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Howard Hughes, the movie mogul, aviation pioneer and political
hound dog, has always fascinated the public with his mixture of
secrecy, dashing lifestyle and reclusiveness. Companies responsible
for major technological leaps often become household names. An
exception is Howard Hughes s pioneering helicopter company, Hughes
Helicopters, a name that has fallen into oblivion. Yet most
schoolboys in the world have heard of the company s prize-winning
product: the Apache helicopter. Hughes popularized the light
helicopter trainer, mass-produced the first turbine powered light
observation helicopter, led the way in hot cycle rotor craft
propulsion research and, finally, developed the world s most
advanced attack helicopter that was purchased and saw service with
the UK. Here s how some of the world s most innovative helicopters
were developed. Covering the period from the Second World War until
the mid-1980s, you will learn why Hughes military aircraft
contracts came under close scrutiny by the US government. The story
is rich with tales of technological breakthrough and test-flying
bravado made possible by a small crew of engineers and daring
pilots. Written by a technical expert and insider to the industry,
Howard s Whirlybirds: Howard Hughes Amazing Pioneering Helicopter
Exploits is a fascinating and alternative view on the phenomenal
pioneer with unpublished photographs and material that will
fascinate the aviation and military historian as well as the casual
reader and cinema buff."
Examines the politics of Islam and the state in Indonesia over
recent decades, during which time there has been a notable
resurgence of Islamic political movements.
* Addresses a growing interest in understanding the unique
epistemological perspectives of historically silenced groups and
how those perspectives might both challenge hegemonic norms and
expand opportunities for belongingness. * Contributors include the
leading foundational and contemporary voices on the positionality
and contributions of Black women in U.S. higher education *
Emphasizes Black female agency as the authors propose equity-based
policies and practices that facilitate inclusion
* Addresses a growing interest in understanding the unique
epistemological perspectives of historically silenced groups and
how those perspectives might both challenge hegemonic norms and
expand opportunities for belongingness. * Contributors include the
leading foundational and contemporary voices on the positionality
and contributions of Black women in U.S. higher education *
Emphasizes Black female agency as the authors propose equity-based
policies and practices that facilitate inclusion
The evaluation of the efficacy and safety of a clinical tool, be it
a diagnostic technique, a preventive methodology, or a therapeutic
intervention, is an im portant responsibility of physicians. The
history of medicine is characterized by the authoritarianisms of
teachers and of organizations giving way to the clinical experience
of physicians; authoritarian dictum was replaced by case report and
then by case series. As physicians learned to substitute the
analysis of data for the inconsistencies of dictums and anecdotes,
the problems of the case series as an investigative tool became
more evident: patient selection criteria, measurements of outcome,
significance of results, and extrapolation of conclusions to the
community of patients. In response to these issues, the methodology
of the controlled clinical trial has evolved and with it the instru
ments of study design and of biostatistics as aids to study design
and data analysis. The medical - surgical armamentarium has evolved
from being dependent solely upon the observations and conclusions
of a skilled clinician to being constructed upon the systematic
collection and evaluation of data by a team of skilled clinicians
and their statistical colleagues: this is the controlled clinical
trial. During the past two decades, the evaluation of clinical
approaches to pre vention and therapy has become particularly
important to clinicians concerned with nervous system dysfunction.
There has been and continues to be an explosion of information from
the basic neurosciences and from the applica tion of biotechnology
to the nervous system."
- Applies cutting-edge musical-linguistic approach to the music of
early modern England - Uses analysis of emphasis to produce new
insights into composers' liturgical music, showing how their
settings create different interpretations of the religious text -
Relevant to musicology, music theory, and religious history
Howard Hughes, the movie mogul, aviation pioneer and political
hound dog, has always fascinated the public with his mixture of
secrecy, dashing lifestyle and reclusiveness. Companies responsible
for major technological leaps often become household names. An
exception is Howard Hughes's pioneering helicopter company, Hughes
Helicopters, a name that has fallen into oblivion. Yet most
schoolboys in the world have heard of the company's prize-winning
product: the Apache helicopter. Hughes popularised the light
helicopter trainer, mass-produced the first turbine-powered light
observation helicopter, led the way in hot cycle rotorcraft
propulsion research and, finally, developed the world's most
advanced attack helicopter that was purchased and saw service with
the UK. Here's how some of the world's most innovative helicopters
were developed. Covering the period from the Second World War until
the mid-1980s, you will learn why Hughes military aircraft
contracts came under close scrutiny by the US government. The story
is rich with tales of technological breakthrough and test-flying
bravado made possible by a small crew of engineers and daring
pilots. Written by a technical expert and insider to the industry,
Howard's Whirlybirds: Howard Hughes' Amazing Pioneering Helicopter
Exploits is a fascinating and alternative view on the phenomenal
pioneer with unpublished photographs and material that will
fascinate the aviation and military historian as well as the casual
reader and cinema buff.
With over 6000 items listed, this is the most comprehensive guide
to Batman (R) collectibles ever assembled between two covers.
Nearly 300 color photographs accompany the informative articles and
detailed price guide listings. Highlights include a Comics section
which lists every comic book in which Batman has appeared from his
debut in 1939 through to the end of 1997, plus a Figures section
which lists all of the various Batman action figures. Covering
everything from Artwork to Videos, and price ranges from 15- to
$150,000, this book is a must for any Batfan or student of popular
culture.
This much-needed case study book provides higher education and
student affairs graduate students, practitioners, and faculty with
the tools to enhance their learning of student development theory
and to apply this learning to practice. Each chapter offers a
summary of theory - covering traditional and newer student
development models - in addition to multiple case studies that help
readers focus on practice that fosters social justice and
inclusion. The case studies for each chapter represent a range of
institutional types and diverse student populations, offering an
opportunity to explore the intersections of various developmental
processes and to foster social justice and inclusion in higher
education contexts. Guiding questions at the end of each case study
offer opportunities for further discussion and critical reflection.
An essential text for every student development course, Case
Studies for Student Development Theory enhances student learning
and development in higher education while also addressing how
students' social identities intersect with college campus
environments.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Eating Words gathers food writing of literary distinction and
historical sweep into one splendid volume. Beginning with the
taboos of the Old Testament and the tastes of ancient Rome, and
including travel essays, polemics, memoirs and poems, the book is
divided into sections such as "Kitchen Practices"; "Food Memory:
Identity, Family, Ethnicity"; "Eating: Delight, Disgust, Hunger,
Horror" and "Food Politics". Selections by Julia Child, Anthony
Bourdain, Bill Buford, Michael Pollan, Molly O'Neill, Calvin
Trillin and Adam Gopnik, along with authors not usually associated
with gastronomy-Maxine Hong Kingston, Henry Louis Gates Jr,
Hemingway, Chekhov and David Foster Wallace-enliven and enrich this
comprehensive anthology.
The poor boy raised on a bankrupt farm along the western shore of
the Mississippi would become the owner of the Fortune 500 aerospace
empire, Gulfstream Aerospace. It was a convoluted journey for this
visionary tycoon of modern aviation, and the contradictions were
many: Allen E. Paulson was ambitious and reticent, generous and
frugal, confident and dogged by self-doubt. His lifelong interest
in flying began as an airplane mechanic, later a record-setting
pilot and an innovator in the development of business jets. His
friends included U.S. presidents, Hollywood celebrities and famous
aviators. He lost one son to a flying accident and almost lost
another to a kidnapping, until he son shot the would-be kidnapper
dead. Paulson toasted and tangled with the likes of business titans
Lee Iacocca and Teddy Fortsmann-until he was forced out of his
company and life took another direction. Paulson played by the
rules and took each success and setback in stride, always with a
keen ethical sense and an eternal entrepreneurial spirit.
The evaluation of the efficacy and safety of a clinical tool, be it
a diagnostic technique, a preventive methodology, or a therapeutic
intervention, is an im portant responsibility of physicians. The
history of medicine is characterized by the authoritarianisms of
teachers and of organizations giving way to the clinical experience
of physicians; authoritarian dictum was replaced by case report and
then by case series. As physicians learned to substitute the
analysis of data for the inconsistencies of dictums and anecdotes,
the problems of the case series as an investigative tool became
more evident: patient selection criteria, measurements of outcome,
significance of results, and extrapolation of conclusions to the
community of patients. In response to these issues, the methodology
of the controlled clinical trial has evolved and with it the instru
ments of study design and of biostatistics as aids to study design
and data analysis. The medical - surgical armamentarium has evolved
from being dependent solely upon the observations and conclusions
of a skilled clinician to being constructed upon the systematic
collection and evaluation of data by a team of skilled clinicians
and their statistical colleagues: this is the controlled clinical
trial. During the past two decades, the evaluation of clinical
approaches to pre vention and therapy has become particularly
important to clinicians concerned with nervous system dysfunction.
There has been and continues to be an explosion of information from
the basic neurosciences and from the applica tion of biotechnology
to the nervous system."
This much-needed case study book provides higher education and
student affairs graduate students, practitioners, and faculty with
the tools to enhance their learning of student development theory
and to apply this learning to practice. Each chapter offers a
summary of theory - covering traditional and newer student
development models - in addition to multiple case studies that help
readers focus on practice that fosters social justice and
inclusion. The case studies for each chapter represent a range of
institutional types and diverse student populations, offering an
opportunity to explore the intersections of various developmental
processes and to foster social justice and inclusion in higher
education contexts. Guiding questions at the end of each case study
offer opportunities for further discussion and critical reflection.
An essential text for every student development course, Case
Studies for Student Development Theory enhances student learning
and development in higher education while also addressing how
students' social identities intersect with college campus
environments.
A former aircraft engineer exposes the dangerous breakdown in
airline safety due to lapses in maintenance and quality control.
This book chronicles maintenance-related accidents caused by
individual, corporate, or governmental negligence and brings the
industry's current state of affairs into sharp focus. The author, a
former aviation engineer, examines how failures of the smallest of
parts have brought down airliners, explaining sometimes esoteric
mechanical issues for readers with no technical background. Vividly
describing the terror of accidents and close calls, the author then
follows the painstaking investigations to determine causes. He
focuses on maintenance errors, which rank as one of the top three
causes of airline accidents, and points to the factors that have
led to an alarming situation-- continued reduction of licensed
mechanics, the shutting down of maintenance bases in the United
States, and the outsourcing of maintenance to lowballing
contractors. Outsourcing has forced thousands of licensed mechanics
into retirement or different careers. For those mechanics still
employed in the United States, the ever-present threat to their
jobs does nothing to cultivate loyalty to an employer and devotion
to a task. The Federal Aviation Administration, which should be
overseeing quality control, is caught in a conflicted dual
role--charged with regulating safety on the one hand and assuring
the fiscal stability of airlines on the other. This disturbing
wakeup call for improved airline safety standards highlights the
critical importance of attention to detail. Porter recommends that
the numbers and job security of airline mechanics be increased and
that they be vested with an authority level akin to medical
professionals.
Eating Words gathers food writing of literary distinction and
historical sweep into one splendid volume. Beginning with the
taboos of the Old Testament and the tastes of ancient Rome, and
including travel essays, polemics, memoirs and poems, the book is
divided into sections such as "Kitchen Practices"; "Food Memory:
Identity, Family, Ethnicity"; "Eating: Delight, Disgust, Hunger,
Horror" and "Food Politics". Selections by Julia Child, Anthony
Bourdain, Bill Buford, Michael Pollan, Molly O'Neill, Calvin
Trillin and Adam Gopnik, along with authors not usually associated
with gastronomy-Maxine Hong Kingston, Henry Louis Gates Jr,
Hemingway, Chekhov and David Foster Wallace-enliven and enrich this
comprehensive anthology.
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