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AlterNet - March 29, 2011
By Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet
It's been years since the massive wave of Catholic clergy-abuse stories began to break, with victims speaking out and horrors uncovered. It's true that instances of traumatizing sexual and physical abuse from clergy in many other religions and denominations have surfaced in the ensuing years, proving that the problem is hardly endemic to one religion or group of people. But in Catholic strongholds where abuse was widespread, the problem has been systemic, and the coverup attempts by the church are egregious and often premeditated and coordinated. Centralized hierarchies have led to centralized denial--until recent years, when there has been a centralized attempt to clean house.
Nowadays, the subject of child abuse by the clergy is often one broached by standup comedians and cynics. A disconnect is growing between the American Catholic church and its followers, and not just on this issue: study after study shows that Catholic laypeople are aligned with the rest of the American population--and against the church--when it comes to "social issues" abortion, especially birth control (which a vast majority use, directly countering church doctrine) and now even gay marriage.
Yet the clergy abuse stories continue to unfold in the arenas of church politics, law enforcement and the religious landscape. The last big scandal was in Wisconsin, when abuse at a school for the deaf was revealed, and more have surfaced since.
Just this week a record financial settlement was reached with abuse victims in the Northwest, while the Philadelphia abuse scandal continued. Last Friday alone, the New York Times published three separate stories about Catholic clergy abuse cases; a Google news search for "Catholic priest abuse" revealed ongoing or recently concluded cases in Connecticut, California, Tennessee and the Midwest--and these are just domestic cases. In Ireland, the entire nation remains up in arms about a "smoking gun" document which revealed, essentially, that the coverup of abuses there was sanctioned by the Vatican.
And that culture of denial and collusion that has been so slow to change may explain why these stories keep popping up even after earnest vows of reform from the church. A system that worked for decades one way may not be able to transform overnight--particularly when many of the power dynamics remain the same.
The Philly 21
Two Times stories were related to the unfolding case in Philadelphia, in which a grand jury found that " the archdiocese allowed 37 priests accused of abuse or inappropriate behavior to remain in ministry." As a result, a few weeks ago the church suspended 21 clergy or teachers now being referred to by some as "the Philly 21" or "the Philadelphia 21."
This was after a new system of "review" boards had been implemented by the church (in the wake of other scandals) to root out exactly this kind of problem. But the review boards, staffed by outsiders with experience in law enforcement and accountable to church authorities, found no problem in Philadelphia even where the legal system found many.
A criminal proceeding is beginning against several church officials, including a monsignor,two priests, one former priest, and a former school teacher under the parochial purview:
"The priests and the schoolteacher are already accused of rape; the monsignor, William Lynn, the highest-ranking official to be accused of a crime in the three-decade-long abuse scandal in the United States, is suspected of covering up rape by the priests and is charged with child endangerment."
One of the stories in the Times described a "blistering courtroom session" at a preliminary hearings for the case, at which the monsignor was repeatedly told by the judge that it could jeopardize his own interest to have a defense team sponsored by the archdiocese itself--which would have a vested interest not in him, but in the church. Nonetheless, he insisted on retaining that defense.
A second article about the Philadelphia case on Friday examined whether this spreading scandal proved that the work many American ecclesiastical authorities had put in establishing their own review protocols was in vain, if such internal reviews simply couldn't pick up on the abuse. Supposedly, a new "zero tolerance" era had been launched after the Boston Diocese debacle at the beginning of this decade. But the fact that these review boards have no legal subpoena power and can only use documents and evidence that isvoluntarily handed to them of course, is a huge part of the problem.
Northwest Nightmare
On Friday another case came to a close. This time it was a less recent one--a Jesuit order in the Northwest settled a longstanding case for $166 million against a group of nearly 500 abuse victims, mostly from the disadvantaged and vulnerable group of Alaskan and American natives, many of whom were orphans. The abuse took place decades ago. It has been strongly implied by victim's advocate groups, the Times reported, that the remoteness of some of the parishes and schools and the socially isolated position of the students and families there meant that "problem priests" were shipped to the area to be out of people's way, with little regard to the potential victims awaiting them there.
Attorney Blaine Tamaki gave a sharp statement to reporters, pointing out that the financial payout and the number of victims makes this a record-setting settlement--hardly a memorable milestone for the church.
"The $166.1 million is the largest settlement by a religious order in the history of the world. Over 450 Native American children ... were sexually abused repeatedly, from rape to sodomy, for decades throughout the Northwest," Tamaki told the press, according to CNN. "Instead of teaching these children how to read and write, Jesuit priests were teaching them distrust and shame. Instead of teaching the Native American children the love of God, these Jesuit pedophile priests were molesting these young children."
In the last decade, many have speculated that the Catholic attitude toward sex (only for procreation, not for pleasure), sin and repentance and the celibacy requirement for clergy are a source of the problem. But it's impossible to generalize or to pinpoint the cause. Instead what can be said is that in order for abuses of power to end, conceptions and distribution of power needs to change--particularly in a system which is hierarchical and authority-based and the ultimate authority is theoretically derived from a divine source. It's no coincidence that many of the abuse victims were poor or alone or unable in some way to fight back, and that their abusers had a vast network of resources behind them.
This heartfelt search for answers from Maureen Martinez, a Catholic woman in Philadelphia goes over all the doctrinal possibilities, the issue of celibacy, of mentally ill men hoping to find shelter in the church as priests, and settles at last on the core problem of power:
"And this is the heart of the issue with the church: Offenders feel they are invincible. And their higher-ups who covered up the crimes also feel they are invincible. In fact, one could argue that the bishops and cardinals who knowingly shuffled sex offenders from one parish to another are even more at fault. They are not mentally ill."
Sarah Seltzer is an associate editor at AlterNet, a staff writer at RH Reality Check and a freelance writer based in New York City. Her work has been published in Jezebel.com and on the websites of the Nation, the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal. Find her at sarahmseltzer.com.
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1963 letter by church expert on pedophile priests shows Pope Paul VI and Vatican officials ignored warnings to expel problem priests
Current wave of global Catholic scandals just tip of iceberg says Quebec advocate who predicts many more to come
Boston Globe reporters who exposed widespread sex crimes scandal which led to current Catholic crisis say far more yet to come
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A coalition of Jordanian media outlets, professional societies and political parties filed a lawsuit against Dutch Member of Parliament Geert Wilders for releasing a short anti-Islam film on the internet in March. "Amman Public Prosecutor Hassan Abdullah has launched an investigation into offences directed by Wilders against the Prophet Mohammed, Islam and Muslims," Zakaria al-Sheikh, who leads the "The Messenger Unites Us" campaign, told a press conference.
At the same time a campaign was launched in Jordan to boycott Dutch and Danish products over the film and caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed published in Danish newspapers.
In an interview with a Dutch newspaper Zakaria told that the goal of his campaign is to make 'insulting Islam' illegal by law. It must be on the same line as the denial of the Holocaust.
Our dear bigot didn't say anything about 'death wishes' against Jews and the systematical news terror against Jews in his tribal country and other Middle East countries.
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I recently read a very interesting piece by Jean Martin, a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review: For Senior Leaders, Fit Matters More than Skill. Jean writes about the need to evaluate an executive's "network fit" when considering him or her for hire. By "network fit," she means "how well the potential hire will fit with the way his or her new colleagues work." This is distinctly different from "cultural fit," which predicts how well the executive will align with the corporate culture more broadly.
Jean points out that executives who fail often do so because of a problem with "network fit." She goes on to examine whether internal recruiters are better able to sense network fit when compared to external search partners. I think it's fair to say that she doesn't think either party does a particularly good job on this critical aspect of evaluating external executives for key leadership positions.
The article got me thinking – always dangerous – so I thought I would share a couple of reactions.
If you get to know the executive's team at the front end of the search, you can help the team align with the executive when the search is done – two ideas that will help stack the deck for success.


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Lily and James' brilliant idea. Yeah, right.
Lily Evans rushed to meet her best friends in the Great Hall for breakfast. Her and Potter had come up with a brilliant idea last night during their Heads meeting. All the prefects agreed and even the Headmaster thought it had been a great idea. The red-head zoomed past the herd of students and sat down at the side of the table next to her best friends Alesha and Katie. The brunette and the blonde looked at her suspiciously. It was weird for Lily to come down to breakfast cheerfully after another Head's meeting with James Potter.
It had been a ritual they had gotten used to in the two months that they had been in their seventh year. Lily hated James with a passion and when she realized she had to spend a whole year with him she nearly fainted. Fortunately for her it seemed that James had decided to grow up a little bit over the summer and he did not ask her out constantly like she thought he would have. Lily had even started to consider him an acquaintance.
That had been quite an achievement for James.
"Why are you so happy today?" Alesha asked her best friend.
Lily smiled. "Me and James came up with an amazing idea yesterday!"
Katie and Alesha exchanged looks before smirking at the red-head with a knowing look on their amused faces. "James huh?" asked Katie waggling her eyebrows.
Lily narrowed her eyes at the Latina. "Yes, James, that's his name isn't it?" she snapped knowing her best friends were going to make yet another remark on her and James supposedly being perfect for each other and in need of a good snog.
Alesha rolled her eyes. "Chill Lily, now tell us what's this great idea you two came up with?"
Lily's glare disappeared and was covered with a big grin which spread from one of her ears to the other. Whatever they had come up with must have been a pretty good idea since it was making her this happy. "We are having a school play."
Her best friends stared at her blankly. Was that it?
"No you two don't understand, let me explain," she said clearing her throat as if preparing for a long speech. "It's going to be the most amazing school play ever because it's different from all the others in the previous years. It's not going to be funny or a comedy in any way but actually based on a real life event, on real people. Want to know who these people are?"
The blonde and the brunette sipped from their coffees, their faces clearly bored and their expressions visibly sending across the message that they weren't interested in that much of whatever Lily was going on about but were listening to her anyway because she was their best friend.
"Enlighten me," Katie stated dryly.
"It's going to be about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's secret love." she said smiling. "Just think about it. Anne Boleyn is the reason why Britain has the religion it has today. Henry VIII challenged the Christian church and created the Church of England because he loved Anne so much and wanted to divorce his wife. He wanted Anne to be his wife. He didn't want to be married to Katherine of Aragon any longer. He defied everything that was known in his era. You see Anne came from a noble background but not as noble as Henry's wife Katherine. And it didn't make it any easier that the population adored Katherine and didn't like Anne very much...."
"What are you? A bloody Henry VIII encyclopaedia or something?" asked Alesha.
Lily rolled her eyes. "I've already put banners up on the school board and people have been signing up for the auditions. It's only fifth years and up though except for some first years we will need for the younger characters. I just think it's fascinating don't you? He could have easily just kept her as a mistress but he loved her much more than that so he divorced his queen to marry her. He was the first ever King to divorce in the history of English monarchs."
Katie frowned, her face in an obvious state of confusion. "But if he loved her so much, why did he behead her?"
"Because she didn't produce a son but a daughter, who turned out to be Elizabeth the 1st, one of England's greatest queens of all time. But that is beside the point!" growled Lily shaking her head at how her best friends weren't understanding just how amazing this idea was.
"Exactly what I said Lily love," added James Potter as he and his Marauders made their way to the Angels. The girls couldn't help but roll their eyes at him.
The Marauders, now they were something else. The group was made of four boys, four arrogant, annoying and extremely popular boys.
James Potter. He was the most popular boy in the school. He had jet black hair that never seemed to stay in place and round glasses that hid his beautiful hazel eyes. His body was perfectly shaped due to his extensive Quidditch training, he was captain after all. He was popular and boy did he know it. His traditional 'Potter smirk' was constantly glued to his face and his love for Lily was undeniable. Alesha and Katie didn't mind him that much; he was a good-hearted boy, just a bit arrogant. But Lily was their best friend and if she hated him, they just had to tag along.
Remus Lupin. Katie did wonder how he got to be in the Marauders. He had sandy blonde hair and friendly brown eyes. He had a kind of 'cute' look about him and he was the only one that (with the exception of Katie) Alesha and Lily actually managed to call a friend. Lily got on with him more than Alesha. He was tall, about 6 ft 2 and had a huge smile that could just make your kneels turn into jelly (with the exception of Katie again.) He was much less arrogant than James, or any of the other Marauders. He was normally the one that got them out of trouble rather than in.
Peter Pettigrew. Now, he was a mystery. How he ended up with the Marauders everyone wondered. He was quite short compared with the others and a bit plumper than the others. He had small beady eyes and short blonde hair. He was always very quiet and shy. He kind of tagged along after the others and he himself couldn't believe he had ended up in such a cool group of guys.
And last was Sirius Black, the womanizer. The girls had lost count of the amount of 'girlfriends' he had half way through fifth year. Well, to be completely honest who would say no to him? He had shaggy black hair and misty grey eyes. He was gorgeous and had a kind of 'bad guy' look. He was an absolute flirt, not that he minded. He was hot and he knew it. His body was sculpted to perfection; Quidditch had done him good too. The Angels hated him, all for their own reasons. Katie couldn't get over that fact that he had cheated on her at the end of fifth year. Katie Ramirez never gets cheated on. Lily and Alesha thought that was a pathetic reason. The day before Black had cheated on Katie, she had cheated on him.
Lily hated him for how he pestered her about James. He and Potter were absolute jerks to her, always doing pranks on her, always making fun of her. And it annoyed the hell out of her when he called her 'Red'.
Alesha had different reasons from her best friends. She hated him for who he was. He would be a complete arse and absolute flirt in front of anyone else but when he was around her he turned into this charming and mature man and she hated it. The way he always looked at her as if he was studying her, the way he puzzled her every time he talked to her, the way every time he tried to grab her hand or her wrist, she felt a tingling sensation erupt through her whole body. She hated him for it. She hated him for how he made her feel.
"I told you, Padfoot. It doesn't matter that he beheaded her or not, he still loved her." James told his best friend who rolled his eyes and shook his head scoffing.
"Yeah, he loved her so much he just killed her because she didn't give him a son but a daughter who was actually one of the best Queens of England. I think his perception of love was a bit different from mine," stated Sirius.
Alesha snorted at his comment. "Your perception of love, Black, is the same as Henry VII. You know nothing about love, Black."
"I actually know a lot about love Johnson," he retorted smirking.
"What is love then, Black? Tell me oh wise one," Alesha asked, her voice dripping with evident sarcasm. Katie and Lily sniggered as Alesha looked up at Sirius with her eyebrow raised, obviously waiting for an answer, her blue eyes twinkling with mischievousness.
Sirius leaned forwards across the table sticking his face into Alesha's. "Love, Johnson, is a deep and passionate affection felt between two lovers that spurs the sense of attachment and is built by a range of different feelings creating a tender and adoring care for another person," he replied smugly.
Alesha looked shocked for a second but then quickly composed her face to her usual smirk. "So that is how you get into girls' knickers? You charm them by telling them what love is after having memorized it off a dictionary. Typical."
"And is that how you turn guys away Johnson, you turn their romantic gestures into a joke?" he snapped back, his temper getting the best of him. She always knew how to make him angry just like he always knew how to get under her skin and irritate her.
"I don't call that romantic, Black," she hissed. "That was nothing more than a sleazy way for arrogant and obnoxious idiots like you to get lucky with a girl who is stupid enough to fall for those types of tricks."
"And how would you know anything about romance, Johnson?" he asked, her an irritated edge to his voice. "You're as cold as ice."
Alesha looked at Sirius in pure loathing, her face etched with a death glare. "Just because I don't flirt with everything that walks past me doesn't mean I'm cold as ice as you so nicely put it."
"So just because people like to show their affections publicly you think that is all fake do you? Not everyone is like you, not everyone is capable of being an insufferable selfish spoilt little brat," he spat back at her.
Alesha smirked. He had just given her a way to win the dispute by turning his own argument against him. "You have just proven to me that your perception of love is not much different from Henry VIII actually," she said her eyes challenging him. "You just cheat or 'move on' from all your girlfriends once you're bored just like he did or is that just another way to show your affections? You see Henry VIII reasons at least made sense, he needed an heir and Anne Boleyn only gave him a daughter whilst your reasons are simply generated by your level of testosterone," Alesha replied, her eyes narrowing.
Sirius glared at her. "Well I could say the same for you. Should I remind you of how in sixth year you stole Marianne Smith's boyfriend? Bit like Anne Boleyn don't you think? She stole Henry from Katherine just like you stole Mark from Marianne. You're exactly the same, with the difference that Anne Boleyn actually loved Henry and didn't just use him for a quick shag in a broom closet down the corridor just because she had a phobia of displaying her feelings publicly."
Alesha looked like she had just been slapped. "You have no idea what happened so don't you dare bring that into this," she answered back angrily.
He smirked evilly. "Oh so you agree? Something did happen then? You are just as bad as Anne Boleyn!"
The rest of the group held their heads in their hands. It was so common for those two to have an argument and when Sirius accused her of being something she wasn't then the whole fight would escalate into some kind of competition where they would continue to prove each other wrong and try to come out on top. They all sighed, waiting for what challenge they would set each other this time. They all did wonder why they both never learned from their mistakes. Alesha couldn't help but pick a fight with Sirius just to prove to him how she was better at anything than him and Sirius couldn't help but irritate her constantly with his sleazy remarks and witty innuendos he would use as comebacks to her accusations.
"I am nothing like Anne Boleyn! I am not like you! You cheat and break girls' hearts as if it was your hobby just like he did!" she cried, standing up and slamming her coffee on the table making it go everywhere, especially over Katie who scowled at her for ruining her white shirt with brown stains.
"And I am nothing like Henry VIII!" Sirius roared back.
She turned to Lily a look of determination set in her face. "Lily I'm auditioning for the part of Anne Boleyn in the play." She then turned back to face Sirius. "If I get the part, Black, you'll realise just how different I will have to act from my normal self and will be eating your words at comparing me with Anne Boleyn."
Sirius grinned evilly at Alesha and then turned to Lily too. "Red I'm auditioning for Henry VIII so I can prove to Johnson over here that I am nothing like him."
"Fine!" Alesha yelled before turning on her heel, ready to walk out of the Great Hall.
Sirius smirked, quickly jumped across the table and grabbed her wrist, pulling her back towards him. Oh, how he loved infuriating her. "Johnson, no goodbye kiss? After all you will have to be my lover, if we both get the part and I think we need to practice don't you?"
Alesha snatched her wrist out of his grip glaring at him in a way that would make most boys tremble in fright but just made him chuckle in her face. "I wouldn't kiss you even if they paid me," she hissed before marching out of the Great Hall at great speed and towards her lesson not looking back at a certain cocky Gryffindor boy.
James and Lily exchanged worried looks. "Erm, if you get the part I hope you do realise that you will have to kiss?" stated James as Sirius grinned and sat down next to him.
"Not a problem mate," he said grinning.
Remus looked at Sirius in a sympathetic way from across the table. "I don't think it's you we have to worry about. I think we have to worry about what Johnson will do to you if you both get the part and she realises she has to kiss you."
Peter nodded as he sat next to Sirius. "Yeah, I think you should start writing your will Padfoot," he said making Sirius snort with laughter.
This was going to be an interesting school play.
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The best DIY for kids projects are a great way to connect with your children through fun and work. It is a process where you enable your kids to do different things with their hands. It is the perfect way to show them that they can do everything. Also, DIY projects are healthy, creative exercises for your children which will teach them to cherish work more than the thing itself. Due to that, I bring you few ideas you can DIY with your children.
Foosball Game Table
Foosball is a great toy for your kids because it is a game kids can play together. For the game, you will need a cardboard shoebox, plastic cocktail straws, wooden barbecue sticks and clothespins. Make the holes for the goals and for the rods just like the real foosball table has. When the box is done, give it to your children so they can decorate it. In meantime, fill the plastic straws with barbecue sticks. You have to do that because the straws must carry the foosball players. Don't forget to close the ends of the straws. The foosball players will be clothespins you can decorate because you have two teams. That means more coloring for the children! If you have two kids, give each one a team and one color and let them have fun. When the clothespins are done you can continue. Grab the cardboard box, put the rods in the holes and fix the clothespins with the glue on the rods.
Wooden Crate Storage and Display For Cars
Before you start making this interesting car storage, take one of the toy cars your son has and try if it fits in the toilet paper roll. If it fits great! If it doesn't fit, find a bigger roll for it. You can use the wooden crate, but you have to see if the rolls fit in the crate one next to the other. If they do, you can start gluing one roll on the other and fill the entire crate with paper rolls. Your job is done! Now, give the garage to your children and let them color it with their favorite colors form the outside. When the paint is dry, start parking the cars!
Kids Chalkboard Town
This game actually fits perfectly with the crate garage I mentioned before. Buy some wooden panels and draw shapes of houses on it. Cut them by the shape and use the chalkboard paint to paint one side. While the paint dries, find as many chalks as you can in white and other colors. Now it is time for the kids to draw windows and doors on the houses! When it is done, your kids can play with cars in an actual city. The chalkboard paint is great because your kid can change the appearance of the city as many times as he likes.
Snake Tie
Snake tie has two advantages. You can finally get rid of that ugly tie your husband wears and you can make adorable snake toy from it. All you need to do is fill the tie with cotton filling and close it carefully. Your kids can help you with the cotton filling, they will have so much fun. Don't forget to make eyes and the recognizable snake tongue on the snake's head. This will be the most adorable and softest snake on the planet.
Bowling Game
The bowling game is a great addition to your backyard and it is extremely easy to make. All you need for it is paint a couple of tin cans. To be more exact, you can use 10 tin cans. Clean them and paint them with the protective layer. When the cans are dry, hand them over to the kid's coloring department for a paint job! When the cans are done you will have a colorful game for the back yard!
As you can see, the DIY projects are extremely simple and all your kids have to do for now is color. It is the safest and the most entertaining task for them. That is the first step in making them DIY masters over the years! J
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Mark is a blogger with one true passion – foosball. He has a blog about it because he wants the world to know how great foosball is. Mostly, his posts are made for foosball rookies because it is hard to find proper foosball information on the internet. Due to that, he focuses on reviewing foosball tables so the people can easily find what they need. One of those reviews you can read here: http://www.foosballzone.com/harvard-foosball-table/
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The Union of Vietnamese Student Associations Gulf Coast, also known as Tổng Hội Sinh Viên Việt Nam Miền Vùng Vịnh Gulf Coast, is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization created to serve and develop the next generation of Vietnamese leaders. Originally formed on April 1, 2014 by five Vietnamese Student Association alumni from Louisiana and Mississippi, UVSA Gulf Coast has evolved into a larger organization composed of over two dozen elected and appointed delegates representing the Intercollegiate Council, Cabinet, Alumni Advisors, and Executive Board.
Mission Statement
To promote cultural awareness, engage in community service, collaborate in
philanthropic causes, and foster leadership and professional development within
the Vietnamese-American community.
Our logo represents our region - the Gulf Coast - which represents Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
The oddly shaped circle represents a hurricane, which is what the Gulf Coast region is really familiar with.
The bands acts as arms, and the circles above as heads, to represent unity in leadership with a sense of community.
The 3 stripes in the middle represents the cultural aspect of UVSA-GC and the Vietnamese Flag.
Our official logo was designed in 2014 by Paulina Nguyen, a former Fleur De Ladies dance member and alumna from Louisiana State University.


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Number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers an extraordinary new trilogy--an epic tale that breaks down the boundaries between reality and the otherworldly, while forging together the passions of the men and women caught in a battle for the fate of humanity...
In the last days of high summer, with lightning striking blue in a black sky, the sorcerer stood on a high cliff overlooking the raging sea...
Belting out his grief into the storm, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith rails against the evil that has torn his twin brother from their family's embrace. Her name is Lilith. Existing for over a thousand years, she has lured countless men to an immortal doom with her soul-stealing kiss. But now, this woman known as vampire will stop at nothing until she rules this world--and those beyond it...
Hoyt is no match for the dark siren. But his powers come from the goddess Morrigan, and it is through her that he will get his chance at vengeance. At Morrigan's charge, he must gather five others to form a ring of power strong enough to overcome Lilith. A circle of six: himself, the witch, the warrior, the scholar, the one of many forms and the one he's lost. And it is in this circle, hundreds of years in the future, where Hoyt will learn how strong his spirit--and his heart--have become.
By the goddess Morrigan's blessing, Hoyt is now on a mission to stop Lilith and her legion of undead. He travels forward in time and got reacquainted with Cian in 21st century New York. After much deliberation, Cian is now part of the circle of 6, Morrigan's army, that will squash Lilith's plan for world dominion on Samhain.
Soon enough the army is complete and their first encounter with Lilith was bloody. But even with Morrigan's backing, can the circle accomplish what they set out to do?
Nora Roberts is probably an author you wouldn't expect to read in our blog. I personally haven't read any of her novels until this one. But running a blog can open your mind to a lot of possibilities and who ever said that adventures should be limited to physical adventures?
I was a blank slate when I started this book. All I know is that Roberts will be exploring Celtic myth and the setting is in Ireland with a touch of time travel and that was something I got excited about. A new spin on something old. The vampires in this series are old school: nocturnal, scary, can glamour and shape shift, terrifyingly beautiful, very ruthless predators and most definitely formidable villains. Very reminiscent of Dracula if you ask me.
Now I know that Nora Roberts is a romance author so I was really expecting to swoon over the cheesy but intense romance. I'm not sure about her other novels but on this book, that part was a little flat. Although I like that Glenna was very confident about herself and went after the very conservative Hoyt. But unfortunately I wasn't swept away by the chase.
The characters' profiles are interesting but it wasn't supported that much by their back stories aside from the leads. Book one focused a lot on Hoyt and Glenna and a bit about Cian but I wanted to read more about the other circle members, Queen Moira, Larkin who is a shifter, and Blair a demon hunter who is a descendant of Hoyt and Cian's sister. And of course contrast it with Lilith and her minions.
So will I read books 2 and 3? I will because book 1 gave me enough juice to prod me further and finish the trilogy. We'll meet more characters and I'm hoping that the Tuatha De will make an appearance plus I'm interested about Morrigan and Lilith so hopefully I get to read more about them in the succeeding books.
My favorite quotes:
"Do you miss the sun?" Hoyt wondered. "Walking in it, feeling it on your face?"
"They've found it gives you cancer of the skin." Cian
"But her strengths lie in her bow and in her mind." Larkin in defense of Moira
"Great, she can think a vamp to death. Let me know how that works out." Blair


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Here at CPC, the mission of our Parish Nursing program is the intentional integration of the practices of faith and nursing through the following services:
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Building spare parts
Dr. Ian Rogers and his team are building bioartificial kidneys for transplantation.
A Canadian 2009 report found that while the rate of organ donations has increased significantly in the past decade, it lags well behind the rapidly growing need among Canadians requiring organ transplants for various illnesses.
But scientists are working on ways to make organs more accessible, and to overcome the limitations associated with transplantation. Associate Scientist Dr. Ian Rogers and his team at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital are currently attempting to create a bioartificial kidney that can be used for transplantation.
The process requires careful removal of all cells from within a non-useable kidney, followed by replacement with new, healthy kidney cells derived from stem cells. In doing so, special precautions are taken to maintain the structure of the extra-cellular matrix.
"By removing all of the cells in the non-useable kidney and replacing them with new cells that are a match for the patient, we are using the kidney matrix to help replicate the natural process of organ formation and produce a functional kidney for transplantation," says Dr. Rogers.
The research was aided by Shawn Chua PhD in his lab who played a large role in working out the process of decellularization of the kidney. In order to limit kidney exposure to harsh treatments, Shawnused a profusion pump attached to the renal vein with a needle that allowed for better decellularization over a short time. He then used the same method to place the stem cells back into the kidney for recellularization.
The team faced many hurdles during the procedure, especially when recellularizing the kidney. "Determining which stem cells would differentiate into the various compartments within the kidney in the correct 3D formation and proper sequence is very challenging," says Dr. Rogers, who applied his knowledge of engineering pancreatic tissues to this new work in the kidney.
For example, during the pancreas work Dr. Rogers found that stem cells could become functional in the animal after only partial in vitro differentiation. When his team was faced with the challenge of forming specialized structures of the kidney, they looked to their previous work with the pancreas for clues. "We are expecting that the stem cells that have differentiated into immature kidney cells in culture will continue to grow into mature kidney cells once inside the kidney's matrix," says Dr. Rogers.
Dr. Susan Quaggin,a Lunenfeld clinician-scientist, Canada Research Chair in Vascular and Metabolic Biology and a leading expert in kidney disease, is a collaborator on the project. "Although our lab is undertaking this project on the kidney, we are primarily a stem cell lab, so having Dr. Quaggin in such close proximity is very helpful for overcoming specific challenges," says Dr. Rogers.
Although Dr. Rogers studies stem cells from bone marrow for most of his work, the future of this field lies in the use of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells). This method would require taking skin cells from the organ recipient and genetically inducing them to become stem cells that can then be instructed to differentiate into the required organ.
"There is enormous potential for growth using iPS cells," Dr. Rogers says, noting that in 2010, over 1,200 kidney transplants were performed from kidney donors in Canada. Dr. Rogers emphasizes the importance of this research in increasing the rate of successful organ transplants. "The application of this new method could mean greater survival rates for patients suffering from severe organ damage for various reasons."


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Leading the discussion on the topic of "cultivating a network of mentors and maximising the relationships" was veski board member Dr Jane Ryan. She was joined by Dr Megan Baldwin, Circadian Technologies; Dr Seanna Davidson, Monash University; Ms Dominique Fisher, CareerLounge; Mr David Gould, Committee for Melbourne and Professor Marilys Guillemin, University of Melbourne.
With fresh insights from the panel, the 150 attendees from a diverse range of sectors were then given the opportunity to further develop their new skills in unique sessions of speed mentoring, slow networking and mentoring models.
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Positive feedback and interaction began early and continued throughout the afternoon with a high level of audience participation through social media and live polling. By being able to interact virtually and instantly with their peers, attendees felt comfortable in engaging in the interactive sessions.
During the panel, the audience had the chance to provide feedback on their own experience with a mentoring relationship, and vote on the questions they would most like answered.
Feedback showed that people are continuously looking for new ways to build lasting connections with their peers and build their own professional development.
The speed mentoring, slow networking and mentoring model sessions provided attendees with different perspectives on mentoring, and the buzz in the room indicated they were a great success.
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Why do you want a mentor? Do you choose them or they choose you and how? All good questions at #veski event.
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- The panel revealed that mentoring is based on strong leadership, a symbiotic relationship with mutual respect and a real commitment to understanding each person in the relationship.
- "Mentoring don'ts for mentees: don't be anxious meeting a mentor; don't use mentors to pave the way for your career; and don't use the time for coffee."
- Marilys Guillemin: Three types of listening integral in a successful mentoring relationship "Deep listening, Two way listening and reflective listening"
- Seanna Davidson: Be strategic with mentoring sessions. They're busy people so: prepare questions, turn up on time & thank them.
- David Gould: "What do you want from the relationship? It helps to choose the right mentor" and "Trust within the mentor relationship is very important"
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- Megan Baldwin: "Mentors don't direct, they guide"
- Dominique Fischer: Mentoring is about helping people find their own way and make their own decisions.
veski is looking forward to the fourth chapter in the inspiring women series which will focus on 'marketing yourself and self promotion'. This next topic was identified in the first lecture as a high topic of interest.
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I've always been challenged by the idea of writing lyrics that will tell a story, get a laugh or a tear or just connect with someone somewhere. While playing in bands I would get maybe one or two songs a set depending on the person fronting the band. I always did originals. I often joke that I don't want to ruin someones else song with my voice. I used humor in songs as a way to connect and get the audience to listen. When I began playing solo I found that I could connect with serious lyrics. Communicating feelings with a few chords and words in 3 minutes is a task that I love.
My first rule of writing is to include "THINGS" that help paint a picture. Feelings and emotions come second. The third rule is EDIT, EDIT, EDIT. I never accept the first effort. I can always do better or make it more relatable. Finally I try to keep the songs simple. Clear images and solid hooks. Most people's attention span is very short so try to hook them in the first verse. Long songs…4 minutes or more…risk losing the audience. I've seen it too many times. Keep the songs short and to the point. It's a craft that I'm proud of and work hard at.
I always maintained a full time day job and career simply because making a living as a musician is a very long shot and no way to raise a family or keep a marriage together. While I cherish writing and performing I am a terrible self-promoter. Shy, insecure perhaps or just humble enough to realize that there are millions of talented singer songwriters that far better than me. I lack a competitive spirit but love the craft.
Writing songs as far back as I can remember. influences include John Prine, Harry Chapin, Guy Clark, Jimmy Buffet, Jerry Jeff Walker and Jimmy Webb. Played bass and guitar in rock and country bands. Worked with "The Last Rodeo Band"," Blackhawk", The Coyote Ugly Band" and "NightFolk. Performed several "Songwriter" shows playing solo.


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For what in your life do you feel most grateful? When I discovered the joy of exercise, I lost over sixty pounds, became a personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist, and created Barbell Barbie Fitness. I now help women achieve their health goals. It might surprise you that I was once intimidated by the weight room. The thought of huge men lugging around dumbbells frightened me, not to mention the fact that I didn't know how to use all the fancy machines. I wish I had worked up the courage to learn about weight-bearing exercise in high school so that I could have been a positive influence for others early on.
What is the biggest change you want to make in your life?As I have a loved one deploying soon to the most dangerous country in the world for Christians, the issue of religious persecution and discrimination is very personal to me. It is continually worsening. The most important thing for us to do is pray for our brothers and sisters in the United States and abroad. Additionally, due to the fact that the United States is the only country in the world whose citizens have the right of free speech, we must be courageous enough to stand up for biblical values.
What do you think is the best feeling in the world?It is a tradition that my husband and I take turns picking our vacation destination each year. Rich and I both enjoy nature, and our favorite place we have visited so far is Yellowstone National Park. We also love being advocates for people with disabilities and providing resources for them. It is our dream to travel to the Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities in Thailand within the next year.
What was the single, best realization you have ever had?My twenty-ninth year has been the best of my life. It has been a time of growth and discovery for my family. My son, Buck, just turned two and is beginning to learn about the world. My husband and I are using life experiences to instill in him the values of servant-leadership, hard work, and simply being a good person. Although I am content now, I am looking forward to thirty. (Hopefully, I won't have to change diapers anymore.)
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The era of commercial space travel is here. No longer will space travel be limited to a small cadre of professionals. Space tourism is now available and will eventually become more affordable and accessible to ordinary consumers as time elapses. With this new era comes the need to train commercial space professionals. In this essay, Space strategist Gary C. Booker discusses how the training of space professionals must happen.
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We coaches see the world in a way that makes us both "different" and "valuable" in the workplace.
To keep our difference alive and well I've offered these Cocktails, with engaged, reflective peer dialogue. But so far they only stratch the surface: many of you are interested, but few make the calls (and I sympathise!) There is so much we want to discuss, and too little time.
What would be even better?
Note: our conversations continue to includ both "pure" coaching and "applied" coaching, where it's combined with other activities.
INVITATION: let's brainstorm this together!
My Assumption:
Looking at your world with a coach's eyes, you wonder if your skills could bring more transformation, meaning and joy to yourself and others, and you'd like input, encouragement or help.
(If you came to Cocktails for something else, I'd love to hear that too!)
Your Reflection:
As a growing, practicing coach,
where do you crave partnership, support, information, fellowship?
A Question:
How could this community help make your work life Great?
(Forget the Cocktails format. Even forget distance, timezones and "realism" in general... I want to hear your dreams. Would you like a partner at your workplace? Skills practice? An accountability partner? Office hours? A weekend retreat? A podcast? Someone to proof-read your plans? A buddy on call? What's working well for you in other communities?)
Add your comment in the thread below.
Please begin by introducing yourself briefly...
About our call next week…
Our next Cocktail is next Wednesday, on November 23rd. I've planned a Coaching Dojo and LeanCoffee ... but we can decide on that day how we want spend our time. I will send out call details in the coming days.
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Stephan Elliott's cinematic adaptation of Noël Coward's classic comedy Easy Virtue, which stars Jessica Biel as a brazen American divorcée who faces disapproval from the uptight English family of her new husband, hits theaters this weekend. Here, a clip that may make future encounters with your own in-laws seem less daunting.
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Hydrogel biomaterial shows promise for Type 1 diabetes treatment
May 14, 2013
Georgia Tech engineers and Emory University clinicians have successfully transplanted insulin-producing cells into a diabetic mouse model, reversing diabetic symptoms in the animal in as little as 10 days.
It could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes.
The research team engineered a biomaterial to protect the cluster of insulin-producing cells — donor pancreatic islets — during injection. To foster blood vessel formation, the material also contains proteins that allow the cells to successfully graft, survive and function within the body.
The hydrogel material is compatible with biological tissues that is a promising therapeutic delivery vehicle. This water-swollen, cross-linked polymer surrounds the insulin-producing cells and protects them during injection.
The hydrogel containing the islets was delivered to a new injection site on the outside of the small intestine, thus avoiding direct injection into the blood stream.
Once in the body, the hydrogel degrades in a controlled fashion to release a growth factor protein that promotes blood vessel formation and connection of the transplanted islets to these new vessels. In the study, the blood vessels effectively grew into the biomaterial and successfully connected to the insulin-producing cells.
Four weeks after the transplantation, diabetic mice treated with the hydrogel had normal glucose levels, and the delivered islets were alive and vascularized to the same extent as islets in a healthy mouse pancreas. The technique also required fewer islets than previous transplantation attempts, which may allow doctors to treat more patients with limited donor samples. Currently, donor cells from two to three cadavers are needed for one patient.
While the new biomaterial and injection technique is promising, the study used genetically identical mice and therefore did not address immune rejection issues common to human applications. The research team has funding from JDRF to study whether an immune barrier they created will allow the cells to be accepted in genetically different mice models. If successful, the trials could move to larger animals.
"We broke up our strategy into two steps," said Garcia, a member of Georgia Tech's Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience. "We have shown that when delivered in the material we engineered, the islets will survive and graft. Now we must address immune acceptance issues."
Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone that allows the transport of sugar and other nutrients into tissues where they are converted to energy needed for daily life.
Most people with Type 1 diabetes currently manage their blood glucose levels with multiple daily insulin injections or by using an insulin pump. But insulin therapy has limitations. It requires careful measurement of blood glucose levels, accurate dosage calculations and regular compliance to be effective.
This work was also funded by the Regenerative Engineering and Medicine Center at Georgia Tech and Emory, and the Atlanta Clinical and Translation Science Institute from the Clinical and Translational Science Award Program.
The Center for Pediatric Healthcare Technology Innovation at Georgia Tech, the Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Program and the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases helped fund the project as well.


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"If in the old view programmers were like gods, authoring the laws that govern computer systems, now they're like parents or dog trainers. […] Programming won't be the sole domain of trained coders who have learned a series of arcane languages. It'll be accessible to anyone who has ever taught a dog to roll over."
Totally agree except this will not be as easy as some may think. I think the most important part of great programmers is not their programming skill but their ability to take a small number of broad requirements and turn them into the extremely detailed requirements necessary for a program to succeed in most/all situations and use cases, e.g. boundary conditions. As somewhat of an aside we hear even today about how a requirements document given to developers should cover 'everything'. If it really covered everything it would have to be on the order of the number of lines of code it takes to create the program.
If there's been anything about developers that elevated them to some divine level, it isn't their facility with the proletarian hardware but their ability to read the minds of the humans giving them their requirements, to be able to tell what they really need, not just better than those humans can explicate, but better than they even know. That talent, in the best developers (or analysts, if the tasks have been divided), is one of the most un-automatable acts in employment.
The quotation was from Wired magazine, and I think, however, that it has to be considered in a slightly narrow context. Many of the tough problems being solved by AIs now are done through training. Facial recognition, voice recognition, medical scan diagnosis; the best approach is to train some form of neural network on a corpus of data and let it loose. The more problems that are susceptible to that approach, the more developers will find their role to be one of mapping input/output layers, gathering a corpus, and pushing the Learn button. It will be a considerable time (he said, carefully avoiding quantifying 'considerable') before that's applicable to the general domain of "I need a process to solve this problem."


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Baltimore's next Police Commissioner! What do YOU think needs to be done?
We have had A LOT of Police Commissioners over the past few years, and here is another one. Mayor Pugh's political future rests on the shoulders of New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael S. Harrison. Will he make the changes necessary to make Baltimore a better place to live? Time will tell.


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With our over 40 years of E-type restoration experience and over 25 years of rotisserie use. Superior panel fit and finish. Custom fit chrome. A vast knowledge and attention to originality. All of this experience reflects in our show quality Jaguar E-type restorations. We would be
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Our 40 year obsession with the restoration of Jaguar's milestone E-type has always been an endeavor for perfection. We have been a family operated E-type restoration shop for over three decades. All restoration work is done "in house" other than major machining and plating. We have always believed in the personal challenge to improve quality and efficiency in each stage of the restoration process. Our goal is that the virtually flawless show quality fit and finishes reflect the mechanical and functional aspects of the restoration. Our individual attention to detail in all stages of the E-type restoration process has allowed us to produce these 99 plus point E-types for decades. We have had the opportunity to work at something we love and live in a place with fabulous outdoor recreation and quality of life.
I've always had a fascination with anything mechanical. Taking apart clocks at age eight and working on our motorcycles at age twelve. I started my first sports car restoration at age fourteen and purchased my first E-type in pieces at age sixteen. I thought this was the greatest sports car ever produced. The E-type had everything. Racing heritage, pedigree, a stunning body, beautiful quality interior and mechanics that were from Lemans winning race cars. The car was actually better to drive than to look at, amazing! I was hooked!
With over 40 years experience, translating into ten's of thousands of "hands on" hours of labor. Our Jaguar E-type restorations show the cohesive quality you get with one craftsman controlling all aspects of the build, versus many individuals producing the restoration and all the flow and quality control issues between procedures. Mechanic, metal worker, body man, painter, electrics, interior and parts acquisition. All of these are separate skills that have been mastered. All of these employees may not be 100 point quality all of the time. This is why it is so difficult to produce 99 point restoration for most Jaguar E-type restoration shops.
Our restorations reflect the fact that we have specialized in Jaguar E-type restorations, having one craftsman leading all procedures for over four decades. The resulting restoration is only as good as the skills of the craftsman involved. If you desire one of the finest restored Jaguar E-types in the world, then perhaps we may be the Jaguar E-type restoration company for you. We deeply care and have a lifelong commitment to the restoration of Jaguars milestone sports car, the amazing E-type.
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Howdy folks, Buff Staysail here, Buff by name and Buff by nature.
Well JP wasn't that complementary about my exclusive "Is Ben Ainslie Aqua Stig?" post earlier this month, but if you know BS you'll know he isn't down for long.
And I've been off to Venezuela - JP's not the only one travelling to the tropics. And I wasn't travelling on boring old American Airlines or Lufthansa! No - Buff was travelling by Laser!!
Yes that's right, Laser is the airline choice for ol' BS!
And who should be in the cockpit, you may ask? Well as you know I'm a fantastic linguist (unlike JP) and so was able to understand the announcement of the tannoy.
And this flight was being skippered (if I can use that word) by none other than a certain Señor Tiller-Hombre!
Ah-ha! That explains the frequent disappearances when he is allegedly going to Laser championships around the world - really he's moonlighting as an airline pilot in South America!


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Lemuel P. Day Dies in La Grande
Lemuel Presley Day passed away in La Grande Sunday, March 18, 1956 following an extended illness. He was a cousin of Mrs. Charles T. Thornburg, Charles D. Emmons, and the late Robert L. Day. When young he lived in the Flora country.
He was born in Illinois October 10, 1868 and had lived in La Grande for 65 years. He was a member of IOOF lodge 16 of La Grande.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Elma Day, La Grande; a son Calvin Vance Day, Prosser, Washington; a daughter Mrs. Ruby Klinghammer, La Grande; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Daniels Funeral Home in La Grande Tuesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Henry Gernhardt officiating. Burial was in the Elgin Cemetery.
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TLB's cofounder J. Douglas Willms awarded Canada Research Chair in Literacy and Human Development at the University of New Brunswick
Dr. Jon Douglas Willms, the director of UNB's Canadian Research Institute for Social Policy (CRISP), and a professor with the Faculty of Education, has been awarded a CRC Tier 1 Chair in Literacy and Human Development.
Dr. Willms is working to develop and implement a school-based assessment and intervention program for increasing the reading skills of children, particularly in schools with a high concentration of vulnerable children.
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Marisa Matias, center, and Kristina Winberg, right, members of the European Parliament delegation for relations with the Mashreq Countries, hold a press conference in Beirut. (The Daily Star/Khalil Hassan)
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Members of the European Union need to do more to share the burden of the Syrian refugee crisis with Lebanon, a European Parliament delegation said during a news conference Friday.Matias' comments came during a news conference held to mark the end of a four-day visit by the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the Mashreq Countries to Lebanon.Lebanon's intake of around 1.5 million Syrian refugees fleeing the ongoing conflict in their home country was at the core of all the delegation's discussions with politicians, Matias said. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the EU countries have taken in 150,000 Syrian refugees while Syria's immediate neighbors – Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq – have taken in over 3 million.
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Family owned bookstore selling a wide variety of used books, CDs, Audiobooks, DVDs and other miscellaneous items such as handcrafted gift items. We also carry a limited inventory of new books. Special book orders for customers is a common service we provide.
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Hattie's Drawers is a single-owner small business located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. My goal is to provide you with excellent customer service and wonderful books at reasonable prices.
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Centralia, Washington, United States
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Eunumclaw, Washington, United States
General Book Store with wide range of stock with something for everyone. We have a large supply of Christian Books, Educational and Research Materials and Childrens books.
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Located in historic downtown Lafayette, Indiana, Main Street Books offers new, used, and remainder fiction books at low prices.
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Long Prairie, Minnesota, United States
We've been selling a diverse collection of books previously own by a deceased family member for about five years. The collection is quite eclectic ranging from literature to art instruction.
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
My specialty is the wonderful mystery. I also have Science Fiction,Urban Fantasy, Fiction and a little bit more.
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Canton, Michigan, United States
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Formerly known as Retriever Books, Dee Why we now have a bookshop in Mona Vale further up the peninsula on the Northern Beaches of SydneyOpening HoursMonday to Friday 10.15 to 5Saturday 9.30 to 4.30Sunday closedOpen every day except New Year's Day, Australia Day, Anzac Day, Good Friday, Mother's Day, Christmas Day and Boxing DayWe have over fifty categories of books in-store, we appear to have many titles inCurrently only 8000 books are listed here. Please use the offline search service link to forward us a book title you require or just send an email.Not all online titles are held in the shop, so contact us prior to coming in to view particular titles.Up to 8 hour free parking across the road in the council car park
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Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Princeton, Kentucky, United States
We sell common, everyday books, including paperbacks, hardcovers, and some select book club and ex-library editions, as well as collectible First Editions. We carry a wide range of authors, subjects and genres, concentrating mostly in mysteries, historical fiction and romance, general fiction, and American and British history. As a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), we support and endeavor to comply with the Book Buyers Bill of Rights.
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
B & M store for 16 years, on-line only since 2010. 25 years experience in the bookselling business.
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Modesto, California, United States
West Side Books specializes in signed first editions, most of which are also first printings. The majority of our books are hardbacks in the following categories: Mystery/Suspense, Fantasy, General Fiction, Science Fiction, and Non-Fiction.
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Milverton, United Kingdom
internet bookshop dealer, based in Somerset in South West England, we supply books to customers all over the world.
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Pomeroy, Ohio, United States
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Rowe, Massachusetts, United States
(From the History of Rowe)The story has it that a man from Boston, in trying to hide out from his wife, came to a beautiful place by a river in Western Massachusetts. He thought this was the end of the earth and his wife would not find him here. He named this place Zoar because it was mentioned in the Bible and it was the last letter in the alphabet. It was the last place in the world where she would look. We are a general used book store located on the banks of the beautiful Deerfield River in Charlemont, MA. You can reach the store by coming north or south on Route 91. Take exit 26 to Rt.2W. Follow Rt.2W for about 18 miles. You will pass through the center of Charlemont. Keep going west through 2 \"S\" curves. At the end of the second \"S\" curve you will come to bridge with an indian head on it. Take the right turn just before the bridge (Zoar Road) and go 2 miles. After you pass a big grey wall on the right you will see a house on the left right after the wall. It\'s a White house with a red barn. Store hours: Wed.-Thurs.(10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Fri.-Sun. (10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) Closed for the Winter (November 1st to April 15th)
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Our popular Pueblo Pottery Series continues with Michael Kanteena (Laguna Pueblo). Pueblo Pottery demos take place in the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture's Buchsbaum Pottery Gallery. Don't forget Wednesdays are free for seniors! Read below for more information on Mr. Kanteena.
"Remembering the beautiful pot shards he had picked up as a boy, and wishing to learn about his ancient roots, which he knew went back to New Mexico's Chaco Canyon (the Anasazi Culture), Michael began collecting archeological catalogues of pottery forms.
Through extensive study, trial and error, and even consultation with archaeologists, he developed his pottery into remarkably close reproductions of Chacoan and Mesa Verde pottery.
Recently, his studies have expanded to the Mimbres and ancient Mexican People, where human and animal effigies are common. Michael has added his own contemporary designs to these ancient themes, to develop his own unique art form.
A single effigy may be based on a Toltec theme, painted with Chacoan designs, and put together in contemporary form.
Various feature articles have been written about Michael and his unique style of pottery making. These include the Gallup Independent newspaper. Native Peoples Magazine, and the Southwest Art Magazine."
Information courtesy of River Trading Post.