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I’ve spread myself a little thin. Which is not at all bad but it’s been an interesting few months to try to sort out what goes where. This blog has been going since April of 1999. Since that time I’ve gotten socially active in a number of other places, notably Twitter and Facebook. I usually use that for real-time keeping current, event notifications and back channel discussions with peers. This space has always been for longer-form link sharing and essays as well as a central repository of all of my talks, FAQ and other things. When I’m busy sometimes it’s just a linkdump and I had started a few tentative posts just titled TILT for Today in Librarian Tabs. Then I started thinking they might be better off as a newsletter and so TILT-Y Mail was born. Please feel free to subscribe if you like that sort of thing (by typing your email in the box). You can read past issues and see if it’s your cup of tea. Or if you’re the sort of person who uses the Medium platform, I have a version which is over there. I write one 500-750 word essay a week, on Fridays.

What this means, though, is that this blog space is unclear. It’s sort of for essays, sort of for personal announcements, sort of for events. I didn’t talk much about the Librarian of Congress swearing-in ceremony which was last week, even though that may be the biggest things that’s happened in librarianship in my professional career. Next week is Banned Books Week where I always write something up, our goofy flawed holiday.

And coming up there is some stuff going on in my professional life.

I like having a newsletter. I like having a blog. I seem to have enough time to (mostly) maintain both but I do spend a lot more time cross-linking between my various streams than I used to. I think my next article for Computers in Libraries magazine will be about newsletters.

The annual banned books week roundup for 2013

salinger's 60 years later, banned in the US

For some reason last year I didn’t do my annual roundup of Banned Books Week websites. Here is a link to the source of the image above which is from the New Yorker’s article about the JD Salinger-evocative book 60 Years Later, Coming Through the Rye which is illegal to sell in the US. You can find more news articles about that situation at the author’s small Wikipedia page. You can look at past posts on this topic by checking out the bannedbooksweek tag here or here is a list of the annual posts: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. I skipped 2005 and 2012.

As usual, you get a neat real-time look at what’s going on by following the Twitter hashtag. Do NOT look at the bbw twitter hashtag as I mistakenly did last night. As usual there are two “main” sites the ALA site at ala.org/bbooks and the bannedbooksweek.org site which is really nice looking this year. The BannedBooksWeek Twitter account is still moribund which is a damned shame. The Virtual Read Out doesn’t seem to have any new videos this year… yet?

Please remember if you are a librarian who has a book that is challenged, report it to the ALA so they can keep track of it.

Here is the list of organizations who are co-sponsors. Let’s look at their websites.

The language of the censor is the language of the tyrant, the absolutist, the one with no vision. It is the antithesis of art because it assumes that there is only one perspective, one reality, and that anything that fails to rhyme with it is a sin against nature. But the real sin against nature is to suffocate personal truths and experiences with wobbly doctrine and to disguise it as morally just. Artâ€” particularly literatureâ€”exists to show us there are as many worlds as there are people. Each of these worlds come with its own laws. These laws vary from person to person, but if there is one that they have in common it is to share your truth. We owe it to our humanity and our short time among other humans to respect the truths that are shared with us. – Nick Burd

Websites are working and the word is getting out. I was pleased with this year’s collections of content. What I’m concerned about, as per usual, are challenges and censorship that don’t even reach the physical items on the library shelves. What about this Salinger book? Worldcat shows 40 copies of it, a handful of which are in the US, and the reviews of it haven’t been so great anyhow. But the idea that the book wasn’t obtained and removed, it was never obtained in the first place (as we see with so much born-digital content that we can’t even get in lendable format) opens a door to all new ways that libraries can not get books. The old challenges (dirty cowboy? really? do not google that) remain and new ones appear.

Banned Books Week 2011, a web content rundown

It’s time for my semi-regular round up of Banned Books Week websites. You can look at past posts on this topic by checking out the bannedbooksweek tag here or here is a list of the annual posts More on the Chicago Defender.
Here are my old Banned Books Weeks posts: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. I skipped 2005.

As usual, you get a neat real-time look at what’s going on by following the Twitter hashtag. As usual there are two “main” sites the ALA site at ala.org/bbooks and the bannedbooksweek.org site. ALA has their usual site, links to shopping, links to the main site (which is a 404, oops), links to advocacy materials. They decided to do a virtual read-out instead of an in-person event and I’ve been clicking through some of the YouTube videos on the BBW channel. All the stuff I’ve seen so far seems like it would be what we call SFW [safe for work] and I’m vaguely curious if there could be something so racy that you’d get one of those “You have to be 14 to see this video” warnings up because, hey, that’s its own form of limiting speech. But I think that stuff is only for photos of people in their underwear, or maybe self-reported. The Banned Books Week main site has been up and down today and seems to mostly be pointing to the same stuff. They have a Twitter account but have never used it. The design gets better every year.

Here is the list of organizations who are co-sponsors. Let’s look at their websites.

There is also the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress who endorses Banned Books Week (though no link on their site?) as well as a few organizations who have signed on as sponsors

So I’d cautiously call this an improvement over last year. More coordinated programming, better talking between sites. I’m still looking for a good Banned Books Week Twitter list [i.e. with the sponsors] and if I don’t see one I guess I’ll make one. I’ve been enjoying the YouTube videos. My own tastes this year go to ebooks and thinking about, with the additional layer of middlemen in the ebook world of buying, licensing and lending, what it really means to be banned or censored an an ebook universe. Look for a post about pirates later in the week.

Banned Books Week as seen through its funders’ eyes

More on the Chicago Defender.
Here are my old Banned Books Weeks posts: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. I skipped 2005.

It’s time for a review of Banned Books Week. This year most of my BBW information comes from Twitter. Amusingly BBW on Twitter can mean two very different things. This is the note I put on Twitter yesterday.

“Oh look an actual attempt at, well not book banning exactly. Weird old Pentagon. http://bit.ly/cqg9PL Happy [sort of] Banned Books Week.”

Pretty sketchy story. The Pentagon bought up the entire first printing of a book published by St Martin’s Press because it “contained information which could cause damage to national security.” The second edition has come out, heavily redacted. This is one of the closer “government is telling you what you can’t read” stories that I’ve seen this year. Here’s another look at the websites that are linked from ALA’s offical BBW website ala.org/bbooks, a page that is linked from the front page, but only as one of the six “slides” that revolve through the top of the page. So, Banned Books Week is sponsored by these organizations. Let’s see what their websites look like.

One of the interesting thigns to note about the ALA list of challenges is how many of the public library challenges seem to be centered around just a few library systems. Most of these stories are ones that hit the national news and so I’ve heard about them and you probably have also.

There are also good websites to go to to learn about censorship and the larger (to me) issue of chilling effects on people’s right to live free from fear and free from silencing. Here are a few things I’ve been reading lately

Join me in a rousing song celebrating free expression, won’t you?

what’s happening from the middle of “banned books week” websites

Here are my old Banned Books Weeks posts: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. I skipped 2005.

I’ve been down with The Crud for the past few weeks. Not really sick, but not having a lot of extra energy to get involved in things outside my own library and jobs. Banned Books Week started on Saturday and runs through this week. I’ve been invited to an evening with readings from banned books tomorrow night and I think I’m staying home.

I’m not sure if I’m getting complacent, sick of this holiday, sick generally, or there really is a lot less enthusiasm this year from years previous. The ALA page is usually my starting point and it seems a little less lively than usual. Their calendar of events is Chicago based (wouldn’t it be great if they were an aggregator to BBW activity worldwide? Does such a thing exist) and indicates to me that they still haven’t learned to resize images before uploading them. The ALAOIF blog hasn’t posted yet this week though they did link to this cute video put out by ALA which I enjoyed. The main ALA BBW page doesn’t even link to the Banned Books Week page which is supposedly the “go to” page for current information — and does have a calendar of sorts — which has a broken stylesheet declaration which makes all the pages look like they were designed in 2003.

As usual, I clicked through from the ALA web page to the home pages of all the organizations who are co-sponsors of Banned Books Week. Here’s what I found.

Even ALA’s home page doesn’t mention Banned Books Week except on page six of their slide show where they tell us what we can buy to support it.

I wonder a little bit if this is what a post-Judith Krug ALA looks like? On a brighter note, let’s look at some Banned Books Week web pages that are useful and/or interesting

While I’m talking about this, I’d also like to mention the data on the PBS page.

According to the ALA there have been 3,736 challenges from 2001-2008:

* 1,225 challenges due to “sexually explicit” material
* 1,008 challenges due to “offensive language”
* 720 challenges due to material deemed “unsuited to age group”
* 458 challenges due to “violence”
* 269 challenges due to “homosexuality”
* 103 challenges due to “anti-family”
* 233 challenges due to “religious viewpoints”

I think we need to look hard at this list and draw some conclusions about what sort of people believe that restricting access to books for these reasons is both a good idea or a reasonable thing to expect to be able to get away with. And then, if we want to get serious, I think we need to hit these points directly and ask people why they’re afraid of sex, or gay people (or penguins), or swearing. It’s nice to say that “free people read freely” but it’s another to be in a situation where your institutions are getting pressured by people who are intolerant and thinking that speaking truth to power is all you need to do. I’ve talked a little more about this in the MetaFilter thread about Banned Books Week, it’s always a reflective time of year for me.

Also, ALA knows that BBW means something else, right?


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May 31, 2018, 12:18pm Top

Thoughts on Stardust as you're starting to read? Which edition will you be reading—text-only or graphic novel? Read it before? Post them here!

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Jun 1, 2018, 1:47pm Top

Re-reading for me. Love the book and the movie. Glad to join the group for this.

Jun 18, 2018, 5:33pm Top

I'm reading the illustrated text edition for the first time, beautiful art!

Jun 21, 2018, 10:45am Top

re-reading for me but as i am traveling on the weekends for family issues i am also supplementing the audio version from audible. It's a wonderful version if you like audio books. I'm a huge fan of them so that when i travel i can continue what i am reading. I usually pick up my book the second i am at my destination and begin where i left off on my audio version

Jun 21, 2018, 11:38am Top

Huh. For me (I read the graphic novel, back before the text adaptation even existed, and will reread it for this), it's such a lushly visual story that I can't imagine how an audiobook would work.

>3 SF_fan_mae:

Is the "illustrated text version" the original graphic novel, or the text adaptation with illustrations? I hadn't heard of that version before.

Edited: Jun 21, 2018, 8:51pm Top

>5 lorax: The audio version is really good. Gaiman has a lovely voice and listening to him read it is like hearing the best bedtime story ever.

Jun 23, 2018, 8:37pm Top

>5 lorax:
It's the text version with illustrations... best of both worlds.

Edited: Jun 23, 2018, 9:55pm Top

I've been looking into the different versions of the book and think I have it sorted out.

1. Originally published as four single issues.

2. All four issues published together in one volume.

3. Text-only version and the audiobook of it. As far as I can tell the text is the same as in the graphic novel.

4. A hardcover edition with Vess's illustrations containing bonus material.

An exhaustive list of different editions can be found here.

Jun 24, 2018, 1:41pm Top

I read the text version. My first impression was that it was very whimsical and I anticipated a fantastic voyage!

Jun 25, 2018, 12:15pm Top

Discussion is now fully open! I've posted a few questions (linked below)—feel free to chime in there, or start your own threads, if you like.

I'll be posting a new question in the One LibraryThing, One Book group every day for the first week of discussion. Don't forget to join us for LT Movie Night on Friday, when we'll be watching the film adaptation!

Which edition did you read?
Thoughts on the title?
Multiple character perspectives
Fairytale themes
Favorite scene/passage

Edited: Jun 25, 2018, 3:33pm Top

I've just finished the audio book (read by Neil, himself). "Ou et la plume de ma tante? " keeps milling round in my head.

Jun 25, 2018, 12:38pm Top

>11 .cris: ::high five:: same here!

Jun 26, 2018, 4:14pm Top

I have a question. When Tristan and the star (Evane?) were at the fair, a tall man in a black hat greeted him. Do we know who that was?

Jun 26, 2018, 4:25pm Top

>13 .cris: That was the lodger who stayed with Dunstan at the beginning of the book. As part of his rent he granted Dunstan his heart's desire and said the gift would last for a few generations.

Jun 26, 2018, 4:51pm Top

>14 amanda4242: Thanks. Another drawback with audio books. You can't "riffle" through the pages if you think you missed something.

Jun 27, 2018, 8:25am Top

I read the text only version and really enjoyed it. It's not my usual genre, but sometimes it's good to go outside one's comfort zone. As an adult fairytale I thought it was superb.

Jun 29, 2018, 6:35am Top

I'm about to start reading the book over the weekend - I have a few pages of Stephen King's The Stand left first. All set to watch the film tonight although it will be a little earlier than the time here, due to timezone differences. I'm excited to read the book as I have seen the film several times and love it but have never read the book.

Edited: Jun 29, 2018, 8:42am Top

>15 .cris: Agreed! I felt this keenly with this audiobook, although I loved the reading. I wanted so many times to go back and "re-read" parts I hadn't deemed important to hear (or maybe was just merging into traffic and missed.)

Jun 29, 2018, 6:56pm Top

I just started it a few hours ago—I'm listening to the audiobook.

My general impression is a reconfirmation of my priors so far. Gaiman's capable, and has a number of great ideas. (Some of his short stories in particular are marvelous; I mention A Study in Emerald as a particular favorite.) He also has a wonderful slant on the world—he gets the genres, styles, aesthetics and even ideas of earlier times, and can recapitulate them with just enough spin to achieve both ironic distance and a certain reinvention of their magic, especially to people for whom the original is no longer accessible. But even while I appreciate what he's doing, and no passage is boring, I find the overall effect rather boring.

Edited: Jul 4, 2018, 10:18pm Top

This is actually a last impression. I just finished it today. I loved the writing and the visual nature of the scenes. I thought the ending was a bit of a let down, although I can’t suggest a better one. For some reason it disturbs me that this is the end of a dynasty, since they can’t have children . It’s not happily after ever.

Jul 31, 2018, 10:31am Top

I was surprised by how much I liked the Stardust novel. I trust that everything Gaiman writes will be near perfection, but an adult fairy tale made me skeptical. But as always, he creates a world you get lost in and characters you love. The movie was just "okay" in my opinion. Did anyone feel the same way? At points the VFX were great and others it was really distracting. De Nero made me laugh, in sort of a good way. Michelle Pfeiffer's "accent" made me cringe. Aside from that, I'm not sure. I thought it was faithful enough to the book, but maybe it's just the case of loving a book and never being satisfied with an adaptation of it.

Jul 31, 2018, 1:15pm Top

As a book to movie adaptation, I read this book after watching the movie. Of course the book has more details and I love the book more than the movie lol. Will update after I am done with the book.

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My review of Stardust is in my library.

My opinion hasn't changed much in a year. I was well entertained by the book, but I wouldn't read it again. The twists and turns were part of what made it entertaining for me, and once I knew them, there wasn't enough to warrant a re-read... I return to a book for the language, or to be immersed in a world, or because I fall in love with the characters. This isn't to say these things were lacking in Stardust, but they were just elements I liked but did not fall in love with.

As a writer myself, I also admire how Gaimon made me feel I was reading an epic story without actually writing an epic Game of Thrones style fantasy novel. When I finished I felt full on what was in comparison with the latter, fewer words.

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Monaco test for Champions League hopefuls OL

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Having held Barcelona in midweek, Olympique Lyonnais head to in-form Monaco in Ligue 1 Conforama on Sunday evening.

AS Monaco - Olympique Lyonnais

OL rode their luck at times against Barça in the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening but also forced Marc-André ter Stegen to make the save of the match when the German pushed a fearsome Martin Terrier shot onto the crossbar early on.

With the second leg not until March 13, OL's immediate focus is on maintaining the challenge for a second-placed finish to guarantee automatic entry to the group stage of next season's Champions League. OL are still involved in the Coupe de France too and on Wednesday will host Caen in the quarter-finals.

Genesio links up with Zahavi

More positive results will boost coach Bruno Genesio's case for a contract extension with Jean-Michel Aulas, the club president, having revealed that a decision will be made by the end of March. Genesio told RMC Sport he has started working with renowned agent Pini Zahavi: "Yes, that's true. I want to surround myself with competent and professional people and I think it's the right moment to do it. There's no desire on my behalf to prepare for a departure, I'm simply preparing myself for every eventuality. My desire is t continue at Lyon. I have everything I need here in order to be happy in my work."

Genesio welcomes back captain Nabil Fekir from domestic suspension and will hope his side defend as resolutely as they did against Barcelona, when goalkeeper Anthony Lopes made a large contribution to his 10th clean sheet in 37 matches in all competitions this season, and a first in the Champions League.

Belgian international Jason Denayer put in a man-of-the-match performance at the heart of the defence despite having been doubtful for the game with a groin injury and the former Manchester City defender could have an important role to play on Sunday to counteract Monaco's improving attack.

Seven points from three games for improving Monaco

With Gelson Martins, the loan signing from Atlético Madrid, particularly impressive the Principality club have collected seven points from their last three outings to rise to 16th in the table. Leonardo Jardim's return as coach has made an impact as have judicious signings in the January transfer window.

Jardim, removed from his position in October only to return just over three months later, commented after Martins scored the winner at home to Nantes last Saturday: "We're not thinking about 16th place or 18th place. The objective is to take as mant points as the best clubs in France. If we manage to do that then we'll stay up. We still have 39 points to play for and all the matches will be war."

Full-back Djibril Sidibé added: "With the quality we have in our squad we say to ourselves we can't stay in the position we find ourselves in. We need to put the effort in and make our statements on the field. Individually and collectively we have upped our game. I think everyone has lifted their standard by 10, 20 or 30% and that has shown through. There's also the contribution of the new players as they've done us a lot of good."

Probable teams

Monaco: Subasic – Sidibé, Glik, B.Badiashile, Ballo-Touré – Silva, Fabregas – Martins, Golovin, Lopes – Falcao (cap)

Lyon: Lopes – Dubois, Marcelo (cap), Denayer, Mendy – Ndombélé, Tousart, Aouar – Traoré, Dembélé, Terrier


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Quarter-final reactions - Genesio: 'A very serious performance'

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Coach Bruno Genesio hailed Memphis Depay after OL bounced back from defeat to book a semis berth 3-1 over SM Caen; Rennes boss Julien Stéphan felt the 2-0 win over US Orléans was due to a much-improved second half.

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Coupe de France, quarter-finals

Groupama Stadium, Lyon

 Olympique Lyonnais 3-1 SM Caen

Bruno Genesio (Olympique Lyonnais coach): "The players turned in a very serious performance. That was enough to qualify us and that was the most important thing. Congratulations to the lads. We played the match we expected to play and we showed that we can bounce back, as a team [after the 2-0 league defeat to Monaco on Sunday]. I'm happy that Memphis [Depay] scored. He was very active, as was the rest of the team, and he was focused and committed - on top of scoring and setting one up."

Fabien Mercadal (SM Caen coach): "We wanted to respect the Coupe de France. We had the first chances, even though we were on the back foot. We could have caused Lyon to doubt themselves had we been able to open the scoring. But it was a bridge too far for us tonight - and we lost one of our best players [Alexander Djiku, sent off in the 82nd minute]. That's the kind of thing we're dealing with on daily basis."

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 Stade Rennais FC 2-0 US Orléans

Julien Stéphan (Stade Rennais FC coach): "Our first half was less than perfect but we managed to create chances. Still, in terms of rhythm and intensity, it wasn't enough. It could be that we've played a lot of matches recently, or simply that our last two have taken a lot of energy out of us. But our second half was really promising and I knew we would open the scoring sooner or later. The fact that our league match on Saturday was postponed [to allow Rennes to prepare for their UEFA Europa League last 16 clash with Arsenal] changed my team selection, but we had plenty of respect for this team as we know they can be dangerous."

Didier Ollé-Nicolle (US Orléans coach): "I have no regrets even though I am disappointed not to have qualified. When you prepare for a match that could get you to a semi-final - even if it's away to a Ligue 1 club, you're hoping to qualify. Rennes are an excellent team, we knew that. They took us seriously and fielded their best team. The fact that the LFP postponed their league match against Nîmes made things easier for them, but that's part of the game. We managed to mix it in collective and athletic terms, but technically we only lasted about 20 minutes before the Rennes machine got rolling, and you could clearly see the difference between the sides."

Tuesday, 26 February, 2019

Logo Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 Dijon FCO

Thomas Tuchel (PSG coach): "I'm happy because my players showed the could change positions, change systems, without any drop in quality. Angel Di Maria won the Champions League with Real Madrid in 2014 and was key in that final. For me it's a gift to have a player like him. In the absence of [Edinson] Cavani, Neymar and [Kylian] Mbappé, he was crucial. Dijon were very brave."

Antoine Kombouaré (Dijon coach): "It was difficult. PSG did everything to start well. I watched their last two games and thought they might be out of gas, but this simply wasn't the case. Thomas Tuchel put out his best possible team. He took us very seriously and it made it tough for us. We got better in the second half and got close to their goal, but we weren't clinical enough."


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Lil Wayne Uproar Genesis Halftime Show Video

Teaming up with the Genesis car, Lil Wayne shot a video for his “Uproar” single from his Tha Carter V album that premiered during the #GenesisHalftimeShow on Monday.

This visual, which was directed by Eddie Morales, was shot at the football field in the neighborhood that Tunechi grew up in inside the 17th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana.

You can watch Weezy performing live in the “Uproar” video for Genesis below. The official music video that was shot in New York and will include cameos from Atown, FatBoy SSE, Shiggy, and Swizz Beatz should premiere soon!

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"Well, they say they won't be there, but without Apple I'd be amazed if there was a Macworld for Apple not to attend.

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A Mother's Date - Mother's Day Gift IdeaQuality time is something we strive to carve out of our daily rat race and time is one of the most precious Mother’s Day gifts you can give. With various distractions in our life, why not pause for a moment to enjoy a date with your mother? A simple self-packed picnic or a fun shopping spree, it’s your call. You could even head back to the playground Mummy brought you when you were a kid (bring on the nostalgia!).

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Adding a personal touch to every day items can definitely put a smile on your mother’s face. In this age of time, anything can be customized – pillows, mugs, t-shirts, phone covers, books and the list goes on. Choose a lovely photo of both of you, a sentence your mother loves to reiterate or even attempt to sketch a portrait. Customisation brings store-bought gifts to a whole new level as a Mother’s Day gift.

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There’s always something your mother yearns for, but never got down to doing or buying it? Time to take a jog down ‘recent memory lane’. Remember when your mother said she wanted that gorgeous leather bag, but was waiting for the sale? Or how she had always wanted to try line dancing, but could not find a friend to go with? This is the golden opportunity to show your mother you’ve actually been listening all this while. Nothing says ‘love’ more than a ‘listening ear’, especially when she thinks you’ve stopped listening altogether.

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All mothers would be thrilled to receive home-made vouchers. No cooking for a day, a 15-minute foot rub or even a voucher for cleaning your room would definitely be a great relief to all weary mothers. Be sure to make good on these simply, yet precious, Mother’s Day gifts.

Red Packets

Sometimes cash is the right way to go. Who doesn’t like receiving money as gifts? If you’re totally clueless about gift-giving this Mother’s Day, showing your appreciation in the form of a red packet might just be the way to go. It works excellently with some sincere, loving words of affirmation from the heart.

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My five-year-old has recently started coming home from Pre-K with homework. I know parents hold different opinions about the topic of young children being given homework from school – it’s so important that they have time to play, after all. But I, for one, absolutely love the concept of homework.

I love that it allows me to closely follow what she’s learning at school and that it gives me a chance to reinforce it. But more importantly, I love that it forces me to make sure the two of us find time to sit down together to focus on it.

It’s not always easy, as when I try to give my undivided attention to Annabel, her two-year-old sister has strong objections – which usually manifest in grabbing and plenty of yelling. I try to distract her with giant colouring books so she feels like she has her own special work to do too, and when that doesn’t work I confess that Netflix is my secret weapon…

But it’s all so worth it. It has been an unexpected thrill to watch my girl proudly forming her letters into words, and to witness her confidence in her reading growing every day. Reading and writing have been my life’s greatest passions, so the feeling it gives me to think she may one day share that is hard to explain. It’s been a gift I never expected.

What are your opinions on homework? Do you think children should be encouraged to read early? Or do you value physical play more? I’m fascinated by the debate.

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    21st Mar 2018 - 8:34 am

    Thanks for the post and the inclusion of the website- I had not come across that one before.
    As a secondary school teacher, I have come across the homework debate before- and from my experience of 11-18 year olds I found it was a brilliant way of engaging and inspiring students who were already motivated/interested to find out more and push themselves, but for those students who were not interested in my subject/learning in general/or struggled with literacy and organisation it was just one more pitfall of either anxiety or negativity, and therefore a waste of time for everyone involved.
    I guess the important thing is to inspire children when they are much younger to understand that there is something to be gained from homework, and this will then validate it in their eyes.
    This year I am seeing it from a different viewpoint, as I have started to teach my own toddler to read. (We are using some resources from This reading Mama blog/site, and the rest we are trying out and making up as we go along) She is attending a preschool a few hours per week which is completely in her second language, (that she has only just started to speak aged 3.5years) and then at home I am now encouraging reading in her first language, English. She loves this! If I say “shall we do some letterwork?” she rushes for her folder of resources, and like you have written in your post, she knows this will be time with my undivided attention. I worry sometimes if I am bombarding her with too much at one time, but surely toddlers are able to soak up new information- this must be the time to do it. If I can show her I think reading is important, then she will think it is important too. And with any luck that will filter through to her education at school and beyond.

    • Catherine Dietrich

      21st Mar 2018 - 2:56 pm

      Thank you so much for this insight. It’s so interesting to hear your professional point of view as a teacher and also your experience as a mother. I’m really happy to hear you talk about “inspiring them from a young age” that they can find value in homework as I hadn’t actually thought of it from that perspective. That’s what we’re doing every day after all, isn’t it?
      I had heard about This Reading Mama in the past but kind of forgot about it. Thank you for mentioning it – I am going to be spending lots of time there from now on! Happy reading!

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Director Tomm Moore's (with Co-Director Nora Twomey) story begins in a typical Irish Abbey where monks are hard at work creating books and scripts as the early isolated monks were wont to do. Aware of an impending barbarian invasion, Abbot Cellach (Brendan Gleeson) whose shadow cleverly reflects his exhaustion, enlists the help of each monk and peasant to build a giant wall to protect the Abbey (and the books inside it). The Abbot's young nephew Brendan, however, finds himself distracted from the mission when a refugee, Brother Aiden from another Abbey, arrives with the beginnings of The Book of the Kells, an elaborate book that "turns darkness into light." As Aiden teaches Brendan the art of book making and unlocks his young mind, Brendan finds himself in the forest searching for materials to complete the masterpiece. There he meets the fairy Aisling who shows him the pagan magic of the forest and helps him along as he expands his imagination and his adventures become more and more perilous.

The film is just damn cool. The art work is a detailed mix somewhere between the actual The Book of the Kells and Samurai Jack, each individual frame creatively filled and worthy of a giant spot on your wall. Characters move dreamily through paneled pages, mist that starts as a pale curly cue engulfs the hero on his trip through the trees, and the forest is manicured in the turns and twists of classic Celtic symbols yet menacing and dark where it dips into shadow. The barbarian horde is a grumbling black mass, all horns and darkness as they stampede across the Irish wilderness. It's an oddly visceral image that makes it easy to imagine standing in front of an invader with a giant sword yelling at you in a language you've never heard. The fires from barbarian arrows burn and then transition into blood seeping across the page. Aisling, the fairy flows through her forest in haunting little whisps, her voice as haunting as her fragile image.

The tale is magical not only for its beauty, but for its ephemeral, ghost like quality. It's not too historical, or too religious, or too magical, but is an exquisitely spun thread of all three that exists within its own new mythological space.  Much of the magic occurs between Brendan and Aisling. While their relationship isn't romantic or that extensive in terms of screen time, it has the same sort of enchanting and haunting quality that exists between Oskar and Eli in Let the Right One In. The film also allows the gloom and terror to exist between the lines, slipping out occasionally at just the right moments (when Aisling encounters the spirit of Crom Cruaich, or when the Vikings finally attack), lending it a sharp edge that pricks along the back of your subconscious as much as the beautiful imagery does. While the pacing initially seems as manic as a Saturday morning cartoon, the story soon finds its center and dips into the flesh of its tale, almost mimicking Brendan's own transformation from basic artistic imagination to creative genius.

The Secret of the Kells has been notoriously hard to track down for many (it was in my city for a mere week, months after its release date), and was absolutely robbed of the Academy Award it was nominated for. It's worth rescheduling to catch a glimpse of this simple, captivating, and otherworldly work that represents one of the most unique views currently on film.

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John Bradshaw is to retire. His last track session will be on the 26th March and his team managing role will conclude the following Saturday at the Northern 12 Stage at Sefton Park. JB has spent nearly 60 years in the club starting out as a successful distance runner and steeplechaser in the 50s. When […]

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Italy - Prase Media Technologies is the latest addition to Absen’s value added distributor (VAD) network. Prase will promote Absen LED products in Italy and provide training for local end users as well as building showrooms, exhibiting at relevant trade fairs and organising roadshows.
The company joins a list of Midwich Group plc group members from France, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. The agreement, which is already into effect, will also strengthen the growing video portfolio of the Veneto-based distributor.
“Prase started life as an audio distributor, setting very high standards for ourselves along the way,” comments Ennio Prase, managing director and BDM at Prase Media Technologies. “Recently, we have been working hard to build our video portfolio up to meet those same levels and have identified Absen as a perfect partner in this process.”
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Find out where the best wineries are located in Thailand. The scenery of each locale is well worth a trip!

n the North of Thailand, the higher latitude of 17 – 18° allows cooler temperatures, dropping to 12° C at night during harvest time. The dramatic mountain scenery with dense forests offer a serene environment for a beautiful trip and is perfect for enjoying the superb wines of Chateau de Loei Winery, in the Phu Rua Valley, the First Winery Scene in Thailand.

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Another lovely seaside winery near Pattaya on the southeastern coast. Spectacular views and a sculpted garden of colorful flowers attract visitors to Silverlake Vineyards. The tour of the winery has become a popular tourist activity apart from the delightful variety of products produced here.

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For many, the lovely Monsoon Valley is the first choice, just outside the tranquil seaside town of Hua Hin which has its name altered from Hua Hin Hills. At a mere 150 m elevation, the loamy sand and the slate terrain with the constant breeze off the Gulf of Thailand together make the wine perfectly aromatic.

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The Khao Yai Wine Region in the east of Bangkok called PB Valley Winery is located in the beautiful Khao Yai National Park. Offer you the inspiring views. The clay loam soil with altitudes of 300 – 350 m is excellent for growing grapes for producing a number of fabulous wines.

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The serene atmosphere and beautiful nature of GranMonte Asoke Valley is located adjacent to Khao Yai National Park. It has the ideal microclimate for grow high-quality grapes for winemaking in wet tropical region. The grapes produced on arable soil are full of aromas and tastes, also called “The best fruit of Thai soil, bottled.”

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On an abundant hill, not too far from Bangkok, Village Farm & Winery is a perfect destination for nature lovers where you can talk to nature and enjoy the taste of wines.

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David Bompart, the Good Samaritan who was shot in Port-au-Prince during an attempted robbery, has died. Bompart, 50, from Columbus, Ohio, died Thursday at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he was taken after the Jan. 24 attack, which left him with a gunshot wound to the abdomen .He had just taken money out of a Port-au-Prince bank to buy food for Haitian orphans. He had been in the country off and on since the 2010 earthquake helping to rebuild. His most recent project was helping to build an orphanage.His wife, Nicolle Bompart, announced his death on a website set up to give updates on his condition.“Just a few brief moments ago the love of my life went to be with someone who loves him more than me,” she wrote. “Today is the day I never hoped would come and these are the words I never hoped to type.”

Bompart, better known as “Big Dave,” was a veteran of the Trinidad and Tobago military who also spent time working for the United Nations. Both Bompart and his wife lost their first spouses to premature deaths, and Bompart believed it was his calling to help people who have experienced similar tragedy. In 2009, the Bomparts established Eyes Wide Open International, a religious-based non-profit aimed at helping the poor. When the earthquake struck Haiti two years ago, Bompart was on plane to the impoverish nation within two weeks.

The Bomparts spent much of the last two years flying between Haiti, Florida and Ohio for their charity work and for medical care for their 14-year-old son, a Haitian boy they adopted after the earthquake. The couple also has a 26-year-old daughter. David Bompart hooked up with University of Miami’s Project Medishare for Haiti, a joint initiative with American and Haitian doctors at Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince dedicated to providing comprehensive health and development services. He ran Medishare’s logistics operation for a time, before creating an orphanage on the island.

Project Medishare leaders said Thursday in a statement that Eyes Wide Open International will continue to build the orphanage in Haiti and provide help for the needy — because it was what Bompart.

“We are grateful for the precious time that Dave shared with us in Haiti and for the thousands of lives he touched. We will continue to honor Big Dave’s memory through our work in Haiti,” Dr. Barth Green, president of Project Medishare, said in a statement. “He will always be remembered for his larger than life personality, his dedication and his big heart.”

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Burgh House Wedding Photography // Jen & Carter

I’m a sucker for a romantic ‘how we met’ story, and Jen’s first email to me had me from the start. ”My name’s Jen”, she wrote, “I’m from London and Carter‘s from Minneapolis, Minnesota. We met in a pub in London in 2014 while Carter was studying at the Globe, he asked me to cycle across America with him two weeks after we met and six weeks later we were on the road.” Fast forward to July 2017 and the day of their Burgh House wedding. I started coverage with the guys getting ready. There was a lot of eating, chatting, gifting (funky socks) a bit of ironing, and some googling on how to fold a pocket square. I then headed over to the girls, who were spending a relaxing morning at Jen’s sisters. There was eating, gifting (antique earrings; a family heirloom), and making bouquets. I headed over to Burgh House in Hampstead where the guests were gathering and the drizzle had now become torrential rain. It didn’t stop all day. It didn’t matter. There was enough happiness in the room to make it feel like all the sun in the world was shining on them. Cheesy, yes, but true. Jen’s dad walked her down the aisle and the ceremony, which was performed by their friend, was really personal and beautiful. It ended with two of Carter’s friends, a talented bunch of musicians & actors, performing an amazing rendition of “Jackson” which had people up dancing (and gave me an earworm for the rest of the day. There are worse songs to be playing on a continuous loop inside your head.)

After drinks and nibbles amongst the provocative artwork, everyone shifted to The Star, a lovely little boozer in Highgate. The dining room was cosy and atmospheric as the rain pelted down outside. Ah, summer. The speeches, which are a favourite part of the day for me, were lovely. Both Jen’s parents spoke beautifully and eloquently about their daughter, and Carter’s friends performed a spine-tingling, toe-tapping Barbershop rendition of “Take Good Care of My Baby”. After dinner, everyone moved upstairs to get stuck into the heavily laden cake table, and the amazing Flash Mob Jazz set up downstairs. The party got going and it felt like we were in a 1920’s speakeasy, all smoky jazz and wild dancing. Amazing day with the wonderful Jen and Carter at their Burgh House wedding, favourites are below.

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If you enjoyed this Burgh House Wedding Photography, you might also like Jeannine & Anthony’s London pub wedding

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    I’m loving those boys’ prep shots! Great set of what looks like a fun day. Bet they love you!

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    I really like this set! There’s a vibe/mood to it all that really engages the viewer. Looks like some great singing on the dance floor!

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The limited-edition spring line features bold floral prints, distinctive textiles, and eye-catching silhouettes, and will be available in 151 Macy’s stores and on macys.com in February

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jill Stuart, known for her collections that marry feminine romanticism with downtown edge, has partnered with Macy’s to create JILL Jill Stuart, a limited-edition spring ready-to-wear line replete with wardrobe essentials for the girl with a packed social calendar. With creations worn within the fashion, socialite, and celebrity set, Jill Stuart’s coolly ethereal aesthetic has made her eponymous brand one of the most coveted in the industry. The JILL Jill Stuart collection that includes fanciful dresses and lightly structured tops, skirts, and pants, brings her unique point of view to Macy’s stores and macys.com in February.

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The JILL Jill Stuart collection, created for Macy’s, features the feminine romanticism meets downtown edge aesthetic Jill Stuart’s eponymous line is renowned for. Bell sleeve ruffle hem dress, $149, available in select Macy’s stores and on macys.com. (Photo: Business Wire)

“I’m so excited for this collaboration with such an iconic store as Macy’s is,” said Stuart. “It’s wonderful to be able to bring my clothes to the Macy’s woman. I can’t wait to see how she makes these pieces her own.”

A hallmark of the JILL Jill Stuart collection is the exquisite combination of beautiful floral prints and exceptional fabrics to create garments that are rich in texture and silhouette. Gardenia printed crepe is fashioned into breathtaking short and long dresses with cascading ruffles, while tops and dresses with accentuated shoulders and sleeves come to life in hibiscus printed bubble chiffon. Paper bag waist trousers and a moto jacket are rendered in chambray, while a jasmine printed version of the breathable textile composes a stunning ruffle-sleeved trench, tailored blouse, and corset crop top. Crisp, striped cotton tops, skirts and dresses offer a fresh take on the menswear infusion in womenswear, and classic eyelet gets new life in wrap skirts and sheer ruffled off-the-shoulder tops. The JILL Jill Stuart collection is lightly whimsical, yet architectural, and channels the ultimate Jill Stuart girl who is effortlessly trendy and always on the scene.

“Jill Stuart is rightly a favorite among the celebrity and scenester set, with covetable collections that are romantic and flirty with a modern, cool edge,” said Cassandra Jones, senior vice president of Macy’s fashion. “The beautiful collection she’s created for Macy’s is quintessentially Jill Stuart, a range of dreamy ‘It’ Girl pieces that we’re thrilled to share with our customers.”

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1. Work from home, if you can

All reasonable steps should be taken by employers to help people work from home. But for those who cannot work from home and whose workplace has not been told to close, our message is clear: you should go to work. Staff should speak to their employer about when their workplace will open.

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This guidance operates within current health and safety employment and equalities legislation and employers will need to carry out COVID-19 risk assessments in consultation with their workers or trade unions, to establish what guidelines to put in place. If possible, employers should publish the results of their risk assessments on their website and we expect all businesses with over 50 employees to do so.

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Employers should re-design workspaces to maintain two-metre distances between people by staggering start times, creating one-way walk-throughs, opening more entrances and exits, or changing seating layouts in break rooms.

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Employers should look into putting barriers in shared spaces, creating workplace shift patterns or fixed teams minimising the number of people in contact with one another, or ensuring colleagues are facing away from each other.

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Workplaces should be cleaned more frequently, paying close attention to high-contact objects like door handles and keyboards. Employers should provide handwashing facilities or hand sanitisers at entry and exit points.

A downloadable notice is included in the documents, which employers should display in their workplaces to show their employees, customers and other visitors to their workplace, that they have followed this guidance.

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John Pearce (right), CEO of Made in Britain said, “Our members will welcome this encouragement from the government to make a start on bringing people safely back into the work environment and innovating their way into a new manufacturing normal.

“I’m certain all our members were pleased to see manufacturing alongside construction as the two priority business groups starting to safely go back to work in the coming weeks and months. We know our members are all signed up to very high standards of health and safety even before the pandemic and will be quick to adapt to the social distancing rules as applicable in factories and workshops around Britain.”

David Osborne, managing director of shower manufacturer Roman, said, "It was very useful to get the clarity on working protocols published yesterday - a very comprehensive document. It has clearly ended the popular misconception that manufacturers should not be operating due to COVID-19, which had crept into public consciousness. Manufacturers have had clear government directives to maintain operations throughout the crisis as long as it could be done safely. We maintained a level of operations as long as we could, but like many manufacturers, once our logistics partners and the vast majority of our customers were closed, we ceased manufacturing operations for a short period. Now that the construction industry is up and running again, our supply chain is systematically and sensibly restarting.

"Whilst we have been operating again for just over two weeks, we have spent a great deal of time and resource in ensuring safe working practices are in place across all departments in our business – manufacturing, distribution and administration all have different requirements and challenges. We are in regular communication with all staff and we are phasing our safe return to work carefully in line with all safety guidelines and demand. All returning employees are given full training on all changes to working practices and their working environment."

Carolyn Fairbairn (left), director-general of the CBI commented, "Safety is at the heart of business thinking. Unless people feel safe, employees won't return, customers will stay away and the restart will falter, harming livelihoods and public services. This guidance will help. It gives firms a clearer picture of how to reopen safely and gradually.

"The guidance builds on the good proactive plans many firms have developed during lockdown. Excellent employee engagement, fast workplace innovation and transparency have helped many companies support livelihoods. It’s right to build on this. The UK faces months of change and challenge. These guidelines will need to continue evolve based on insight from the ground.

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Our SHD 2-band knots are packed with 30%+ more hair than our normal 2-band brushes, and the tips are even softer.  Our manufacturer claims these are “Manchurian”, but, of course, most of the terminology around badger hair types are mostly just flashy marketing terms.  Point is, this is a killer knot at a killer price.

The entire line of SHD is the same loft (65mm).

The Maggard Badger Shaving brush knots are sure to be a favorite among beginners and veterans alike.

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At The Table Live Michael Lair - DVD

At The Table Live Michael Lair - DVD

At The Table Live Michael Lair - DVD
At The Table Live Michael Lair - DVD
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Difficulty Level No Skill Required
Product type DVD
Weight 0.07 lbs
Categories Lectures and Conventions | NEW
Added 21/08/2018
Manufacturer Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.

With over 3 decades of performances and creation under his belt, it's no surprise that Michael Lair is a skilled lecturer and magic innovator. First place winner of IBM's 2009 Originality Contest, Michael brings some of his best secrets and most requested tricks to the table. You will learn visual magic routines that are perfect for close-up and stage. He even shares new material that he still uses in his stand-up routine. If original out-of-the-box thinking appeals to you, this is one lecture you do not want to miss!

Arcandle!: A white, lit candle suddenly changes into a black cane.

Mapped!: A ripped map instantly changes into a completely restored 24" x 36" world map.

ClifHanger: A visual comedy bit to liven up your act.

Sponge Poker: A red sponge ball turns into a red poker chip.

Sponge Poker Finale: An amazing kicker ending to the Sponge Poker routine.

Jack in the Box: An out-of-the-box routine, where a Jack in the Box jumps out and restores a torn card.

Ring, Rope, & Chopstick: Placed in a rope and secured by two spectators, a ring penetrates the rope with nothing more than magic and a chopstick.

Dimes!: Michael Lair's twist on a four-coin matrix routine.

Reversal of Fortune!: A unique take on the fortune teller fish.

Big Coins!: It starts with a completely empty hand and, in a flash, a big coin appears from nowhere. It's Michael Lair's big coin routine that ends in the most unbelievable way-a shower of confetti.

Candle Trilogy: A color changing candle routine, where candles appear, disappear, and change colors.
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