Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in Mexican art. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals among others in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City.
In 1931, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Rivera had a volatile marriage with fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
Diego Rivera biography
Diego Rivera was one of Mexico’s most famous painters. He rebelled against the traditional school of painting and developed a style that combined historical, social, and political ideas. His great body of work reflects cultural changes taking place in Mexico and around the world during the turbulent twentieth century.
The young artist
Diego Maria Rivera and his twin brother Carlos were born in Guanajuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, on December 8, 1886. Less than two years later his twin died. Diego’s parents were Diego Rivera and Maria Barrientos de Rivera. His father worked as a teacher, an editor for a newspaper, and a health inspector. His mother was a doctor. Diego began drawing when he was only three years old. His father soon built him a studio with canvas-covered walls and art supplies to keep the young artist from drawing on the walls and furniture in the house. As a child, Rivera was interested in trains and machines and was nicknamed “the engineer.” The Rivera family moved to Mexico City, Mexico, in 1892.
In 1897 Diego began studying painting at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. His instructors included Andrés Ríos Félix Para (1845–1919), Santiago Rebull (1829–1902), and José María Velasco (1840–1912). Para showed Rivera Mexican art that was different from the European art that he was used to. Rebull taught him that a good drawing was the basis of a good painting. Velasco taught Rivera how to produce three-dimensional effects. He was also influenced by the work of José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913), who produced scenes of everyday Mexican life engraved on metal.
In 1902 Rivera was expelled from the academy for leading a student protest when Porfirio Díaz (1830–1915) was reelected president of Mexico. Under Díaz’s leadership, those who disagreed with government policies faced harassment, imprisonment, and even death. Many of Mexico’s citizens lived in poverty, and there were no laws to protect the rights of workers. After Rivera was expelled, he traveled throughout Mexico painting and drawing.
Art in Europe
Although Rivera continued to work on his art in Mexico, he dreamed of studying in Europe. Finally, Teodora A. Dehesa, the governor of Veracruz, Mexico, who was known for funding artists, heard about Rivera’s talent and agreed to pay for his studies in Europe. In 1907 Rivera went to Madrid, Spain, and worked in the studio of Eduardo Chicharro. Then in 1909 he moved to Paris, France. In Paris he was influenced by impressionist painters, particularly Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919). Later he worked in a postimpressionist style inspired by Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), Georges Seurat (1859–1891), Henri Matisse (1869–1954), Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), and Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920).
As Rivera continued his travels in Europe, he experimented more with his techniques and styles of painting. The series of works he produced between 1913 and 1917 are cubist (a type of abstract art usually based on shapes or objects rather than pictures or scenes) in style. Some of the pieces have Mexican themes, such as the Guerrillero (1915). By 1918 he was producing pencil sketches of the highest quality, an example of which is his self-portrait. He continued his studies in Europe, traveling throughout Italy learning techniques of fresco (in which paint is applied to wet plaster) and mural painting before returning to Mexico in 1921.
Murals and frescoes
Rivera believed that all people (not just people who could buy art or go to museums) should be able to view the art that he was creating. He began painting large murals on walls in public buildings. Rivera’s first mural, the Creation (1922), in the Bolívar Amphitheater at the University of Mexico, was the first important mural of the twentieth century. The mural was painted using the encaustic method (a process where a color mixed with other materials is heated after it is applied). Rivera had a great sense of color and an enormous talent for structuring his works. In his later works he used historical, social, and political themes to show the history and the life of the Mexican people.
Between 1923 and 1926 Rivera created frescoes in the Ministry of Education Building in Mexico City. The frescoes in the Auditorium of the National School of Agriculture in Chapingo (1927) are considered his masterpiece. The oneness of the work and the quality of each of the different parts, particularly the feminine nudes, show off the height of his creative power. The general theme of the frescoes is human biological and social development. The murals in the Palace of Cortés in Cuernavaca (1929-1930) depict the fight against the Spanish conquerors.
Marriage, art, and controversy in the United States
In 1929 Rivera married the artist Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). The couple traveled in the United States, where Rivera produced many works of art, between 1930 and 1933. In San Francisco he painted murals for the Stock Exchange Luncheon Club and the California School of Fine Arts. Two years later he had an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. One of his most important works is the fresco in the Detroit Institute of Arts (1933), which depicts industrial life in the United States. Rivera returned to New York and began painting a mural for Rockefeller Center (1933). He was forced to stop work on the mural because it included a picture of Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924), the founder of the Russian Communist Party and the first leader of the Soviet Union. Many people in the United States disagreed with communism (a political and economic system in which property and goods are owned by the government and are supposed to be given to people based on their need) and Lenin and the mural was later destroyed. Rivera was a member of the Mexican Communist Party and many of his works included representations of his political beliefs. In New York Rivera also did a series of frescoes on movable panels depicting a portrait of America for the Independent Labor Institute before returning to Mexico in 1933.
Back to Mexico
After Rivera and Kahlo returned to Mexico, he painted a mural for the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City (1934). This was a copy of the project that he had started in Rockefeller Center. In 1935 Rivera completed frescoes, which he had left unfinished in 1930, on the stairway in the National Palace. The frescoes show the history of Mexico from pre-Columbian times to the present and end with an image representing Karl Marx (1818–1883), the German philosopher and economist whose ideas became known as Marxism. These frescoes show Rivera’s political beliefs and his support of Marxism. The four movable panels he worked on for the Hotel Reforma (1936) were removed from the building because they depicted a representation of his views against Mexican political figures. During this period he painted portraits of Lupe Marín and Ruth Rivera and two easel paintings, Dancing Girl in Repose and the Dance of the Earth.
In 1940 Rivera returned to San Francisco to paint a mural for a junior college on the general theme of culture in the future. Rivera believed that the culture of the future would be a combination of the artistic genius of South America and the industrial genius of North America. His two murals in the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City (1944) show the development of cardiology (the study of the heart) and include portraits of the outstanding physicians in that field. In 1947 he painted a mural for the Hotel del Prado, A Dream in the Alameda.
A celebration of fifty years of art
In 1951 an exhibition honoring fifty years of Rivera’s art took place in the Palace of Fine Arts. His last works were mosaics for the stadium of the National University and for the Insurgents’ Theater, and a fresco in the Social Security Hospital No. 1. Frida Kahlo died on July 13, 1954. Diego Rivera died in Mexico City on November 25, 1957.
Diego Rivera art
Widely regarded as the most influential Mexican artist of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera was truly a larger-than-life figure who spent significant periods of his career in Europe and the U.S., in addition to his native Mexico. Together with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco, Rivera was among the leading members and founders of the Mexican Muralist movement. Deploying a style informed by disparate sources such as European modern masters and Mexico’s pre-Columbian heritage, and executed in the technique of Italian fresco painting, Rivera handled major themes appropriate to the scale of his chosen art form: social inequality; the relationship of nature, industry, and technology; and the history and fate of Mexico. More than half a century after his death, Rivera is still among the most revered figures in Mexico, celebrated for both his role in the country’s artistic renaissance and re-invigoration of the mural genre as well as for his outsized persona.
Rivera made the painting of murals his primary method, appreciating the large scale and public accessibility—the opposite of what he regarded as the elitist character of paintings in galleries and museums. Rivera used the walls of universities and other public buildings throughout Mexico and the United States as his canvas, creating an extraordinary body of work that revived interest in the mural as an art form and helped reinvent the concept of public art in the U.S. by paving the way for the Federal Art Program of the 1930s.
Mexican culture and history constituted the major themes and influence on Rivera’s art. Rivera, who amassed an enormous collection of pre-Columbian artifacts, created panoramic portrayals of Mexican history and daily life, from its Mayan beginnings up to the Mexican Revolution and post-Revolutionary present, in a style largely indebted to pre-Columbian culture.
A lifelong Marxist who belonged to the Mexican Communist Party and had important ties to the Soviet Union, Rivera is an exemplar of the socially committed artist. His art expressed his outspoken commitment to left-wing political causes, depicting such subjects as the Mexican peasantry, American workers, and revolutionary figures like Emiliano Zapata and Lenin. At times, his outspoken, uncompromising leftist politics collided with the wishes of wealthy patrons and aroused significant controversy that emanated inside and outside the art world.
Most Important Art
Zapatista Landscape –The Guerrilla (1915)
Artwork description & Analysis: In this work, painted during Rivera’s sojourn in Paris, the artist deployed Cubism—a style he once characterized as a “revolutionary movement”—to depict the Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata, here seen with attributes such as a rifle, bandolier, hat, and sarape. The work’s collage-like approach is suggestive of the Synthetic rather than Analytic phase of Cubism. Executed at the height of the Mexican Revolution, the painting—later described by its creator as “probably the most faithful expression of the Mexican mood that I have ever achieved”—manifests the increasing politicization of Rivera’s work.
Oil on canvas – Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City
Motherhood –Angelina and the Child (1916)
Artwork description & Analysis: Motherhood is a modernizing, Cubist treatment on a perennial art historical theme: the Madonna and Child. In this painting, Angelina Beloff, Rivera’s common-law wife for twelve years, holds their newborn son, Diego, who died of influenza just months after his birth. The painting beautifully illustrates Rivera’s unique approach to Cubism, which rejected the somber, monochromatic palette deployed by artists such as Pablo Picasso or Georges Braque in favor of vivid colors more reminiscent of those used by Italian Futurist artists like Gino Severini or Giacomo Balla.
Oil on canvas – Museo de Arte Alvar y Carmen T. de Carrillo Gil, Mexico
His first commission from Mexican Minister of Education Jose Vasconcelos, Creation is the first of Rivera’s many murals and a touchstone for Mexican Muralism. Treating, in the artist’s words, “the origins of the sciences and the arts, a kind of condensed version of human history”—the work is a complex allegorical composition, combining Mexican, Judeo-Christian, and Hellenic motifs. It depicts a number of allegorical figures—among them Faith, Hope, Charity, Education, and Science—all seemingly represented with unmistakably Mexican features. The figure of Song was modeled on Guadalupe Marin, who later became Rivera’s second wife. Through such features of the work as the use of gold leaf and the monumental, elongated figures, the mural reflects the importance of Italian and Byzantine art for Rivera’s development.
Fresco in encaustic with gold leaf – Museo de San Idelfonso, Mexico City
Portrait of Lupe Marin (1938)
Artwork description & Analysis: In this magnificent portrait of his second wife from whom he separated the previous decade, Rivera again reveals his profound artistic debt to the European painting tradition. Utilizing a device deployed by such artists as Velazquez, Manet, and Ingres—and which Rivera would himself use in his 1949 portrait of his daughter Ruth—he portrays his subject partially in reflection through his depiction of a mirror in the background. The painting’s coloration and the subject’s expressive hands call to mind another artistic hero, El Greco, while its composition and structure suggest the art of Cézanne.
Oil on canvas – Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City
The Detroit Industry Fresco Cycle (1932–33)
Artwork description & Analysis: The twenty-seven panels comprising this cycle are a tribute to Detroit’s manufacturing base and workforce of the 1930s and constitute the finest example of fresco painting in the United States. Here, Rivera takes large-scale industrial production as the subject of the work, depicting machinery with exceptional attention to detail and artistry. The overall iconography of the cycle reflects the duality concept of Aztec culture via the two sides of industry: the one beneficial to society (vaccines) and the other harmful (lethal gas). Other dichotomies recur in this work, as Rivera contrasts tradition and progress, industry and nature, and North and South America. He uses multiple allegories based on the history of the continents, as well as contemporary events to build a dramatic artwork.
Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park (1947–48)
Artwork description & Analysis: Rivera revisits the theme of Mexican history in this crowded, dynamic composition, replete with meaningful portraits, historical figures, and symbolic elements. Conceived as a festive pictorial autobiography, Rivera represents himself at the center as a child holding hands with the most celebrated of Guadalupe Posada’s creations: the skeletal figure popularly known as “Calavera Catrina.” He represents himself joining this quintessential symbol of Mexican popular culture and is shown to be protected by his wife, the painter Frida Kahlo, who holds in her hand the yin-yang symbol, the Eastern equivalent of Aztec duality.
The mural combines the artist’s own childhood experiences with the historical events and sites that took place in Mexico City’s Alameda Park, such as the crematorium for the victims of the Inquisition during the times of Cortes, the U.S. army’s encampment in the park in 1848, and the major political demonstrations of the nineteenth century. As in many previous works, Rivera juxtaposes historical events and figures, deliberately rejecting the Western tradition of linear narrative.
Diego Rivera facts
1. Rivera had a twin brother but he died at the age of two
Self-Portrait by Diego RiveraThe Firestone Self-Portrait – Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. His father Diego Rivera worked as a teacher, an editor for a newspaper, and a health inspector, while his mother Maria Barrientos de Rivera was a doctor. Diego had a twin brother named Carlos but he died less than two years after they were born.
2. He showed an inclination towards art since childhood
Diego started drawing from the age of 3. He used to draw on the walls and furniture of the house and to prevent him from doing so his parents installed chalkboards and canvas on the walls. As a child Diego was also interested in trains and machines and was nicknamed “the engineer.”
3. He was adept at several styles in painting
From the age of 10 Diego studied art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. In 1902, Rivera was expelled from the academy for leading a student protest. He then traveled through Mexico drawing and painting. Teodora A. Dehesa, the governor of Veracruz, Mexico, heard about Rivera’s talent and sponsored him to go to Europe to continue his studies. In Europe, Rivera was influenced by Impressionist artists and also by Picasso’s Cubism which was on the rise during that period. Rivera’s reputation grew with time and he was considered a genius who could turn his hand to any style including Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Cubist and Flemish.
4. Diego Rivera is one of Mexico’s greatest muralists
Diego Rivera believed that everyone should be able to view his art and hence he painted large murals (painting directly executed on the wall) on public buildings. His murals were known to depict the lives and struggles of the common man, mostly the Mexican working class and indigenous Mexicans. His first government-commissioned mural was titled Creation. It is considered one of the first important murals of the twentieth century. Along with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera is considered among the greatest Mexican muralists and together they are referred to as the Big Three of Mexican art.
5. Rivera was the founder of the art style Mexicanidad
Diego Rivera created his own style which focused on Mexican heritage and culture; and was marked by flattening three-dimensional elements into two-dimension and presenting objects sturdier and broader than they were in reality. This art style was called Mexicanidad and gave rise to an art movement of the same name. Orozco, Siqueiros and Kahlo all referred to themselves as Mexicanidad artists.
6. He married four women, most famously fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo
Rivera’s first wife was artist Angelina Beloff whom he married in 1911. He had a son with her. His second wife was model and novelist Guadalupe Marin. They married in 1922 and Rivera had two daughters with her. Rivera married Frida Kahlo in 1929 when he was 42 and she was 22. In 1955, a year after Kahlo’s death, Rivera married his agent Emma Hurtado.
7. He had a tumultuous relationship with Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera met Frida Kahlo in 1927 when she was an art student and soon their relationship became intimate. Their marriage was tumultuous with both having multiple affairs. Frida had affairs with both men and women. Rivera even had an affair with Kahlo’s younger sister Cristina which infuriated Kahlo. They divorced in 1939 but remarried a year later. Although their second marriage was as troubled as the first, Kahlo and Rivera remained married till Kahlo’s death in 1954. Frida Kahlo became extremely famous a few decades after her death perhaps even more than Rivera.
8. Diego Rivera considered “religions to be a form of collective neurosis”
Diego Rivera was an avowed atheist. In his controversial work Dreams of a Sunday in the Alameda, Rivera depicted Mexican writer Ignacio Ramirez holding a sign which read, “God does not exist”. The work created a controversy and was not shown for 9 years till Rivera finally agreed to remove the inscription. Rivera stated: “To affirm ‘God does not exist’, I do not have to hide behind Don Ignacio Ramirez; I am an atheist and I consider religions to be a form of collective neurosis.”
9. His frescoes for the National School of Agriculture are considered his masterpiece
Between 1923 and 1926 Rivera created the frescoes in the Ministry of Education Building in Mexico City. Another famous series by Rivera are the Detroit Industry Murals. Completed between 1932 and 1933, the fresco series consists of twenty-seven panels depicting industry at the Ford Motor Company. Yet another popular work of Rivera is Man at the Crossroads which caused a controversy as it featured a portrait of Vladmir Lenin. His masterpiece is perhaps the frescoes he created for the Auditorium of the National School of Agriculture in Chapingo in 1927. The general theme of these frescoes is human biology and social development.
10. Diego Rivera is considered one of the leading artists of twentieth century
Diego Rivera died of heart failure on November 24, 1957, in Mexico City, Mexico. He is considered among the leading artists of the twentieth century. His art, though controversial in his time, is celebrated today across the world today. He is prevalent in popular culture and has been portrayed by Ruben Blades in the 1999 movie Cradle Will Rock and by Alfred Molina in the critically acclaimed 2002 film Frida.
Diego Rivera quotes
I’ve never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso.
If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.
Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman’s body and of female sexuality. (talking of his wife Frida Kahlo)
Every good composition is above all a work of abstraction. All good painters know this. But the painter cannot dispense with subjects altogether without his work suffering impoverishment.
Never before had a woman put such agonizing poetry on canvas as Frida did.
July 13, 1954 was the most tragic day of my life. I had lost my beloved Frida forever. To late now I realized that the most wonderful part of my life had been my love for Frida.
I did not know it then, but Frida had already become the most important fact in my life. And would continue to be, up to the moment she died, 27 years later.


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That Thing We Call a Heart, by Sheba Karim
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Film Genre: A Comprehensive Introduction to the World of Movie Genres
Understanding Film Genre
Film genre is a categorization system that helps us classify and identify different types of movies based on their themes, styles, and narrative structures. It provides a way for filmmakers, critics, and audiences to communicate and discuss movies in a more meaningful and organized manner. Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or a devoted film enthusiast, having knowledge about different film genres can enhance your movie-watching experience, help you discover new films, and provide insights into the evolution of cinema.
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Over the course of cinema history, film genres have undergone significant transformations and developments. The concept of film genre can be traced back to the early days of silent films when movies were categorized based on their content, such as Westerns, comedies, and dramas. However, it was in the golden age of Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s that the classification of movies into genres gained prominence.
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Having a good understanding of film genres is essential for both filmmakers and film enthusiasts. For filmmakers, knowing and understanding different genres allows them to effectively communicate their artistic vision and connect with their intended audience. It helps them make informed decisions regarding the style, tone, and narrative structure of their films.
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Children and families can develop their literacy skills through storytelling, singing, drawing, and writing at the Morton Mandan Public Library on June 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The library is partnering with the television network Prairie Public, and other organizations that provide services to families, to kick off its summer reading program. The PBS KIDS character Nature Cat will greet children and pose for photos throughout the day. The free event will include activities and the opportunity for kids to share their own stories through play. Free lunch is available while supplies last. In addition, everyone can choose a free book to take home.


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The Australian Journal of Structural Engineering (AJSE) is published under the auspices of the Structural College Board of Engineers Australia. It fulfils part of the Board's mission for Continuing Professional Development. The journal also offers a means for exchange and interaction of scientific and professional issues and technical developments. The journal is open to members and non-members of Engineers Australia.
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Notice of Draft Decision
As the Responsible Official, Forest Supervisor Neil Bosworth has prepared a draft Decision Notice (DN) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Apache Leap Special Management Area (SMA) Management Plan Environmental Assessment (EA). The proposed action is to (1) prepare and adopt a programmatic management plan for the approximately 839-acre Apache Leap SMA; and (2) amend the 1985 Tonto National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan with a new management area and plan components for the Apache Leap SMA.
Along with the management plan, the draft DN and EA/FONSI are available to review online at: [http://www.apacheleapsma.us/public-involvement]. Hard and electronic copies (CDs) of these documents are available for review at the Globe Ranger District Office, Superior Public Library, and Tonto National Forest Supervisor’s Office.
How to Object and Time Frame
This decision is subject to the pre-decisional objection procedures identified in 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 219, subpart B. According to 36 CFR 219.53(a), those who may file an objection are individuals and entities who have submitted substantive formal comments during opportunities provided for public comment during the planning and environmental review process for this decision. Only those who provided a substantive formal comment, as defined in 36 CFR 219.62, will be eligible to object to the proposed decision.
Objections, including attachments, must be filed via mail, fax, email, hand-delivery, express delivery, or messenger service (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays) to Cal Joyner, Regional Forester, Southwestern Region, at the following addresses. Mail: 333 Broadway SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102; FAX: (505) 842-3800; or Email: firstname.lastname@example.org with Subject: Apache Leap SMA. Electronically filed objections may be submitted by email in word (.doc), rich text format (.rtf), text (.txt), portable document format (.pdf), and hypertext markup language (.html).
Objections must be submitted within 45 calendar days following the publication of a legal notice in the Arizona Capitol Times. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection. Those wishing to object should not rely upon dates or time frame information provided by any other source. The regulations prohibit extending the time to file an objection.
At a minimum, the objection must include the following (36 CFR 219.54(c)):
Ÿ The objector’s name and address, along with a telephone number or email address if available;
Ÿ Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the objection);
Ÿ Identification of the lead objector, when multiple names are listed on an objection. Verification of the identity of the lead objector if requested;
Ÿ The name of the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision being objected to, and the name and title of the responsible official;
Ÿ A statement of the issues and/or the parts of the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision to which the objection applies;
Ÿ A concise statement explaining the objection and suggesting how the proposed plan decision may be improved. If applicable, the objector should identify how the objector believes that the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision is inconsistent with law, regulation, or policy; and
Ÿ A statement that demonstrates the link between prior substantive formal comments attributed to the objector and the content of the objection, unless the objection concerns an issue that arose after the opportunities for formal comment.
Incorporation of documents by reference is permitted only as provided in 36 CFR 219.54(b). It is the objector’s responsibility to ensure timely filing of a written objection with the reviewing officer pursuant to 36 CFR 219.56(c). All objections will be available for public inspection during and after the objection process.
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What is Go?
Go, often referred to as Golang, is a programming language created by Google. It was developed by a team led by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson and was first publicly released in November 2009. Go is designed to be a modern, statically typed, compiled language with a focus on simplicity, efficiency, and concurrent programming.
Key features of Go include:
- Simplicity: Go is designed to be easy to read and write, with a minimalist syntax. It aims to reduce complexity and make code more straightforward.
- Concurrency: Go has built-in support for concurrent programming through goroutines and channels. Goroutines are lightweight, independently executing functions that can run concurrently, while channels allow safe communication and synchronization between goroutines.
- Efficiency: Go is designed for efficiency and performance. It has a garbage collector to manage memory automatically, and its compilation process produces highly optimized machine code.
- Standard Library: Go comes with a comprehensive standard library that covers a wide range of tasks, including networking, file I/O, cryptography, and more. This rich standard library makes it easy to build robust applications without relying on third-party libraries for many common functionalities.
- Open Source: Go is an open-source programming language, which means its source code is freely available and can be used, modified, and distributed by anyone under an open-source license.
- Cross-Platform: Go supports cross-platform development, allowing developers to write code on one platform and compile it for various operating systems and architectures.
- Static Typing: Go is statically typed, which means variables and expressions must have defined types at compile-time. This helps catch type-related errors early in the development process.
Go is commonly used in a variety of areas, including web development (server-side and client-side), cloud services, system programming, networking, and distributed systems. Its simplicity, concurrency support, and performance have contributed to its growing popularity in the developer community.


The Uzbek-born Russian billionaire, Alisher Usmanov, donated US$ 8 million worth of books collection to the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, UzA said.
The collection, according to the director of the center, Shoazim Minovarov, the collection includes “4,923 rare books on the Orientalist and Islamic influence on Europe in Latin, English, French and German languages, dating from the 13th century”.
“Among them is the first Latin translation of Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine”, he highlighted.
Recall that the project of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Tashkent, financed by Alisher Usmanov, has been developed by the French Wilmotte & Associés.
The complex will include a library, information and resource center, scientific departments, a conference room, office premises and other facilities. The foundation symbolic cornerstone was laid in June 2018 by the President of Uzbekistan.
Earlier in an interview to Forbes, Usmanov said that he would be investing US$ 100 million in the construction of the center.


This meticulously maintained Craftsman home is a shining example of preserving the beautiful character-filled craftsmanship poured into the architecture of that era. A charming covered porch welcomes you before entering the home where you are greeted by glistening hardwood floors, picture-rail molding, and original windows. The living room boasts a newer ceiling fan, picture-rail molding, beautifully maintained oversized wood base molding, and 3 picturesque windows. The living room seamlessly flows into the dining room featuring an original built-in window bench lining the entire north wall, a stunning stone decorative fireplace with a wood mantel, and an original built-in buffet cabinet with leaded glass doors. Traditional plate-rail molding and a beautiful custom hanging light complete this space. From the dining room, you come to the first of the 2 good-sized bedrooms. The hardwood floors continue in this room with picture-rail molding, a newer ceiling fan, and pull-down access to the attic. Passing through the dining room the updated kitchen awaits. A delight for any level of the culinary arts, this kitchen boasts granite countertops, a classic white subway tile backsplash, a slide-in Samsung 5-burner gas range with a vent hood, an abundance of storage and counter space and the Franke by Villeroy and Boch Double-Bowl Apron sink will be the envy of your neighbors. Continuing through the kitchen, you'll find the fully remodeled bathroom with recessed lighting, a glass and subway tile shower enclosure, a hexagon tiled floor, and a pedestal sink. The 2nd bedroom is to the right of the bathroom and has original Douglas fir hardwood flooring, a ceiling fan, and a good-sized closet. Between the kitchen and bedroom is a charming library/sitting area with original Douglas fir floors that lead you through French doors to the exceptional pergola-covered wood deck overlooking the inviting salt-water pool below. The backyard is a retreat unto its own with sunset views, and a concrete patio area, perfect for barbecuing and enjoying a meal poolside. There is also an outdoor shower enclosure to rinse off after enjoying the pool. Whether soaking in the exceptional backyard space or the warmth and comfort of the character-filled interior, this home is one not to be missed!


We have published many articles on the benefits of ILM e JAFAR and we have also discussed the parts of ‘News’ and ‘Practices’ in depth. It is hard to deny the reality of the ILM e JAFAR but in our society it has become a fashion to put a tag of ‘Haram’ on anything that is higher than the intelligence of the persons who claims to hold the authority to issue decree on any matter.
We are presenting here some references from the history to show the authenticity of ILM e JAFAR. Before giving references it will be better to mention the names of scholars along with their books in which they have proved the genuineness of Jafar. These scholars have done a great research on Jafr. The scholars belong to the main two sects of Islam.
|Imam Ahmed Raza Barelvi||Risala Fi Aljafr|
|Mansoor Ibne Halaj Baghdadi||Sir Al Israr|
|Mansoor Ibe Arabi||Behar Al Waquf ILM Al Haroof|
|Abu Al Khair Rabey||Nasus Al Anwar Harfia|
|Abdullah Qurtabi||Fasus Al Haroof|
|Mohiuddin Ibne Arabi||Qawaneen e Taqveen|
|Nasir Uddin Toosi||Israr e Jafr|
|Imam Ghazali||Zairjat o Ashraf Al Murrabaat|
|Imam Khomeini||Kashaf ul Akhbar|
|Tookhi Al Falqi||Sir Al Akhbar|
|Mukarram Ali Muazzam||Kashaf Al Maknoon|
|Umar Bin Al Faras Al Hawi||Qars Al Shams Fi Bayan Al Haroof|
|Abdul Aziz Purharvi||Muntaha Al Kamal|
|Nasir Uddin Al Toosi||Makhzan Al Haroof|
|Bayzeed Bastami||Haqaiq Al Yaqeen|
|Allama Zarqafi||Madaraj Al Barooj|
|Jamsheed Basri||Maani Al Aadad|
|Ahmed Bin Antaki||Yaqeen Min Al Haroof|
A book can be written only to give the names of scholars who have depicted the truthiness of Jafar. These scholars hold utmost authenticity in the history of Islam such as Imam Ghazali(ra). It is surprising to know that many scholars are giving Fatwa against ILM e JAFAR and are ignoring the writings of these greatest scholars of all times.
There is no doubt on the position of Abu Hamid Muhammad Bin Muhammad Al Toosi Al Ghazali ( Imam Ghazali) that he holds among Islamic Scholars. He died in 505 Hijri. Imam Yafeye elaborates the life events of Imam Ghazali in his famous book Mirrat ul Janan. In the third volume of the book on page number 177 he writes that Imam Ghazali holds great ranks and honour among the scholars of Ahle Sunnat. He is also known as ‘Hujjat Al Islam’. Imam Yafeye also writes that Imam Ghazali is the ocean of the knowledge and Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp) also showed great pride of having Imam Ghazali to the Prophet Essa(a.s.) and Prophet Moosa(a.s.).
Similarly Allama Jalal uddin Siooti in his book Al Tanbeeh Be Mann Yabt Ullah Aala Ras Kul e Maah writes with the reference of Muhammad Bin Abdul Baqi Al Zarqai of his book Sharha Mawahib Le Denehi volume 1 that he has mentioned Imam Ghazali with great honour and praise. The similar wordings can also be fined in the book Hidayat Al Saada of Shahab Uddin Daulat Abadi. One can ask that if ILM e JAFAR was ‘Haram’ in Islam then why a great personality like Imam Ghazali spent a precious time of his life in proving the authenticity of it.
We now present a glimpse of ILM e JAFAR from the history. The term ‘JAFAR’ or ‘ JAFRA’ is associated with a goat baby when he reaches the age of four months and stops to take his mother milk.
Allama Kamal Uddin Dameri in his book Hayat Al Heywan volume 1 page 197 published from Egypt writes that ILM e JAFAR existed before the Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp) and its presence has also mentioned in the Holy Quran in Surah Al Araf from verse number 145 to 150 in which we find the connection of ILM e JAFAR with Prophet Moosa(a.s.) scriptures.
Allama Abbas Qummi Muhadis in his book Safina Al Bakhar volume 1 writes that it was Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp) Who arranged to write the principles of ILM e JAFAR on a goat skin due to this reason it got fame by the name of ILM UL JAFAR.
Imam Musa Bin Jafar Al Kazim(a.s.) said that during the last days of the life of Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp) He took Hazrat Ali(a.s.) to the mountain of Uhadd. Then according to the order of ALLAH(Wahi) the Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp) called the goats living in the mountain. Goats gathered around Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp). Hazrat Ali(a.s.) took a four month old goat and slaughtered it on the order of the Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp). Hazarat Ali(a.s.) cleaned the skin of the goat. Then angel Jibraeil(a.s.) came with a pen and ink. The ink was not made from the materials of the earth. Jibraeil(a.s.) said that the writing on the skin goat with this ink will never be faded. The ink was of green colour. The angel Jibraeil(a.s.) conveyed the words from ALLAH to the Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp) and then Prophet told Hazrat Ali(a.s.) to write these words. This was a special writing which paints the future of the world, the incidents that will happen to pious persons and the children (Syed / Sadaat) of Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp) and matters of the future governments.
Imam Jafar Sadiq(a.s.) said that the articles in the book of Ilm e jafar were in the form of alphabets. Imam Hassan Mujtaba(a.s.) presented the words Alif, Baa , Seen Laam and till the final alphabet. He also said that from each alphabet a news word was extracted. The knowledge of ILM e JAFR that passed to the people was based on two alphabets. For reference see Kitab Al Akhtisas.
Imam Jaffer Sadiq(a.s.) also said that only Prophet MUHAMMAD(pbuh&hp) and His successor (Wasi) can be masters of ILM e JAFAR. Ordinary people cannot attain mastery in this knowledge. He said that the book of jafr holds the entire knowledge related to every person’s life, death, grieves and happiness but in volume the book is short. Hazrat Ali(a.s.) was used to tie the book of Al jafar with Zulfiqar sword.
The book of jafar was written by the hands of Hazrat Ali(a.s.) and later Imam Jafar Sadiq(a.s.) also wrote a copy of the book with his own hands. The book has been travelling from generation to generation in the family of ‘Syeds’/ ‘Sadaat’. The authenticity of the book of jafr has been recognised by the scholars of Sunni and Shia sects.
Ibne Khuldoon Maghrabi in the pretext of his history writes that Haroon bin Said Aajli narrated the sayings of Imam Jafar Sadiq(a.s.) that the book of jafar gives the detail of future incidents specially to the future of Ahl e Bait(a.s.).
In the book Tareekh e Asar Jafri page 74 it is written that the book of jafar is with the family of Abdul Momin. On the other hand the Turkish emperor Saleem Usmani first claimed that the original book of jafr written by Imam Jafar Sadiq(a.s.) was found in Egypt and the book is safe in his library. Traditions say that the original book of jafar is with Imam Mehdi(a.s.).
Ibne Khalkan in the book Tareekh Dakhyat Al Ayaan writes that the pupil of Imam Jafar Sadiq(a.s.) Abu Musa Jabar Bin Hayyan wrote a book titled Kitab Al Jafar Al Aswad. The book contains the lectures and teachings of Imam Jafar Sadiq(a.s.). The book has thousand pages. Other evidence show that in this book Imam Jafar Sadiq(a.s.) told the rules and methods of Chemistry to Jabar Bin Hayyan by using ILM ul HAROOF. Jabar Bin Hayyan is world famous for his esteemed position in the Chemistry.Two more books on ILM e JAFAR such as Jafar e Abiaz and Jafar e Ahmar are also associated with Imam Jafar Sadiq(a.s.).
ILM e JAFAR is a true knowledge. If a person who is obtaining answer does not make any mistake or does not force his personal ambitions in obtaining the answer then ILM e JAFAR always gives true answer.
Allama Abdullah Al Jazairi says that ILM e JAFAR gives more authentic answers than astrology and geomancy, in fact ILM e JAFAR is the living miracle of the Holy Quran. Allama Syed Jafar Behar Al Aloom Najfi said that if you want your answer in the manner of Holy Quran then you will get the answer from the verse of the Holy Qruan. For instance if you put a question that Who will put life to dead bones the answer will come from the verse of the Holy Quran that The ONE who is the creator of these bones.
In the future we will publish more articles on this topic.


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The Theory and Practice of Online Learning, second edition. (editado por Terry Anderson)
Every chapter in the widely distributed first edition has been updated, and four new chapters on current issues such as connectivism and social software innovations have been added. Essays by practitioners and scholars active in the complex, diverse, and rapidly evolving field of distance education blend scholarship and research; practical attention to the details of teaching and learning; and mindful attention to the economics of the business of education.
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In Memoir, Former Lost Boy of Sudan Turns Adversity into Opportunity
Paulino Mamiir Chol’s Leading the Lost Boys: The Untold Journey Tells the Story of His Extraordinary Personal Journey from Kidnapping Survivor to Leader
Denver, Colorado — Paulino Mamiir Chol looked death in the eye multiple times, surviving abduction, a 3,000-mile barefoot trek in searing heat across South Sudan, and unspeakable starvation during the Second Sudanese Civil War. His memoir, Leading the Lost Boys: The Untold Journey tells of his extraordinary journey from kidnapping survivor to leader, showing how tragedy can be turned into triumph.
As a member of the Lost Boys of South Sudan who led over 700 boys across three African countries, from refugee camp to refugee camp, Paulino Mamiir Chol is the only one in a position to tell this story. A testimony to the atrocities happening at that time—the killings and kidnappings committed by radical militias before and during the Second Sudanese Civil War—the book describes how the author had to build the grit, determination, and sheer organizational ability to save lives, and find freedom. In so doing, he also offers hope in the power of the human spirit to overcome trauma and tragedy—especially when we focus on serving others.
Leading The Lost Boys: The Untold Journey is part of Paulino Chol’s effort to fight the inhuman darkness we are all capable of, and to empower and inspire the hearts of those suffering.
Chol says, “This book is a form of defense, and I promise to fight against inhumanity and human rights abuses. This fight consolidates my belief, faith, and hope in humanity, and human rights.”
All proceeds will go to the Mamiir Chol Foundation (MACH), which will provide funds to villagers in Twic County for clean drinking wells, clinics, schools, and community centers. Proceeds will also support organizations working for human rights, homeless children, widowed mothers, disabled people, and to protect women and girls from sexual abuse, exploitation, and gender-based violence.
Leading the Lost Boys: The Untold Journey is available in digital and paperback on Amazon and other major retailers.
Paperback price: $15.99
About the Author:
Paulino Mamiir Chol is an author and current PhD candidate dedicated to using his experience, expertise, and education to help his current community in the US as well as his East African homeland, South Sudan.
For decades, despite multiple kidnapping attempts by the radical militias, airborne assaults, and the murder of his friends and family, Mr. Chol rose in the leadership hierarchy and helped over four thousand Lost Boys to come to America.
Mr. Chol has a BA in criminal justice from the University of Colorado and a Master’s Degree in Law and Policy from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Management and Homeland Security at Colorado Technical University.
He resides in Denver, Colorado.
You can reach Paulino Chol at email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.org


If she wants to invest, she can look into informal in trust accounts. Basically, your parents will open the account in trust for your sister. Your parents will face taxation on the dividends/interest gained on the account, but your sister will pay the capital gains. Once she turns the age of majority in your province, the account will be transferred to her name.
At 15, I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It inspired my interest in finance, but there is many errors in the book and I would not recommend it. It also gave me a very wrong idea that investing is a sure thing.
Here are the books I would recommend in respective order:
1) Four Pillars of Investing
2) Ivy Portfolio
3) Random Walk Down Wall Street
I think Stocks for the Long Run is a good reference book, but not the first book I will read.
While waiting for Four Pillars of Investing to arrive from amazon.ca or chapters.ca, I recommend reading this important study: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=962461 It's free of charge and about 50 pages to print.
Why wait? It's not a high-demand book, and your local library probably has a copy waiting for you on the shelf.
Seriously, the library should be the FIRST choice for anybody wanting to read a book. If you like the book you can always buy it later, but you can't (generally) return a book you've bought if you don't like it.
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Many of these resources have been newly digitised for this course and uncover this fascinating time of innovation and social change.
Members of the public around the world can explore how books were made, bought, sold, and read, in the four-week online course, which starts on November 18th, 2019, and is run in partnership with FutureLearn, the social learning platform.
The free online course is aimed at anyone with an interest in the history of the printed book, the early modern book trade, the history of reading, the history of bookbinding, and the interaction between print and social change in early modern Europe.
Librarian of the Edward Worth Library Elizabethanne Boran, and one of the course designers, said: “This course is our way of sharing our wonderful collections with as many people as possible. Trinity College Dublin and the Edward Worth Library have thousands of books which bring to life the early modern period in the West. For this course we have digitised images from these books so that learners will be able to explore this fascinating period from every corner of the world.”
Learners will investigate rare treasures such as the engravings of Anthony Van Dyck, early editions of Aesop’s Fables and the bestselling Nuremberg Chronicle. Frontispieces, title pages, annotations, printers’ devices, and many more parts of the book are examined from this period.
At the end of the course, learners will be able to describe how the early modern book trade operated, and understand how the invention of the printing press changed religious, scientific, medical and political views of the world.
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has been designed by academics from Trinity’s School of Histories and Humanities, School of English, and the Librarian of the Edward Worth Library, Dublin, with assistance from the staff of the Library of Trinity College Dublin and the Edward Worth Library, Trinity’s Digital Collections, and Trinity Online Services CLG.
Interested individuals can register for the course at: http://bit.ly/2OBb8UT
Since 2014, Trinity has reached over 150,000 learners from more than 100 countries worldwide through ten free online courses with Futurelearn, the social learning platform. See more at: https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/trinity-college-dublin
About our libraries:
The Long Room of Trinity College Dublin
The Long Room, built in the early eighteenth century and expanded in the nineteenth, holds 200,000 volumes. Its collections date from the foundation of Trinity College in 1592 onwards, and offer readers a treasure trove of manuscript and print material. Find out more about the Long Room here.
The Edward Worth Library, Dublin.
The Edward Worth Library, which is run by the Worth Library Trust, houses c. 4,300 volumes which belonged to an early eighteenth-century Dublin physician called Edward Worth (1676-1733). Housed in Dr Steevens’ Hospital, Dublin, it is an invaluable resource for historians of the book for two reasons. First, Worth was a connoisseur collector, interested in rare printings and fine bindings. Second, he ensured that his collection was maintained in a unique state of preservation, allowing us to see books in their original (or at least early eighteenth-century) condition. Find out more about the Edward Worth Library, Dublin here.


Looking for fun things to do around the city? We chat with a local author who just released his second book in a series that serves as a bucket list of must-sees throughout Greater Cincinnati.
Rick Pender wants everyone to explore and experience what Cincinnati has to offer. That’s why he wrote the book “100 Things To Do In Cincinnati Before You Die” and the series that followed.
“My book is a bucket list of suggestions for things to do throughout Greater Cincinnati,” he explains.
The first book is broken down into five sections: Food and Drink; Music and Entertainment; Sports and Recreation; History and Culture; and Shopping and Fashion.
And although the books have Cincinnati in the title, activities aren’t specifically located in the Queen City. “There are recommendations of ‘things’ in Northern Kentucky as well as areas beyond the I-275 beltway,” Pender adds.
The history of Pender’s book series goes back to 2015, when publisher Reedy Press in St. Louis approached him about creating a work that was all about what Cincinnati has to offer. And the choice for them to go to Pender was easy; he has a history as an arts and entertainment editor and has worked for WVXU’s “Around Cincinnati.”
The first book, released back in September 2016, quickly became a popular choice at local bookstores.
However, times change and so do cities. A few years after the first book was published, there were new things popping up in Cincinnati and around the city.
“The Cincinnati Zoo’s Fiona hadn’t arrived on the scene in time for the first edition, Newport still had Duck Tours, and Cincinnati Music Hall was closed for renovation,” says Pender. “It was time for a second edition, released in September 2019.”
Pender says he replaced approximately 12 items with new recommendations and provided refreshed, up-to-date information.
Although some native Cincinnatians may feel like they’ve seen it all, there’s always something new to see that you’ve never seen before.
The book series works for many different kinds of people with different kinds of interest. “It’s a natural for people who are new residents, but it also works for people who have lived here all their lives but haven’t gotten around to visiting some of our iconic attractions or experienced some of our great restaurants,” says Pender.
Currently Pender is researching a new book that will be published later this year called “Oldest Cincinnati.” “It’s a compendium of historic sites, locales, and attractions worth visiting,” adds Pender.
The second edition of “100 Things To Do In Cincinnati Before You Die” can be ordered from Amazon. It’s also available at most area bookstores including Joseph-Beth Booksellers at Rookwood Commons, Barnes & Noble West Chester, and Roebling Point Books & Coffee in Covington.
You can stay up-to-date with new information from Pender on his Facebook page, where he also offers information on book signing dates. Over the holidays, Pender even offered followers ideas on holiday-oriented activities based on recommendations from the books. “I’m always glad to hear from people with further suggestions and ideas,” he adds. “And I’m available for signings and appearances.”
To learn more, or get a copy for yourself, click here.


Dr. Krishan Arora, a 54-year-old kidney specialist, is the only unsolved murder in Oldham County. Dr. Arora was gunned down in the library of his residence on June 22, 1998. Arora was found lying on the tile floor in front of his desk in the library, which was adjacent to his garage. He had been shot at close range in the head twice with a .40-calber handgun.
Suicide has been ruled out, as was robbery. Nothing was ever reported missing from the residence, including $179 in Arora's wallet.
Police have no witnesses and only a vague description of a dark sort-utility vehicle that his wife , Ann Marks Arora said she saw leaving the scene.
Arora was a senior partner in Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana. His colleagues have put up a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction.
Should you have any information regarding the crime you are requested to contact the Oldham County Police Department.


Torax: Pulmon, Pleura Y Mediastino (Radiologia E Imagen)
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (1 de mayo de 1999)
Format: PDF / Kindle / ePub
Size: 9.3 MB
Downloadable formats: PDF
Now Latin-American radiologists can turn to an original source for answers on all aspects of pulmonary radiology, from recognizing normal anatomy to diagnosing a host of adult and pediatric disorders. Experts offer must-read guidance on all of the problems radiologists are most likely to encounter--AIDS, emphysema, congenital heart problems and neonatal conditions, pulmonary infections, trauma, cancer, and more. This book also brings readers' skills to the leading edge of the specialty with the latest on spiral CT and MRI.


Terrace of Endless Spring
- Protectors of the Endless – When the Sha of Fear invaded the Terrace of Endless Spring, three venerated jinyu protectors were corrupted, and they betrayed the other mortal sentinels, slaying them all. The twisted guardians have now turned their attention to any intruders who might interrupt the sha's attack on the area's last defenses.
- Tsulong – Legends speak of a spiraling, golden serpent that can sometimes be seen high in the sky, basking in the sunlight above the clouds. The few who claim to have observed it themselves say the creature is fiercely protective of the terrace.
- Lei Shi – For countless years, this friendly water spirit frolicked in the Fountains of Endless Spring with childlike wonder and glee. When fighting suddenly broke out in this peaceful place, Lei Shi saw the crystal-clear water turn cloudy and murky, and terror fell over her mind.
- Sha of Fear – The Sha of Fear is the physical manifestation of terror in Pandaria. Imprisoned by the legendary pandaren emperor Shaohao long ago, the entity has been newly strengthened by rising conflict across the island.
- Chi-Ji, The Red Crane – The trial of Chi-Ji is a test of hope. Uncertain of the future of his people, Emperor Shaohao sought out the great Red Crane. The Great Crane challenged Shaohao to find the hope within himself, and cast off his uncertainty. Once the Sha of Doubt was vanquished, the Emperor became a beacon of hope for his people. To pass the trial of the Crane, warriors must believe in hope, even in the darkest of days.
- Yu'lon, The Jade Serpent – The trial of Yu'lon is a test of wisdom and faith. With omens of a bleak future floating through his mind, Emperor Shaohao climbed to the summit of Mount Neverest to seek the council of the Jade Serpent. Yu'lon urged Shaohao to cast off the dark emotions that plagued him, and through his trials, Emperor Shaohao would become one with the land. To pass the trial of the Serpent, warriors must be wise in their choices.
- Niuzao, The Black Ox – The trial of Niuzao is a test of bravery and fortitude. When Emperor Shaohao was overcome with fear, the Black Ox counseled him to face his fears directly. After a protracted battle with the Sha of Fear, the Emperor emerged victorious. To pass the trial of the Ox, warriors must be resolute in the face of overwhelming danger.
- Xuen, The White Tiger – The trial of Xuen is simultaneously a test of strength and a test of restraint. When Xuen gave Emperor Shaohao a 10-foot-pole and asked him to strike one of Xuen's warriors, the Emperor could not land a blow. For without restraint, anger and hatred run wild. To pass the trial of the Tiger, warriors must harness their power, while burying their thoughts of violence.
- Ordos, Fire-God of the Yaungol – Ordos was once a shaman of the Yaungol who sacrificed himself to the flame, following the promises of the Fire Lords, in order to become a demigod. His flesh is eternally seared with fires, putting him in endless agony. Yaungol Fire-Keepers ritualistically set themselves ablaze to emulate the ascension of Ordos, and cast enchantments and prayers to ease his pain.


- Borner, K., Conlon, M., Corson-Rikert, J., & Ding, Y. (eds) (2012). VIVO: A Semantic Approach to Scholarly Networking and Discovery. Synthesis Lectures on the Semantic Web: Theory and Technology. Morgan & Claypool Publisher (Book).
- Yang, Y., Tang, J., Keomany, J., Zhan, Y., Ding, Y., Li, J., & Wang, L. (2012). Mining competitive relationships by learning across heterogeneous networks. The 21st ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM2012) (full paper, accept rate: 13.4%), October 29- Novermer 2, 2012, Hawaii, USA.
- Lariviere, V., Sugimoto, C.R., & Cronin, B. (2012). A bibliometric chronicling of Library and Information Science's first hundred years. Journal of the American Society for Information Science & Technology, 63(5), 997-1016.
- Finlay, S.C., Ni, C., & Sugimoto, C.R. (2012). New methods for an old debate: Utilizing student response to investigate the relationship between collaboration and quality in academic journal articles.Library & Information Science Research, 34, 131-137.
- Sugimoto, C.R. (2012). Initiation, Cultivation, Separation and Redefinition: Application of Kram's mentoring framework to doctoral education in Information and Library Science. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science, 53(2), 98-114.
- Milojević, S. (2012). Multidisciplinary cognitive content of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 14(1): 1-28. Doi: 10.1007/s11051-011-0685-4.
- Yan, E., Ding, Y., Milojević, S., Sugimoto, C.R. (2012). Topics in dynamic research communities: An exploratory study for the field of information retrieval. Journal of Informetrics. 6(1): 140-153.
- Liu, X., (2012). Generating Metadata for Cyberlearning Resource through Information Retrieval and Meta-search, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
- Guo, C., Chinchankar, R., & Liu, X. (2012) Knowledge Retrieval for Scientific Literatures. American Society for Information Science and Technology
- Shuai, X., Liu, X., & Bollen, J. (2012) Improving news ranking by community tweets. Workshop on mining social network dynamics (WWW2012)
- Liu, X., Zhang, J. & Guo, C. (2012) Full-Text Citation Analysis: Enhancing Bibliometrics and Scientific Publication Ranking. ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management
- Chamnongsri, N., Manmart, L., Wuwongse, V. & Jacob, E. K. (2011). A conceptual model metadata of
Thai palm leaf manuscripts. In U. M. Munshi & B. B. Chaudhuri (Eds.), Statistical Science and Interdisciplinary Research, Vol. 10: Multimedia information extraction and digital heritage preservation (pp. 243-260). Hackensack, NJ: World Science.
- Jacob, E. K., George, N. L., & Arave, G. (2011). And the winner is . . . The perils and pitfalls of rank order analysis [Abstract]. In Facets of Knowledge Organization: Proceedings of the ISKO UK Biennial Conference, 4th-5th July, 2011, London (pp. 137-138). Bingley, UK: Emerald.
- Lee, S. & Jacob, E. K. (2011). An integrated approach to metadata interoperability: Construction of a conceptual structure between MARC and FRBR. Library Resources & Technical Services, 55(1), 17-32.
- Yan, E., Ding, Y., & Jacob, E. K. (2011): Knowledge discovery in research communities: Matching publication clusters on shared author and word relations. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI), July 4-8, 2011, Durban, South Africa.


The Library was established in 1928 as part of the Department for Economic Studies of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians. Its book fund was later supplemented by collections provided by the Ministry of Finance and the State Investment Bank, which comprised financial and statistical reports of the Funds Administration, annual reports, codes and laws of the Privileged National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, the National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians and the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In addition, the Library has also kept original issues of the first Serbian journal, Serbian Newspaper (Srpske novine, from 1871 until 1918), National Newspaper (Narodne novine, from 1919 until 1941), as well as all official gazettes of the FPRY, SFRY, FRY, SCG and RS.
The Library contains a vast range of domestic and foreign technical literature, classified in several funds: monographic publications, reference books, serial publications, annual reports of central banks and other international financial organizations, central banks’ bulletins, official gazettes and international agreements, daily and weekly newspapers and non-book materials.
In line with the scope of activity of the institution to which it belongs, the Library acquires publications in the field of macroeconomy and microeconomy, monetary and fiscal policy, banking, finance, accounting and auditing, management, marketing, statistics, law, history and sociology.
In a bulletin of newly acquired books and received magazines, the Library regularly informs its users of current acquisitions, whereas a selective bibliography of articles presents current material from serial publications to users.
Within the program of assistance for the South East European region–The World Bank IFC/SEAD - Depository and Regional Library Program – the World Bank chose the Library of the National Bank of Serbia as the regional library. This status involves the acquisition, special processing and keeping of World Bank publications, as well as the requirement to enable widest possible public access to such publications.
The book fund of the Library is used primarily by the employees of the National Bank of Serbia, and persons employed in other banks and financial institutions, government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, scientific researchers, university professors and students.


Author Patrick Lacy has written a book that is long overdue: a detailed, in-depth examination of the facts and figures that permeate the many Elvis books, websites, articles, and public boards. He sorts through all the information and puts things in proper perspective.
Elvis Decoded also covers scores of other questions and topics that have been largely ignored or mishandled over the past 31 years. The author offers a unique perspective on the toughest questions and the most complicated issues in the Elvis Universe, and explains how things got so confusing.
Elvis Decoded - A Fan's Guide to Deciphering the Myths and Misinformation is presented in a Q&A format, and offers an examination and comparison of the numerous Elvis source materials.
Some of the topics covered in Elvis Decoded are:
-The cause of death
-The events at Graceland on August 16, 1977
-The “alive” conspiracy rumors, claims, and theories
-The Elvis-related scams and schemes
-The cemetery break-in
-Elvis’s drug use and health issues
-Elvis’s last will and testament


Dr. James C Johnston is a board certified neurologist and barrister with three decades of experience. In addition to his consulting practice and charitable work through Global NeuroCare, he is a prolific author who has published peer-reviewed articles for a number of medical and law journals. Dr. James C Johnston has also contributed to over a dozen books including a chapter for the seminal authoritative text in legal medicine entitled Legal and Forensic Medicine, edited by Roy Beran and published by Springer Publishing (ISBN 978-3-642-32339-3).
A comprehensive multi-volume reference book, Legal and Forensic Medicine examines various aspects of legal medicine and ethics that define the fields of the 21st century. Topics addressed in this publication cover the full breadth and depth of legal and forensic medicine around the world, with practical applications in various international and intercultural frameworks. The text analyzes what the fields of legal and forensic medicine share and how they differ in terms of necessary qualifications and professional applications.
Contributing authors to Legal and Forensic Medicine hail from a number of countries and cultural backgrounds. There is a growing interest in the development of health law and legal medicine institutes around the world, and Legal and Forensic Medicine comes in on the ground floor of this burgeoning discipline to provide the foundation textbook for many courses, both undergraduate and postgraduate. It defines the place of legal medicine as a specialized discipline.


"The function of the historian is neither to love the past nor to emancipate himself from the past, but to master and understand it as the key to the understanding of the present."
E. H. Carr (Historian and Writer)
History is one of the most commonplace subjects: it is all around us. Its popularity in books, films and television testifies to its instant appeal, reflecting our enjoyment in a good story, a hunger for knowledge of the past and a desire to develop our understanding of where we have come from.
The study of History not only provides the opportunity to understand the past but also valuable training in the skills of research, empathy, comprehension, as well as an analysis of a wide range of material, to reach a reasoned interpretation and/ or opinion.
At Bentley Wood we believe that History teaches so much more than just some 'dusty old facts from the past' and we aim to provide an experience that will stimulate our students and develop a life-long interest in the subject. Employers and academic institutions place a high value on skills developed through the study of History. In particular, they are impressed by the ability of Historians to research, analyse and present information. Above all, History helps us to think logically and put forward reasoned arguments.
History is a well established subject which can serve as an appropriate academic springboard into a wide variety of courses in higher education and a diverse range of jobs. History graduates are recruited successfully into a considerable range of occupations, which include the law, administration and management, buying, marketing and selling, accountancy and computing as well as teaching, librarianship and journalism. Discerning political leaders and employers have always valued the training history provides.
Our world is littered with fellow historians who have achieved success in a variety of areas, from television to politics, acting to singing: TV presenter Louis Theroux, Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Hollywood actress and model Miro Sorvino, Coldplay's lead singer Chris Martin and of course ex history teacher Sting. We hope that our history students at Bentley Wood will go on to do great things in the future too.
In Year 7 we immerse students in academic historical study through enquiry from their first few lessons. They start in line with the National curriculum in 1066 studying William the Conqueror and the Norman invasion of England. They study themes of power and control and learn skills of analysis and evaluation through studying contemporary source material from the period. Then, Year 7 move through a journey of medieval cultures across the world including the impact of religion in medieval England, and a study of medieval Arabic and Chinese Empires. They also look at the experience of different cultural groups in England, focusing on Jewish and Black history. Towards the later part of Year 7, students study the transformation of power from Monarchy to the people in England, the Reformation and the Renaissance, and they finish by looking at 17th and 18th century Revolutions in the age of Enlightenment.
Students in Year 8 consider the development of Empire with a key focus on how the British Empire affected the rest of the world. They study the trans-Atlantic slave trade, India and Africa with a focus on the Empire from the perspective of both Imperialists and Colonists. They move on to look at the outbreak of War in the early 20th century, the international relations between the wars and the impact of WW2 on Europe finishing with a study of Genocide across time. Year 8 Students complete their KS3 study of history with a unit on local history where they consider how their local area fits into the context of events from medieval times to the present day.


The Woodbridge Public Library welcomes exhibits and displays in the branches that further the vision and mission of the Library. Exhibits should reflect the library’s role as an educational, cultural, and community institution. The Library recognizes its role in supporting Township talent and culture, and therefore extends its preference in scheduling exhibits and displays of Township schools, artists, community groups, and collectors.
Library use of display areas takes precedence over any other use and the Library reserves the right, without notice, to cancel the use of the display area by exhibits if the Director determines that the display space is needed for Library purposes.
The Library reserves the right to deny an organization’s or an individual’s request to exhibit either in part or as a whole. The Library facilities are public spaces which are used and viewed by community members of all ages, therefore exhibits need to be appropriate for general audiences.
No goods or services may be sold as part of an exhibit but artist contact information may be listed.
The presentation of any display or exhibit does not imply any endorsement of the content by the Woodbridge Public Library, its Trustees, or staff.
Agencies which have appropriate facilities are encouraged to exhibit items of interest to the public. The Agency Head should be consulted before the exhibit is arranged. This will allow maximum utilization of exhibits by other branches, cooperative publicity, and increased communication of ideas.
The person supplying the exhibit must provide an itemized list including the monetary value of the items before an exhibit is transported to a library. This information, plus the dates of the exhibition, is given to the Secretary to the Director for the purpose of insurance coverage.
- Adopted - Board of Library Trustees - February 21, 2019
- Revised - Board of Library Trustees - March 23, 2023


Christopher John Ball
BA (Hons) MA
Fine arts photographer, campaigner and writer
Fine Art Photography, Book Reviews, Comment and Photography Tutorials.
Includes the cjballphotography picture library
This website contains images of artistic nudity. If you are under 18 or easily offended please do not enter.
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nudes that pay homage to the female form in a manner that is both graceful and
Very rarely do we come across a portfolio that strikes us so deeply..." -The New Nude Magazine
Christopher John Ball is proud to be an X-Rite Coloratti
Christopher John Ball is currently in the process of digitally archiving and restoring his entire collection of negatives. These take the form of 35mm, medium format and 5x4 monochrome negatives, covering a period of over 35 years, and include documentary, fine art nudes, fine art flowers, social documentary, photographic essays and more. Many of these images have not been publicly displayed before. He is planning a series of publications based around these and other images.
Christopher will be placing many of these images within the pages of this website, which will have a new design to reflect the updates and publications being planned during 2015. Be sure to bookmark this page and pay a return visit.
Throwing Stones - 'What's in your family album'
a play by Christopher John Ball and Dean Sipling
To order your copy click Throwing Stones
“Mid-life male photographer meets young, nubile female student-cum-artistic muse - so far it’s old hat. But photographer turned playwright Christopher John Ball and co-writer Dean Sipling, whose background is film and television, bring the pairing into a thoroughly contemporary world of intercepted emails, sinister insinuation and sharp retorts. Their ‘guilty until proved innocent’ plot ... is thoroughly watchable and believable - perhaps as a result of Ball’s professional insights and DS Dom Lucas’ services as police advisor to the production.” Barbara Lewis – The Stage
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The Plymouth Park Baptist Church Library is located in the Educational Building north of the sanctuary. It contains over 15,000 books DVDs and CDs. The collection includes various Bible translations, Bible commentaries, personal and small group Bible studies, books on religions, beliefs, missions, biographies, and fiction. There are books on Christian living, personal growth, inspiration, individual and family relationships, crafts, poetry, music, and humor. There are DVDs and CDS containing music, inspiration, entertainment, education, and pastor’s sermons. The Library also houses sections for preschoolers , elementary age kids, and youth.
Please click on the following link to search for specific items in the Library Card Catalog and to see current Library hours. CARD CATALOG


The Giantleap project releases today its documentation on experimental protocols for stacks and balance-of-plant components.
The document was authored mainly by SINTEF research scientist Alejandro Oyarce Barnett, with the support of many others in the consortium. The document is a public deliverable, and can be downloaded from this link.
The document presents a number of load cycles for both endurance and accelerated stress tests, as well as a set of reference operating conditions such as temperature, pressure, humidification, and gas flow. Tests are intended to be carried out in single cells, short stacks, as well as at system level. The report further contains a detailed description on how to perform the electrochemical characterisation of stacks and single cells, e. g. polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV), as well as sampling parameters and rates. Finally, the document also contains a chapter on AST of balance-of-plant components.


Archie is the Cochrane Collaboration's central server for managing documents and contacts details
Archie is the internet based repository for the Cochrane Collaboration's documents and contact details. It contains data about all the persons involved in the Collaboration and all the documents and Reviews produced. Within Archie it is possible to read, print and compare current and past versions of a document.
Together with RevMan, Archie forms the Cochrane Information Management System (IMS), which is designed to enable contributors to the Cochrane Collaboration to meet the demands of producing high quality systematic reviews of the evidence of the effects of healthcare and deliver these for publication in The Cochrane Library and elsewhere.
Archie continues to be developed through an ongoing process of consultation with its users and if you have any suggestions for improvements, please let us know.
The latest major Archie version, 4.11, was released on 13 January 2016.
Content available for Archie
Among the things you'll find in this section:
- What's New - List of changes made in recent Archie releases
- Wish List - Suggestions that have not yet been scheduled for implementation
- Suggestion Form - Send suggestions for improving Archie
- Next Releases - List of new features for next Archie releases
- Documentation - Information on how to use Archie
- Facts about Archie - Availability times and statistics


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VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR 3/12-25
March 12, 2021 - March 25, 2021
Our Book Fair is online this Spring! Your purchases support our school and help your child discover new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more!
You’ll love the fun new option to shop for Book Fair exclusives directly from the interactive booklist and enjoy free shipping on book-only purchases over $25.


IV. The Life and Teachings of Jesus
Three books provided the backbone for Part IV: (1) A Harmony of the Gospels for Historical Study (1904, 1932) by Stevens and Burton, which presents "an analytical synopsis of the four gospels"; (2) Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1915) by George Adam Smith, which contains every city, village, place and other geographical feature mentioned in Part IV; and (3) The Perfect Calendar for Every Year of the Christian Era (1926, 1927) by Henry Fitch, which allows one to find which day of the week any particular date fell on (e.g. that March 16, A.D. 1 was a Wednesday). Two Bible dictionaries—one by Hastings (1909), one by Smith (1870)—were regularly drawn from. Other much-used sources were the Life of Jesus books by Edersheim, Smith, Barton, Bowie, Murry, Wilson, and Fiske & Easton, as well as novels by Norwood and Poling. About thirty-five other books were also used, but in only a few papers at most. Papers 131, 160, 170 are specialized papers in which one source, used in no other paper in Part IV, was the dominant influence.


My edited book, Planning Canada: A Case Study Approach was published by Oxford University Press February 1, 2016 and won the 2017 Canadian Institute of Planners Award of Merit (Planning Publications). It is a collection of 34 case studies in Canadian planning written by academic and practicing planners across the country. It is available on Amazon.ca and OUP. Students can rent the book on Redshelf.
My second book, Transit-Oriented Development: Learning from International Case Studies, was published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2020. Based on a study of 11 case studies in TOD conducted at the University of Amsterdam, the book adds new material on TOD including an entire chapter on equitable approaches (e.g. preserving affordable housing, assisting businesses in TOD corridors). It can be found here.
Peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, and encyclopedia entries. Peer-reviewed articles have been reviewed by several researchers from similar fields of study, edited to address their comments, approved by editors and published in academic journals. My Masters thesis and Ph.D. dissertation are also listed here.
Freelance articles on planning topics written for the general media.


Welcome to our vibrant writing community!
Our goal is to bring the Western Canadian Sisters in Crime community of authors, librarians, booksellers and readers together. We’re working hard to bring both in-person and virtual events that will help connect our community, no matter how remote your location. In months to come, we’ll be offering writing challenges, workshops, retreats and guest speakers.
This website is our hub and here you’ll find announcements about upcoming events, information on member books, our Speakers Bureau and much more. You’ll also find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Our mission is to promote the ongoing advancement, recognition and professional development of women crime writers. Membership in the international Sisters in Crime organization is the only prerequisite to joining our local Canada West chapter, and we welcome women and men, authors and book lovers equally.


History of Archive
The Archival Department of the Bila Tserkva City Council was established on September 10, 1925 under the name Bila Tserkva District Archival Administration.
On October 1, 1930, the archival department was reorganized into the Bila Tserkva site.
At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, documents from 1800 to 1932, 2584 funds with a total of 416,279 storage units and a placer of 2,000 kg were stored. But on June 6, 1941, all documents were destroyed as a result of aerial bombardment by Nazi aircraft.
Since 1944, the archive has been collecting documents of the occupation period and transferring them to the higher bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Researched information archives.
In 1951, the state city and state district archives were merged under the name Bila Tserkva City Archives.
In the Bila Tserkva State City Archive, there were 360 institutions, organizations, and enterprises on the list, 154 of them municipal. There were 92,286 storage units in permanent storage.
In 1963, the Bila Tserkva State Archive was divided into the State City and State District Archives, after which the State City Archive was located at 10 Gagarina Street.
In April 1984, the decision of the executive committee of the Bila Tserkva City Council of People's Deputies of August 13, 1984. № 388 Bila Tserkva State Archives allocated a new room on Gorky Street, 6 of 3 rooms with a total area of 94.3 square meters. m. There were 57 funds in storage in the archive, 17406 storage units.
In 1997, the archive received new premises on the street. Loginova, 39a with a study and three archives with a total area of 210, 82 square meters. m ..
In 2000, the archive was provided with another room with two study rooms and an archives on the 3rd floor of the Department for Emergencies and Civil Protection at: st. Pavlichenko, 14a with a total area of 267, 1 sq. m ..
The Archival Department provides accounting, storage and protection of documents of the National Archival Fund, which have accumulated during their existence and those that previously operated in the modern city, public authorities, local governments, enterprises, institutions and organizations.
• 1925 - Bila Tserkva District Archival Administration
• 1932 - Bila Tserkva Historical Archive
• 1939-1941 - Bila Tserkva Regional State Archive
• 1944-1951 - Bila Tserkva State City Archive
• 1951-1963 - Bila Tserkva State City Archives
• 1963-2000 - Bila Tserkva State City Archive
• 2000-2002 - Bila Tserkva City State Archive
• 2002 - Archive Department of Bila Tserkva City Council
In 1932, in connection with the creation of the Kyiv region, the Bila Tserkva local archival administration was reorganized into the Bila Tserkva Historical Archive with subordination to the Archival Administration under the Regional Executive Committee.
In 1939, the Bila Tserkva Historical Archive was renamed the Bila Tserkva Regional State Archive with subordination to the archival department of the NKVD of the USSR.
After the liberation of the city on January 4, 1944 from the German occupation, the archive resumed its work under the name Bila Tserkva State City Archive. The archive was subordinated to the Archive Department of the Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyiv Regional Executive Committee.
In 1959, in accordance with the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR of 03.01.1958 № 20, the decision of the Executive Committee of the Kyiv Regional Council of Workers 'Deputies of 20.01.1959 № 49 and the decision of the Executive Committee of the Bila Tserkva City Council of Workers' Deputies of 25.02.1959 № 93 Bila Tserkva the state city archives were transferred from the subdivisions of the city police department and transferred to the subdivision of the Bila Tserkva City Council of Workers' Deputies.
In 1940, Shoil Yosypovych Alter worked as the director of the Bila Tserkva Regional State Archive.
From January to September 1944, the head of the Bila Tserkva State City Archive was Romanenko EM
From September 1944 to 1951 - Doronina ME
In 1951-1952 the archive was headed by Gudzevata TA
From 1952 to 1962 the head of the state city archive was Savkov VL
From 1961 to 1965 the head of the state city archives was Mazur MM
From 1965 to 1974 - Vasilieva KF
From 1974 to 1978 - Grabovsky II
From 1978 to 1995 - Gontar P.I.
Since 1995 - Nikanorova NV


Patro S.K. and Acharya P.K., “A Composition for Partial Replacement of Ordinary Portland Cement”, The Patent Office Journal, Application No. 856/KOL/2014, Dated 20/08/2016.
Bera, D.K., Rath, A.K. and Parashar, S.K.S., “A Novel Cement Composition Incorporating Bulk Fly Ash and Nano Fly Ash”, Application No. 201631024541, Publication No: 46/ 2016, Dated 04/11/2016 .