My Life

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Akshay seth

I was in class VI when I first time wrote a poetry and shared it with my brother. He is a wonderful brother and like a dear friend he motivated me to write more. I wrote another and he encouraged me for third. That’s how it started. After few days I recited my poems in class room in front of my mates and all were excited. Then teachers, parents, kith and kin and finally I was labeled as a poet. Though I never wanted to be poet I could not change my style of writing.I did not work hard on it. I always wanted to be a shayar. As such
I kept writing. During school days I participated in poetry competitions and used to write poetry to impress my mates.One of my school days poetry-
Ek din chad raha tha mai chadia
Chadte chadte ghante ho gaye dhai
Tabhi ek siti ki aawaz aayi
Maine bhi siti bazai
To fir se siti ki aawaaz aayi
Maine ghoom kar nazar dodayi
Toh dekha Samne ek danav mara khada tha
Aur uska paron tale ek insaan mara pada tha
Ab veh aur mai thee aamne samne
Uske peeche tha pahad mere peeche thi khai
Usne mujhe neech dakhlene key liye chaalnag lagai
Par na jaane kaus ne shakti mujhe dusri taraf kinch layi
Us danav ki saanse ho gayi thee bandh
Hoshlen mere ho gaye thee bulandh
………………..I don’t have the patience to write full
School days are commonly the happy days of life. I also enjoyed a lot.

In Inter there was not time to write poetry.But here I started listening ghazals. One of my friends gave me a cassette of Jagjeet Singh’s Sehar.I had a stereo that time which I stopped playing after completing my college only. One ghazal ‘ Yaad Nahi kya kya dekha saare manjar bhool gaye’ inspired me so much that I decided that I won’t leave shayari ever.That time I tried hand in shayari and got good reviews from my close pals.
Jis Makaan ki chhat par mai aur aangan mai who hoti thee
Woh ghar hamne chod diya hai…
Gam yeh nahi khuda ki tune
uska rishta hamse tod diya hai
Gam toh yeh hai ki hamsse
todh uska rishta kisi aur se jod diya hai

It was year 2000 when I came to Chandigarh and shared my shayari with strangers.Everybody praised me a lot. I was a science student but I was more inclined towards arts sujects.
Mere Kandhee par sar rakh kar rone ki khawaish mat karma
Roh na paoge tum
Uski Yaadon mai uljha hoon
Ek aur yaad ban kar reh jaoge tum…

Till then the ordeal of my life has started.College life was difficult for me.I could not enjoy much. It was during that time when I wrote one of my best poems. Later that poem turned into reality and marked the end of the most beautiful chapter of my life. How words sometimes transform into reality? She loved the poem so much that she died to prove that it was written for her only.
Sunhari Yaadon ki ghazalein gungunata raha hoon
Tere jaane key baad
Apne likhi kavita khud ko sonata raha hoon
Tere jaane key baad
Dard zakhmo ka bahut hai fir bhi muskarata raha hoon
Tere jaane key baad

During my college days I listened a lot of ghazals. Not only Jagjeet Singh but Ghulam Ali Saheb,Malika Pukhraj, Begum Akhtar, Mhandi hasaan , Talat Mehmood, Begum Akhtar, Pankaj Udaas,Pinaaz Misani, Nitin Mukesh I listened to all.Malika Pukhraj’s Mere Qatil Mere dildar was one which I loved a lot. Then Arth and Sath Sath of Jagjeet Singh I listened more than 1000 times. But my favourite is Ghulam Ali which I started listening in college days.( More about this in my next blog)

The real shayar/poet within me came out when I entered university. She was English literature student and used to write poems too.But unlike me she used to write in English. Language hardly matters it’s the feeling which makes difference. If I am not wrong I wrote more than 500 shairs. I had found another reason to write. She had become the inspiration. How can I forget that Thandi Sadak where we used to go everybody and on the way to Mall we sometimes had a round of 20-25 shairs. I never tried to learn Shayari which I feel is important. She always used to say..Dont try to make complex shairs.Your shayari and poetry should be as simple as you are.

After coming to Delhi I could not write much. Hunt was on for job.Then comes two beautiful chapters Mumbai and Hyderabad. I could not stay in Mumbai. But indirectly I was always in Mumbai. My inspiration was Shimla but shared it in Mumbai and Hyderabad.

The only thing which I could have done earlier is the compilation of all the shayari. I don’t remember how many shairs I have written. I still have the same passion for shayari and poetry as I had in my university days.Now at this moment of time when I write only for myself I have started recollecting all and trying to pen down all together so that after my death anyone who reads it ever can say….He was a Shayar.

Kuch yaad aaye ya na aaye
Yeh lamhe yaad aaynege jaroor
Agar jeet hui toh kushi hogi
Par haar toh bhi muskaraenge jaroor
Zindgi mai kuch banege nahi maloom
Magar Ache shayar toh keh layanege jaroor
Hamare maut par koi hansega nahi maloom
Par hamare chahane wale toh aanso bahaenge jaroor

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In my life

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Akshay seth

In My Life” is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The song originated with Lennon, and while McCartney contributed to the final version, the extent of his contribution is in dispute. George Martin contributed the instrumental bridge. Released on the 1965 album Rubber Soul, it is ranked 23rd on Rolling Stone‘s “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” as well as fifth on their list of The Beatles 100 Greatest Songs.[2] The song placed second on CBC‘s 50 Tracks. Mojo magazine named it the best song of all time in 2000.

Composition

According to Lennon, the song’s origins can be found when the English journalist Kenneth Allsop made a remark that Lennon should write songs about his childhood.[3] Afterwards, Lennon wrote a song in the form of a long poem reminiscing on his childhood years. The original version of the lyrics was based on a bus route he used to take in Liverpool, naming various sites seen along the way, including Penny Lane and Strawberry Field.[4]Those original lyrics are on display at The British Museum.

However, Lennon found it to be “ridiculous”, calling it “the most boring sort of ‘What I Did On My Holidays Bus Trip’ song”; he reworked the words, replacing the specific memories with a generalised meditation on his past.[5] “Very few lines” of the original version remained in the finished song.[4]According to Lennon’s friend and biographer Peter Shotton, the lines “Some [friends] are dead and some are living/In my life I’ve loved them all” referred to Stuart Sutcliffe (who died in 1962) and to Shotton.[3]

Regarding authorship of the melody, Lennon’s and McCartney’s recollections differ. Referring to McCartney, Lennon said “his contribution melodically was the harmony and the middle-eight itself.”[6][7] McCartney claimed he set Lennon’s lyrics to music from beginning to end, taking inspiration for the melody from songs by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.[8] “I liked ‘In My Life’. Those were words that John wrote and I wrote the tune to it. That was a great one.”[9]

[edit]Recording

The song was recorded on 18 October 1965, and was complete except for the instrumental bridge.[10] At that time, Lennon had not decided what instrument to use, but he subsequently askedGeorge Martin to play a piano solo, suggesting “something Baroque-sounding”.[1] Martin wrote a Bach-influenced piece that he found he could not play at the song’s tempo. On 22 October, the solo was recorded at half-tempo (one octave lower) and tape speed was doubled for the final recording, solving the performance challenge and giving the piano solo a unique timbre, reminiscent of a harpsichord.[11][12]

[edit]Personnel

Personnel per Ian MacDonald[13]

[edit]Cover versions

Personnel notes
  • A ^ MacDonald was unsure if Starr played Bells.

[edit]Notes

  1. ^ a b Hertsgaard 1996, p. 156.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone 2010.
  3. ^ a b Everett 2001, p. 319.
  4. ^ a b Spitz 2005, p. 587.
  5. ^ Sheff 2000, p. 152.
  6. ^ Sheff 2000, p. 178.
  7. ^ The section to which Lennon referred is unclear, as the song does not contain a recognisable middle-eight aside from a brief instrumental break (the melody for which is attributed to producerGeorge Martin).
  8. ^ Miles 1997, p. 277.
  9. ^ Gambaccini 1976, p. 19.
  10. ^ Lewisohn 1988, p. 64.
  11. ^ Spitz 2005, p. 591.
  12. ^ Lewisohn 1988, p. 65.
  13. ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 169.
  14. ^ Oliver, Good Morning Starshine Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  15. ^ Dušan Prelević, Ja, Prele

    Education

    Education

    All in New South Wales, Australia:

    Tertiary education:

    [edit]Possible future study

    I would love to learn other languages such as Mandarin Chinese. I do not come from a multilingual country (although it is multicultural) so I am a little behind Europeans and certain others. I look forwarding to studying for a doctorate in theology or perhaps science/maths. I would like to learn in different cultures, the ultimate form of which would be learning in a foreign country and in a language originally foreign to me.

    I would like to complete a doctorate (PhD) someday. A possible topic, that I am currently very interested in, is inspiration (see Biblical inspiration and revelation).

    One dream is to learn Buddhism from a Buddhist institution, in a Buddhist country, in a predominant Buddhist language, while surrounded by the Buddhist culture, etc. The same for Islam. I see both religions, as well as Christianity, as important to the Western world at the moment. Buddhism is seen by some as hip and cool, although I think most people haven’t seriously tried to understand it. It has an image of toleration for others, which is what I think people admire, and who wouldn’t admire that, assuming it is true? Islam is particularly controversial lately, and probably also much misunderstood by the West.

    I also have an interest in sciences such as physics and math(s), which some have encouraged me to pursue.

    [edit]Relatives with Wikipedia articles

    Some of my ancestors and other relatives have Wikipedia articles about them:

    See similar surnames McLaurin (disambiguation), MacLaurin (disambiguation), McLaren (surname), Clan MacLaren. My mother’s sideis Croaker (surname).

    Living people category: Maclaurin, Mclaurin. List of people by name: Macla, McLa.

    [edit]Evan MacLaurin

    Evan Colin Briarcliffe MacLaurin is apparently mentioned in Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler.

    One source describes him as “E Colin B”.

    He edited Essays in Honour of Griffithes Wheeler Thatcher 1863–1950 (Sydney University Press, 1967), 255 pages

    Articles by E C B MacLaurin, G L Lockley, A P Elkin, D R Ap-Thomas, A D Crown, A S Tritton, E O James, L H Brockington, G P Shipp, B Thiering, and J Bowman. Sydney University Press backlisting; National Library of Australia entry

    The subject features in the entry Alan D. Crown, ‘Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1863 – 1950)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp 196–197. There are presently two articles by him listed in WikiSource, from the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittannica.

    Review: Essays in Honour of Griffithes Wheeler Thatcher 1863-1950 Author(s):

       Herbert, A S.

    Source:

       Journal of Theological Studies no 2 O 1968, p 643-644.

    Review: Essays in Honour of Griffithes Wheeler Thatcher 1863-1950 Author(s):

       Lys, Daniel

    Source:

       Études théologiques et religieuses 43 no 3 1968, p 245-246.

     

    • The origin of the Hebrew sacrificial system by E. C. B. MacLaurin NLA entry

    WorldCat searches: [1] 9 books; book in honour of; subject – possibly not relevant
    Here are some articles he published:

    The Canaanite background of the doctrine of the Virgin Mary.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Religious Traditions, 3 no 2 O-N 1980, p 1-11. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folder

    1. 5.

    A comparison of two aspects of Ugaritic and Christian theology.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C.. Source: Oriental studies presented to Benedikt S J Isserlin by friends and colleagues on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday, p 72-82. Leiden : Brill, 1980 Publication Type: EssayAdd to folder Remove from folder

    1. 6.

    QRT-‘ABLM.Preview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 110 Jl-D 1978, p 113-114. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folder

    1. 7.

    Beelzeboul.Preview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Source: Novum testamentum, 20 no 2 Ap 1978, p 156-160. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1973 to 2005

    1. 8.

    Joseph and Asaph.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Vetus testamentum, 25 no 1 Ja 1975, p 27-45. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1984 to present.

    1. 9.

    Beginnings of the Israelite diaspora.Preview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Source: Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology, 1 no 4 1971, p 82-95. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folder

    1. 10.

    Semitic background of use of “en splanchnois”Preview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 103 Ja-Je 1971, p 42-45. Publication Type: Article

    • Possible Phoenician site near Tripoli.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 101 Ja-Je 1969, p 40-41. Publication Type: Article
    • Date of the foundation of the Jewish colony at Elephantine.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 27 no 2 Ap 1968, p 89-96. Publication Type: Article

    Anak/anax.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Vetus testamentum, 15 no 4 O 1965, p 468-474. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1984 to present.

    1. 20.

    Development of the idea of God in ancient Canaan.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Journal of Religious History, 2 no 4 D 1963, p 277-294. Publication Type: Article

    • YHWH : the origin of the tetragrammaton.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Vetus testamentum, 12 no 4 O 1962, p 439-463. Publication Type: Article

    Hebrew Theocracy in the 10th to the 6th Centuries BC: An Analysis of the Books of Judges, Samuel, and KingsPreview By: Thompson, John A.. Source: Journal of Religious History, 1 no 1 Je 1960, p 40-41. Publication Type: ReviewAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1966 to present.

    1. 23.

    History of IsraelPreview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Journal of Religious History, 1 no 1 Je 1960, p 41-43. Publication Type: ReviewAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1966 to present.

    1. 24.

    Hebrew Theocracy in the 10th to the 6th Centuries BC: An Analysis of the Books of Judges, Samuel, and KingsPreview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959 . Publication Type: BookAdd to folder Remove from folder

    1. 25.

    The Origin of the Hebrew Sacrificial System By: Albert, David W.. Source: Reformed Theological Review, 8 no 1 1949, p 17-18. Publication Type: ReviewAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1980 to present.

    1. 26.

    The Origin of the Hebrew Sacrificial SystemPreview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. [S.l.]: Sydney & Melbourne Pub, 1948 . Publication Type: Book

    (ATLA search exhausted)

     

 

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Living My Life

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Akshay seth

Living My Life is the 993-page autobiography of Lithuanian-born anarchist Emma Goldman, published in two volumes in 1931 (Alfred A. Knopf) and 1934 (Garden City Publishing Company). Goldman wrote it in Saint-Tropez, France, following her disillusionment with the Bolshevik role in the Russian revolution. The text thoroughly covers her personal and political life from early childhood through to 1927, and has constantly remained in print since, in original and abridged editions. Since the autobiography was published nine years before Goldman died in 1940, it does not record her role in the Spanish Civil War.

[edit]Quotes

  • The free expression of the hopes and aspirations of a people is the greatest and only safety in a sane society.
  • Imagine, capitalist America also divides the anarchists into two categories, philosophic and criminal. The first are accepted in highest circles; one of them is even high in the councils of the Wilson Administration. The second category, to which we have the honor of belonging, is persecuted and often imprisoned. Yours also seems to be a distinction without a difference. Don’t you think so? (to Lenin)
  • No sacrifice is lost for a great ideal!
  • I do not believe in God, because I believe in man. Whatever his mistakes, man has for thousands of years past been working to undo the botched job your God has made.
  • As to killing rulers, it depends entirely on the position of the ruler. If it is the Russian tsar, I most certainly believe in dispatching him to where he belongs. If the ruler is as ineffectual as an American president, it is hardly worth the effort. There are, however, some potentates I would kill by any and all means at my disposal. They are Ignorance, Superstition, and Bigotry — the most sinister and tyrannical rulers on earth.
  • America had declared war with Spain…. It did not require much political wisdom to see that America’s concern was a matter of sugar and had nothing to do with humanitarian feelings. Of course there were plenty of credulous people, not only in the country at large, but even in liberal ranks, who believed in America’s claim. I could not join them. I was sure that no one, be it individual or government, engaged in enslaving and exploiting at home, could have the integrity or the desire to free people in other lands.
  • The people are asleep; they remain indifferent. They forge their own chains and do the bidding of their masters to crucify their Christs.
  • Nothing would prove more disastrous to our ideas, we contended, than to neglect the effect of the internal upon the external, of the psychological motives and needs upon existing institutions.
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THE STORY OF MY GREAT LIFE

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Akshay seth

I was born in a christain home and grew to even become an ‘alter boy’ in a catholic church, which I left to join another church on the instruction and decision of my parents, I gave my my life to Christ in 1997 during a program with our man of God Pastor Chris at the Indoor Sport Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria which I was invited to by Pastor Funke Dara after hearing for the first time in my life the truth of God’s word followed with the move of the Spirit and great and undenianble miracles. Since then till now, it’s been glorious, from one testimony to the other, I have grown as a result of the training and words from my man of God, Mentor, Teacher, Father and Coach from been a member to a group pastor today, I am grateful to Pastor Funke and all my leaders and most importantly my Man of God, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.

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The_Time_of_My_Life

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Akshay seth

“(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz.[1] It was recorded by Bill Medleyand Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing,[1] by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison (who also played Vivian in the film).

Critical reception

[edit]Chart performance

In the United States, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1987 for one week and also reached number one on the Adult Contemporary for four weeks.[2] In the United Kingdom the song had two chart outings: in November 1987, after the film’s initial release, the song peaked at #6;[1] in January 1991, after the film was shown on mainstream television, the song reached #8.[3]

[edit]Awards

[edit]Cover versions

  • The song was covered in 2004 by Carmen & Piero and their version features on Best of Mundart and Duets.[4]
  • The song was covered in 2006 by British glamour model Katie Price and her then-husband, pop singer Peter Andre. The track is included on their 2006 album of duets A Whole New World.
  • The 2007 compilation Over The Rainbow featured a cover of the song by Jermaine Jackson and R&B/dance music singer Jocelyn Brown.
  • Barry Manilow covered the song on his 2008 album of cover songs, The Greatest Songs of the Eighties.
  • The song appeared on the Fox series Glee in the second season episode “Special Education”. It was sung by Quinn (Dianna Agron) & Sam (Chord Overstreet) as the opening ballad at Sectionals. It is also featured on the soundtrack Glee: The Music, Volume 4.
  • Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga covered this song on the 2009 album Love Duets[5]
  • In 2010, The Black Eyed Peas used the chorus in their song, “The Time (Dirty Bit)” (from the album The Beginning), with the line “Yes, I swear it’s the truth” changed to, “And I swear this is true”.
  • The song’s original recording is a regular staple at live shows of the Norwegian electro rock band, Datarock, and is frequently performed as a sing-along by band and audience.
  • In 2011, Kris Lawrence and Kyla record their version for the show Time of My Life as the show’s theme song

[edit]Parodies

A parody was made in the animated comedy series The Simpsons. The episode, “Faith Off” (season eleven, 2000) altered the chorus during a football game’s half-time rendition, lending support toHomer Simpson‘s alma mater, Springfield University. It sings: “I had the halftime of my life, and I owe it all to S.U.”

In the Family Guy episode “Blue Harvest“, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert) sings a cover version to Luke Skywalker (Chris) while stormtroopers and the other heroes cheer on and serve as back-up dancers.

[edit]Track listings

7″ single
  1. “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” (4:47)
  2. “Love Is Strange” by Mickey & Sylvia (2:52)
12″ maxi and CD single
  1. “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” (6:46)
  2. “In the Still of the Night” by The Five Satins (2:59)
  3. “Love Is Strange” by Mickey & Sylvia (2:53)
  4. “Overload” by Zappacosta (3:39)
Cassette
  1. “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” (4:47)
  2. “In the Still of the Night” by The Five Satins (2:59)
  3. “Love Is Strange” by Mickey & Sylvia (2:53)
  4. “Overload” by Zappacosta (3:39)

[edit]Charts and sales

[edit]Peak positions

Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 3
Canadian Singles Chart[7] 2
Dutch Top 40[8] 1
German Singles Chart [9] 5
Irish Singles Chart[10] 5
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 12
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 5
UK Singles Chart[11] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[12] 1
Chart (1990) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[13] 8
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart[10] 17
Chart (1992) Peak
position
French SNEP Singles Chart[6] 5
Chart (1993) Peak
position
French SNEP Singles Chart[6] 48

[edit]Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
Australian Singles Chart[14] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[15] 28
Dutch Top 40[16] 1

[edit]Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia[17] Gold 1987 35,000
Canada[18] Gold January 12, 1988 50,000
Netherlands[19] Platinum 1988 60,000
U.S.[20] Gold February 24, 1989 500,000

[edit]See also

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about my great life in future study

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Akshay seth

Possible future study

I would love to learn other languages such as Mandarin Chinese. I do not come from a multilingual country (although it is multicultural) so I am a little behind Europeans and certain others. I look forwarding to studying for a doctorate in theology or perhaps science/maths. I would like to learn in different cultures, the ultimate form of which would be learning in a foreign country and in a language originally foreign to me.

I would like to complete a doctorate (PhD) someday. A possible topic, that I am currently very interested in, is inspiration (see Biblical inspiration and revelation).

One dream is to learn Buddhism from a Buddhist institution, in a Buddhist country, in a predominant Buddhist language, while surrounded by the Buddhist culture, etc. The same for Islam. I see both religions, as well as Christianity, as important to the Western world at the moment. Buddhism is seen by some as hip and cool, although I think most people haven’t seriously tried to understand it. It has an image of toleration for others, which is what I think people admire, and who wouldn’t admire that, assuming it is true? Islam is particularly controversial lately, and probably also much misunderstood by the West.

I also have an interest in sciences such as physics and math(s), which some have encouraged me to pursue.

[edit]Relatives with Wikipedia articles

Some of my ancestors and other relatives have Wikipedia articles about them:

See similar surnames McLaurin (disambiguation), MacLaurin (disambiguation), McLaren (surname), Clan MacLaren. My mother’s sideis Croaker (surname).

Living people category: Maclaurin, Mclaurin. List of people by name: Macla, McLa.

[edit]Evan MacLaurin

Evan Colin Briarcliffe MacLaurin is apparently mentioned in Electoral results for the Division of Grayndler.

One source describes him as “E Colin B”.

He edited Essays in Honour of Griffithes Wheeler Thatcher 1863–1950 (Sydney University Press, 1967), 255 pages

Articles by E C B MacLaurin, G L Lockley, A P Elkin, D R Ap-Thomas, A D Crown, A S Tritton, E O James, L H Brockington, G P Shipp, B Thiering, and J Bowman. Sydney University Press backlisting; National Library of Australia entry

The subject features in the entry Alan D. Crown, ‘Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1863 – 1950)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pp 196–197. There are presently two articles by him listed in WikiSource, from the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittannica.
Review: Essays in Honour of Griffithes Wheeler Thatcher 1863-1950 Author(s):

   Herbert, A S.

Source:

   Journal of Theological Studies no 2 O 1968, p 643-644.

Review: Essays in Honour of Griffithes Wheeler Thatcher 1863-1950 Author(s):

   Lys, Daniel

Source:

   Études théologiques et religieuses 43 no 3 1968, p 245-246.

 

  • The origin of the Hebrew sacrificial system by E. C. B. MacLaurin NLA entry

WorldCat searches: [1] 9 books; book in honour of; subject – possibly not relevant
Here are some articles he published:

The Canaanite background of the doctrine of the Virgin Mary.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Religious Traditions, 3 no 2 O-N 1980, p 1-11. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folder

  1. 5.

A comparison of two aspects of Ugaritic and Christian theology.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C.. Source: Oriental studies presented to Benedikt S J Isserlin by friends and colleagues on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday, p 72-82. Leiden : Brill, 1980 Publication Type: EssayAdd to folder Remove from folder

  1. 6.

QRT-‘ABLM.Preview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 110 Jl-D 1978, p 113-114. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folder

  1. 7.

Beelzeboul.Preview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Source: Novum testamentum, 20 no 2 Ap 1978, p 156-160. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1973 to 2005

  1. 8.

Joseph and Asaph.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Vetus testamentum, 25 no 1 Ja 1975, p 27-45. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1984 to present.

  1. 9.

Beginnings of the Israelite diaspora.Preview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Source: Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology, 1 no 4 1971, p 82-95. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folder

  1. 10.

Semitic background of use of “en splanchnois”Preview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 103 Ja-Je 1971, p 42-45. Publication Type: Article

  • Possible Phoenician site near Tripoli.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 101 Ja-Je 1969, p 40-41. Publication Type: Article
  • Date of the foundation of the Jewish colony at Elephantine.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 27 no 2 Ap 1968, p 89-96. Publication Type: Article

Anak/anax.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Vetus testamentum, 15 no 4 O 1965, p 468-474. Publication Type: ArticleAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1984 to present.

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Development of the idea of God in ancient Canaan.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Journal of Religious History, 2 no 4 D 1963, p 277-294. Publication Type: Article

  • YHWH : the origin of the tetragrammaton.Preview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Vetus testamentum, 12 no 4 O 1962, p 439-463. Publication Type: Article

Hebrew Theocracy in the 10th to the 6th Centuries BC: An Analysis of the Books of Judges, Samuel, and KingsPreview By: Thompson, John A.. Source: Journal of Religious History, 1 no 1 Je 1960, p 40-41. Publication Type: ReviewAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1966 to present.

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History of IsraelPreview By: MacLaurin, E C B.. Source: Journal of Religious History, 1 no 1 Je 1960, p 41-43. Publication Type: ReviewAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1966 to present.

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Hebrew Theocracy in the 10th to the 6th Centuries BC: An Analysis of the Books of Judges, Samuel, and KingsPreview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1959 . Publication Type: BookAdd to folder Remove from folder

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The Origin of the Hebrew Sacrificial System By: Albert, David W.. Source: Reformed Theological Review, 8 no 1 1949, p 17-18. Publication Type: ReviewAdd to folder Remove from folderNotes: This title is held in the library from 1980 to present.

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The Origin of the Hebrew Sacrificial SystemPreview By: MacLaurin, E Colin B.. [S.l.]: Sydney & Melbourne Pub, 1948 . Publication Type: Book

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Why I Joined Wikinut in the life?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Akshay seth

Why I Joined Wikinut

Before I joined Wikinut, I never had an inkling that I could write. I have always admired writers for their ability to express their feelings so well. Although I have once thought of becoming a writer, I never pursued that path because I felt I never had any idea what to write. That feeling changed when 5 months ago, I came across my dear friend Buzz’s Wikinut article that he shared on Facebook. I read some of his articles and enjoyed reading them. I was impressed with his style in writing that made me think that I should give it a try. I signed up and that same day, I published my first article.

It was Johnny Dod who moderated my first article. His personal message was Good start, Tess. I can’t fault your article. I can tell that you will be a fine Wikinutter. His message encouraged me and gave me more confidence to write again. Thanks so much, Johnny, for that very encouraging message. To date, I have written 55 articles including this one.

I Enjoy Writing

Ever since I started writing for Wikinut, I have gained lots of friends and followers. The comments I receive from other writers inspire me a lot to continue writing. I enjoy the interaction between writers and the support from our beloved moderators. I have truly found a family in Wikinut. It is so fulfilling that out of my last 54 articles, I have garnered 31 stars. Most of the articles I have written tell about my personal life experiences, the people who are dear to me, and places I have been to. I have also written a few nice and inspiring poems, and I would like to write more poems every once in a while. Like most writers, I also experience having “writer’s block”, that no matter how I try, I can’t come up with ideas and words to write. But listening to some writers’ advice, I just wait until the right words flow again. There are times, though, that ideas just suddenly pop up and I just have to sit down, face my computer, and start writing again. The only challenge I’m facing is finding the time to do all my writings because I also have a full time job that occupies my entire day. By the time I come home, I am already tired, and all I want to do is rest and sleep. So far, I’ve been managing my time fairly well. It’s probably because I really try to give myself time to write as writing has become one of my favorite activities.

My Future Goals

I can feel and see that I have become a better writer now compared to my pre-Wikinut time. I owe this to all my friends who have been very supportive of me. When they appreciate my work, I get more inspired and dedicated to writing. I have written quality articles, which I am proud to say, are worth reading. I am good at writing essays, and even though I have written some poems, I still believe I need to polish my skill in the field of poetry.

I have many future goals when it comes to writing such as to continue publishing worthwhile and inspirational articles, but my biggest goal right now is to learn the techniques in writing great poems. There are many excellent poets here at Wikinut, and I admire them for their knowledge and style. I wish I had their talent to compose such poems. I am confident that with practice and patience, I will be able to do it. Wikinut is a wonderful site, and although some writers have already left, I still believe that it’s worth staying. I say so because of the wonderful community and awesome friends like you all.

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About me

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Akshay seth

I never set out to be ‘the best’ or write the greatest poem ever! But somehow i have made it to Number 1, i think it’s more due to my name than my writing but thanks for your kind commets anyways. And yes i have had to remove alot of my work due to people slating it! ! I was always told don’t say anything unless you have something nice to say? But still….not everyone is nice…: -)

Thanks guys i will be back soon, bigger and better than ever! ! !
POETS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON. LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE AND THEY ARE LIKE SOLDIERS IN WAR.THEY RESCUE EACH OTHER, HELP EACH OTHER AND DIE FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.THANK YOU FOR BEING A POET.

about.me is a personal web hosting service co-founded by Ryan Freitas, Tony Conrad and Tim Young in October 2009.[2] The site offers registered users a simple platform from which to link multiple online identities, relevant external sites, and popular social networking websites such as Twitter,Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, YouTube, Tumblr. It is characterized by its one-page user profiles, each with a large, often-artistic background image and abbreviated biography.

On December 20, 2010, just four days after its public launch, about.me was acquired by AOL.[3] In an interview, co-founder Tony Conrad said that about.me sold for $1.3 million.[4]

Advisors

The site’s advisors include Veronica Belmont, Ryan Block, Lindsay Campbell, Timothy Ferriss, Om Malik, Chris Sacca, Matt Mullenweg, Julia Allison, Tom Conrad.

 

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My Favorite Things

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Akshay seth

The Sound of Music version

The song was first introduced by Mary Martin and Patricia Neway in the original Broadway production and sung by Julie Andrews in the 1965 film.

In the musical, the lyrics to the song are a reference to things Maria loves, such as ‘raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens’. These are the things she selects to fill her mind with when times are bad.

The original Broadway musical places this song in the Mother Abbess’s office, just before she sends Maria to serve Captain von Trapp‘s family as governess to his seven children. However, Ernest Lehman, the screenwriter for the film adaptation, repositioned this song so that Maria would sing it with the children during the thunderstorm scene in her bedroom, replacing “The Lonely Goatherd,” which had originally been sung at this point. Many stage productions also make this change, shifting “The Lonely Goatherd” to another scene.

The first section of the melody has the distinctive property of using only the notes 1, 2, and 5 (Do, Re, and Sol) of the scale. Rodgers then harmonized this same section of the melody differently in different stanzas, using a series of minor triads one time and major triads the next.

The song ends with a borrowed line of lyric and notes from Rodgers’ earlier composition with Lorenz Hart, “Glad to Be Unhappy,” a standard about finding peace in the midst of unrequited love. Using the same two notes for the phrasing of “so sad” in the original song, Rodgers brings the gloom of my “Favorite Things” to a similar upbeat ending – “and then I don’t feel so bad.”

[edit]Cover versions

The song has been recorded hundreds of times.[1] Jazz artist John Coltrane did an extended, close to fourteen-minute version on his 1961 album taken from the title of the song. It became a jazz classic and a signature for Coltrane in concert, also appearing on New Thing at Newport and Live at the Half Note: One Down, One Up in 1965, and Live at the Village Vanguard Again! in 1966. Coltrane’s version differs significantly from the song as originally conceived; using modal patterns and being much darker and more frenzied in feel.

While it was never conceived as a Christmas song, the wintertime imagery of some of the lyrics has made “My Favorite Things” a popular selection during the holiday season and it often appears on seasonal albums and compilations. Including:

[edit]Other versions

[edit]In popular culture

  • Despite not having anything to do with Christmas, the song is often played on radio stations and at concerts during the winter holiday season, and has become a Christmas standard.
  • The Animaniacs episode “The Sound of Warners”, a parody of The Sound of Music, has a similar song called “That’s What I Ponder When I Am Afraid”, sung by Prunella Flundergust when she thinks Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are afraid of the lightning (when in reality the only thing they’re afraid of is her).
  • Glee‘ actress Lea Michele did a cover of the song featured in a Dove shampoo commercial.
  • The 2011 Glee episode, Extraordinary Merry Christmas covered this song, but did not include it on the album.
  • On an episode of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” Will Ferrell (impersonating Robert Goulet) sings the song.[4]
  • In the 2011 How I Met Your Mother episode Noretta, Barney’s girlfriend Nora sings this song to cheer him up. It reminds him of his mother Loretta, who is apparently a Julie Andrews fan.
  • In the very sucessful Dragon Ball Z Abridged Parody, Freeza sings to himself a disturbing version of the song.
  • In the 2012 sung by Yuuka Nanri as Ritsuko in anime premiered in April 2012 Sakamichi no Apollon: Kids on the Slope. The song is on the original soundtrack (composed by Yoko Kanno).
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my-favorite-book

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Akshay seth

I am fond of reading books. I have read a good number of novels, dramas, short stories and poems. Some books merely give enjoyment. There are others which leave a deeper impression on the mind. Some books infuse the spirit of nationalism in the reader. But I have not come across a single book so far, which is so good as the Ramcharitra Manas of Tulsi Das.

Sri Goswami Tulsi Das Ji is the writer of this great epic. Every Indian has read or heard the story of Ram and Sita. The popular story has been narrated in this book in the most beautiful way. The language of the book is avadhi. We are told in it first the reasons for the birth of lord Rama. On the insistence of various gods and goddesses. He came on the earth in the form of a human being to relieve the pain and suffering of the virtuous. This book is divided into various parts. Every part deals with a particular aspect of life or performance of Lord Rama.

Every Indian likes to hear the famous story of Ramcharitra Manas. Some have great faith in it. But my reasons for liking it are quite different. I have found in it, religious, political and social wisdom. It enlightens as well entertains. Indeed, it is a true treasure-house of rare wisdom. I will give here only some of the reasons which have made this book my favourite.

In Hindi Literature it stands at the top. Tulsi Dass Ji has treated all the ‘Ras’ in it. This is simple. The beauty lies in the fact, that he has not crossed the limit at any stage. The ‘Shringar Ras’ which makes the poetry romantic, has been used with rare skill. The similes and metaphors stand unparalleled at their own places. The literary Pandits maintain that not a single word of a single line can be replaced by any other word. The superiority of the composition of the book is reflected in this statement.

Hindus accept it as a great religious book. It lays down the rules of conduct for all. It makes everyone believe that the virtuous are always protected by the Lord. The way in which Ravana, the symbol of evil, was defeated is well known to all. How the creator of all, Lord Rama, showered his love on everyone who had a firm faith in him, becomes evident from this book. The stories of poor old Bhilini, “Shavri” and boatman “Kevat”, support this statement. Indeed, as a religious book it cannot be surpassed by any other.

The political wisdom of the book is also great. How a good ruler should govern his people becomes clear from the rule of Raja Ram. Even today we aspire to establish Ram Rajya. How a bad ruler becomes the object of contempt of everyone is revealed by the example of Ravana. The way Ram won over the support of Sugriv, Hanuman, and the brother of Ravan, is a good lesson to learn. Many such grains of wisdom are hidden in this great book.

Besides, the book reflects the height of progress which India reached in ancient time. We can be proud of it even to-day. In social sphere we learn the importance of self-sacrifice. The sacrifice of Rama for his father, brother and people is unique. Sita has become the symbol of Indian woman-hood. Lakshman and Bharat are the examples of good brothers. How the voice of the people should be respected above everything else by a king is shown by the renunciation of Sita by Ram. The achievement of science of those days are yet to be matched by the present day scientists. All these qualities make the book a superb piece of literature.

One book may be good from one point of view. Another one may be good from some other point of view. Ramcharitra Manas is the book which is good in numerous ways. It is my friend, philosopher and guide. I always like to read it.

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