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Amusement is an emotion with power. It has the power to make us
laugh, but it can also have a power over us (for good or for ill)
to control our attention or memory. Amusement can empower our
resistance to oppression, or it can itself become an oppressive
force. Our amusement can make others feel shame. Amusement even has
the power to affect (and be affected by) out moral assessment of
others. This volume offers twelve essays from leading and emerging
scholars that explore the moral quagmire that is the emotion of
amusement. It is a collection that considers the moral psychology
of amusement from a range of perspectives, going as far back as
ancient Chinese and Greek philosophy up to the most current
psychological and sociological findings.
Investigations into Calabar beans (the dried ripe seeds of
Physostigma venenosum) and their alkaloidal components compose a
classical scientific journey throughout some one-and-a-half
centuries and not only represent a fascinating aspect of the
history of medicine but which is, moreover, still ongoing at the
forefront of chemical and medical discovery. Those in particular
involving its major such component, l-physostigmine, have led to an
understanding of some of the fundamental mechanisms occurring in
physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry and, either actually or
potentially (by providing a template and thereby acting as a
“lead compoundâ€) have provided a useful treatment for a variety
of neurological disorders associated with irregularities in
cholinergic transmission in which augmentation of cholinergic
activity has proved to be beneficial.
This book introduces an approach to active system control design
and development to improve the properties of our technological
systems. It extends concepts of control and data accumulation by
explaining how the system model should be organized to improve the
properties of the system under consideration. The authors define
these properties as reliability, performance and energy-efficiency,
and self-adaption. They describe how they bridge the gap between
data accumulation and analysis in terms of interpolation with the
real physical models when data used for interpretation of the
system conditions. The authors introduce a principle of active
system control and safety - an approach that explains what a model
of a system should have, making computer systems more efficient, a
crucial new concern in application domains such as safety critical,
embedded and low-power autonomous systems like transport,
healthcare, and other dynamic systems with moving substances and
elements. On a theoretical level, this book further extends the
concept of fault tolerance, introducing a system level of design
for improving overall efficiency. On a practical level it
illustrates how active system approach might help our systems be
self-evolving.
Walking Guides are a series that showcases the world's great
cities, with this streamlined, itinerary-driven guide, created in a
handy, take-along format. Â The best way to appreciate the
city is to walk: it is only on foot that you can explore the lively
districts in all their variety and diversity. This volume offers 14
itineraries that will guide you step by step to the most hidden and
picturesque corners of Paris. The "Whirlwind Tour" section includes
ideas for visiting the entire city in one day or in a weekend,
enjoying a solo trip or a family visit with children. The walks
through the city, from the Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides to Place
du Châtelet and Les Halles, touch on each of the points of
interest on the map. The more detailed descriptions offer
interesting information about the museums and other sites,
including the Cathédrale de Notre-Dame de Paris, the Musée du
Louvre, and the Arc de Triomphe. Decidedly Parisian, the guide
introduces the reader to the more unusual aspects of the city's
culture, such as haute couture, art, theatre, and the best of local
life, from street markets to minor museums and visits to
architectural peculiarities.
A complete illustrated picture walk thru guide on comic book
digital inking using the popular freeware art program called Pixia.
If you ever wondered what Pixia the freeware art program was, or
how to use it, this book is for you. If you wanted a freeware
program with same capabilities as Gimp or Photoshop for Windows
users, that will allow you digital ink for your comic books, comic
strips, or manga, then this book is for you.
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Warm Rainy Sensations (Paperback)
Brian Robinson Sr; Edited by Anelda Attaway; Created by Anelda Attaway
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Brian Robinson Sr., shares with us his erotic writings titled Warm
Rainy Sensations...Urban Fiction love tales at its best Inside you
will find three short stories, and they will keep you wanting more.
Brian introduces to you Where She Wants to Be, SHY, and The Sadie
Hawkins Surprise and you won't be disappointed. Especially the
ladies.
A journey through life from early childhood in England to happy
retirement in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada, this memoir traces a
man's milestones through interesting years. It spans World War II,
the rapid and constant whirl of the emerging world of technology,
an experience with the Cuban Missile Crisis, and many travels in
which his growing spirituality emerged. Encounters with death and
cancers are recalled together with the knowledge gained to cope
with these and other adversities. It is a journey to be shared and
may well help in discovering your own story.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) was created by the
Dodd-Frank Act(DFA) in 2010 as part of a comprehensive reform of
banking and securities market regulators. The council is charged
with monitoring systemic risk in the financial system and
coordinating several federal financial regulators. The FSOC is
expected to facilitate communication among existing financial
regulators intending to identify sources of financial instability
that cross agency regulatory jurisdiction, or that reside in gaps
in the financial regulatory framework. This book describes the
mission, membership, and scope of the FSOC with its focus on
establishing a framework for mitigating systemic risk.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Leaving all to follow God's call is the story of an African
American family whom God called to leave a secure and comfortable
pastorate to serve as missionaries to Africa.
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