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Here in Part 3 of The Theology of Peanuts we turn to the positive notes and salvation motifs of Peanuts.
In this chapter we explore wisdom, the convergence of Peanuts with the teachings of Qoheleth, the author of Ecclesiastes ("ecclesiastes" is the Latin transcription of the Hebrew "Qoheleth," which is typically translated as "teacher" or "preacher").
And this the world calls frenzy; but the wise
Have a far deeper madness, and the glance
Of melancholy is a fearful gift;
What is it but the telescope of truth?
Which strips the distance of its fantasies,
And brings life near in utter nakedness,
Making the cold reality too real!
--from Byron's "The Dream"
As Byron observes, the ancients had a complex view of melancholy. Byron calls it "a fearful gift." As can be seen in Byron's poem, melancholy is a "telescope of truth," enabling us to see reality clearly and honestly. As Byron writes in his play Manfred:
Sorrow is Knowledge: they who know the most
Must mourn the deepest o'er the fatal truth.
Sorrow is Knowledge. These sentiments echo so clearly the wisdom of Qoheleth:
It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death is the destiny of every man;
the living should take this to heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter,
because a sad face is good for the heart.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
The gifts of melancholia have largely been lost. Modern America is addicted to happiness. Melancholy, moroseness, and gloominess are a disease. People in such a state should "cheer up." Don't worry, be happy.
But there is a price we pay for this willful optimism. We lose depth, perspective, and realism. Further, a refusal to work through melancholy often means that we fail to develop the internal and spiritual resources needed to deal with pain and tragedy. We cannot suffer well without such prior training. Our youth understand medication and therapy but they have little understanding of what it means to face life, as they used to say, philosophically.
A brilliant case study of the "fearful gift" is the recent book by Joshua Wolf Shenk, Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness.
As you may or may not know, Lincoln suffered from chronic depression. In his young adulthood Lincoln went through multiple suicidal episodes where his friends had to keep him from sharp objects. As Lincoln's colleague Henry Whitney said, "No element of Mr. Lincoln's character was so marked, obvious and ingrained as his mysterious and profound melancholy." (1) Lincoln's law partner William Herndon said, "His melancholy dripped from him as he walked." (1)
Later in life, after years of struggling with depression, Lincoln developed internal resources to cope with his bouts of melancholy. In the years before anti-depressant medication and talk therapy one had to turn to religion, philosophy, company, music, work, and poetry.
Poetry as therapy was central to Lincoln's coping. As Shenk writes, Lincoln "gave voice to his melancholy, reading, reciting, and composing poetry that dwelled on themes of death, despair, and human futility. These strategies offered him relief, sustenance, and a movement to wisdom." (2) At night Lincoln "would go to his room, strip off his coat, lie down on the bed, and read [poetry] by the light of a candle." (3) Beyond poetry, Lincoln also sought comfort in literature. A friend recalled that Lincoln loved Poe "because it was gloomy." (3) He read and re-read Shakespeare's tragedies. Lincoln said of Macbeth, "I think nothing equals Macbeth. It is wonderful." (3)
One of Lincoln's favorite poems was written by William Knox, a Scotsman. The poem consciously follows the sentiments of Ecclesiastes. Shenk shares one of the stories that has come down to us about Lincoln and this poem.
The story comes from the fall of 1849. Lois Newhall was a singer in the Newhall family troupe. The troupe was traveling and performing that fall in central Illinois. One evening at a hotel the Newhall troupe encountered three traveling politicans doing work in the same area. One of the politicians was Lincoln. For the next week the Newhall troupe and the politicians traveled the same road visiting the same towns each day. The politicans would come to listen to the troupe perform and the troupe would come to hear the politican's speeches.
On the last day before their paths would diverge the troupe and the politicians gathered for a night of singing. Eventually, one of Lincoln's colleagues called for Lincoln to sing, mainly as a joke to embarrass Lincoln. But Lois Newhall was intrigued and asked Lincoln to sing. Lincoln, upset at being made fun of, turned to go. Lois pleaded and offered to accompany Lincoln on the melodeon. But Lincoln declined, "Why, Miss Newhall, if it was to save my soul from hell, I couldn't imitate a note that you would touch on that. I never sung in my life and never was able to. Those fellows are simply liars."
Shenk picks up the story: "The room grew quiet. Lincoln was near the door that led to the stairwell, but he didn't leave. 'I'll tell you what I'll do for you,' he said after a pause, 'You girls have been so kind singing for us. I'll repeat to you my favorite poem.' Leaning against the doorjamb, which looked small behind his lanky frame, and with eyes half closed, Lincoln recited a poem from memory." (4)
Here are the first two stanzas of Knox's poem:
O[h] why should the spirit of mortal be pround!
Like a swift, fleeting meteor--a fast-flying cload--
A flash of the lighting--a break of the wave--
He passeth from life to his rest in the grave.
The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade,
Be scattered around, and together be laid;
And the young and the old, and the low and the high
Shall molder to dust and together shall lie.
The last two stanzas of the poem were Lincoln's favorites:
Yea! Hope and despondency, pleasure and pain,
Are mingled together in sun-shine and rain;
And the smile and the tear, and the song and the dirge,
Still follow each other, like surge upon surge.
'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath,
From the blossoms of health, to the paleness of death.
From the gilded saloon, to the bier and the shroud
Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud!
Shenk continues the story: "When Lincoln finished, the room was still. 'I know that for myself,' recalled Lois Newhall, 'I was so impressed with the poem that I felt more like crying than talking.' She asked, 'Mr. Lincoln, who wrote that?' He told her that he didn't know, but that if she'd like, he would write out a copy of the poem for her. She was eating pancakes the next morning when she felt something behind her. A great big hand came around her left side and covered hers. Then, with his other hand, Lincoln laid a long piece of blue paper beside her." (4)
This anecdote from Lincoln reminds me of Bobby Kennedy who found wisdom and courage in the wake of his brother's assassination from poetry. During his fated run for the Democratic nomination Bobby often quoted these words from the greek poet and playwright Aeschylus:
He who learns must suffer.
And even in our sleep
pain that cannot forget
falls, drop by drop, upon the heart,
and in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom to us
by the awful grace of God.
He who learns must suffer. Sorrow is Knowledge. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning. Melancholy is a fearful gift.
What is this gift?
It is a gift of compassion, endurance, perspective, and humility. As Shenk notes, Lincoln was deeply engaged with the book of Job in 1863 when he penned the healing words of the Gettysburg address. It was due to his deep personal aquaintance with suffering that enabled Lincoln to declare the following words at the end of the war: "With malice toward none, with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God give us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan--to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations." These are unusually compassionate and conciliatory words for a victorious Commander in Chief. Lincoln's melancholy so attuned him to suffering that he was able utter words that healed a nation.
But beyond compassion there is also humility. After Lincoln's death a fragment of his writing was found. It was a theological reflection upon the Civil War. The fragment is known to us as The Meditation on the Divine Will:
The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party -- and yet the human instrumentalities, working just as they do, are of the best adaptation to effect His purpose. I am almost ready to say that this is probably true -- that God wills this contest, and wills that it shall not end yet. By his mere great power, on the minds of the now contestants, He could have either saved or destroyed the Union without a human contest. Yet the contest began. And, having begun He could give the final victory to either side any day. Yet the contest proceeds.
Two aspects of the Meditation are striking. First is the phrase both may be, and one must be, wrong. There is a deep humility here. Lincoln is willing to admit that even he may be wrong. Again, it is a profound act of humility for a Commander in Chief to articulate such a sentiment during a time of war when the world is largely carved into Black and White, Good and Evil, and Right versus Wrong. In short, Lincoln does not claim that God is on his side. This is an astounding spiritual accomplishment, a testament to Lincoln's greatness.
Second, the suffering of the war began to convince Lincoln that both the North and the South were being punished by God. The North cannot so easily blame the South. This led Lincoln to argue in his second Inaugural Address that both the North and the South were complicit in slavery. The sin was a national sin. Again, this was an astonishing admission given the pain Lincoln endured fighting the South.
This kind of humility was a product of Lincoln's lifelong struggles with melancholy. As Shenk writes, "Viewing Lincoln through the lens of his melancholy, we [can see that Lincoln] was always inclined to look at the full truth of a situation, assessing both what could be known and what remained in doubt. When times were hard, he had the patience, endurance, and vigor to stay in that place of tension." (5)
Is Peanuts funny? We began this book with that question. The answer is surprising in that Peanuts, as we have discovered, is a melancholy strip. The world of Peanuts is built around the melancholy of Charlie Brown. On first blush, this seems depressing and somewhat sick. But that reaction is a product of our hyper-happy culture. We can rest assured the Lincoln would have loved Charlie Brown. Peanuts, in its honesty and realism, brings us Byron's fearful gift and the wisdom of Qoheleth.
Images from The Complete Peanuts by Fantagraphics Books
It should perhaps come as no surprise that the gloom of Peanuts reflected the dysphoria of its creator. Like Lincoln, Charles Schulz suffered from chronic depression his entire life. Driving away from his wedding, Charles Schulz turned to his bride and said, "I don't think I can ever be happy." (6) The comic strip reflected the man.
Images from The Complete Peanuts by Fantagraphics Books
Peanuts can be sad and melancholy. But it was the melancholy running through Peanuts that made Peanuts wildly popular in the 1960s when the strip was "discovered" by the larger American public. The sadness of Charlie Brown gave the strip emotional authenticity. People identified with the strip. Peanuts was real. And because Peanuts was real it allowed a generation to confront the truths that Lincoln confronted late at night as he read his poetry by candlelight.
Images from The Complete Peanuts by Fantagraphics Books
(1) p. 4 Lincoln's Melancholy
(2) p. 113 Ibid
(3) p. 119 Ibid
(4) p. 119-121 Ibid
(5) p. 200 Ibid
(6) p. 234 Schulz and Peanuts


17th January 2015 - Dr Martin Luther King Jr Tribute showcase marking Martin Luther King day at the Library of Birmingham.
Some of Birmingham’s outstanding artists and influential speakers pay tribute to the iconic American Civil Rights Leader. We gather to remember his journey, legacy and as one strive to achieve his Dream!
26th October 2014 - Recognize day trip to the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool.
Recognize's trip to the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool is thought provoking day of reflection.
We will be departing from outside The Drum 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU at 8:00am.
Our luxury coaches are fully equipped with reclining seats, seat-belts,on board toilet, two TV's so you can sit back and relax and appreciate your day.
Black Soldiers and WW1 Hosted by Recognize Black History & Culture in partnership with Voices of War & Peace at the Library of Birmingham.
2014 marks the centenary of the First World War and there have been a series of events across the UK and around the world to commemorate the lives of those who lived, fought and died during this time. While often overlooked, African and Caribbean men and women from the Commonwealth played a key role in the First World War, sacrificing their lives to stand alongside the ‘mother country’ Great Britain.
World War One has also been portrayed as a predominately European war between the four superpowers at the time and very little is known about the contribution made by the many of the commonwealth countries particularly the West Indies, Africa and Asia to the war. The contribution made by these countries has always been downplayed by the media and history books have all, but omitted the contribution made by black servicemen.
October is Black History Month and once again, we are fully able to recognise and celebrate the talents and achievements of our ancestors in regards to their contributions to society. As each year passes, we discover more important facts and dates in regards to ancestors and the number of events in celebration of Black History Month appears to have grown.


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In this book he shares his personal ideas about flowers and creativity. His unstoppable curiosity is his driving force and allows him to find new materials as well as new ways to use the old ones. Per Benjamin is without a doubt one of the greatest ‘technicians’ in the world of floristry. In this book he shows a wide range of arrangements, from the well known playful and colourful, almost kitschy pieces to the more natural transparent, discrete ones. However, they always manage quite easily to draw one’s attention in an elegant, charming way. This updated and revised edition of his very successful monograph Elements (2004) demonstrates how his pieces have stood the test of time and are still very refreshing and relevant.
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Stay at Home Book Club resonates with adult readers
See full City of Fort Worth article here.
In 2019, Melyssa Prince set a goal of reading one book a week – setting her sights on 52 books total.
“At the end of the year, I found I wasn’t really enjoying what I read, I was just trying to reach a goal,” she said. “This year, I have just decided to read at my leisure and read what gives me satisfaction. I am averaging 2.5 books per month, and I am OK with that.”
The joy of reading is what the Fort Worth Public Library’s Stay at Home Book Club is all about. Launched in March, the group is hosted on Facebook and is approaching 400 members, welcoming new ones nearly every day.
Prince, who has participated in traditional in-person book clubs in the past and has even hosted her own, is an active participant in several of the Library’s online programs. “The Stay at Home Book Club has been wonderful, especially during this time of limited activity due to the coronavirus,” she said. “Even when I haven’t participated in the reading of the book, it’s still a joy to engage with other participants on the Facebook platform.”
Library staff had considered launching a virtual book club about a year ago.
“We had tossed around the idea of a virtual book club last year but were overwhelmed by the variety of platforms available,” said Jana Hill, Adult Services manager for the Library. “The arrival of COVID-19 in the U.S. compelled us to make some quick decisions so the book club could be established by the time stay-at-home orders were imposed on Fort Worth.”
The response has surprised Hill. The club is quickly approaching 400 members, with new ones joining nearly every day. So far, about 75 members live outside of Fort Worth, and about half the group is younger than 45.
“We had no idea that this program would take off the way it has, but we have clearly tapped into an audience,” Hill said. “I’m amazed by how lively our conversations are, even if they happen completely asynchronously via posts to the group.”
About every two weeks, members vote on the next book from a curated selection. All the picks are titles that have unlimited eBook checkouts in the Fort Worth Public Library’s digital collection.
“It makes it feel more like a group of adults socializing than being in school,” Hill said. “And we have received countless comments about the book selections really expanding members’ horizons.”
Rosann Pickett is new to the shared reading experience.
“This is the first time I have participated in a book club, and I have really enjoyed seeing the other members’ comments and getting different perspectives,” she said. “I especially enjoy the relaxed, informal way the book club works.”
Pickett, who reads two or three books a month on average, said her favorite club selections have been “Good Omens,” followed closely by “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” “I have really enjoyed meeting Jana Hill even if it was only on Facebook,” she said. “She seems like what Anne of Green Gables called a ‘kindred spirit.’ ” Prince said the work Hill does to rally the group has really brought it together. She credits librarians Katie Combs and Rita Alfaro for all the work they put into their online programs.
“I feel like I’ve made new friends and am a little less lonely as a result of the Stay at Home Book Club and the Fort Worth Public Library as a whole,” Prince said. Virtual programming like the Stay at Home Book Club could stick around after Library locations become fully operational once again. The allure of adult interaction and sharing a passion for reading in a more unstructured environment has proven its worth.
“It’s rewarding to me to not only see the growth and level of engagement within the group, but also to see group members participating in other adult programs, such as Bookshelf Friday, Fort Worth Reads, Trivia, Spanish Fundamentals, and the Mayor’s Summer Reading Challenge,” Hill said. “Adult Services as a Library unit has only existed for a little over a year, so seeing this community form so quickly has been a highlight of my career as a librarian!”


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Description: Old Soldier Dead.Date: December 4 1905
Newspaper published in: Bennington, Vt.
Source: Library of Congress
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OLD SOLDIER DEAD.
John Eggleson Died this Morning at the Soldier's Home.
John Eggleson aged 73, who was admitted to the home from Rutland in
January died suddenly from heart disease at that institution this
morning. Eggleson was apparently in his usual health and was engaged
in making his bed when he suddenly fell to the floor and expired. The
deceased served in the 14th Vt, Vol during the Civil war and was a member
of the Roberts post GAR of Rutland.


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The original content for this article was contributed by The National Institute for Genealogical Studies in June 2012. It is an excerpt from their course English: Court Records-Criminal, Civil and Ecclesiastical by Dr. Penelope Christensen. The Institute offers over 200 comprehensive genealogy courses for a fee ($).
Location of Records, Calendars and Indexes
The complexity of the history and storage of church records for many hundreds of years is an obvious problem for the family historian attempting to find documents.
However there are several cheerful notes:
- The present-day location of a document is becoming less of a problem to far-flung researchers due to modern technology.
- Much material has been calendared, transcribed, abstracted, translated, indexed and some has been published. Expect reference to be made to the volumes of the relevant county record society, antiquarian or archaeological society, the British Record Society and the Harleian Society as well as the calendars of the county record office or local archives.
- Repositories are starting to provide indexes and searchable materials online, but indexes for marriage licences and probate material is generally more available than for other court activities.
- Court documents and finding aids for them have been a priority for filming by the GSU and much, including 99% of probate material, is available at your local FSC.
The principal repositories for the province of Canterbury and dioceses are:
- Lambeth Palace Library includes the records of the Court of Arches, the Faculty Office and the Vicar General of the Archbishop of Canterbury, as well as matters arising during vacancies of bishoprics or metropolitan visitations. Barber (Records of Genealogical interest in Lambeth Palace Library. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol 17 #8, page 430-438) has an extensive description of the contents of this library relevant to genealogists.
- TNA which include an online index to PCC wills 1384-1857 with an ordering facility for copies or the originals.
- Canterbury Cathedral Library.
- The Welsh diocesan archives are generally in the National Library of Wales.
- The relevant diocesan and archdeacon’s court archives are generally now in the county record office, with the important exception of Westminster and a few others.
For the province of York most records are at:
- Borthwick Institute of Historical Research at the University of York.
- The relevant diocesan archives which are generally now in the county record office.
- There is no union index yet for the more complex probate situation in the province of York, however indexes to pre-1500 wills and those from the 54 peculiars in the province of York are on this website.
The present volume provides an introduction to the types of records. The researcher can now define the chain of courts relevant to a particular research problem and start hunting for the indexes and calendars that will lead them to the original sources.
The researcher should be prepared for different systems of filing in different courts and during different time periods. In some places similar types of documents were filed together whilst in others all files for one case were collected together. Some court records are filed under the rural deanery name, some under the archdeaconry. Yet others will have mixed records of archdeaconry and bishop’s courts as the archdeacon frequently acted as his bishop’s surrogate in commissary court. If a record cannot be found at the obvious level, consider going upwards as there may have been a vacancy in the bishopric or a visitation during the specific period of your search.
Calendaring and indexing has been done to varying standards and should not be expected to include everyone mentioned in the cases. When cases were sent on appeal to a higher court, then a brief, or sometimes quite detailed, recapitulation of events from the lower court’s proceedings can be expected. In some courts draft records of cases were made, and these may survive where the formal act or court books do not.
Prior to 1733 church court records tend to be in Latin, however, once the researcher becomes familiar with the forms in English after that date life is simplified since they remained exactly the same as the Latin. Tarver’s excellent book describes these in detail with copies, transcriptions and translations.
The researcher should also be aware that filing systems are not the same everywhere! All kinds of muddling of ecclesiastical and civil records are found in many catalogues, for example there are citations 1614-1640 and excommunications 1614-1641 on film 1545038 lodged under Ecclesiastical Records, subsection Wiltshire Quarter Sessions in the FHLC! The smart researcher will examine the catalogue details for every court record for the required time period.
Reference books containing more details about ecclesiastical courts and their records include:
- Chapman’s book (Sin, Sex and Probate: Ecclesiastical Courts, Officials and Records. Lochin Publishing, Dursley, Gloucestershire, 1997) for the best summary of the whole system and its procedures.
- Tarver (Church Court Records. An Introduction for Family and Local Historians. Phillimore, Chichester, Sussex) contains details of each stage of court procedure and is copiously illustrated with copies, transcripts (and translations from Latin as required) of every possible church court document.
- Cox (Hatred Pursued Beyond the Grave. Tales of Our Ancestors from the London Church Courts. HMSO and Public Record Office, 1993) has delightful and dastardly tales from the London church courts.
- Camp (The English Church Courts and Their Records. Family Tree Magazine Vol 15 #9, page 20-21) provides a succinct and definitive survey.
- Herber provides legal knowledge and examples (Ancestral Trails. Sutton Publishing and Society of Genealogists, 2003) and a wonderful illustrated history of the people and places in Legal London (Legal London: A Pictorial History. Phillimore, Chichester, West Sussex, 1999).
- Webb (London’s Bawdy Courts. Volume 1. 1703-1713. Consistory Court of London Index to Cases and Depositions (with birthplaces). Society of Genealogists, 1999) has started to index cases and depositions from the London diocesan courts.
- Scott (Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills and Other Probate Records. PRO Publications , 1997) deals with PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury) probate materials.
- Newington-Irving (Will Indexes and Other Probate Material in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Society of Genealogists., 1996) lists will indexes and other probate material in the huge collection of the Society of Genealogists.
- Lawrence (Websites It’s Worth Paying to View. Family Tree Magazine Vol 2- #8, page 38-39) outlines websites with free indexes of several court records, you pay to get copies of originals through them, or use the Request for Photocopies form to access the FHL collection as most are filmed.
- Richardson (The Local Historian’s Encyclopaedia. Historical Publications Ltd., 2003) is helpful with much legal jargon and outdated words and phrases.
The Church Courts
The church courts were abolished in 1641 and even though they were restored in 1661 their authority had begun to decline and did so markedly after the Toleration Act of 1689. More and more cases were regarded as secular and went to the Quarter Sessions and other civil courts. The church courts still dealt with moral lapses of the laity, discipline of the clergy and the state of the fabric of the churches.
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Below are the inscriptions from headstones at the Schuyler Flatts burial ground as compiled and published by Joel Munsell in 1874. The stones were later removed to the Rural Cemetery and arranged in the rear of General Philip Schuyler’s memorial. The inscriptions are now mostly illegible on all but a few of the stones. Fortunately, Munsell’s transcription preserves the names, dates, and some fine examples of early American epitaphs.
In memory of
daughter of Cornelius
& Harriet Schuyler,
who died Oct. 9, 1828,
AE. 3 yr’s. 6 mo. 19 d’s
As sweet the flower that scents the morn,
But withers in the rising day,
Thus lovely was this infants dawn,
Thus swiftly fled its life away.


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Hollister hall is my favorite place on campus. As an environmental engineer, I spend a lot of time in the building, either doing homework in the computer lab taking classes taught by leading researchers in the field, and doing research with fellow students.
~Grace Zhang from China – College of Engineering ‘20
My favorite place on campus is Lounge 159 in Martha Van Rensselaer because in the weekends, it’s a super quiet study space with a beautiful view of Beebe Lake. Oh – and free unlimited printing.
~Brandon Mok from Hong Kong – College of Arts and Sciences ‘19
MVR Lounge (Photos by Paul Warchol)
Check out Temple of Zeus in Goldwin Smith! The soup is awesome! Remember to bring your own bowl for a discount J
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My favorite spot on campus is the small bridge-like thing that connects Phillips to Upson. There are some very comfortable couches, perfect for napping when you are pulling an all-nighter at Duffield.
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My favorite place at Cornell is the rehearsal room at the basement of Lincoln Hall. We create music together every Monday and Wednesday, which are the best time.
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My favorite location on campus is the Uris library. It’s not only a great place to study for prelims and finals, it also has the popular “Harry Porter’s Library” (A.D. White’s library inside Uris Library). Uris Library gives me a great mood for studying.
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I really love the downstairs studying place in Uris Library. The 180o glass window gives you a great view of the slope. It is also a wonderful place to watch sunrise.
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My favorite place in Cornell, besides my dorm room, is the Uris Library. The basement floor has a quiet study place, where you are able to see the slope view through the glass window. What a relaxing spot for studying and sleep!
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Favorite place has to be Uris Library and the café at the MVR building (so fancy, I can’t even remember the name). Uris is central to everything: classes, dining halls, etc. I also get to meet lots of people.
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But Olin lovers have quite a lot to defend:
Olin Library is everyone’s favorite. People like pondering over Plato and talking about memes.
~Sun Shen from China – College of Arts and Sciences’ 18
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My favorite spot on campus to catch on work would be the Reading room in Olin library. It is a great spot to catch up on work between classes, or to have a little snack!
~Jesse from Ghana – College of Arts and Sciences ‘20
The Kroch library in Olin library (Source: Cornell Rare and Manuscript Collections)
3rd floor of Olin library! This is a great place to study with friends. They have sofas, big desks, and plenty of seats to study. Nice atmosphere!
~Anna Kang (Yein) from South Korea – School of Hotel Administration ‘20
Olin study space (Source: Holts Architects)
With 1 more vote than Olin, looks like Uris closely wins this war! This is the must-visit spot, prefrosh!
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Bruce A. Elleman and S.C.M. Paine, eds., Commerce Raiding: Historical Case Studies, 1755-2009. Newport: Naval War College Press, 2013. Index, bibliography, tables, 356 pp.
Review by Jason W. Smith
Class of 1957 Post-doctoral Fellow in Naval History, US Naval Academy
The recent saga of the Maersk Alabama reminds us of the continued relevance of guerre de course. Commerce raiding and protection have been and continue to be important functions of navies. In Commerce Raiding: Historical Case Studies, 1755-2009, the most recent edition in an excellent series published by the United States Naval War College, editors Bruce A. Elleman and S.C.M. Paine have compiled sixteen studies that range widely in chronology and geography. The result is a valuable international perspective, both in content and authorship, to this important aspect of naval war and strategic study.
Comparative histories like this are challenging to execute well, but editors Elleman and Paine have done fine work in identifying contributors and synthesizing their findings. The authors are a multinational and multidisciplinary group whose experience ranges from policy analysis to academia and the military. Each offers an insightful contribution here. Thomas M. Truxes writes on the Seven Years’ War, Christopher P. Magra on the American Revolution, Silvia Marzagalli on the Napoleonic Wars, Kevin D. McCranie on the War of 1812, Spencer C. Tucker on the American Civil War, David H. Olivier on France and German naval thought in the late nineteenth century, Paine on the First Sino-Japanese War, Elleman on the Russo-Japanese War, Paul G. Halpern on German submarine warfare in World War One and Kenneth J. Hagan and Michael T. McMaster on the Anglo-American response, Willard C. Frank, Jr. on the Spanish Civil War, Werner Rahn on Germany’s submarine campaign in World War Two, Ken-ichi Arakawa on Japanese merchant shipping and Joel Holwitt on American submarine warfare in the Pacific, George K. Walker on the Persian Gulf tanker war, and Martin N. Murphy on Somali piracy.
The authors contribute concise essays, focusing, according to the editors’ guidelines, on the international context, the belligerents, the distribution of costs and benefits, the logistical requirements, enemy countermeasures, and the operational and strategic effectiveness of these campaigns. The greatest strength of the book is in the less-studied cases such as the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars, the Spanish Civil War, and the tanker war. Set within the comparative framework of more well-known instances of commerce raiding such as the German U-boat campaigns of the world wars, these case studies break new ground and fill historiographical gaps. Magra’s essay, in particular, challenges historians to reconsider their interpretations of the American Revolution. He argues that the Continental Navy initially adopted a multi-faceted strategy that consisted of intelligence gathering and prisoner taking as well as commerce raiding. That said, I question Magra’s contention of “the widely held belief” among historians that “Americans relied only on privateering throughout the entire Revolutionary War” (36). Magra should be praised for pointing to the complexity of American naval strategy at the outset of the conflict, but I wonder whether he is also making too much of the argument.
In an introduction and conclusion that nicely flesh out the larger significance of these studies as a whole, Elleman and Paine identify three factors that influence “how and why” commerce raiding strategies have been adopted and conducted (2). First, they point to the well-known maxim that commerce raiding is usually, though not universally, the strategy of the inferior force. The usefulness of this study is in showing that commerce raiding and protection have been both primary and important secondary strategies in many maritime conflicts. In considering naval strategic thought, it is useful not to think in binary terms of guerre de course or guerre d’escadre, but of a varying and subtle mix of the two—a point that Magra’s essay, among others, illuminates. The second factor is the length of the campaign. The more protracted the war, Elleman and Paine suggest, the less effective commerce raiding becomes. The third factor is the use of technology. Innovations such as steam power, the airplane and submarine, and GPS have significantly influenced the conduct and effectiveness of commerce war. The editors tie these various strands together in a conclusion containing a number of useful comparative figures.
Ultimately, Elleman and Paine argue, commerce raiding offers an “efficient way to impose disproportionate costs on the enemy.” It can be decisive “in protracted war,” they contend, but only in combination with other military operations. Finally, even in instances outside war, such as piracy or the Persian Gulf tanker war of the 1980s, “attacks on commerce can threaten the orderly growth of global commerce” (8). Implicit in these arguments is that guerre de course, as a strategy in and of itself, has not historically brought about decisive victory in war.
A study of this scope and structure will, by nature, leave some issues unaddressed. More emphasis, for example, might have been placed on the cultural dimensions of guerre de course. The editors hint at the “popular—albeit often misguided—image . . . of the dashing privateer” and state that guerre de course campaigns “have been conducted with relatively little public awareness” (1,3). Yet public condemnation of German unrestricted submarine warfare during the Great War or the human, but terrifying image of Somali pirates in the 2013 film Captain Phillips suggest that commerce raiding, in fact, influences public imagination with important consequences for strategy and policy-making.
The book also raises, but does not fully address, the fundamental question of how to define commerce raiding. Is commerce raiding by navies similar to commerce raiding by privateers or pirates? How is it different? Is it worthwhile to consider them together or on their own terms? Martin N. Murphy speaks to this point in his essay, arguing that Somali piracy should be more appropriately considered through the lens of state-sponsored privateering. Ultimately, the book is weighted heavily in favor of naval guerre de course—perhaps appropriately enough—at the expense of privateering and piracy. The reader is left wondering how to make sense of these various strands of commerce warfare.
These quibbles largely derive from the nature of the subject and the inherent structure of an edited compilation, and they should in no way take away from a valuable study that is ambitious in scope. The editors and authors should be commended for a book that is broadly international in context and authoritative in its contributions, placing well-known cases among lesser known studies. This is comparative history executed at a high level. The insights derived from it transcend the extant scholarship on the subject and will prove valuable to historians in the military, the government, and the academy alike.


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Charlotte Armstrong Lewi (May 2, 1905, in Vulcan, Michigan – July 7, 1969, in Glendale, California) was an American author. Under the names Charlotte Armstrong and Jo Valentine she wrote 29 novels, as well as short stories, plays, and screenplays. She also worked for The New York Times' advertising department, as a fashion reporter for Breath of the Avenue (a buyer's guide), and in an accounting firm. Additionally, she worked for the New Yorker magazine, publishing only three poems for them.
Daughter to mining engineer, Frank Hall Armstrong and Clara Pascoe Armstrong, Charlotte Armstrong Lewi graduated from Vulcan High School in Vulcan, Michigan, in June 1921. She attended the junior college program at Ferry Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois for one year (1921–22), during which time she served as Editor-in-Chief of the student publication, Ferry Tales. She attended the University of Wisconsin for two years and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College in 1925. During her time at The New York Times, she met Joseph (Jack) Lewi, who she married on January 21,1928. She had a daughter and two sons: Jacquelin Bynagte, Peter Lewi, and Jerry Lewi.
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In 1939, while she was located in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Charlotte Armstrong began her career as a writer publishing the script for the play The Happiest Days and two years later for the play Ring Around Elizabeth. Both of these plays made it to Broadway; however The Happiest Days flopped, and Ring Around Elizabeth did not perform well either. This lack of success prompted Armstrong to progress into the next stage in her writing career publishing novels in mystery fiction with The Case of the Weird Sisters (1943) and The Innocent Flower (1945). Mystery fiction is a genre of fiction that usually centers around solving crimes or mysteries. Her career really took off with her successful entrance into suspense with The Unsuspected. Recognized as pioneer of domestic suspense, Armstrong frequently induced suspense in her stories to keep the reader on their toes in the protagonist’s journey to solve the mystery. Later adapted into the film, Talk About a Stranger, Charlotte Armstrong’s 1951 novel, The Enemy, is just one example of Armstrong’s mystery novels that employ suspense domestically as a device to enhance the mystery fiction genre.
Many of Armstrong’s novels such as The Enemy also embedded hidden political allegories. In these mystery stories, developed characters grouped into mobs to try to solve the mysteries. Mobs tend to jump to the first proposed conclusion on who is guilty, and in the process ignore any other contradictions no matter how relevant or logical. Around the same time as Armstrong published these novels, fear of Communist influence in American institutions and the infiltration of Soviet spies started the era known as the McCarthy era. During this time, hundreds of American were accused of being communist or working with communists despite questionable and usually exaggerated evidence leading to destroyed careers and unemployment. In The Enemy, mob rule is prevalent as people grouped together make up their mind on where the guilt lies ignoring all contrary evidence, paralleling McCarthyism as it dominated politics at the time. These elements of McCarthyism are also present in her 1951 novel Mischief, which was adapted into the film Don't Bother to Knock, directed by Roy Baker.
In 1957, she received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her novel A Dram of Poison. She wrote two other Edgar-nominated novels: The Gift Shop (1966) and Lemon in the Basket (1967). Three of her short stories, all published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, were nominated for Edgars: "And Already Lost" (1957), "The Case for Miss Peacock" (1965), and "The Splintered Monday" (1966).
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In recognition of her work, the house which Armstrong moved to and lived in until death in Glendale, California, became known as the "Charlotte Armstrong House." In 1965, the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center reached out to Armstrong and requested to be the repository of all of her works. Armstrong obliged and now the Gotlieb Center serves as the best body for retrieving any of Armstrong's works. Furthermore, around 1956, Armstrong and her family put together a collection of works about her and her family, titled, Charlotte Armstrong, A Master Storyteller Remembered.
It seems Armstrong was not able to finish her own autobiography due to her early passing, but in 2008, Rick Cypert authored a biography of Armstrong which dictated her personal and professional life titled The Virtue of Suspense: The Life and Works of Charlotte Armstrong. Additionally, Mysterious Press made 13 of Armstrong's novels accessible by e-book.
Armstrong's publications generally followed one of two tracks. All of her novels were published by Coward-Mccan, even The Protege, which was published posthumously. Armstrong's short stories, however, were published in magazines. Most of these stories were published in Ellery-Queen's Mystery Magazine, but some others were published in The Saturday Evening Post and Argosy magazine.
- The Happiest Days, 1939 (play)
- Ring Around Elizabeth, 1941 (play)
- Lay On, Mac Duff! 1942
- The Case of the Weird Sisters, 1943
- The Innocent Flower, 1945 (also known as Death Filled the Glass)
- The Unsuspected, 1945/6, Coward-McCann
- The Chocolate Cobweb, 1948
- The Evening Hour, 1950
- Fatal Lady, 1950
- All the Way Home, 1951
- Mischief, 1951
- The Enemy, 1951
- The Black-Eyed Stranger, 1952
- Catch-as-Catch-Can, 1953 (also known as Walk Out on Death)
- Laugh It Off, 1953
- The Trouble in Thor, 1953 (as Jo Valentine; also known as And Sometimes Death)
- The Better to Eat You, 1954 (also known as Murder's Nest)
- A Gun is a Nervous Thing, 1955
- The Dream Walker, 1955 (also known as Alibi for Murder)
- A Dram of Poison, 1956
- And Already Lost..., 1957
- The Albatross, 1957 (short story collection)
- Incident at a Corner, 1957
- Night Call, 1958
- Something Blue, 1959
- The Seventeen Widows of San Souci, 1959
- The Girl with a Secret, 1959
- The Ring in the Fish, 1959
- Then Came Two Women, 1962
- The Other Shoe, 1962
- The One-Faced Girl, 1963
- The Mark of the Hand, 1963
- The Witch's House, 1963
- Who's Been Sitting in My Chair?, 1963
- A Little Less Than Kind, 1964
- Mink Coat, Very Cheap, 1964
- Run--If You Can, 1964
- The Case for Miss Peacock, 1956
- Protector of Travelers, 1965
- The Cool Ones, 1965
- The Turret Room, 1965
- Dream of Fair Woman, 1966
- I See You, 1966 (short story collection)
- The Gift Shop, 1966
- The Splintered Monday, 1966
- Lemon in the Basket, 1967
- More than One Kind of Luck, 1967
- The Second Commandment, 1967
- From Out of the Garden, 1968
- The Balloon Man, 1968
- Seven Seats to the Moon, 1969
- The Light Next Door, 1968
- The Protege, 1970
- Night Call and Other Stories of Suspense, ed. Rick Cypert and Kirby McCauley, Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2014
- "Incident at a Corner", episode of Startime, dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1959
- "The Summer Hero," episode of The Chevy Mystery Show, 1960
- Three episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Sybilla" (dir. Ida Lupino); "The Five-Forty-Eight" (adapted from the John Cheever short story); and "Across the Threshold", 1960
- The Mark of the Hand was adapted for an episode of the Thriller television series.
The following films were adapted from Armstrong's novels and stories.
- Merci pour le chocolat, 2000 (from the novel The Chocolate Cobweb) (dir. Claude Chabrol)
- The Sitter, 1991 (from the novel Mischief) (dir. Rick Berger)
- La Rupture, 1970 (from the novel The Balloon Man) (dir. Claude Chabrol)
- Talk About a Stranger, 1952 (from the short story, "The Enemy")
- Don't Bother to Knock, 1952 (from the novel Mischief) (dir. Roy Baker)
- The Three Weird Sisters, 1948 (from the novel The Case of the Weird Sisters) (dir. Daniel Birt)
- The Unsuspected, 1947 (dir. Michael Curtiz)
- Wright, Erica (October 12, 2018). "The Book You Have Read: "A Dram of Poison," by Charlotte Armstrong". The Rap Sheet. The Rap Sheet. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- Unger, Lisa. "Mischief by Charlotte Armstrong | Women Crime Writers of the 1940s and 50s". womencrime.loa.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- "Armstrong, Charlotte". gadetection.pbworks.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- "About Charlotte Armstrong". Charlotte Armstrong - Mystery and Suspense Writer. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- "Charlotte Armstrong | Women Crime Writers of the 1940s and 50s". womencrime.loa.org. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- Khan, Irman (January 29, 2015). "Perilous Discoveries: The Feminist Murder-Mysteries of Charlotte Armstrong". PopMatters. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
Burke, Jan (Summer 2007). "The Last Word: The Mean Streets of the Suburbs, the Kindness of Strangers—A Tribute to Charlotte Armstrong". Clues: A Journal of Detection. 25.4. pp. 65–69. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.


My Sunset Marriage: One Hundred and One Poems
Everyone tumbles through these pages: parent and prostitute, lover and charlatan, Jew and Turk, madman and saint, fornicator and abstainer, the geisha and the devdasi as well as the Mumbai starlet. Devoured by a voracious appetite, spewed out as poems by a compulsive energy.
Hoshang belongs to everyone. He belongs to no one. He is himself. Which, for a poet, is an achievement of the most profound and unspeakable kind My Sunset Marriage represents the life of Hoshang Merchant told through the best poetry
he has written over forty years, selected and introduced by the poet Kazim Ali.


The Step Into Reading Series is one of my favorite for children learning how to read. One reason is that I think the levels are appropriately marked for each stage. Pretty Penny Comes Up Short is a Step 3 book which makes it most appropriate for children who are beginning to read independently, have a basic knowledge of sight words, and have some decoding skills.
Pretty Penny is a sweet girl who wants to help Doodle's Animal Farm. She even teaches Iggy the pig about honesty and what it means to help others. This is a great addition to your early reader collection.


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Enhanced version of Encyclopedia Britannica geared to primary grades. Includes world atlas, primary source documents, and recommended web sites.
Includes primary source documents and historical highlights among search results.
A section within World Book Online with short illustrated articles for younger students.
Everything you'd expect from the World Book encyclopedia only better! Great activities for science projects, social studies resources, and more.


A must have, must read - Big Bang Theology: God’s Purpose for Creation by Dr. WM D’Leoni offers readers (college age and above) insight into God’s purpose for their lives. With a creative twist, the book is named, dubbed after the Evolutionist’s Big Bang, recalibrated into the Big Bang Theology. Written in Epistle form (letter format), like the Epistles in the Bible, the author, a college professor speaks to his audience in the hopes that they will find salvation and purpose for their lives.
Within his read, the targeted collegial audience is just beginning their independent life and careers, as the author presents important life questions that he answers with compassion and scripture verses.
Why am I here? What is my purpose? Who is God and what is a spiritual reboot? The author makes his book fun and interesting, while giving a biblical foundation to those that wonder what God’s purpose is for Creation and mankind.
Intertwined with faith-building guidance and Scripture, the book is easily divided into 6 chapters such as: The Purpose of Creation, Big Bang Love, Big Bang Faith, Big Bang Hope, Big Bang Reverberations and Big Bang Ruminations. The author offers a fantastic read that helps readers fully understand faith, hope, eternal life, not being conformed to the world’s standards that give sound advice to readers.
The author offers a keen biblical understanding to being born again, accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior, the realities on Heaven and Hell, offering a real-life guide as to how to live life according to God’s ways, not man’s. The author writes with many years of wisdom, explaining in layman’s terms in such a way, this book will surely grab youths’ attention. For example, The Most Expensive Christmas Present, is the author’s way of speaking loud and clear to our youth about the birth of Jesus Christ and why this present is so important to them. Reading his book is like getting sound advice, in an interesting way, from a wise old grandfather.
For several reasons listed in the book, the author has a clear purpose in writing to his targeted audience (his past and present) collage age and young adult students. Mainly, he wants others to understand their purpose and live fully as God intended, alive to the Spirit and saved.
This book comes highly recommended for not only “Big Bang Theory” fans (the author’s personal favorite TV show), but the many college age students who want to understand what their place and purpose is in all of God’s great Creation.
A wonderful, well-rounded, biblical read that has the potential to reach those Millennials out there for Christ without boring them to death! Well done!
- Title: Big Bang Theology: God’s Purpose for Creation
- By: Dr. WM D’Leoni
- ISBN #9781498457453
- A CBM Book Review
- 10.0 out of 10.0


Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
In accordance with an act of Colorado's Fourth General Assembly in 1883 to collect and publish agricultural and other statistics, crop data was collected during the months of May and June each year by the Jefferson County Assessor. The county's totals were then compiled and reported to the State of Colorado by the County Clerk.
This Bear Creek Wagon Road Company ledger book lists the date, name of traveler, amount charged for toll, and total amount collected per day for passage on the toll road. It is for the period of December 27, 1886 to January 1889 while being operated by Jefferson County. At the back are lists of monthly expenses incurred for 1887.
Trailer, motorcycle, replacement licenses, tractor, dealer and aircraft registrations. This record book lists: date of registration; license number; name of owner or dealer; owner's address or dealer's business address; make; manufacturer number; title number; year; fee amount; and tax amount.
Collection contains the Recorder's Book of the Junction District in Jefferson County, Kansas Territory, formed in 1860. James H. Fisk acted as Recorder. On August 11, 1860, a meeting was called to organize a district, frame a constitution, and make laws for the purpose of defending the pioneers' claims. G.W. Hutchinson was nominated as President. The book contains minutes of meetings, resolutions adopted, and recording of claims. Name index in front.
Daily record of activities of the County Superintendent of Schools. Includes notes about visits to schools, tiime spent in the office and various meetings attended.


The Day the War Ended
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|Other Information: ||16pp b&w illustrations|
|Published In: ||United Kingdom, 27 April 1995|
By the author of "The Holocaust". This is a history of the events of 8 May 1945 and its repercussions, published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary celebrations of VE-Day in May 1995. It focuses not only on the events of that day, but also looks forward from that day to the years ahead. The theme of the book is the way in which the world today has been moulded by the events of 8 May 1945. Gilbert traces in narrative form the events and personalities of that day, from the early hours of the morning until midnight, looking at the topics and people first in their 8 May context and then in the wider sweep of the events to which they led across the years. The story of one day's impact and its aftermath combines global perspectives with the stories of individuals.
The beginning of the end began that April, with the liberation of the concentration camps. The Allies, sickened by their discoveries at Buchenwald and Bergen-Belsen, turned vengeful. Gilbert (The First World War) relates that at Dachau, within one hour of its liberation, 500 SS troops were killed, 346 of them by one machine gun-toting American lieutenant. There was an orgy of surrender, with a million prisoners taken by the Allies in one month. The Soviets captured Berlin and went on a raping spree. Lack of trust among Allied leaders forced Gen. Montgomery to push north to secure Denmark and head off the Soviets. The Germans meekly gave up Norway but fought bitterly to the end in Czechoslovakia. With victory on May 8‘coincidentally, President Truman's birthday‘came the celebrations in London, Paris and New York City, but there was still work to be done. The U.S. Eighth Air Force stopped bombing Germany and started dropping food to the starving Dutch people. And the seeds of the Cold War were sown, when Stalin sentenced one million of his repatriated troops to the Gulag. Filled with personal reminiscences from people on all sides of the conflict, this comprehensive and compelling chronicle of events has the ability, even at this remove, to stun readers. Photos not seen by PW. (May)
Churchill's official biographer reflects on the end of World War II-in time for the 50th anniversary.
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd|
24 x 15.9 centimetres (0.93 kg)|
15+ years |


Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
Office of the Dead, Matins, 1st Nocturne, 2nd Lesson-3rd Lesson
Lightly worn edges from use. Ege tape on right-hand side of recto.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Left-hand border on most pages of rinceaux with scattered flowers and fruit.
Written and decorated in northern France in the second quarter of the fifteenth century.
Broken by Otto F. Ege in the second quarter of the twentieth century.


CMH Pub 70-51, Paper
1992, 2005; 164 pages, illustrations
GPO S/N: 008-029-00399-6
The Guide to U.S. Army Museums, originally published as a directory in 1968 and 1975 but then as a narrative in 1992, underscores both the institutional history and the scope of the U.S. Army Historical Property Collection. Changes in Army force structure and the closure of selected military installations affected several Army museums, making an updated version necessary. In this well-designed, well-written, and well-organized revised and expanded edition, R. Cody Phillips highlights not only the collections of rare artifacts carefully preserved in more than a hundred Army museums around the country and overseas, but also the respective museum professional development training and educational programs available to the Army and the general public.
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McLoughlin v. Raphael Tuck Co., 191 U.S. 267 (1903)
U.S. Supreme CourtMcLoughlin v. Raphael Tuck Co., 191 U.S. 267 (1903)
McLoughlin v. Raphael Tuck Co.
Argued November 11-12, 1903
Decided November 30, 1903
191 U.S. 267
The penal provisions of § 4693, Rev.Stat., as amended by the Act of March 3, 1891, had no extraterritorial operation, and did not embrace the act of affixing in a foreign country to a publication a false statement that it was copyrighted under the laws of the United States.
Prior to the amendment of March 3, 1897, there was no provision in the copyright laws forbidding the importation into, or the sale after its importation within, the United States of an article falsely stamped with the copyright notice in a foreign country and the proviso in the amending act expressly saved the right to sell such an article if it had been imported prior thereto.
The facts are stated in the opinion.


I read my first grown-up novel when I was nine. It was The Black Gang, the second and best of Sapper’s Bulldog Drummond books, it was marvelous, it knocked boys’ books like G.A.Henty’s out of the ring, and since then I have read a great many other thrillers.
I never taught them—well, unless you count including Len Deighton’s The Ipcress File one year in an undergraduate seminar on twentieth-century British literature (it bombed—the book I mean). Nor did I try to publish on them. But they were a steady presence in my life, like one of those ocean currents that underlie the surface turbulences and calms.
They entered into the making of my Violence in the Arts and America and the Patterns of Chivalry (Cambridge University Press, 1973 and 1982), they were value-charged, and eventually I felt the need to spell out what it was that I had been valuing.
This I attempted during my final sabbatical in Mexico in 1989-90, away from reference libraries, but with a lot of books available in an English-language lending library and in a bookstore in nearby Guadalajara. I had taken a number of paperbacks down with me.
This might sound like a fun task, and so at times it was. At least I did know something about the subject.
But when you’re trying to spell out for yourself what you really like about something, and if you don’t want to kill it off by dissection or muffle it under jargon, and if you can’t rely on your potential readers knowing anything about the subject, or even on their taking it seriously at all, well, you do rather have to work at being lucid.
I did my writing on index cards, as was my habit then, and brought back boxes of them when we drove home to Nova Scotia. But I typed up only a couple of the articles before other things intervened, and they seemed to me pretty crude, and thereafter I lost interest in publishing. The cards gathered dust, literally.
And would have gone on doing so if the enthusiasm of the young film-maker Will Fraser (not a relative) for a particular writer hadn’t sent me back a year and a half ago to one of the typescripts.
After which, one thing led to another, and the dust started coming off the cards, and a lot of work ensued, and, to cut to the chase, what you have here is, in effect, a book, though I don’t know what a publisher would make of it.
The page count is based on a book page of four hundred words.
- “Preface” (2 pp.).
- “The Best Thriller” (40 pp.)— an overview of the kinds of works that I have in mind when I use the term “thriller,” followed by an extended appreciation of my own nominee.
- “A Philosophical Thriller” (50 pp.)—an extended analysis of a particularly fine American thriller that goes way beyond the currently fashionable noir values.
- “Writer at Work” (90 pp.)—an even longer appreciation of one of the best American thriller writers.
- “Quickies” (85 pp.)—appreciative comments on thrillers by about fifty writers (this mostly was fun to do, and I hope to go on adding to it).
- “Reading Thrillers (1990)” (15 pp.)—an account of my own enjoyment of the genre.
- “Back-Ups” (15 pp.)— some informal theoretical thoughts, followed by a list of all the writers I remember reading a thriller by; and a list of secondary works that I’ve looked at.
- “Found Pages” (ongoing)—a retrieval, with descriptive bibliography, of the fascinating and all-but-vanished British author behind a number of pseudonyms.
Self-publishing in this fashion has the advantages of speed and independence. The usual copyright conventions apply (I say that for my own legal protection), but I have written to be read, and the longer items will probably be easier to read if run off as hard copy, which is how I envisaged them.
If anyone wants to make use of anything here for public purposes, I’ll be happy to give permission.
Communications addressed to email@example.com will be forwarded to me.
For technical information (font size and so forth), go to Sections 11 and 12 in “About This Site” on the Carol Hoorn Fraser side of the site, which you can reach by clicking on the home-page house in the top left corner.
The Department of English at Dalhousie University, from which I retired in 1993, gave me the sabbatical without demanding a project (I probably just said I was going to write some articles), and was so courteous that no-one ever enquired what I had accomplished down there in Ajijic, pronounced ah-hee-heek, on the shores of lovely Lake Chapala.
Belatedly, my thanks.
Thrillers is for Richard Cody, Raymond J. Peters, and Will Fraser.


FAVORITE NOVEMBER READ ALOUDS FOR KIDS
Are you looking for some new ideas for November read alouds (or perhaps a reminder of some favorites you've forgotten about)? Here are some of my faves
10 Fat Turkeys is a simple rhyming book that I think is best for Preschool through 1st grade. It's funny and they enjoy predicting the numbers as the turkeys fall off the fence based on the rhyming text. It could easily be tied in with a math lesson for our littlest learners.
Thanksgiving Rules by Laurie Friedman is also geared toward younger students, but can absolutely by used with older kids as well. BECAUSE...it lends itself to teaching the writing trait of organization AND it makes a great springboard for having the children write their own pieces inspired by the book. The finished result makes a great class book. I'll be sharing ours soon.
Admittedly, I am biased about The Thankful Book because I absolutely LOVE all things Todd Parr. (You may also be interested in the writing/bulletin board/anti-bullying lesson I did with my class using Todd's book, "It's Okay To Be Different .") The The Thankful Book also lends itself to a great writing project for all ages and abilities...and one that is sure to be a keepsake by the moms and dads who receive the finished copies.
I simply can not do justice to Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet in words. Please do yourself a favor and hop on over to it's page on Amazon and click on the "search inside this book" link under the image of the cover. It's a beautifully designed book that is put together with collages and illustrations. I'm in the process of planning an awesome integrated unit using this book during our short Thanksgiving week. I know my third graders will love it!
I was so excited to see that Cranberry Thanksgiving was once again available for purchase. We had this book when I was little and I remember reading it over and over with my mom and baking the cranberry bread recipe that is part of the story for Thanksgiving every year. I am also looking forward to sharing it with my class. They really enjoy when I read them books "from when I was a kid," but more importantly the book's theme about not judging someone by how they look will be a great addition to our weekly anti-bullying class meeting and will make for a great follow-up discussion.
So those are 5 of my favorite Thanksgiving Books. As part of my social studies curriculum, I do a HUGE project based on the Pilgrims and Wampanoags so I'm going to save that (and my book collection that relates) for a separate post this week. However, I did take the opportunity to poll the readers of the Clutter-Free Classroom Facebook Page and am honored to share some of their favorite November books with you as well. Please click on the book's image to read descriptions and reviews and see more photos from Amazon.
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The book Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas is a book I am only about 1/4 of the way finished with and am willing already to recommend it to every parent of boys that I know.
Whether your boy is a toddler or a teen, you are likely to find something of value in this book.
Here is the overview from the back of the book:
BORN TO BE... WILD!
A boy's endless imagination, hunger for adventure, and passionate spirit are matched only by his deep desire to be affirmed, esteemed, and loved.
Yet over the past few decades, our culture ahs adopted a model of parenting and educating children that doesn't affirm, celebrate, or embrace a boy's hunger, passion, or wildnes but rather seeks to tame it. As a result, many parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors find themselves frustrated, confused, and wearied by boys' behavior.
The truth is, boys don't need to be tamed -- they need to be understood, loved, challenged, and encouraged.
Wild Things helps parents, teachers, mentors, and others understand and explore the hearts, minds, and ways of boys and the vital role that parents and caregivers play on the journey to manhood.
Based on clinical research and filled with practical tips and suggestions, Wild Things gives fresh insight and much-needed encouragement on the road to raising boys.
The book is split into four parts:
- The Way of a Boy
- The Mind of a Boy
- The Heart of a Boy
- Hot Topics
Each of the first three is split into age groups, 2 - 4, 5 - 8, 9 - 12, 13 - 17, 18 - 22. Two of our boys are in the 5 - 8 range and one is in the 9 - 12 range, which I am currently reading. Nine to twelve-year-old boys are described as "The Individual," and parents can expect to see more closed doors, longer showers, and a need to stay ahead of the physiological curve when advising their boys on what to expect.
As one example of "keeping ahead of the curve," the authors tell of a 12 year old who was a patient in their practice. He was miserable because he thought he was dying and didn't know how to tell his parents. Through probing it turned out he thought that his spinal fluid was leaking out at night, every three or four days. No one had told the poor child what a nocturnal emission was and that they are a normal part of the passage to manhood.
Advice in this section is very practical: parents in this age group tend to do x, y, and z; the best way to help them navigate this stage of boyhood is to do p, q, and r. The information is far from dry. The two authors have been in practice as therapists for a number of years and sprinkle real-life examples from their own families (primarily) as well as their former clients throughout the chapters of the book.
These sections include chapters such as:
- "Sit Still! Pay Attention!"
- Rituals, Ceremonies and Rights of Passage
- Different Learning Styles
The fourth section, Hot Topics, discusses issues such as
- screen time,
- boys and money,
- boys and pornography,
- single mothers, etc.,
The book puts emphasis on the fact that as the boy goes through various stages, he will begin to withdraw from his mother and seek more one-on-one time with Dad. In the teen years, the book says, he will still need family, but less likely to admit it and more likely to seek out time with friends. It also emphasizes ways to strengthen family ties throughout each stage.
For all of the advice that is found in the book, each chapter is short and easy to read - and interesting. The book itself is only 336 pages, not including notes, additional resources, and thanks. I bought mine for $15.00 from a local store, but you can always order one online. I have no caveat to offer - I make no money from this endorsement :)
I really hope that you'll look it up - if only to give to a friend when her (or his!) first boy comes along!


In 1877, the Ponca people were exiled from their Nebraska homeland to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. To honor his dying son’s last wish to be buried in his homeland, Chief Standing Bear set off on a grueling, six-hundred-mile journey home. Captured en-route, Standing Bear sued a famous U.S. army general for his freedom—choosing to fight injustice not with weapons, but with words.Premiere Date: October 14, 2012 | Runtime: 00:56:46
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Standing Bears Footsteps tells the story of the Ponca Nations exile from Nebraska to the malaria-infested plains of Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. After the banishment, to honor his dying sons last wish to be buried in his homeland, Chief Standing Bear and his small clan set-off on a frigid, six-hundred-mile journey back to their former home.


Although Azerbaijan has been known as “The Land of Fire” for a long time, in recent years this phrase and the imagery of fire became actively used in country- and nation- branding. The best known example of this practice is the Flame Towers – a high-rise complex in the shape of fire flames which has become the new iconic landmark of post-independence Baku. In both official and popular discourses, the urban symbolism of fire is usually linked to Zoroastrianism, which was practiced in this part of Azerbaijan before the arrival of Islam, and to the oil and gas reserves, which fed the self-burning fires worshipped by Zoroastrians. In this paper, I explore the use and the abuse of the fire symbolism in the architecture and representations of Baku, in pre-Soviet, Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Based on the analysis of fire symbolism in the coats of arms, various urban emblems and the built environment, I argue that despite the frequent references to ancient history, fire symbolism in Baku is a decisively modern phenomenon. Originating in the oil boom period in the 19th century and drawing on Soviet collective memory tradition, fire in Baku has come to symbolize Azerbaijani nation.


SFHL/FHL/RG4. Organizational Records
Record Group Term
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College holds the records of many organizations that were established by or largely under the direction of members of the Society of Friends.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Overview Byberry Hall Association was organized in 1854 when the citizens of Byberry township and vicinity decided to form a company for the purpose of erecting a building where residents could meet to hear lectures, hold elections, etc. This collection contains the records of the Byberry Hall Association, 1847-1981. It includes the secretary's book containing minutes (1854-1905); account books, deeds and miscellaneous papers.
Overview The Byberry School Association was formed in 1837 by several members of the Society of Friends, mostly members of Byberry Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) for the purpose of raising stock to buy land and erect a secondary school in Byberry, Pennsylvania. It includes minutes, financial records, and some miscellaneous papers.
Overview The Byberry Friends Association was a Quaker group which met monthly in Byberry, Pa, to hear papers on a variety of topics and to discuss issues of the day. This collection contains the records of the Friends Association of Byberry, 1900-1932.


I have been doing a lot of research lately on Road Trip Fun for my kiddos – from games to books to smart phone apps – and found a GREAT deal on some Disney books. Disney Publishing is running a Mid-May Madness Sale on all Storybook apps! From celebrated heroines in Cinderella, Tangled, and Brave to loveable creatures in Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo – these apps foster reading skills and dive into the back stories of these beloved characters.
The sale runs from May 17 – May 21 and all Storybook apps below will be $4.99 only!
- Wreck-It-Ralph Storybook Deluxe – Relive the incredible story of the Disney animated film Wreck-It Ralph – and, create and race your very own kart against other racers in the film! Wreck-It Ralph longs to be as beloved as his game’s perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix, Jr.
- Cars 2 Storybook Deluxe – Experience the action-packed story of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2 in this supercharged children’s book app filled with vibrant art, professional narration, exciting music and sound effects, plus A-list celebrity voices from the film.
- Finding Nemo Storybook Deluxe – Through engaging narration, authentic underwater sound effects, and original graphics from the Academy Award winning movie, families can explore the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Harbor, and the world of reading together.
- Brave Storybook Deluxe – Experience the magic of Disney/Pixar’s Brave as an interactive storybook app. Read along and discover beautiful art, stunning animation, and special effects. Even hunt for hidden arrows and take aim in a Medieval-style archery game!
- Monsters, Inc Storybook Deluxe – Relive the incredible story of the highly acclaimed film classic Disney-Pixar Monsters, Inc. and find hidden Scare cards throughout the story. Navigate your way through a Monsters, Incorporated scare simulator training room to collect scream energy!
- Tangled: Storybook Deluxe – Disney’s “Tangled” is re-imagined in this interactive app. Read along and explore the magical world of Rapunzel through vibrant animated scenes with interactive tap-and-play surprises! Multiple reading modes include Follow Along, Read and Explore, Record Your Own Voice.
- Cinderella: Storybook Deluxe – Disney’s Cinderella has enchanted generations with its spellbinding story, charming music, and endearing characters that live in your heart forever. The Cinderella: Storybook Deluxe app includes a full retelling of the film with fresh illustrations, engaging narration, music and sound effects, as well as whimsical interactivity on every page.
Hurry! Sale ends Tuesday, May 21, 2013!