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Reading Public Museum - Family Day Saturday, February 8

Education Department Programs & Events
February 2014

Family Day
Saturday, February 8, Noon - 4 p.m.

Dora & Diego: Let's Explore! Opening

Make a pirate hat, learn about animal habitats, and more as you explore with Dora and Diego! Plus:
• Learn to Zumba with Jamie from Noon-12:30 p.m. and 12:30-1:00 p.m.
• Exercise with Yogi Dance from 1:30-2 p.m.

Activities are included with admission.


Let's Explore
Every Wednesday: February 12 - May 7, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Hey Kids, let’s explore The Museum! Bring your grown-up to The Museum for an afternoon of fun. Each week we will explore a new gallery, hear exciting stories and make a special craft to take home!

For more info, check our Web site or call 610-371-5850 x223, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Minimum of 20 paid participants to run. RESERVATION DEADLINE is one week prior to event. For Children ages 3 and up!

Cost: Members – $20 for 1 child and 1 adult ;
Non-Members – $30 for 1 child and 1 adult
$5 per additional child ; $6 per additional adult

February 12 – Knights in Shining Armor
February 19 – Mummy Mania
February 26 – It’s Electric


Toast to the Past (Third Thursday of Each Month)
Thursday, February 20 – 5:30-7:00 p.m.

This special adult program is for Members only! (21 and older with valid ID) Start the evening with an adult beverage tasting, then move into the galleries for a unique look at the Collections. Hear stories from The Museum's past and get an insider's look at objects seldom, if ever, on exhibit.

For more info, check our Web site or call 610-371-5850 x223, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Minimum of 20 paid participants to run. RESERVATION DEADLINE is one week prior to event.

Cost: Members $10 each/ $45 for all five; Guests of Members $15 each/
$70 for all five

February 20 – Be My Valentine: A Look at the Museum's Romantic Collections
Port and Dessert Tasting provided by ViVÁ Bistro and Tapas Lounge

Junior Girl Scout Sleepover
February 21 (6:00 p.m.) – 22 (8:00 a.m.)

There has been a 'break in' at The Museum and it's up to you to figure out who did it! Earn your Detective Badge (not included) as you crack codes, collect fingerprints and more. Plus, see a Planetarium Show and spend the night in The Museum! Registration required by February 10th.

$35/Scout, $20/adult (sign up 10 Scouts and get one adult free!)


Senior Series (All are welcome!)
Friday, February 28 – 1:30 p.m.

You are never too old to learn! Come to the Reading Public Museum for this senior-friendly program to hear Museum docents and staff speak about Museum Collections and Exhibitions.

This program runs the 4th Friday of each month and is FREE with Museum admission and FREE for Members. GUESTS OF ALL AGES WELCOME!

Sponsored by Assured Assistance

February 28 – The Arms and Armor Gallery of The Reading Public Museum

ATC Schedule Spring 2014 - February 17 - May 17

The Academic Testing Center has moved to Berks Hall Room 153 - Walk-in Mondays through Fridays.
By appointment in The Yocum Library, floor 2.
Center information and rules    http://www.racc.edu/Yocum/testing.aspx

January 30, 1948: Gandhi assassinated

*Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic.

Born the son of an Indian official in 1869, Gandhi's Vaishnava mother was deeply religious and early on exposed her son to Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion that advocated nonviolence. Gandhi was an unremarkable student but in 1888 was given an opportunity to study law in England. In 1891, he returned to India, but failing to find regular legal work he accepted in 1893 a one-year contract in South Africa.

Settling in Natal, he was subjected to racism and South African laws that restricted the rights of Indian laborers. Gandhi later recalled one such incident, in which he was removed from a first-class railway compartment and thrown off a train, as his moment of truth. From thereon, he decided to fight injustice and defend his rights as an Indian and a man. When his contract expired, he spontaneously decided to remain in South Africa and launched a campaign against legislation that would deprive Indians of the right to vote. He formed the Natal Indian Congress and drew international attention to the plight of Indians in South Africa. In 1906, the Transvaal government sought to further restrict the rights of Indians, and Gandhi organized his first campaign of satyagraha, or mass civil disobedience. After seven years of protest, he negotiated a compromise agreement with the South African government.

In 1914, Gandhi returned to India and lived a life of abstinence and spirituality on the periphery of Indian politics. He supported Britain in the First World War but in 1919 launched a new satyagraha in protest of Britain's mandatory military draft of Indians. Hundreds of thousands answered his call to protest, and by 1920 he was leader of the Indian movement for independence. He reorganized the Indian National Congress as a political force and launched a massive boycott of British goods, services, and institutions in India. Then, in 1922, he abruptly called off the satyagraha when violence erupted. One month later, he was arrested by the British authorities for sedition, found guilty, and imprisoned.

After his release in 1924, he led an extended fast in protest of Hindu-Muslim violence. In 1928, he returned to national politics when he demanded dominion status for India and in 1930 launched a mass protest against the British salt tax, which hurt India's poor. In his most famous campaign of civil disobedience, Gandhi and his followers marched to the Arabian Sea, where they made their own salt by evaporating sea water. The march, which resulted in the arrest of Gandhi and 60,000 others, earned new international respect and support for the leader and his movement.

In 1931, Gandhi was released to attend the Round Table Conference on India in London as the sole representative of the Indian National Congress. The meeting was a great disappointment, and after his return to India he was again imprisoned. While in jail, he led another fast in protest of the British government's treatment of the "untouchables"--the impoverished and degraded Indians who occupied the lowest tiers of the caste system. In 1934, he left the Indian Congress Party to work for the economic development of India's many poor. His protege, Jawaharlal Nehru, was named leader of the party in his place.

With the outbreak of World War II, Gandhi returned to politics and called for Indian cooperation with the British war effort in exchange for independence. Britain refused and sought to divide India by supporting conservative Hindu and Muslim groups. In response, Gandhi launched the "Quit India" movement it 1942, which called for a total British withdrawal. Gandhi and other nationalist leaders were imprisoned until 1944.

In 1945, a new government came to power in Britain, and negotiations for India's independence began. Gandhi sought a unified India, but the Muslim League, which had grown in influence during the war, disagreed. After protracted talks, Britain agreed to create the two new independent states of India and Pakistan on August 15, 1947. Gandhi was greatly distressed by the partition, and bloody violence soon broke out between Hindus and Muslims in India.

In an effort to end India's religious strife, he resorted to fasts and visits to the troubled areas. He was on one such vigil in New Delhi when Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist who objected to Gandhi's tolerance for the Muslims, fatally shot him. Known as Mahatma, or "the great soul," during his lifetime, Gandhi's persuasive methods of civil disobedience influenced leaders of civil rights movements around the world, especially Martin Luther King Jr. in the United States.

*http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gandhi-assassinated

Word of the Day

ugsome \UHG-suhm\,
adjective:
Scot. and North England. horrid; loathsome.

Slowly she turned to find herself facing a man with a scarred hollow at his temple, a very ugsome fellow. “I don't know you,” she said. “Leave me alone.”
-- Lisa Klein, "Love Disguised," 2013

“Whatever would compel a young lass to look so ugsome?” While Rose ducked her head, embarrassed, Leana curtsied and extended her hand.
-- Liz Curtis Higgs, "Whence Came a Prince," 2005

Ugsome is from the Middle English word ugg meaning "to fear, cause loathing" which is probably rooted in the Old Norse word ugga.

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Word of the Day

riposte \ri-POHST\, noun:

1. a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
2. Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge.
verb:
1. to make a riposte.
2. to reply or retaliate.

He remembered von Neumann's sly riposte to Oppenheimer's famous words quoted from the Bhagavad Gita after the Trinity implosion was heard around the world on July 16, 1945.
-- Bradford Morrow, "Ariel's Crossing," 2002

Bantering, smart but tentative as shy circling children, both of us checking covertly after each riposte to make sure we hadn't crossed any line or hurt any feelings.
-- Tana French, "In the Woods," 2007

Riposte comes from the French word of the same spelling which means "a prompt answer."

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Word of the Day

squib \skwib\,
noun:
1. a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.
2. Journalism. a short news story, often used as a filler.
verb:
1. to write squibs.
2. to shoot a squib.

This last is a sarcastic squib partly based on an experience of Gérard de Nerval's in Vienna.
-- Théophile Gautier (1811-1872), translated by Richard Holmes, "My Fantoms," published in 2008

His tendency to uphold technical views gave rise to a very clever squib by the late Mr. Justice Hayes, in which the spirit of the baron is supposed to arrive in Hades…
-- William Ballantine, "Some Experiences of a Barrister's Life," 1883

Squib is of unknown origin, though it entered English in the 1500s.

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Daily Writing Tips

15 English Words of Indian Origin
by Simon Kewin

*The English language has absorbed words from cultures the world over. The following is a list of some English words whose origins lie in the Hindi, Urdu or Sanskrit languages spoken in India, Pakistan and other countries. These words have entered English through a variety of routes, but the presence of many dates back to the days of the Raj, when India was occupied by the British.

1. Avatar
In Hinduism, an avatar is the manifestation in human or animal form of a god, especially Vishnu. The word first appeared in English in the 18th century and derives ultimately from the Sanskrit word avatara meaning descent. More recently the word has gained additional senses, for example to refer to a computer user’s visual representation within a game, on a forum etc.

2. Bangle
A rigid ornamental bracelet worn around the wrist (or ankle). Its appearance in English dates back to the 18th century. It derives from the Hindi word bangri meaning a glass ring or bracelet.

3. Bungalow
A one-storied house. Derives from the Hindi word bangla meaning, literally, in the style of or belonging to Bengal. The word bungalow in English dates back to the 17th century when it was used to refer to a type of cottage built in Bengal for early European settlers.

4. Cheetah
A long-legged big cat from Africa, the fastest land animal on Earth. Its black spots provide the clue to the origins of its name, which derives from the Hindi word cita, meaning speckled or variegated.

5. Chutney
A thick, pickled condiment made from fruit, vinegar, spices and sugar. This word entered the English language in the 19th century and derives from the Hindi word chatni, whose meaning is more or less the same as the English word.

6. Cot
This word has several meanings, but in the sense of a portable bed or a high-sided child’s bed, it derives from the Hindi word khat, meaning a bedstead or hammock. It arrived in the English language during the 17th century.

7. Guru
Originally a Hindu or Sikh spiritual guide, guru entered English in the 17th century, where it now also means any important and respected intellectual guide or mentor. The original word in the Hindi and Sanskrit, also guru, means venerable.

8. Juggernaut
In English, a juggernaut is an unstoppable force or movement that sweeps aside or destroys anything in its path. In the UK it is also used to refer to very large lorries (trucks). The word arrived in English in the 19th century and derives from the word Jagannath, a form of the Hindu deity Vishnu.

9. Jungle
An area of dense vegetation or, by extension, any challenging or hostile environment. It derives from the Hindi word jangal meaning a forest and began to be used in English during the 18th century.

10. Loot
Loot is both a noun and a verb. As a verb it means to ransack, to steal from someone or something, often in a violent way. The noun means whatever is stolen by the act of looting or, simply, any money. The word derives from the Hindi verb lut, meaning to plunder or steal.

11. Pyjamas/Pajamas
A set of loose-fitting sleeping clothes, consisting of a jacket and trousers. The pajama spelling is used in North America. The word entered English in the 19th century. It derives from the Hindi word payjamah, meaning leg (pay) and clothing (jamah).

12. Shampoo
A soapy liquid for washing the hair (or other things such as carpets). It arrived in English in the 18th century and derives from the Hindi word champo, meaning to squeeze, knead or massage.

13. Thug
A brutal or violent person, it derives ultimately from the Hindi word thag meaning a thief or a cheat. It entered the English language early in the 19th century.

14. Veranda/Verandah
A sheltered gallery or terrace attached to a house or some other building. The word began to appear in the English language early in the 18th century. In Hindi, the word varanda has a similar meaning. This is not the source of the word, however, as it is thought to derive from the Portuguese word varanda meaning a balcony.

15. Yoga
This was originally a Sanskrit word meaning yoking or union. It refers to a system of Hindu philosophy concerned with achieving reunion with the divine. A part of this discipline involves meditation, breath control and the adoption of certain postures, which is how the word came to have the sense of a system of physical exercise. It entered English in the 19th century.

Note: Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit words in this article have been written in a simplified, anglicized form, using the representations employed by the Chambers 21st Century Dictionary.

*http://www.dailywritingtips.com/15-english-words-of-indian-origin/

Word of the Day

boîte \bwaht; Fr. bwat\,
noun:
a nightclub; cabaret.

Three more people entered the boîte and one of them was Clarisse. She saw Daniel, nodded without smiling and looked for a place to sit.
-- Hugh MacLennan, "Return of the Sphinx," 1967

You're here now, at this groovy new boîte, for instance.
-- Kim Moritsugu, "The Restoration of Emily," 2006

Boîte entered English in the early 1900s from the French word of the same spelling, which literally means "box" but is also used to refer to a nightclub, from the phrase boîte de nuit which means "box of the night."

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Life as a Berks County Vegan

Rescheduled vegan talk for the Muhlenberg Library is 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29.

Directions
The MCL is located at 3612 Kutztown Road in Laureldale, PA next to the Muhlenberg Elementary Center. Parking lot entrance is from Kutztown Road.  For public transportation, use BARTA Bus Route 3 (Temple via Kutztown Road).

How to Find New Library Items

Link to Berks County Public Libraries

http://catalog.berks.lib.pa.us/?q=newitems

"newitems" is in the search area.

1.Go to Select Location.
2. Use dropdown menu and click on Racc Library
3. Refine your search by clicking on book, DVD, etc.
4. Click on your selection to check availability.

Word of the Day

pettifogging \PET-ee-fog-ing, -faw-ging\,
adjective:
1. insignificant; petty: pettifogging details.
2. dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters; meanly petty.

The state legislature at this time was ruled over by a small group of wire-pulling, pettifogging, corporation-controlled individuals who came up from the respective towns, counties, and cities of the state, but who bore the same relation to the communities which they represented and to their superiors and equals in and out of the legislative halls at Springfield that men do to such allies anywhere in any given field.
-- Theodore Dreiser, "The Titan," 1914

…since she was habitually absorbed in worsted work, and it was probably from her that Telemachus got his mean, pettifogging disposition, always anxious about the property and the daily consumption of meat, no inference can be drawn from this already dubious scandal as to the relation between companionship and constancy.
-- George Eliot, "Daniel Deronda," 1876

Pettifogging comes from a combination of the word petty and the Middle Dutch word voger meaning "one who arranges things." The verb pettifog is a backformation of this term.

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Word of the Day

banal \buh-NAL, -NAHL, BEYN-l\,
adjective:
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.

This sounds almost banal, and in fact it has become banal, thanks to the frog-like perspective of Darwin and such like.
-- Henry Miller, "The Cosmological Eye," 1939

The banal fact of the existence of time, the confines that social life imposes on continuous time - a frontier around the abstract, a limit on the unknown - brings me back to myself.
-- Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935), translated by Richard Zenith, "The Book of Disquiet," published in 2010

Banal originally comes from the French word ban which referred to compulsory military service. Since this law applied to everyone, the word came to be associated with what was commonplace.

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Daily Writing Tips - Libation

Libation
by Maeve Maddox

*A cutesy use of the word libation is becoming popular with restaurateurs. I heard a radio spot for a local eatery of no particular elegance advertising “food and libations.”
Pinterest has a category called “Elegant Food and Libations,” and numerous restaurants advertising on the web offer libations. One of them has made sure that potential customers know the meaning of the L word by posting the anticipated question and its answer on its home page:

What are Libations?
“They are drinks!”

Until the 17th century, when some classically educated young gentleman thought it would be funny to call wine intended to be drunk by his guests “libations,” the word’s standard use was to refer to an ancient religious practice.

libation: noun. The pouring out of wine or other liquid in honor of a god; the liquid so poured out; a drink-offering.
Libation is from the Latin verb libare, “to libate, to pour out in honor of a god.” The usual liquid to pour out in the context of honoring a god or one’s ancestors is wine or some other alcoholic drink, although a libation can be any liquid. Water is poured out by Buddhists. In ancient Rome, milk was poured out to the goddess of childbirth.

In addition to being offered to deities, libations were poured out in honor of one’s ancestors. Relatives visiting a Roman necropolis might pour a libation directly onto a grave, or into pipes installed for the purpose.
The practice of pouring an offering of liquid onto the ground, an altar, an amulet, or a sacrificial animal has been a part of religious practice in all parts of the world. It continues into modern times in various religious and cultural contexts.

A Cuban custom is to spill a drop or two of rum, while saying “para los santos (for the saints).” A similar custom exists in the Philippines, where someone opening a bottle of rum will spill a capful, saying “para sa yawa (for the Devil).”

The following rap lyrics refer to a libation practice called “tipping,” in which malt liquor is spilled on the ground in memory of the dead:
“Pour out a little liquor”
Pour out a little liquor for your homies… –2Pak

Going down the drain I’d like to keep stepping
But I can’t get past the pain, I tip my 40 to your memory
Take a drink and I start to think… –DRS Gangsta Lean

*http://www.dailywritingtips.com/libation/

Word of the Day

aphesis \AF-uh-sis\,
noun:
Historical Linguistics. the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant.

In particular, phrases forming a solid continuous unit and having only one main stress can become subjected to aphesis and other phonetic changes.
-- Mikko Luukko, "Grammatical Variation in Neo-Assyrian," 2004

In other cases we witness aphaeresis, or rather aphesis, the loss of initial segments in the MAGY words…
-- György Busztin, "The Legacy of the Barang People," 2006

Aphesis is derived from the Greek word of the same spelling meaning "a letting go."

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Yep, The Most Common Passwords Of 2013 Are Kind Of Idiotic

*C'mon, guys. Really?

An annual ranking of the most common -- and therefore worst -- passwords used on the Internet shows that many users still don't understand the basics of online security.

SplashData, a Los Gatos, Calif.,-based security-app producer, compiled its list of the top 25 worst combinations in an effort to make people aware of the dangers of easily guessable passwords. This year, "password" lost its status as the most common (read: worst) password, with two-time second-place finisher "123456" rising to the top spot. Other common phrases included "iloveyou," "qwerty" and "abc123."

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Interestingly, the addition of passwords like "photoshop" on the list show how often people draw inspiration from the program they are using when creating protections.

"Seeing passwords like 'adobe123' and 'photoshop' on this list offers a good reminder not to base your password on the name of the website or application you are accessing," SplashData CEO Morgan Slain said in the press release. "Another interesting aspect of this year's list is that more short numerical passwords showed up even though websites are starting to enforce stronger password policies."

So how can you try to protect yourself?

While passwords are never completely immune from hackers, the best passwords are long combinations of letters and numbers with random punctuation. Common phrases, words, or short strings of digits are extremely vulnerable, and it's always unwise to use the same password across multiple services and devices.

Here are the worst passwords of 2013:

123456
password
12345678
qwerty
abc123
123456789
111111
1234567
iloveyou
adobe123
123123
Admin
1234567890
letmein
photoshop
1234
monkey
shadow
sunshine
12345
password1
princess
azerty
trustno1
000000

*http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/most-common-passwords-2013_n_4646352.html?1390425496&ncid=webmail1

Spring and Summer Hours 2014

Word of the Day

echt \ekht\,
adjective:
real; authentic; genuine.

This is true or echt because I used a calculator.
-- Patricia Wood, "Lottery," 2008

Outside, there is the kind of veiled, wintry sunshine which never manages to warm the chilly air, stirred by a light and capricious, echt Berlin breeze.
-- Alain Robbe-Grillet, "Repetition," 2003

Echt entered English from the German word of the same spelling in the early 1900s.

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12 Historic Bars Every Book Nerd Needs To Visit

(Pictured are 6 of the 12 bars. To see all of the bars please link to the original page.)
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/bars-every-book-nerd-needs-to-visit

1. The Eagle and Child (Oxford, England)
Notable Patrons: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis

This University pub, which dates way back to the mid-17th century, served as the official meeting place for Tolkien, Lewis, and the rest of their writing group, called the Inklings. From 1933 to the early 1950s, the group met weekly in the Rabbit Room, the bar’s private back lounge, to distribute and critique each other’s unfinished manuscripts.
Today, the walls of the cozy Rabbit Room are decorated with bits of memorabilia, framed photos of the authors, and a signed document with a note — “The undersigned, having just partaken in your ham, have drunk to your health” — from the authors to the former owner.

2. Vesuvio Cafe (San Francisco)
Notable Patrons: Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady

This kitschy North Beach bar was the stomping grounds of some Beat generation heavy-hitters, and the alley behind it is even named after Kerouac. Sitting right across the street from the renowned City Lights Bookstore, it now serves as a monument to jazz, art, poetry, and the creative lifestyle. It also serves some pretty stiff drinks.

3. White Horse Tavern (New York City)
Notable Patrons: Dylan Thomas, James Baldwin, Anais Nin, Norman Mailer

The White Horse Tavern opened in 1880 and was known for being a longshoreman’s hangout until the 1950s, when Welsh poet Dylan Thomas started coming around. It is most famously (and morbidly) known as the place of Thomas’ last drink; in November of 1953, after downing eighteen shots of whiskey, he collapsed on the sidewalk and later died at St. Vincent’s Hospital.
Still, the West Village tavern remained a favorite spot for the literary set, attracting writers and poets to this day.

6. Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone (New Orleans)
Notable Patrons: Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Eudora Welty, Truman Capote

Hotel Monteleone has hosted so many writers in its history that the Friends of the Library Association designated it an official literary landmark in 1999. Its impressive guest roster has included some of the South’s most influential writers, and Truman Capote famously claimed to have actually been born in a Hotel Monteleone room. (The hotel denies it, though Capote’s mother was living there during her pregnancy.)
The hotel and lounge are historic landmarks of the French Quarter and must-sees, but visitors can expect to spend a good amount of cash when doing so.

7. Kennedy’s (Dublin, Ireland)
Notable Patrons: Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde

The literary history of Kennedy’s is especially interesting because it includes both patrons and employees. Back when it was also a grocery store, a young Wilde earned a wage stocking the shelves. Today the pub is just a pub — and a college one, at that – but visitors can enjoy a beer at the same marble bar where old friends Beckett and Joyce sat.

12. La Rotonde (Paris, France)
Notable Patrons: Gertrude Stein, T.S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald

This Parisian cafe was a favorite during the American ex-pat era, and its popularity is noted by frequent patron (you guessed it) Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises: “No matter what cafe in Montparnasse you ask a taxi-driver to bring you to from the right bank of the river, they always take you to the Rotonde.” That popularity has not waned, but travelers looking to visit will have to wait a few more months. The cafe closed in January for renovations, and is scheduled to reopen in March 2014.

Word of the Day

williwaw \WIL-ee-waw\,
noun: a violent squall that blows in near-polar latitudes, as in the Strait of Magellan, Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands.

Outside, a new note has crept into the wind, a black williwaw sound straight from the terrible wastes to the north.
-- Walker Percy, "The Moviegoer," 1961

There was a big williwaw blowing and nothing was moving on the island. So I was a couple of days late in leaving…
-- Edited by Fern Chandonnet, "Alaska at War, 1941-1945: The Forgotten War Remembered," 2007

Williwaw entered English in the 1830s. It is of unknown origin.

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7 Fun Things to Do When It's Snowing ...

*WHEN IT'S SNOWING ...7 Fun Things to Do When It's Snowing ...

Winter is coming and according to meteorologists, it may be a rough one. Thus, it would be a good idea to start looking for things to do when it's snowing now so you can save yourself from "cabin fever" later. Unless you live in Alaska, the winter weather is only here once a year so instead of whining about being snowed in your house, you should embrace this beautiful season! Here are 7 fun things to do when it's snowing!

1. SNOW PHOTO SHOOT

What is more beautiful than a winter wonderland? Not much! So why wouldn't you want to combine nature's beauty with your own by having a little photo shoot in the snow! A good photography tip for taking photos in the snow is to try and shoot when the sun is low on the horizon around dawn or dusk. The sun's light during these times, combined with the cold blue tones of snow, give an amazing photo effect. When snow is falling, use a slow shutter speed to capture the movement of the snowflakes or use the flash to fix the movement of the snowflakes.

2. CREATE UNIQUE HOT CHOCOLATES

The Internet is filled with tons of unique hot chocolate recipes you can try out on a cold and snowy day at home. Everything from peppermint hot chocolate to Nutella hot chocolate and everything in between. My personal favorite that I came across is called Cookie Dough Cocoa. All you need is butter, brown sugar, cookie dough ice cream, and water. Just whisk together the butter, brown sugar, and ice cream over medium-high heat in a saucepan until melted. Add the water, stir mixture until steaming, and then serve with whipped cream on top.

3. MAKE ICE GEMS

Looking for some DIY things to do when it's snowing? Then why not make decorative ice gems for your yard! All you need are balloons, food coloring, and water! Drop 3-4 drops of food coloring into each dry balloon. Then, fill the balloon with the coldest water you can get from your tap, and fill it slowly. Tie the balloon like you'd tie a normal water balloon. Place the balloon outside in the snow but make sure the balloons rest on a flat surface, since you want the ice gems to have a flat bottom. Leave outside for a day or two. Once it's frozen, cut off the plastic balloon around it. Set it where you want it outside on your porch railing, along your walkway, or anywhere else! It's a cheap and gorgeous winter decoration.

4. BUILD A UNIQUE SNOWMAN

Make a funny or crazy looking snowman to display in your yard for your neighbors and people driving by to see. If you don't have the best sculpting skills, then make a regular snowman and color him in instead. Just mix food coloring and water up in spray bottles and randomly spray the snowman with different colors. It will definitely set your house and your snowman apart from the rest on the block!

5. START A BLOG

The first blog I ever started was during a blizzard and it took up so much of my time that I didn't even mind being stuck inside for a couple days. Think of something you're passionate about (even if it's just writing about your everyday life adventures) and set up a new blog account with Blogger, Tumblr, or any other free blog site that appeals to you. Pick out the perfect theme, blog title, and write a few articles to start you off. Before you know it, the snow will stop falling and you will be left with a new fun hobby that could eventually even lead to some side money making!

6. BUILD A FORT

Whether it's an indoor or an outdoor fort, doing things that were fun as a kid can still be fun now! If you make an outdoor fort, make sure to be safe by either not having a roof on it, or making sure the roof is not thick enough to do any harm if it collapses. If you make one inside your house out of blankets and pillows, it's even more fun to lay inside of it with your significant other or best friend, drink some hot chocolate, and watch movies. I don't know why, but forts just make doing any activity in them so much more fun!

7. FATTEN UP FOR WINTER

Okay, maybe not fatten up, but loosen your diet restrictions a little. The best thing to eat while staying warm inside is something sweet and delicious! Make s'mores over your stove top or (if you're lucky enough to own one) fireplace, bake a unique cookie or cupcake recipe from scratch that you found online, or even make a dessert type of alcoholic beverage. You will have plenty of time to get your body back in shape come summer time and a few treats won't kill you! Plus everyone else in your household will love you for cooking.

Of course there are also the normal things to do when it's snowing like sledding, skiing, and ice skating, but most of those things you have to travel somewhere for. I honestly can't wait for winter! It is such a beautiful season and plus I love knowing I don't have to stress about getting into shape to wear a bikini anytime soon! What are your favorite things to do when it's snowing that you can add to my list?

*http://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/fun-things-to-do-when-its-snowing

The Farmers’ Almanac...

(This article was written 8/26/2013 and with the snowy and frigid conditions the "The Farmers’ Almanac" seems to be accurate with their predictions.)


"The Farmers’ Almanac"  outrageous forecast: a frigid, snowy winter and stormy Super Bowl
*BY JASON SAMENOW

"The Farmers’ Almanac"  is generating a tremendous amount of buzz around a “C-O-L-D” winter forecast.  And it’s ratcheting up the hype by forecasting a “Super Storm” for Super Bowl XLVIII at the Meadowlands in New Jersey.  But its forecast is baseless and lacks credibility.

"The Farmers’ Almanac"  forecast: “biting, bitterly and piercing”
If you believe it, residents of the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast may want to start stocking up on warm weather gear, snow shovels, and salt right now! "The Farmers’ Almanac"  is calling for a “bitterly cold” winter for much of the region.
“Yes, the "Farmers’ Almanac"  believes that the “days of shivery” are back,” says the "Farmer’s Almanac" press release.

For residents of the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England, prepare to get dumped on by loads of the white stuff (or buckets of cold rain).
“….southern New England, Southeast New York, New Jersey, and down through the Mid-Atlantic region will be seeing either copious rains and/or snows,” the Almanac says.
The February 2, 2014 Super Bowl or Storm Bowl?
“We are forecasting stormy weather for this, the biggest of sporting venues,” the Almanac’s Web site says.
Almanac managing editor Sandi Duncan is already naming Super Bowl XLVIII the “Storm Bowl.”

The decision to make MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands home for the Super Bowl was a controversial one.  Critics say cold could make for an uncomfortable fan experience and a storm could be a nightmare for travelers. In early February, cold snaps and snowstorms are common in the region.

Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco called the cold weather Super Bowl concept “stupid” .
Flacco may be considered a genius if the Farmers’ Almanac forecast is right.
“…fans, players, and travelers alike may want to leave a few days early and pack extra warm, waterproof weather gear,” the Almanac’s press release advises.

(It’s a nice coincidence the Super Bowl occurs on Groundhog Day. The rodent and Farmers’ Almanac have about the same forecasting credibility…)
Take the Almanac with a huge grain of salt

I always enjoy reading forecasts from the "Farmers’ Almanac" as well as it chief competition The Old Farmer’s Almanac.  But I put little to no stock in their forecasts.
Related: Probing Question: Is the "Farmers’ Almanac" accurate? (Penn State)
Both Almanacs claim high accuracy rates (around 80 percent) but have never published evidence backing them up. They lack transparency and keep their methods “closely guarded“.

Let me state emphatically that no one – with any degree of accuracy – can predict the specific days when cold snaps or storms will occur months in advance.
Related: Accuweather: You cannot be serious (new 45-day forecasts)
At best,  we can offer what amounts to an educated guess as to whether an upcoming season will be cold or warm (or wet or dry) compared to normal. We’re right about these seasonal tendencies only slightly more often than we’re wrong.

Related: Long-term weather forecasts are a long way from accurate
The Almanac’s 2012-2013 performance: not so good
"The Farmers’ Almanac"  forecast for last winter was less than stellar.  It called for cold weather in the East and mild weather in the West.

The opposite occurred. The eastern two-thirds of the U.S. had a milder than normal winter and it was cooler than average in parts of the West.

Its forecast for above average precipitation in the East and average to dry conditions in the West was better than its temperature forecast but off on some details.
Of course, the Almanac’s self-evaluation of last winter’s outlook completely leaves out the fact it got temperatures totally wrong and, instead, chooses to boast that it “red-flagged” the time frames for two winter storms that affected the East Coast.
“…the anticipated systems came only about 1 to 3 days earlier than forecasted,” the Almanac writes.
Nevermind that stormy weather tends to hit the East Coast every 3-5 days in the winter, so forecasting  storminess within 1 to 3 days of its occurrence is no great feat!
It’s using this same trick in its forecast for the Super Bowl in 2014.
“But even if we are off by a day or two with the timing of copious wind, rain, and snow, we wish to stress that this particular part of the winter season will be particularly volatile and especially turbulent,” it writes with respect to its “Super Storm” forecast.
Again, this is not a huge stretch – since storms cycle through the region every few days and early February is historically a stormy time.
Winter 2013-2014: What does CWG think?
Setting aside the fact the Farmers’ Almanac claim it can predict the timing of storms is not credible, you may wonder, can we agree with its forecast for a frigid, snowy winter?

Not at this point.

“I think it’s way too early to say one way or the other what the winter will be like, ” said Wes Junker, CWG’s winter weather expert. “There are no strong signals.”
We typically wait to issue our winter outlook until around Halloween – a time at which we can better assess atmospheric patterns and offer a sense of the winter might be like.  And, even then, we heavily qualify our winter outlook as seasonal forecasting is still in its infancy.

In the coming weeks, you’ll continue to see forecasts from other almanacs and organizations.  Feel free to read them for entertainment value, but – in my opinion – only a fool would take them seriously.

*http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/08/26/the-farmers-almanac-outrageous-forecast-a-stormy-super-bowl-and-frigid-snowy-winter/

Word of the Day

perspicuous \per-SPIK-yoo-uhs\,
adjective:
1. clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
2. perspicacious.

This perspicuous presentation makes possible that understanding which consists just.
-- Iris Murdoch, "Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals," 1992

My first memory of Funes is very perspicuous. I can see him on an afternoon in March or February of the year 1884.
-- Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Anthony Kerrigan, "Funes the Memorious," Ficciones, 1954

Perspicuous stems from the Latin word perspicere meaning "to look or see through." It is related to the word inspect.

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Word of the Day

bosky \BOS-kee\,
adjective:
1. covered with bushes, shrubs, and small trees; woody.
2. shady.

It was cradled in the bosky foothills of the coastal ranges.
-- Cecilia Dart-Thornton, "The Well of Tears," 2005

It stood in a hollow of a bosky park, crowded to a degree that surprised and even displeased me, with huge timber and dense shrubberies of laurel and rhododendron.
-- Robert Louis Stevenson, "South Sea Tales," 1893

Bosky comes from the Middle English word bosk which referred to a bush.

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Yocum Library Collection - Martin Luther King Jr.

Video Recording

The speeches of Martin Luther King
King, Martin Luther,, MPI Home Video (Firm)
Presents a collection of Martin Luther King, Jr's. major speeches and minor asides, tracing the development of his oratorical style.
Call number: E185.97 .K5 S63

DVD

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
a historical perspective
King, Martin Luther,, Wegman, Melissa., Friedman, Thomas., Berghardt, Arthur., Xenon Pictures.
Historical overview of the struggle for racial equality in America. Focuses on the extraordinary life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. using…
Call number: E185.97.L8 D7 2002

DVD

Martin Luther King
"I have a dream."
King, Martin Luther,, MPI Home Video (Firm)
I Have A Dream contains King's entire inspirational speech in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963.
Call number:E185.97.K5 A5 2005
Year:[c2005]

Book

The Martin Luther King, Jr., companion :
quotations from the speeches, essays, and books of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King, Martin Luther,, King, Coretta Scott,
Call number: E185.97.K5 A25 1993
Year:1993.

DVD

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
a historical perspective
King, Martin Luther,, Wegman, Melissa., Friedman, Thomas., Berghardt, Arthur., Xenon Pictures.
Historical overview of the struggle for racial equality in America. Focuses on the extraordinary life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. using…
Call number: E185.97.K5 .D75 2002

Video cassette

Martin Luther King, "I have a dream"
King, Martin Luther,, MPI Home Video (Firm)
Recording of Martin Luther King's televised speech given on August 28, 1963, to the civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial, with…
Call number: E185.97.K5 A25 1988

Book

I have a dream /
King, Martin Luther,
Call number: E185.97.K5 A5 1993

Book

Letter from the Birmingham jail /
King, Martin Luther,
Call number: E185.97.K5 N446 1994


Book

I've been to the mountaintop /
King, Martin Luther,
Call number: E185.97.K5 A5 1994

Book

I have a dream :
writings and speeches that changed the world
King, Martin Luther,, Washington, James Melvin.
Call number: E185.97.K5 A25 1992

Book

The measure of a man /
King, Martin Luther,
Call number:BT703 .K5 1988

Book

The papers of Martin Luther King, Jr /
King, Martin Luther,, Carson, Clayborne,, Carson, Susan.
Call number: E185.97.K52 A2 2007


Book

The papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. /
King, Martin Luther,, Carson, Clayborne,, Holloran, Peter., Luker, Ralph., Russell, Penny A.
Call number: E185.97.K5 A2

Book

A testament of hope :
the essential writings and speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King, Martin Luther,, Washington, James Melvin.
Call number: E185.97.K5 A25 1991

Book

Martin Luther King.
Baker, Patricia.
Call number:E185.97 .B34

My life with Martin Luther King, Jr. /
King, Coretta Scott,
An inside look at the life and work of the noted civil rights leader, from the viewpoint of his wife Coretta Scott King.
Call number: E185.97.K5 K5 1993

Martin Luther King, Jr. /
Lazo, Caroline Evensen.
A biography of the influential civil rights leader who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work.
Call number: E185.97.K5 L38 1994

Book

Martin Luther King, Jr. :
a life
Frady, Marshall.
Call number: E185.97.K5 F695 2006

Book

Martin Luther King, Jr. /
Fairclough, Adam.
Call number: E185.97.K5 F35 1995

Book

Martin Luther King, Jr. /
Frady, Marshall.
Call number: E185.97.K5 F695 2002

Book

Martin Luther King, Jr. :
the FBI file
Friedly, Michael., Gallen, David.
Call number: E185.97.K5 G35 1993

Audiobook on Cassette

My life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
King, Coretta Scott,
Call number: E185.97.K5 K5 1990

Book

Martin Luther King, Jr., on leadership :
inspiration & wisdom for challenging times
Phillips, Donald T.
Call number: E185.97.K5 P46 1999

Word of the Day

litigious \li-TIJ-uhs\,
adjective:
1. inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative.
2. of or pertaining to litigation.
3. excessively or readily inclined to litigate: a litigious person.

He was concerned to see so litigious a temper in men.
-- Henry Fielding, "Joseph Andrews," 1742

Canada, in so many ways, seemed superior to America anyway. Canada was saner, more tolerant, friendlier, safer, less litigious.
-- Richard Ford, "A Multitude of Sins," 2002

Litigious is derived from the Latin word lītigi meaning "a quarrel."

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Born to Read

Word of the Day

misology \mi-SOL-uh-jee, mahy-\,
noun:
distrust or hatred of reason or reasoning.

The ultimate consequence of misology is a kind of self-destruction in which what is destroyed is that aspect of the self represented by active reason.
-- David A. White, "Myth and Metaphysics in Plato's Phaedo," 1989

In this way misology, the hatred of reason, arises. Socrates now confronts misology "because there's no greater evil that could befall anyone" (89d2-3).
-- Paul Stern, "Socratic Rationalism and Political Philosophy," 1993

Misology comes from the German word Misologie, coined by the philosopher Immanuel Kant in the 1780s from the Greek word meaning "hating argument." It entered English in the 1820s.

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The Reading Eagle Q&A

Check out this photo Q&A about a smoke free society in The Reading Eagle. Included are two of the Yocum Library employees, Troy Bowers and Kim Stahler.
* http://readingeagle.com/article/20140117/NEWS/301179984#.UtkzFNJDsyE

Q. Talk of the Town: Is having a smoke-free society by 2064 a realistic goal?

Troy Bowers, 35, Shillington, library assistant: "I'd say it's a good goal, but I don't think it will happen. We're human, and we know what the right decisions are, but we don't always make them."

Kim Stahler, 47, Pennside, instruction/reference librarian: "It's a worthy goal. I worry about all the smoke that was in the restaurants I worked for in the '80s and '90s."


These photos are from the online Reading Eagle. Two other Yocum Library staff members are in the printed copy, Adrianne Norris and Jolene Flamm.

Word of the Day

comport \kuhm-PAWRT, -POHRT\,
verb:
1. to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He comported himself with dignity.
2. to be in agreement, harmony, or conformity (usually followed by with): His statement does not comport with the facts.

Help me, O Lord, to comport myself as a man tomorrow in the day of battle.
-- Ernest Hemingway, "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

I'll go to church morning, afternoon, and evening, and comport myself in such a godly sort that she shall regard me with admiration and sisterly love, as a brand plucked from the burning.
-- Anne Brontë, "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," 1848

Comport is derived from the Latin word comportāre which meant "to transport."

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Word of the Day

hornswoggle \HAWRN-swog-uhl\, verb:

to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.

But don't forget, boys, when you-all want me to hornswoggle Wall Street another flutter, all you-all have to do is whisper the word.
-- Jack London, "Burning Daylight," 1910

Tinkie could talk her way out of a ticket in Mississippi, but I wasn't so certain the California state troopers would be as easy to hornswoggle.
-- Carolyn Haines, "Wishbones," 2008

Hornswoggle is of unknown origin. It entered in America in the 1820s.

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Library

20 Most Common Idioms in English...and What They Mean!

*The English language is one of the vastest and most vivid languages in the world. It is made up of over 1.5 million words. Over and above that, the same word can have a variety of different meanings depending on the context it is put in; two (or more) words can have the exact same spelling but are pronounced differently, depending on their meanings.
Today's article will mainly focus on those combinations of words which are commonly referred to as idioms or idiomatic expressions . It is important to point out that idioms use language in a non-literal (and sometimes metaphorical) way.

This implies that ‘the meaning of the idiomatic expression cannot be deduced by looking at the meaning of the individual words that it is made up of' (Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the English Language, David Crystal). Another important feature to point out is that idioms are fixed, which means that people cannot just decide to make up their own.
The following is a list of some of the most widely-used idioms in everyday English and their meanings. This will hopefully help to illustrate Crystal's point in the previous paragraph clearly.

Idioms, can you guess their meanings? (Answers below)

1. A penny for your thoughts
2. Add insult to injury
3. A hot potato
4. Once in a blue moon
5. Caught between two stools
6. See eye to eye
7. Hear it on the grapevine
8. Miss the boat
9. Kill two birds with one stone
10. On the ball
11. Cut corners
12. To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
13. Costs an arm and a leg
14. The last straw
15. Take what someone says with a pinch of salt
16. Sit on the fence
17. The best of both worlds
18. Put wool over other people's eyes
19. Feeling a bit under the weather
20. Speak of the devil!

Meanings

1. This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.
2. When people add insult to injury, they make a bad situation even worse.
3. This idiom is used to speak of an issue (especially in current affairs) which many people are talking about.
4. This is used when something happens very rarely.
5. When someone finds it difficult to choose between two alternatives.
6. This idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.
7. This means ‘to hear a rumour' about something or someone.
8. This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.
9. This means ‘to do two things at the same time'.
10. When someone understands the situation well.
11. When something is done badly to save money. For example, when someone buys products that are cheap but not of good quality.
12. To hear something from the authoritative source.
13. When something is very expensive.
14. The final problem in a series of problems.
15. This means not to take what someone says too seriously. There is a big possibility that what he/she says is only partly true.
16. This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision.
17. All the advantages.
18. This means to deceive someone into thinking well of them.
19. Feeling slightly ill.
20. This expression is used when the person you have just been talking about arrives.

Courtesy of Elanguest Language School. 

*http://www.englishforums.com/content/lessons/20-most-common-idioms-in-english-and-what-they-mean.htm

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Word of the Day

malign \muh-LAHYN\,
verb:
1. to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
adjective:
1. evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious: The gloomy house had a malign influence upon her usually good mood.
2. having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious.

This plan would have succeeded admirably had not the evil star under which I was born, been in the ascendant during that month, and cast its malign influences even into my "unible" larder...
-- Louisa May Alcott, "Hospital Sketches," 1863

But they are proud to have given her to the world, and however much they ridicule and malign her, they want the credit for discovering her talent.
-- Henry Miller, "The Wisdom of the Heart," 1941

Malign entered English in the mid-1300s and has its roots in the Latin malus meaning "evil."

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The Yocum Library Collection - Tattoos

The Yocum Library collection has many books on the subject of tattoos, including, psychological aspects, classification, glossary of the symbols in tattoos and  piercings, and other body modifications. The list is just a sample of the books found in the Yocum Library Collection:

Book
Gangs and their tattoos :
identifying gangbangers on the street and in prison
Valentine, Bill.
Call number: GT2346.U6 V34 2000
Year:c2000.
Subject:Tattooing -- United States -- Classification. , Tribal tattoos -- United States -- Classification. , Gang members -- United States -- Identification.

Book

Body piercing and tattoos /
Roleff, Tamara L.,
Call number: GN419.25 .B63 2008
Year:c2008.
Subject:Body piercing. , Tattooing.


Book

Bad boys and tough tattoos :
a social history of the tattoo with gangs, sailors, and street-corner punks, 1950-1965
Steward, Samuel M.
Call number: GT5960.T36 S747 1990
Year:c1990.
Subject:Tattoo artists -- United States -- Biography. , Tattooing -- Psychological aspects. , Tattooing -- Social aspects.

Book

The body art book :
a complete, illustrated guide to tattoos, piercings, and other body modifications
Miller, Jean-Chris.
Discusses the history of body art, offers a glossary of the symbols in tattoos, and covers safety precautions.
Call number: GT2345.M55 B63 2004
Year:2004.
Subject:Tattooing. , Tattoo artists -- Directories. , Body piercing.

Book

The henna body art book :
everything you need to create stunning temporary tattoos
Marron, Aileen., Peios, Emma.
Call number: GT2343 .M39 1998
Year:1998.
Subject:Mehndi (Body painting) , Temporary tattoos. , Beauty, Personal.

Book

Ancient marks :
the sacred origins of tattoos and body markings
Rainier, Chris.
Call number: GN419.3 .R35 2006
Year:c2006.
Subject:Tattooing -- Pictorial works. , Body marking -- Pictorial works. , Body piercing -- Pictorial works.

Book

Celebrity skin :
tattoos, brands, and body adornments of the stars
Gerard, Jim.
Call number: GT2346.U6 G47 2001
Year:2001.
Subject:Tattooing -- United States. , Body piercing -- United States. , Celebrities -- United States.

Book

The body art book :
a complete, illustrated guide to tattoos, piercings, and other body modifications
Miller, Jean-Chris.
Call number: GT2345 .M55 1997
Year:1997.
Subject:Tattooing. , Tattoo artists -- Directories. , Body piercing.

Book

Looking for God :
an unexpected journey through tattoos, tofu, & pronouns
Ortberg, Nancy.
Call number: BV4501.3 .O769 2008
Year:c2008.
Subject:Spirituality. , Spiritual life -- Christianity.

Book

Tattoo /
Rio, Dale., Bianchini, Eva.
Call number: GT2345 .R56 2004
Year:c2004.
Subject: Tattooing. , Body marking.

Book

Tattoo /
Durfee, Dale.
Call number: GT2345 .D87 2000
Year:2000.
Subject: Tattooing -- Pictorial works.

Book

The world of tattoo :
an illustrated history
Dinter, Maarten Hesselt van.
"In this book the tattoos of geographical regions and their inspiration are discussed at length in separate chapters, accompanied by many…
Call number: GT2345 .D56 2005
Year:c2005.
Subject:Tattooing -- History. , Tattooing -- Social aspects.

Book
Coping with the dangers of tattooing, body piercing, and branding /
Wilkinson, Beth.
Gives information needed to make an informed decision about body modification including the laws and safety regulations surrounding this…
Call number: RD119.5.B82 W54 1998
Year:1998.
Subject: Tattooing -- Health aspects -- Juvenile literature. , Body piercing -- Health aspects -- Juvenile literature. , Branding (Punishment) -- Juvenile literature.

Book

Spiritual tattoo :
a cultural history of tattooing, piercing, scarification, branding, and implants
Rush, John A.
"Reviews body modifications from prehistoric times to present, outlining processes and procedures and discussing social and psychological…
Call number:GN419.15 .R87 2005
Year:c2005.
Subject:Body marking. , Tattooing. , Scarification (Body marking)

Book

Alphabets and scripts tattoo design directory :
the essential reference for body art
Hemingson, Vince.
Provides an introduction to and brief history of text tattoos and typography, and features a design directory of tattoo alphabets and…
Call number: GT2345.H46 A47 2010
Year:2010.
Subject:Tattooing. , Tattooing -- Pictorial works. , Tattoo artists -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Book

Tattoo nation :
portraits of celebrity body art
Call number: GT2345 .T375 2002
Year:2002.
Subject:Tattooing. , Tattooing -- Pictorial works. , Celebrities -- Pictorial works.

Book

The new tattoo /
Lautman, Victoria., Berndt, Vicki.
Call number: GT2345 .L38 1994
Year:c1994.
Subject: Tattooing.

Book

The art of the tattoo /
Ferguson, Henry., Procter, Lynn.
Call number:GT2345 .F47 1998
Year:1998.
Subject: Tattooing in art. , Tattoo artists.

Book

Tattooed bodies :
subjectivity, textuality, ethics, and pleasure
Sullivan, Nikki,
Call number: GN419.3 .S85 2001
Year:2001.
Subject:Tattooing. , Body, Human -- Social aspects. , Body, Human -- Symbolic aspects.

Book

500 tattoo designs /
Ferguson, Henry.
Call number:GT2345 .F46 2004
Year:c2004.
Subject: Tattooing -- Catalogs. , Tattooing -- Themes, motives. , Stencils and stencil cutting -- Catalogs.

Book

Tattoo design directory :
the essential reference for body art
Hemingson, Vince.
Call number:GT2345 .H46 2009
Year:2009.
Subject:Tattooing. , Tattooing -- Pictorial works. , Tattoo artists -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

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