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A great deal of excellent poetry was composed in Scotland in the
first quarter of the seventeenth century. In 1603, when James
Stewart became also king of England and Ireland, several Scottish
poets moved to London, and commented on events at Court. Others
preferred to remain in their homeland, at a distance from the
metropolis; and some who had gone south soon returned home. In
addition to the perennial themes of love and religion, attention
was given to topics such as national identity, foreign travel,
civil society, monarchy, the good life, friendship, retreat, and
the nature and language of literature itself. Poets faced the
political and cultural challenges inherent in the novel concept of
Great Britain in a variety of ways, and the thistle and the rose
bloomed together in the Jacobean garden of verses.
War is threatening. The grey parrot with the bright red tail named
Kasuku is flying as fast as he can to reach the village of Kiritiri
and the hut of the powerful and aging warrior, Chief Pachunga. But
if Kjaz-Barbaroi, an evil leader with designs on ruling Africa,
gets to the hut first, it will be too late for all of them.
Kasuku carries orders from Olugbala to tell the chief, who has
been held prisoner for three rainy seasons, that he must raise an
army to fight against Kjaz-Barbaroi and his contingent of Dark
Creatures. Pachunga and the parrot narrowly escape the village, and
with Kjaz-Barbaroi close behind, they face constant danger. Joined
by Muriel Sniggins, the trio travels through the jungle, descend
into a cave system inhabited by a long-lost race of people, and
finally reach the savannah.
As they journey, Pachunga's army continues to grow person by
person, group by group. In the meantime, Kjaz-Barbaroi's army also
gets larger and larger. Each day brings them closer and closer to
the final battle. Pachunga wonders if his army will be large
enough, strong enough, and brave enough to defeat the evil
Kjaz-Barbaroi.
Modeling Environmental Policy demonstrates the link between
physical models of the environment and policy analysis in support
of policy making. Each chapter addresses an environmental policy
issue using a quantitative modeling approach. The volume addresses
three general areas of environmental policy - non-point source
pollution in the agricultural sector, pollution generated in the
extractive industries, and transboundary pollutants from burning
fossil fuels. The book concludes by discussing the modeling efforts
and the use of mathematical models in general.
Carefully delineating each step in the formation of the lung, Lung
Growth and Development examines prenatal and postnatal lung
development...the regulation of surfactant protein gene expression
and models for the analysis of epithelial gene transcription and
function...cellular differentiation and the role of mesenchymal
cells...airway gland growth and differentiation...growth regulation
in the tracheobronchial epithelium and mucociliary
differentiation...embryonic precursors of the pulmonary nervous
system and the development of lung innervation...Clara cells,
airway smooth muscle development, cell interactions in vessel
formation, and the surfactant system...respiratory distress
syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and compensatory lung
growth...and more. Written by over 30 international experts, Lung
Growth and Development is a practical guide for pulmonologists and
pulmonary disease specialists, physiologists, molecular and
cellular biologists, pathologists, neonatalogists and
pediatricians, anatomists, pathologists, and graduate-level and
medical school students in these disciplines.
New edition of a collection of songs and ballads from
sixteenth-century Scotland, shedding important new light on the
English and Scottish Reformation. The Gude and Godlie Ballatis is a
collection of religious lyrics from the early years of the Scottish
Reformation. It was a highly popular, if controversial, volume, was
often reprinted, and is considered one of the most important
literary works of vernacular Scots from the period. It contains
translations of a number of Psalms, but most of the contents
consist of shorter songs and ballads, many of which have been
adapted from a secular to a spiritual use. The previous edition of
the collection dates from 1897. The new edition not only revises
the information given there, but presents the text of the earliest
print (1565), which was unknown to the previous editor. The textual
development of the collection through the various printings is
studied, and is related to the changing historical, political,
literary, cultural and theological contexts of Reformation
Scotland. The editor addresses questions of authorship,
transmission, source material, and the use and significance of
these lyrics. Drawing on recent work in book history and English
psalmody, as well as a deep knowledge of Older Scots lyric, he
demonstrates the close connections between the collection and
Continental hymnody, as well as interactions with English and Scots
lyric, both sacred and profane. Alasdair A. MacDonald is Professor
Emeritus of English Language and Literatureof the Middle Ages,
University of Groningen.
'...this study of the Korean War...is a noteworthy addition to the
literature of this conflict. A sometime brilliant and consistently
disturbing work.' D.Clayton James, Mississippi State University
'...MacDonald's powerful and richly detailed account of the Korean
War renders all the painful details of American involvement. A
masterful account that should be widely read.' M.Cantor, University
of Massachusetts, Amherst.
The Allegheny National Forest exists on what might have been the
most heavily exploited landscape in the history of civilization.
Careful stewardship over the last eight decades has transformed it
into a beautiful forest that contains countless wildlife species
and some of the world's most valuable timber. Local communities are
steeped in pride for having written that unprecedented
environmental success story. Unfortunately, the Allegheny is now
the focus of a caustic new timber war that will ultimately test the
limits of American environmentalism. No longer satisfied with
protecting the pristine old growth that captured the national
imagination in the early 1990s, activists have embarked on campaign
to put an end to the Allegheny timber program. Litigation and
protests have shaken the region for a decade. More recently, it has
become a hotbed of eco-terrorism. But restoring the Allegheny to
something activists accept will be far more difficult, expensive,
and explosive than setting aside a few million acres for the
northern spotted owl. This book examines the communities caught in
the middle of that political crossfire and forces Americans to
decide if they are ready to accept the new activist agenda: In
their own words, 'If we can stop logging on the Allegheny, we can
stop it everywhere.'
First full study and edition of the works of George Lauder, "the
poet whom Scotland forgot". The Scottish poet George Lauder began
as a "university wit", by imitating anti-papal satires popular in
the Italian Renaissance. He set off for London as a young man,
looking for patronage, but instead became an officer in the army,
seeing service in France, the Low Countries, Germany, Denmark and
Sweden -- an experience which provides the backdrop to the poetry
of his mature years. At the Restoration he wrote a lengthy poem of
advice to Charles II, and his final masterwork was a poetic
conflation of the Gospel accounts of the life of Christ. Lauder was
influenced by Ben Jonson, William Drummond, and by the Metaphysical
and the Caroline styles. His personal library testifies to his wide
range of interests, and to his acquaintance with European
literature in neo-Latin and other languages. This volume traces
Lauder's career, collects all his surviving verse (presented with
full notes and commentary), and examines his interactions with
certain of the greatest intellectuals of the Dutch Golden Age.
Lauder was a British patriot and a loyal supporter of the House of
Orange; above all, however, he is the author of a unique corpus of
highly accomplished poetry. ALASDAIR A. MACDONALD is Emeritus
Professor of English Language and Literature of the Middle Ages,
University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Die uitdagender verhaalstrukture en -tegnieke van hierdie titels is
vir lesers met 'n gevorderde vaardigheids-en belangstellingsvlak.
Die boekies is plaaslik vervaardig, prettig en lesersvriendelik,
bevat baie illustrasies asook talle aktiwiteite wat leesvaardighede
en -begrippe aanmoedig.
All over the world traditional tales used to be told at the
fireseide until their place came to be taken by books, newspapers,
radio and television. This is an entertaining collection from
Scotland, recorded and collected by researchers from the School of
Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University over the past fifty years.
Taken from a variety of sources, from the Hebridean Gaelic
tradition to recordings of Lowland cairds (travelling people), some
are well-known tales which have equivalents in other cultures and
languages, whilst others are unique to Scotland. The tales are
arranged by theme: - tall tales - hero tales - legends of ghosts
and evil spirits - tales of fate and religion - fairies and
sea-folk - children's tales - trickster tales - tales of clan feuds
- robber tales This is a welcome reprint of a book that quickly
established itself as a classic. It was previously published by
Polygon.
Die Oxford storieboom is 'n opwindende aanvangsleesreeks wat van
die standpunt uitgaan dat selfs leerders wat nog nie gereed is om
simbole te interpreteer nie, wel belangstel in stories en hierdie
stories kan interpreteer en weergee. Die reeks maak van 'n
holistiese taalbenadering gebruik en is so gestruktureer dat alle
leerders daardeur gestimuleer word.
Modeling Environmental Policy demonstrates the link between
physical models of the environment and policy analysis in support
of policy making. Each chapter addresses an environmental policy
issue using a quantitative modeling approach. The volume addresses
three general areas of environmental policy - non-point source
pollution in the agricultural sector, pollution generated in the
extractive industries, and transboundary pollutants from burning
fossil fuels. The book concludes by discussing the modeling efforts
and the use of mathematical models in general.
In March 1981 the International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis (IIASA) published the results of a global energy study
looking fifty years into the future: Energy in a Finite World: A
Global Systems Analysis (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ballinger
Publishing Co., 1981)*. Not surprisingly, this book raises almost
as many questions as it answers; thus, it defines a broad range of
research topics that might be taken up by IIASA or other research
institutions around the world. A 25-27 May 1981 workshop at IIASA
entitled "A Perspective on Adaptive Nuclear Energy Evolutions:
Towards a World of Neutron Abundance" was a beginning on one of
these topics; it was organized by Wolf Hafele (Kernforschungsanlage
Ji. ilich, Jiilich, Federal Republic of Germany, and IIASA) and
Arkadius Archie Harms (McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada). The origin of this workshop was the effort with in the
IIASA energy study to explore possible "sustainable" global energy
systems that might eventually replace the current "consumptive"
system. In investigating the possible contributions nuclear
technologies might make to a sustainable energy system, it had
become clear that it is not so much particular, distinct
technologies within the nuclear family that should be examined as a
question of particularly advantageous configurations of mutually
complementary technologies. Only when one considers exploiting a
whole spectrum of arrangements of fission breeders, fusion
reactors, and accelerators does the true potential of nuclear power
become apparent."
Time compression technologies such as rapid prototyping and
manufacturing offer enormous potential benefits. Where time can be
saved in the development of new or modified products, expenditure
can also be reduced. Swifter development can also give a
competitive edge to those using these techniques.
However there are a number of different systems and processes that
can be used. Ensuring that the most appropriate rapid prototyping
and manufacturing technology is applied to a problem is vital to
the success of a project. The case studies, compiled by the
experienced team of the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the
University of Warwick in the UK, represent
a range of different real experiences drawn from a variety of
industries, using a range of materials and processes.
CONTENTS INCLUDE: Overview of product design and
developmentComputer-aided design and rapid prototypingThe
introduction of CAD/CAM in the ceramics industryProduct design and
development - reverse engineeringReducing the risk of new product
development by utilizing rapid prototyping technologiesStress
analysis using rapid prototyping techniquesCase studies in rapid
prototyping and manufacturing techniques-flow visualization using
rapid prototype modelsOverview of utilizing bureau facilitiesUsing
bureau servicesRunning an internal rapid prototyping bureauOverview
of rapid casting techniquesAn alternative route to metal components
for prototype and low-volume productionRapid prototyping in pattern
making and foundry applicationsRapid prototyping - enhancing
product development
at Parker HannifinCast tooling with rapid prototype
patternsOverview of rapid toolingThe role of rapid immediate
production tooling (IPT) in new product developmentRapid tooling -
cast resin and sprayed metal tooling.
This anti-racist feminist anthology brings together diverse and challenging theoretical perspectives on the experiences of radical educators who work to redefine pedagogies for communicating the claims of both insurgent disciplines--Women's Studies, African-American Studies, Latino Studies, Ethnic Studies, Queer Theory, etc.--and radicalized versions of traditional areas of study--History, Sociology, Foreign Languages, Literature, Philosophy. The authors’ analyses of where and how feminist teachers stand in the fray of conflictive classroom dynamics and institutional politics lead them to outline new inquiries into feminist pedagogy highlighted by an intense focus on identity, experience, and difference. In doing so, Twenty-First Century Feminist Classrooms opens a space for engaged feminist self-criticism that seeks to reinvigorate pedagogical practices grounded in multicultural feminist identities.
'...this study of the Korean War...is a noteworthy addition to the
literature of this conflict. A sometime brilliant and consistently
disturbing work.' D.Clayton James, Mississippi State University
'...MacDonald's powerful and richly detailed account of the Korean
War renders all the painful details of American involvement. A
masterful account that should be widely read.' M.Cantor, University
of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Books XXXI to XLV cover the years from 201 b.c. to 167 b.c., when Rome emerged as ruler of the Mediterranean.
Stamstories, fases 10 - 14, is 'n reeks topgehalte fiksie wat
spesiaal geskryf is vir kinders wat ondersteuning en sorgvuldige
kontrolering van leesvlak nodig het: hierdie toeganklike, lewendige
en humoristiese stories sal deur kinders met 'n goeie asook swakker
ontwikkelde leesbevoegdheid geniet word. Die titel is in vlakke
verdeel om kinders aan ingewikkelder vertelvorme en 'n uitgebreide
leeswoordeskat bloot te stel.
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