I deliver a lecture on the liberal arts philosophy to students in all of my classes, adjusting it for the needs of the particular class. This is a formalized version of the lecture I wrote in preparation for my Introduction to Literature class, more detailed and technical than the version I deliver orally. Sister Miriam Joseph's book, The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric and Dorothy Sayers' essay "The Lost of Tools of Learning" substantially informs this lecture, as do several other treatises on the liberal arts. Because this is a synthesis of numerous readings from an extensive tradition, I do not cite my sources, but it should be noted that I make no claims to originality in this presentation. In fact, my aim here is to be as traditionalist as I can in presenting the system, though I cannot help but imprint my own patterns of thought upon the material as I see it.
The notion of the liberal arts is not merely a set curriculum or program of study. The liberal arts curriculum has been developing for well over two thousand years, since at least the time of Plato, Aristotle, and the city-states of ancient Greece. Although it was Christian pedagogues of the early Church that established the historic liberal arts curriculum in the western world (drawing, by turn, on the work of late Roman educators), the concept is not exclusive to any one worldview or time period.
Liberos means, in context, a free adult, a matured citizen, and an art is a definable subject matter with particular methods to that subject's study. In its conception, therefore, the liberal arts constitute a course of study not suitable merely for children, or only for obscure academic study. It is also not, however, simply a pragmatic or utilitarian view of education – being educated, from a liberal arts perspective, contributes to a more full experience of our own humanity and the humanity of others. Anicent Greece was, unfortunately, classist and sexist in its liberal arts institutions, excluding slaves and often women from many elements of the curriculum (though there have always been detractors of social wrongs in such societies). The modern liberal arts perspective, though still founded on many profound insights of the Grecian period, holds that education promotes the fulfillment of individuals' intellectual, spiritual, vocational, public and personal lives, regardless of gender, race, religion, or social status. This is the ideal to which we strive.
Cultivating philosophy, the love of wisdom, is the object or intended achievement of the liberal arts curriculum. This surely includes the logical investigations of the philosophy department in the modern university, but the classical understanding of philosophy is a multi-disciplinary pursuit, where individuals explore a fuller range of their potential. Three elements understood together create the Liberal Arts Philosophy: 1. Human Nature as broadly teleological, 2. A Hierarchy of Values which defines the priorities of what human life ought to be dedicated towards, and 3. A rationally ordered and set curriculum that helps individuals to discover their place in the community and the value of vocations different from our own. The following explication of these three are especially drawn from the works of Dorothy Sayers and Miriam Joseph, though they can be found in liberal arts pedagogues down through the centuries.
Human Nature is broadly teleological. By teleological, I mean that the liberal arts philosophy holds that there is an achievable goal for all human beings to better appreciate of what people are capable. Human beings have natural virtues, or potential capabilities, that can be refined. While a knife has the singular function of cutting (an example from Aristotle's treatise on virtue ethics, The Nichomachean Ethics), human beings have many virtues, many fitting functions, and to never attempt to develop those virtues is a sad negligence of our unique status as humans. Improvement of our virtues – or, more precisely, making our potential virtues actual virtues – is inherently good for each of us. Our virtuous pursuits can be roughly categorized in one of two ways: pursuits of the life of the mind and pursuits of the active life. It is not possible to ignore either of these and remain virtuous, because the two depend on each other in numerous ways. Formal education emphasizes the life of the mind, partly to give individuals time to develop those virtues for their own sake, but also so that they will serve in their communities with greater communal efficacy and deeper personal fulfillment. This leads us to the hierarchy of values within the liberal arts philosophy.
The Hierarchy of Values. This is a threefold, but fluid, hierarchy. Primary, or inherent, values are those sought for their own sake, more or less – they have self-explanatory purpose. Miriam Joseph, author of The Trivium, lists as examples "virtue, health, happiness, and knowledge." Secondary, or useful goods, help us to more effectively pursue primary goods. These include, according to Joseph, "food, medicine, money, tools, and books," goods which help us to achieve desired states in the order of primary goods, but which can lead us astray if excessively privileged. Tertiary, or ornamental goods, are not necessary for either secondary or primary goods; they are the "icing on the cake," so to speak, and contribute to our satisfaction but not to happiness or joy. They should not be the primary focus of our energies, but also shouldn't be ignored. Often I use with my students the example of my ties – I wear a unique tie for each day I am on a given campus during a semester, because I like ties and have bought several and been given many more as gifts. This gives me some pleasure, but I could do my job just as well, and be more or less as satisfied with my life, if I only had enough ties to wear a different one each day of the week (supposing there is some utility, i.e. secondary value, to having ties as someone who speaks in front of people professionally).
It is fair to note that many goods occupy two or three of these at once to some degree, but can usually be more or less fit into one place. The primary value of reading good literature is that it allows us to imagine more profoundly and more actively; literature's useful value is that it improves our critical thinking and communication skills, helping us to perceive others in a more sympathetic light and engage other disciplines in a more thorough way. The ornamental value of literature is that it may be entertaining, exciting, or pleasurable to read, but a personal preference for a piece of literature is not necessary for the first two, even though this third one is still valuable. In fact, part of the primary of value of literature is not only that it allows us to discover what we find meaningful and beautiful, but to discover what others find meaningful and beautiful, even if others do not. In that way, sometimes reading a text we find unpleasant may have more value than reading one we prefer.
A Rational, Pedagogical Curriculum. The liberal arts curriculum, according to its philosophy, attempts to unlock virtues of primary value in students by having them encounter foundational arts that will be beneficial to the challenge of learning more sophisticated disciplines. Those arts are organized as arts of communication, arts of organization, arts of application, and arts of production. The first three are emphasized in the university because classroom education is geared towards the life of the mind, although the active life ought to be developed as well.
Trivium – the three arts essential to language's capacity for promoting thought and communication. These are grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
Logic – This art uses languages in a valid way that coherently places sound conclusions after premises. It includes argumentation, syllogisms, fallacies, proper relationship of information to interpretation to produce knowledge.
Rhetoric – This art uses language in a persuasive way that moves the audience to find your message important and likely to be true. It involves argumentation, essay and speech writing, literary analysis and literary composition. The features of ethos, pathos, and logos (persuasions of personal character, emotional motivations, and arguments and information) are essential to the art.
Quadrivium – These are the arts of organization, and they include arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.
Application – Application puts the arts of the trivium and quadrivium into contact with particular, historical institutions, and includes history, politics, economics, law, the sciences, business, and medicine.
Production – Arts of production, ideally, consider the best application of the trivium and quadrivium recommended by the other arts, and includes manufacturing, farming, painting, musical composition, and publishing works of fiction and non-fiction.
Imaginative literature is the primary cross-roads of the disciplines (while theology is the primary cross-destination of the disciplines, which can be asserted regardless of theological commitments). Good understanding of literature requires philosophical, historical and literary knowledge. It allows us to imagine places we have not been, real and imagined, and depicts interpersonal skills as well as disciplinary skills with people we haven't met and knowledge we don't yet have. Study of any discipline, the energy required to fully develop one's skills in that field, is the result of a strong imagination that can see the value of the field for the community. It also reveals our personal virtues. A clear-sighted, powerful imagination better grasps what we can contribute within the discipline we pursue, helps us to explore and discover our identities, and to engage our personal relationships in a clearer way.
We all possess the natural capacity to imagine, and this may be stronger or weaker depending on our inclinations, preferences, and experiences. The imagination is a virtue of the mind with poignant application both in a variety of aspects of the life of the mind and the life of action, and developing it has a primary value for achieving a fuller range of intellectual abilities. But it has secondary value as well for our other studies, because it teaches disciplined focus of mental energy to a single task, as well as others. Finally, it may produce great entertainment and enjoyment, especially as our imaginations become more highly developed. The study of literature involves the development of the virtue of imagination in an essentially unique way. A developed imagination perceives beauty more easily, and takes pleasure in more difficult products of imagination, leading to more fulfilling experiences in whatever types of literature we might prefer. That is the role, I believe, of imaginative literature in the liberal arts curriculum.


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Q: ListView gets empty when back icon is clicked I have two activities, in the main one I have a text field and two buttons, the user can enter text in the text field.
When clicking the add button,text will be added to some ArrayList.
When clicking show in list button a new activity with its own fragment should open showing a listview that contains the names that the user has entered.
I used ArrayAdapter and this is working fine. When I am in the list activity and when I click the back button of the device everything goes fine and the data in the ArrayList is not lost.
If I click show in list again I will find the old data I entered at the first time. But, if I click the back icon provided by Android at the top left of the device screen, the ArrayListbecomes empty and when I click show in list the listview shows as empty.
Here is the main activity code,
public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

    String LOG_TAG = this.getClass().getSimpleName();

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        final ArrayList<String> itemList= new ArrayList<String>();

        final EditText text = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.text_field);
        text.setHint("Enter name here");
        Button addButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.add_button);
        Button showButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.show_button);

        addButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {

                String name=  text.getText().toString();
                itemList.add(name);
                if (itemList.size()==1){
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "one", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "name has been added to the list", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
           }
        });

        showButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Intent intent = new Intent (getApplicationContext(), ListActivity.class);
                intent.putExtra("list", itemList);
                startActivity(intent);
            }
        });

    }//end oncreate

This is the ListActivity and its fragment code,
public class ListActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
    static ArrayList <String> itemList;
    String LOG_TAG = this.getClass().getSimpleName();

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        itemList= getIntent().getStringArrayListExtra("list");
        setContentView(R.layout.list_activity);
         if (savedInstanceState==null){
             getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction().add(R.id.container, new list()).commit();
         }

    }

    public static class list extends Fragment {

        @Override
        public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
           View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container,false);
           ListView listView = (ListView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.list);

            ArrayAdapter <String> adapter= new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(),R.layout.fragment_main, R.id.row, itemList);
            listView.setAdapter(adapter);

            return rootView;

        }
    }

}

Can anyone please tell me why this is happening? How can I solve this issue?
Any help is appreciated.
Many thanks.

A: create a class Constantss.java and declare
public static ArrayList <String> itemList=null;

then inside your class
use
Constantss. itemList.add(name);

instead of
itemList.add(name);

// replace itemList with Constantss. itemList in all of your classes

A: I believe this is a navigation issue. So you should close your ListActivity like this:
public class ListActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

    //your code

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {

        int itemID = item.getItemId();

        switch (itemID ) {
            case android.R.id.home:
                this.finish();
                return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

Anyway your data can be lost if android destroys your MainActivity. So if you navigate from ListActivity back to MainActivity, MainActivity will be recreated and you data get lost. So you should find the way how to save your
data permanent.
there are two common ways:

*

*Save data to data base (SQLite)

*Save data to Preferences How to store list of values in SharedPreferences

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The Solemn Story of Snackies by a Montgomery who wasn't Lucy
Posted on February 16, 2017 February 18, 2017 by spennyrd
One of the most treasured stories in Canadian folklore is that of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It's the coming of age story of a determined redhead who was mistakenly adopted into a farming family in PEI and has been told and retold through books and other media such as film, television and even live productions. Over a hundred years later, numerous Toronto restaurants are writing their own stories in an effort to capture the essence of Canadiana. Montgomery's is one of these. Although I can't attest to the origin of the name (it certainly isn't that of the owners), I could use my creative licence and suggest that it is may be named after the famed author. So, although I'm sure she could pen a much better story than I, I'll attempt to summarize the experience in my own literary style:
There's a restaurant called Montgomery's. It's a modest place and apparently purposely so. One could easy walk past the meager storefront searching for a place to dine. The interior is a bit meager highlighted by a rather large and seemingly cozy rug/tapestry hanging along one wall and tables and chairs that looked like hand me downs from an estate sale. With the plain white walls it looks a bit like a prison visitation room. Once seated, you may hear a fable from the waitstaff justifying a thirty dollar price tag for an Italian beer. If you are really lucky, in surroundings lit only by the small candle flickering on the table you may hear the tale of Snackies the Omish cow. Snackies was aptly named by a 2 year old on a farm that, despite, her tender age, was a bovine clairvoyant who knew that one day, her farmyard friend would adorn a plate in downtown Toronto served medium rare. In the original story, the name of the cow remained a secret, only to be shared with those who were curious or wanted to know the name needed to canonize this cow into culinary sainthood.
Snackies
The trout, sadly, did not receive the same attention. It was simply called trout, named in a fashion much like the majority of the characters (ie. bear, skunk and muskrat) in the Franklin cartoon. Perhaps the two year oracle would have named it Fishy or Swimmy but alas one will never know. The only other protein of mention was an small egg custard who's bite was bigger than its bark in that it was full of sweet, salt and unami flavours. The bread took a dip in the lentils or camouflaged itself behind vibrant green butter. The chain gang of vegetables were housed on white plates and bowls as bleak as the walls themselves. The lettuce drowned in its sorrows and the beans, carrots and potatoes were particularly sour to be there. The tarte tatin, however, was the apple of everybody eye. The entire group, when together, made for a fun and eventful adventure despite being housed in a concrete tundra. The end.
Poached Lettuce
Butter and Lentil \dip
Sour Vegetables
I'm a bit behind in my reviews so the menu has changed often since I went a couple of months ago. That said, the concept seems to have remained the same; seasonal vegetables with a few proteins served in a fashion (ie. plain) which forces the food to do the talking. That said, the cup of lettuce seems to be a consistent character in this story and is worth a try although you probably won't dream of bathing in the broth at night. All in all, the food was not mind blowing but it was good. The custard was divine and Snackies represented. The vegetables were a bit hit and miss but all around good.
The concept of the restaurant, from the shabby store front to the ugly floors and odd rug/tapestry thing on the wall, bothered me. Some people have told me this is purposeful and if it is I apologize for not understanding. Maybe it's like that painting at a museum I stare at thinking "WTF", but I perceive more as "we couldn't be bothered so let's pretend like we meant to do it". From a decor perspective, to me there is a difference between industrial and correctional.
I'm a bit perplexed at the lack of social media coverage. Sure, the opening was covered by Toronto life and Blogto but other than that the normal review sites have been as barren as Montgomery's walls. There are only 9 yelp reviews and zomato hasn't registered enough voters to even have a rating. This is not always indicative of overall noise but it's a bit odd. I do, however, notice that they do take time to respond to many of the reviews, good or bad. They are also closed on Sunday and Monday now which could be interpreted in a number of ways. I guess we have to wait and see if this place will turn out more like Anne of Green Gables or the Pat of Silver Bush.
Given the story of Snackies the cow as the lead character among a diverse cast of plain, misunderstood and diverse characters all set in a drab decor, if I was a literary critic I would say Montgomery's can best be described as a tale in which AA Milne meets Orange is the new Black.
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Alessandro Lenarda was born in Venice in 1939. After his classical and musical highschool studies, he graduated in architecture in the faculty of Venezia. His teachers were Carlo Scarpa, Bruno Zevi, Giancarlo De Carlo, Ignazio Gardella, Franco Albini and Giuseppe Samonà.
He began his career in 1962, devoting himself mainly to interior architecture and design, focusing in glasswork technologies.
Since 1964 his works are exposed in the Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC) of Biennale Internazionale d'Arte of Venice.
Some of his art works are part of the artistic heritage in the museums of Venice, Altare, Munich, London, New York, Pirano, Holon-Telaviv and in the "Collezione Farnesina Design" installed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 1964, 1966, 1970 and 1972, he exposed his works in the Biennale Internazionale d'Arte in Venice.
During the Centenary Edition of Biennial, he participated as a special guest in the "Biennial Murano Glass" exposition.
He had 3 recognitions, one of honor in the "Compasso d'Oro" contest.
In 2001 some students from the Faculty of Arts and History at La Sapienza University in Rome, studied some of his works.
Since 1976 he is an ordinary member of Tiberina Academy of Rome.
Some of his works are part of the historical collection of "Compasso d'Oro" and they have been recognized as an "exceptional artistic and historical interest" and included in the "Cultural Heritage of the Nation" by Ministerial Decree.


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The Indian Institute of Art and Design conducted the Orientation Day for its fourth batch of design students at the Indian Institute of Technology Seminar hall , New Delhi.
The purpose of this event was to formally initiate the students into their chosen design disciplines and introduce them to various resources that will enhance their academic experience at IIAD. The event was also attended by honorable dignitaries, industry professionals, faculty members and staff of IIAD.
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik, the renowned Indian author, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and addressed the gathering on the need and scope of design. Taking the Shiva Purana as a reference, Dr. Pattanaik highlighted the inherent ability of design to transform something and make it beautiful. He also stressed the importance of being aware of one's senses. While addressing IIAD's Class of 2022, he urged them to appreciate Indian tradition, culture and include psychology in their conversations around design.
IIAD's Founder Director, Dr. Jitin Chadha, also interacted with the students and their parents through his welcome address. He shed light on the educational philosophy of IIAD as an institution that is committed to grooming ethical, reflective and entrepreneurial designers, design thinkers and problem solvers who are not just industry-ready but life-ready. Through his address, he gave a code to the design aspirants to live by - that of wholeheartedly committing themselves to creativity and learning.
The occasion also included an inspirational speech by the Dean, Professor Usha Nehru Patel, who elaborated on the role of educators and the moral, ethical and academic responsibilities of sincere learners. She also spoke about the importance of Design as an integral element of our existence and how it has the power to bring about immense change in the world.
On the occasion, the new batch of students was also introduced to the Faculty and Staff of IIAD. The Head of Administration, Ms. Simrat Joshi, took them through the highlights of the Course Book to give them a brief overview of the year ahead and what it would entail.


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Chrysomya , è un genere di Insetti dell'ordine dei Ditteri Brachiceri, superfamiglia Oestroidea, famiglia Calliphoridae.

Comprende specie prevalentemente diffuse nelle regioni tropicali e subtropicali dell'Africa, conosciute comunemente fra gli anglosassoni con il nome di screw-worm ("verme a vite"). Questi insetti hanno un regime dietetico saprofago, ossia si nutrono di carne in decomposizione o in putrefazione. Le larve si sviluppano su carcasse di animali morti, tuttavia attaccano spesso anche animali vivi e lo stesso uomo attraverso piaghe, ferite o siti di maggiore vulnerabilità, quali le mucose di alcuni orifizi naturali (orecchie, narici, organi genitali), causando miasi.

In generale sono associate a zone economicamente depresse, ad alta densità di popolazione e in condizioni igieniche e sanitarie precarie.

Alcune specie
Chrysomya albiceps
Chrysomya chloropyga
Chrysomya bezziana
Chrysomya marginalis
Chrysomya megacephala
Chrysomya putoria

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

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Much to blog and much more in the works! Today I'm shooting around town with two of my favorite people and then working a costume party this evening. Full day away from the studio editing! Anyway, for a change, I went out in the rain to SoDo with my intern Bob Snell yesterday evening to see what we could find. Here's an in-camera double exposure I liked.


There was a time, not too long ago, when I didn't actually write book reviews. I just read books I liked (lots of them) and then told anyone who would listen why they were or were not wonderful. I worked in a bookstore; I had a captive audience.
In the 2+ years since these little verbal reviewlettes became this full-fledged blog, I've come to love blogging. And reviewing. I've found other outlets for my writing - from reviews on Bookgasm to my recent article over at Bibliobuffet - and I am thrilled to have not only places to share my writing, but a whole host of things to write about.
It's that writing about that's starting to rub me the wrong way, though. I no longer read my daily newsletters solely for my own enjoyment. Instead, I read them with a mind to what might make an interesting post. And even worse, I read books that way too. Reviews quite literally form in my head as I read. Sure, it makes the reviewing easier, especially when I actually take the time to write those little review blurbs down for future reference - but part of me is starting to wonder what it is I'm missing by reading as a reviewer instead of as a pure reader.
Maybe it's not fair to say that's worse. Maybe I can be fair and say the verdict is still out on this. After all, I now read books sort of like I did back in college; I read with a critical eye and an analytic brain. But at what cost? Am I too judgmental, pushing for something to critique in every book I read? Am I missing the book for the page? Am I missing the success of one book by struggling to place the book and its author in context; or vice versa, am I missing the context by defining the book as a standalone item?
I feel like I'm treading into the waters of book-reading philosophy here, and I'm no philosopher. I love this blog. I love having my own corner of the interwebs in which to place my bookish thoughts. I love reacting to others' corners of the interwebs, or to others' reactions of my own thoughts. I love reading books. I love thinking about books. I love reviewing books. I even love reading and reviewing books I don't love.
But they say the grass is always greener on the other side, and right now, the non-analytic reading experience is looking mighty appealing. Too bad I can't seem to turn my reviewer brain off every now and again.
I understand your feelings quite well. I have similar feelings myself. I love to read, but I'm finding that 99% of my reading is for the purpose of writing about it, rather than just to enjoy it.
I've found myself doing the same thing or picking books based on what I think will be interesting to write about. That doesn't mean I'm picking books that don't appeal to me, but I know my choices are tainted by something other than just "I want to read this one". I guess the only way to turn off the reviewer brain would be to not write reviews of a few books so you know while reading that you don't need to come up with something to say. Not sure how well it would work, or how many books it would take though.
When I read in Pat Conroy's memoir on reading that for his entire adult life he has tried to read 200 pages a day *just for his own edification* even while writing or touring or anything else, I was impressed and think it validates the argument that reading is enough of an excuse for itself.
I find myself in the same boat with reviews. When I first started my blog, my reviews were long-winded and analytical. Now they are just short summaries, quick paragraph of my reaction to the book and then its off to the next read. Part of it is just evolving as a reader/writer, part of it having an audience that listens and responds.
I've had the same internal debate you have about thinking too critically (possible?) and also thinking too hard about what I'm going to write about when I'm finished. But the thought that's allowed me to sleep at night is similar to yours - not only do I love blogging about what I read, I also feel like I actually derive more enjoyment out of books and understand them better than I ever did before I started blogging. In pre-blog days, if I wasn't diggin' a book, I'd rush through it, throw it on the shelf, and never think about it again. At least now, if I'm not digging a book, I'll try to figure out exactly why and/or try to find something redeeming about it so as not to totally trash it.
In college, I thought for sure I wanted to be a sportswriter, but then I wrote for my college paper, and discovered that writing about the thing I love kind of ruined it. That's the case here at all. Maybe because blogging is just for fun, and I don't take it seriously, and (to open this damn can of worms again) don't by any stretch feel obligated to review every book I read. So there's still plenty of opportunity to read outside the blog.
Are you still awake? Sorry for hogging your comments section. :) Great topic for a post though - I'm glad to see I'm not the only one thinking about this.
That's pretty interesting because, for me, I find "reviewing in my head" allows me to read more in depth. It reminds me of my college years, loosely.
I've taken to dividing my reading into two types - the books I take on specifically as "review" books, which I read with a pencil and paper to hand to jot down those things I want to put into my review; and then the books that are for "Simply Reading," which I read for the sake of enjoyment and then write about from a purely subjective, emotional viewpoint.
This seems to help me keep a better balance - I got tired of always trying to read as a "reviewer" too.
That said, I'm off to do at least two right now...and I don't feel like it, really. I'd rather just read!
Maybe once I get started I'll feel like it. I usually wait till I'm in the mood, to be fair.
Ham - It's easy to slip into that, isn't it?
Red - I find that even for books I don't mean to review, I still find my brain ticking away in reviewer mode.
Anon - Definitely! Just because I read to review doesn't necessarily mean I feel that that is the only reason to review. It's just changed the way my brain thinks about the books I'm reading. Though there are certain books I read JUST because I'm reviewing them, usually I read first and foremost because I want to, because it's good for me, because it's an adventure, escape, etc. and second because I can write about what I read.
Nari - I've never been good at keeping my thoughts short, although I do love to read short reviews myself.
Christina - Yes, more in depth, but sometimes I just miss reading for the sake of it, you know?
Ravenous - The problem I run into is that even my "Simply Reading" books spark that internal reviewing portion of my brain. I envy your balance, though like I said in response to Greg's comment, I do appreciate the added insight that writing about my reading has given me for each book I've read since I started blogging.
Steph - Sometimes I have to force myself to just sit down and start typing. It usually starts out awful, and I revise a dozen times that way (instead of my writing when I'm into it, which I can usually fire out and give one check before posting, with only minor edits). But like you, once I get started I usually get into it.


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Page to Screen: Roadside Picnic & Stalker (1979)
By Brian Greene
Some admirers of the science fiction novel Roadside Picnic, written by the brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, might feel that the book has not received the critical and popular recognition it deserves, particularly in comparison to the film that was made from it: Andrei Tarkovsky's widely celebrated Stalker (1979). But really, those of us who appreciate the novel should be thankful that we are aware of it at all.
Completed by the Russian brothers in 1971 and published in a magazine the following year, it was held up in book form for several years due to Soviet censorship. And when the authorities of the Strugatsky brothers' home country did finally see fit to allow the story to appear as a book, it came out in a heavily censored version. However, the novel finally saw its release in its original form—in scores of different languages—and for this, we can be grateful. Criterion Collection's new edition of the Tarkovsky film provides an opportunity for a fresh look at both novel and movie.
The premise of the novel is fertile. A mysterious alien force visited various parts of the earth and then vanished, never having been seen by any humans. But whoever or whatever they were, they left behind six areas, called "zones," that are filled with substances, objects, and phenomena that are both fascinating and dangerous. When people start entering these zones, it quickly becomes apparent how perilous they are, as many visitors either die or become afflicted in some horrific way by exposure to the elements the aliens planted.
The zones get cordoned off by the authorities, and it becomes illegal to go into them. But, of course, people want to get in there and come back out with some of the odd objects to be found inside, whether just out of blanket fascination, the belief that what's in the zones have properties that could lead to fascinating study, to make themselves famous, or to get deep pockets by selling the zone loot to bidders willing to pay big bank for the stuff.
There comes to be a type of person known as a "stalker" who is a daredevil/badass who becomes a kind of expert at navigating the zones. Stalkers enter the post-apocalyptic areas either on their own, to go in and haul out booty they can sell on the black market outside, or as paid guides to fellow travelers who dare to enter the zones but are only willing to do so in the company of knowing chaperones. But all who enter, including the stalkers, plunge into the zones at their own grave risk. They could be killed by some material or force found inside, they might lose a limb, or they might be exposed in such a way that there is a good chance that they will develop afflictions later—including the danger that any children they have later will be deformed in some way.
Roadside Picnic is set in one particular zone in the fictional Canadian city of Harmont, and it focuses on the doings of one particular stalker: Redrick "Red" Schuhart. I could get lost describing more of the plot, but it's better that I stop doing that now. It's a hell of a read. Any fan of edgy sci-fi who enjoys the output of the likes of Philip K. Dick, J. G. Ballard, or the Strugatsky brothers' countryman Stanislaw Lem will likely go for the book. But you don't have to be a sci-fi head to come under its spell. The novel is written in a lean, hard, no-nonsense way that is likely to be enjoyed by noir enthusiasts as well.
Andrei Tarkovsky on the set of STALKER.
Tarkovsky worked from the original version of the novel, having read it when it appeared that way in a magazine. Despite this, and despite the fact that the Strugatsky brothers contributed the screenplay to Stalker, the film is vastly different from the novel in some essential ways.
The production of Stalker was a drawn out and, by various accounts, painful and hazardous movie to shoot. The entire original version that the Russian auteur shot was found to be unusable due to the poor quality of the film as well as the inferior manner in which it was developed. The original cinematographer was canned, a new one was hired, and they started over with a new location. The known version of the movie was filmed in Estonia in locales such as power plants and chemical factories, and there are those who believe that exposure to the hazardous matter in those areas contributed to Tarkovsky's death from lung cancer at age 54 (1986).
While the basic setup of the film is similar to that of the book, Tarkovksy made key departures from the novel. His movie features one particular stalker, and that man comes across as a different kind of guy than Red Schuhart—less talkative, less rough and tumble, moodier, and more vulnerable. While Roadside Picnic takes us through several visits to the zone by Red and various others, the movie revolves around just one entry into the magical/hazardous area.
The novel is relatively brief, moves at a brisk pace, and is largely told via actions and crisp dialogue. Tarkovsky's version, meanwhile, is a slow (161 minutes), meditative, atmospheric work that relies on long shots and philosophical conversations between characters.
The movie's stalker has two guests in the zone: a writer and a science professor, each of whom has his own reasons for wanting to take the enormous risk of traversing the lethal area. It's the brainy chats between these two guys more than their experiences inside the zone that tell the story the way Tarkovsky wanted it told.
The film is shot beautifully. But at the risk of offending some of Stalker's admirers, I will confess to finding the discussions between the characters to be often tedious. Because of this, as well as the mesmerizing look of the movie, I think Stalker is best enjoyed with the volume and subtitles shut off.
See also: Page to Screen: Thieves Like Us & They Live by Night
Brian Greene writes short stories, personal essays, and reviews and articles of/on books, music, and film. His work has appeared in 25+ publications since 2008. His pieces on crime fiction have also been published by Noir Originals, Crime Time, Paperback Parade, The Life Sentence, Stark House Press, and Mulholland Books. Brian lives in Durham, North Carolina.
His writing blog can be found at: http://briangreenewriter.blogspot.com. Follow Brian on Twitter @greenes_circles
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Stanislaw Lem was Polish, not Russian, but hell, small difference. Nice article, though.
oh no, forget that. Watch this movie without the dialogue?? Maybe the author ought to learn to think a bit more.
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'Teen Mom' Farrah Abraham's Instagram Followers Are Starting to 'Feel So Bad' for Her
Lauren Weiler
From 16 and Pregnant to Teen Mom OG, it's hard to believe we've been following some of the stars of these MTV shows for over a decade. And while it may be Jenelle Evans who's running the drama show these days, we can't forget how Farrah Abraham used to make the biggest splash. From her dramatic relationship with her parents to her controversial parenting methods, fans never knew what shenanigans Farrah was going to get into next — that is, until she was let go from the network for her antics.
Farrah may no longer be featured on Teen Mom, but she's still sharing her seemingly lavish life on social media. And while fans continually slam her for her posts, it seems some are even starting to feel bad for how much negativity she receives. Here's what her followers are saying.
Farrah's Instagram followers are constantly slamming her for her content
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Despite being off the show, Farrah's still receiving a ton of attention — but most of it seems to be negative. She's quite active on Instagram and is constantly flaunting her vacations, her businesses, and the work she gets done on her body. Unfortunately, it seems the negativity toward her has increased ever since she first got involved in the adult film industry. She adds many NSFW photos to her Instagram and has mentioned many times that she's proud of her work no matter what others think. Even so, fans flock to her 'gram to add how they really feel about her content.
"Can you let us know your plastic surgeon so we know who NOT to go to [sic]," one follower commented on this recent photo of Farrah. And on another 'gram photo of Farrah in a tight pink plastic dress, a follower added, "I've seen Barbie Dolls that look more real than you do." Not only is Farrah's social media flooded with upsetting comments, but fans have also accused her of adding in fake positive comments to try and offset them.
They also think she's a bad influence on her 10-year-old daughter, Sophia
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It's not just Farrah's Instagram that's getting a ton of backlash. Her 10-year-old daughter, Sophia, also has her own social media accounts. And while Farrah swears she's the one running them, her followers still think Sophia is way too young to be having her own Instagram and Twitter.
Farrah's parenting methods have come under fire for years even before the social media controversy, too. The Teen Mom star insists on treating her daughter as an adult — and that means giving the child her own business and thrusting her in the spotlight whether Sophia wants that or not. Farrah has also received a ton of flack for homeschooling Sophia and bringing her on lavish trips instead of allowing the child to be amongst her peers and develop friendships with kids her own age. Despite the critique, Farrah seems absolutely nothing wrong with her parenting, however, as she truly believes she's giving Sophia once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that other kids would love to have.
Some of Farrah's followers are starting to pity her for being mocked
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It appears Farrah is pushing the boundaries of what's acceptable on social media with a few of her recent posts. And while she's still receiving many scathing comments from her followers, others have expressed genuine pity that she's the butt of every joke. As one of her followers commented on a recent post, "I feel so bad for Farrah. It's like everyone gets the joke but she doesn't." On the same post, another added, "You try so hard girl. All anyone needs to know is that your behind is all over the internet getting gaped."
None of the comments or the pity can get Farrah down, though. And Teen Mom fans on Reddit have also discussed how her negative childhood experiences may have shaped her harsh personality today. "I really think her mom is the one with the personality disorder and Farrah is the product of that, both by DNA & up bringing [sic]," one Reddit user wrote. "I don't think Farrah ever felt true love from her parents, and doesn't know how to show it to her daughter or anyone else [sic]."
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This oversubscribed 13D conference was chaired by Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman Emeritus of the Asia Society with Kiril Sokoloff Chairman and Founder of 13D Global Strategy & Research and Dr Graham Allison the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School. Allison was the founding dean of the Kennedy School and former director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Relations there. For the last four years under Graham's direction, the Belfer Center was voted the best university-affiliated think tank in the world.
Thucydides's Trap describes how a rising power can threaten the supremacy of an existing power. It is this very Trap that caused war between Athens and Sparta, resulting in the end of Greek civilization. As Henry Kissinger writes on the Trap: "I can only hope that the US China relationship becomes the fifth case to resolve itself peacefully, rather than the thirteenth to result in war."
"The size of China's displacement of the world balance is such that the world must find a new balance. It is not possible to pretend that this is just another big player. This is the biggest player in the history of the world."
In 1980, China's economy was only a tenth the size of the U.S. economy. By 2040, Allison reckons it could be three times larger. Being overtaken by a rival who shares common values—such as Britain grudgingly watching an upstart America surpass its power but largely preserve its cultural, religious, and political beliefs—is one thing. It would be quite another to be surpassed by an adversary whose values are so strikingly different.
Stressing that war is not inevitable, Allison also revealed how rising and ruling powers have kept the peace in the past—and what painful steps the U.S. and China can and must take to avoid disaster.
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In Hong Kong and mainland China, Mr. Chan is Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Better Hong Kong Foundation, Convener of Hong Kong Development Forum, a Vice President of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, and a Governing Board member of the China-United States Exchange Foundation. He founded and chairs the China Heritage Fund which restores cultural relics in China, and is a co-founding Director of The Forbidden City Cultural Heritage Conservation Foundation in Beijing. He is founding Chairman of the Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society, and founding Chairman Emeritus of Asia Business Council. He is a former government appointed Non-Executive Director of Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, former Chairman of the Hong Kong-United States Business Council, former Chairman of the Executive Committee of One Country Two Systems Research Institute, and former Vice President and former Advisor of the China Development Research Foundation in Beijing.
Internationally, Mr. Chan is Chairman Emeritus of Asia Society and Chairman of its Hong Kong Center, a founding Trustee of African-Asian Society and a Director of the Board of Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Committee on United States-China Relations, and Committee of 100. Mr. Chan is a former director of Standard Chartered PLC, Motorola, and Enron. He is a former member of the governing boards of World Economic Forum, East-West Center, Pacific Council on International Policy, Eisenhower Fellowships, and The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. He is also a former member of the advisory board of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta.
Mr. Chan is active in education. He is an Honorary Court Member of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a Trustee of the University of Southern California, and a Governing Board member of the Indian School of Business. He serves on the President's Council on International Activities at Yale University. He is also an Advisor on Strategic Development to Tsinghua University, a Co-Chairman of Hang Lung Center for Real Estate at Tsinghua University, and a founding member of the International Advisory Board of the School of Management at Fudan University. Mr. Chan previously served as a Trustee of China Foreign Affairs University, a Co-Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Center for Real Estate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a member of the Advisory Council of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, the International Advisory Committee of The Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College, and the International Advisory Committee of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at Waseda University. He was a Brittingham Visiting Scholar at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Notable philanthropic programs and projects initiated or supported by Mr. Chan include: Morningside Music Bridge; International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians (ICCM) where the Morningside Medal of Mathematics are awarded; Morningside Center of Mathematics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences; the Morningside College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong; endowed professorships at Harvard University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and The University of Hong Kong; and various scholarships and programs in Hong Kong and mainland China which has supported over 10,000 students. In 2014, the Morningside Foundation pledged US$350 million to endow the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, named after Mr. Chan's late father. In the same year, Mr. Chan and his wife pledged US$20 million to endow the Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Southern California.
Mr. Chan is a frequent speaker at named lectureships and international conferences, and has published numerous articles in Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, Fortune, Asian Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, and Japan Times. Mr. Chan holds an MBA from the University of Southern California, and was conferred honorary doctorate degrees by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Tel Aviv University. Mr. Chan has received many awards for his contributions to society, which includes: Builder of Bridges Award (Asia Society) for strengthening ties between Asians and Americans; The 2nd "Passing the Torch – Outstanding Figures of Chinese Cultural Heritage Protection" Award (China Foundation For Cultural Heritage Conservation); Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award (University of Southern California); Alumnus of the Year Award (California State University, Los Angeles); US-Asia International Public Service and Philanthropy Award (US-Asia Institute); Philanthropy Excellence Award (Committee of 100); Chern Prize (ICCM) for exceptional public service in support of mathematics; Grand Bauhinia Medal (HKSAR Government) in recognition of his long and distinguished community service; and Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership (Hong Kong Association of New York). Mr. Chan is 68 years of age and resides in Hong Kong with his wife.
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A life-long learner, Kiril is devoted to the pursuit of truth—in investments, in health, life and the living of it, wisdom of the ages, lessons of history as applied to the present, eternal truths and the way forward for humanity and the planet. He considers peace of mind and humility among his most important personal goals.
Kiril has studied history and the lessons of history for most of his life. Kiril also believes that trust is a vital component of relationships and the best way to establish it is a passionate, totally-committed desire to serve the needs of others. This can only come from the heart.
Kiril began to lose his hearing as a teenager, ultimately going entirely deaf by the early 1990s, but he resolved to never avoid a business or social event due to deafness. He committed to turning this weakness into strength, and developed a highly-attuned intuition. In 1996, Kiril received a cochlear implant, which restored much of his ability to hear conversation. These experiences reinforced Kiril's dedication, resilience, and commitment to looking beyond the surface for deeper understanding of herd mentality, hidden assumptions, and how things could change.
13D's major client base includes large-scale money managers, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, large private and public corporations, family offices, private equity and distressed funds, high-net-worth individuals, hedge funds and business leaders all over the world. Kiril has been an advisor to many of the largest pools of global capital for over 30 years.
Kiril co-founded the first pure Asian hedge fund in early 1992 just as the huge bull market in Hong Kong stocks got underway and retired before the Asian financial crisis. In 1994, he co-founded one of the earliest pure technology funds, just before the Internet stock boom began, then retired a few years before the IT bust.
Starting in 2001, Kiril and his team began to write What I Learned This Week, later adding What Are The Markets Telling Us?. These publications are the agnostic interpreters of what the markets are telling us. They are dedicated to detecting change and disruption before others. Kiril and his team are cutting-edge contrarians, original thinkers and always on the lookout for the "next big thing". What I Learned This Week has gained a worldwide audience. Kiril is also the author of five investment books.
In 1977, he was one of the first to join Jack Kemp's "supply-side" revolution, which advocated cutting tax rates to restore economic growth. This became a core principle of Reaganomics, which launched the subsequent 30-year bull market in financial assets. Kiril also co-authored Is Inflation Ending? Are you Ready? (McGraw-Hill, 1982), which correctly predicted disinflation and the long boom in financial assets.
In 1983, Kiril founded 13D, which began analyzing stocks selling well below break-up value and evolved into a theme-driven investment research firm. Throughout the 1980s, Kiril wrote and lectured widely to investment groups, arguing for a long secular period of disinflation. His mantra: "The highest interest rates in capitalism will eventually be followed by the lowest interest rates." Beginning in May 1984, Kiril recommended purchasing 30-year U.S. Treasuries, which at the time were yielding 14% and which Kiril called "The investment opportunity of a lifetime". In 2002, with oil at $20 after a 20-year bear market in commodities, Kiril launched his "commodity boom" theme.
Kiril spends much of the year travelling in key global markets, and typically devotes 12-14 hours a day to reading, thinking, learning, researching and meditating.
Graham Allison was Director of Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs from 1995 until July 2017. Allison is a leading analyst of U.S. national security and defense policy with a special interest in nuclear weapons, terrorism, and decision-making. As Assistant Secretary of Defense in the first Clinton Administration, Dr. Allison received the Defense Department's highest civilian award, the Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, for "reshaping relations with Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to reduce the former Soviet nuclear arsenal." This resulted in the safe return of more than 12,000 tactical nuclear weapons from the former Soviet republics and the complete elimination of more than 4,000 strategic nuclear warheads previously targeted at the United States and left in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus when the Soviet Union disappeared.
His latest book, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?, was published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in May 2017 and quickly became a national bestseller. His 2013 book, Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States and the World (co-authored with Robert Blackwill), has been a bestseller in the U.S. and abroad. Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe, now in its third printing, was selected by the New York Times as one of the "100 most notable books of 2004." It presents a strategy for preventing nuclear terrorism organized under a doctrine of "Three Nos:" no loose nukes; no new nascent nukes; and no new nuclear weapons states. Dr. Allison's first book, Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis (1971), was released in an updated and revised second edition (1999) and ranks among the all-time bestsellers with more than 450,000 copies in print.
As "Founding Dean" of the modern Kennedy School, under his leadership, from 1977 to 1989, a small, undefined program grew twenty-fold to become a major professional school of public policy and government.
Dr. Allison has served as Special Advisor to the Secretary of Defense under President Reagan. He has the sole distinction of having twice been awarded the Department of Defense's highest civilian award, the Distinguished Public Service Medal, first by Secretary Cap Weinberger and second by Secretary Bill Perry. He served as a member of the Defense Policy Board for Secretaries Weinberger, Carlucci, Cheney, Aspin, Perry, Cohen, and Carter. He currently serves on the Advisory boards of the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and the Director of the CIA.
Dr. Allison was the organizer of the Commission on America's National Interests (1996 and 2000), a founding member of the Trilateral Commission, a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has been a member of public committees and commissions, among them the Baker-Cutler DOE Task Force on Nonproliferation Programs with Russia, the IAEA's Commission of Eminent Persons, and the Commission on Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation, and Terrorism.
Dr. Allison has served as a Director of the Getty Oil Company, Natixis, Loomis Sayles, Hansberger, Taubman Centers, Inc., Joule Unlimited, and Belco Oil and Gas, as well as a member of the Advisory Boards of Chase Bank, Chemical Bank, Hydro-Quebec, and the International Energy Corporation.
Dr. Allison was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was educated at Davidson College; Harvard College (B.A., magna cum laude, in History); Oxford University (B.A. and M.A., First Class Honors in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics); and Harvard University (Ph.D. in Political Science).


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Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015)
In 1996 the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RRCAP) made a number of recommendations to the Government of Canada regarding residential schools. Canada consequently made a Statement of Reconciliation to residential school survivors in 1998 and created the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. In 2003, the Government of Canada launched a Dispute Resolution plan to compensate survivors that fell far short of the expectations of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. In response, the Assembly of First Nations, under Grand Chief Phil Fontaine, launched a class action lawsuit in 2005 against the federal government. As a settlement in that case, the Government of Canada signed the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) in 2006.
Included within the IRSSA was schedule "N", the mandate for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). The Truth and Reconciliation Commission began its work on June 1, 2008. Overall goals of the TRC focus on promoting healing, educating, listening, and the preparation of a report for all parties that includes recommendations for the Government of Canada regarding the IRS system, experience and legacy. The TRC released an interim report in May of 2015 and this final report in December of 2015. The final report contains 94 calls to action; including calls to abandon the Doctrine of Discovery and fully adopt/implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
TRC Summary of the Final Report: Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future
TRC Volume 1: The History Part 1, Origins to 1939
TRC Volume 1: The History Part 2, 1939 to 2000
TRC Volume 2: The Inuit and Northern Experience
TRC Volume 3: The Métis Experience
TRC Volume 4: Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
TRC Volume 5: The Legacy
TRC Volume 6: Reconciliation
TRC Calls to Action