San Francisco Coffee Shop

Getting this post up just in time to share pics of the jack-o-lanterns compliments of my daughter, Liz and her friend, Rebecca....  
Happy Halloween everyone!!!

 

So, on to this week's post....
Just before my trip to the States last week the Crawlers and I met for our final October (2012) Crawl at San Francisco Coffee Shop.  October 18's Crawlers, Beth Vieira, Margaret Zoetmulder, Vicki Minnaar, Kathy Roppel, Stella and Beryl Dawson, Rebecca Marx, Fran and Mandy de Beer Nomusa Nkomo, Gail Darne, definitely needed a coffee break, what with all the torrential rain and frequent power outages we had been experiencing. The San Francisco staff's smiles, the excellent Pavin brand coffees (with free filter coffee refills!!!) along with the lavender that Vicki brought to share certainly lifted everyone's spirits.

Meet the San Francisco Staff
Celeste, Manager Cheron, Lisa

Meet the Barista
Gloria

San Francisco, located near the Pick N Pay Hyper Market in the William Moffet Retail Park, has been around for at least nine years.  The shop's owners were on vacation in Greece on Crawl day, but I had a chance to speak with manager Cheron and waitresses, Celeste and Lisa.  These three lovely ladies along with barista Gloria run the shop efficiently but in a relaxed manner.  San Francisco is a comfortable place where patrons can sit back and take time to enjoy coffee or a meal with friends without feeling rushed.

This Week's Crawlers
Beth, Margaret, Vicki, Kathy, Stella, Rebecca,
Mandy, Fran, Nomusa, Gail, Beryl

San Francisco has plenty of available seating with twenty tables inside and twelve tables on the outside patio.  The shop's menu features full breakfasts and lunches served seven days a week.  Hours are Mon-Fri, 8:30-6, Sat, 7:30-5, Sun, 8-3.  With all the stores there are at the William Moffet Retail Park, San Francisco is the perfect spot to stop before, during, or after your next shopping excursion.  I just wish I had known about the place before last Thursday!!!

So, as I left my house on Thursday for the Crawl, the power had been out for about sixteen hours.... AARRGGHH.......   Seeing my frustration with the situation, Crawler (and my next-door neighbor) Kathy Roppel handed me a sugar packet on which was printed Eleanor Roosevelt's famous quote, "It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness."  Chuckling, I responded, "Yeah, that's coming from a woman way more patient than I will ever be but who probably experienced more than her share of power outages....... touche."  (By the way, the power was restorerd upon my return home.)

The rest of the conversation at the table consisted of a mish-mash of things.... the ramblings of people who, due to horrible weather, have been cooped up, sans electricity, for too long.  All in all, it was a necessary venting session for everyone.  By the time the Crawl was over, the sun was making an appearance for the first time in weeks, the wind had died down, ...... and all was right with the world. 

~Thank you to Cheron and the San Francisco staff
~Happy Guy Fawkes Day.... Remember, Remember, the 5th of November!!!

Until next week,

Ellen

Artur Grottger, Forest (Puszcza)

Muzeum Narodowe, Kraków

Date: 1864
Technique: Black chalk, 44.5 x 59 cm

From cycle Lithuania (1864-1866)

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Tarot Readings!

I am now offering to do Tarot Readings for querents online. This is something I’ve been thinking, praying and divining about for a while now and I just had the final push to take a deep breath and do it.
I will be offering readings with a variety of decks in a variety of spreads including:

The Faeries’ Oracle by Brian Froud
Thoth Tarot Deck by Aleister Crowley
The Jane Austen Tarot Deck
The Witch’s Tarot
Herbal Tarot (Coming soon)

The spreads include:

1 card question reading
3 card Past Present Future reading
3 card Body Mind and Spirit reading
6 card Relationship reading
9 card Wheel of the Year reading
10 card Celtic Cross spread

Prices for readings range from $3 to $20 and can be bought on Etsy or paid for by donation here on the blog. For the reading, all I need is your first and last name and e-mail address, which can be sent to my e-mail address hedgewife (at) yahoo (dot) com.

I need your name in order to focus on you as I am doing the reading. Since the readings are entirely online and I do not have the connection I would normally have if I was sitting with you in person or hearing your voice over the phone. Having your name helps me to hone in on your energy. I promise will not use your name for any other purpose than this reading.
I need your e-mail address to send your reading to you. Your reading will include the cards drawn, the reading of each card, overall reading and a picture of the spread for you to review yourself.

While I have full belief in the cards and in my ability to read them, I must add this disclaimer:
My tarot readings are for entertainment purposes only. Readings and advice given in readings should not be used to replace medical, legal or any other professional advice. Tarot readings are not meant to diagnose or cure any ailment. These readings are not guaranteed and the reading or reader cannot be held responsible for any action the querent makes after the reading.

That being said, I am having a special for the Witch’s New Year (Halloween) and will be offering 9 card Wheel of the Year readings for $9. That’s just $1 a card! This is a $6 savings so that you all can have the opportunity to see what the new year has in store for you! If you’re interested, please act fast as I will only be hosting this special from today to November 10th, 2012.

Happy Witches New Year readers and querents and may the Divine bless all of you in the paths you take.

Le Mystery

I'm so sorry I did not participate in the Halloween Carnival. Having some issues on this side of the interwebs lately which are slowly sorting themselves out...and should be clearing up soon according to the Faeries' Oracle reading I did last night (here's hopin').

More posts coming soon tho. I have a lot of surprises for my lovely readers coming and I can only hope you'll like them as much as I anticipate.

Films for Halloween

Photo by Toby Ord

Halloween is just a couple of short days away. Do you need a distraction from your studies? Here are a few suggestions for a Halloween movie night. The best part is you can pick them up right here at the Albertsons Library!

Foggy nights (and days), crisp wind, and the changing environment conjure the time of year to curl up on the couch with a good horror movie, or a bad one for that matter.

Here is list of some horror films we have at the library:

1. The Wizard of Gore: http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/45748056
   Herschell Gordon Lewis is known as the Godfather of Gore, and this film delivers plenty. The gore in this film is far from realistic, and the acting leaves something to be desired, but that’s part of what makes this film so great. Montague the Magnificent has come on the scene, creating masterful illusions for his paying customers. When the lovely volunteers who are subject to these illusions start to die, a news reporter is ready to investigate. This is considered a splatter film, so be warned if you check this one out!
2. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/50805098
   This silent film focuses on a somnambulist who commits murders under a hypnotist's influence. It is one of the films that hails from the German Expressionist movement, and has influenced some modern film makers. The opening scenes from ‘The Queen of the Damned,’ for example, are shot in the same manner.
3. The Fly: http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/182538990
   

   David Cronenberg’s remake of this film is great! If you haven’t seen this one yet, what better time to check it out than Halloween? A scientist accidentally combines his own DNA with that of a common fly after it gets trapped in an experimental teleportation device he created. The sequel is also on the shelves (http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/182538896).
4. The Last Man on Earth: http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/57070225
   This film is the original! Starring film legend Vincent Price as the only human survivor of a plague that swept the face of the earth, he must defend his home from vampires at night and forage for supplies during the day to survive. Price gives an incredible performance as the tortured, exhausted last man on earth.
5. The Birds: http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/43793579
   This is definitely a classic. When Melanie Daniels arrives in Bodega Bay, the small town is attacked by thousands of birds. Alfred Hitchcock directed the film.
6. Chyonghan Kajok (The Quiet Family): http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/68815536
   When economic tragedy hits the family, they take up residence in an old mountain cottage and open an inn. The guests check in, but they never check out. The family must cover up the serial murders occurring on their new property.
7. The Haunting: http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/47977603
   Adapted from Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, this psychological thriller tells the story of four people who come to the house to study its supernatural phenomena.
8. Cronos: http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/86081224
   This film was directed by Guillermo del Toro and stars Ron Perlman. Antique dealer Jesus Gris accidentally discovers the ancient Cronos device, which bestows eternal life to those who use it. However, there are certain disadvantages to using the device. A dying industrialist finds and reads the creator’s journal, and sends his nephew to retrieve the device.

If you can’t find what you are looking for, don’t forget about Interlibrary Loan, although they won’t
get here in time for Halloween.

Lizzy Walker,
ScholarWorks

Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, Dance of Death

The State Hermitage, Saint Petersburg (Государственный Эрмитаж)

Date: 1630s
Technique:  Oil on canvas, 37 x 29 cm

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Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne, Fishing for Souls (De zielenvisserij)

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Date: 1614
Technique: Oil on panel, 98.5 x 187.8 cm

Alternate title: Fishing for souls: allegory of the jealousy between the various religious denominations during the Twelve Years Truce between the Dutch Republic and Spain. (De zielenvisserij: allegorie op de ijverzucht van de verschillende religies tijdens het Twaalfjarig Bestand tussen de Nederlandse Republiek en Spanje.)

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David Teniers the Younger (school of), Hexenszene

Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin

Date: c. 1700
Technique: Unknown

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Pavel Svedomsky, Fulvia With the Head of Cicero (Фульвия с головой Цицерона)

Date: Unknown
Technique: Oil on canvas, 138.5 x 67.5 cm

Fulvia Flacca Bambula (c. 83 BC – 40 BC), commonly referred to as simply Fulvia, was an aristocratic Roman woman who lived during the Late Roman Republic. Through her marriage to three of the most promising Roman men of her generation, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Gaius Scribonius Curio and Mark Antony, she gained access to power. All three husbands were politically active populares, tribunes and supporters of Julius Caesar. Though she is more famous for her involvement in Antony's career, many scholars believe that she was politically active with all of her husbands.

Fulvia is remembered in the history of the late Roman Republic for her political ambition and activity. She is most famous for her activities during her third marriage and her involvement in the Perusine War of 41-40 BC. She was the first Roman non-mythological woman to appear on Roman coins.

/.../ After Curio's death in Africa, Fulvia was still an important widow in elite circles. She provided an important tie to Clodius and his clientela, had proven her fertility, and could offer a husband money and political organization. Also, her husband would become the stepfather of Clodius' children, further linking him to Clodian politics.

Fulvia's third and final marriage was to Mark Antony in 47 or 46 BC, a few years after Curio's death, although Cicero suggested that Fulvia and Antony had had a relationship since 58 BC. Cicero wrote about their relationship in his Philippics as a way of attacking Antony. According to him, while Fulvia and Antony were married, Antony once left a military post to sneak back into Rome during the night and personally deliver a love letter to Fulvia describing his love for her and how he had stopped seeing the famous actress Cytheris. Cicero also suggested that Antony married Fulvia for her money. At the time of their marriage, Antony was an established politician. He had already been tribune in 49 BC, commanded armies under Caesar and was Master of the Horse in 47 BC. As a couple, they were a formidable political force in Rome, and had two sons together, Marcus Antonius Antyllus and Iullus Antonius.

Plutarch believed that Fulvia heavily influenced Antony, and that former Clodian policies were continued through him. Throughout their marriage, Fulvia defended Antony from Cicero's attacks, sustained his popularity with his soldiers and hindered Octavian's ascension to power. In fact, Fulvia still retained the support of gangs formerly ruled by her first husband, Clodius. Antony was able to gather that support by publicly associating himself with Clodius' children. Through Fulvia, Antony was able to use Clodius' gangs in his own gang wars against Dolabella.

After Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated, Antony became the most powerful man in Rome. Fulvia was heavily involved in the political aftermath. After Caesar's death, the senate realized his popularity and declared that they would pass all of Caesar's planned laws. Antony had attained possession of Caesar's papers, and with the ability to produce papers in support of any law, Fulvia and Antony made a fortune and gained immense power. She allegedly accompanied Antony to his military camp at Brundisium in 44 BC. Appian wrote that in December 44 and again in 41 BC, while Antony was abroad and Cicero campaigned for Antony to be declared an enemy of the state, Fulvia attempted to block such declarations by soliciting support on Antony's behalf.

Antony formed the second triumvirate with Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus on 43 BC and began to conduct proscriptions. To solidify the political alliance, Fulvia's daughter Clodia was married to the young Octavian. Appian and Cassius Dio describe Fulvia as being involved in the violent proscriptions, which were used to destroy enemies and gain badly needed funds to secure control of Rome. Antony pursued his political enemies, chief among them being Cicero, who had openly criticized him for abusing his powers as consul after Caesar's assassination. Though many ancient sources wrote that Fulvia was happy to take revenge against Cicero for Antony's and Clodius' sake, Cassius Dio is the only ancient source that describes the joy with which she pierced the tongue of the dead Cicero with her golden hairpins, as a final revenge against Cicero's power of speech.

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Unidentified artist, The Flying Dutchman

New York Public Library

Date: 1906
Technique: Unknown

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Calling out dehumanization

Language is powerful. Language shapes the way in which we view the world, other people, and ourselves. Recently, Ann Coulter tweeted regarding the presidential debate and used the word “retard” with reference to President Obama. There are, of course, the problems of the sophomoric level of political discourse that this demonstrates and the total disrespect of the office and person of President Obama. The larger issue is the ongoing dehumanization of persons with cognitive disabilities. Many people with cognitive disabilities are not able to advocate for themselves. There are of course exceptions, such as John Franklin Stephens, who wrote an open letter to Coulter appealing to her to stop using this demeaning term. To his credit, he was much more charitable than I would have been.

The issue here is not political correctness. It is about rejecting dehumanization. When we reduce people to one word or one characteristic, we do not acknowledge their full humanity. This is particularly the case when we reduce people to a single demeaning term. People with cognitive disabilities such as Down Syndrome are fully human, deserving of the same rights and respect as every other human. It is only in recent decades that we have really begun to acknowledge this in our society, as we have moved away from the widespread practice of institutionalizing such people and regarding them as unable to learn or to contribute to society. We still have a long way to go, and comments such as Coulter’s represent a big step in the wrong direction. If we could learn to see people as God sees them, how much better off would we all be? 

I'm the father of a child with Down Syndrome. I honestly do my best to remain cognizant of the fact that most people are not like my son, Sean, and most people aren't used to interacting with someone with Down Syndrome. But when an inappropriate action is not accidental, but fully intentional, and carries dehumanizing consequences, it is incumbent upon Christians to call this out. 

Daniel Hopfer, Memento Mori - Death and the Devil Surprising Two Women

John Rylands University Library, Manchester

Date: Early 16th century
Technique: Etching

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Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Torment of Saint Anthony

Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth

Date: c. 1487-88
Technique: Tempera and oil on panel, 47 x 34.9 cm

This is the first known painting by Michelangelo, described by his earliest biographers and believed to have been painted when he was twelve or thirteen years old. Although Michelangelo considered himself first and foremost a sculptor, he received his early training as a painter, in the workshop of Domenico Ghirlandaio (c. 1449–1494), a leading master in Florence. Michelangelo’s earliest biographers, Giorgio Vasari and Ascanio Condivi, tell us that, aside from some drawings, his first work was a painted copy of the engraving Saint Anthony Tormented by Demons by the fifteenth-century German master Martin Schongauer. The rare subject is found in the life of Saint Anthony the Great, written by Athanasius of Alexandria in the fourth century, which describes how the Egyptian hermit-saint had a vision that he levitated into the air and was attacked by demons, whose torments he withstood.

Created when he was informally associated with Ghirlandaio’s workshop and under the guidance of an older friend, the artist Francesco Granacci, Michelangelo’s painting earned him widespread recognition. Writing when Michelangelo was still alive, both Vasari and Condivi recounted that to give the demonic creatures veracity, he studied the colorful scales and other parts of specimens from the fish market. Michelangelo subtly revised Schongauer’s composition, making it more compact and giving the monsters more animal-like features, notably adding fish scales to one of them. He also included a landscape that resembles the Arno River Valley around Florence. 

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Joseph William Turner, Ulysses deriding Polyphemus

National Gallery, London

Date: 1829
Technique: Oil on canvas, 132.7 × 203 cm

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OverDrive app for Nook users

One of the library's eBook providers, OverDrive, has released a free OverDrive app for NOOK users. Go to the NOOK apps storefront to download the app, or read about it at the OverDrive blog.

The Albertsons library provides an extensive list of electronic books to Boise State University students and faculty. These eBooks cover a wide range of subjects and are available to download or read on your favorite mobile device. For information about eBooks, as well as download instructions for your particular device, check out the library's guide on eBooks at http://guides.boisestate.edu/ebooks

Limbourg brothers, Hell

Musée Condé, Chantilly

Date: 1412-16
Technique: Tempera on vellum, 29 x 21 cm

From Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Folio 108r

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Jean Colombe, The Horseman of Death

Musée Condé, Chantilly

Date: 1485-89

From Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, Folio 90v

The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, or Très Riches Heures, is possibly the best example of French Gothic manuscript illumination surviving to the present day. The Très Riches Heures is a book of prayers to be said at canonical hours created for Duke Jean de Berry by the Limbourg brothers between 1412 and 1416. The book was completed by an intermediate painter and later Jean Colombe between 1485 and 1489. The codex consists of 206 vellum leaves that are 30 cm in height by 21.5 cm in width. The manuscript has changed hands many times and currently resides in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.

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Paul Gustave Doré, The Fall of the Rebel Angels (La chute des anges rebelles)

Musée d'art moderne et contemporain de Strasbourg

Date: c. 1866
Technique: Oil on canvas

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Dr. Harold M. Zweighaft, A Tribute to a Distinguished and Caring Veterinarian

By Donald F. Smith, Cornell University
Posted October 19, 2012

Harold M. Zweighaft, DVM died on October 18, 2012, 

surrounded by his loving family. 

I don't remember when I first met Dr. Zweighaft. Perhaps it was at a Cornell function or at a meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association; maybe it was a social function of the New York State Veterinary Medical Society. All I know is that it was a long time ago, and that our friendship and my admiration for him grew stronger with each passing year. 

Harold M. Zweighaft, DVM
presented the Daniel E. Salmon Award medal in 2000
Photo provided by Cornell University

Dr. Zeighaft graduated from Cornell in 1956. Though it was an era when it was not always popular to be a Jewish student in veterinary medicine, he became one of Cornell's strongest alumni, serving in many distinguished roles including over 20 years on the veterinary college's Advisory Council. 

He was director of the Tri Boro Animal Hospital in the Bronx from 1958-1984, and of the West Parc Veterinary Clinic on the upper west side of Manhattan beginning in 1981. He was a compassionate and committed veterinarian, loved and respected by his clients and their pets. A breeder of champion Boston Terriers, Dr. Zweighaft could always be found with his wife, Dorothy, and other members of their personal and Cornell family in his floor box at the Westminster Dog Show each February, enjoying the judging of the breed groups and the Best-in-Show.

Dr. Zweighaft's influence extended to the veterinary profession at the city, state and national levels. His most distinguished role was as chair of the Executive Board of the AVMA (1997-98), a position that carried great responsibility and impact for the profession nationally. 

Though his professional awards are numerous and lofty, Dr. Zweighaft was most comfortable "on the Hill" at Cornell. His lifelong love affair with Cornell has extended to the next generation of his own family and also to his clients, colleagues and friends. In 2000, he was presented with the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award, the highest distinction bestowed by Cornell veterinary college graduates to one of their own.

Dr. Douglas Aspros, president of the AVMA and a fellow New York State veterinarian wrote to me this morning regarding Dr. Zweighaft, "This is the passing of an era and the loss of a very effective advocate for veterinary medicine." 

Dr. Smith invites comments at dfs6@cornell.edu.

Sebastiano Ricci, Fall of Phaethon

Museo Civico, Belluno

Date: 1703-04
Technique: Oil on canvas

In Greek mythology Phaethon was the son of Helios, the sun-god. Helios drove his golden chariot, a 'quadriga' yoked to a team of four horses abreast, daily across the sky. Phaethon persuaded his unwilling father to allow him for one day to drive his chariot across the skies. Because he had no skill he was soon in trouble, and the climax came when he met the fearful Scorpion of the zodiac. He dropped the reins, the horses bolted and caused the earth itself to catch fire. In the nick of time Jupiter, father of the goods, put a stop to his escapade with a thunderbolt which wrecked the chariot and sent Phaethon hurtling down in flames into the River Eridanus (according to some, the Po). He was buried by nymphs. Phaethons's reckless attempt to drive his father's chariot made him the symbol of all who aspire to that which lies beyond their capabilities.

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Sebastiano Ricci, Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa

The Getty Center, Los Angeles

Date: 1705-10
Technique: Oil on canvas

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Manuel Orazi, Calendrier Magique - Intro

Cornell University, New York

Date: 1895
Technique: Chromolithography

Art Nouveau book in the form of a black magic farmer's almanac for 1896. The darkly comical, satanic spoof written in a parody of old French was penned by Austin de Croze (who was primarily known for his writings on food and wine) and illustrated by Manuel Orazi. It was published by Bing who owned L'Art Nouveau gallery. It is a tour-de-force of illustration in which each page is a seemingly chaotic yet inventive composition that touches on just about every imaginable occult symbol and macabre image. The phantasmagoria within includes witches, devils, burning candles, blood, pentagrams, owls, keys, demons, ghouls, skeletons, braziers, maidens, snakes, sorcery, alchemy, astrology, horoscopes and much more. In addition to its content it is also a masterpiece of printing as evidenced in the deepness of the blacks, the sophisticated gradations of the grays and the richness of the bronze ink. Although it is written that the book was allegedly printed in a limited edition of 777 copies, this number is likely a part o the book's humor, and is some unexplained pun on numerology. Given the scarcity of the book, it is likely that far fewer copies were actually printed.

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The Market Cafe

Okay, so I was all set to post last night (probably the latest I've ever been) and the power went out (internet down)  ..... and stayed out for fifteen hours!!!... TIA.  Now, here I sit hoping the power stays on long enough to post last week's Crawl.

I thought it appropriate to begin this post with a quote I saw in the menu of last Thursday's Crawl site... "A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent."  Anon
My daughter, Liz, informed me that the very same quote hangs on the wall of the employees' break room of the Starbucks in D.C. where she once worked as a barista, though she remembers these profound words being attributed to someone whose name she doesn't recall.

Meet the Barista
Yoalnda

Anyway, last Thursday's Coffee Crawl was "time well spent" at The Market Cafe located inside the Fruit and Veg Market on the William Moffett Expressway in Charlo.  Thursday's Crawlers, Beth Vieira, June Nash, Rebecca Marx, my daughter, Liz, Nomusa Nkomo, Fran, Keith and Mandy de Beer, Vicki Minnaar, Beryl and Stella Dawson, Gail Darne, congregated to "taste some happiness" at this Fig Tree Comnplex shop.  The Market Cafe opened only a year ago and has become a popular rest stop for Fruit and Veg customers.  Though inside the Fruit and Veg store, the coffee shop is removed enough from the busy-ness of the store proper that it retains a cozy coffee shop feel.

The Market Cafe is a small shop, seating only about 32 people.... with twelve other Crawlers joining me on Thursday we took up more than a third of the available seats!  So, once our group was situated I took the opportunity to chat with our hostess/waitress/barista, Yolanda.  At first she was shocked to hear that The Market Cafe was #74 of the coffee shops we've visited in PE.  Then she commented, "Well, people gotta eat, man."  Yolanda proceeded to take our orders, prep the Sumatran brand coffees and deliver excellent beverages to the table.  There's certainly no moss growing under her feet!!!

The Market Cafe's menu includes breakfast (served all day) and lunch selections, a kids' menu, and quite a variety of hot and cold beverages.  The shop's hours are 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily.




This Week's Crawlers
Keith, Vicki, Nomusa, Beth, Fran, Mandy, Liz, Rebecca, Stella, June, Gail, Beryl


Last Thursday's Crawlers received a special treat when Beth brought her son and Crawler Angela's wedding album from their nuptuals in August.  Beautiful pics!!!
Liz and Rebecca then went on to tell some tales of their unusual experiences volunteering at SAMREC (South African Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre) at Cape Recife.  Rebecca even showed off a "war wound" in the form of a penguin bite!!!  Girls, we're all very proud of you in your wildlife conservation efforts.
Then, one of the strangest discussion topics at the Crawl, to date, ensued.....that being  the fear of driving under water, ie. in "The Chunnel" that runs under the English Channel, and the fear of driving under rock, ie. through the Lehigh Tunnel in PA or the Lincoln Tunnel in NY.  A favorite travel game among passengers in cars driving  through these mountain tunnels is attempting to hold your breath for the duration of the ride through the tunnel.  I've been in cars where the driver has attempted this feat as well, making for a harrowing few moments before the "light at the end of the tunnel!"  As for the Chunnel.... I don't think anyone has succeeded at the breath holding game on that drive!!!

I will be making another trip to the U.S. next week so no Crawl post for a short while.  I'm excited to see the beautiful fall foliage in Upstate NY.  Hopefully, when we return to SA Fruit and Veg will have some carving pumpkins just in time for Halloween.

~Thank you to Yolanda, our very busy hostess/waitress/barista
~Happy Birthday to Gail Taverner - Oct 18
~Happy Halloween (a bit early) to all - Oct 31

Until next time,

Ellen

The Socratic Club History & C.S. Lewis presentation

Special Collections and Archives recently acquired a gift from Jim Stockton, lecturer in the Philosophy department. The collection will be on view on Thursday, October 25th, at 3:00 pm, in the Frank Church Room, in the Special Collections area on the second floor of the library. He will give a 30 to 45 minute presentation on the Socratic Club’s history and be available to answer any questions.

Jim’s description of the collection:

Meeting regularly from January of 1942 to November of 1969, the Oxford University Socratic Club was one of the most significant academic organizations to affect mid-twentieth century Anglophilic letters. Although the Socratic Club is most often identified with its first faculty advisor and president, literary critic and novelist C. S. Lewis, most of the papers presented, and argued over at club meetings, were delivered by such notable philosophers as G.E.M. Anscombe, A. J. Ayer, John Austin, Antony Flew, Gilbert Ryle, Philippa Foot, Peter Geach, John Lucas, Basil Mitchell, and many others. The Boise State University Socratic Club Collection is a small start on the preservation of rare publications and pertinent documents that speak to the club’s historical significance.

The collection features three original Socratic Digests (issues 2, 3, and 4) gifted by Oxonian moral philosopher Mary Midgley, who, along with her husband analytical philosopher Geoffrey Midgley, were active participants in club activities. Complementing the three original publications are five bound photo-copies of the Socratic Digests published between 1943—1952), obtained by the Albertsons Library staff.

Over the next few years, it is my hope to grow the collection, creating a reputable body of original papers and research notes that will be of benefit to philosophical historians and Lewis scholars alike.

Cornelis Cort, Hercules Killing the Lernean Hydra

Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco

Date: c. 1565
Technique: Engraving, 22.4 x 28.5 cm

Plate 5 from a set of ten Labors of Hercules

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Martin Schongauer, Temptation of St Anthony

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
 
Date: 1480-90
Technique: Engraving

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Anonymous Japanese Diary from WWII

Page from MSS 238 – Anonymous
Japanese World War II Diary

Boise State University’s Albertsons Library Special Collections and Archives holds an anonymous diary from a seaman working on a hospital vessel for the Japanese Navy during World War II.

The diary is shrouded in some mystery because its author (or authors), the name of the ship, and the author of the partial English translation are all unknown.

The diary was donated by a former Head Librarian at Albertsons Library, Timothy A. Brown. Mr. Brown received the diary from his cousin, a widow, whose husband had made trips to Japan.  The prior provenance of the diary is unknown.

In an attempt to gather more information about the diary, Tim Brown sent the artifact to the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle, Washington in 2001.

In 2005, the diary was returned stating that the consulate was unable to determine the identity (or identities) of the authors and did not indicate the name of the ship. It was then that Brown donated it to Special Collections and Archives.

Page from MSS 238 – Anonymous
Japanese World War II Diary

The diary contains details of World War II battles, the leisure time activities of the crew and officers, and opinions about the war. Here is a small sample of entries:

15 May 1944 Our ship finally reached its full complement of corpsman total of 96. Officers and crew invited to picnic at Manilla Park. I won a prize in the 100 Meter Run – just two rice cakes. In the afternoon played baseball with the officers – they won … the beer in Manilla is very tasty and had my fill.

20 May 1944 … My own opinion of this war right now is a possible attack by America or England on our home land… I’m sure Japan could not stand such an attack since so many of our troops and naval forces are now employed in the South China Sea.  Even if we do conquer New Guinea and New Zealand our major forces will still be deployed and too far away to defend Japan and the war could be lost.

25 Oct 44 Observed 18 enemy aircraft over Rabaul.  All Army and Navy guns trying to rebel the attack.  All enemy aircraft very smartly keeping outside our 19,000 meter range.  High flying bombers did much damage to base and facilities, staying at least 20,000 meter altitude. Our guns were useless at this range.  After sunset more bombing. Heavy damage to airfield and fuel storage. Many buildings no longer standing. Heavy black smoke covered the whole island…. I was sure I would be killed in this attack. The noise from our guns was deafening. The blast and wind from enemy bombs was terrible, could not stand or talk. Makes a man want to fight with all he has.

Because the translation is incomplete, anybody with Japanese language skills is welcome to come to Special Collections and volunteer their time to finish the translation. The archives are open 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.  An online description of the diary and translation can found on the Northwest Digital Archives.

Kent Randell
Assistant Professor/Librarian/Archivist

László Mednyánszky / Ladislav Medňanský, The Death of an Old Man (Smrť starca)

Slovenská národná galéria, Bratislava

Date: 1890-1900
Technique:Oil on canvas, 57.2 x 87.8 cm

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James Doyle Penrose, The Punishment of Loki

Date: First quarter of the 20th century
Technique: Unknown

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Unidentified artist, Loki

Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, Reykjavik

Date: 1765-66

A Norse mythology image from the Icelandic manuscript SÁM 66.
SÁM 66 is an Icelandic paper manuscript from 1765-1766, written by Jakob Sigurðsson. It is very similar to the 1760 manuscript NKS 1867 4to. It measures 18,3 x 14,5 cm, and contains 16 illustrations.

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Denis Boutemie, Grotesque figure (II)

Date: 1638

From set of twelve grotesque figures representing the twelve months of the year, printed probably from four plates in four strips of three figures each that were "probably meant to be printed or pasted onto a folding map.

Source 1
Source 2

Denis Boutemie, Grotesque figure (I)

Date: 1638

From set of twelve grotesque figures representing the twelve months of the year, printed probably from four plates in four strips of three figures each that were "probably meant to be printed or pasted onto a folding map.

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Source 2

Franciszek Żmurko, The Past of Sinner - Seven Deadly Sins (Przeszłość grzesznika - Siedem grzechów głównych)

Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw

Date: 1895
Technique: Oil on canvas, 275 x 335 cm

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Wesley, Wesleyans, and Scripture

I just received an advance copy of a book that Joel Green and I edited called Wesley, Wesleyans, and Reading Bible as Scripture. It is scheduled for release later this month. The idea for this book came out of a meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society a few years ago, the theme of which was "The Future of Scripture" (thank you, Rob Wall). Within this book, the writers look not only at the ways in which Wesley understood the nature and function of the Bible, but also the ways in which scripture functions in various Wesleyan communities today, and the constructive appropriation of scripture for Wesleyan theology and practice. 

The contents are as follows: 

Introduction

SECTION ONE: WESLEY ON SCRIPTURE
1. John Wesley—"A Man of One Book" (Randy L. Maddox, Duke Divinity School)
2. Scripture as a Means of Grace (Kenneth J. Collins, Asbury Theological Seminary)
3. Reading Scripture, the Literal Sense, and the Analogy of Faith (Robert W. Wall, Seattle Pacific University)
4. Wesley as Interpreter of Scripture and the Emergence of "History" in Biblical Interpretation (Joel B. Green, Fuller Theological Seminary) 

SECTION TWO: THE NATURE AND AUTHORITY OF SCRIPTURE AMONG WESLEYANS 

5. Scripture among African American Methodists (Reginald Broadnax, Hood Theological Seminary)
6. Scripture among Hispanic Methodists (Justo L. González)
7. Scripture among Korean Methodists (Meesaeng Lee Choi, Asbury Theological Seminary; and Hunn Choi)
8. Scripture and Divine Revelation (William J. Abraham, Southern Methodist University)
9. A Wesleyan Understanding of the Authority of Scripture (Douglas M. Koskela ,Seattle Pacific University)
10. The Holiness of Scripture (Jason E. Vickers, United Theological Seminary)
11. Scripture as Canon (David F. Watson, United Theological Seminary)

SECTION THREE: WESLEYANS WORKING WITH SCRIPTURE 
12. Scripture and Social Ethics (D. Brent Laytham, North Park Theological Seminary)
13. Can We Speak of a Wesleyan Theological Hermeneutic Today? (Steven J. Koskie)
14. Reading Scripture for Christian Formation (Elaine A. Heath, Southern Methodist University)
15. The Place of Scripture in Worship (Karen B. Westerfield Tucker,Boston University School of Theology)
16. The Place of Scripture in Preaching (Michael Pasquarello III, Asbury Theological Seminary)
17. Scripture and Evangelism (Laceye Warner, Duke Divinity School)

Index

I am most grateful to Joel and to all of the contributors, and I hope this volume makes a helpful contribution to our Wesleyan communities of faith.