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Lunch in Trastevere

Project 52 – Entry #16

One of the most distinct neighbourhoods in Rome is Trastevere which literally means “across the Tiber.” I spent an afternoon walking through this very bohemian neighbourhood just taking in the quaint homes, little restaurants whose walls were covered in ivy and decorated with flower boxes and little shops that were a magnet for locals and tourists alike.

The main square in Trastevere is the Piazza Santa Maria. Within the piazza is the Church of Santa Maria which dates back to the 3rd century and is the oldest in Rome. The church itself is lovely but I’ll save that for the next post.

As we were coming out of the church, directly across the piazza was the Sabatini restaurant. I loved everything about this scene. The building with the shuttered windows, the texture of the wall, the umbrellas at the tables and the casual Sunday afternoon atmosphere.

So as we head into the weekend I share with you the perfect weekend scene.  Have a great one!

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  1. What a great capture Edith for all the reasons you mentioned. Makes me wish I was there right now enjoying a leisurely meal.

    September 9, 2011 at 12:30 pm

  2. What a great Italian scene. I can almost smell the food from where I sit. Great color and textures Edith.

    September 9, 2011 at 12:39 pm

  3. Nice picture

    September 9, 2011 at 1:34 pm

  4. Great shot, Edith. I could be wrong, but you would not see scene like that in Toronto or most other american cities. Its truly a southern european thing – just my observation… 🙂

    September 9, 2011 at 3:44 pm

  5. Beautiful Edith!!! I just took a picture like that in Vicenza today, but I don’t think it will come out as beautiful as yours 🙂

    September 9, 2011 at 4:52 pm

  6. Very well composed Edith. I love the windows they dominate the shot for me and make it too

    September 9, 2011 at 5:10 pm

  7. Edith this is a wonderful shot, fit for a magazine or book cover. Absolutely beautiful.
    Excellent work. 🙂

    September 9, 2011 at 6:41 pm

  8. Italy is a great place…this has a Renaissance painting feel to it, you’ve really captured the light and texture and the lifestyle,which is what I love about Italy, of course! ^)^

    September 10, 2011 at 6:42 am

  9. lorraine

    nice! almost looks like a painting!

    September 11, 2011 at 10:14 am

  10. Rob

    Awesome photo! We never made it to this neighborhood, sorry I missed it.

    September 12, 2011 at 1:08 am

    • Thanks Rob. It’s an amazing place. See now I’ve given you a reason to go back.

      September 12, 2011 at 11:13 am

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  12. Lovely shot Edith, I really like the textures and how you’ve framed the table umbrellas.

    September 12, 2011 at 1:58 pm

  13. I love this one Edith! Beautifully processed and framed.

    September 13, 2011 at 3:04 pm

  14. Wow, Edith what a beautiful image!

    September 13, 2011 at 11:32 pm

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Boston, New York…Edmonds

By Maria Montalvo | Nov 11, 2011

Ruth, Michelle and Maria atop Mt. Rainier

 "When you part from your friend, you grieve not; for that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain." – Kahlil Gibran

New York City is home to 8,000,000+ New Yorkers.

More than 600,000 people live in Boston.

Our little hamlet of Edmonds has but 40,000 residents.

Despite our decidedly smaller population, Edmonds represented the town well during one of the last climbs of Mount Rainier in the 2011 season.

On September 21, 2011, at approximately 6 a.m., four residents of Edmonds summited Mount Rainier, along with a New Yorker, a Bostonian and an East-Sider, just as the sun rose, gloriously breaking through dark clouds.

Describing the experience is a bit like explaining why you like or dislike broccoli (i.e., because it’s horrible).

The journey began many months before the climb itself with rigorous training and exhaustive REI shopping.

When two friends and I decided to climb Rainier, we didn’t really know how to get as strong as we had to, or even how strong we needed to get, but we started down a path.

During the week, we each trained and did endless research on our own, and every weekend, we came together for mountain hikes and to share our new knowledge.

Over the months, the photos of our flushed cheeks and happy faces at the top of Mount Si or Tiger Mountain didn’t change much, but the weight we carried in our backpacks increased and our bodies got stronger.

The more we prepared, the more confident I became that we would make it to the summit.

Only now do I know that I had no idea what that meant.

I could see the snow and rock of Mount Rainier from the freeway driving out of Edmonds but as I climbed, I could see only a few steps ahead of me.

The rain didn’t appear to be letting up as Ruth (Arista Wine Cellars), Michelle (Michelle & Ron Clyborne Windermere), and I (very lucky wife of the Resident Cheesemonger/City Councilman) met up with the rest of our group on Monday, September 19.

We were happy to meet Lee, also from Edmonds; Christine, a trainer for Microsoft; two fire fighters from New York, Don and Dave; and Al, a doctor from Boston.

We would be led by a team of four guides (Stuart, Matt, Carrie, and Dave), and soon learned that each had something different to offer, from years of experience, steadiness, enthusiasm, EMT training, to a true love and respect for the mountains.

During every meal and break, they would talk to us about the next leg of the journey, safety, how to preserve the mountain, or history of Mount Rainier.

Stuart, our lead guide, consistently worked to keep us focused on the task immediately in front of us, no matter how often we tried to get a roadmap for all three days.

For the first 1,000 or so feet, clouds engulfed the mountain and us. In this drizzle and fog, we passed a group coming down who had to turn back because of the weather.

They looked disappointed, tired, even angry or sad. We were quiet when we stopped for our first break, drinking water and fussing with the gear in our packs (we were told to take only the clothes and food we needed and serious equipment such as crampons, ice axe, helmet, etc.), but then quite suddenly the clouds above us parted enough to see the top of Rainier, just the very top.

Our enthusiasm grew as the weather continued to improve and we reached the Muir snowfield, a great expanse of snow and ice that covers nearly 3,000 feet up Mount Rainier.

The white of the snowfield mixed with the horizon as we climbed higher and the clouds were below us.

We could see Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens, as well as Hood and Jefferson at times.

                                                In the crater

The sky was pure blue and the distant patches of mountain below were dark green.

It was stunningly beautiful, and for Ruth, Michelle, and I, the steps seemed to come naturally.

We reached Camp Muir (10,188 feet) and settled in for the first night.

We climbed with a company from Seattle called Alpine Ascents, and we would soon learn that one of the best parts of the Alpine Ascents trip, other than the great guides was the cooked dinner and breakfast.

The first night was chicken burritos with fresh avocado (yum).

Sleeping in a plywood box with eight other people, next to separate plywood room with another 10-12 people, is not easy, but it was amusing (snoring, fidgeting, intermittent trips outside).

I woke up about 5:30 a.m., and got up just before sunrise to see the stars amidst the deepest of black skies.

A few minutes later, as the light grew, I noticed there were no sounds—no birds, no water, no wind. Nothing.

Only once the sun was fully up and all of us gathered to look around did we notice how the light sparkled against the icy snow. Day two proved to be glorious, blue skies and sunny, and a perfect day for snow school.

We practiced our self-arrest and group arrest moves (sliding in the snow in the name of safety is a blast).

That afternoon we geared up and roped up to each other for the first time and hiked over snow, then steep rocks, and then over the Ingraham Glacier (beautifully scary crevasses and all) to high camp.

Sleep in our little yellow tents was fitful on the last night.

We listened to the wind rustle the tent and rocks crack and fall in the distance.

Breakfast at 1 a.m. was oatmeal, coffee, and Gu with caffeine.

The first leg of the climb took us up through steep and dangerous rocks to Disappointment Cleaver.

It was very dark and very difficult (for me, at least). I couldn’t really see much more than the few steps ahead of me, lit by my headlamp, and  a few steps ahead of Matt in front of me, lit by his headlamp.

After we passed the Cleaver, we also saw the headlamps of the teams 1,000 feet below us.

The lines of lights twinkled far behind us, and it was a relief knowing we had already passed what was in front of them.

The last of the summit was one step at a time, one foot in front of the other.

The ice and snow were steeper and harder to traverse. The strong wind made for unsteady footing and the growing cold was anything but comfortable.

Coming over the lip of the crater had to be different for each person.

I remember noting the incredible yellow and orange light from the sunrise coming up behind us but being wary of turning around until we were at the top.

Once we reached the summit crater, the sun was nearly up, but only half of the sky was blue and the rest was filling in with dark clouds. We knew our time in the crater was short.

I cannot explain the relief when we reached the summit, but more so, it was exhilarating.

We were at the summit of a mountain. We were looking at the inside of a crater of an active volcano. We were at the top of Mount Rainier.

Michelle, Ruth, and I always wanted to be strong and prepared enough to protect and support each other, but with the challenges coming from without and within on summit day we persevered both together and alone.

Coming down, well, it was beautiful. Soon after we started down, the storm cleared.

We could see all that we had done—the crevasses, the narrow trails, the steep slopes, the ice axe holes that we left behind us as we held them like canes, and the rocks, the loose and steep rocks. But none of that mattered because we could also see the expansive views, the sunlight under the clouds, the way icicles grow inside a crevasse, the distant mountain tops.

We had a long, tiring and difficult descent in front of us, but the beauty and anticipation of making it to the bottom and to our husbands made it all ok.

I also felt the snow and rock beneath my feet in a different way. I finally understood what our first guide/teacher, Mark, meant when he told us that it was about the journey and not the summit.

I didn’t believe him until we did it ourselves, and he couldn’t have been more right.

 “What was it like?”, “How did you feel?”, “Were you scared?” Those are the most prevalent questions now that we are back at sea level.

The answers don’t come easy and don’t have much to do with where each of us came from, except maybe that four of us are proud to say Edmonds had the majority population at 14,411 feet on that September morning.

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Impact of Exchange rate on Agriculture and Manufacturing Sector in Nigeria

The research aim is to determine the impact of Exchange rate on Agriculture and Manufacturing Sector in Nigeria within the period of 1981-2016. You can download the full research work from chapter one to five.

1.1 Background to the Study

The response of agricultural sector and manufacturing output to exchange rate fluctuation has been the subject of long and vigorous discussion, going back to Nerlove’s classic treatment of the long-run supply elasticity for corn, cotton and wheat in the United States (Waziri, 2017). Estimates of supply elasticity (short-run and long-run) based on the Nerlove model vary widely by crop and region, leading some to argue that the Nerlovian model is inadequate for deriving the long-run response. In view of the poor performance of the agricultural sector in recent years and the impact of most of the economic reform programmes on agricultural supply in Nigeria, especially on the impact of adjustment on agriculture output points to the fact that the reforms are showing the desired outcomes, but others think otherwise (Noko, 2017). Exchange rate reform is a necessary but insufficient condition for increased agricultural and manufacturing sector output (Kwaghe, 2015). While supply response for food or export crops can be significant, aggregate supply response may be comparatively low, suggesting that at least some increased output might have occurred through switching of resources between them, with changing price incentives.

The theoretical case that price reforms will lead to supply response is weak, especially in relation to food production, where policy biases are limited. Food prices may fall in relative terms.  Price variability affects supply response, but in no standard direction. For the past two decades, while population grew at a rate between 2.5% and 3% per annum, food production grew at a rate of about 2.5% per annum (CBN 2015; Noko, 2017). The pressure on domestic price levels persisted as the consumer prices, which reached very high levels at the end of 1993 increased further in 2011 and 2016. Data from the Nigeria Bureau of statistics (NBS, 2018) showed that the average all-items composite consumer price Index (CPI) for the first half of 2011 stood at N405.10 This represents an increase of 21.5% and25.3% over the levels in the corresponding periods of 2009 and 2010 respectively (CBN, 2015).

Growth in agriculture is essential to provide food for a growing nonagricultural labour force, raw materials for industrial production, savings and tax revenue to support development of the rest of the economy, to earn more foreign exchange (or save foreign exchange when primary products are imported) and provide a growing market for domestic manufactures (Noko, 2017).  Nigeria is endowed with large agricultural potentialities with abundant land, rivers, streams, lakes, forests and grasslands, as well as a large active population that can sustain a productive and cultivable agricultural sector. In spite of these endowments, the sector has continuously produced below expectations (Noula Armand Gilbert, 2013; Ojo, Olufemi, 2014).

Prior to independence in 1960 up to early 1960s, the economy was characterized by the dominance of exports (mostly agriculture) and commercial activities. In spite of the fluctuations in world commodity prices, agriculture contributed about 65 per cent to GDP and represented almost 70 per cent of total exports. Agriculture provided the foreign exchange that was utilized in importing raw materials and capital goods as the peasant farmers produced enough to feed the entire population, the various Marketing Boards generated much revenue, the surplus of which was used by government to develop the basic infrastructure needed for long term development (Tule, 2015). Since the emergence of the oil industry in the late 1960s, the role of agriculture in the economy has been on the downward trend especially its contribution to GDP, where its share to GDP fell from 48.23 per cent in 1971 to almost 21 per cent in 1977 to 34 per cent in 2015 (Daramola, Ehui, Ukeje, Mcintire, 2005; Akpaden, Enin, State, Ibom; 2010; Victor, 2015). However, according to Mbutor and Al-Hassan (2013) agricultural sector contribution to growth in GDP grew only at 6.9 per cent in 2003. On average, the sector grew at 7.2 per cent between 2005 and 2007. From 2008 to 2011, growth of the agricultural sector began to decline. It grew by 6.3 per cent, 5.9 per cent, 5.8 per cent and 5.7 per cent in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2014, respectively. By 2015, the growth in the agricultural sector declined to 3.9 per cent. In 2013 agricultural production grew by 4.5 per cent, favorable weather conditions and sustained implementations of the initiatives under the Agricultural Programme (ATAP) were largely responsible for the growth in the sector (CBN, 2016).

Viewing the other major variables in the study i.e. exchange markets, the Nigerian foreign exchange market is of recent origin. In fact, prior to 1962, there was no formal foreign exchange market in the country. Linked with a long tie with former colonial master, Britain, the Nigerian pound was tied to the British Pound Sterling with easy convertibility. This scenario contributed largely to late development of an active foreign exchange market in Nigeria. During this period, foreign exchange earned by the private sector (mainly from agriculture) was held in balances abroad by commercial banks which acted as agents for local exporters. Sequel to the establishment of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 1958, and the subsequent centralization of foreign exchange market became imperative. This ultimately led to the enactment of the first exchange control law in Nigeria- the Exchange Control Act 1962 (Okororie, 2008).

Owing to the strong link between exchange rate, manufacturing export and agricultural export especially during flexible exchange rate regime, a period of decrease in agricultural exports volume where increase in earnings has been experienced. According to Essien (1999) cocoa products of 116.2 million kg earned ₦239.1 million in 1985 but in 1987 cocoa products of 92.4 million kg earned ₦419.5 million and since then the receipt has continued to increase (apart from1984) despite lower export volume. The monetary value of agricultural exports which stood at an average of ₦725.8 million in 1981-1989 increased to ₦802.7 million in 1990-1999. On the other hand, the rate of agricultural exports to total exports ratio during the same period stand at 0.038, but declined to 0.014. Although the export baskets also expanded with non- traditional export commodities such as tubers, fruits and spices coming on board (Anyanwu, et al, 2010).

Similarly, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (CBN, 2016) in its annual reports (various editions) highlighted that during the 1960s and early 1970s, manufacturing activities were positively accelerated and value added per worker was at par with, if not higher than that in other African countries such as Botswana, Ghana and Kenya. During this period the share of manufacturing in GDP nearly doubled from less than 5 percent to 8 percent and on that trend many people believed that the country was on a path to industrialization. It was observed, however, that as from the 1980s till present manufacturing firms in Nigeria experienced relative stagnation as the sectors value added per capital lagged behind that of many comparator countries. Presently, the manufacturing sector is experiencing collapse with an average capacity utilization hovering around 40 percent and thus exchange rate management becomes imperative to drive the most important sector of Nigeria (Victor, 2015).

  • Statement of Problem

The main objectives of exchange rate policy in Nigeria are to preserve the value of the domestic currency, maintain a favorable external reserves position and ensure external balance without compromise the need for internal balance and the overall goal of macroeconomic stability. The use of the exchange rate as an instrument of control in the Nigerian economy has been rather limited. During the period of fixed exchange rate (1960-1986) the country pegged its currency with the Great Britain Pound (GBP) sterling until the devaluation of sterling pound in 1967. Thereafter, the country’s currency maintained parity with U.S dollar up to 1973 when the Nigerian pound was changed to Naira because the exchange rate policy of pegging the Naira to U.S dollar become a drag on its economy, thus depleting external reserve within the periods, the fixed exchange rates were established for both the pound sterling and the U.S dollar at £ 0.5833 and U.S $1.5200 to =₦=1.00 respectively (CBN, 2012; Noko, 2017).

During the period of fixed exchange rate, Nigerian currency was perceived to have been over-valued, in order to find a realistic value of the naira, a Second-tier Foreign Exchange Market (SFEM) emerged in September, 1986 under the Structural Adjustment Programme which marked the beginning of flexible or floating exchange rate regimes. Various related market-based exchange rate policies have been experienced and different downward exchange rates as; Dual exchange rate system (introduction of SFEM with the initial Firsttier Foreign Exchange Market) in September, 1986 the value of naira stands at 2.0206/$, Dutch Auction System (DAS) of bidding in April, 1987 naira depreciated to 4.0179/$, single enlarged Foreign Exchange Market with various pricing methods (Waziri et al, 2017). In July, 1987 naira depreciated to 4.2723/$, creation of Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Market (IFEM) in January, 1989 naira depreciated to 12.9377/$, pegged exchange rate system in 1994 naira stands at 21.8861/$, Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (AFEM) in 1995 naira remained unchanged at 21.8861/$, re-introduction of IFEM in October, 1999 naira continued depreciating to 108.000/$, Retail Dutch Auction System (rDAS) of foreign exchange management in July, 2002 naira depreciated to 130.8500/$, Wholesale Dutch Auction System (wDAS) in February, 2006 to October, 2013 naira depreciated to 141.7600 and again rDAS in 2013 to date (Waziri et al, 2017; Omotosho, 2015).

Despite the adopted of these policies at various stages to maintain a stable exchange rates which proved abortive, exchange rate fluctuates widely especially after the Structural Adjustment Programme (post-SAP era). Therefore, the downward trend of the country’s currency impacted greatly on agricultural and manufacturing sector export product (Daramola et al, 2005; Akpaden, 2010; Victor, 2015).  Consequently, exchange rate fluctuations discourage firms from undertaking investment, innovation and trade, it may also deter firms from entering into export markets, thereby weakening investors’ confidence in the sector, and also raises the price of imported inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and capital equipment thereby reducing the agricultural commodities and income of farmers, and exchange rate risk which leads to capital reversal considered unfavorable for the economy at this trying times.

1.3      Research Questions

In the course of this research the following question will be addressed;

  • To what extent does exchange rate impacts on Nigeria’s agriculture output?
  • To what extent does exchange rate impacts on Nigeria’s manufacturing sector output?
  • Is there any long-run relationship between exchange rate and Nigeria’s agriculture and manufacturing sector output?

 1.4      Objectives of the Study

The objectives of this study are to:

  • empirically investigate if exchange rate have significant impact on Nigeria’s agriculture output.
  • empirically investigate if exchange rate have significant impact on Nigeria’s manufacturing output.
  • evaluate the long-run relationship between exchange rate and Nigeria’s agriculture and manufacturing sector output.

1.5       Research Hypotheses

The hypotheses to be tested in the course of this research work are:

H0:   Exchange rate does not have significant effect on Nigeria’s agriculture output.

H0:   Exchange rate does not have significant effect on Nigeria’s manufacturing sector.

H0: Exchange rate does not have significant long-run relationship with Nigeria’s agriculture manufacturing sector output.

1.6       Significance of the Study

The significance of this research work lies in the fact that if the cause of the unstable exchange rate of the naira is identified and corrected, the economy will rapidly grow and develop into an advance one. This is so because if the unstable exchange rate of naira is proved to be affecting the macro-economy major variables badly, including Real exchange rate, Real interest rate, inflation rate, agricultural output, manufacturing output, gross domestic product and trade openness of the country, attempts should be made to stabilize the exchange rate. This is because these variables are gauge for the measurement of growth and development of any economy. Importantly, this study would help the government and the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to identify the strength and weakness of each foreign exchange system and hence adopt the policy that suits the economy best. This will definitely enhance growth and development of the economy, the study will also serve as a guide to future researchers on this subject.

1.7 Scope of the study

.2 Description of Study Area.

This research work is designed to cover the period 1981-2016 a period of thirty-four years. The scope consist of the regulatory and deregulatory exchange rate period i.e. the fixed exchange rate and the floating exchange rate period. However, in the process of this research work, some constraints were encountered. Such as time constraints; that is handling academic works at the same time with the research work.

1.8 Operational Definition

Economic growth: This a quantitative increase in the monetary value of a country gross domestic product over time usually measured within the fiscal year.

Exchange rate:  Exchange rate is the rate of transformation of one currency to another. Nzotta (2004) defines exchange rates as the price of one currency in terms of another. An arbitrage in economics and finance is the practice of taking advantage of price difference between two or more markets, striking a combination of matching deals that capitalizes upon the imbalance, the profit being the difference between the market prices.

Depreciation of currency: Depreciation is also said to mean a lowering in value of a currency. According to Yakubu (2007) appreciation and depreciation depict a situation where the market force of demand and supply determine the exchange rates. It is often associated with a freely floating exchange rate system. The monetary authorities may however, determine the exchange rate decree or executive flats based on their perceptions of macro-economic condition in the country.

Currency devaluation: Devaluation exists in any situation whereby the officially declared exchange rate is altered such that a unit of a country’s currency can buy fewer units of foreign currency. On the other hand when the monetary authorities alter the exchange rate such that the domestic currency can buy more units of foreign currency, we say that a case of revaluation exists.

Agriculture Sector Output: This is made up of the monetary value of all agricultural output produces within the fiscal year. The agriculture sector produces are combination of produce from crops, fishing, livestock, and forestry.

Exchange Rate (EXR): It is the price of a nation’s currency in terms of another currency. An exchange rate thus has two components, the domestic currency and a foreign currency, and can be quoted either directly or indirectly. In a direct quotation, the price of a unit of foreign currency is expressed in terms of the domestic currency. In an indirect quotation, the price of a unit of domestic currency is expressed in terms of the foreign currency. An exchange rate that does not have the domestic currency as one of the two currency components is known as a cross currency, or cross rate. In Iyioha (1998), for a developing country like Nigeria that is highly dependent on trade, exchange rate plays a significant role in the ability of the economy to attain its optimal productive capacity. Thus, it is the rate at which a unit of the currency of one country can be exchange for a unit of the currency of another country. These variables were chosen because of the role of exchange rate in the financial sector and especially on the demand for money.

Non-Oil Exports (NOX): A function of international trade whereby non-oil commodities produced in one country are shipped to another country for future sale or trade. The sale of non-oil commodities to another country adds to the producing nation’s gross output. Non-oil exports occur on a large scale between nations that have fewer restrictions on trade such as tariffs or subsidies.

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Food Science 12 Syllabus

               FOOD SCIENCE

Teacher: Ms Nielsen

Extra Help: Everyday at lunch, or after school by appointment.

Material(s) Required: Looseleaf, graph paper, pens, a calculator, and pencils

(This is a new website, so please be patient while I get it up and running)

Grade Breakdown

Lab Reports/Assignments25%
Food Journal10%

Missed work policy: Students are responsible for ALL coursework. If a student is absent from class, assignments or labs due on the day of the absence must be submitted the first day back to school. If absent on the day of a test, a written excuse from a parent or guardian is required in order to write a make-up test.

Laboratory safety: All students will take part in a laboratory tour encompassing all safety aspects of the lab. After participation in this tour, students will be given a school safety contract outlining everything covered on the tour. This contract must be signed by both the student and a parent/guardian and returned to Ms Nielsen prior to the first laboratory. Without a signed contract, students are not permitted to take part in labs.

Topics Covered

Unit 1: Food Constituents-

  • Food constituents
  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Water and other constituents of food

Unit 2: Preservation Factors -

  • Fermentation
  • Preservation
  • Food Safety microbiology
  • Cooling
  • Heating
  • Drying processes and techniques

Unit 3: Food quality and Commodities

  • Food Commodities
  • Food quality
  • Product development

Unit 4: Food Packaging

  • Food packaging and labels
  • New food products


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DuPont visualises operational productivity

March 16, 2011

DuPont, the US chemicals group, spent six years driving Six Sigma, the management excellence techniques, through the company. Then, in 2006, it launched its own productivity initiative—the DuPont Production System (DPS). The system uses process tools and techniques for changing mindsets and behaviours to implement comprehensive production improvements throughout its operations.

The focus of the system was to improve productivity at every level of the employee base—including engineers and operators.“We realised we needed to engage the larger community,” says Don Wirth, vice-president of global operations and corporate supply chains at DuPont, and the individual responsible for much of the implementation of DPS.

At the heart of the strategy is a visual form of performance management. At every facility, visual boards provide a meeting place and a means of reviewing performance, prompting action, building teamwork and accelerating problem solving. “It gives operators a place where they can communicate with each other across shifts, and receive updates on different areas such as the production cycle and the performance of the unit,” says Mr Wirth.

Daily meetings in front of the visual boards allow supervisors and operators to review performance and address inefficiencies that could be as simple as changing a task that requires an unnecessarily long walk. “It’s looking at the design of the work,” says Mr Wirth. “And getting supervisors to be more engaged with their workers.”

Supervisors are coached in the different types of dialogue they might have with operators, from an appreciative conversation to more difficult discussions in which participants have to dig deeper to find out why a system or process is not working as well as it could be. This approach also changes what Mr Wirth calls “the master-victim relationship” and turns it into one focused on collaboration, coaching and teamwork. “You work on the premise that the person is not the problem,” he says. “So it’s shifting the dialogue to a different place—one in which operators can take ownership of continuous improvement.”

In this spirit, each site takes charge of its own DPS implementation. “DPS is giving more control to everyone in the organisation,” says Mr Wirth. “It’s less about rules and more about principles and boundaries.”

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New Home, New Look, New Approach

Officially, here it is:

My new fiction website is launched! is the new focal point for my works of fiction, including Owe Nothing, my novel about Jack Owen’s life in Vancouver.

On my new site, I’ve tried to provide you with an introduction to myself and my background, both as a writer and as a designer. Of course, there are descriptions of my first novel, Owe Nothing, including reviews from readers.

This site is built around the WordPress blogging platform, which means that it will always stay well-organized, be easy to search and navigate, and be easier to keep updated with new information.

Now, to get the word out, and make into  the destination that it needs to be!

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Bereavement and Grief Counselling Diploma

Bereavement and Grief Counselling Diploma

This diploma in Bereavement and Grief Counselling focuses on the loss and death and explains how it affects individuals. The main focus of the course is issues concerning mourning, grief and bereavement. Bereavement and Grief Counselling diploma sees death from the perspective of the dying as well as the bereaved. Up on completing the course, you will be equipped with skills and experience to understand, support and handle those surviving a loss and death.

If you would like to care for those coping with grief and bereavement, this course in Bereavement and Grief Counselling would be ideal for you. There are plenty of career opportunities after completing this diploma. You can care for the terminally ill and their families. You could also serve as counsellors for those affected by deaths such as police officers and fire personnel. You could also work in tandem with childhood educators, teachers, paramedics, social workers and volunteers.

The main aspect of Diploma in Bereavement and Grief Counselling is the clinical and pastoral aspects of bereavement counseling. If you are already a counselor, this course would help immensely when you have to work with bereaved clients. In other words, you could extend your service to anyone who may be trying to cope with the issues of bereavement and loss.

The main task of a grief counsellor would be to help and support a mourning person pass through the stages of grief smoothly. The counsellor would help the person acknowledge his or her loss and talk about it.

Attachment, Loss, and the Experience of Grief

Understanding the mourning process

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Like any other device that uses a lithium-ion battery, the range and performance of your e-bike can be dramatically affected by temperature changes. Have you noticed that your iPhone or Android battery life goes down while skiing or hiking on cold days, but returns to normal when you go back inside? Temperature plays a big role in the effectiveness of the battery.

Since e-bikes can be ridden in very hot, and very cold temps, it's important to keep your battery in mind when riding in extreme conditions. Here are some tips to preserve the life and performance of your battery:

  • Charge and store your battery indoors at normal room temperature. This may mean removing the battery from your bike for charging.
  • If you won't ride your bike for a while, charge the battery first, and then store it fully charged.
  • Store and charge your battery in a dry location. Water, humidity, and damp conditions are not good for any electrical device.
  • Inspect and maintain the electrical contacts between the battery and the controller (the connection where you plug the battery into the bike) on a regular basis. Make sure the prongs aren't bent. If the interface becomes contaminated with grit, mud, or snow, clean it before connecting your battery.
  • Don't leave your bike in the trunk of a hot car (think Phoenix in July) with the battery attached. Remove the battery and take it with you instead.
  • When you ride your e-bike in cold temperatures, the range will be reduced. If you park outside overnight, bring the battery back outside only when you are ready to ride to minimize the impact of temperature on range.
  • It's fine to ride most e-bikes, including Populo, in the rain. You should dry the contacts on the battery to prevent corrosion and oxidizing. Electrical contact cleaner can be used to keep that connection clean if needed. In extreme weather (for example, in a community where roads are salted in winter) you can apply battery terminal grease as a preventative.

If you can't remember the specifics, keep in mind this rule of thumb: "if it's too hot or too cold for YOU, it's also too hot or too cold for your battery." Your battery is comfortable at the same temperatures you are!

With these tips in mind, your e-bike and battery will live a long, healthy life. Happy riding!

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Dealing With Dual Diagnosis : Bipolar And Addiction

“Hi. My name is Rob and I’m Bipolar.”

My husband has bipolar disorder. It is no secret to his family, friends or co-workers. He is the one that openly declares his illness and claims it as his own. He doesn’t say he has. He says he is.

Honestly, I believe it is this realization and admission that has helped him achieve long periods of stability. He is, as am I, always vigilant and aware that the triggers and symptoms are always there lurking, waiting to surface. Any success of stability is dependent on never forgetting you have the illness. Believe me. we have suffered the consequences of becoming lax in monitoring his mood swings.

Many people that have a mental illness have an addiction due to their need to self medicate. This is how my husband deals with his diagnosis of bipolar and being an alcoholic

Maybe it is his 25 years of sobriety. Maybe it is 25 years of admitting to strangers, “My name is Rob and I am an alcoholic”, that has made it so much easier and natural for him to do the same with his diagnosis of bipolar. He understands that his sobriety is closely linked to never forgetting what he is, an alcoholic. That is what has helped him stay clean. So why wouldn’t he transfer that successful strategy to his diagnosis as well?

If you asked my husband to separate himself from his disorder, he couldn’t do it. He would tell you it shaped every past experience he had before the diagnosis and made him who he is today. All the glory days of his youth, which he now clearly sees as manic phases, he would have to erase, including the friends he still has from then and all the good times he enjoyed. Probably his first marriage and children too. Does he have regrets? Sure, who doesn’t? But he sees it all as a part of who he has become. And he likes who he is.

He feels so intrinsically linked to his bipolar and that it manifests itself in every aspect of his personality. His ability to love whole heartedly, his sympathetic nature to others in need, his generosity, his “say it like it is” attitude, his creativity, he feels are all characteristics that were brought out because he is bipolar. Those are also the attributes that get him into the most trouble during manic times, lol.

Would he like not to have to take a handful of medication everyday? Yes.

Would he like not to have his life disrupted and turned upside down during times of crisis? Yes.

Would he like not to have to mood swings? Yes.

But he knows it is what it is. My husband is an alcoholic and bipolar. He is an amazing man and I am so proud of him! I love you baby!

Disclaimer: I am not a therapist or a doctor. This post is based solely on my personal experiences and should not be deemed as advice or counsel. Please seek appropriate medical attention from a licensed professional.

Recommended Reading: (affiliate links)
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner
Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder: A 4-Step Plan for You and Your Loved Ones to Manage the Illness and Create Lasting Stability
Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families

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  1. Thanks for the follow! Your writing is a grounded wholistic and refreshing look at mental health. A much needed voice. I wish you the best and look forward to reading more.

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  2. Understanding is the most important part in any relationship where partner, spouse or friend is suffering from a bad condition or illness.

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Class Report: Summer Bridge Technical Writing, Section C- 27 July 2015

Class began as scheduled at 0900 in PS 141. The class roster listed 27 students enrolled, unchanged since the last report. Twenty-six attended, verified by sign-in sheet.

Discussion asked after questions from previous classes before moving to treat homework (with one added assignment detailed below) the Hinton and Norton readings, and commas with introductory prepositional phrases. Discussion of the Norton readings expanded on purpose and began to discuss audience more thoroughly. Student participation was good.

Students are reminded that the standing homework assignment of Reading Response 3 remains due as previously indicated. Interview 2 also remains in place. The added assignment, concerning obituaries, works from the document “CSPB HW due Tuesday, 7-28” available on D2L. A dropbox for the assignment has been set up; submissions to it are due before the beginning of class, and they should take the same form as submissions of Reading Responses and Interviews (i.e., a single MS Word document). More details follow:

  • Answer questions 1, 2, 3, and 5 only.
  • For questions 1 and 2, add to the initial prompt the following: “What in the text suggests this? How does it support your assertion?” Please be sure to answer all three parts of each question.
  • Aside from question 3 (which should be answered in a complete sentence that clearly indicates what is being answered), answers should take the form of short paragraphs (100-165 words).

Assessment will look for:

  • Clarity of answers
  • Presence and quality of textual and other appropriate evidence
  • Effectiveness of explanations of answers
  • Adherence to conventions of formatting and mechanics (per MLA and course-established standards)

Each category will receive a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or zero, roughly following the patterns of other assignments’ rubrics, with the average of the category scores being reported as the overall assignment score. Posting to D2L has yet to be determined; grade reports will follow as they can.

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Preventing Chaos: Year End Prep NOW

Ah, year end – that special time when JDE users begin to look slightly more stressed than usual, and talk turns to integrities, and closing, and consolidations, and more.

If you work in Accounting, then year end is just a part of your regular job or process. You might start stalking the Oracle Support site for the 1099 ESU, so you can remind IT to install the updates. You may even have a checklist that you follow, to make sure you run your integrities, and update your recurring JEs, and finally run R098201 Annual Close.

But, did you ever consider year end processing outside of Finance/Accounting? Let’s face it: JDE is an ERP system, with all the “inter-connectedness” that comes along with that. It’s not enough to run the close, finalize the financial statements, and roll the date forward. You have to think about all the other folks who have processes to do before Accounting pushes that big red CLOSE button. (I know, I know – there’s no big red button. It’d be a lot cooler if there were!)

If the year end processes aren’t considered or followed for all the other JDE functional areas, you can end up with messes to clean up after the new year – or even errors during processing. For example, if pricing changes or expires, and the appropriate actions aren’t taken to enter new pricing or update existing orders, then credit memos could be in your future.

Or, if you forget to do the PDBA Rollover in HCM, employees’ vacation and sick balances will not be created for the new year. And for those of you that like to live dangerously and only extend your Work Day Calendar out one year – your MRP won’t plan if you haven’t created the next year’s calendar records. (By the way, do yourself a favor and extend your Work Day Calendar out 5 years into the future – trust us.)

Tips for a successful year end season:

  • Get started early. Late October/early November is a good time to begin.
  • Consider organizing a Year End Task Force, with representatives from all areas of the business.
  • Make a task list or plan, with deadlines and dependencies.
  • Data cleanup can be started now. Run integrities, and fix any issues in November and December, to make January less painful.
  • Look up the year end bugs/ESUs – 1099s, W2s/T4s, ACA – and all the pre-requisites and Special Instructions that come along with them. It’s a good idea to apply these as soon as they are available, then test them in PY.
  • Request a data refresh of PY to help facilitate testing.

Year end is busy enough, with holidays, and IRS filings, and financial due dates. Don’t make more work, or a mess, if you can avoid it. To get a head start on your plan, download our Year End Checklist (complete with ESU Doc IDs), and begin ticking off the boxes NOW. You can even add your own company or business-specific tasks, then make it part of your regular year end routine. There’s no way to avoid the work that comes at year end, but solid preparation can help avoid chaos and complete the year with less pain.


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Dance UK: Queen’s Honours photograph

On Tuesday 20th October over 40 of Britain’s most renowned dance professionals gathered in London for a historic photograph featuring those who have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday or New Years Honours lists for services to dance. This included my amazing grandmother Sheila Labhart who received a British Empire Medal in 2013 in recognition for services to dance and charity.

After a fair amount of persuasion (including a detailed itinerary, pre-booked travel assistance at London Euston and the promise of Cream Tea), Nan was convinced to go!

No issues on the train, though the assistance I’d booked at Euston was very (very!) slow. It also takes you underground which was surreal. The driver got us a cab and then we were on our way to Sadler’s Wells for the photograph. (NB never underestimate London traffic at any time of day)

Shortly after arriving we were taken on stage to be seated/placed. For my Nan it was a huge deal to be on the same stage that so many leading ballet stars had performed on.

Sheila Labhart BEM

Sheila Labhart BEM

Me and Nan on Sadler's Wells main stage

Me and Nan on Sadler’s Wells main stage

As soon as she spotted Dame Beryl Grey, my Nan marched straight up to her and became a little emotional when introducing herself. Grey was a huge inspiration for my Nan growing up and it was possibly the best outcome of the day that she was able to meet her. She is still buzzing about it now! (See cute pic below)

My lovely Nan with Dame Beryl Grey

My lovely Nan with Dame Beryl Grey

After introducing Nan to Namron Esq. and Nadine Senior, we had a lovely catch-up with Veronica Lewis MBE who remembered Nan from 30+ years ago – all this before heading off to Bill’s for cream tea!

Cream tea replaced with champagne (of course!)

Cream tea replaced with champagne (of course!)

The event was really well organised and became a great Nan-Granddaughter day in the big smoke. Obviously, this wasn’t the aim of the photograph – more a happy byproduct!

The purpose of the photograph was to celebrate the achievements of leading dance professionals who had been recognised in the Queen’s Honours lists, bringing them together for the first time as part of Dance Umbrella 2015. To inspire future nominations for dance artists, teachers, managers, choreographers and innovators so that outstanding contributions in dance can continue to be highlighted on such an elevated scale.

Full details can be found in the Dance UK press release here. Further information about Sheila Groom School of Dance can be found here.

Top dance names gather for historic photograph to celebrate honours for services to dance

photo by Eliott Franks

Top Row Left to Right: Edward Watson MBE, Piali Ray OBE, Jeanetta Laurence OBE, Prue Skene CBE, Namron OBE Esq., Jeanette Siddall CBE, Fergus Early OBE, Peter Huggins MBE, Nadine Senior MBE, Linda Jasper MBE, Kiki Gale MBE, Deborah Baddoo MBE, Mark Baldwin OBE

Middle Row Left to Right: Marie McCluskey MBE, Nina Yadavan Rajarani MBE, Lea Anderson MBE, John Ashford CBE, Janet Smith MBE, Dr Scilla Dyke MBE, Colin Nears CBE, Cassa Pancho MBE, Deborah Bull CBE, Anthony Van Laast MBE, Veronica Lewis MBE, Dame Monica Mason, Kenneth Tharp OBE, Mira Kaushik OBE, Valerie Bourne CBE

Front Row Left to Right: Celeste Dandeker-Arnold OBE, Richard (Dick) Matchett MBE, Sheila Labhart BEM, Bisakha Sarker MBE, Lady Anya Sainsbury, Donald Whyte MacLeary OBE,Dame Beryl Grey, Dame Gillian Lynne, Robert Cohan CBE, Clement Crisp OBE, Janet Lewis MBE, Brenda Last OBE, Nilima Devi MBE, Douglas Squires OBE, Hazel Rayson BEM.

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There were no losses among Ukrainian soldiers in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone over the past 24 hours.

Representative of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on ATO issues Colonel Andrii Lysenko said at a briefing, Censor.NET reports.

"No Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the ATO zone yesterday. However, two servicmen were wounded in an attack," Lysenko said.

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Imamat, Pinnacle Honor of Prophet Ibrahim, Part-II: Commentary of the Quran (Chapter 2:124, Part-II) By: Mohammad Sobhanie

Commentary of the Quran (Chapter 2:124, Part-II)
By: Mohammad Sobhanie

Imamat, Pinnacle Honor of Prophet Ibrahim, Part-II
Ibrahim received the news of being Imam while He was a prophet

بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَإِذِ ابْتَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا ۖ قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ ﴿١٢٤﴾
Translation: 2:104 When his Lord tested Abraham with certain words (commands) and he fulfilled them, He said, ‘I am making you the Imam of mankind.’ Said he, ‘And from among my descendants?’ He said, ‘My pledge does not extend to the unjust.’
Commentary: Allah (SWT) tested Prophet Ibrahim (AS) with a series of difficult and strenuous assignments [كَلِمَاتٍ]. With sincerity and brilliance, Prophet Ibrahim (AS) fulfilled his missions. After this, Allah (SWT) appointed him as the “Imam” for mankind:
…..قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا …….﴿١٢٤﴾

In this analysis, a synopsis of Ibrahim’s (AS) divine assignments will be reviewed and the narration of these events will prove that the news of being Imam reached Ibrahim in his old age, after the birth of Isaaqh (Isacc) and Ismail (Ishmael). By this time, Ibrahim had been prophet for many decades.

Therefore, being Imam is not the same as prophet. If being Imam was the same as prophet, Allah (SWT) would not remind Ibrahim at an old age that “I am going to appoint you the Imam of mankind”, when he had already been a prophet for many decades.
Fight against idolatry: At a young age, he preached to Babylonians against worshipping idols. Soon, he realized that Babylonians were oblivious of their own ignorance. Therefore, he decided to make them understand that idols are merely stone statues not worthy of being worshipped.

One day, when people went to the city outskirts to celebrate an annual festival, Prophet Ibrahim (AS) picked up an axe and went to the temple where all the idols were kept. He broke all the idols except the biggest one and left the axe on its shoulder. When the town residents returned and saw the desecration of the temple and their gods, they guessed that it was the work of Ibrahim.

When the news of the desecration reached Namrud, the king of Babylon, he summoned Ibrahim and asked him, “Have you done this to our gods, O Ibrahim?” Ibrahim pointed to the biggest idol and said evidence showed that “it was this biggest one of them (idols) that did it. Ask them (the broken idols), if they can speak.” The Babylonians looked at each other and said “Idols don’t speak.” Babylonians in their soul acknowledged their faults, but their bigotry and arrogance made them sentence Ibrahim to burning in a fire.

The Babylonians prepared a huge fire, which took them 40 days to collect all the firewood for. The fire was kindled and shortly after, the horrible roar of the fire deafened the ears and the intensity of its heat burned the skins of its spectators.

The Babylonians then tied Ibrahim to a catapult and threw him in the middle of the fire. The fear of death neither weakened Ibrahim’s faith in Allah (SWT) nor made him doubt his divine mission. Instead, he put his trust in Allah (SWT) and calmly whispered:

یا أَحَدُ یا أَحَدُ یا صَمَدُ یا صَمَدُ یا مَنْ لَمْ یَلِدْ وَ لَمْ یُولَدْ وَ لَمْ یَکُنْ لَهُ کُفُواً أَحَدٌ تَوَکَّلْتُ عَلَى اللّهِ

With the command of Allah (SWT), the fire became a safe and cool place for Ibrahim. Consequently, he emerged safely from the fire [Al-Inbiya 21:51-72] and left Babylon for Palestine.
وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ ﴿٩٩﴾ رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
37:99-100 He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me.’ ‘My Lord! Give me [an heir], one of the righteous.’

Birth of Ishaq and Ismail: At an old age, Allah (SWT) blessed Prophet Ibrahim with two sons named Ishaq (Isaac) and Ismail (Ishmael). The birth of Ishaq and Ismail was depicted in the Chapter of Al-Hihr:

When angels were missioned to destroy the nation of Lut, they stopped to visit Prophet Ibrahim and his wife and give them the good news that they would be blessed with children very soon [Al-Hijr 15:51-55, Hud 11:71-73]. Prophet Ibrahim and his wife were both astounded by the news. Would they really be able to have child at their old age?

Prophet Ibrahim asked the angels, “Do you give me good news (of a son) when old age has come upon me?” The angel saw the surprised look on Ibrahim’s face and said, “We give you good news with truth, therefore be not of the despairing.”

The wife of Ibrahim, who was listening to the conversation with a smile, said, “This is certainly strange. How can I have a baby when I am barren and my husband is very old?” The angel replied, “Would you be surprised at God’s decree? O! People of the house, may God’s mercy and blessings be with you. God is Appreciative and Glorious.”

This tone of conversation showed that Prophet Ibrahim and his wife both were in disbelief at the thought of having children at their old age. The angels assured them with this statement:

قَالُوا بَشَّرْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ الْقَانِطِينَ ﴿٥٥﴾
15:55 They said, “We have given you the glad news for a true reason so do not despair”.

Migrating His Family to Mecca: Ismaeel was still an infant when Allah (SWT) commanded Prophet Ibrahim (AS) to move his wife Hajer, along with their son Ismail, to a barren desert land, which today is Mecca. This mission was to prepare the grounds for rebuilding the Kaaba.

When Prophet Ibrahim reached the harsh and barren desert of Mecca with Hajer and Ismail, there were no basic necessities such as food and water, to survive in the area. At that time, no tribes lived in the area either.

Despite Prophet Ibrahim’s love for Hajer and Ismaeel, he left them alone in the barren land of Mecca as God had commanded, and returned alone to Palestine. This test was arguably heftier than facing the fire of Babylon. Upon returning to Palestine, he pleaded to Allah (SWT) and said:

رَّبَّنَا إِنِّي أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ فَاجْعَلْ أَفْئِدَةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ تَهْوِي إِلَيْهِمْ وَارْزُقْهُم مِّنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ ﴿٣٧﴾
14:37 Our Lord! I have settled part of my descendants in a barren valley, by Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may maintain the prayer. So make the hearts of a part of the people fond of them, and provide them with fruits, so that they may give thanks.

His separation from Hajer and Ismaeel was difficult for Prophet Ibrahim. So, he visited them often.

Fulfilling Vision: Ismaeel phased out his childhood in Mecca and became physically strong and a mentally mature young boy. Allah (SWT) once again tested Prophet Ibrahim, this time with his love for Ismaeel.

Prophet Ibrahim, in a vision, saw that he was sacrificing Ismaeel. He shared his vision with Ismaeel, and Ismaeel, without questioning his father’s vision, said: “Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient.” [as-Saffat 37:102]
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَىٰ فِي الْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ ﴿١٠٢﴾

37:102 When he was old enough to assist in his endeavour, he said, ‘My son! I see in dreams that I am sacrificing you. See what you think.’ He said, ‘Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient.’

When the time of the sacrifice came, Allah (SWT) called Ibrahim and said to him:
وَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَن يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ﴿١٠٤﴾ قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٠٥﴾ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلَاءُ الْمُبِينُ ﴿١٠٦﴾
37:104-106 We called out to him, “O Abraham! You have indeed fulfilled your vision! Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous! This was indeed a manifest test.”

After Prophet Ibrahim fulfilled all these breathtaking tests, Allah (SWT) appointed him as “the Imam of mankind.”
……. قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا ……﴿١٢٤﴾

2:104 ….. He (Allah SWT) said, ‘I am making you the Imam of mankind.’ ….

The narration of these events attest that the news of becoming Imam reached Ibrahim at:
An old age
After the birth of Ishaq (Isaac) and Ismail (Ishmael) and,
After Ibrahim had been a prophet for many decades.

That is, Ibrahim received the news of being Imam while he was a prophet. Hence, being Imam is different than being a prophet. If it was the same, Allah (SWT) would not remind Ibrahim at an old age that “I am going to appoint you the Imam of mankind”, when he had already been a prophet for many decades.

Appendix: When Prophet Ibrahim received the news of being an Imam to mankind, without hesitation he pleaded with Allah (SWT) to appoint Imams amongst his descendants, [(وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي)].
The tone of the verse implies that Prophet Ibrahim either already had Ismail and Ishaq at that time or at least he was expecting them. For instance, his wife was pregnant at that moment. Otherwise, he should have simultaneously pleaded for children as well by saying for instance; O Allah, grant me children and continue the position of Imamat through my descendants.

It is important to add that after Prophet Ibrahim (AS) received the news of having children in the near future, he learned that these angels were missioned to punish the nation of Lut. The Quran says that the Prophet Ibrahim pleaded with the angels to spare the nation of Lut for divine chastisement. The angels replied:

يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَعْرِضْ عَنْ هَـٰذَا ۖ إِنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَإِنَّهُمْ آتِيهِمْ عَذَابٌ غَيْرُ مَرْدُودٍ ﴿٧٦﴾
11:73 “O Ibrahim, refrain from this. The command of your Lord has come; they have incurred an irreversible punishment.”

The above narration is a testimony that Ibrahim (AS) was a divine prophet before the birth of Ismail and Ishaq.

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USA Softball

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TypeSport governing body
HeadquartersOklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates35°31′24″N 97°27′47″W / 35.523338°N 97.463182°W / 35.523338; -97.463182
2 million players, 230,000 teams, 30,000 umpires
Executive Director
Craig Cress

USA Softball (formerly the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and ASA/USA Softball) is the governing body for the United States national softball team. In addition, it oversees more than 150,000 amateur teams nationwide. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.[1]

USA Softball was founded in 1933 as the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) with a tournament held in Chicago that was organized by Leo Fischer and Michael J. Pauley.[2] The following year, the 1934 National Recreation Congress recognized the ASA.[2] Shortly afterward, the ASA was located in Newark, New Jersey. A world amateur softball tournament was held by the ASA at Chicago's Soldier Field that started on September 7, 1939.[3] The ASA relocated to its new headquarters in Oklahoma City on January 1, 1966.[4]

On June 30, 2016, the Amateur Softball Association of ASA/USA Softball announced that it would be changing its organizational and trade name to "USA Softball," effective on January 1, 2017, along with a new logo.[5]

Since 2005, the organization has run the World Cup of Softball. The USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex also hosts the NCAA Women's College World Series and the Big 12 Conference softball championship.

Team USA[edit]

In 1978, the United States Olympic Committee named USA Softball the national governing body of softball in the United States. Due to this designation, USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping, and promoting the six USA softball national teams that compete in events such as the Olympics, Pan American Games, World Championships and other international and domestic events. In 1996, the USA softball women's national team became the first American softball team to compete in the Olympics.

Amateur programs[edit]

The USA softball youth program began in 1974. Over 80,000 teams, 1.3 million players, and 300,000 coaches participate in USA Softball's youth division on an annual basis.

The USA Softball adult program began in 1934. With over 170,000 teams, 2.5 millions players, and 500,000 coaches involved on an annual basis, the adult program is the largest USA Softball program. USA Softball provides programs of competition for adults including fast pitch, slow pitch and modified pitch for men and women.

National Softball Hall of Fame and museum[edit]

The National Softball Hall of Fame was dedicated May 26, 1973, in Oklahoma City. It has 337 members with 125 deceased,[when?] including players, managers, umpires, and other suitable individuals.

Rule book[edit]

USA Softball publishes an updated rule book for softball each year which is widely used by adult and youth recreational leagues in the United States and abroad. The USA Softball rules were also used for the softball competition when it was an Olympic sport between 1996 and 2008.

  1. ^ "Homepage of "About Us" section of USA Softball official website". USA Softball. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  2. ^ a b "History of Softball and the ASA". Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  3. ^ "Play to Open Tomorrow in Softball Meet". Chicago Tribune. September 6, 1939. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  4. ^ "Quick facts about the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  5. ^ "ASA/USA Softball announces organization rename and rebrand to USA Softball and unveils new logo". ASA/USA Softball official website. United States Olympic Committee. June 30, 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-04.

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Louis II of Italy

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Louis as shown in a 12th-century manuscript of Johannes Berardi's Chronicon casauriense.
Louis at the capture of Bari in 871.

Louis II, sometimes called the Younger[1] (825 – 12 August 875), was the King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 844, co-ruling with his father Lothair I until 855, after which he ruled alone. Louis's usual title was imperator augustus ("august emperor"), but he used imperator Romanorum ("emperor of the Romans") after his conquest of Bari in 871, which led to poor relations with the Eastern Roman Empire. He was called imperator Italiae ("emperor of Italy") in West Francia while the Byzantines called him Basileus Phrangias ("emperor of Francia"). The chronicler Andreas of Bergamo, who is the main source for Louis's activities in southern Italy, notes that "after his death a great tribulation came to Italy."[2]

Louis was born in 825, the eldest son of the 30-year-old Junior Emperor Lothair I and his wife Ermengarde of Tours. His father was the son of the reigning Emperor, Louis the Pious. Little is known about his early life, except that he grew up in his grandfather's court and probably developed a warm affection for the emperor, who in 839, designated his 14-year-old grandson as King of Italy, and let Louis (Ludovico) take up his residence in that country. The emperor Louis I died the next year, and his empire was partitioned between his sons, Louis' father, Lothair, and Louis' uncle, Louis the German. Under his father's rule, he was crowned king and co-emperor to the middle-aged Emperor Lothair I at Rome by Pope Sergius II on 15 June 844. This ceremony mirrors the crowning of Lothair I by his father, a tradition started by Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious, who were, respectively, great grandfather and grandfather of Louis II.

Louis II immediately claimed the rights of an emperor in the city, a claim which was decisively rejected; but in 850 he was crowned joint emperor at Rome by Pope Leo IV, and soon afterwards, in 851, married Engelberga and undertook the independent government of Italy. He marched into the south of Italy in the year of his imperial coronation and compelled the rival dukes of Benevento, Radelchis I and Siconulf, to make peace. His mediation split the Lombard duchy and gave Radelchis his share with Benevento as his capital, whilst Salerno was given to Siconulf as an independent principality. Radelchis, now pacified, had no need of his Saracen mercenaries and happily betrayed them to the emperor. Louis fell on them and they were massacred. He then quashed some accusations against Pope Leo and held a Diet at Pavia. He confirmed the usurping regent Peter as prince of Salerno in December 853, displacing the dynasty he had installed there three years earlier. On the death of his father in September 855, he became sole emperor.

The division of Lothair's dominions, by which he obtained no territory outside Italy, aroused his discontent, and in 857 he allied himself with Louis the German against his own brother Lothair, King of Lotharingia, and King Charles the Bald. But after Louis had secured the election of Pope Nicholas I in 858, he became reconciled with his brother, and received some lands south of the Jura mountains in return for assistance given to Lothair in his efforts to obtain a divorce from his wife, Teutberga.

In 863, upon the death of his brother Charles, Louis received the kingdom of Provence, and in 864 came into collision with Pope Nicholas I over his brother's divorce. The archbishops, who had been deposed by Nicholas for proclaiming this marriage invalid, obtained the support of the emperor, who reached Rome with an army in February 864; but, having been seized with fever, he made peace with the pope and left the city.

In his efforts to restore order in Italy, Louis met with considerable success both against Italy's turbulent princes and against the Saracens who were ravaging southern Italy. In 866, after issuing a call for assistance to fight the Saracens,[3] he routed these invaders, but could not follow up his successes owing to the lack of a fleet. So in 869 he made alliance with the eastern emperor, Basil I, who sent him ships to assist in the capture of Bari, capital of a local Islamic emirate, which succumbed in 871.[4]

Louis' gravestone in Milan.

Meanwhile, his brother Lothair had died in 869, and owing to his detention in southern Italy, Louis failed to prevent the partition of Lotharingia between Louis the German and Charles the Bald. Some jealousy between Louis and Basil followed the victory at Bari, and in reply to an insult from the eastern emperor Louis attempted to justify his right to the title "emperor of the Romans." [5]

He had withdrawn into Benevento to prepare for a further campaign when he was treacherously attacked in his palace, robbed and imprisoned by Adelchis, prince of Benevento, in August 871. The landing of fresh bands of Saracens compelled Adelchis to release his prisoner a month later, and Louis was forced to swear he would take no revenge for this injury, nor ever enter Benevento with an army. Returning to Rome, he was released from his oath, and was crowned a second time as emperor by Pope Adrian II on 18 May 872.

Then Louis won further successes against the Saracens, who were driven from Capua, but the emperor's attempts to punish Adelchis were not very successful. Returning to northern Italy, he died, near Ghedi, in what is now the province of Brescia, on 12 August 875, having named as his successor in Italy his cousin Carloman, son of Louis the German. Louis was buried in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan.

On 5 October 851 Louis married Engelberga, daughter of Adelchis I of Spoleto. They had one daughter:

  1. ^ His ordinal and nickname comes from the fact that he was the second Louis to be emperor after his grandfather Louis the Pious.
  2. ^ Post cuius obitum magna tribulatio in Italia advenit. Andreas, Historia in Georg Waitz (ed.), MGH SS rerum Langobardicarum (Hannover: 1878), 222–30, §18.
  3. ^ Pierre Riche, The Carolingians: A Family who forged Europe, transl. Michael Idomir Allen, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993), 182
  4. ^ Pierre Riche, The Carolingians: A Family who forged Europe, 182.
  5. ^ Letter of Louis II to Basil I (discussion with full English translation).

  • Annales Bertiniani and Chronica S. Benedicti Casinensis, both in the Monumenta Germaniae Historica. Scriptores, Bände i. and iii. (Hanover and Berlin, 1826 fol.)
  • Muratori, L. A. Antiquitates Italicæ Medii ævi, Tome XIV, col. 106. (1778)
  • Muhlbacher, E. Die Regesten des Kaiserreichs unter den Karolingern (Innsbruck, 1881)
  • Sickel, T. Acta regum et imperatorum Karolinorum, digesta et enarrata (Vienna, 1867—1868)
  • Dummler, E. Geschichte des ostfrankischen Reiches (Leipzig, 1887—1888).
  • Oman, Charles. The Dark Ages 476–918. London: Rivingtons, 1914.
Emperor Louis II the Younger
 Died: 12 August 875
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Lothair I
King of Italy
15 June 844 – 12 August 875
with Lothair I (844-855)
Succeeded by
Charles II
Holy Roman Emperor
850 – 12 August 875
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SRC (band)

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The SRC (short for the Scot Richard Case) was an American, Detroit-based rock band, from the late 1960s. From 1966 to 1972, they were a staple at many Detroit rock venues, such as the Grande Ballroom.

Early years[edit]

The SRC was formed by Scott Richardson, the Chosen Few lead singer, with local band The Fugitives, which featured Glenn Quackenbush, Gary Quackenbush & E.G. Clawson, all of whom were based in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Robin Dale, bass and vocals, the only British member of the group. Jeep Holland, manager of The Rationals, became their manager and suggested Richardson as lead singer. Bass player Al Wilmot was added later. With Wilmot on bass, SRC recorded Milestones and Travelers Tales. Richard Haddad was the bass player on their final album with Capitol Records and was the bass player on the Lost Masters album released in 1985.

Holland, also a record store manager, later served as Russ Gibb's booking agent, and also of many Detroit based artists such as MC5. The Quackenbush brothers went to see Richardson at one of the final Chosen Few gigs at the Ann Arbor Armory, run by Pete Andrews (later SRC's manager). They formed the Scot Richard Case, later known as SRC.

Scott Richardson years[edit]

Upon the addition of Richardson, the original line-up included: Scott Richardson (vocals), Steve Lyman (rhythm guitar and vocals), Gary Quackenbush (lead guitar), Glenn Quackenbush (organ), Robin Dale (bass and vocals) and E.G. Clawson stage name for Scott Williamson (drums). Richardson was influenced by the Pretty Things and based the SRC stage show on this. The band recorded its first single "Who's that Girl"/"I'm So Glad", the latter a cover of a Skip James song, and released it to moderate reviews. However, fan reaction was good enough for the band's members to choose to drop out of Eastern Michigan University to work on their music, a risk at the time as draft-eligible men were potentially subject to mandatory military duty in Vietnam.Robin Dale (stage name) was drafted into the Marine Corps. in October of 1969.

Soon the band's sound became more psychedelic, influenced by the likes of Procol Harum, for whom the band would later open. Their self-titled debut album was released by Capitol Records, and the single "Black Sheep"/"Morning Mood" from this album drew fan and media praise. "Black Sheep", considered a psychedelic masterpiece, was released only in mono for the single, as an abridged version with different guitar sound and notation. The album version, recorded in well-blended as opposed to ping-pong stereo, then still in use by some of the more limited recording studios in 1968, featured a longer midsection with additional verses.

Later verses continue in the mode of unusual lyrics in the vein of psychedelic quest, again followed by a second deliberate, stretched dual lead guitar break that fades ever so slowly into infinity. "Marionette", "Onesimpletask", and "Refugeve" offer additional examples of the expanded guitar and keyboard style developed by the Quackenbush brothers Gary (guitar) and Glenn (Hammond organ), along with their musically adventurous bandmates. Plodding, articulate and heavy drums often complement the essence of the psychedelic realm depicted by the entire debut album.

With growing popularity, the band split from Holland and began to open in and around Detroit for several national and international artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and The Mamas & the Papas among others. Soon after the success of their first record the band began to work on a second album. Milestones was released in March 1969. From this album they released the single "Up All Night" / "Turn Into Love" (Capitol) in 1969.

Robin Dale was replaced by Al Wilmot and Lyman would exit the band before Milestones was completed or released. Milestones was perhaps the band's best attempt at commercial and mainstream success and charted in the Billboard 200, but never reached any position to help SRC break out of the Detroit or Ann Arbor area on to more national success.

Before the start of "Traveler's Tale" Gary Quackenbush was in his own words in a "severe" motorcycle accident that had him hospitalized.

Final years[edit]

With a new line-up featuring a single guitarist, Ray Goodman, in place of both Gary Quackenbush and Steve Lyman, SRC recorded and released Traveler's Tale, its third and final LP. Showcasing a stylistic shift away from psychedelic rock and toward prog rock.

In the time leading up to the break-up, there were attempts to record without several key members of the band; the results of these sessions remained unreleased for several years. With the group's popularity dwindling, Goodman was released. Soon, the band added Richard Haddad (also known as "Shemp") on bass; he was soon replaced by Byron Coons.

In desperation the band changed its name to 'Blue Scepter' and released a cover version of the Pretty Things' "Out in the Night". After it failed to generate any interest, the band broke up.

After the breakup[edit]

In the years following the breakup of the SRC each member went on to his own personal success. Richardson relocated to Los Angeles and became involved in films. He served as writer on Hearts of Fire, which starred Bob Dylan and worked on sets for two of The Lord of the Rings films. Gary Quackenbush went on to start SRC Records and continued to session around the country. While all the members had a wonderful experience while involved in SRC and marginal success elsewhere, in other bands (such as Richardson who later worked with Ray Manzarek of the Doors), none of them were ever involved in a group more noted than this. Sadly, "Shemp" Haddad was killed in a road accident in California and E.G. Clawson stage name for Scott Williamson resides in Porterville, CA and is still playing the drums. Shemp"s death led to SRC releasing Lost Masters, half of which includes the demos featuring Haddad's work.

In 2010, SRC was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.[1]

  • "I'm So Glad"/ "Who Is That Girl" (as "The Scot Richard Case", 1967, A-Square)
  • "Get the Picture" (as "The Old Exciting Scot Richard Case")/ "I Need You" (by "The Early Rationals") (1967, A-Square)
  • "Black Sheep" / "Morning Mood" (1968, Capitol Records)
  • "Up All Night" / "Turn Into Love" (1969, Capitol Records)
  • "Never Before Now" / "My Fortune's Coming True" (1970, Capitol Records)
  • "Born to Love" / "Badaz Shuffle" (1971, Big Casino Records)
  • "Out in the Night" / "Gypsy Eyes" (as "Blue Scepter", 1972, Rare Earth Records)

  • SRC (1968, Capitol Records)
  • Milestones (1969, Capitol Records)
  • Traveler's Tale (1970, Capitol Records)
  • Lost Masters[2] (includes 1970 recordings for a fourth album, 1993, One Way Records)

  • Milestones (1991, One Way Records)
  • Traveler's Tale (1993, One Way Records)
  • SRC (1993, One Way Records)
  • "Black Sheep" (2000, RPM)
  • As Blue Scepter
  • Capitol Records released a two CD set, SRC that includes the band's first three albums, SRC, Milestones, and Milestones , as well as a bonus track, My Fortune's Coming True in 2012.[3]

SRC was known on the street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as "Striped Red Candy".

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  2. ^ "SRC Lost Masters". Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  3. ^ SRC, Capitol Records LLC, 2012

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Weiser Antiquarian Books

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Weiser Antiquarian Books is the oldest occult bookstore in the United States. It specialises in books on Aleister Crowley and his circle, magic, mysticism, eastern religions and alternative spirituality. Its earlier New York incarnation, The Weiser Bookshop, was described by Leslie A. Shepherd as "perhaps the most famous occult bookstore in the U.S."[1]

Early years[edit]

The original Samuel Weiser Bookstore was started in New York City's famous "Book Row" area by Samuel Weiser in 1926. It moved several times within the "Book Row" before relocating to 117 4th Avenue, where it remained for a number of decades.[2] To start with Samuel Weiser Books sold general used books, but with an emphasis on the occult and comparative religion. In 1949 Samuel Weiser was joined by his brother Ben who had worked with him for a few years in the 1930s. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s they increased Weiser Books' specialist focus on the occult at a time when many bookstores refused to handle such subjects.

One of the customers of the shop was Karl Germer, successor to Aleister Crowley as head of the Ordo Templi Orientis. After Crowley's death, most of his papers and other possessions were shipped to Germer including the unbound sheets of the 1937 edition of his book The Equinox of the Gods. In 1955 Germer sold the sheets to Samuel Weiser who had them bound up in maroon cloth and sold through the shop. This was probably one of the first books to be published by Samuel Weiser – although it retained the original O.T.O. title page and imprint.[3] Germer also sold Weiser a collection of the First Edition of Crowley's masterwork on the tarot, The Book of Thoth. Despite being leather bound, printed on handmade paper, and in an edition of only 200 copies signed by Crowley himself, interest in "the Beast" was low at the time and for nearly two decades copies could be purchased from the shop for $50 or less (as of 2009, they command thousands of dollars).

Rising rents and urban change forced many of the bookstores out of "Book Row." A number moved into the adjacent Broadway, with Weiser, whose stock had now grown to over a hundred thousand volumes, taking a premises at 845 Broadway. The new building had a huge basement, which the Weiser brothers crammed with books on all manner of subjects. After a heart attack forced Samuel Weiser into semi-retirement, Ben Weiser was joined by Samuel's son Donald.[4]

The 1960s onwards[edit]

Samuel Weiser had begun publishing in the mid-1950s, and through the late 1950s produced a small number of books under the Occult Research Press imprint before starting to publish under his own name. The development of the 1960s "counter-culture," and the growth of popular interest in esotericism and Eastern religious and mystical traditions, allowed Ben and Donald Weiser to expand the company's publishing activities. They recruited many contemporary authors, such as Israel Regardie, who were customers. The shop's stock also provided them with rare and out-of-print books that they could reprint.

The late 1960s saw the bookstore go through another move, this time into two floors at 734 Broadway, not far from Astor Place.[5] The move gave Donald Weiser, who now ran the business with the assistance of Fred Mendel, the chance to further increase their specialisation. In addition to used and rare books on the occult, Weiser Books, or "The Weiser Bookstore" as it was then known, also stocked new domestic and imported titles. The publishing side of the business was also expanded, and moved into its own premises at 625 Broadway.[6]

By the early 1980s the costs of maintaining a number of businesses in New York City had grown increasingly difficult to sustain, and Donald Weiser moved Samuel Weiser Publishing and the new book distribution wing of the company to York, Maine.

In 1985 he also moved the specialist rare books section of the company, now named Weiser Antiquarian Books, to York, where it shared a two storey warehouse with the publishing company's distribution centre. Much to the dismay of its many New York city customers, soaring city rents brought about the closure of the Broadway store in the early 1990s. Its huge stock of books was packed into shipping containers and moved to the new location in Maine, to be added to the stock of Weiser Antiquarian Books.

In the year 2000 Donald Weiser sold the publishing division of the company. Its new owners renamed it Red Wheel / Weiser but kept its York premises until 2006, when they moved the publishing company's editorial department to San Francisco and its marketing department to Newburyport, Massachusetts.[citation needed]

In 2005 Donald Weiser retired, and Weiser Antiquarian Books was purchased by its then-director Marilyn Rinn, and Australian writer and bookseller, Keith Richmond. The following year they moved the company to its current premises in Cape Neddick Maine: a one-time art gallery for American artist Walt Kuhn, which had more recently been the headquarters of Samuel Weiser Publishing. In 2007 they also began publishing under the Teitan Press imprint which was founded by Martin P. Starr and Frank Winston.

For decades the Weiser Bookstore issued printed catalogs that listed anywhere between a few hundred and several thousand items, with basic descriptions of the book's author, title, condition and price. The advent of the internet brought an end to these printed catalogs, and for some years Weiser Antiquarian Books only listed its books on various internet book-sites and directly on to its own website.

In January 2006, Weiser Antiquarian Books began issuing a new series of on-line catalogs. Most of these catalogs are devoted to a specific author or theme. A large number have been devoted to the works of Aleister Crowley (in whom the store specialises), as well as authors including Dion Fortune, Israel Regardie, John Dee and Austin Osman Spare. In a number of cases – such as their catalogs on Jack Parsons, Marcelo Ramos Motta and Kenneth Grant – these are the first[citation needed] bookseller catalogs devoted specifically to these authors. Other catalogs have been devoted to specific journals - notably The Occult Review, The Inner Light, and Ambix, - and subjects such as alchemy, spiritualism, Hermetica, Hermetic Qabalah, magick, The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Rosicrucianism. Others have been devoted to books from specific collections: for example those of Helen Parsons Smith, Ray Burlingame, Edward Noel FitzGerald and Jean Michaud, or to collections of documents such as the Karl Germer / Reea Leffingwell correspondence[7] or the C. F. Russell / Sydney Hamilton French / G∴B∴G∴ archive.[8]

The catalogs contain bibliographical, historical and biographical information about the books offered for sale, and often detail previously unpublished manuscript and other material. They are often cited by researchers in on-line and printed publications.[9] At the request of customers and researchers, the older catalogs are now kept in an online archive.[10]

Weiser Antiquarian Books is now primarily an internet retailer, and does not maintain an open shop, but is open to established customers by prior appointment.

  1. ^ Leslie Shepherd, Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology, 2nd Printing, Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company. Vol. 2, p. 978.
  2. ^ (Anon) International Directory For Antiquarian Booksellers 1958, Zurich: ILAB, 1958.
  3. ^ Details of the printing history of the Germer / Weiser issue of The Equinox of the Gods are given in "Weiser Antiquarian Books Catalog # 10. Aleister Crowley: Books, Ephemera & A Drawing". Weiser Antiquarian Books. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009.
  4. ^ Marvin Mondlin and Roy Meador, "Book Row, an Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade," Foreword by Madeleine B. Stern. Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2004, pp. 99-100.
  5. ^ Kenneth T. Jackson (Editor). "The Encyclopedia of New York City," New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005.
  6. ^ Marvin Mondlin and Roy Meador, "Book Row, an Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade," p. 100.
  7. ^ "Weiser Antiquarian Books - Supplement to Catalog # 7. 'Fraternally Yours, Karl'". Weiser Antiquarian Books. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008.
  8. ^ "Weiser Antiquarian Books Catalog # 53. 'Aleister Crowley, Victor Neuburg & Friends.'". Weiser Antiquarian Books. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010.
  9. ^ A number of Weiser Antiquarian listings have, for example, been adapted (with permission) by bibliographer Alan Pritchard for use in his online bibliography of Alchemy: Pritchard, Alan (27 May 2007). "Using the Bibliography". Alchemy: a bibliography of English-language writings.
  10. ^ Weiser Antiquarian Books. "Weiser Antiquarian Books - Catalogue Archive Page". Weiser Antiquarian Books. Retrieved 2012-03-04.

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