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A collection of essays about life in Castine, Maine and environs
written by writer and educator Todd R. Nelson. During his six years
as principal of the Adams School in Castine, and twenty year
relationship with the Blue Hill peninsula, Nelson wrote frequently
for Maine Public Radio, The Christian Science Monitor, Bangor Daily
News, Maine Times, Bangor Metro, and other state and national
publications. This book is a collection of those writings.
As one of the most recognizable and highest paid athletes in the
world, Shaquille O'Neal, better known as "Shaq," is undeniably one
of the greatest players in basketball history. Murry Nelson
presents a fascinating look at the career of a man who has
dominated basketball for over 10 years and invites readers to take
a close look at the person behind the phenomenon. This insightful
biography brings the achievements of Shaquille O'Neal to life,
providing information on his early life and the influence of his
parents, coaches, and fellow players. Chapters take the reader from
Shaq's childhood in Newark and Germany through his college years at
Louisiana State University, tracing his path to NBA superstardom
with the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Miami Heat.
Basketball fans will appreciate the play-by-play account of the
many championship runs in Shaq's legendary career. This biography
also spotlights Shaq's celebrity life off the court as a rap
recording artist, film star, and commercial pitchman for numerous
multi-million dollar brands. A timeline highlighting key events in
Shaq's life and career, a bibliography, and a statistical appendix
enhance this biography.
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As a student of life and basketball, as a basketball player and
coach, as an African-American, a businessman, a lecturer, and a
man, Bill Russell projects the same single image of a man committed
to understanding, improvement, and teamwork in the constant pursuit
of new and ever-greater heights. And as his 2 NCAA titles, his
Olympic gold medal, and his 11 NBA championships clearly show, the
heights towards which Bill Russell most often strove were athletic,
and in these athletic contests he was rarely to be denied. As a
coach--the first black coach in NBA history--and general manager in
his later days, Russell still maintained this same ability to
utilize all of the resources available in order to construct a
winning entity, and it is because of this very ability that he was
later able to captivate lecture audiences from behind a podium.
Bill Russell remains a compelling subject for anyone interested in
the constitution and development of a champion.
This book also includes a thorough bibliography of print and
electronic sources to aid further research. A timeline plots the
key events in Russell's life and career.
This is an upper-level introduction to the doctrine and
understanding of sin in modern theology. Christianity concerns
itself with salvation. But salvation implies something from which
one must be saved, as reconciliation implies an estrangement and
redemption a loss. The classical theological symbol naming the
problem to which salvation is the solution is sin. Interpreting the
meaning of sin, however, has become difficult for two reasons: sin
has become a taboo subject in popular discourse, and has acquired
an extremely broad meaning in recent theology. "Sin: A Guide for
the Perplexed" is intended as a mid-level, comprehensive
introduction to the notion of sin and its significance for
Christian theology. Nelson situates and interprets biblical
material on sin, and then offers a lucid history of the doctrine.
He elucidates Augustine's conception of original sin and defends it
against its many caricatures. Special attention is paid to sin as
an ordinary, yet highly interruptive, phenomenon in the lives of
individuals. This is supplemented by a careful look at the
non-individualistic dimensions of sin, and an appreciation of how
sin relates to other key theological commitments. "Continuum's
Guides for the Perplexed" are clear, concise and accessible
introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and
readers can find especially challenging - or indeed downright
bewildering. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes
the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and explore key
themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough
understanding of demanding material.
Economics and Politics of Trade Policy brings together a set of 16
papers that focus primarily on the political economy of
international trade. What sets these papers apart is the recurrent
theme of developing and extending political economic analysis
beyond details commonly considered when the papers were written.
The book takes a deeper look at institutional and behavioral
details that researchers have formerly overlooked, delving into
issues such as administered rather than legislated protection;
incorporation of unemployment; and behavioral considerations such
as fairness. Together with a few other papers that consider
theoretic issues of trade, this book will provide a
thought-provoking overview of the most important research on
international trade, political economy and policy over the past
decades.
Today, a large number of scholars studying development understand
this process as involving learning and capability building.
Capability building is an active, not a passive, process. It
requires a purposeful effort from the learner's side, with support
and commitment on allocation of time and resources toward learning
activities. This process implies the possibility of failure as well
as success, as we also learn from failures. A global cast of
academics and policy makers examines economic development as a
process of learning and technological accumulation, showing how
economic development is a process involving creative destruction.
While markets and market competition play major roles in
structuring the development process, non-market institutions and
government policies matter.
This comprehensive book documents the nearly half-century-long
story of The Rolling Stones-the group many regard as the most
eminent rock band ever. By 1964 the United States had been
"invaded" by a number of British bands, led by the Beatles. The
Rolling Stones were seen as more rebellious and rowdy than The
Beatles-they were the "bad boys" as opposed to the "good boys"-and
this reputation only served to enhance their popularity with their
teenage fans. The Stones far outlasted the Beatles and all the
other 60s-era British bands, however The Rolling Stones not only
continued, but flourished, their tours drawing enormous crowds for
decades. The Rolling Stones: A Musical Biography chronicles the
fascinating adventures of these Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
inductees and sheds light on what has allowed these music legends
to enjoy such lifelong popularity and success. A clear timeline of
key events in the life of the band that encompasses over 40 years
Images of the band members and their performances across time Print
and nonprint resources for student research Appendices of albums,
awards, film appearances, and more
Randon lives in The City. Everyday he dreams of getting on the
IS-Train and going into space. When his best friend, Treemo, asks
him to move out of the city with him, will this take him further
from Space, or closer?
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
introduced a criterion starting with their 1992-1993 site visits
that ""Students must demonstrate a knowledge of the application of
statistics to engineering problems." "Since most engineering
curricula are filled with requirements in their own discipline,
they generally do not have time for a traditional two semesters of
probability and statistics. Attempts to condense that material into
a single semester often results in so much time being spent on
probability that the statistics useful for designing and analyzing
engineering/scientific experiments is never covered. In developing
a one-semester course whose purpose was to introduce
engineering/scientific students to the most useful statistical
methods, this book was created to satisfy those needs.
- Provides the statistical design and analysis of engineering
experiments & problems
- Presents a student-friendly approach through providing
statistical models for advanced learning techniques
- Covers essential and useful statistical methods used by engineers
and scientists
While dating from post-Classical economists such as Thorstein
Veblen and Joseph Schumpeter, the inception of the modern field of
evolutionary economics is usually dated to the early 1980s. Broadly
speaking, evolutionary economics sees the economy as undergoing
continual, evolutionary change. Evolutionary change indicates that
these changes were not planned, but rather were the result of
selection processes. These often involved winners and losers, but
most importantly, they resulted in actors learning what was and
wasn't working and moving to the latter. Evolutionary economics, in
contrast to mainstream economics, emphasises the relevance of
variables such as technology, institutions, decision rules,
routines, or consumer preferences for explaining the complex
evolutionary changes in the economy. In so doing, evolutionary
economics significantly broadens the scope of economic analysis,
and sheds new light on key concepts and issues of the discipline.
This handbook draws on a stellar cast-list of international
contributors, ranging from the founders of the field to the newest
voices. The volume explores the current state-of-the-art of the
field of evolutionary economics at the levels of the micro (e.g.
firms and households), meso (e.g. industries and institutions), and
macro (e.g. economic policy, structure and growth). Overall, the
Routledge Handbook of Evolutionary Economics provides an excellent
overview of current trends and issues in this rapidly developing
field.
With respect to intellectual property regimes, a significant change
in international governance rules is mandated by the Agreement on
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).This
topical volume deals with the processes through which TRIPS
compliance was achieved in four developing country jurisdictions:
Brazil, China, India and Thailand. More importantly, it analyses
the macro and micro implications of TRIPS compliance for innovative
activity in industry in general, but focuses specifically on the
agrochemical, automotive and pharmaceutical sectors. This unique
volume will appeal to a wide range of scholars working on
development, evolutionary economics and technology. Contributors:
T. Caliari, P. Charoenporn, S. Chaudhuri, S. Hong, P.
Intarakumnerd, S. Mani, R. Mazzoleni, L. Nagarajan, R.R. Nelson, L.
Martins Costa Povoa, C. Pray, V.K. Unni
Increase tourism in your community by designing and expanding your
local convention and exposition services! This book provides you
with solutions to the issues that can arise during the planning and
production phases of constructing a facility as part of a
community's tourism infrastructure. In Current Issues in Convention
and Exhibition Facility Development, you'll find diverse
perspectives from experts in a range of disciplinesincluding public
policy, tourism, convention management, and urban planning. As more
communities attempt to gain a share of the economically important
meetings and exhibition market, this critical resource will aid
university faculty, state and city government officials, and
convention and visitors' bureaus. Current Issues in Convention and
Exhibition Facility Development examines the reasons why certain
communities should create convention, event, or tourism centers.
The strategies and tips presented in this book can help you select
the most appropriate course of action for any given community, from
locating the best area to build a center, to allocating space for
an exhibition center in an already existing public building. This
extensive guide addresses the political, economical, and
environmental concerns that can prevent a convention center from
ever leaving the drawing board. This book offers you practical
advice on a number of concepts, including: linear planning in the
first phaseten questions communities must confront Dedicated
Convention Centers (DCC)the mother lode of convention/exhibit
tourism capitalizing on the union of two industriesconventions and
casinos the definition of success in the lifetime of a convention
center capturing a share of the market without interfering with
local venues the facts behind the illusionsinvestigating the
empirical evidence behind the central myths of the convention and
tradeshow industry Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition
Facility Development is generously enhanced with figures, tables,
models, and case studies to illuminate the facts you need to know
to stay competitive.
This book examines two primary doctrines of sin, posited in the
last half-century, the 'structural sin' type and the 'relational
self' type. After an introduction to the current discussion on the
doctrine of sin, two 19th century rejections of individualistic
conceptions of sin are exposited and critiqued. Chapter 2 details
Albrecht Ritschl's critique ('structural sin') of F.D.E.
Schleiermacher on sin, and Chapter 3 examines John Nevin's critique
('relational self') of Charles Finney's view of sin as violation of
the moral government. These two chapters provide a map for reading
20th century doctrines of social sin, contained in the rest of the
book. Chapter 4 tracks the development of Latin American liberation
theologies of sin, including extensive analyses of Gutierrez,
Segundo, Boff. Chapter 5 is an analysis of feminist and womanist
writings on sin, including in-depth treatments of Suchocki,
Ruether. Criticisms of these thinkers are categorized according to
both the structural sin and relational self types. Finally, Chapter
6 offers an analysis of selected developments in doctrines of sin
from Asian Christian theologians, especially Korean Minjung
theology as a further exemplification of the structural sin type.
The book concludes with recommendations drawn from the preceding
analyses for further understanding of the social dimensions of sin:
the need for clarifying the agential status of a 'social
structure;' the moral culpability of a relational self; and a call
to integrate the structural sin and relational self types into a
future doctrine of social sin.
The second volume of an ambitious new economic history of American
higher education. Capital of Mind is the second volume in a
breathtakingly ambitious new economic history of American higher
education. Picking up his account where the first volume, Exchange
of Ideas, ended, Adam R. Nelson looks at the early decades of the
nineteenth century, explaining how the idea of the modern
university arose from a set of institutional and ideological
reforms designed to foster the mass production and mass consumption
of knowledge, an “industrialization of ideas” that mirrored the
industrialization of the American economy and catered to the
demands of a new industrial middle class for practical and
professional education. From Harvard in the north to the University
of Virginia in the south, new experiments with the idea of a
university elicited intense debate about the role of scholarship in
national development and international competition, and whether
higher education, in periods of fiscal austerity, should be
supported by public funds. The history of capitalism and the
history of the university, Nelson reveals, are intimately
intertwined—which raises a host of important questions that
remain salient today. How do we understand knowledge and education
as commercial goods? Should they be public or private? Who should
pay for them? And, fundamentally, what is the optimal system of
higher education for a capitalist democracy?
Non-Fiction The author does not believe that the supernatural
encounters that she has experienced are similar to what has been
described as ghostly encounters. She does not believe that she is
being haunted, possessed or engaged in hauntings as defined by what
we typically view or hear concerning such topics. She has
experienced supernatural phenomena that have solved problems or
comforted her and she was never afraid during these encounters.
These encounters, she feels, have purpose and happen at an
allocated time that is not of her choosing. She, intuitively, feels
an order to these experiences and on some level knows that they are
part of her eternal rhythm. These occurrences have served to inform
her that the deaths of her loved ones are no longer deaths, but
resurrections to an immortal life and she has been given glimpses
of their immortality.
Originally published in 1988 this book was the culmination of 7
years of research in micro-electronics by the Center for Science
and Technology Policy in New York. It includes original comparative
study of corporate strategy in American, Japanese, and European
firms, as well as an account of the evolution of technical
alliances. It provides a detailed examination of the global
micro-electronics industry in all its aspects - technological,
economic, strategic and institutional and goes beyond organizing
and presenting the facts to offer new perspectives, analyses and
opinions.
Originally published in 1988 this book was the culmination of 7
years of research in micro-electronics by the Center for Science
and Technology Policy in New York. It includes original comparative
study of corporate strategy in American, Japanese, and European
firms, as well as an account of the evolution of technical
alliances. It provides a detailed examination of the global
micro-electronics industry in all its aspects - technological,
economic, strategic and institutional and goes beyond organizing
and presenting the facts to offer new perspectives, analyses and
opinions.
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