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Different events in communication and information in today's
society have highlighted the significant role that research plays
in these two fields of the social sciences. Therefore, it is
essential to determine how the efficacy of research can be enhanced
at various levels, especially at the academic level. Of primary
relevance in this is research connected to communication, both
human-to-human and through media, and interactions with information
sources. There exists a need for a resource for communications and
information science researchers to enhance the effectiveness,
impact, and visibility of research. Cases on Developing Effective
Research Plans for Communications and Information Science provides
relevant frameworks for research in communications and information
science. It elaborates on the strategic role of research at
different levels of the information and communication society.
Covering topics such as audience research, literary reading
mediation, and social science theses, this case book is an
excellent resource for libraries and librarians, marketing
managers, communications professionals, students and educators of
higher education, faculty and administration of higher education,
government officials, researchers, and academicians.
This Recipes & Information cookbook is the result of 50 plus
years of accumulating thousands of recipes and information that
have their roots in everyday and party foods with a diverse
background of American, Italian, Jewish, Oriental, Hispanic,
Eastern and European flavors about everything from soup to nuts.
The book contains about 800 recipes. Included in this cook are a
wealth of tips, information, and historical facts related to
eating, drinking, cooking and baking appetizer, soup, stew, meat,
pasta, noodle, fish, seafood, vegetable, gravy, sauce, dessert and
baking recipes. The cookbook contains 100 pages related to
information on more than 75 subjects.
The second volume in a 5 volume set, The Context of Transgender
Realities examines crossdressing as it is experienced by
crossdressers and as it is interpreted by others, including
researchers from a number of different disciplines. Organized as
answers to frequently asked questions, the text covers everything
from what motivates crossdressing, to when it begins, how it
proceeds, and what it means.
Life in America has not been easy in the twenty-first century. With
a government that has strayed from principles established by our
Founding Fathers, some Americans may believe all hope is lost.
Americans need a great president, but one question remains: Who can
restore faith for a better future for America? B. J. Miller
provides a platform for everyday American citizens to imagine what
they would do to make a difference if they were president of the
United States. By addressing a variety of governmental policies
such as federal spending, the treatment of veterans, Social
Security, and minimum wage, Miller shares his opinions while
encouraging others to contemplate whether each policy is right for
the country and offer their own ideas for improvement. If You Were
President seeks to stimulate Americans to reflect and respond with
creative proposals intended to set our government on the right
track, allowing the people to once again achieve life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.
The eight lively contributions to this volume, appearing
concurrently in a special issue of the journal Biblical
Interpretation, illustrate a range of exciting approaches to the
newly developing area of the reception history of the Bible in
literature, music, art and film. (Originally published as issue 4-5
of Volume 15 (2007) of Brill's journal Biblical Interpretation)
The original Swedish edition of this book appeared in 2004.
Halsopromotion i Arbetslivet] It has gained a place of central
importance in the scientific literature for educational courses in
Public Health and Health promotion. In order to meet current
international interest in the salutogenic perspective in Workplace
Health Promotion, the original text of the book has now been
directly translated into English. The aim of the book is to
describe health promotion as an idea, an area of knowledge and a
strategy for healthpromoting work primarily in working life. The
idea of salutogenesis and Aaron Antonovsky's theory of a sense of
coherence (SOC) form important starting points for the book. A
conceptual model is derived from the international tradition of
Health Promotion and Workplace Health Promotion, which can serve as
a guide for the work of health promotion in various settings. The
book is theoretical in character but it is also written with an eye
to providing support in the practical application of health
promotion work.
Among teenagers Romeo and Juliet appears to be the most popular of
the Shakespeare tragedies. Perhaps this is because of the age of
the protagonists. I suspect it is something far deeper than that,
however. The depth of passion evinced by both Romeo and Juliet is
familiar to most adolescents, and their isolation from the world of
adults is also recognized by contemporary teens. Capulet's ranting
when dealing with Juliet's nascent independence is no doubt
familiar to today's sons and daughters. Thus, it seems Shakespeare
continues to speak a universal language; this, I believe, accounts
for the continued popularity of the work.
One of the most popular pulp magazines of the 1930s was G-8 and His
Battle Aces, which featured the anonymous American flying ace and
spy, G-8, battling the German military machine during World War I
and after. Nick Carr provides a comprehensive look at this
extraordinary, 110-issue pulp, complete with character guides, plot
points, and front-cover reproductions.
In this book, "All Medicines are Poison ," Melvin H. Kirschner,
MPH, MD, sets out to remove the fog of confusion that clouds the
landscape patients are required to navigate in their search for
health care today. This book describes the risks and benefits
associated with the use of medicines, and explores the validity of
other treatment modalities referred to as "Complimentary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM). He discusses the numerous failings and
backroom dealings in the pharmaceutical and insurance industries,
and highlights possible solutions to many of these current
concerns.Dr. Kirschner has had an extensive career in the
healthcare field. He has championed patient's rights throughout his
career. As one of the key physicians instrumental in the enactment
of the first biomedical ethical guidelines in the world, he has
always strived for close doctor/patient relationships where the
patient's concerns always come first.
Chesterton's classic three-act fantasy play. This play was
originally presented under the management of Kenelm Foss at The
Little Theatre, London, on November 7, 1913.
This book chronicles the creation, evolution, and multifaceted
impact of the University of Alabama HuntsvilleFoundation (UAHF). It
traces the growth of the city of Huntsville and the area
surrounding it as an internationally acclaimed center for research
and development in science, engineering, and technology. The author
describes the concurrent evolution of The University of Alabama in
Huntsville (UAH) as the pre-eminent academic center in Alabama for
research in engineering, physical science, environmental science,
and computational science. He recounts theseminal contributions
that the UAH Foundation, and the outstanding men and women who have
constituted its members, has made in helping to make some very good
things to happen in Huntsville, Alabama. The UAHF is a rarity among
university-related foundations in that the UAHF existed even before
the university it now serves was created. The books chapters detail
how Huntsville leaders came together to form the predecessor of the
UAHF as landholding operation supporting the orderly development of
Cummings Research Park, of which UAH occupies the easternmost
extremity. Later chapters describe how the UAHF gradually took on
greater and greater responsibility for the support of UAH itself,
becoming, ultimately, UAH's independent, university-related
foundation.
"In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system,
handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms. With
the advent of the revolving pistols, however; came patents that
created monopolies in revolver production and the through-bored
cylinder necessary for self-contained metallic cartridges. The
caplock revolvers took on a separate evolution and remained state
of the art long after the widespread appearance of cartridge firing
rifles and shotguns. They rode in the holsters of of explorers and
adventurers across the world and granted safe conduct in the
back-alleys of the Industrial West right up until the last quarter
of the 19th Century. Handguns possess a mystique distinctly
different from that of other firearms. They are tools of personal
empowerment-chosen by their owners to provide independence and
freedom of movement. In the ambitious, optimistic early years of
western industrial civilization they were the emblem of liberty and
equality and the bane of repressive governments and social
movements. Largely because of the traditions that emerged in the
time of the caplock pistols and revolvers, they remain so in the
early years of the 21st Century."
Fix Your Damn Book! is a self-help manual for writers who have
finished a manuscript - a novel, novella, short story, or serial -
and who want to self-edit their work to a professional standard and
get it on the market. In this instructional and occasionally
hilarious book, James Osiris Baldwin - an author and editor with
over 8 years of experience as a freelance and staff editor -
explains his technique for painlessly and successfully polishing
your manuscript to a perfect glow. Fix Your Damn Book! will guide
you through: - The seven essential components of successful editing
- Getting into the right headspace to edit your own work -
Objectively diagnosing problems in your manuscript - The secrets of
developmental editing and line editing - Hacks for sharpening your
story, character, and dialogue - Grammar, spelling, punctuation,
passive voice and tense - Recruiting and making the most out of
your first readers - Proofreading and publishing your finished book
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