![]() ![]() ![]() Gomez wants Forché to see, truly see his country. She becomes involved with movie plot-like intrigue, witnessing first-hand the murders, massacres, and relentless drone of violence that was El Salvador at that historical moment. ![]() Its focus is the relationship between Forché and her mentor Gomez - a cousin of Claribel Algería whose poetry Forché was translating - that is the central pole on which swirls a cascade of often bizarre and cryptic meetings with corrupt high-level military officers, disenfranchised campesinos and endless safe houses. Renowned poet and human rights activist Forché’s new memoir, “What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance,” is a lyrical, potent book specific to a time and place. With his polymath mind and dimless passion for his country’s survival, he entices the sheltered young woman to follow him to El Salvador to see for herself what is happening to his country during the lead up to the Salvadoran Civil War, the years the stranger refers to as “the silence of misery endured.” ![]() It’s as a 27-year-old Catholic-schooled writer teaching in Southern California that Carolyn Forché first opens her door to an enigmatic Salvadoran man, Leonel Gomez Vides. ![]()
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![]() Jhirl urges him to turn off some of his cameras, and he complies.ĭ’Branin and the team’s mental health professional decide the ranting telepath needs to be sedated. Jhirl and d’Branin learn before the others that Eris is watching the team’s every move. Jhirl is as curious about Eris as he is fascinated by her. Eris enjoys d’Branin’s company and likes hearing about the volcryn. The already-uneasy team members wonder whether it’s just the telepath’s imagination or something more.ĭ’Branin and a genetically enhanced woman named Melantha Jhirl converse with Eris more than the others do. The team’s telepath begins to crack and reveals he’s feeling a sinister alien presence on the ship. ![]() The captain secretly watches them through cameras in every corner of the ship. He lives in a locked-off section of the vessel, projecting his voice via speaker and only showing himself to d’Branin’s team in the form of a hologram. Royd Eris, who is almost as mysterious as the volcryn themselves.Įris is the sole crewmember on the Nightflyer. The only ship available belongs to a man named Capt. ![]() ![]() Others believe they are messengers of God or shadows from hell, warning of impending terror and destruction.ĭ’Branin assembles a small team, including linguists, telepaths and other specialists for a scientific expedition to study them. Some think they are refugees from a distant galactic war. Many myths surround the mysterious group. Karoly d’Branin is fascinated by an ancient alien race called the volcryn. ![]() ![]() ![]() Over one third of Ukraine’s pre-war population has either been forced from their homes, kidnapped and shipped to Russia, or is trying to survive in occupied lands. All we ask is that if you find one of our releases in any way useful, that you make a donation to Medshare. We also will never share your contact information with anyone. Our newsletters and videologues are not only free, they will always be free. Until future notice, every cent we earn from every book we sell in every format through every retailer is going to Medshare’s Ukraine fund. Medshare operates right in the thick of it. Today, our chosen charity is a group called Medshare, which provides emergency medical services to communities in need, with a very heavy emphasis on locations facing acute crises. That way we know every cent of our donation is not simply going directly to where help is needed most, but our donations serve as a force multiplier for a system already in existence. ![]() ![]() Second, we look for an institution with preexisting networks for both materials gathering and aid distribution. We have two criteria:įirst, we look across the world and use our skill sets to identify where the needs are most acute. Here at Zeihan On Geopolitics we select a single charity to sponsor. ![]() ![]() ![]() By 2009, an elementary teaching opening drew 91 applicants. Nationwide, the teacher shortage has been widely reported.Īssistant Superintendent Sara Dail provided data that showed the decline in applications.Ī posting for four elementary school openings in 2004 once yielded more than 1,100 applicants. The number of new teachers seeking certification in Illinois is in sharp decline each summer, there are more openings than candidates. “We’re in dire straits, so we need to look at things differently,” Superintendent Tad Everett said. The hope is SPS University could alleviate the district’s reliance on an ever-dwindling pool of qualified teachers. ![]() 25, 2023, at the Sterling High School library. Narcisco Puentes, a member of the Sterling Public Schools board of education, listens to a presentation on SPS University on Wednesday, Jan. Ideally, recent Sterling High School graduates or existing staffers who might have two-year degrees are the primary targets of this initiative. STERLING – Sterling Public Schools previewed an initiative to develop homegrown talent for teaching openings during its board of education meeting Wednesday that its superintendent called “a game-changer.”Ĭalled SPS University, it would offer assistance and encouragement to those people with connections to the school district so they might have incentives to pursue careers as teachers, then put those degrees to work in Sterling classrooms. ![]() ![]() Mister Randolph is a bit of an eccentric who immediately recognizes that Harriet is Thomas Jefferson's illegitimate daughter. One day, her mother asks Harriet to bring in breakfast for Thomas's son-in-law, Mister Randolph. Harriet thinks that Thomas Jefferson is her real father, as, unlike the other black folk, she is very fair skinned and even has reddish hair. ![]() One day, her master gives her a leather journal to write her thoughts in. Unlike many black servants of the time, her master is encourages his servants to learn how to read and write and treats his slaves very kindly. ![]() Harriet Hemings is a black servant of the famous Thomas Jefferson who is content living a fairly idyllic life on her master's estate in the town of Monticello, Virginia. Harriet is fair-skinned enough that she is given the chance to pass as a white woman and become a integrated into white society, during a period in history where even freed slaves struggle against oppression. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Beezus is also commonly exasperated by actions on her disrespectful sister's part such as writing in a library book, inviting her classmates to a house party without the permission of her parents, and wreaking havoc during Beezus's painting class. ![]() Contentsīeatrice "Beezus" Quimby, a close friend of Henry Huggins, is perpetually infuriated by the imaginative antics of her younger sister Ramona, who frequently insists upon exhibiting imaginative habits and eccentricities such as wearing her beloved homemade paper rabbit ears while pretending to be the Easter Bunny, dragging a string along behind her pretending to lead an imaginary lizard named Ralph, and being read an irritating children's book about an anthropomorphic, disgruntled steam shovel called Scoopy. Eventually becoming the first book of the Ramona series, it was originally illustrated by Louis Darling later editions were illustrated by Alan Tiegreen and then by Tracy Dockray. Beezus and Ramona is realistic fiction, written from nine-year-old Beezus's point of view, as she struggles to get along with her four-year-old sister. It is the first of Cleary's books to focus on Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice, known as Beezus. ![]() Beezus and Ramona is a 1955 children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. ![]() ![]() Judika teaches in the US and internationally, live and virtually. Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses Audible Audiobook Unabridged Judika Illes (Author), Ann Richardson (Narrator), & 1 more 3,062 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 23.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. A lover, student, and practitioner of the magical arts since childhood, her numerous books include the bestselling Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, Encyclopedia of Spirits, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Daily Magic, and Magic When You Need It. Judika Illes is an author, editor, card reader, educator, aromatherapist, and spiritual advisor. The Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints & Sages by Judika Illes: The Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes: The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells by Judika Illes: The author of the popular Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells and Encyclopedia of Spirits now explores the exciting magic and power of the mystical world of witches in Encyclopedia of Witchcraft. To The Magic Of Saints, Angels, Fairies, Demons & Ghosts by Judika Illes. *Some links below are affiliated links and help me continue to keep producing content. The author of The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells introduces us to spirits, angels. In this episode, I sit down with Judika Illes, author of Pure Magic, The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, Daily Magic, and more, for a beautiful discussion on working with deities and spirits, spell work, and all about her magical books. Encyclopedia of Spirits The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses By Judika Illes On Sale: Janu36.99 Now: 29.59 Spend 49 on print products and get FREE shipping at HC. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Max-Maxine Zelaster-befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, part of Vanguard One Middle School's new Robot Integration Program, she helps him learn everything he needs to know about surviving middle school-the good, the bad, and the really, really, ugly. ![]() Reluctant readers and robot lovers in elementary and middle school will enjoy this fast-paced read that shows just how strange a place middle school can be, particularly when the new student is a state-of-the-art robot. From the minds of Tom Angleberger, the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Origami Yoda series, and Paul Dellinger, an adult science-fiction writer, comes a funny middle school story with a memorable robot title character. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have been ushered into the long, anonymous, overly air-conditioned room, past swathes of security guards dressed in seven shades of stern it's all quite portentous. It's early October, the night before Bon Jovi – the band Jon named, fronts and owns in any meaningful sense – will perform a sell-out stadium gig for 60,000 Brazilian fans. I meet him in the conference room of an expensive chain hotel located in the midst of São Paulo's endless urban sprawl. This is lucky, because from where I'm standing, the rest of him looks a bit like a crumpled middle-aged man in a lumberjack shirt. ![]() He'll unleash them on you with no warning smiling suddenly and broadly (maybe with irony, maybe flirtatiously, maybe just because he's tickled by something), and you'll find yourself mesmerised by the beauty of the man's gnashers. Jon Bon Jovi deploys them (quite knowingly, I am sure) to amazing effect. They are semi-threatening when bared, but blindingly, staggeringly glamorous otherwise. They are white and they are straight and there are lots and lots and lots of them. Jon Bon Jovi – long-serving rock god, philanthropist, ageing yet viable pin-up – has truly stupendous teeth. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan's biggest threat - and his own toughest enemy. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King's Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien's only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan's Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. ![]() The heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat third instalment to the Throne of Glass series is a New York Times bestseller and a must-read for fans of Game of Thrones Celaena Sardothien is more than a great assassin. ![]() |