Life history and life table of Pronematus ubiquitus (McGregor) as a predator of eriophyoid mites in Egypt (Acari: Tydeidae)
1999 - Volume: 40 Issue: 1 pages: 29-32
The predacious mite Pronematus ubiquitus (McGregor) successfully developed from larva to adult stage when fed on individuals of the fig bud mite Eriophyes ficus Cotte and the fig leaf mite Rhyncaphytoptus ficifoliae Keifer. The durations of the immature and adult stages were determined. The number of prey consumed was highest when individuals were maintained on the fig bud mite compared with the fig leaf mite. The average number of eggs/female/day was 1.9 and 1.6 on E. ficus and E. ficifoliae, respectively. P. ubiquitus populations fed on the fig bud and leaf mites multiplied 18-55 and 17-40 times in a generation time of 27.18 and 28.72 days, respectively. It proved to be a more voracious predator on E. ficus than on R. ficifoliae.
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Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence is based on the fundamental values of quality, responsibility, and accountability. This document has three purposes:
Nonprofit organizations are essential to the vitality of communities. They enrich quality of life, epitomize the highest societal values, and strengthen our democracy. Volunteers, board members, and employees become involved with a nonprofit because of the organization’s public benefit mission. Therefore, the continued success of North Carolina’s nonprofit organizations requires broad public support and confidence. This document publicly testifies to the nonprofit sector’s commitment for excellence.


Meet Kohenet/Priestess Angelique “YA” Rivera
I am Kohenet/Priestess Angelique “YA” Rivera: a Neurodivergent Jewyorican, Poet, and Advocate for Decolonial Liberation. With 25+ years of experience, I’ve dedicated myself to supporting others in breaking free from oppressive systems through my coaching and consulting business, Priestessing Liberation.
My Journey & Contributions
I’ve collaborated with local organizations, teaching the power of pivoting from traditional paradigms and using poetry as a tool for healing trauma, especially in children and teens. My expertise spans trauma awareness, mental health, and decolonial liberation, fueling a passionate quest to decolonize the practice of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Beyond my the work at the center of my being, I cherish being a mama to two powerhouse comrades who keep me grounded. When not challenging the status quo, I indulge in slow mornings with my beloved café or unwind with a cigar at my favorite spot.
Are you ready to join the revolution of personal liberation? Together, let’s unleash your fabulosity and craft a future where you lead authentically, unapologetically, and powerfully.
With love & devotion,


A recent study looked at “The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC or “the Campaign”), which developed guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. This Campaign was a performance improvement initiative targeted at changing clinical behavior (process improvement) via bundles based on key SSC guideline recommendations.
The campaign was a multifaceted intervention to facilitate compliance with selected guideline recommendations in the intensive care unit, emergency department, and wards of individual hospitals and regional hospital networks. These guidelines were implemented voluntarily in the United States, Europe, and South America. Elements of the guidelines were “bundled” into two sets of targets to be completed within 6 hrs and within 24 hrs. An analysis was conducted on data submitted from January 2005 through March 2008. The study analyzed a total of 15,022 subjects at 165 sites to determine the compliance with bundle targets and association with hospital mortality.
The impact of the campaign was analyzed in the Critical Care Medicine Journal, and found that the unadjusted hospital mortality decreased from 37% to 30.8% over 2 years. As a result, the study concluded that the Campaign was associated with sustained, continuous quality improvement in sepsis care. Accordingly, the authors noted that the “implications of this study may serve as an impetus for similar improvement efforts.”
It is important to recognize that the Campaign is partially funded through commercial support. In fact, as noted in article from 2007, medical societies on behalf of SSC applied for and received industry-sponsored educational grants to conduct sepsis-related educational initiatives. The author noted that such industry sponsored educational grants were critical to the success of the Campaign and improving patient outcomes because government does not fund such education.
With respect to the development of the 2004 guidelines, the author noted that industry support was limited to funds for logistic planning. No industry representatives participated in the conference or reviewed the guidelines in any form before peer-review and acceptance for publication.
Moreover, the author noted that the “inability to translate top quality research into medical practice has been identified as a major failing of representative healthcare agencies worldwide”. Accordingly, he recognized that industry sponsored grants “have enabled the SSC to develop the components of a global performance improvement program to elicit significant and rapid clinical change.”
He emphasized the fact that “without such sponsorship, an ambitious project of this scale would not have been possible in the present funding climate.” It is also important to note that such “sources of funding have always been prominently disclosed, including in the 2004 guidelines publication itself.” Additionally, the medical societies that received the grants maintained full control over their use, and the societies’ ethical safeguards and transparency in governance ensured that any misuse would have been identified.
Consequently, this study reveals that industry supported educational programs improve patient outcomes including saving lives by better adherence to guidelines.


17 Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. 18 Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.
19 Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”[a]
says the Lord.
“If your enemies are hungry, feed them.
If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap
burning coals of shame on their heads.”[b]
21 Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
a) 12:19 Deut 32:35.
b) 12:20 Prov 25:21-22.
44 But I say, love your enemies![a] Pray for those who persecute you!
a) 5:44 Some manuscripts add Bless those who curse you. Do good to those who hate you. Compare Luke 6:27-28.


Award-winning and best-selling Amesbury author, Edith Maxwell, talks about her path to publication. With her first mystery novel published two months before she turned sixty, at sixty-eight Maxwell now has twenty-four books in print, all traditionally published, and is halfway through writing her thirtieth. She'll include a discussion of her daily writing habits, why she uses a pen name, why she writes both historical and cozy mysteries, and more.
Zoom Link & Details:
Agatha-winning and Macavity-nominated author Edith Maxwell writes the Quaker Midwife Mysteries and the Local Foods Mysteries, as well as award-winning short crime fiction. As Maddie Day, she authors the Country Store Mysteries and the Cozy Capers Book Group Mysteries. She also wrote two Lauren Rousseau Mysteries.
Maxwell lives north of Boston with her beau and energizer kitten, and blogs with the other Wicked Authors and at Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen. You can find her at https://edithmaxwell.com and on Facebook.
FREE DRAWING: At the end of Edith’s talk, members who register and attend will have a chance to win copies of her books. Members must log into the Village website to register for this event by Saturday, June12 to be eligible for the drawing.


This beautiful devotional gift book is for readers who want to experience God’s presence in a new and exciting way. With amazing testimonies, inspirational messages, and four-color photographs taken by the author, this book encourages readers to see God’s power at work int he lives of everyday people.
The devotional messages take only moments to read, but are packed with biblical promise and perspective. Along with a message of faith and trust in a miracle-working God, each day’s spread also includes a related Scripture that points to timeless truth–and inspires readers to expect their own supernatural encounters with God.
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Chosen Books (September 8, 2015)
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.8 x 7.2 inches


Tartalom és kiadási információk
The purpose of the volume is to provide the reader with the key tools needed to navigate the realm of cyber diplomacy. It is not exhaustive in detailing all aspects of cyber diplomacy; instead, our work highlights the key pillars needed to understand a varied and complex topic from a European viewpoint. Balázs Mártonffy provides an overview of the key terms and relevant literature of the topic. Anna Molnár offers an introduction to the strategic and institutional framework of the EU’s cybersecurity policy. Dóra Molnár demonstrates how European traditional diplomatic powerhouses fare in the realm of cyber diplomacy. Dóra Dévai focuses on the institutionalisation of the cyberspace policy of the European Union, and accounts how the EU’s cyberspace policy evolved. Csaba Krasznay provides an overview of the “WannaCry” and the “NotPetya” attacks, and details the Western response. Anita Tikos focuses on the roles and efforts of the Visegrád Four states in cyber diplomacy, highlighting the importance of the group’s rotating presidency.
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Ellie White has been trying to teach people how to hallucinate since 1986. She holds a BA in English from The Ohio State University, and an MFA from Old Dominion University. Ellie writes nonfiction and poetry. She is also the creator of the comic strip “Uterus & Ellie.” Her poems have been published in FreezeRay Poetry and Harpur Palate, as well as other journals. Her poetry chapbook, Requiem for a Doll, was released by ELJ Publications in June 2015. Ellie’s work has won an Academy of American Poets College Poetry Prize and a Best of the Net nomination. She served as a Poetry Editor at Barely South Review for three years, currently reads nonfiction for Four Ties, and is the Social Media Editor at Muzzle Magazine.
Ellie also has a background in performance poetry. She has competed in the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational, the Individual World Poetry Slam, the Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam, the Women of the World Poetry Slam, and the Capturing Fire Queer Poetry Slam. Ellie currently lives near some big rocks and trees outside Charlottesville, Virginia.
[Photo by Emily Howell]


Hybrid graphene – quantum dot optoelectronics
Description of Activities:
We break current limits in light sensing exploiting the benefits of 2D nanomaterials such as grpahene and 0D nanomaterials, quantum dots to develop ultra-sensitive phototransistors. These devices are based on low-cost large-area processed platforms enabling for low-cost high-sensitivity sensors. We study the fundamentals of electronic coupling between these heterogeneous material platforms and investigate novel functionalities that cannot be reached by other technolgies.


CHAPTER 1 Introduction
The largest investment most people make is their home. That makes selling a home — whether a single-family residence, duplex, or condominium — the single largest, most complex transaction a person will ever undertake. It involves new terms and concepts, financial acumen, and larger figures than normally dealt with. It is also one in which emotions may come into play to the detriment of good judgment. Surely, the seller thinks, my home where I raised my children and made so many memories is worth more than the bricks and mortar it contains. Real estate transactions involve dozens of decisions and substantial investment in homeowners’ time, energy, and money, and emotions almost always lead to problems in a sales price negotiation. The home seller’s objective is to find that buyer who cannot resist buying your house at the highest price. To do this, you need to offer potential buyers a striking home sales presentation that outshines other homes on the market. It requires making a fantastic first impression, an instant feeling they are walking to the door of their new home for the first time. It’s about falling in love at first sight, from the curb, in those initial fleeting seconds. Most sellers do not venture alone into selling their home. They find it better to have an experienced real estate professional with whom the owners are comfortable. This book was written to provide some of that comfort without the direct sales stressors of person-to-person contact.
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Metaliterate Learner Characteristics (Figure by Mackey & Jacobson, 2018)
Metaliteracy is an empowering pedagogical model for literacy and learning that promotes metacognitive thinking, and the active production of original and repurposed information in particiaptory social environments.
We first introduced the metaliteracy model in the peer-reviewed article entitled Reframing Information Literacy as a Metaliteracy (Mackey & Jacobson, 2011). Since that first paper, we have continued to publish books and articles on metaliteracy, including the co-authored book Metaliteracy: Reinventing Information Literacy to Empower Learners (2014) and the co-edited volume Metaliteracy in Practice (2016).
Recently, I collaborated with Trudi and a team of exceptional authors on a new book for ALA/Neal-Schuman Publishing entitled Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World. I contributed the framing chapter entitled "Empowering the Metaliterate Learner for the Post-Truth World" and the book was published in 2019.
We also worked with the Metaliteracy Learning Collaborative, including Kelsey O'Brien and Michele Forte, to write the peer-reviewed article entitled "Metaliteracy as Pedagogical Framework for Learner-Centered Design in Three MOOC Platforms: Connectivist, Coursera and Canvas" for Open Praxis.
This team also designed three metaliteracy MOOCs, created a competency-based Metaliteracy Digital Badging System, and developed the metaliteracy goals and learning objectives.


Analysis of roots morphology within intact soil cores using synchrotron X-ray tomography
Computer tomography of intact samples offers great potential to investigate agricultural issues. New breakthrough in plant and soil research has been made in understanding root processes using synchrotron x-ray tomography.
The aim of this project was to visualise root system architecture in the soil, non-destructively and in a three-dimensional form. As a result we developed a high-throughput process flow for 3D root analysis visualization using synchrotron x-ray tomography.
Several steps were required to extract root morphology information from the data. The main difficulty to overcome is to isolate the lower density root morphology from the higher density surrounding soil and, at the same time, distinguish between the root and other biological material present in the soil.
The typical data analysis workflow is illustrated in Fig. 1.
The labelling step enables color coding of the individual connected regions. The labelled slice is shown in Fig. 1(f), where the root system has been associated with the color green. By selecting only the value corresponding to green the root system can be automatically extracted and visualised individually. 3D volume reconstruction (or volume rendering) method had been applied to allow every voxel in the volume data to contribute to the reconstructed image, Fig. 2.
Soil imaging could also assist the development of crop models that can more accurately predict water and nutrient use efficiency, and the design of better irrigation techniques, such as subsurface drip.


A recent clinical explorative study (link), published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research and conducted at the Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden, shows that Bactiguard’s infection prevention central venous catheter – BIP CVC, distributed in Italy by Gada, had significantly fewer adverse events compared to a standard uncoated CVC. The study also shows that Bactiguard’s noble metal alloy does not expose patients or the environment to any risks.
The pilot study was conducted on patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. 34 patients were randomized in two groups, 12 patients received standard CVCs and 22 patients received Bactiguard CVCs. This study confirms that the Bactiguard coating is durable and safe for patients and it shows promising results when it comes to reducing device related complications such as sepsis and thrombosis.


Get inspired to build and play with LEGO® Disney Princess™ Build Your Own Adventure. This 80-page illustrated book features more than 50 fun building ideas across 5 chapters, each telling the story of a different LEGO Disney Princess. Get ready to escape from Ursula with The Little Mermaid, play in the castle gardens with Belle, build a spinning wheel with Sleeping Beauty, explore the mountains with Mulan and visit the village fair with Cinderella. This charming book comes with a Cinderella mini-doll figure, plus bricks and instructions to build an exclusive model of Cinderella’s carriage. Also includes a bookmark and a poster featuring Cinderella, Prince Charming and Cinderella’s carriage.
- This hardcover, 80-page illustrated book features more than 50 building ideas, each structured around the world of a different LEGO® Disney Princess™. The five princesses featured are: Cinderella, Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and Mulan.
- Includes a Cinderella mini-doll figure, bricks and instructions to build an exclusive Cinderella carriage, an exclusive poster featuring Cinderella, Prince Charming and Cinderella's carriage, and a bookmark.
- Measures over 9” (25cm) long and 8” (21cm) wide.


This publication provides information on how public vocational education and training (VET) in Australia is financed and where the money is spent.NCVER's strategic plan: 2017-20
NCVER's new strategic plan is based on the results of an extensive independent review, designed to ascertain how we are perceived and how our data and products are used.Social media and student outcomes: teacher, student and employer views
Interviews with teachers, students and employers found that social media can help to improve student engagement and lead to more course completions; however, there were some concerns around its use.Social media in VET courses: good practice guide
This good practice guide explores the types of social media being used in vocational education and training (VET) courses, the benefits and pitfalls of using social media in teaching and learning, as well as tips for incorporating into VET courses.VET student outcomes 2017
This publication provides a summary of the outcomes of students who completed their vocational education and training in Australia during 2016, using data collected in mid-2017.


I’m going to use this post to let you know about David’s new book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Art of Songwriting, coauthored with Casey Kelly. It just came out yesterday.
David Hodge and I live and work together and we both spend our days pretty much the same way: Writing books and on-line articles, teaching music, and doing the occasional live or studio gig. I teach piano; David teaches guitar and songwriting — plus bass, banjo, mandolin, ukelele, and a little piano. We sort of fell into writing books for the Complete Idiot’s Guide series, which despite its name, offers some pretty meaty content (written, of course, in a down-to-earth-easy to understand way).
David’s the author of Complete Idiot’s Guides to Bass, Rock Guitar and Guitar, and he’s going to be starting a book on playing ukelele. I’ve written titles on piano chords (a little, easy little “pocket guide” to using lead sheets and fake books), as well as teaching music and piano exercises.You can read more about these books at our music books page
So… Songwriting. On this book, David collaborated with songwriter Casey Kelly, a Nashville-based Grammy-nominated songwriter who has written chart-topping hits performed by Tanya Tucker, Kenny Rogers, and George Strait, among others. The book covers music and lyrics, collaborating, business aspects of selling your songs, and gives plenty ideas on how to get going. The book benefits from the combination of David’s long experience teaching and writing about songwriting and music theory and Casey’s top-tier music industry and working-songwriter chops.


When a migrating herd tries to cross the river, dinner is on the hoof ... and the crocs just have to open wide.
Driven by their migration, the herd crosses the river's edge.
When the pressure mounts from the herd pushing from the back, the ones in front are forced into the river.
It's like a dam break.
And the croc has its pick of prey.
It has up to 68 pointed teeth that it uses to catch and latch onto its prey.
But it can't tear and chew its meal.
Instead, it thrashes and spins to rip apart pieces.
Then swallows the pieces whole.
When the rains come and the river isn't the only source of water, easy kills become rare.
But the croc has one more trick.
It can slow down its own metabolism, so when food is scarce, it can fast for months.


Come hear the author of Young Money and NYMag writer Kevin Roose delve inside the hidden world of Wall Street's post-crash recruits!
Author interview: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/02/17/a-conversation-about-young-wall-streeters/
About the book: "Young Money is the story of these eight young bankers. It's a story about 100-hour workweeks, drug-fueled all-nighters, Harvard hedge funds, dating mixers, Occupy protests, and top-secret fraternity parties. But it's also about the doubt and introspection that creeped into the financial sector after 2008, and an inside look at how the crisis really, truly changed Wall Street, starting with its youngest members. "
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1397562883839313/


The Duke Human Rights Center at Franklin Humanities Institute, the Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the Human Rights Archive at the Rubenstein Library announces the shortlist for the 2023 Juan E. Méndez Book Award.
The Juan E. Méndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America honors the leadership and legacy of Juan E. Méndez, a champion of justice who has devoted his life to the defense of human rights. Méndez is the former UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and current Professor of Human Rights Law at American University. The award recognizes an outstanding book of non-fiction, including graphic works, published in English on human rights, democracy and social justice in contemporary Latin America.
Below are the six books that have been selected for this year's Méndez Book Award shortlist. To learn more about each book or to order online, click on the individual image.
To learn more about the Juan E. Méndez Book Award for Human Rights in Latin America, click here.


Guess Who’s coming back to Muskegon Heights?
Author Jean Elster
On Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 1pm
Join Jean, as she speaks about her new book The Colored Car, the story about
segregation and discrimination in everyday life in Detroit in the 1930s.
This is a free program for all ages at the Muskegon Heights Branch Library
2808 Sanford Street
All are welcome
For more information call 231-739-6075
Free, Family, Fun with Author Jean Elster on April 26 at 1pm
Sponsored by the Muskegon Area District Library


Big news — the children’s books I’ve been working on for the last few years are out! Written by Gloria Snively, published by Heritage House Publishing, illustrated by me, these are beautiful, full-colour, hardcover storybooks that are also educational, about all the critters that live in and around the sea and the seashore. Today I’m just going to give you a sneak peek of the covers, but I’m planning to do a leaf-through video soon so you can see the interiors. Here it is:
Are the books for sale?
Hi Sesta! Yes they are; I recently received a shipment. Drop me a line (link in the top menu) and we can work out details by email.


Exosomes play a key role in cell-to-cell communication and can modulate the behavior of nearby and distant cells.
Exosomes secreted from mesenchymal stem cells retain the immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties of their source cells and present a promising alternative to cell therapies in regenerative medicine.
But potential applications of exosomes are many, as the vesicles can be loaded with molecules that amplify or change their activity, such as RNA, proteins, or any water-soluble drug compound.
Preclinical results confirm the potential of loaded exosomes in neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, auto immune, and infectious diseases, as well as oncology.
Both natural and loaded exosomes can be altered to precisely target specific cells or tissues by attaching ligands to their surface. The exosomes are then directed to the cells of interest to deliver the loaded compound. This reduces the dose of the compound and increases its potency on the targeted cells only.
The application of loading and/or targeting technology results in engineered exosomes.


شيخ محمد ناصر الدين الألباني
Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ)
Name and Lineage: Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ)
He was Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Ibn Nooh Ibn Aadam Najaatee, al-Albaanee by birth, ad-Dimashqee by residence and al-Urdunee (from Jordan) due to his migration and place of death. He was born in Ashkodera, the capital of Albania, in the year 1332H (1914 C.E.) and it is to this country that he ascribes himself.
He was a Muhaddith (scholar of hadeeth), a Faqeeh (scholar of Fiqh), a caller to the Book and the Sunnah with the understanding of the Salaf as-Saalih (righteous predecessors). And he was a proficient writer and an expert scholar.
His Educational Background and Teachers:
He received his education in a school, which was part of a relief shelter in Damascus, the capital of Syria. This school served as a place of refuge for seekers of knowledge for many previous generations. He benefited and learned from a number of Shuyookh and people of knowledge the likes of his father al-Hajj Nooh, Sa’eed al-Burhaanee and others.
Allaah made the science of the Prophetic Hadeeth beloved to him during the prime of his life and the early part of his youth. This was during the time when he would review articles written by Shaykh Muhammad Rasheed Ridaa (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) in the magazine Al-Manaar, in which he would criticize weak narrations that Aboo Haamid al-Ghazaalee mentioned in his book Ihyaa ‘Uloom-ud-Deen.
His Early Role in Da’wah and Effects on the Ummah:
He began writing and authoring books during the first stages of the second part of his life (i.e. after reaching middle age). One of the first books he wrote on Fiqh, which was based on knowing the evidences and using comparative Fiqh, was his book: “Tahdheer-us-Saajid min Ittikhaadh al-Quboor Masaajid” (Warning the Worshipper against taking Graves as a Place of Worship). This book was printed many times. And from his first books in which he referenced and checked hadeeth, was his book “ar-Rawd-un-Nadeer fee Tarteeb wa Takhreej Mu’jam at-Tabaraanee as-Sagheer” (Blossoming Gardens: Arrangement and Referencing of the book Mu’jam as-Sagheer of at-Tabaraanee). This book is still in manuscript form and not printed.
He was put in charge of teaching the subject of Prophetic Hadeeth in the Islaamic University of Madinah at the time of its inception for the length of three years, beginning from the year 1381H. Because of him, this move had a great influence in bringing about a scientific and comprehensive revival of the subject of Hadeeth throughout the entire world – on all fronts. As for the official front, then this was by all the universities having a strong concern for that subject, such that they produced a hundred university treatises, which deal specifically with the Science of Hadeeth. As for the general nationwide front, then this was such that a large number of students of knowledge applied for studies in the Science of Hadeeth and specialization in that field. And this goes as well for all the other things that came as a result afterwards. So it became one of the Shaykh’s many effects.
One of the greatest proofs for this is the large amount of Hadeeth books, with checked and authenticated chains of narration, and written indexes for Hadeeth that exist today, a majority of which were not known in previous years. No one can deny this effect due to its clear and obvious nature – not even those who opposed the Shaykh and fought against his methodology.
The Scholars’ Praise for Him:
The senior scholars and Imaams of this time praised him and they would ask him questions, go to visit him, seek religious verdicts from him and exchange letters with him. And if they, may Allaah preserve those of them who are living and have mercy on those who have died, were to be counted, all of them would not be able to be accounted for.
At the head of them was the noble Shaykh and great scholar, ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Ibn ‘Abdillaah Ibn Baaz, for he had great esteem and profound respect for him. May Allaah have mercy on them both.
Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez al-Hudda (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“The Shaykh, the great scholar, the ocean (of knowledge), Muhammad al-Ameen ash-Shanqeetee (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) – the one whom no one’s knowledge of the Science of Tafseer and the Arabic Language was comparable to his during his lifetime – used to respect Shaykh al-Albaanee so remarkably to the point that when he would see him passing by, and he was giving his class in the masjid of Madeenah, he would stop his class to stand and give Salaam to him out of respect for him.”
The great scholar, the teacher, Muhibb-ud-Deen al-Khateeb (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“And from the callers to the Sunnah who devoted their lives to reviving it was our brother Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen Nooh Najaatee al-Albaanee.”
The great scholar Muhammad Haamid al-Fiqee (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“…the brother, the Salafee, the Scholar, Shaykh Naasir-ud-Deen.”
The former Muftee of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Ibraheem Aali Shaykh (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“And he is the upholder of the Sunnah, a supporter of the truth and an opposition to the people of falsehood.”
During his lifetime, the father, the Shaykh, ‘Abdul-’Azeez Ibn Baaz (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“I have not seen under the surface of the sky a person knowledgeable of the Hadeeth in our current time the likes of the great scholar, Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee.”
And he (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) was asked about the hadeeth of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) :
“Indeed Allaah raises up from this ummah at the beginning of every century someone who will revive it for them (i.e. a mujaddid).”
So he was asked who is the mujaddid of this century? He replied:
“Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee. He is the mujaddid in my opinion and Allaah knows best.”
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaimeen (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“From what I came to know of the Shaykh through my gatherings with him – and they were few – was that he was very serious about acting upon the Sunnah and fighting against the innovations. And this was regardless of whether it was about the Belief or about actions. As for through my readings of his written works, then I have come to know that about him, and also that he possesses a vast amount of knowledge of Hadeeth, in terms of reporting them and investigating them. And Allaah has benefited many people through what he has written such as about knowledge, aspects of the Manhaj, and concern for the science of Hadeeth. And he has had an enormous influence on the Muslims, all praise be to Allaah.”
Shaykh Muqbil Ibn Haadee al-Waadi’ee (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“Indeed, there cannot be found an equal in terms of the knowledge of Hadeeth like that of Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee. Allaah has given benefit through his knowledge and his books numerous times more than what has been accomplished by those zealots for Islaam who act upon ignorance – those who organise reformation and revolutionary movements. And that which I sincerely believe and am convinced about is that the Shaykh Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee is from the mujaddideen (reformers/revivers) whom the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) spoke the truth of when he said:
’Indeed Allaah raises up from this ummah at the beginning of every century someone who will revive it for them (i.e. a mujaddid).’ Reported by Aboo Daawood and authenticated by Al-‘Iraaqee and others.”
The Basis of His Da’wah:
The students of the Shaykh are many and widespread throughout all parts of the world, all praise be to Allaah. They are spreading the authentic knowledge and calling the people to the pure methodology with strength and firmness.
The Shaykh spent all of his life calling to Allaah upon sound proofs and evidences, basing his call on the methodology of Tasfiyah and Tarbiyah, which is based on knowledge and self-purification. So he was a noble instructor and a truthful educator (enforcing Tarbiyah). By Allaah, we were brought up and raised tremendously by his methodology (manhaj), his agreeable countenance, his good manners, his high morals, his elevated character and his soft heart.
The Shaykh (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ), had many praiseworthy characteristics. Among the most clear, manifest and highest of them was his profound precision with regard to knowledge, his diligence, perseverance, his tolerance (with others), his firmness upon the truth, his quickness to return to correctness, his patience with the hardships of knowledge and Da’wah, and his taking of insults and harms for the sake of the Da’wah, bearing that with patience and consideration.
One of the greatest things that distinguished the Shaykh from many of his (Muslim) brothers amongst the people of knowledge was his strong support for the Sunnah and its adherents, his firmness upon the methodology of the Salaf As-Saalih, his love for those who called to it, and his refutation against the deviants from all levels and various positions, with an extreme clearness and a rare clarity.
The Shaykh (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) received a tremendous acceptance from the righteous Muslims all over the world. He gained wide and vast fame and notoriety in all of the different regions of the world, even though he did not seek after it nor strive for it. On the contrary, he would run away and flee from it. And he would always repeat these words: “Love for fame will break one’s back.” (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ).
The Last Part of His Life:
The Shaykh (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ), did not cease to be devoted to the knowledge, persistent in authoring works, diligent in teaching and educating until he reached the age of eighty-six. He did not stop authoring books, writing letters and doing referencing and checking of ahaadeeth – because of his heart’s attachment to that – until the last two months of his life, when he grew very weak. This was until Allaah took his soul in death right before sunset (Maghrib) on Saturday when eight days remained for the end of the month Jumaadaa al-Aakhira of the year 1420H (10/2/1999).
His Death and Its Effect on the Ummah:
The Shaykh’s Janaazah (funeral) prayer was performed on the evening of the same day that he died. Scores of people, whose number exceeded that of five thousand persons, prayed over him in a musalla (place of prayer). Despite the fact that his body was prepared, he was prayed over and then buried, his burial was completed at the earliest time possible, in compliance with his final Will, in which he encouraged that the prophetic Sunnah be adhered to and acted upon.
The scholars, students of knowledge and common people were all affected by his loss. When the news of his death was conveyed, he was remembered and praised by the high and respected people of knowledge, such as Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Ibn ‘Abdillaah Aali Shaykh, Chief Muftee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaimeen, Shaykh ‘Abdullaah Ibn Jibreen, Shaykh Saalih Ibn ‘Abdil-‘Azeez Ibn Muhammad Aali Shaykh and others.


This course is designed as an opportunity for participants to explore OPI instructional units as well as other IEFA texts. Participants will explore a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts for use in grades 9-12. Most resources are place-based, either focused on Montana tribes or created by Montana Indian authors. Through extensive readings in a variety of genres, discussion, and completion of instructional activities/examination of accurate and authentic Native American fiction and nonfiction texts, participants will develop instructional strategies and lesson plans for immediate integration of IEFA into their classrooms. This course is rigorous and requires the participant to access a number of texts through their school or public library or to purchase them from WM-PLC or bookstores.


Gilmore - Pink and Navy studs
These hot pink and navy studs add some colour and class to the plainest outfit. A hot pink base with navy spots over the top. These earrings will add a bit of colour to you, your outfit and your life - we all need more colourful lives!!
Named after the author Jane Gilmore, who write the book Fixed it, an incredible book about how women are portrayed in the media. This book is a powerful look at the stories we are told - and the stories we tell ourselves - about gender and power, and a call to action for all of us to think harder and do better.
Wear these earrings when you want to feel powerful - you are!
Stud piece: 15mm (diameter)
These Plain Jane & Co earrings are handmade using polymer clay and are mounted on surgical steel posts with a butterfly clip.
All Plain Jane earrings are individually handmade and shaped making each and every piece unique and therefore may result in variations in pattern and size. Rest assured, we think you will love your Plain Janes even more because of their uniqueness!


Advancing Prevention Research on the Role of Culture in Suicide Prevention
Despite evidence of considerable racial/ethnic variation in adolescent suicidal behavior in the United States, research on youth of European American descent accounts for much of what is know about preventing adolescent suicide. In response to the need to advance research on the phenomenology and prevention of suicidal behavior among ethnic minority populations, NIMH co-sponsored the “Pragmatic Considerations of Culture in Preventing Suicide” workshop to elicit through
interdisciplinary dialogue how culture can be considered in the design, development, and implementation of suicidal behavior prevention programs. In this discussion paper we consider the three ethnic minority suicide prevention efforts described in the articles appearing in this issue, along with workshop participants’ comments, and propose six major areas where issues of culture need tobe better integrated into suicidal behavior research.


The fourth and very much anticipated book by Stephenie Meyer is set to be released in August. "Breaking Dawn" continues the saga of Edward and Bella. Although there is no synopsis for the book yet, it's sure to address the issues every fan has been waiting to see resolved. Find out August 2!
In other Stephenie Meyer news, the "Twilight" movie is currently filming and is due to be released sometime in December. The two actors currently signed to the project according to imdb.com are Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson as Bella and Edward respectively. Stewart has been in "Zathura" and "Panic Room" among other movies. Pattinson is probably best known for playing Cedric Diggory in the movie adaptation of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."


ANGLO-AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS. Part Two West to East 1786-1930. Describing 1st Editions of American Authors. Books. Published in England before America.
Brussel, I. R.; ANGLO-AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS. Part Two; Constable & Co. / R. R. Bowker Co., London & NY: 1936.; Very Good with no dust jacket; First; 1936; Volume 2 only. Marbled boards, vellum backstrip. Gilt spine titles deckled edges. Binding tight and square, inner pages lightly age-toned, clean and unmarked.;


Chandler Public Library is excited to partner with In-N-Out Burger again to provide this fun reading incentive program, March 7 - April 18, 2015!
Children ages 4-12 who read five books at his or her reading level may earn a "Cover to Cover Club" reading certificate, along with a coupon for a free hamburger or cheeseburger from In-N-Out. Families can pick up a reading log from any Chandler Public Library to enroll their children in the program. The log is used to list the titles of the book. After the five books are read, a parent or guardian signs the reading log and the child receives their certificate.
Children too young to read may participate if an adult reads with them. Also, each child may earn up to three certificates during the program (while supplies last)!
For more information or to sign up, please call 480-782-2800 or drop by one of the four library locations. http://www.chandlerlibrary.org/spring-reading-program.html


Webinar: Natural History at Home – 'Stripes of All Types'
This program features a special guest: author/illustrator Susan Stockdale! Susan reads her book, "Stripes of All Types," and shares how learning about and studying natural history inspires and informs her book creations. Susan also describes the process she uses to develop her books and invites participants to create their own artwork to teach others about an animal of their choice. This Zoom webinar aired January 9, 2021.


The Podiatric Surgeon’s Field Guide
- Notes on anatomy and surgery-
Written and Illustrated by O. A. Mercado, D.P.M.
Dr. Mercado brings his life long experience as a teacher, writer, illustrator, anatomist and surgeon to produce a beautifully illustrated, masterfully written series of DVD e-books that guide the reader through the complicated field of podiatric surgery; he tells you what works, pitfalls to avoid and, along the way, gives you a richer understanding and appreciation of surgical anatomy.
The DVD e-book format allows for full color illustrations and photographs as well as Video Clips of actual surgery performed and narrated by Dr. Mercado.
“It is my distinct honor and privilege to introduce you, the reader and the perpetual student, to one of the most enlightening surgical manuals you will ever read on the subject of podiatric surgery. The Podiatric Surgeon’s Field Guide – notes on anatomy and surgery is a no - nonsense, cut to the chase, surgical guide to podiatric surgery. Please read this book with the same passion that Dr. Mercado has used to write it and then share your knowledge with others in our great profession.”
H. F. “Bunny” Brown III, DPM Past President, American Podiatric Medical Association
Destined to become a CLASSIC in the field!
Book I is now available!


Sterling’s wonderful Reading Specialist, Dawn Lawrence, is organizing our Book Fair and needs your help! She is gathering a team of enthusiastic, creative and talented volunteers to help make this year’s fair a great success.
Please take a moment to view the sign up sheet to see what roles may interest you. Spread the word to your friends and invite them to help out, too. Together, we can make this the best Book Fair yet!
For additional information on how to help, please contact Dawn Lawrence.


A Second Look at the Kinetics of the Iron−Oxygen Reaction: Determination of the Total Order Using a Greener Approach
A. M. R. P. Bopegedera (The Evergreen State College, Washington);
J. Chem. Educ., 95, 2018, pp 1897−1899.
Investigating NOx Concentrations on an Urban University Campus Using Passive Air Samplers and UV−Vis Spectroscopy
Cole M. Crosby, Richard A. Maldonado, Ahyun Hong, Ryan L. Caylor, Kristine L. Kuhn, and Matthew E. Wise (Concordia University, Oregon);
J. Chem. Educ., 95, 2018, pp 2023−2027.
Investigating the Clough, Lutz, and Jirgensons Rule for the pH Dependence of Optical Rotation of Amino Acids
Scott Simpson and Alexandra M. Izydorczak (St. Bonaventure University, New York);
J. Chem. Educ., 95, 2018, pp 1872−1874.
Students use a Vernier Chemical Polarimeter and Logger Pro 3 software to determine if lowering the pH on L configuration amino acids causes the molar optical rotation to become more positive.
Buffers in Context: Baby Wipes As a Buffer System
Jon-Marc G. Rodriguez, Sarah Hensiek, Jeanne R. Meyer, Cynthia J. Harwood, and Marcy H. Towns (Purdue University, Indiana);
J. Chem. Educ., 95, 2018, pp 1816−1820.
Unnatural Chemical Biology: Research-Based Laboratory Course Utilizing Genetic Code Expansion
Kelsey M. Kean, Kari van Zee, and Ryan A. Mehl (Oregon State University, Oregon);
J. Chem. Educ., 96, 2019, pp 66−74.
Combining the Maker Movement with Accessibility Needs in an Undergraduate Laboratory: A Cost-Effective Text-to-Speech Multipurpose, Universal Chemistry Sensor Hub (MUCSH) for Students with Disabilities
Ronald Soong, Kyle Agmata, Tina Doyle, Amy Jenne, Tony Adamo, and Andre Simpson (University of Toronto, Ontario);
J. Chem. Educ., 95, 2018, pp 2268−2272.
Demonstration Extensions Based on Color-Changing Goldenrod Paper
Donald K. Schorr and Dean J. Campbell (Bradley University, Illinois);
J. Chem. Educ., [Online early access], DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00341, Published Online: Dec 5, 2018, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00341 (accessed Feb 8, 2019).
The authors use a Vernier UV-VIS Spectrophotometer to examine ultraviolet and visible absorbance spectra from extracts of goldenrod paper.
Modified Siwoloboff−Wiegand Procedure for the Determination of Boiling Points on a Microscale
Timothy L. Troyer, Kristen R. Mounsey, William J. King, Laura M. Givens, Jessica A. Hutton, Melissa Hood Benges, Kindra N. Whitlatch, and Jacob D. Wagoner (Huntington University, Indiana; West Virginia Wesleyan College, West Virginia);
J. Chem. Educ., 95, 2018, pp 1406−1410.
The authors devise a system to determine the boiling points of very small volumes of liquids using a digital hotplate, block of aluminum, Go!Temp temperature probe, and an original LabQuest interface.
Applying Chemistry Knowledge to Code, Construct, and Demonstrate an Arduino−Carbon Dioxide Fountain
Seong-Joo Kang, Hye-Won Yeo, and Jihyun Yoon (Korea National University of Education, Republic of Korea, Dankook University, Republic of Korea);
J. Chem. Educ., [Online early access], DOI: 10.1021/acs/jchemed.8b00663, Published Online: Jan 30, 2019, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00663 (accessed Feb 8, 2019).
The authors automate a classic experiment, the Carbon Dioxide Fountain, by using a Vernier Gas Pressure Sensor connected to an Arduino microcontroller.


This is Matthew Ring's first self-published book. With just over 100 pages of full colour photographs, the book provides a visual reflection on where the dry stone walling we know and love originated. Text throughout the book explores these unique structures and provides some insight into their use. It is available for 25 dollars + 5 s/h and tax.
For copies of the book, you can contact Matthew directly at 416 835 2900 or email@example.com; save the shipping costs by picking up directly from the author.
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Rama, a literature professor and novelist, travels from Paris to Saint-Omer to observe the trial of Laurence Coly. Coly is a student and Senegalese immigrant accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. Rama, who is four-months pregnant and, like Coly, is in a mixed-race relationship and has a complex relationship with her own Senegalese immigrant mother, feels a personal connection to Coly. She plans to write a modern day retelling of the Greek Medea myth about the case. As she learns more about Coly’s life and the isolation Coly experienced from her family and society while living in France, Rama becomes increasingly anxious about her own life and pregnancy.
“A film of vast reach and great complexity.” – Richard Brody, New Yorker
“This immensely intelligent film … exposes a host of limits—of empathy, self-knowledge, language, cultural understanding—while it expands into infinite possibilities regarding the timeworn genres of the courtroom thriller and the immigrant tale.” Melissa Anderson, 4Columns
“An intellectually charged, emotionally wrenching story about the inability of storytelling—literary, legal or cinematic—to do justice to the violence and strangeness of human experience.” – A.O. Scott, New York Times


Aqualog: Loricariidae All L-Numbers, New 2nd Edition Aqualog has published the 2nd edition of its famous “All L Numbers” book.
Back to Nature: Guide to L-Catfishes (Loricariidae) The armored catfish family (Loricariidae), with more than 700 described species, is one of the largest and most varied groups of fishes known to man.
Discus World: A complete manual for the discus fish keeper The tropical discus – fascinating, beautiful and high-maintenance. Looking after your discus is challenging and rewarding, and takes time, money and love. Now in a revised and fully updated second edition, DISCUS WORLD is the complete manual for the tropical discus keeper
This book IS the Betta Bible! It is available in Kindle and paperback. It is loaded with 150 color photographs and 300 pages long. This book is written by Dr. Martin Brammah who is a well-respected Betta enthusiast and world-renowned for his hands-on experience.


"Read Me A Story & More!": an early
literacy workshop for parents and
caregivers of children ages 0-5 years old
January 21, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
in the Makerspace Area of the 2nd Floor
Parents and caregivers will learn :
- The 6 early literacy skills and the 5 practices children need to be reading ready
- How to make a story come alive!
- How to have fun with felt board rhymes & songs
- How to extend stories into activities that the whole family will enjoy!
- Each participating family receives finger plays, felt supplies and a book to enjoy.
Advanced registration is required:
Class size is limited.
Sign up at the children’s desk or
call 648-2716 (ask for children’s dept.) This workshop is for ADULTS ONLY


Colon health 101
If you’re a self-declared bookworm, you’ll be happy to know that October is National Book Month. This is a great excuse to pick up that new book you’ve been meaning to read, or to dust off the cover of an old favorite. It’s also a great opportunity to read up on ways to prevent colon cancer.
According to Alice Bender, Registered Dietician for the American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR), “Research now shows that 45 percent of colorectal cancers in the United States are preventable each year through diet, staying a healthy weight, and being physically active. That’s about 64,000 cases every year.”
Nearly half of all colon cancer cases can be prevented through simple lifestyle changes. To help you get started in the right direction, here are some ways to lower your risk of colon cancer, and some books to keep you well-read on the subject.
Clean up your plate
• Load up on fiber. For every 10 grams of fiber consumed per day, your risk of colon cancer is reduced by 10 percent.
• Fill your plate with colorful fruits and vegetables. They’re loaded with nutrients, antioxidants, and fiber.
• Cut back on red meat and eliminate processed meat, both of which are known to increase your risk of colon cancer.
• Limit alcohol intake. AICR recommends limiting daily alcohol intake to two drinks for men and one drink for women.
Book Recommendation: The Cancer Survivor’s Guide: Foods That Help You Fight Back – This book explores the connection between nutrition and cancer prevention. It also includes several vegan recipes to get you started on a low-fat, plant-based diet.
Find Time for Exercise
• Aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
• Explore different fitness routines until you find something you love. If you enjoy your exercise regimen, you’re more likely to stick with it.
• Remember that every little bit helps! Whether you’re push-mowing the grass or taking the stairs at work, those minutes count toward your daily total.
Book Recommendation: Anticancer: A New Way of Life – Written by a neuroscientist who discovered a tumor in his own brain, Anticancer serves as a guide to lifestyle changes that prevent and treat cancer. It outlines the importance of diet, exercise, and meditation.
Maintain a Healthy Weight
• Shed excess body fat and belly fat, which increase your risk of developing colon cancer.
• Discover your ideal body weight by calculating your BMI.
• Practice portion control and eliminate calorie-laden junk foods (Source: American Institute for Cancer Research).
Book Recommendation: On The Far Side of The Curve: A Stage IV Colon Cancer Survivor’s Journey – Retiree Wayne Cooke underwent three surgeries and over 70 rounds of chemotherapy to overcome stage IV colon cancer. He shares his journey of hope, strength, and how a positive attitude can help anyone overcome even the greatest odds.
Knowledge really is power, so read up on ways to improve your health this October. Visit your local library or bookstore, and delve into the pages of a good book. It can be your first step toward building a healthier, happier you!
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Organizational alignment is key to achieving strategic goals and successful realization to strategy execution. It is the cornerstone of maximization of goal attainment & a leading driver of organizational success & progress. It’s criticality is only highlighted by the fact, that, we, at The Brew regard it as one of key critical ingredient (of the overall 6 elaborated in The Brew’s Science of Building High Performance Organization) to building of high performance organization.
Based on organizational alignment research, highly aligned organizations have the following attributes, vis a vis the less aligned ones:
- Grow revenue 58% faster
- Are 72% more profitable
- Satisfy customers 3.2-to-1
- Engage employees 16.8-to-1
And hence, the importance of organizational alignment, can’t be understated – one of the key reasons being, most of the strategic organizational goals & metrics are driven by cross functional impact – multiple internal stakeholders & functions having a role to play in its realization, while seeing through the competing goals that realize moving the needle favorably of these strategic goals. Which is why, the importance of organizational alignment becomes so imperative – cos through alignment, the inter-dependencies, the multiplier effects over the value chain & the optimization of organizational resources to get orchestrated, enabling the realization of strategic goals.
How does The Brew’s Organizational Alignment Index helps ?
- It follows a bottom-up approach, giving visibility of critical information percolation & communication at the grassroots
- In addition to last mile information check, it gauges the employee perceptions in terms of readiness, feasibility & preparedness to the ask of essentials for realization of strategic goals.
- The degree & direction of interaction between employee perceptions & employee efforts, from the lens of expectations, accountability, practices & teams
- From the above insights, the Management & Leadership are to get extremely important lead indicators & follow-up actions to improve realization of organizational goals.
The Organizational Alignment Index was created to enable Leaders & Organizations to realize their peak performances, measuring employee perceptions & behaviors on 3 elements (this constitutes Organizational Alignment): Strategic Clarity to Operational Objectivity, Healthy & High Performance Culture and Engaged Employees.
Drawing from validated research, here is the science of elements comprising Organizational Alignment:
- Strategic Clarity to Operational Objectivity explains 31% of the difference in performance between aligned & unaligned organizations. That being said, quite often we have witnessed Leaders believe that their plan for success are twice as clear as their employees. The Alignment score enables Leaders to iron these anomalies out.
- Healthy & High Performance Culture explains 40% of the difference in performance between aligned & unaligned organizations.
- Engaged Employees explains 29% of the difference in performance between aligned & unaligned organizations.
About The Brew
The Brew, enables high impact solutions on levers of human capital, enhancing organizational performance – capability – effectiveness yield, basing to build high performance teams & sustainable high impact workplaces, with ultimate objective to create competitive advantages. Be it building high performing workplaces, or high potential teams, improving organizational effectiveness, or organizational trust, engagement, embedded-ness, culture or to improve business outcomes, human capital ROI – we leverage our demonstrated competence in these outcomes to transform organization. Check out The Brew & The Brew Store for further info.


Hākuturi- Forest folk
Hākuturi were the guardians of the forest, remembered in stories of old and sought by few of this day. We remember our connection to the natural world
is the consistent truth. We search for our kindred spirits.
Created from an exceptional emerald green stone of AAA+ quality, this wee guardian is a highly personal gift that reminds us we have good friends that look out for us.
Already Ancient hand make all our stones in Aotearoa NZ. No two stones are the same!
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We made this piece for the old ones. The forest people. Those who stand small but staunch, those who do their work quietly.
These were the folk who make dead trees alive again, the folk who care and protect the vulnerable, the ones who remember truth. This is the story of Rātā
As we sat amongst the drift wood on the beach on Te Tai Poutini/ West Coast, we reflected on the journey of a tree. From its life, to its death and resurrection by parasitic plants and myscillia. We reflect on the fallen tree being washed out to sea and cleaned only to be returned again as a long log for the fire. As so is the path of the forest. A perpetual process of life and death and resurrection.
Rātā searches for his father's bones so that he can afford them the proper respect. He learns that the sea goblins have the bones in their village. He must build a canoe to get there. He goes into the forest, and fells a tree, and cuts off the top. His day's work over, he goes home, and returns the next morning. To his surprise he finds the tree standing upright and whole. Once again he cuts it down, but when he returns he finds the tree standing again. Rātā hides in the forest, and hears the voices of the multitude of the Hākuturi, who set to work to re-erect the tree, putting each chip into its proper place. He runs out and catches some of the Hākuturi, who tell him they re-erected the tree because he insulted Tāne the god of the forest, by not performing the correct rituals before felling the tree. Rātā is ashamed, and expresses regret. The Hākuturi then make him a canoe, completing the work in one night.
Despite how urgent we feel our cause is we remember others in our environment. The stories of old are still seen today, unfolding in the natural events that display natural "life intelligence". Perhaps nature is crying from our lack of connection to it. Perhaps you are one of its heroes in the small things you do.
We don't see much pounamu of this colour and we use it sparingly. Light moves within the Mantis green Nephrite Jade.
|65 × 20 × 16 mm


The preface from the 2001 book of collected writings by the Broomspring Writer’s Workshop gives a great insight into their times meeting at the Broomhall Centre (then Broomspring Centre):
“It’s seven o’clock on a Monday night in Broomhall. Shirley’s finishing off her day’s work. I’m hauling tables from various corners of the Broomspring Centre, stacking and unstacking chairs, filling the kettle and collecting cups. Mary arrives first; her bus gets her here early. Next comes John, always punctual. We wait, we chat, we check our watches. Ian and Michael and Sarah turn up, then Sue with a bag full of biscuits. Colin brings his bike into the room. Brian comes in, or doesn’t, distracted. He’s getting married soon. We begin.
The book you’re holding in your hand is the result of lots of these Monday nights strung together. We write and read and do a lot of talking about it. It’s been my pleasure to witness the blossoming of such diverse talents. This book is a step along the way.
Linda Lee Welch


I am Samantha Jenkins, a devoted turtle enthusiast and conservationist. My love for nature and my special connection with turtles have shaped my life’s purpose.
Growing up near the coast, I became captivated by the rich marine life inhabiting the oceans. This fascination led me to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology, specializing in the study of sea turtle ecology and conservation. Throughout my studies, I delved deep into understanding the nesting behavior and migratory patterns of various sea turtle species.
During this incredible journey, I had the privilege of working closely with esteemed marine biologists and actively participating in field research projects across diverse coastal regions. I dedicated myself to sea turtle monitoring programs, conducting population assessments, and studying the impact of human activities on nesting sites.
Driven by my experiences and a burning desire to raise awareness about turtle conservation, I decided to share my knowledge and adventures through my turtle blog. It is my aim to provide a platform for fellow turtle enthusiasts, nature lovers, and conservationists to expand their understanding of turtles, their habitats, and the challenges they face in today’s world.
Through my writing, I strive to convey my profound passion for turtles and my unwavering commitment to their preservation. I share engaging articles, informative guides, and captivating stories to educate my readers about the significance of safeguarding these ancient creatures and the ecosystems they call home.
When I’m not immersed in writing or conducting research, you can find me exploring coastal areas, volunteering at local sea turtle rehabilitation centers, and actively engaging with community initiatives focused on turtle conservation. I firmly believe in the power of education, collective action, and raising awareness to make a positive impact on the lives of turtles and the environment as a whole.
I invite you to join me on this incredible journey as I unravel the fascinating world of turtles and share my insights on how we can protect these gentle creatures for generations to come. Together, let’s make a difference in the lives of turtles and the precious ecosystems they inhabit.


Running - Books
About this site
The following reviews include some of our favorite books. We describe a little bit about each one, but mostly the information provided is a subjective analysis of the material.
The New Competitive Runner's Handbook
by Bob Glover and Pete Schuder
This book is the best running reference book I have found to date. It includes information on training for cross-country, the mile, and distances all the way up to marathon and beyond. Not only does this book focus on the experienced runner, but it is also suitable for beginners. The chapters focusing on technique, injury, and nutrition can be useful for all runners.
(Review by Eric)
Pre: The Story of America's Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine
by Tom Jordan
Pre is a great source for information on Steve Prefontaine. There is a lot of analysis of Pre's running, which a runner will appreciate. But, the book also discusses topics that reveal the mystique of Steve Prefontaine. His story is a sad one, but this book really shows what made him so great.


More about Philip
A writer of 17 books (to date),
I love helping others find expression in the written word and so run writing workshops and groups to create a safe, supportive space to help people realise they can write ... and can happily share those writings.
I am a recovering accountant, banker, corporate trainer, lecturer who turned to writing. I somehow found myself involved in (or informed about) international intrigues, dishonesty and fraud, involving banks, governments and police forces. I thought it was time to turn them into stories so everyone can experience the “other side” of life.
Having run personal development courses in several countries (and being a student of A Course in Miracles) I cannot help but bring in the spiritual element to these stories, giving characters (and readers) ways of dealing with stressful situations.
Life is far too interesting to be fluffing about on the sidelines and I (and my characters) are determined to live it to the fullest, even if it means a little danger, stress and uncertainty at times!
I have been a columnist, editor and publisher of magazines in NZ, Australia, South Africa and Czech Republic. I was commissioning editor for Business Books (an imprint of O-Books) and am a freelance writer and editor for clients around the world.
Summary list of writing/publishing experiences
- Publisher of books
- Commissioning Editor for Business Books
- Publisher of national magazine
- Website Editor/Writer
- Columnist for magazines in four countries
- Writer of 14 published books
- Editor for national magazine
- Reporter for weekly newspaper
- Professional freelance writer, proof-reader and editor for clients in Australia, Czech Republic, Norway, Slovenia, Germany, Romania, Arabia, Britain, Canada and America


Putnam Valley High School is proud to announce that student Quinn Gilman-Forlini has been recognized with a regional Gold Key in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2009, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Quinn, a tenth grader at PVHS, was recommended by her English Language Arts teacher, Ms. Tracey Getman, for her short story, Round Trip.
Ms. Getman said, “Quinn is an amazing writer and I am so proud that she is being recognized for both her artistry and ability. Quinn's aspiration is to be a writer and the world of literature should prepare for her arrival!”
Quinn’s story will automatically be forwarded to the national-level judging for these awards, which is happening in late March, with award winners to be announced in April.
The national competition also offers significant opportunities for college scholarship funding as well as additional recognition for the student participants.
In their 86-year history, these awards have recognized some America’s most celebrated authors and artists while they were teenagers, including Richard Avedon, Truman Capote, Joyce Carol Oates, Sylvia Plath, Robert Redford, and Andy Warhol.


Law of Attraction says “the essence of that which is like unto itself, is drawn”. While it may seem a rather simple statement, it is a powerful law that is at the basis of our world. It affects all things at all times. Another way it is often described is “like attracts like” or “whatever you focus on expands”.
Whenever we use expressions such as: “birds of a feather flock together”, “meant to be” “when it rains, it pours”, fell into place”, “it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy”, “out of the blue”; or words such as “luck”, “karma”, “fate”, serendipity”, “and coincidence” we are really referring to the Law of Attraction.
Many authors have written about this most important law. A century ago, in 1906 a man named William Walker wrote the book “Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World”. Four years later, in 1910 a man called Wallace D. Wattles wrote “The Science of Getting Rich”. Ernest Holmes wrote about Law of Attraction in “Basic Ideas of Science of Mind” in 1926. And in 1949 Dr. Raymond wrote “Working with the Law”.
In the 1900’s the teachings on the Law of Attraction became widely available through the publications of “The teachings of Abraham” by Jerry and Esther Hicks. Esther Hicks does a fantastic job of allowing and translating Infinite Intelligence. I personally feel very strong resonance whenever I read or hear Abraham. They always remind us that though, that their wish for all of us, is to go directly to our Source and do our own translating, to trust the guidance that comes forth from within.
It is essential to understand how the Law of Attraction works because everything is brought together by Law of Attraction. No exceptions. We attract into our lives the essence of whatever we think and feel, whether wanted or unwanted.
In the past when we weren’t aware of this, we learned habits of thoughts that contradicted our desires and we attracted unwanted things by default. It is most important to forgive and not beat up on yourself whenever you become aware of focusing in opposition of your desires. Instead be happy and pat yourself on the back whenever you are aware of these no longer necessary habits of thought. If you react negatively you are only giving it more energy- LOA is funny that way.
This is where the second Law, the Law of Deliberate Creation or “focusing on what is intended while being consciously aware of your state of being” comes into play. This is where we give conscious though to what we DO want, where we start putting our attention and energy on all things wanted, where we deliberately intend the way we want to think and feel.
Since every subject is two subjects, the subject itself and the absence of it, it is very important to be aware of what part you are giving the majority of your attention to. People think very much about money, but are they putting their attention of the money they have, on how grateful they are to have it, trusting there’s more where that came from, or worrying about the money they don’t have? The answer is obvious. We’ve all been there, done that.
The third Law, the Art of Allowing is my favorite. It says “I am that which I am and I am willing to allow all others to be that which they are.” When we understand the first two laws it becomes easier to allow. When we truly understand how everything comes to be and that what we experience is within our control, then we are more willing to allow others to be as they are and choose as they choose, even if it’s different than what we would want for them.
The Art of Allowing is “the practiced process of deliberately choosing thoughts and subjects of attention that feel good, with a keen awareness of how that perspective feels to you”. At any moment in time we are free to choose what we give our attention to and in every moment we receive feedback from our Inner Being through emotion.
The Universe at large can’t and doesn’t determine what is right for you and what is not. It just acts in accordance to Universal Laws. It matches your vibration and gives you what you have predominantly been thinking and feeling.
The good news is, our Inner Being, our Source, knows us. It knows what we really want and what our truest intentions are. We contribute to this knowledge every time life helps us conclude preferences. If we weight everything that comes to our attention against the feeling in our belly, (some call it solar plexus or chi center) then we can always tell whether we’re heading towards what we want, or away from it. If we feel good we’re on our path to more of everything we want. If not, that’s ok, make peace with where you are, reach for a slightly better feeling thought and soon you’ll feel the relief of coming into alignment with your Source.
You are allowing your well-being anytime you feel good. Anytime you are Yes! Yes! Yes’ing your way through life, relaxing and having faith that things are unfolding for you. Whenever you are enjoying the moment you are in the state of allowing, of letting the Universe bring you what you want.
It is important not to confuse tolerating with allowing. Tolerating means that you are looking at what you don’t want and doing nothing to try to stop it or change it, and you can tell because it’s an uncomfortable feeling. Allowing means looking briefly at what you don’t want so that you may conclude what you do want and then finding a way of looking at it that still allows your connection to your Inner Being at the same time. Then your job is to turn your undivided attention towards that. In other words, you are of more value to yourself and others when you are solution oriented rather then focusing on a problem with the purpose of fixing it.
An understanding and an application of these universal principles is very helpful in living the joyous life you came forth to live.
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The wind kicked up this evening making quite a howling sound over the field behind the house. I let Foreman outside between gusts and he went out to the grass to do his thing. The wind kicked up and he found himself wanting in but debating on whether his fear of the doggy door was worse than his fear of the wind. After a short pause and a visual plea through the glass window to come in another way, he darted to the house and came through the doggy door.
From that point on, I can put him outside, he does his thing, and then comes right back in the doggy door without pause. Tough love works.


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Linnæus University, Växjö, Sweden, 6–8 October 2020
The history of comprehensive analysis of “girls’ literature” as a genre is an established study in Nordic scholarship. Scholars such as Birgitta Theander, Marika Andræ and Mia Österlund have explored girls’ literature and coming-of-age stories in Swedish-language texts as well as in translated texts. The concept of “flickbok,” which roughly translates into “girl’s book,” is a specific genre label with a defined set of characteristics within a Swedish-language context.
Drawing on this scholarship, we are seeking academic papers exploring the idea of girls and girlhood in children’s literature and young adult literature and film, both in Nordic and in international primary texts. We welcome papers on both historical texts that have been defined as girls’ literature and conceptions of girlhood in contemporary literature of various genres. Scholarship might include what it means to be a girl in specific texts or as demonstrated by particular fictional girls, how girlhood is constructed in texts, how we define “classic texts for girls,” and the ways in which those definitions change over time, or in different countries.
We are especially interested in papers that examine shifting definitions of gender and how it is performed in texts defined as “girls’ literature,” the ways in which texts respond to social issues of girls and girlhood, and how contemporary coming-of-age stories address what it means to be a girl in a specific time and place.
- We encourage papers on (but not limited to) topics such as:
- Representations of girls/girlhood in children’s and YA literature and film
- Intersectional approaches to the concept of girls’ literature and girlhood in children’s and YA literature and film
- Adaptations, revisions, and translations of “classic” girls’ books
- Girl-centric communities in children’s and YA literature and film
- LGBTQ+ approaches to the concept of girls within children’s and YA literature and film
- National and international perspectives on and definitions of girls and girlhood, as well as “girls’ literature” as a genre – Norm-critical readings of children’s and YA literature and film
- Pedagogical approaches to girls/girlhood in children’s and YA literature and film
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To develop and investigate a new saddle-escaping optimiser for deep neural networks, which converges faster with less hyperparameter tuning than existing optimisers.
Analysis of deep networks has established that there are an exponential number of local minima (almost all with similar error to the global minimum), but exponentially more saddle points than minima, known as “saddle point proliferation” [1, 2]. This suggests that getting stuck in a high-error local minimum is less of a problem than the optimiser slowing down near saddle points and plateaux. Furthermore, Newton-based second-order methods, while able to handle low-curvature regions appropriately, are attracted to saddle points, limiting their utility in deep learning. This project aims to explore a new class of cheap second-order methods that quickly escape plateaux without being attracted to saddle points.
 Dauphin et al., Identifying and attacking the saddle point problem in high-dimensional non-convex optimization, NeurIPS, 2014.
 Choromanska et al., The loss surfaces of multilayer networks. J. Mach. Learn. Res., 2015.
 Henriques et al., Small steps and giant leaps: Minimal newton solvers for deep learning, ICCV, 2019.
This is primarily a theory project. Fundamental knowledge of optimisation theory is essential and familiarity with deep learning and the PyTorch framework is recommended. Suggested courses: COMP4670, COMP4680, COMP4691.


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Researchers have attempted to understand the demands of being a dementia caregiver.
Findings suggest that familial caregivers experience a range of difficulties such as burden (van der Lee et al., 2014) and burnout (Astrom, Nilsson, Norberg, Sandman, & Winblad, 1991).
Burnout is common in human service workers and has been described as “physical, emotional, or mental exhaustion, especially in one’s job or career, accompanied by decreased motivation, lowered performance, and negative attitudes towards oneself and others” (VandeBos, 2007, p.140).
Three different dimensions of burnout have been identified; emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and decreased personal accomplishment (Maslach & Jackson, 1981). Emotional exhaustion refers to the reduction of emotional resources leading to irritability and fatigue. Depersonalisation comprises of a carer attempting to emotionally distance themselves from the care recipient and personal accomplishment is how competent an individual feels in their work.


What a great time we had the day that the children from Peter Pan visited our stand this weekend. Steve Hutton (back right) worked with Zach ( a Lost Boy) Aubrey (Peter Pan) and Issy (Wendy). They met and talked with enthusiasm about the parts they played in helping Steve create the characters of this wonderful story. Vistors to the launch we’re delighted.
Steve Hutton, the illustrator of our latest book ‘Peter Pan’ will be on our stand to discuss this wonderful tale and his art. As Steve used real models for his characters, we are also pleased that the models of Peter and Wendy will also be on the stand on the Saturday (only). The fair runs from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 November 2015. Come and join us at the event to see both the book and the original artwork. Contact us for a complimentary ticket to the show.
We are publishing a deluxe limited edition of Peter Pan (only 200 copies). It will go to the printers on the 1st October. We will be launching the book at the ‘Antiques for Everyone’ fair which is held at the Birmingham NEC – 19 – 22 November.
Visit our dedicated webpage for Peter Pan to order your copy and see the amazing illustrations by Steve Hutton.
Northend Creative Print Solutions submitted our two limited edition books in the category ‘Best Book Printer’ and have made it through to the final stages. We will know if they are successful when we attend the ceremony in London mid-October. Our fingers are crossed!


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Aisha Sharif's Book Release
"Won't you celebrate with me?" My first book, To Keep From Undressing, is finally here!
This collection of poems explores my experiences as an African American Muslim woman. It reveals the beautifully complex ways that faith, gender, race, geography, marriage, and motherhood intertwine, and how we, particularly as women, "keep from undressing" when faced with uncovering the truths of our lives.
After a decade of dreaming, writing, editing, and submitting this body of work, I can now share it with all of you! "Won't you celebrate with me?"
Please join me for my book release on Friday, February 1, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm, hosted by the El-Scari Harvey Art Galley, located inside of the Center For Spiritual Living in Kansas City, MO. The evening will consist of me reading select poems and signing purchased copies.
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The 4th national retreat of the churches of Christ took place July 9-12. The retreat was held at the dormitory of the Naval Academy near a beach a few minutes’ walking distance from downtown Gdynia. “Reliability of the Bible” was our theme and our speaker was Curt Niccum from USA. Curt has dedicated his life to studying the original languages of the Bible and currently teaches New Testament Greek at ACU in Texas.In several lessons presented by him and translated by Robert Nowik from Gdynia, we had an opportunity to get a better understanding of the transmission process of the text of the Bible over the centuries. Among other things we learned what is the difference between canonical and inspired writings, that the Bible is the best documented book, as compared to the great classics of literature, as well as the fact that the church did not create the canon of the Bible, but that the inspired books of the Bible constitute the basis for the church. Altogether 41 people participated in the retreat representing 4 different congregations of the Lord’s church.


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Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 6.2 (2023): 18–29; https://dx.doi.org/10.15239/hijbs.06.02.02
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Religion and Local Society)
Popular Reverence and Commercial Publishing in Late Ming Hagiographic Literature
University of Cambridge
Abstract: The turn of the seventeenth century saw a surge in the publication of illustrated hagiographic narratives (chushen zhuan 出身傳), or ‘origin narratives’, in the book meccas of Jiangnan and Fujian. These commercially published books recount the miraculous lives of widely-worshiped cult figures, from Buddhist deities and Daoist immortals to Confucian sages and local heroes. Highly entertaining yet encyclopaedic in scope, origin narratives repackaged the life and lore of their revered protagonists into ‘vernacular’ narratives (xiaoshuo 小說) that seem to have targeted a wide readership. The cultic worship and sacred geographies of the protagonists of origin narratives take centre stage in their main narratives and feature prominently in the paratexts of these books (such as prefaces, postfaces, and appendices), offering practical, current information on the reverence of the protagonists. The incorporation of ‘religious’ materials in the main texts and paratexts of origin narratives highlights the multiple roles that commercial publishers played in late Ming society as cultural agents and producers of knowledge. Origin narratives, I argue, provided commercial publishers with a particularly profitable platform to engage with local cults while promoting their own intellectual and worldly interests.
Keywords: hagiography, print culture, literature, immortals, Ming, Zhenwu, Lü Dongbin
About the Author: Noga Ganany is an Assistant Professor in the Study of Late Imperial China at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Her main research interests are Chinese cultural history, religious practice in China, premodern Chinese literature, print culture and history of the book, travel and pilgrimage, and popular culture. She is currently working on two book projects. Her first monograph, Origin Narratives: Hagiographic Literature and Religious Practice in Late Ming China, examines the role of commercial publishing in propagating cultic reverence of saints, gods, and immortals among lay readers. Her second book project, King Yama: Afterlife Judgments in Chinese Conceptions of the Netherworld, explores lay moral discourses in the last millennium by tracing the history of King Yama in Chinese religious practice, literature, and art. Her most recent publications include ‘Writing and Worship in Deng Zhimo’s Saints Trilogy’ (Religions, 2022) and ‘Journeys Through the Netherworld in Late Ming Hagiographic Narratives’ (Late Imperial China, 2021). Before assuming her current position at Cambridge, Dr. Ganany taught briefly at Boston University (2018–2019), after receiving her Ph.D. from Columbia University in New York (2018). Dr. Ganany is a member of the board of directors of the Society for the Study of Chinese Religions (SSCR) and a board member of the Society for Ming Studies.
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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Larry has authored fourteen books on life and business and is currently working on a few new titles. Some of those books are available on Amazon, Goodreads, Publishers Weekly, Simon & Schuster, Books A Million, and ThriftBooks.
Author writes as Laurence J. Pino on his blog at OurLifeInBusiness, where he pen’s his thoughts on life, business and his family.
Larry embraced the social blogging platform, Medium, as a place to publish his more in-depth essays on business, politics and life musings, complete with historical and bibliographic links.
Larry regularly contributes to the Orlando Sentinel as a guest columnist and a member of the CF100 line up, which comprise some of Central Florida’s most influential people.


Abkhaz poet - January 16, 1938
Famous Abkhaz poet laureate of the State Prize of Gulia, academician, author of many books of poetry, the poem "Golden Fleece", a novel in verse "Fatherland", which played a significant role in the development of the Abkhazian literature.
By the nature of his talent M. Lasuria - lyricist. Peru M. Lasuria has translated into the Abkhaz language novel in verse by Pushkin's "Eugene Onegin", Shota Rustaveli's poem "The Knight in the Panther's Skin", "Novice" and "Demon" by M. Lermontov, "The Prisoner of Chillon" George. Byron "The Song of Hiawatha" G. Longfellow, and others.


The Gender Information Center NORA, which is a member organization of the Czech Women's Lobby, has created a new electronic brochure titled "Threads of History: Beyond the Common Ideas of the Feminist and LGBTQI+ Movement"
The brochure offers a detailed summary of key milestones in the feminist and LGBTQI+ movements and the development of gender and queer studies. It covers a wide range of topics including historical insights into various feminist movements around the world and conflicts within and outside the feminist movement. The brochure does not only stay with history but also names current challenges and ongoing struggles within the feminist and LGBTQI+ movements, such as racism, homophobia, and transphobia.
This document serves as an informative and accessible guide for anyone interested in understanding the historical and current complexities of the feminist and LGBTQI+ movements. The author collective presents key milestones of both movements in an uncomplicated, readable yet comprehensive form, making it particularly useful for elementary and high school teachers who wish to incorporate these topics into their curriculum, for students, and for the general audience interested in gender equality and LGBTQI+ rights.
The publication was created in 2023 and is the output of the project "Streets Aligned – Supporting educators towards a LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Education"
The author collective consists of MgA. Bc. Eva Lukešová, Mgr. Dagmar Matulíková, Mgr. et Mgr. Tamara Jačisko Nasri from the organization Gender Information Center NORA, o.p.s..
You can download the publication below, in both Czech and English.


Over the past year this guide was written, compiled, and updated for community members, organizers, and activists to develop a shared understanding of our rights in uncertain times. It is focused on policing, criminalization, militarization, and other forms of state power. As we collectively navigate multiple crises including the COVID19 pandemic, now more than ever there is a deep need for centralized information. In this guide, you’ll find information on rights during uprisings, quarantine, stay-at-home orders, and more.
The guide was last updated on February 26, 2021. All information that has shifted up until that date has been edited. Please see the first five pages of the guide for additional COVID related resources. This guide was written by Pooja Gehi, Gabriel Arkles, Che Johnson-Long, Ejeris Dixon, Ken Montenegro, and Emmy Esquerre.
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‘Stay Social’ is a beautiful accommodation space designed to bring people together for work and play. We believe that connections between people can result in new business collaboration that transforms community and life! When Frances Ardern got in touch with us to stay with her family for her book launch we got just a little bit excited and had to share her story with you.
“The people who are staying with me at Stay Social span three generations: my late grandmother’s brothers, my parents, and other relatives who are teachers within the Catholic Education system,” smiles Frances.
Frances, completing her masters in education this year, is under 30 and achieving a life-time goal that so many of us hope to achieve; the publication of her first book, ‘ Celebrating the Story ’.
Three years ago Frances received a commission from the Catholic Education Office of Sandhurst, to write about the history of Catholic Education in the Sandhurst Diocese. For more than 160 years Catholic schools have been providing education for families in the Sandhurst Diocese when the first school opened on the Bendigo Goldfields in 1853.
“It means so much to me to have everyone here to celebrate,” Frances explains. “My family has travelled from as far as Mildura. My Grandfather was the first lay teacher in this region, so we are celebrating our family connections within the Diocese.”
The people Frances met to gather research material are still very active in our community and passionate about education. “The stories I collected for this book share a common thread that education builds community and education received by one person not only benefits that person, but the community they live within.”
- Frances is pictured above with Aidan and Jeremy, Karen and Chris’ sons who attend a local Catholic Primary School.


Houston philanthropist Franci Neely says reading is not only one of her top hobbies, but she finds great stress relief in the pages of a compelling book. In fact, Neely’s had such a lifelong love for reading, she looks back fondly on her childhood days when she would write stories and plays and act them out for neighborhood children.
“There is never just one book. Since I was a little girl, I’ve had my nose in books,” Franci Neely told ideamensch.com.
Full story: https://www.dailyuw.com/ask_the_experts/franci-neely-reflects-on-the-books-that-changed-her-life/article_f6417cba-65e1-11ed-830f-bff226cafac6.html


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