Part 1: Domestic David B. Luther Senior Vice President and Corporate Director,
Quality Corning Incorporated uality forms the basis for a network of partnerships.
And companies need partnerships to move forward with quality. Quality is the first
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A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People and recipient of the Florida Sunshine Award: In this absorbing chapter book, Ahyoka helps her father, Sequoyah, unlock the mystery of “talking leaves” to create the Cherokee alphabet Ahyoka is the daughter of Sequoyah, a silversmith who has given up most of his trade to focus on his true passion. He longs for the day when the Cherokee people can communicate to one another from afar and document the history of their lives. He wants his people—the Real People—to have a written language like the white men do. When he is ostracized from his community for the “magic” he is creating, he leaves his home to pursue his quest. His young daughter, who shares his dream, joins him on his journey. They work together to create a syllabic alphabet that will tell the story of the Cherokee people.
She took his stick and stirred the fire. Sparks shot up from the coals sleeping
under a log. The tip of the stick caught fire. Ahyoka pulled it across the sand to put
out the flame. She had made a straight line. She dragged the stick again, adding
a circle to the line. First a line. Then a circle touching the line. Over and over she
drew the same pattern. She could make the shapes from the book, but they
meant nothing to her. She felt like one of the circles, having no beginning and no
ending, ...
It's beautiful!' Like Harry James, Stan Kenton seems in no mood for retirement yet.
Nor are Count Basie, Woody Herman, or Buddy Rich. Why should they be?
Young people seem to be flocking to hear what bandleaders of the old school
have to offer. Amazingly enough, three decades after Glenn Miller's
disappearance in World War II, the Glenn Miller orchestra still draws large
audiences. There have always been, and always will be, popular trends in music.
That does little to change ...
