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Stuart Little (DVD)
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When Mr and Mrs Little (Hugh Laurie and Geena Davis) visit an
orphanage to find a brother for their son George (Jonathan
Lipnicki) they come away with a charming talking mouse called
Stuart. After initial misgivings, George and Stuart begin to get on
famously, and everything seems to be going perfectly; but unknown
to the family, the neighbourhood cats have ganged together with the
sole intention of getting rid of Stuart. Co-written by M. Night
Shyamalan ('The Sixth Sense') and featuring state-of-the-art
computer-generated effects and Michael J. Fox as the voice of
Stuart.
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Behind Closed Doors (DVD)
Robert Gerdisch, Selma Blair, Sophi Bairley, Casey Tutton, Andrew Rothenberg, …
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Drama based on the teenage years of writer and director Lori Petty.
Agnes (Jennifer Lawrence) is the oldest of three daughters who
finds herself caring for her younger siblings when her single
mother (Selma Blair) turns to prostitution, drugs and alcohol after
meeting a pimp named Duval (Bokeem Woodbine), who seems to have a
fondness for Agnes. With their house overrun by gamblers, criminals
and other seedy characters the girls struggle to lead a normal
life. Cammie (Chloë Grace Moretz) escapes the chaos of the house
only to sit in bars and Bee (Sophi Bairley) wants nothing more than
to run away and be adopted, while Agnes tries to earn enough money
to support her family and manage the expectations of being a star
basketball player.
The problematic literary relationship among the Synoptic Gospels
has given rise to numerous theories of authorship and priority.
Rethinking the Synoptic Problem familiarizes readers with the main
positions held by New Testament scholars and updates evangelical
understandings of this much-debated area of research. Contributors
Craig L. Blomberg Darrell L. Bock William R. Farmer Scot McKnight
Grant R. Osborne "An exciting and readable overview of the present
state of the Synoptic problem. The entries are balanced, probing,
and incisive, making the volume a valuable introduction for all who
would learn more about the knotty but inescapable enigma at the
heart of the Gospels." -David Dungan, University of Tennessee "This
set of essays by first-class conservative New Testament scholars
constitutes a fine case study of competing views on the Synoptic
debate. This volume is eminently fair and helps the reader sort out
complex evidence in the study of Gospel parallels. A commendable
attitude of humility attends the discussion." -Royce G. Gruenler,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary David Alan Black (D.Theol.,
University of Basel) is professor of New Testament and Greek at
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. David R. Beck (Ph.D.,
Duke University) is associate professor of New Testament and Greek
at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
The first monograph on Richard Smith, a key figure in the
development of British art. Richard Smith (1931-2016) was one of
the most original painters of his generation, and one of the most
underrated. As Barbara Rose said of Smith's major Tate Gallery
retrospective in 1975, he was 'at once in and out of touch with the
currents of the mainstream ... au courant and aloof at the same
time.' That he latterly slipped under the radar to some extent is
partly explained by his detachment from the mainstream as well as
by his frequent switching of studios between England and the USA,
although this helped charge his creative batteries. He is the only
artist of his stature who has not been represented by a monograph,
which the dazzling presentation of images in Richard Smith:
Artworks now fulfils. It has been produced with the generous
collaboration of the Richard Smith Foundation. Richard Smith:
Artworks traces Smith's entire career, from the breakthrough
lyrical abstraction of the early Pop-inflected paintings, through
the radical shaped canvases and three-dimensional works that he
produced in the 1960s, to the 'Kite' works beginning in 1972 and,
eventually, his return to the flat canvas. As a Senior Curator at
Tate, Dr Chris Stephens knew Smith well, and he contributes a
wide-ranging introduction to Smith's art and life. Prof David Alan
Mellor investigates and explains the Anglo-American cultural
contexts that drove Smith's art, while Alex Massouras's two themed
essays, 'Young and British' and 'From Motion Pictures to Flight',
explore Smith's originality from fresh perspectives. The book is
completed with an Afterword by its editor, Martin Harrison.
An A to Z of Mindfulness for Christians is geared to help
Christians live in the now, the present -- the presence of God --
by encouraging them to explore mindfulness. Studies show that
mindfulness benefits not only people with depression, anxiety and
pain; it also benefits those who do not live with such conditions
but who would like nonetheless to have greater well-being in their
lives. Drawing from personal experience and the experience of
others, David Harper shows how mindfulness can make a positive
impact on well-being and therefore on faith and spirituality, while
countering some of the myths about mindfulness. Divided into 52
themes and spanning the alphabet, An A to Z of Mindfulness for
Christians explores aspects of mindfulness and how they
relate to being a Christian. Each letter represents two relevant
themes, from Awake and Attitude to Body and Breath to Zest and
Zacchaeus, and each theme is informative, encouraging and overlaps
with spirituality, faith and mindfulness.
A unique look at a powerful marriage in the celebrated age of
Justinian Belisarius and Antonina were titans in the Roman world
some 1,500 years ago. Belisarius was the most well-known general of
his age, victor over the Persians, conqueror of the Vandals and the
Goths, and as if this were not enough, wealthy beyond imagination.
His wife, Antonina, was an impressive person in her own right. She
made a name for herself by traveling with Belisarius on his
military campaigns, deposing a pope, and scheming to disgrace
important Roman officials. Together, the pair were extremely
influential, and arguably wielded more power in the late Roman
world than anyone except the emperor Justinian and empress Theodora
themselves. This unadulterated power and wealth did not mean that
Belisarius and Antonina were universally successful in all that
they undertook. They occasionally stumbled militarily, politically,
and personally - in their marriage and with their children. These
failures knock them from their lofty perch, humanize them, and make
them even more relatable and intriguing to us today. Belisarius
& Antonina is the first modern portrait of this unique
partnership. They were not merely husband and wife but also
partners in power. This is a paradigm which might seem strange to
us, as we reflexively imagine that marriages in the ancient world
were staunchly traditional, relegating wives to the domestic sphere
only. But Antonina was not a reserved housewife, and Belisarius
showed no desire for Antonina to remain in the home. Their private
and public lives blended as they traveled together, sometimes
bringing their children, and worked side-by-side. Theirs was
without a doubt the most important nonroyal marriage of the late
Roman world, and one of the very few from all of antiquity that
speaks directly to contemporary readers.
This work offers students the most current discussion of the major
issues in Greek and linguistics by leading authorities in the
field. Featuring an all-star lineup of New Testament Greek
scholars--including Stanley Porter, Constantine Campbell, Stephen
Levinsohn, Jonathan Pennington, and Robert Plummer--it examines the
latest advancements in New Testament Greek linguistics, making it
an ideal intermediate supplemental Greek textbook. Chapters cover
key topics such as verbal aspect, the perfect tense, deponency and
the middle voice, discourse analysis, word order, and
pronunciation.
Development's current focus - poverty reduction and good governance
- signals a turn away from the older neoliberal preoccupation with
structural adjustment, privatisation, and downsizing the state. For
some, the new emphases on empowering and securing the poor through
basic service delivery, local partnership, decentralisation and
institution building constitute a decisive break with the past, and
a whole set of new Development possibilities beyond neoliberalism.
Taking a wider historical perspective, this book charts the
emergence of poverty reduction and governance at the centre of
Development. It shows that the Poverty Reduction paradigm does
indeed mark a shift in the wider liberal project that has
underpinned Development: precisely what is new, and what this means
for how the poor are governed, are here described in detail.
This book provides a compelling history of Development doctrine and
practice, and in particular offers the first comprehensive account
of the last 20 years, and Development's shift towards a new
political economy of institution building, decentralised governance
and local partnerships. The story is illustrated with extensive
case studies from first hand experience in Vietnam, Uganda,
Pakistan and New Zealand.
Development's current focus - poverty reduction and good governance
- signals a turn away from the older neoliberal preoccupation with
structural adjustment, privatisation, and downsizing the state. For
some, the new emphases on empowering and securing the poor through
basic service delivery, local partnership, decentralisation and
institution building constitute a decisive break with the past, and
a whole set of new Development possibilities beyond neoliberalism.
Taking a wider historical perspective, this book charts the
emergence of poverty reduction and governance at the centre of
Development. It shows that the Poverty Reduction paradigm does
indeed mark a shift in the wider liberal project that has
underpinned Development: precisely what is new, and what this means
for how the poor are governed, are here described in detail.
This book provides a compelling history of Development doctrine and
practice, and in particular offers the first comprehensive account
of the last 20 years, and Development's shift towards a new
political economy of institution building, decentralised governance
and local partnerships. The story is illustrated with extensive
case studies from first hand experience in Vietnam, Uganda,
Pakistan and New Zealand.
This book explores the professional and social lives of the
soldiers who served in the army of the Byzantine Empire in the
sixth century. More than just a fighting force, this army was the
setting in which hundreds of thousands of men forged relationships
and manoeuvred for promotion. The officers of this force, from
famous generals like Belisarius and Narses to lesser-known men like
Buzes and Artabanes, not only fought battles but also crafted
social networks and cultivated their relationships with their
emperor, fellow officers, families, and subordinate soldiers.
Looming in the background were differences in identity,
particularly between Romans and those they identified as
barbarians. Drawing on numerical evidence and stories from
sixth-century authors who understood the military, Justinian's Men
highlights a sixth-century Byzantine army that was vibrant, lively,
and full of individuals working with and against each other.
A law professor and former prosecutor reveals how inconsistent
ideas about violence, enshrined in law, are at the root of the
problems that plague our entire criminal justice system-from mass
incarceration to police brutality. We take for granted that some
crimes are violent and others aren't. But how do we decide what
counts as a violent act? David Alan Sklansky argues that legal
notions about violence-its definition, causes, and moral
significance-are functions of political choices, not eternal
truths. And these choices are central to failures of our criminal
justice system. The common distinction between violent and
nonviolent acts, for example, played virtually no role in criminal
law before the latter half of the twentieth century. Yet to this
day, with more crimes than ever called "violent," this distinction
determines how we judge the seriousness of an offense, as well as
the perpetrator's debt and danger to society. Similarly, criminal
law today treats violence as a pathology of individual character.
But in other areas of law, including the procedural law that covers
police conduct, the situational context of violence carries more
weight. The result of these inconsistencies, and of society's
unique fear of violence since the 1960s, has been an application of
law that reinforces inequities of race and class, undermining law's
legitimacy. A Pattern of Violence shows that novel legal
philosophies of violence have motivated mass incarceration, blunted
efforts to hold police accountable, constrained responses to sexual
assault and domestic abuse, pushed juvenile offenders into adult
prisons, encouraged toleration of prison violence, and limited
responses to mass shootings. Reforming legal notions of violence is
therefore an essential step toward justice.
This day-by-day account of Abraham Lincoln's last six weeks of life
covers a period of extraordinary events, not only for the president
himself but for the fate of the nation.From March 4 to April 15,
1865--a momentous time for the nation--Abraham Lincoln delivered
his second inaugural address, supervised climatic battles leading
up to the end of the Civil War, learned that Robert E. Lee had
surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, and finally was
killed by assassin John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. Weaving an
arresting narrative around the historical facts, historian David
Alan Johnson brings to life the president's daily routine, as he
guided the country through one of the most tumultuous periods of
American history.The reader follows the president as he greets
visitors at the inaugural ball, asks abolitionist Frederick
Douglass's opinion of the inaugural address, confers with Generals
Grant and Sherman on the final stages of the war, visits a field
hospital for wounded outside City Point, Virginia, and attempts to
calm his high-strung wife Mary, who appears on the verge of nervous
collapse. We read excerpts from press reviews of Lincoln's second
inaugural address, learn that Mrs. Lincoln's ball gown created a
sensation, and are given eye-witness accounts of the celebrations
and drunken revelry that broke out in Washington when the end of
the war was announced.This engagingly written narrative history of
a short but extremely important span of days vividly depicts the
actions and thoughts of one of our greatest presidents during a
time of national emergency.
Introduces Greek students to the field of linguistics and shows how
its findings can increase their understanding of the New Testament.
According to David Alan Black, "People who teach or write about
Greek grammar tend to treat the subject as though it were a green
vegetable: "you may not like grammar, but it's good for you." It's
Still Greek to Me offers an alternative approach. "I have tried to
organize the book in a manner geared to the way people actually use
the language, and I have done my utmost to make this book not only
accurate but easy to understand and enjoyable to read," Black
explains. "I have tried, in short, to produce a true user's guide
to New Testament Greek for the twenty-first century. The only
prerequisites on your part are a basic knowledge of Greek--and a
healthy sense of humor." Like other intermediate grammars, It's
Still Greek to Me provides a comprehensive survey of Greek syntax
with chapters devoted to the nuances of Greek nouns, verbs, and
clauses. Unlike other grammars, this one also takes students on a
brief refresher tour of English grammar. It's Still Greek to Me is
intended primarily for those who have finished one year of
instruction in Greek and is thus best suited for second-year Greek
classes or seminary exegesis courses. Its thirteen chapters can
easily be covered in a one-semester course, with ample time for
review and testing. Each chapter concludes with practice exercises
and key terms for review.
An academic staple updated for the first time in fifteen years,
David Alan Black's user-friendly introduction to New Testament
Greek keeps discussion of grammar as non-technical as possible. The
simplified explanations, basic vocabularies, and abundant exercises
are designed to prepare the student for subsequent practical
courses in exegesis, while the linguistic emphasis lays the
groundwork for later courses in grammar. Revisions to this third
edition include updated discussions and scholarship, further back
matter vocabulary references, and additional appendices. "A
streamlined introductory grammar that will prove popular in the
classroom." --Murray J. Harris, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
"Clear charts, clear examples, clear discussion--what more could
one want from a beginning grammar!" --Darrell L. Bock, Dallas
Theological Seminary " . . . combines the strengths of a fairly
traditional sequence of topics, in generally manageable chunks with
clear explanations fully abreast of modern linguistics." --Craig L.
Blomberg, Denver Seminary "Pedagogically conceived, linguistically
informed, hermeneutically sensitive, biblically focused--unique
among beginning grammars. It sets a new standard." --Robert
Yarbrough, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Telling the powerful story of the West Virginia coal mining
rebellions of the early 20th century, this book collects material
from the leaders, the miners, and the journalists sent to report on
the 1912 and 1921 West Virginia mine wars--explosive examples of
strikes and union battles. Featured in the text are articles,
speeches, and discussions between union leaders such as Samuel
Gompers, Frank Keeney, Fred Mooney, Bill Blizzard, and Mother
Jones. Also included are U.S. Senate committee testimonies from
miners and their family members describing life and work in the
coal camps and explaining their participation in the violence.
These facts clearly portray the human cost of industry and present
the hard choices of a rebellious and often politically radical
populace who refuses to be beleaguered under any circumstances.
"A masterpiece by Canaletto leads a young art historian on the
trail of an unsolved mystery.
"In this debut work of fiction, an art-historical investigation
quickly becomes detective work. On a pilgrimage to study a
masterpiece by Canaletto, a young American graduate student uses
his camera phone to solve a centuries-old mystery, thanks to clues
left by the painter employing a mobile device of his time--"the
camera obscura." With the action taking place over a single day,
art and technology, as well as ambition, romance, and a brutal
crime intersect in a series of step-by-step revelations culminating
in a startling "deus ex machina" at the end.
"Surveying the scene from the Dogana, Canaletto seems to have
stumbled upon a murder taking place before him and put it in his
painting. To decipher the episode depicted in the Bacino, Jeremy
exploited several functions of his smartphone. The informational
apps provided the context for the murder, while the camera captured
its image in the painting. Jeremy wondered whether Canaletto had
not also viewed the event through the portable camera of his
day--"the camera obscura," used as an aid to drawing outdoors. ...
Jeremy could just imagine how Canaletto, breathless with
excitement, had quickly sketched the momentary image projected on
the screen."
This Festschrift, Unimagined Futures - ICT Opportunities and
Challenges, is the first Festschrift in the IFIP AICT series. It
examines key challenges facing the ICT community today. While
addressing the contemporary challenges, the book provides the
opportunity to look back to help understand the contemporary scene
and identify appropriate future responses to them. Experts in
different areas of the ICT scene have contributed to this IFIP 60th
anniversary book, which will be a key input to the ICT community
worldwide on setting policy priorities and agendas for the coming
decade. In addition, a number of contributions look specifically at
the role of professionals and of national, regional, and global
organizations in disseminating the benefits of ICT to humanity
worldwide.
This Festschrift, Unimagined Futures - ICT Opportunities and
Challenges, is the first Festschrift in the IFIP AICT series. It
examines key challenges facing the ICT community today. While
addressing the contemporary challenges, the book provides the
opportunity to look back to help understand the contemporary scene
and identify appropriate future responses to them. Experts in
different areas of the ICT scene have contributed to this IFIP 60th
anniversary book, which will be a key input to the ICT community
worldwide on setting policy priorities and agendas for the coming
decade. In addition, a number of contributions look specifically at
the role of professionals and of national, regional, and global
organizations in disseminating the benefits of ICT to humanity
worldwide.
Everyone is for "democratic policing"; everyone is against a
"police state." But what do those terms mean, and what should they
mean? The first half of this book traces the connections between
the changing conceptions of American democracy over the past
half-century and the roughly contemporaneous shifts in ideas about
the police—linking, on the one hand, the downfall of democratic
pluralism and the growing popularity of participatory and
deliberative democracy with, on the other hand, the shift away from
the post-war model of professional law enforcement and the movement
toward a new orthodoxy of community policing. The second half of
the book explores how a richer set of ideas about policing might
change our thinking about a range of problems and controversies
associated with the police, ranging from racial profiling and the
proliferation of private security, to affirmative action and the
internal governance of law enforcement agencies.
In the summer of 1864, the American Civil War had been dragging on
for over three years with no end in sight. Things had not gone well
for the Union, and the public blamed the president for the
stalemate against the Confederacy and for the appalling numbers of
killed and wounded. Lincoln was thoroughly convinced that without a
favorable change in the trajectory of the war he would have no
chance of winning a second term against former Union general George
B. McClellan, whom he had previously dismissed as commander of the
Army of the Potomac. This vivid, engrossing account of a critical
year in American history examines the events of 1864, when the
course of American history might have taken a radically different
direction. It's no exaggeration to say that if McClellan had won
the election, everything would have been different-McClellan and
the Democrats planned to end the war immediately, grant the South
its independence, and let the Confederacy keep its slaves. What
were the crucial factors that in the end swung public sentiment in
favor of Lincoln? Johnson focuses on the battlefield campaigns of
Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. While Grant
was waging a war of attrition with superior manpower against the
quick and elusive rebel forces under General Robert E. Lee, Sherman
was fighting a protracted battle in Georgia against Confederate
general Joseph E. Johnston. But then the president of the
Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, made a tactical error that would
change the whole course of the war. This lively narrative, full of
intriguing historical facts, brings to life an important series of
episodes in our nation's history. History and Civil War buffs will
not want to put down this real-life page-turner.
This book explores the professional and social lives of the
soldiers who served in the army of the Byzantine Empire in the
sixth century. More than just a fighting force, this army was the
setting in which hundreds of thousands of men forged relationships
and manoeuvred for promotion. The officers of this force, from
famous generals like Belisarius and Narses to lesser-known men like
Buzes and Artabanes, not only fought battles but also crafted
social networks and cultivated their relationships with their
emperor, fellow officers, families, and subordinate soldiers.
Looming in the background were differences in identity,
particularly between Romans and those they identified as
barbarians. Drawing on numerical evidence and stories from
sixth-century authors who understood the military, Justinian’s
Men highlights a sixth-century Byzantine army that was vibrant,
lively, and full of individuals working with and against each
other.
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