![]() Sarandon’s queries were soon echoed across many media outlets as observers on both the left and the right struggled to make sense of Occupy Wall Street’s (OWS’s) resistance to naming demands (see Kristof 2011). “Is everyone here registered to vote? Are you having people sign petitions?” (Gray 2011). Most irksome to Sarandon was the lack of a clear message: “Your weakness is that there are so. ![]() Sarandon offered her support, but was notably befuddled by the scene on the ground. Way back in September 2011, when a burgeoning movement at Zuccotti Park was still suffering from a dearth of mainstream reportage, Academy Award–winning actress Susan Sarandon paid a visit to the fledgling occupation. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Also of specific note is the growth that one is able to witness in the general writing style of the author. It was one of those books that tends to build so smoothly up to those points of sheer action. I found myself enjoying this title the more the title progressed. Will the king’s dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. Before long, Eragon doesn’t know whom he can trust. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Now Eragon must travel to Ellésmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. ![]() "Christopher Paolini is a true rarity."- The Washington Postĭarkness falls… despair abounds… evil reigns… Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix. ![]() New magic and new threats take flight in Book Two of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series has sold over 40 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation. Nominated, Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award, 2007ĭon’t miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini- Murtagh, coming 11.7.23! Nominated, Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award Nominated, New York State Three Apples Award Nominated, Disney Adventures Book Award, 2005 Nominated, Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, 2007 ![]() ![]() Betrothed to Simon Darre, she took advantage of a new law allowing women to choose whom they would marry to spurn him after giving her virginity to rakish Erlend Niklausson, with whom she had a tumultuous and secretive affair under the noses of the nuns in the convent where she was being raised. ![]() To summarize, Kristin was born to Lavrans Bjorgulfsson, a man of high esteem throughout the valley, and she was his oldest child. Despite the alienness of 13th Century feudal Norway, Undset’s books feel fresh, immediate, and alive, thanks to her depiction of Kristin, an exceptionally complex character. Not that any of the three Kristin Lavransdatter books need to be endured, mind you. It’s no longer new, yet surprises and delight still exist if you have the patience to endure. In that way, reading The Cross is like experiencing a mature marriage, from what I can imagine. ![]() She really brings to life a time in Kristin’s life that isn’t as readily appealing as Kristin’s passage into womanhood, and the novelty of Kristin and Erlend’s life together has worn off. This might be my favorite of all three Kristin Lavransdatter books, because I think Undset is operating at the peak of her narrative powers. ![]() ![]() As her seven sons grow to manhood in 13th Century Norway, Kristin finds her marriage tested by long-simmering resentments, and struggles with her passage into senescence. ![]() ![]() These seventy-one tracks comprise over two hours of music, which are packaged as two volumes: I’ve recorded them with simple arrangements that highlight the text of the writings. Over the past year and a half, I’ve had the pleasure of setting the Arabic writings to music. ![]() I have always found the Hidden Words to be particularly beautiful and rich in meaning. My light is manifest to thee, it cannot be obscured. My love has made in thee its home, it cannot be concealed. My grace to thee is plenteous, it cannot be veiled. O SON OF SPIRIT! My claim on thee is great, it cannot be forgotten. They are written in a style such that the reader feels that God is addressing him or her in first person. They distill basic spiritual truths into short, sweet, and poetic prose. ![]() In (or around) 1857 the founder of the Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh, revealed a set of writings that are collectively known as the Hidden Words. O SON OF SPIRIT! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Please bring your MG card and your NRIC when you visit CHAS clinics to enjoy your subsidies.įrom 1 November 2020 onwards, MG seniors who meet the criteria for vaccination under the National Adult Immunisation Schedule (NAIS) are eligible for subsidies for nationally-recommended vaccinations. You will receive more subsidies at Polyclinics, Public SOCs and CHAS clinics. 3 healthcare touchpoints for outpatient medical and dental subsidies – Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) GP and Dental clinics, Polyclinics, and Public Specialist Outpatient Clinics (Public SOCs).$200 Medisave top-ups every year, from 2019 to 2023.More details on the PAssion Silver Card can be found here.Visit here for the list of redemption touchpoints. If you have not redeemed the top-up, you may do so at any TransitLink Ticket Office or Kiosk, Concession Card Replacement Office, Ticketing Service Centre, Assisted Service Kiosk or Top-up Kiosk by 31 December 2023.One-off $100 PAssion Silver Card top-up for use on active ageing programmes, public transport and more (only redeemable once).Benefit #5: Additional MediShield Life Premium Subsidies.Benefit #4: CareShield Life Additional Participation Incentives.A list of the benefits is summarised as follows, with more details provided below. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. She knows he’s a notorious ladies’ man, but they’re definitely just friends. ![]() Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox’s spare bedroom. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. She’s immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his… personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. Everyone knows he’s a guaranteed good time-in bed and out-and that’s exactly how he prefers it. King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man… AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND #1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Booklist, starred review An enjoyable romp. Review Quotes Praise for Shuri: A Black Panther Novel The combination of best-selling Stone and the scene-stealing Shuri from the blockbuster Black Panther is a match made in highdemand heaven. And when this mystery hits home in a way the princess wouldve never expected, theres no more time for hesitation: There are lost girls out there somewhere, and Shuri is determined not to let them be forgotten. A young environmental scientist in Kenya, a French physics prodigy - the list of the missing keeps growing and growing. The princess hears whispers of exceptionally talented young girls across the world going missing. Book Synopsis Shuri, the Princess of Wakanda (and sister to the Black Panther), sets out to save a group of kidnapped girls in this all-new, original middle-grade novel by New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone! With the heart-shaped herb thriving, a group of Wakandas finest engineers working on expanding her dome technology, and the borders more fortified than ever, Princess Shuri can finally focus on what matters most: her training. ![]() ![]() Mercy, pity, love, and peace are excellent ideals, but they are nothing without human beings to perform them. "The Divine Image"īlake takes time in Songs of Innocence to explore the nature of virtue. ![]() Blake intended that this romanticized profession be understood for what it was, the selfish exploitation of children for the good of the urban machine.Īnd Peace, the human dress. The dangers involved, not to mention the squalid living conditions and the potential for life-shortening respiratory diseases, offended Blake to such an extent that he dedicated two separate poems to explaining the children's plight. This introductory stanza to "The Chimney Sweeper" alludes to a practice Blake found abhorrent: the use of small children to clean chimneys throughout London. So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep. The lamb's tender and meek qualities are offered as evidence of these same qualities in God.Īnd my father sold me while yet my tongue, ![]() ![]() Jesus Christ) created not only the lamb, but also the speaker of the poem and all good things in the world. Blake's rhetorical question to the lamb leads him to answer that he who is called by the name of the lamb (the Lamb of God, i.e. ![]() ![]() At the heart of jazz is the expression of personality and individuality, coupled with an ability to listen to and improvise with others. Marsalis shows us how to listen to jazz, and through stories about his life and the lessons he has learned from other music greats, he reveals how the central ideas in jazz can influence the way people think and even how they behave with others, changing self, family, and community for the better. In this beautiful book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musician and composer Wynton Marsalis explores jazz and how an understanding of it can lead to deeper, more original ways of being, living, and relating-for individuals, communities, and nations. ![]() ![]() 'In this book I hope to reach a new audience with the positive message of America's greatest music, to show how great musicians demonstrate on the bandstand a mutual respect and trust that can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life-from individual creativity and personal relationships to conducting business and understanding what it means to be American in the most modern sense.' ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, it’s a disaster and Junior is forced to save the other dogs from becoming vegetable-zombies! Come food time, however, and it becomes clear that all is not as it seems. Although devastated, Junior soon perks up when he enjoys the pampering on offer. Even better, his pooch pals are coming with! But the excitement is short-lived as the furry friends are instead sent away to Barking Meadows Care Retreat. Junior is super excited because he’s caught wind of a bark-tastic trip and he can’t wait to head to Hollywood with his family on holiday. The black and white illustrations by Richard Watson will have you all giggling as an already humourous tale is brought to life. ![]() ![]() You’ll learn about the rules for when a dog’s best friend comes home, and also get firsthand insight into how best to perform a happy dance. Your children will laugh as they read about Junior’s latest humdinger adventures, with hilarious conversations as told from a dog’s perspective. This illustrated novel stars Junior, the pet dog of Rafe Khatchadorian, and is told from the point of view of this very happy pooch. ![]() Mission Impawsible, the third book in the popular Dog Diaries series by Steven Butler and James Patterson, is now available. Junior is back, and this time he’s heading to Hollywood! Well at least he thinks he is… ![]() |