Wall Street Journal
“For anyone whose faith has been strengthened by the life and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, this is the biography you have always wanted. Eric Metaxas has written a rich, detailed, and beautiful account of the great pastor and theologian who gave us The Cost of Discipleship and sacrificed his life for opposing Hitler. Metaxas’ Bonhoeffer is a monumental achievement and a deeply important work.” — Greg Thornbury, PhD, Dean of the School of Christian Studies at Union University
“A captivating and inspiring read from start to finish. Sets the record straight on Bonhoeffer’s commitment to Scripture and his unyielding passion for truth that led him to give up his life in the battle to save the Jews of Europe. Buy it. This book could change your life.” – James N. Lane, Founder, New Canaan Society; Former General Partner, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
“Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s great gift is that his understanding of faith in times of conflict speaks to generation after generation. Eric Metaxas’ Bonhoeffer is the biography for this generation. A masterpiece that reads like a great novel and weaves together in one opus an understanding of Bonhoeffer’s theology, the complex and tragic history of 20th century Germany, and the human struggle of a true Christian hero. Eric Metaxas is claiming his place as the preeminent biographer of Christianity’s most courageous figures.” — Martin Doblmeier, Filmmaker, BONHOEFFER
“With great skill, energy, and warmth, Metaxas reminds us why the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands as a rebuke both to believers and skeptics. Rarely has the story of a Christian martyr been told with such realism and depth. It’s a gem of a book.” — Joseph Loconte, Lecturer in Politics, The King’s College, New York City; Editor of The End of Illusions: Religious Leaders Confront Hitler’s Gathering Storm
“A stunning achievement recounting Bonhoeffer’s life with lucidity, historical detail, and a concretely contextualized handling of Bonhoeffer’s often misunderstood theological legacy. …Metaxas masterfully distills Bonhoeffer’s eventful and complex life into a true narrative biography that is comprehensive and vivid without being overwhelming.” – Matthew Miller, Christianbook.com | library |
http://www.thejewishinsights.com/wp/derech-achim-piaseczna-niggun/print | 2020-02-24T21:06:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875145981.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20200224193815-20200224223815-00002.warc.gz | 0.945174 | 209 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__87974166 | en | by yossi | May 17, 2017 7:07 am
This niggun was composed in memory of the holy Piaseczna Rebbe (Rav Kalonymus Kalman Shapira). He was named after his great grandfather, the Maor Vashemesh (Rav Kalonymus Kalman Epstein) who was the Rebbe of Krakow (and hence a hint to the Krakow niggun).
The Piaseczna Rebbe inspired thousands of people during the darkest times of the holocaust. He brought hope and light to everyone around him and inspired so many to serve Hashem (God) with simcha (happiness).
This music video is meant for educational purposes, namely to tell the story of the Piaseczna Rebbe. All known sources have been referenced.
Source URL: http://www.thejewishinsights.com/wp/derech-achim-piaseczna-niggun/
Copyright ©2020 Jewish Insights | library |
http://bss.com.sg/Allegro_AMS_Simulator.php | 2021-10-16T11:58:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323584567.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20211016105157-20211016135157-00502.warc.gz | 0.843316 | 317 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__91891559 | en | Full-featured mixed-signal simulation
Allegro AMS Simulator provides complete pre- and post-layout testing for analog and mixed-signal designs with powerful simulation, debugging, design, and analysis utilities.
Cadence® Allegro® AMS Simulator includes PSpice® technology at the core, providing fast and accurate simulations. This Advanced Analysis package includes utilities for sensitivity analysis, goal-based multi-parameter optimization, component stress and reliability analysis, and Monte Carlo analysis for yield estimation. The parametric plotter analyzes interdependence among parameters and converts simulation data into meaningful results. When combined with Allegro Design Entry HDL, the schematics drawn in AMS Simulator can also drive PCB layout—significantly reducing design time and eliminating redrawing errors. It includes a large library of known models and behavioral modeling techniques that make refining the analog/digital interface a straightforward task.
- Provides fast, accurate analysis of analog and mixed-signal designs
- Integrates seamlessly with Allegro Design Entry HDL
- Performs AC, DC, noise, transient, and parameter sweep analyses
- Includes magnetic parts editor for transformer and inductor design
- Utilizes a large inventory of accurate internal models with temperature effects
- Describes functional blocks using editable behavioral models
- Includes library of more than 20,000 known devices and components
- Provides automatic circuit optimizer to increase performance
- Performs circuit sensitivity, component stress, and productive yield analyses
- Interfaces with MATLAB Simulink for advanced electrical modeling | library |
https://eatonchurchofchrist.com/bible-study/ | 2024-02-26T05:49:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474650.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226030734-20240226060734-00285.warc.gz | 0.924767 | 226 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__70187788 | en | A website for reading the Bible in multiple translations. Audio features are available so you can follow along as the Bible is read to you. Also there are multiple reading plans available for reading the whole or parts of the Bible over a set period of time.
YouVersion Bible App
Download this app to your mobile device to read the Bible in multiple translations. Some translations can be downloaded in the app to be read offline. The app offers many other features including verse-of-the-day, reading plans, and daily devotionals.
The Bible Project
This website features a broad library of animated videos for each book of the Bible as well as Bible themes. There is also a resources page with free downloads of posters, study notes, and reading plans.
Christian Standard & The Lookout
The principal magazine connecting Restoration congregations with articles, lessons, and resources.
Sermon Follow-Up Archive
Access the sermon follow-ups from previous months.
Paul Nichols Archive
Access the past sermons, PowerPoint, and newsletters of Paul Nichols - preacher at the Church of Christ in Eaton from 2009-2023. | library |
https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/rc/other-software.htm | 2020-10-30T14:53:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107910815.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20201030122851-20201030152851-00683.warc.gz | 0.825763 | 350 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__18858917 | en | Research Computing >> Software >> Other software
OTHER SOFTWARE PACKAGES
This page provides a brief decription and links to software packages used by some of Kellogg's faculty and doctoral students.
- IMSL version 3.0, a FORTRAN Mathematics and Statistics library is available in some hosts of the DCE/DFS system. It is installed with a single-user license. The vendor, Visual Numerics, has the documentation online
- EViews, from Quantitative Micro Software. A graphical object-oriented econometrics package with emphasis in time series.
- MathType, an add-in to Microsoft Word that replaces the Equation Editor with enhanced capabilities.
- PrimoPDF, a free PDF converter for MS Windows (based on AFPL Ghostscript)
- Ox, an object-oriented matrix language with syntax similar to the C, C++ and Java languages. The "console" version of Ox is free for academic research use and is available for Windows, as well as Linux and Unix operating systems. It is installed in the Social Science Computing Cluster.
- QSR International (Nvivo): Content analysis, code-based qualitative analysis.
- TDA (Transition Data Analysis), a software for Event History Analysis. Available as freeware.
- UCINET: For analysis of actor by actor social network data. The DOS version (version IV) can be downloaded for free.
- Vensim: For development and analysis of dynamic feedback models.
- XY Chart Labeler, a free Excel add-in to add labels to the observations in a scatter plot. After installation, look for the add-in file in "Program Files > AppsPro". | library |
http://muckrakerfarm.com/ | 2016-08-31T23:25:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-36/segments/1471982954852.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20160823200914-00234-ip-10-153-172-175.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.958826 | 205 | CC-MAIN-2016-36 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-36__0__160178406 | en | Scott Anderson, Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart. The New York Times Magazine, 11 August 2016. “Beginning in April 2015, the photographer Paolo Pellegrin and I embarked on a series of extended trips to the Middle East. Separately and as a writer-photographer team, we had covered an array of conflicts in the region over the previous 20 years, and our hope on this new set of journeys was to gain a greater understanding of the so-called Arab Spring and its generally grim aftermath. As the situation continued to deteriorate through 2015 and 2016, our travels expanded: to those islands in Greece bearing the brunt of the migrant exodus from Iraq and Syria; to the front lines in northern Iraq where the battle against ISIS was being most vigorously waged.
We have presented the results of this 16-month project in the form of six individual narratives, which, woven within the larger strands of history, aim to provide a tapestry of an Arab World in revolt.” | library |
http://jasabacklinkpro.info/casino/ | 2024-04-15T19:34:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817014.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415174104-20240415204104-00897.warc.gz | 0.87676 | 1,416 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__157199178 | en | The Ultimate Guide to Casino Fun
Table of Contents
Welcome to the ultimate guide to casino fun! Whether you’re a seasoned gambler or a curious beginner, this article will provide you with everything you need to know about the exciting world of casinos. From the rich history of gambling to the latest online casino trends, we’ve got you covered. So, let’s dive in and explore the thrilling realm of casinos!
The Rich History of Casinos
Step back in time and discover the fascinating origins of casinos. From ancient civilizations to modern-day establishments, the evolution of gambling will leave you amazed. Uncover the secrets behind the first gambling houses and how they shaped the casino industry we know today.
1. Ancient Beginnings
Explore the roots of gambling in ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China. Discover the various games played and the cultural significance of gambling in these societies.
2. The Birth of Casinos
Learn about the emergence of the first casinos in Europe and their transformation into glamorous entertainment venues. Discover the famous gambling hotspots throughout history and the legendary characters that frequented them.
Popular Casino Games
Get ready to play! In this section, we’ll introduce you to some of the most popular casino games that you can find in both physical and online casinos. From classic card games to thrilling slot machines, there’s something for everyone.
1. Blackjack: Beat the Dealer
Master the art of blackjack and learn how to beat the dealer. We’ll guide you through the rules, strategies, and tips to increase your chances of winning in this timeless card game.
2. Roulette: The Wheel of Fortune
Spin the wheel and experience the thrill of roulette. Discover the different types of roulette and the betting options available. We’ll also share some strategies to help you make the most out of your roulette sessions.
3. Slot Machines: Jackpots and Fun
Enter the world of slot machines and chase those exciting jackpots. Learn about the different types of slot machines and how to maximize your chances of hitting the big win. We’ll also explore the latest trends in slot machine technology.
Looking to improve your chances of winning? In this section, we’ll share some effective strategies for popular casino games. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player, these tips will help you make smarter decisions and increase your odds of success.
1. Bankroll Management
Discover the importance of proper bankroll management and how it can help you avoid unnecessary losses. We’ll provide you with practical tips to ensure you’re gambling responsibly and maximizing your playing time.
2. Card Counting in Blackjack
Uncover the secrets of card counting in blackjack and how it can give you an edge over the casino. We’ll explain the basic principles of card counting and provide you with some easy-to-use techniques.
Casino Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts
Before stepping foot into a casino, it’s essential to understand the proper etiquette. In this section, we’ll outline the do’s and don’ts of casino behavior, ensuring you have a pleasant and respectful gaming experience.
1. Dress Code
Learn about the dress codes in different types of casinos, from casual to formal establishments. We’ll provide you with tips on how to dress appropriately for your casino visit.
2. Handling Money and Chips
Master the art of handling money and chips at the casino table. We’ll teach you the proper techniques for buying chips, making bets, and cashing out your winnings.
The Rise of Online Casinos
In recent years, online casinos have become increasingly popular. In this section, we’ll explore the advantages and disadvantages of online gambling and provide you with tips for a safe and enjoyable online casino experience.
1. Convenience and Accessibility
Discover the convenience of online casinos and how they allow you to play your favorite games from the comfort of your own home. We’ll also discuss the accessibility of online casinos and the devices you can use to access them.
2. Security and Fairness
Learn about the security measures implemented by online casinos to protect your personal and financial information. We’ll also delve into the topic of fairness and how online casinos ensure that their games are not rigged.
Casino Rewards Programs
Get rewarded for your loyalty! Many casinos offer rewards programs to incentivize players. In this section, we’ll explain how these programs work and how you can make the most of your casino visits.
1. Loyalty Points and Tier Systems
Learn about the different types of loyalty points and tier systems offered by casinos. We’ll guide you through the benefits of each level and how you can earn and redeem your rewards.
2. Complimentary Services and Perks
Discover the complimentary services and perks you can enjoy as a loyal casino player. From free drinks to exclusive event invitations, these perks add an extra layer of excitement to your casino experience.
Top Tips for Casino Goers
Ready to hit the casino floor? In this section, we’ll share some valuable tips to enhance your casino experience. From managing your time to staying focused, these tips will help you make the most out of your visit.
1. Set a Budget
Before entering the casino, set a budget for your gambling activities. We’ll provide you with tips on how to stick to your budget and avoid overspending.
2. Take Breaks and Stay Hydrated
Don’t forget to take breaks and stay hydrated during your casino visit. We’ll explain why it’s important to give yourself some downtime and how it can positively impact your overall experience.
Casino Safety Measures
Your safety is of utmost importance. In this section, we’ll discuss the safety measures implemented by casinos to ensure a secure environment for players. From surveillance systems to responsible gambling initiatives, we’ll cover it all.
1. Security Personnel and Surveillance
Learn about the security personnel and surveillance systems in place at casinos to maintain a safe environment. We’ll explore the behind-the-scenes operations that protect both players and the casino itself.
2. Responsible Gambling Initiatives
Discover the responsible gambling initiatives undertaken by casinos to promote a healthy gambling environment. We’ll discuss the resources available for players who may need assistance and how to recognize signs of gambling addiction.
As we come to the end of our ultimate guide to casino fun, we hope you’ve gained valuable insights into the world of casinos. Whether you choose to visit a physical casino or explore the virtual realm of online gambling, remember to gamble responsibly and have fun! | library |
https://cybersec4europe.eu/first-international-workshop-cybersec4europe-2022-venice/ | 2023-09-26T06:43:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510149.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926043538-20230926073538-00578.warc.gz | 0.903491 | 326 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__171561479 | en | During the 2022 Privacy Symposium that was held in Venice between 17-21 April 2022, representatives of CyberSec4Europe participated in an all-day workshop, the proceedings of which have been published by Springer Cham in the series, Communications in Computer and Information Science (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36096-1).
For participants in the conference, Springer is making the book available for free download until 16 August 2023!
The book is entitled Digital Sovereignty in Cyber Security: New Challenges in Future Vision with the subtitle, First International Workshop, CyberSec4Europe 2022, Venice, Italy, April 17–21, 2022, Revised Selected Papers. The editors are Antonio Skarmeta and Sara Matheu from the University of Murcia and Antonio Lioy and Daniele Canavese from the Politecnico di Torino.
The book constitutes papers presented during the workshop session titled “CyberSec4Europe – Research to Innovation: Common Research Framework on Security and Privacy” during the 2022 Privacy Symposium hosted by Università Ca’ Foscari in Venice in April 2022.
The 11 peer-reviewed selected papers present findings, conclusions, research, and recommendations in various security-related areas, from highly technical ones (e.g., software and network security) to law and human-centric ones (e.g., governance and cybersecurity awareness).
For a free download, please go to: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-36096-1 | library |
https://www.caropop.com/ | 2022-06-30T18:44:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103877410.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220630183616-20220630213616-00013.warc.gz | 0.975197 | 193 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__76354668 | en | Peter Holsapple, Pt. 1
Episode 39, Caropop with Mark Caro
You may have seen Peter Holsapple playing live with R.E.M. or Hootie and the Blowfish, but you should know his own music. He co-led and then led the dB's, delivering such smart, tuneful songs as "Black and White," "Big Brown Eyes," "Living a Lie," "Neverland," "Amplifier" and "Love Is for Lovers." He also played in the Continental Drifters, made three excellent duo albums with Chris Stamey, and has toured and recorded under his own name. In part one of our conversation, he recalls listening to Chicago's WCFL while growing up in North Carolina, describes the dB's beginnings and Stamey's departure, and offers deep insights and colorful stories about the creative life of a songwriter/musician. | library |
http://www.nload.io/ | 2016-09-25T05:24:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738659865.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173739-00047-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.834798 | 170 | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-40__0__170895255 | en | What is NLoad?
NLoad is an open source performance and load testing framework for .NET used for testing Websites, WCF Services or small bits of code to identify and eliminate bottlenecks at an early stage of development.
To get started please read the Getting Started guide for instructions on using NLoad in your projects.
Easy to use
Simply install a NuGet package and start load testing
Customize load tests to your needs
Configure load tests using a simple Fluent API
Do you have feature requests, questions or would you like to report a bug? Please post them on the Issue List.
Any contribution is greatly appreciated. Simply fork NLoad repository on GitHub and create a pull request.
NLoad is a free and open source software, licensed under the terms of Apache 2.0 license. | library |
https://www.keynotespeak.com/speaker/NaomiWolf | 2023-05-30T22:02:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224646144.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20230530194919-20230530224919-00070.warc.gz | 0.947549 | 275 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__280593915 | en | Search our database of 438,449 cutting edge ideas.
Join 331,172 entrepreneurs, innovators and CEOs who rely on our weekly trend report to stay ahead of the crowd. You'll get special access to premium content and trend research that cannot be found anywhere else.
The Naomi Wolf speeches look at the many aspects of feminism and its role in society today. Wolf is an American author and political consultant.
In 1984, she achieved her Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Yale University, and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford in 1987.
In the early 1990s Wolf was a spokesperson for the third-wave feminism movement, which earned her international recognition. Her focus was predominantly on beauty and the pressure that women are subjected to in order to conform to fabricated societal standards.
Wolf authored several books including 'The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women' in 1990, and 'Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries' in 2008.
The Naomi Wolf speeches are sure to inspire and provide insight into feminism around the globe.
Featured Keynote - Third Wave Feminism
Naomi Wolf Discusses the Current State of Feminism
In this interesting video talk with author Naomi Wolf, she describes the current state of feminism in what she calls "third wave feminism" and discusses what makes it different from prevailing ideologies… Read More | library |
http://www.gresswell.co.uk/planning-for-your-library-shelving | 2017-04-25T04:57:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917120101.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031200-00553-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.937921 | 964 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__233528334 | en | Planning for your library shelving
The school and college library plays an ever increasing role in shaping the future of our students. An attractive library space can create a destination for students, attracted by a modern library with new furnishings, learning materials, technology and services. It’s no secret that young people can be put off by the negative stereotypes of quiet, dingy libraries but now is the time to reconnect with your students and create modern, comfortable and welcoming library interiors with new furnishings and technology.
- Total book stock and other material or media i.e. magazines, DVDs, CDs etc.
- Consider age groups, number and types of readers - this will have a bearing on the height of shelving and furniture
- Number of study spaces - size and type and preferred layout i.e. table, single or group study carrels
- Mood - what sort of atmosphere are you trying to create?
Quite often the book stock will represent the largest single requirement for furniture i.e. the book shelving. As a guide:
- For children’s picture books allow approx. 60 titles per 900mm shelf length
- For general fiction/non-fiction approx. 30-35 books per 900mm shelf length
- In secondary schools and colleges, shelving may be taken up to 1800mm high, giving five shelves per bay. Having established the number of shelves and bays required, consider the types of shelving available to use:
- Wall Fixed Units - should only be used on solid walls. They have the advantage of being less expensive and can be fitted above radiators and heating pipes. However, they are not as easy to remove or relocate
- Wall Free-standing Units - can be used against solid or partition walls. Easily removed and relocated. Disadvantage - cannot be fitted around radiators or heating pipes
- Double-sided Island Units - provide compact, free-standing storage. The benefit of using Island Units is to allow easy access to material on both sides. Units can be placed in straight rows or positioned at angles to make effective use of space
- Mobile Island Units - should generally be no more than two bays long and four shelves high (1500mm). For safety, locking castors should always be fitted. These units provide complete flexibility and are perfect for multi-purpose rooms
Function and purpose
Identify the role of the library - is it just to act as a resource for books and learning; will it also be used as a class study centre; double up as a classroom or be an IT/learning centre? Consulting with users and those involved with the school can be very useful and will ensure that you create a library that is relevant as well as functional.
Get the right mood
The right furnishings, colour schemes and accessories can change a library at a glance. It should be a destination to study, to socialise with peers and to have some personal space to dip into, not only books but magazines, DVDs and lifestyle resources.
To discard the image of a library being predominantly quiet, think about creating:
- Areas or hubs for specific needs and uses
- Optional areas for quiet reading or study using study tables
- More relaxed, informal reading areas with magazine storage and display
- Comfortable, soft furnishings such as bean bags and sofas for students to relax
- Areas for class/group discussions with larger tables
- Music areas with comfortable seating for some personal space
- A space with some level of acceptable noise
This is a key time when young people are highly motivated to look for places to study, revise and get support and assistance on coursework from Tutors and Librarians. The school or college library can offer a place of privacy and quiet which may not be available at home or in the classroom.
When planning your library, think about the busy times and look at flexible layouts and furnishings that can be re-jigged to cope with extra demand. Consider furniture designed for easy stacking and storage when not in use. Screens can create temporary work space areas and give students and staff some valuable space.
Last but not least
Once you have your new library, don’t forget the everyday essentials such as good quality book supports to keep your book stock orderly and book coverings to extend the life of your collection.
Quality, durability and flexibility are as important as the costs being within budget. Free delivery is often available on orders over a certain amount and, remember, most furnishings are available in a range spanning from economy through to top end. With heavy student wear and tear, it may not always be economical to go for the cheapest option. Look for functionality, sustainability and overall value for | library |
https://greencalgary.temp.lexi.net/ecostore/ | 2019-10-19T20:31:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986697760.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20191019191828-20191019215328-00417.warc.gz | 0.918893 | 123 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__214405264 | en | Welcome to the Green Hub! Green Calgary's not-for-profit EcoStore has been a cornerstone of Calgary's green community for over a decade, providing a wide range of eco-friendly products where all the proceeds go right back into providing innovative environmental programs to Calgarians! Our Green Hub is also the location of the Little Green Library, an environmental-focused lending library with a wide variety of books & dvds to help you on your green journey! Have a question about one of our products, services, or spaces? Please feel free to contact us at 403-230-1443 x222. | library |
https://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/art5435657/Local-historian-finds-Hans-Christian-Andersenrsquos-first-fairy-tale | 2018-11-21T10:34:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-47/segments/1542039747665.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20181121092625-20181121114625-00428.warc.gz | 0.970269 | 722 | CC-MAIN-2018-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-47__0__73377213 | en | By Camilla Stockmann
And thus it happened. A local historian from Funen has found a hitherto unknown fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen called “The Tallow Candle” at the bottom of a 15 kilo archive box.
The discovery took place at the beginning of October at the National Archive for Funen in Odense, and for the past two months, one of Denmark’s leading Hans Christian Andersen experts, Ejnar Stig Askgaard of the Odense City Museum, has been studying the yellowed pages.
»This is a sensational discovery. Partly because it must be seen as Andersen’s first fairy tale, and partly because it shows that he was interested in the fairy tale as a young man, before his authorship began«, Askgaard says.
»And I am in no doubt that it has been written by Andersen«, he adds.
Was written by Andersen Another two of the country’s leading H.C. Andersen experts – Research Librarian Bruno Svindborg of the Royal Library and Prof. Johan de Mylius Ph. D. of the Andersen Centre and the University of Southern Denmark were presented with the fairy tale yesterday and agree that the text in all probability was written by Andersen.
While occasional poems written by Hans Christian Andersen pop up now and again, the last time that an important Andersen discovery was made in the archives was in the mid-1920s, when Hans Brix found the author’s memoirs at the Royal Library.
In literary terms, de Mylius and Askgaard say that The Tallow Candle is not at the level of the more mature and polished fairy tales that we know from Andersen’s later authorship. The tale is one from his youth, and probably from his time at school, with the tone of the work reminiscent of his time at the Latin School in Slagelse and Elsinore from 1822 to 1826.
Nonetheless, Askgaard says the document is an important one.
»It’s like a high to be able to work with his first attempt at a fairy tale. It was a great experience to read it for the first time«, Askgaard says.
Borrowed books from a woman
In particular the 190 year old pages throw light on the important personal relationship that Andersen as a boy had with the woman he gave the fairy tale to – a vicar’s widow Mme Bunkeflod.
Mme Bunkeflod lived in a home for respectable ladies and widows opposite Andersen’s childhood home. She was a woman Andersen visited, read for and borrowed books from as a child.
‘To Madam Bunkeflod from her devoted H.C. Andersen’, the front page of the document reads.
DOCUMENTATION Read The Tallow Candle in English
»It’s a wonderful little document as art of the history of Hans Christian Andersen. The fairy tale was a present. A present of thanks to a woman whose home had been very important to him«, Askgaard says.
Hans Christian Andersen’s literary debut came in 1829 and he was generally viewed as an important author by his 19th century contemporaries. He began writing his fairy tales in the mid-1830s, and it is these for which he is generally known, particularly in countries such as China and Japan. Andersen has been translated into some 125 languages, coming second only in the number of translations by the Bible. | library |
http://kerryr.net/webwriting/tools_dictionaries.htm | 2018-01-22T00:38:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084890928.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20180121234728-20180122014728-00694.warc.gz | 0.826264 | 997 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__115374205 | en | Dictionaries, Thesauri, and Usage Resources|
Common Errors in English Usage
Paul Brians' book: 'Common Errors in English Usage' is available in most good book stores (ISBN 1-887902-89-9), or you can access the online version available from the home page: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/index.html.
The Everest Dictionary is compiled and maintained by Romanian software developer Daniel Vladutu, and is distributed as freeware.
The Everest dictionary is actually a collection of dictionaries, for multiple languages. Apart from the English standard dictionary, English database dictionaries include specialist dictionaries for antonyms, acronyms, holonyms, hypernyms and synonyms.
The interface and right-click menu from the system tray take a little getting used to, and there are a number of online resources that are easier to use, but - as an offline, portable specialist dictionary resource - the Everest Dictionary is extremely useful.
The Everest Dictionary can be downloaded from:
http://www.free-soft.ro/index-en.html. A list of mirror sites and dictionary database download sites is available at: http://www.free-soft.ro/download.html.
The UltraLingua dictionary/thesaurus is more suitable for those whose jobs are primarily related to writing and/or editing.
UltraLingua includes technical terms and slang, idiomatic expressions, pronunciation guides, a power search mode that allows wildcards and basic regular expression searching, the ability to search for usage examples on the Web, automatic verb conjugation, and in-built grammar references.
UltraLingua also allows you to customise the dictionary by adding your own entries.
Additional information and a trial version download are available from: http://www.ultralingua.com/en/dictionary/english-win.html
UltraLingua costs about US$30.
UltraLingua also has a Web service available at: http://www.ultralingua.net/
WordWeb is a nice dictionary/thesaurus tool that provides a wide range of definitions, synonyms, and related words.
WordWeb is extremely simple to use, and is suitable for all styles of writing. WordWeb is a useful tool for all writers and editors, but is most suitable to those for whom writing is a secondary task.
The WordWeb dictionary/thesaurus tool is provided as freeware from: http://wordweb.info/free/
A Pro version is available from the site and includes word finding, anagram, editing, vocabulary building, usage examples, usage tagging, and customisation features. WordWeb Pro costs AU$29 (without add-ins).
Online Dictionary and Thesaurus Resources
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online provides searchable access to a number of dictionaries and thesauri, as well as a large number of other reference and literary resources.
Search individual references from the home page: http://www.bartleby.com/. You can browse individual references, search all references at the same time, or filter your search to specific types of references, from: http://www.bartleby.com/reference/.
iTools provides a search interface to multiple dictionaries and thesauri at:
http://www.itools.com/lang/. This page also includes a search interface to specialist terminology online resources.
The Cambridge Dictionaries Online at: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ cover British, American, and Australian English, and include idioms and phrasal verbs.
Dictionary.net at http://www.dictionary.net/ is a great, easy-to-use online resource. Search any word to bring up definitions, antonyms, quotes, usage examples, rhymes, and idioms. Thanks to Serge for the recommendation.
Links to other subject-specific dictionaries and thesauri can be found from:
Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus
While all dictionaries, thesauri, and other references are valuable for finding meanings and alternative words, the spelling (often American English) may not be consistent with Australian English.
Australian organisations often standardise on the Macquarie dictionary for spelling. The Macquarie dictionary/thesaurus maintains an online service at: http://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/ (subscription: AU$19.95).
Macquarie also has drag-and-drop-for-definition versions of its dictionary (AU$49.95) and thesaurus (AU$29.95) for sale from their Web site.
Jargon Busting Resources Plain English Alternatives for Jargon Words | library |
http://www.richlandcollege.edu/library/who/MLA.html | 2015-02-28T05:19:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936461650.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074101-00157-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.899574 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-11__0__29643657 | en | A librarian at the reference desk is always available to assist students with MLA format for specific sources.
The library offers free classes (lasting 1.5 hrs.) in L126 in the library on MLA format. See the schedule on the web.
The library website has a sample research paper that students may use as a model. Also, the library maintains a web page with a variety of MLA examples.
Individual MLA handouts with examples are available in the library.
The library subscribes to NoodleTools, a citation generator, that is available to all students and teachers at Richland.
The Richland College Library Handbook is on the web and contains many pages of MLA examples. | library |
http://catholicheartablaze.com/deposit-of-faith-virgin-mary/ | 2024-04-20T01:29:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817463.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419234422-20240420024422-00099.warc.gz | 0.954712 | 5,663 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__103791680 | en | A Critical Reflection on:
“…by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.”
The Nicene Creed is the profession of the Christian faith and contained within in it are all of the core beliefs of the faith. By proclaiming these words, the Christian is providing verbal assent to the contents of the Deposit of Faith. While these words seem basic on a superficial level, many doctrines and implications are bound within them. This paper will provide a close examination of the words “by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” Monumental truths about the person of Jesus and how his mother illuminates these truths can be extracted from this seemingly simple statement.
The foundational scripture passage for the conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit in the virginal Mary is found in Luke 1:26-38. The angel Gabriel appears to the Virgin Mary, telling her she will conceive a child and she shall name him Jesus. Alarmed, Mary asks the angel how it is possible since she is a virgin and Gabriel reveals to her that the Holy Spirit will descend upon her and she will conceive her son. Obedient to God’s will, Mary provides her “Fiat”, her consent, and the event is completed with the angel’s departure. The words in this passage are very straight-forward and do not leave room for misunderstanding the statement, “by the power of the Holy Spirit he born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” However, with further examination into the account, much more is revealed about the mission of the Blessed Trinity and Mary as well as how she illuminates the truths of her son.
The fact that the Holy Spirit is the one to descend upon Mary in order to conceive Jesus shows how the mission of the Spirit is always connected to the mission of the Son. Other scriptural verses that allude to this joint mission of the Spirit and the Son are Galatians 4:6, John 3:34, and John 7:39. The Spirit and the Son are intimately connected in the life of the Blessed Trinity and are inseparable. The revelation of that connection is established in the account of Jesus’ conception and continues to be reinforced in following scriptural accounts.
Mary’s virginity is also very significant. In order to remove any possibility for an argument that Jesus had a human father, Mary had to be a virgin. This establishes Jesus’ true humanity which he only obtains from his mother and his true divinity which he receives only from his heavenly Father. Mary’s divine motherhood is further supported throughout Scripture as she is called “the mother of Jesus” and “the Mother of my Lord”. The early Church Fathers relied on this scriptural foundation to define the doctrine of “Theotokos” which establishes Mary as the “Mother of God” or “God-bearer”. In his article, “Christ-Centered Catechesis through Mary”, Dr. Petroc Willey asserts that Mary is a mirror of the truths of the Faith, or a living Catechism. Through the doctrine of Theotokos, the unity of the two nature of Jesus, human and divine, are solidified. The development of this doctrine is first revealed in Scripture.
Mary’s free consent to the will of the Father is also scripturally significant. Jesus’ very mission was for the salvation of man which was lost with the first sin of Adam and Eve. Frank Sheed provides extensive scriptural references that define the mission of Christ which are all bound up in the ultimate mission of salvation. The Son came to “take away the sin of the world.” Before examining Mary’s consent, it is important to first go back and examine the free consent under which sin entered the world. Adam and Eve were created with free will. In eating the fruit of the forbidden tree, they lost their trust in God, abused their freedom, and willfully disobeyed what God commanded. It was fitting that the remedy for that sin came about by willful obedience to God’s will. In Lumen Gentium the Church confirms it is appropriate that, because death that was brought about by the consent of a woman, life would be restored by the consent of a woman. It is true that early Church fathers interpreted Scripture the same way as St. Iranaeus proclaimed in “Against Heresies”, “And thus also it was that the knot of Eve’s disobedience was loosed by the obedience of Mary. For what the virgin Eve had bound fast through unbelief, this did the virgin Mary set free through faith.” (Irenaeus AH, Book III, Chap 2)
Because Mary freely cooperates with the mission of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to bring about salvation for humanity, and because the truths about her reflect the truths about her Son, it is of the upmost importance that the statement regarding her is placed in the Creed as a central belief. With her prominence in the central proclamation of belief alongside the Holy Spirit and her Son, the Deposit of Faith establishes the importance of teaching about her early and often as she illuminates the Christocentricity of all Church teaching. Johannes Hofinger states that Marian dogma leads to a “fuller understanding of the mystery of Christ”. (Hofinger p. 14) In light of this, the authors of the Catechism find it fitting to place the dogma of the Immaculate Conception within the teaching on this line in the Creed.
It has already been established, based on the discussion of Mary as Theotokos, that Jesus is fully human and fully divine in one man. With this truth in mind, it is appropriate that the Church defines the Immaculate Conception, the dogmatic teaching that Mary herself was born without original sin, since God is not compatible with sin and could not exist within a body containing the stain of sin. In his work, “The Predestination of the Virgin Mother and her Immaculate Conception”, Fr. Peter M. Fehlner establishes the scriptural proofs that salvation cannot come about through a vessel stained by sin and therefore Mary must have a unique holiness. Gabriel’s greeting to Mary, “Hail, full of grace” implies that she was spared from the effects of Original Sin, since one who is stained with sin cannot be “full” of grace. Further, the incompatibility of God and sin is established in the Old Testament. The Ark of the Covenant cannot be touched by a sinful man or he will be struck dead. Therefore, if Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant, Mary is the Ark of the New Covenant and, according to a precedent set by God himself, cannot contain sin. This truth about Mary only serves to elevate the truth of the divinity of her Son. While the Immaculate Conception has always been a truth, the unfolding and understanding of doctrine happens slowly over time in response the particular needs of the faithful. This dogma was fully declared by the Magisterium in the document, Ineffabilis Deus in 1854.
In proclaiming the foundational truths of the Catholic Faith in the Creed, certain implications arise as to how they are to be celebrated in Liturgy, the Christian life, and in prayer. It is not enough to simply believe something. It must be internalized and fully lived if it is firmly believed to be Truth.
With regard to celebration in Liturgy, the statement “by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man” is a reminder of the mission of salvation for men and the role each of the persons of the Holy Trinity. Mary was spared from the effects of Original Sin by the merits of her Son which were applied to her outside of time. The grace she enjoyed from the beginning is the grace that is available to all men, bestowed by the Father through the merits of the Son. Thus the reception and participation in this grace is the goal of the liturgy. Mary’s fiat indicates her cooperation in bringing about the Son who has come to redeem the world. Without her consent, there would be no liturgy to celebrate. Jesus receives his human flesh from his virginal mother and it is the same flesh that is consumed in the Holy Eucharist. Likewise, the same flesh that was contained within Mary is also contained in those who consume the Eucharist allowing for a “sacramental and ecclesial communion with Mary”. Man is able to become a living tabernacle just as she was a living tabernacle. Because of the unique role Mary plays in providing mankind access to the liturgy as well as to the flesh of her Son, it is fitting that there are certain days in the liturgical calendar to celebrate the truths about her that illuminate the truths about her Son. Liturgical celebrations devoted to her remain consistent with the all liturgy being ordered to the goal of man’s participation in the reception of his divine grace.
Another result that came about from Mary’s fiat is that he obtained from her a human face for man to gaze upon and worship. Prior to Jesus’ Incarnation, there was no way to produce a physical image of God. Since man was made in the image and likeness of God, and Jesus was God made man, Jesus reveals in his physical body what was intended for man upon his creation. Sacred images of Jesus and his mother on whom the Holy Spirit descended serve as reminders of the perfect image of God and thus, Christ is glorified through their use in liturgical celebrations. In the 8th Century, Andrew of Crete explains the normal and acceptable use of icons in the early Church in his work, “On the Veneration of Sacred Images.” Andrew states that there is nothing abnormal about the use of icons in Christianity and lists three specifics examples of their use and how they glorify the Christ by revealing his humanity which he obtained from his mother.
Another facet for approaching what is declared in the Creed is to ponder what the call to action for members of the church might be in terms of positively responding through an active Christian life. When Mary provided her free consent for the Holy Spirit to descend upon her, her fiat was a perfect act of faith. Faith is the theological virtue that allows a believer to completely trust God’s will and act accordingly by living in a way that reflects their faith in God through action. Mary’s witness of perfect faith, and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon her because of that faith, helps Christians understand what it means to have faith and act on it in their own lives. The virtues that radiate from her through her response to Gabriel, because of her foundational virtue of faith, are humility, chastity, and obedience. Expanding on Mary’s example of a virtuous life, St. Bernard of Clairvaux urges his audience to use her a model for a virtuous life, saying:
“O man, if it is beneath your dignity to follow the example of a man, surely it will not be beneath you to follow your Creator. Maybe you can no longer follow him where he stooped for you. That is to say, if you cannot follow the high road of virginity, at least take the sure road of humility. If anyone, even a virgin, should turn aside from this strait way, it seems he does not follow the Lamb wherever he goes.”
Here, St. Bernard clearly recognizes the difficulty of a perfectly virtuous life due to man’s sinful nature. However, he asserts that even if higher virtues are too difficult, a Christian should still strive for virtue according to his greatest ability. In not pursuing any virtue at all, one cannot call himself a Christian because he is not following Jesus.
The Virgin Mary’s fiat which allowed the Holy Spirit to descend upon her to bring about Savior of the World is also an example of perfect Christian prayer. To say, “Behold I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word” is to faithfully consent to God’s will with complete trust that he will provide all of the strength and grace necessary to carry it out. While Christian prayer can consist of many elements including praise, thanksgiving, and petitions and be meditative or verbal, it reaches its perfection in complete surrender to his will as demonstrated by Mary’s fiat. Therefore, the line in the Creed – “by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” – is a call for Christians to give their own fiat to God. In an article that discusses Mary’s fiat with regard to its application in catechetics, author Gary Sullivan beautifully states the following: “Catechists formed in Mary’s mould are like little arks. In her pattern we have been overshadowed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism, filled and empowered in Confirmation, and impregnated with the liturgical Word.” It is the goal of Christian prayer “to be wholly God’s, because he is wholly ours.” By responding with faithful prayer, the Christian allows the Holy Spirit to descend upon him and facilitate a close and intimate encounter with the person of Jesus, just like Mary.
The fundamental belief stated in the Creed that “by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man” has a kerygmatic message at its core. The kerygma is essentially the proclamation of the gospel message which is to restore humanity to a filial relationship and life in the Holy Trinity. Therefore, Mary is the first deliverer of the kerygma to God’s people. In her obedience, Mary undoes what Eve did through her disobedience. The grace and life in the Holy Trinity that were lost with the first sin could now be restored through Mary’s fiat. Her free consent allowed the Holy Spirit to bring about the Incarnate Word of the Father for the sake of the salvation of souls. She allows the complimentary mission of each person of the Holy Trinity to use her body, so that the Son might have his own body through which to communicate with his people. That human body would go on to preach, tell stories, perform miracles, and have relationships in order to further reveal God. That human body would eventually suffer, die, resurrect, and ascend, taking all of the sin that came about from man’s first fall upon his own flesh and later glorifying that tortured flesh. The kerygma itself begins with Mary’s fiat and the Holy Spirit’s descent upon her.
The seemingly simple words of the Creed are permeated with implications and responsibilities. In proclaiming their Truth, not only is belief proclaimed, but believers are called to celebrate the liturgy, live a virtuous life, and participate in fervent prayer. In drawing out all of these aspects of the Catholic faith in the Creed’s words, the Christian has a close and personal encounter with the person of Jesus and can, in return, introduce him and his mission to others. Hofinger wisely highlights the importance of the teacher to have his own personal relationship with Christ in order to introduce him to others. In order to provide an effective proclamation of the Gospel message to others, a teacher must cultivate “kerygmatic virtues” which are all perfectly exemplified in Mary.
Andrew of Crete. “On the Veneration of Sacred Images” in Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought, edited by Luigi Gambero, Translated by Thomas Buffer. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999.
Father Luigi Gambero’s work evaluates and unfolds what the early Church Fathers had to say with regard to the Virgin Mary. This process shows how the Marian doctrines and dogmas have slowly been unveiled over time without contradiction to what has been known about her from the earliest stages of Christianity. Reading the works of the early Church Fathers helps with the process of passing on the Deposit of Faith because it shows that the current understanding of Mary is not new or invented. It was all contained in the deposit from the beginning. Andrew of Crete provides an 8th Century understanding of the importance of sacred icons is both appropriate and historical. Mary, giving Jesus his human body, enabled God to be depicted in religious art in a real and tangible way.
Bernard of Clairvaux. Homilies in Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Translated by Marie-Bernard Said. Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications, 1993.
Pius IX. Ineffabilis Deus. Vatican City: Liberia Editrice Vaticana, 1854.
This book is a collection of four homilies written by St. Bernard of Clairvaux who lived in the 11th Century. St. Bernard had a deep love of Mary and expressed it in these homilies. What is notable about his works is that they are permeated, or impregnated, throughout with citations to Sacred Scripture. He knew Scripture very well and unabashedly drew from it extensively to show what was revealed about Mary through a careful reading. In the cited quotation, he finds in Mary a perfect model of Christian virtue and implores his audience to follow her example to the best of their ability. This is relevant with regard to the proclamation of the Creed because what is understood about the Virgin Mary by the Church is revealed by the inspired Word of God.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition. Vatican City: Liberia Editrice Vaticana, 2007.
Fehlner, Fr. Peter M. “The Predestination of the Virgin Mother and Her Immaculate Conception” in Mariology: A guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Consecrated Persons, edited by Mark Miravalle, 213-276. Goleta: Seat of Wisdom Books, 2007.
Mariology is an extensive collection of in-depth essays by theologians regarding the Virgin Mary. The book would be difficult for a person with limited understanding of Marian doctrine and dogma and is not a good starting point for learning about Mary. However, for those responsible for handing on the Deposit of Faith, these essays can help deepen their understanding of Mary and her role in Salvation History. This deeper understanding will, in turn, help to facilitate a more intimate relationship with Jesus through his mother. Father Fehlner’s essay focuses on the Immaculate Conception. Illuminated by an understanding of the Immaculate Conception, deeper implications can be extracted from the words of the Creed.
Hofinger, Johannes. The Art of Teaching Christian Doctrine: The Good News and its Proclamation. Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2016.
Irenaeus, “Against Heresies” in Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought, edited by Luigi Gambero, Translated by Thomas Buffer. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999.
Father Luigi Gambero’s work evaluates and unfolds what the early Church Fathers had to say with regard to the Virgin Mary. This process shows how the Marian doctrines and dogmas have slowly been unveiled over time without contradiction to what has been known about her from the earliest stages of Christianity. Reading the works of the early Church Fathers helps with the process of passing on the Deposit of Faith because it shows that the current understanding of Mary is not new or invented. It was all contained in the deposit from the beginning. In the 4th Century, St. Irenaeus is able to illustrate the link between Eve’s first sin and Mary’s co-operation in the reparation for that sin.
New American Bible, Student Edition. World Catholic Press, 1987.
Paul VI. Lumen Gentium. Vatican City: Liberia Editrice Vaticana, 1964.
Lumen Gentium is the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church which was a product of the council of Vatican II. There was some debate about the inclusion of a chapter on Mary and whether that should be in a separate document in order to not alienate non-Catholic Christians. It was determined that since Mary has an important role both in the Church and in Salvation History, it should be included. Including Mary in a Constitution on the Church is fitting as her inclusion in the Nicene Creed was equally important in the earliest Church. She is the first disciple, the first Christian, and a cooperator in the delivery of the kerygma.
Roy, Fr. Neil J. “Mary and the Liturgical Year” in Mariology: A guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Consecrated Persons, edited by Mark Miravalle, 607-666. Goleta: Seat of Wisdom Books, 2007.
Mariology is an extensive collection of in-depth essays by theologians regarding the Virgin Mary. The book would be difficult for a person with limited understanding of Marian doctrine and dogma and is not a good starting point for learning about Mary. However, for those responsible for handing on the Deposit of Faith, these essays can help deepen their understanding of Mary and her role in Salvation History. This deeper understanding will, in turn, help to facilitate a more intimate relationship with Jesus through his mother. Father Roy’s essay elaborates on how Mary’s role into the Church necessarily draws her into the second pillar of the Catechism. Given her cooperation in the bringing about of redemption for man, it is fitting that she be incorporated into the celebration of the Christian mystery.
Sheed, Frank. Theology and Sanity. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1993.
Sullivan, Gary. “From Fiat to Magnificat: A Catechetical Journey” in The Sower, 30.4.
Gary Sullivan writes a short essay showing how the words Mary speaks in Scripture provide catechetical lessons. As the first follower of Christ, it is appropriate she is also the first catechist. For the purposes of this essay, a focus on her fiat helped with drawing out the words of the Creed. Without Mary’s fiat, the Holy Spirit would not have descended upon her and make the Father’s Word Incarnate. With regard to catechizing, her fiat provides a perfect example of a response of faith to God which results in an intimate relationship with his son. The purpose of catechesis and handing on the Deposit of Faith is to inspire the same type of response in all Christians, intending the same type of intimate encounter.
Willey, Petroc. “Editor’s Note: Christ-Centered Catechesis through Mary.” In Catechetical Review, 32.2.
In his short article, Dr. Willey explains that what the Church teaches about Mary reveals more about her son with the result of bringing him greater glory. Common misunderstandings about Mary “worship” are cleared up by Dr. Willey. Mary receives the grace and honor she does because of who her son is. Therefore, any truth about her mirrors a Truth about Jesus. In order for the hypostatic union of Jesus’ two natures in one person to be true, he necessarily had to born of the Holy Spirit and virginal woman. Therefore, the statement in the Creed regarding being born by the Spirit to a woman, reveals this hypostatic union.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, (Vatican City: Liberia Editrice Vaticana, 2007), #185-186.
CCC #485.
CCC #689
Luke 1:43; John 2:1, 19:25; CCC #495
CCC #495
Petroc Willey, “Christ-Centered Catechesis through Mary” in Catechetical Review 32.2.
Frank Sheed, Theology and Sanity (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1993), 233-237.
John 2:29
CCC #397
CCC #494
Paul VI, Lumen Gentium (Vatican City: Liberia Editrice Vaticana, 1964), 56.
St. Irenaeus, “Against Heresies” in Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought, edited by Luigi Gambero, Translated by Thomas Buffer (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999), 54.
Fr. Peter Fehlner, “The Predestination of the Virgin Mother and Her Immaculate Conception” in Mariology: A guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Consecrated Persons, edited by Mark Miravalle, (Goleta: Seat of Wisdom Books, 2007), 232-233.
CCC #491; Luke 1:28.
2 Samuel 6:7.
Pius IX. Ineffabilis Deus. Vatican City: Liberia Editrice Vaticana, 1854.
CCC #492
CCC #1077
Fr. Neil J. Roy, “Mary and the Liturgical Year” in Mariology: A guide for Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Consecrated Persons, edited by Mark Miravalle, (Goleta: Seat of Wisdom Books, 2007), 610-611.
Ibid, 611.
CCC #1159
CCC #1161
Andrew of Crete, “On the Veneration of Sacred Images” in Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought, edited by Luigi Gambero, Translated by Thomas Buffer (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999), 398-399.
CCC #1814
Bernard of Clairvaux. Homilies in Praise of the Blessed Virgin Mary, translated by Marie-Bernard Said, (Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications, 1993), 12.
CCC #2617
Gary Sullivan, “From Fiat to Magnificat: A Catechetical Journey” in The Sower, 30.4.
CCC #2617
Johannes Hofinger, The Art of Teaching Christian Doctrine: The Good News and its Proclamation, (Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, 2016), 198.
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Sources: Trevett, A. et al., “Lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) envenoming presenting as suspected decompression sickness”, Diving Hyperb Med, vol. 49, issue. 1, (2019): 57–60.
Burnett, Joseph W. and Walter D. Gable, “A fatal jellyfish envenomation by the Portuguese man-o’war”, Toxicon, vol. 27, issue. 7, (1989): 823-824. | library |
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https://fennellbooks.wordpress.com/category/childrens-fiction/ | 2019-05-19T20:21:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255165.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20190519201521-20190519223521-00392.warc.gz | 0.961835 | 492 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__184438940 | en | I might be a teensy-weensy behind on my reviews… never mind, better late than never, eh? Today’s literary delight is First Class Murder by Robin Stevens, the third in the Wells and Wong mystery series. Now I will admit that I approached this book with some trepidation dear readers. The reason? Well, this is a book which pays homage to Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. Now you can imagine how I might feel about someone trying to reflect Christie can’t you? This, however, is a Robin Stevens book, and therefore there is no need for panic. In fact, there is need for tea and buns and enough time to sit and read it from beginning to end.
Daisy and Hazel are off on their holidays with Hazel’s dad, and they are travelling on the Orient Express. Hazel’s father is a little bit concerned that the friends have got into the habit of tripping over dead bodies every ten minutes, which is not at all becoming for young ladies. He makes them promise to be good, and not get into any trouble. Well, it isn’t long before a body is found in one of the cabins, completely locked from the inside and the girls set out to solve the mystery on the quiet.
There is as cast of characters including a psychic, a magician and a Russian princess. There is also the added bonus of a young American lad who takes a bit of a shine to Hazel. The resemblance to the Christie classic is clear to see, but it’s so deftly done, and handled with such devotion, it’s a joy to read. The friendship between Daisy and Hazel is developing nicely, and really has some depth. I can see these two aged eighty, knitting together whilst chatting to the vicar about the recent murder at the village fete.
It’s a truly glorious read, and as with all the Wells and Wong books, there is a proper mystery with red herrings, twists, turns and clues to indulge the reader. The books may be aimed at younger readers, but there is no shying away from what murder means.
This series is fantastic, and even if you don’t have a Hazel or Daisy in your life to buy a copy for, pretend you do, and read it yourself. You won’t regret it. | library |
http://www.sittingathisfeet.ca/bible-study-resources/66-books/ephesians/ | 2017-06-27T13:56:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321426.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627134151-20170627154151-00246.warc.gz | 0.981671 | 109 | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-26__0__93122472 | en | How we live has everything to do with who we are. As children of God, we have been given a wealth of spiritual blessings and have been called to walk in a manner worthy of our position in Christ in this fallen world. Ephesians is a book that tells us who we are in Christ and how to live like it. It also teaches us how to stand firm against the enemy of our souls.
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https://allpainters.org/blog/diego-rivera.html | 2023-12-04T00:33:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100518.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203225036-20231204015036-00506.warc.gz | 0.973035 | 4,973 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__193345190 | en | Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in Mexican art. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals among others in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City.
In 1931, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Rivera had a volatile marriage with fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Diego Rivera biography
Diego Rivera was one of Mexico’s most famous painters. He rebelled against the traditional school of painting and developed a style that combined historical, social, and political ideas. His great body of work reflects cultural changes taking place in Mexico and around the world during the turbulent twentieth century.
The young artist
Diego Maria Rivera and his twin brother Carlos were born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, on December 8, 1886. Less than two years later his twin died. Diego’s parents were Diego Rivera and Maria Barrientos de Rivera. His father worked as a teacher, an editor for a newspaper, and a health inspector. His mother was a doctor. Diego began drawing when he was only three years old. His father soon built him a studio with canvas-covered walls and art supplies to keep the young artist from drawing on the walls and furniture in the house. As a child, Rivera was interested in trains and machines and was nicknamed “the engineer.” The Rivera family moved to Mexico City, Mexico, in 1892.
In 1897 Diego began studying painting at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. His instructors included Andrés Ríos Félix Para (1845–1919), Santiago Rebull (1829–1902), and José María Velasco (1840–1912). Para showed Rivera Mexican art that was different from the European art that he was used to. Rebull taught him that a good drawing was the basis of a good painting. Velasco taught Rivera how to produce three-dimensional effects. He was also influenced by the work of José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913), who produced scenes of everyday Mexican life engraved on metal.
In 1902 Rivera was expelled from the academy for leading a student protest when Porfirio Díaz (1830–1915) was reelected president of Mexico. Under Díaz’s leadership, those who disagreed with government policies faced harassment, imprisonment, and even death. Many of Mexico’s citizens lived in poverty, and there were no laws to protect the rights of workers. After Rivera was expelled, he traveled throughout Mexico painting and drawing.
Art in Europe
Although Rivera continued to work on his art in Mexico, he dreamed of studying in Europe. Finally, Teodora A. Dehesa, the governor of Veracruz, Mexico, who was known for funding artists, heard about Rivera’s talent and agreed to pay for his studies in Europe. In 1907 Rivera went to Madrid, Spain, and worked in the studio of Eduardo Chicharro. Then in 1909 he moved to Paris, France. In Paris he was influenced by impressionist painters, particularly Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919). Later he worked in a postimpressionist style inspired by Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), Georges Seurat (1859–1891), Henri Matisse (1869–1954), Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), and Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920).
As Rivera continued his travels in Europe, he experimented more with his techniques and styles of painting. The series of works he produced between 1913 and 1917 are cubist (a type of abstract art usually based on shapes or objects rather than pictures or scenes) in style. Some of the pieces have Mexican themes, such as the Guerrillero (1915). By 1918 he was producing pencil sketches of the highest quality, an example of which is his self-portrait. He continued his studies in Europe, traveling throughout Italy learning techniques of fresco (in which paint is applied to wet plaster) and mural painting before returning to Mexico in 1921.
Murals and frescoes
Rivera believed that all people (not just people who could buy art or go to museums) should be able to view the art that he was creating. He began painting large murals on walls in public buildings. Rivera’s first mural, the Creation (1922), in the Bolívar Amphitheater at the University of Mexico, was the first important mural of the twentieth century. The mural was painted using the encaustic method (a process where a color mixed with other materials is heated after it is applied). Rivera had a great sense of color and an enormous talent for structuring his works. In his later works he used historical, social, and political themes to show the history and the life of the Mexican people.
Between 1923 and 1926 Rivera created frescoes in the Ministry of Education Building in Mexico City. The frescoes in the Auditorium of the National School of Agriculture in Chapingo (1927) are considered his masterpiece. The oneness of the work and the quality of each of the different parts, particularly the feminine nudes, show off the height of his creative power. The general theme of the frescoes is human biological and social development. The murals in the Palace of Cortés in Cuernavaca (1929-1930) depict the fight against the Spanish conquerors.
Marriage, art, and controversy in the United States
In 1929 Rivera married the artist Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). The couple traveled in the United States, where Rivera produced many works of art, between 1930 and 1933. In San Francisco he painted murals for the Stock Exchange Luncheon Club and the California School of Fine Arts. Two years later he had an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. One of his most important works is the fresco in the Detroit Institute of Arts (1933), which depicts industrial life in the United States. Rivera returned to New York and began painting a mural for Rockefeller Center (1933). He was forced to stop work on the mural because it included a picture of Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924), the founder of the Russian Communist Party and the first leader of the Soviet Union. Many people in the United States disagreed with communism (a political and economic system in which property and goods are owned by the government and are supposed to be given to people based on their need) and Lenin and the mural was later destroyed. Rivera was a member of the Mexican Communist Party and many of his works included representations of his political beliefs. In New York Rivera also did a series of frescoes on movable panels depicting a portrait of America for the Independent Labor Institute before returning to Mexico in 1933.
Back to Mexico
After Rivera and Kahlo returned to Mexico, he painted a mural for the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City (1934). This was a copy of the project that he had started in Rockefeller Center. In 1935 Rivera completed frescoes, which he had left unfinished in 1930, on the stairway in the National Palace. The frescoes show the history of Mexico from pre-Columbian times to the present and end with an image representing Karl Marx (1818–1883), the German philosopher and economist whose ideas became known as Marxism. These frescoes show Rivera’s political beliefs and his support of Marxism. The four movable panels he worked on for the Hotel Reforma (1936) were removed from the building because they depicted a representation of his views against Mexican political figures. During this period he painted portraits of Lupe Marín and Ruth Rivera and two easel paintings, Dancing Girl in Repose and the Dance of the Earth.
In 1940 Rivera returned to San Francisco to paint a mural for a junior college on the general theme of culture in the future. Rivera believed that the culture of the future would be a combination of the artistic genius of South America and the industrial genius of North America. His two murals in the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City (1944) show the development of cardiology (the study of the heart) and include portraits of the outstanding physicians in that field. In 1947 he painted a mural for the Hotel del Prado, A Dream in the Alameda.
A celebration of fifty years of art
In 1951 an exhibition honoring fifty years of Rivera’s art took place in the Palace of Fine Arts. His last works were mosaics for the stadium of the National University and for the Insurgents’ Theater, and a fresco in the Social Security Hospital No. 1. Frida Kahlo died on July 13, 1954. Diego Rivera died in Mexico City on November 25, 1957.
Diego Rivera art
Widely regarded as the most influential Mexican artist of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera was truly a larger-than-life figure who spent significant periods of his career in Europe and the U.S., in addition to his native Mexico. Together with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco, Rivera was among the leading members and founders of the Mexican Muralist movement. Deploying a style informed by disparate sources such as European modern masters and Mexico’s pre-Columbian heritage, and executed in the technique of Italian fresco painting, Rivera handled major themes appropriate to the scale of his chosen art form: social inequality; the relationship of nature, industry, and technology; and the history and fate of Mexico. More than half a century after his death, Rivera is still among the most revered figures in Mexico, celebrated for both his role in the country’s artistic renaissance and re-invigoration of the mural genre as well as for his outsized persona.
Rivera made the painting of murals his primary method, appreciating the large scale and public accessibility—the opposite of what he regarded as the elitist character of paintings in galleries and museums. Rivera used the walls of universities and other public buildings throughout Mexico and the United States as his canvas, creating an extraordinary body of work that revived interest in the mural as an art form and helped reinvent the concept of public art in the U.S. by paving the way for the Federal Art Program of the 1930s.
Mexican culture and history constituted the major themes and influence on Rivera’s art. Rivera, who amassed an enormous collection of pre-Columbian artifacts, created panoramic portrayals of Mexican history and daily life, from its Mayan beginnings up to the Mexican Revolution and post-Revolutionary present, in a style largely indebted to pre-Columbian culture.
A lifelong Marxist who belonged to the Mexican Communist Party and had important ties to the Soviet Union, Rivera is an exemplar of the socially committed artist. His art expressed his outspoken commitment to left-wing political causes, depicting such subjects as the Mexican peasantry, American workers, and revolutionary figures like Emiliano Zapata and Lenin. At times, his outspoken, uncompromising leftist politics collided with the wishes of wealthy patrons and aroused significant controversy that emanated inside and outside the art world.
Most Important Art
Zapatista Landscape –The Guerrilla (1915)
Artwork description & Analysis: In this work, painted during Rivera’s sojourn in Paris, the artist deployed Cubism—a style he once characterized as a “revolutionary movement”—to depict the Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata, here seen with attributes such as a rifle, bandolier, hat, and sarape. The work’s collage-like approach is suggestive of the Synthetic rather than Analytic phase of Cubism. Executed at the height of the Mexican Revolution, the painting—later described by its creator as “probably the most faithful expression of the Mexican mood that I have ever achieved”—manifests the increasing politicization of Rivera’s work.
Oil on canvas – Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City
Motherhood –Angelina and the Child (1916)
Artwork description & Analysis: Motherhood is a modernizing, Cubist treatment on a perennial art historical theme: the Madonna and Child. In this painting, Angelina Beloff, Rivera’s common-law wife for twelve years, holds their newborn son, Diego, who died of influenza just months after his birth. The painting beautifully illustrates Rivera’s unique approach to Cubism, which rejected the somber, monochromatic palette deployed by artists such as Pablo Picasso or Georges Braque in favor of vivid colors more reminiscent of those used by Italian Futurist artists like Gino Severini or Giacomo Balla.
Oil on canvas – Museo de Arte Alvar y Carmen T. de Carrillo Gil, Mexico
His first commission from Mexican Minister of Education Jose Vasconcelos, Creation is the first of Rivera’s many murals and a touchstone for Mexican Muralism. Treating, in the artist’s words, “the origins of the sciences and the arts, a kind of condensed version of human history”—the work is a complex allegorical composition, combining Mexican, Judeo-Christian, and Hellenic motifs. It depicts a number of allegorical figures—among them Faith, Hope, Charity, Education, and Science—all seemingly represented with unmistakably Mexican features. The figure of Song was modeled on Guadalupe Marin, who later became Rivera’s second wife. Through such features of the work as the use of gold leaf and the monumental, elongated figures, the mural reflects the importance of Italian and Byzantine art for Rivera’s development.
Fresco in encaustic with gold leaf – Museo de San Idelfonso, Mexico City
Portrait of Lupe Marin (1938)
Artwork description & Analysis: In this magnificent portrait of his second wife from whom he separated the previous decade, Rivera again reveals his profound artistic debt to the European painting tradition. Utilizing a device deployed by such artists as Velazquez, Manet, and Ingres—and which Rivera would himself use in his 1949 portrait of his daughter Ruth—he portrays his subject partially in reflection through his depiction of a mirror in the background. The painting’s coloration and the subject’s expressive hands call to mind another artistic hero, El Greco, while its composition and structure suggest the art of Cézanne.
Oil on canvas – Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City
The Detroit Industry Fresco Cycle (1932–33)
Artwork description & Analysis: The twenty-seven panels comprising this cycle are a tribute to Detroit’s manufacturing base and workforce of the 1930s and constitute the finest example of fresco painting in the United States. Here, Rivera takes large-scale industrial production as the subject of the work, depicting machinery with exceptional attention to detail and artistry. The overall iconography of the cycle reflects the duality concept of Aztec culture via the two sides of industry: the one beneficial to society (vaccines) and the other harmful (lethal gas). Other dichotomies recur in this work, as Rivera contrasts tradition and progress, industry and nature, and North and South America. He uses multiple allegories based on the history of the continents, as well as contemporary events to build a dramatic artwork.
Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park (1947–48)
Artwork description & Analysis: Rivera revisits the theme of Mexican history in this crowded, dynamic composition, replete with meaningful portraits, historical figures, and symbolic elements. Conceived as a festive pictorial autobiography, Rivera represents himself at the center as a child holding hands with the most celebrated of Guadalupe Posada’s creations: the skeletal figure popularly known as “Calavera Catrina.” He represents himself joining this quintessential symbol of Mexican popular culture and is shown to be protected by his wife, the painter Frida Kahlo, who holds in her hand the yin-yang symbol, the Eastern equivalent of Aztec duality.
The mural combines the artist’s own childhood experiences with the historical events and sites that took place in Mexico City’s Alameda Park, such as the crematorium for the victims of the Inquisition during the times of Cortes, the U.S. army’s encampment in the park in 1848, and the major political demonstrations of the nineteenth century. As in many previous works, Rivera juxtaposes historical events and figures, deliberately rejecting the Western tradition of linear narrative.
Diego Rivera facts
1. Rivera had a twin brother but he died at the age of two
Self-Portrait by Diego RiveraThe Firestone Self-Portrait – Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. His father Diego Rivera worked as a teacher, an editor for a newspaper, and a health inspector, while his mother Maria Barrientos de Rivera was a doctor. Diego had a twin brother named Carlos but he died less than two years after they were born.
2. He showed an inclination towards art since childhood
Diego started drawing from the age of 3. He used to draw on the walls and furniture of the house and to prevent him from doing so his parents installed chalkboards and canvas on the walls. As a child Diego was also interested in trains and machines and was nicknamed “the engineer.”
3. He was adept at several styles in painting
From the age of 10 Diego studied art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. In 1902, Rivera was expelled from the academy for leading a student protest. He then traveled through Mexico drawing and painting. Teodora A. Dehesa, the governor of Veracruz, Mexico, heard about Rivera’s talent and sponsored him to go to Europe to continue his studies. In Europe, Rivera was influenced by Impressionist artists and also by Picasso’s Cubism which was on the rise during that period. Rivera’s reputation grew with time and he was considered a genius who could turn his hand to any style including Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Cubist and Flemish.
4. Diego Rivera is one of Mexico’s greatest muralists
Diego Rivera believed that everyone should be able to view his art and hence he painted large murals (painting directly executed on the wall) on public buildings. His murals were known to depict the lives and struggles of the common man, mostly the Mexican working class and indigenous Mexicans. His first government-commissioned mural was titled Creation. It is considered one of the first important murals of the twentieth century. Along with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera is considered among the greatest Mexican muralists and together they are referred to as the Big Three of Mexican art.
5. Rivera was the founder of the art style Mexicanidad
Diego Rivera created his own style which focused on Mexican heritage and culture; and was marked by flattening three-dimensional elements into two-dimension and presenting objects sturdier and broader than they were in reality. This art style was called Mexicanidad and gave rise to an art movement of the same name. Orozco, Siqueiros and Kahlo all referred to themselves as Mexicanidad artists.
6. He married four women, most famously fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
Rivera’s first wife was artist Angelina Beloff whom he married in 1911. He had a son with her. His second wife was model and novelist Guadalupe Marin. They married in 1922 and Rivera had two daughters with her. Rivera married Frida Kahlo in 1929 when he was 42 and she was 22. In 1955, a year after Kahlo’s death, Rivera married his agent Emma Hurtado.
7. He had a tumultuous relationship with Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera met Frida Kahlo in 1927 when she was an art student and soon their relationship became intimate. Their marriage was tumultuous with both having multiple affairs. Frida had affairs with both men and women. Rivera even had an affair with Kahlo’s younger sister Cristina which infuriated Kahlo. They divorced in 1939 but remarried a year later. Although their second marriage was as troubled as the first, Kahlo and Rivera remained married till Kahlo’s death in 1954. Frida Kahlo became extremely famous a few decades after her death perhaps even more than Rivera.
8. Diego Rivera considered “religions to be a form of collective neurosis”
Diego Rivera was an avowed atheist. In his controversial work Dreams of a Sunday in the Alameda, Rivera depicted Mexican writer Ignacio Ramirez holding a sign which read, “God does not exist”. The work created a controversy and was not shown for 9 years till Rivera finally agreed to remove the inscription. Rivera stated: “To affirm ‘God does not exist’, I do not have to hide behind Don Ignacio Ramirez; I am an atheist and I consider religions to be a form of collective neurosis.”
9. His frescoes for the National School of Agriculture are considered his masterpiece
Between 1923 and 1926 Rivera created the frescoes in the Ministry of Education Building in Mexico City. Another famous series by Rivera are the Detroit Industry Murals. Completed between 1932 and 1933, the fresco series consists of twenty-seven panels depicting industry at the Ford Motor Company. Yet another popular work of Rivera is Man at the Crossroads which caused a controversy as it featured a portrait of Vladmir Lenin. His masterpiece is perhaps the frescoes he created for the Auditorium of the National School of Agriculture in Chapingo in 1927. The general theme of these frescoes is human biology and social development.
10. Diego Rivera is considered one of the leading artists of twentieth century
Diego Rivera died of heart failure on November 24, 1957, in Mexico City, Mexico. He is considered among the leading artists of the twentieth century. His art, though controversial in his time, is celebrated today across the world today. He is prevalent in popular culture and has been portrayed by Ruben Blades in the 1999 movie Cradle Will Rock and by Alfred Molina in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Frida.
Diego Rivera quotes
I’ve never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso.
If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.
Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman’s body and of female sexuality. (talking of his wife Frida Kahlo)
Every good composition is above all a work of abstraction. All good painters know this. But the painter cannot dispense with subjects altogether without his work suffering impoverishment.
Never before had a woman put such agonizing poetry on canvas as Frida did.
July 13, 1954 was the most tragic day of my life. I had lost my beloved Frida forever. To late now I realized that the most wonderful part of my life had been my love for Frida.
I did not know it then, but Frida had already become the most important fact in my life. And would continue to be, up to the moment she died, 27 years later. | library |
http://jasonberryauthor.com/portfolio/the-spirit-of-black-hawk/ | 2024-04-18T01:40:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817184.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417235906-20240418025906-00266.warc.gz | 0.954364 | 128 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__133769604 | en | This book portrays the Indian spirit Black Hawk as known to the Spiritualist Churches in New Orleans. Black Hawk is a 19th century Midwestern Indian warrior especially dear to the heart of African-American spiritual faith in the deep South. Black Hawk’s following first blossomed in New Orleans sometime around the 1920s through the work of the spiritualist Leafy Anderson. The book has biographical material about both Black Hawk and Leafy Anderson and includes interesting material about several of the spiritualists who came after her and who still keep the tradition alive. The book tells of the way Black Hawk benefits the lives of those who call on him. | library |
https://www.bookshelvesofdoom.org/blog/2017/12/11/that-thing-we-call-a-heart-by-sheba-karim | 2019-10-19T10:16:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986692723.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20191019090937-20191019114437-00340.warc.gz | 0.960761 | 245 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__9927711 | en | That Thing We Call a Heart, by Sheba Karim
This book! Pastry and poetry and friendship and family; trust and belief and betrayal and different forms of love. Pride and fear and anger and unfairness; personal history, family history, cultural history, political history, and how they all dovetail and intertwine. Interacting with people as people with thoughts and feelings and, yes, personal histories, versus interacting with people as a tourist, seeing them as experiments or as curiosities.
The characterization is tip-top, and every person—EVERY PERSON—in this book is three-dimensional and real. Ditto for the relationships between the characters. While Shabnam and Jamie’s relationship gets most of the spotlight, and her relationship with her parents is complex and nuanced and warm and beautiful, it’s Shabnam and Farah’s relationship that is at the heart of the book. Even though their friendship is fractured, even though there is hurt on both sides, there’s an unwavering trust there—and when it comes down to it, they know each other and they believe each other, no pause, no doubt, no question. | library |
http://kimchurch.com/author/author/ | 2021-08-04T21:45:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046155188.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20210804205700-20210804235700-00343.warc.gz | 0.935183 | 273 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__122991367 | en | Kim Church is the author of Byrd (Dzanc Books), winner of the Crook’s Corner Book Prize for best debut novel set in the American South, a Chautauqua Prize finalist, and longlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction.
Her short work appears in the Norton anthology Flash Fiction Forward, The Great Books Foundation Short Story Omnibus, The Sun Magazine, The Believer Logger, INCH Magazine, Shenandoah, Painted Bride Quarterly, Mississippi Review, Prime Number Magazine, and elsewhere. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she has received literature fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council and residencu fellowships from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Millay Colony for the Arts, and Vermont Studio Center. She has taught workshops in diverse settings, from conferences to classrooms to homeless shelters to death row.
Born and raised in Lexington, North Carolina, Kim earned her B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her J.D. from UNC School of Law. She practices law in Raleigh, where she lives with her husband, artist Anthony Ulinski.
Watch A Day with Kim Church, a short author documentary by Anna Schwartz.
Read the interview Coffee break: Kim Church on Byrd.
Photo by Anthony Ulinski | library |
https://avisstof.dk/film-genre-a-comprehensive-introduction-to-the-world-of-movie-genres/ | 2024-04-17T05:33:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817144.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417044411-20240417074411-00277.warc.gz | 0.918396 | 919 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__27049854 | en | Film Genre: A Comprehensive Introduction to the World of Movie Genres
Understanding Film Genre
Film genre is a categorization system that helps us classify and identify different types of movies based on their themes, styles, and narrative structures. It provides a way for filmmakers, critics, and audiences to communicate and discuss movies in a more meaningful and organized manner. Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or a devoted film enthusiast, having knowledge about different film genres can enhance your movie-watching experience, help you discover new films, and provide insights into the evolution of cinema.
The Evolution of Film Genre
Over the course of cinema history, film genres have undergone significant transformations and developments. The concept of film genre can be traced back to the early days of silent films when movies were categorized based on their content, such as Westerns, comedies, and dramas. However, it was in the golden age of Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s that the classification of movies into genres gained prominence.
During this era, studios began to recognize the financial potential of catering to specific audience preferences. This led to the rise of iconic genres, such as film noir, musicals, screwball comedies, and war films. Genres like film noir explored the darker aspects of human nature, while musicals brought vibrant song and dance sequences to the screen. These genres captivated audiences and marked the beginning of a more sophisticated and nuanced approach to filmmaking.
As the decades rolled by, new film genres emerged and existing ones evolved. The 1950s saw the rise of science fiction and horror films, with iconic works like “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and “Psycho” leaving a lasting impact on the genre. The 1960s and 1970s witnessed the emergence of independent filmmaking and the birth of new genres like the coming-of-age film and the road movie.
The 1980s and 1990s witnessed a shift in the film industry with the rise of blockbusters and the dominance of certain genres, such as action films, romantic comedies, and fantasy films. These decades also saw the advent of groundbreaking technologies, like CGI, resulting in the popularity of the science fiction and fantasy genres.
In recent years, the film industry has seen a resurgence of genre-blending and genre-revitalization. Filmmakers are experimenting with hybrid genres, combining elements from various genres to create fresh and innovative storytelling experiences. This includes films like “Get Out,” a horror film with social commentary, and “La La Land,” a romantic musical drama. These films challenge traditional genre boundaries and provide audiences with unique and thought-provoking narratives.
The continuous evolution of film genres reflects the ever-changing tastes, interests, and socio-cultural contexts in which movies are created and consumed. As the film industry moves forward, it is likely that new genres will emerge, while existing ones will continue to evolve and adapt to the demands of the audience.
The Importance of Film Genre Knowledge
Having a good understanding of film genres is essential for both filmmakers and film enthusiasts. For filmmakers, knowing and understanding different genres allows them to effectively communicate their artistic vision and connect with their intended audience. It helps them make informed decisions regarding the style, tone, and narrative structure of their films.
For film enthusiasts, knowledge about film genres enhances the overall movie-watching experience. It enables them to explore different genres, discover new films, and appreciate the subtleties and nuances of filmmaking. Moreover, understanding the historical context and evolution of film genres provides valuable insights into the cultural and social influences that shape the world of cinema.
By familiarizing yourself with film genres, you can broaden your cinematic horizons and appreciate the diverse range of stories and storytelling techniques that exist within the world of movies. So, whether you’re a fan of action-packed blockbusters, thought-provoking dramas, or heartwarming romantic comedies, there is a film genre out there waiting to captivate and entertain you.
In conclusion, film genre is an essential aspect of cinema that categorizes and classifies movies based on their themes, styles, and narrative structures. The evolution of film genres over time reflects the changing tastes and cultural contexts in which movies are created. Understanding film genres not only enhances the movie-watching experience but also provides valuable insights into the art of filmmaking. So, dive into the world of film genres and explore the vast tapestry of stories that cinema has to offer. | library |
https://archive.transmediale.de/content/booki | 2022-08-13T17:55:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00057.warc.gz | 0.945401 | 301 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__172426613 | en | Booki is a free service for the creation of books: real paper books that look good and you can hold in your hand. You can also use Booki to produce books in the form of epub (electronic books), PDF, .odt (Open Office / Open Document files), web pages and more. Booki is designed to help you produce books, either by yourself or with others.
Booki is also a social environment where you can discuss your views about producing books, seek assistance from others, look for projects to contribute to, seek others to help you, translate content and publish completed works. Booki supports the rapid development of content.
You can use Booki to develop content in 'Book Sprints' - intensive collaborative events where 5-10 people focus on writing a book in 3-5 days. These collaborators might be in the same room or located around the net, in either case working together simultaneously to produce a book rapidly. Book formatted PDFs can be generated in 2-5 minutes, and then uploaded to your favourite Print on Demand service.
Whether you are collaborating, writing solo, rapidly developing books or taking your time, when you have worked with Booki you will never think of publishing the same way again. Booki is developed by FLOSS Manuals and is Free Software licensed under the General Public Licence (GPL 2+). This means that it can be freely downloaded, re-used and customised. | library |
https://4dgenome.research.chop.edu/Download.html | 2021-05-07T01:06:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988774.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20210506235514-20210507025514-00364.warc.gz | 0.83217 | 106 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__126660377 | en | Download 4DGenome Database
4DGenome interaction data are 100% free to academic users and are provided WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
Publications that make use of 4DGenome are requested to please cite the following publication: Teng L, He B, and Tan K. 4DGenome: A Comprehensive Database for Chromatin Interactions. 2015. Bioinformatics. 31:2560-4. where applicable.
Users can download the interaction datasets categoried by organism and detection method here. | library |
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