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How Do You Make Each Day of Your Brief Life Count? Tim Keesee spent
years crisscrossing the globe, documenting the gospel's advance in
regions of war and persecution through his writing and films. But
double blows from terminal cancer diagnoses in 2019 and 2021
brought his travels to a halt. In A Day's Journey, Tim takes up his
pen to write dispatches from a smaller, more intimate world. He
writes of Christian brothers and sisters who have taught him so
much about a day well spent: the way they work and worship, the way
they pray and sing, the way they love their neighbors and their
enemies, even when beaten black and blue for the sake of Christ. In
this book you'll have the privilege to walk with Tim through days
of pain and hard questions, but also days of grace, wonder, and
death-defying joy. Poignant, inspiring, and beautifully written,
these stories model the courage we need, the joy we have, the
gospel we love, the cross we bear, and the hope we embrace until
faith becomes sight.
This is a unique learning aid for making rapid headway in the
acquisition of comprehension and speaking ability in Khmer, the
language of Cambodia. In recent years, Cambodia has moved from a
society menaced by war to a society orientated to commerce. With
this shift in attention from military to social and economic
matters has come an increase in the number of foreign visitors and
residents in the country for the purposes of tourism, aid work or
investment-related activities. Many of these foreigners or 'chuun
bor-tay' speak English as a first or second language, but know
little of written or spoken Khmer. This dictionary is designed to
enable residents and visitors to better understand both the country
and its people through speaking to Cambodians in their own
language. With more than 6,000 key word entries, the English-Spoken
Khmer Dictionary has the distinctive feature of presenting Khmer
words in an all-new easily-grasped Romanized writing system.
Incorporating phrases and full sentence usage, and with a thorough
introduction to Khmer grammar, the English-Spoken Khmer Dictionary
is essential for tourists, business travellers, scholars and
long-term Cambodia residents who wish to become more familiar with
a country poised to play an increasingly significant role in the
area.
Charles S. Sahagian Chief, Electromagnetic Materials Technology
Branch Deputy for Electronic Technology Hanscom AFB, MA 01731 I t
should not be surprising that an event as significant as the
discovery of the laser has had some con comitant impact on other
areas of science and technology, but the extent of the impact was
grossly unpredicted. Upon perusal of this bibliography, devoted to
the subject of laser window and mirror materials, it becomes very
apparent that the effect of the laser on materials R&D has been
enormous. Several hundred papers and reports, representing millions
of dollars of effort, have been promulgated over the past decade;
and as new frequencies, improved tunability, higher power, and
other charac teristics are achieved, we can expect even greater
demands and requirements on the materials com munity. What are some
of the highlights disclosec by this bibliography with regard to
work already ac complished? First, one can note the extensive
investigations into developing new materials while at the same time
improving old ones. Among the latter, alkali halides, for example,
have essentially had a rebirth. I n the past five years more
progress has been achieved in the chemical and structural perfec
tion of this class of materials than in the entire preceding
century. Also carried along in the surge for improved laser
materials have been the alkaline earth fluorides (prime candidates
for 3-to 5-J, Lm ap plications), chalcogenides, semiconductors,
oxides, and others."
Coverage This bibliography of over 5000 references is restricted to
the crystal growth of inorganic materials and is largely drawn from
the literature collection of the Research Materials Information
Center, although other sources were used in the attempt to attain
(an always unattainable) completeness. It includes theoretical,
review, and experimental, or "recipe," papers, technical reports,
and books. The period covered is from 1972 through 1977, with
several hundred more recent and earlier references, for var ious
reasons, added. (I nformation on specific materials not I isted may
be requested from R M C. ) I The coverage of epitaxy presented a
problem, since authors do not always make it clear whether or not
the epitaxial growth described resulted in single or
polycrystalline structures. Papers are of course included where
single crystallinity was claimed or illustrated by a definite
electron diffraction pattern. Stated attempts to grow single
crystals, even when failures, are included. As for the many where a
decision could not be made, exclusion was the general rule.
Theoretical and review papers are included. Two books, ofthe many
good books on crystal growth, are essential complements to this
bibliography: The Chemistry of Imperfect Crystals, 2nd Revised
Edition. Volume 1, Preparation, Purification, Crystal Growth and
Phase Theory Kroger, F. A. North-Holland Publishing Company,
Amsterdam-London; American Elsevier Publishing Company, Inc., New
York (1973) (Includes an extensive tabulation of crystals grown by
a variety of methods, with over 1100 references for the table
alone. ) Crystal Growth Wilke, K. -T."
Man's first experience with the ordered state of matter to which we
now apply the generic term "crystals" came about when he found
specimens of some of the natural crystalline mineral substances
that are re latively common in the surface and near-surface areas
of the earth's crust. His first widespread use of these natural
materials in which their crystalline nature was of importance was
undoubtedly in fabricating jewelry and otherwise adorning his
weapons, tools, and household items. Both the Old and New Testa
ments of the Bible document the use of crystalline gems, and the
Romans are credited with first employing diamonds-a metastable
crystalline form of carbon-in jewelry. Various civilizations appear
to have ascribed magical powers to some natural crystals, and they
are known to have been widely accepted in Europe as having
medicinal properties during the Middle Ages. Given early man's
appreciation of the symmetry and beauty of natural crystals, it is
not surprising that his earliest interest in working with these
materials appears to have been directed toward techniques for
duplicating or manufacturing these sub stances that were so highly
valued as gems. Although the exact beginning of the science that we
now know as "crystal growth" cannot be precisely specified, we do
know that Robert Boyle had attempted to grow crystals that could be
used as gems prior to 1672. Much later, in 1873, M. A."
From struggling financially all the way up to building a successful
worldwide ministry and enjoying financial freedom, Keesee shares
his journey and his "proven successful principles" to help others
learn to control their finances.
The deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have changed
the world, and no one can predict what will happen next. World
governments scramble for a sense of sanity, but they have no idea
of the unimaginable horror that is unfolding behind their
collective backs. CIA agent Bill Wilder, still haunted years later
by the deaths of his brother and fiancee in Vietnam, is suddenly
thrust into the nightmare of nuclear terrorism. He and his lifelong
friend must track down a madman with his finger on the button of a
stolen nuclear weapon before an unsuspecting world is destroyed in
an atomic Armageddon. But a beautiful woman plagues Wilder's
efforts, not only as his CIA supervisor, but in a darker sense when
he learns that she is connected to his brother's murderer from so
long ago.
The purpose of this study is to determine the social and social
psychological factors that are related to adherence to HIV medical
regimens and involvement in high-risk behaviors. The ability of
Agnew's general strain theory (GST) to explain non-adherence and
risky behaviors was specifically tested. Adherence is crucial to
maintain low viral loads and prevent the development of a drug
resistant virus. Involvement in high-risk behavior further
complicates successful adherence to medical regimes and the overall
treatment of HIV/AIDS. Specifically tested in this study was the
applicability of Agnew's (1992) GST in explaining both medical and
behavioral non-adherence to treatment regimens in a Hispanic
population residing along the U.S.-Mexico International Border.
While not providing support for GST overall, findings do suggest
that key components of general strain theory as well as other
criminological theories including social and self-control and
differential association may prove useful in furthering our
understanding of medical adherence and involvement in high-risk
behaviors.
The Angry Thunderstorm rolls into a child's world in the middle of
the night awakening her with a fright. Witnessing his booming
display, the child trembles with fear. The Angry Thunderstorm
acknowledges that he sounds ill-tempered because it takes such a
powerful display to do his job. The wind. The thunder. The flashes
of light. All of these seem scary. His intent is often
misunderstood and his presence is seldom welcomed. But as he
explains the reason behind his gruff display, the child is
reassured that he does these things for a very good reason.
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