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Hey Friends 'N' Neigeighbors, 20-20 Vision A Ministers Story is
just that.It's a story 'Bout a "Cherokee Hillbilly Preacher.."... I
have been a Minister in song since I was 15 years old.Last week
LOL. And I've been A minister In Gods Word since the early
1990's....This story is a true story 'Bout my life 'N' written from
the heart.I know if you like a Christian "HEART FELT" story you're
bound to enjoy 20-20 Vision A Minister's Story.....I personally
guaranty it.... God Bless Y'All, Bluegrass Charley The 20-20 Vision
Man
This book is the definitive study of the life and works of one of
Britain's most important inventors who, due to a cruel set of
circumstances, has all but been overlooked by history. Alan Dower
Blumlein led an extraordinary life in which his inventive output
rate easily surpassed that of Edison, but whose early death during
the darkest days of World War Two led to a shroud of secrecy which
has covered his life and achievements ever since. His 1931 Patent
for a Binaural Recording system was so revolutionary that most of
his contemporaries regarded it at as more than 20 years ahead of
its time. Even years after his death, the full magnitude of its
detail had not been fully utilized. Among his 128 Patents are the
principle electronic circuits critical to the development of the
world's first electronic television system. During his short
working life, Blumlein produced patent after patent breaking
entirely new ground in electronic and audio engineering. During the
Second World War, Alan Blumlein was deeply engaged in the very
secret work of radar development and contributed enormously to the
system eventually to become 'H2S'- blind bombing radar. Tragically,
during an experimental H2S flight in June 1942, the Halifax bomber
in which Blumlein and several colleagues were flying, crashed and
all aboard were killed. He was just days short of his 39th
birthday. For many years there have been rumours about a biography
of Alan Blumlein, yet none has been forthcoming. This is the
world's first study of a man whose achievements should rank among
those of the greatest Britain has produced. This book provides
detailed knowledge of every one of his patents and the process
behind them, while giving an in depth study of the life and times
of this quite extraordinary man.
In the pre-reserve era, Aboriginal bands in the northern plains
were relatively small multicultural communities that actively
maintained fluid and inclusive membership through traditional
kinship practices. These practices were governed by the Law of the
People as described in the traditional stories of Wisashkecahk, or
Elder Brother, that outlined social interaction, marriage,
adoption, and kinship roles and responsibilities. In Elder Brother
and the Law of the People, Robert Innes offers a detailed analysis
of the role of Elder Brother stories in historical and contemporary
kinship practices in Cowessess First Nation, located in
southeastern Saskatchewan. He reveals how these tradition-inspired
practices act to undermine legal and scholarly definitions of
"Indian" and counter the perception that First Nations people have
internalized such classifications. He presents Cowessess's
successful negotiation of the 1996 Treaty Land Agreement and their
high inclusion rate of new "Bill-C31s" as evidence of the
persistence of historical kinship values and their continuing role
as the central unifying factor for band membership. Elder Brother
and the Law of the People presents an entirely new way of viewing
Aboriginal cultural identity on the northern plains.
Coinciding with the centennial of the Pan American Union (now the
Organization of American States), Gonzalez explores how nineteenth-
and twentieth-century U.S. architects and their clients built a
visionary Pan-America to promote commerce and cultural exchange
between United States and Latin America. Late in the nineteenth
century, U.S. commercial and political interests began eyeing the
countries of Latin America as plantations, farms, and mines to be
accessed by new shipping lines and railroads. As their desire to
dominate commerce and trade in the Western Hemisphere grew, these
U.S. interests promoted the concept of "Pan-Americanism" to link
the United States and Latin America and called on U.S. architects
to help set the stage for Pan-Americanism's development. Through
international expositions, monuments, and institution building,
U.S. architects translated the concept of a united Pan-American
sensibility into architectural or built form. In the process, they
also constructed an artificial ideological identity-a fictional
Pan-America peopled with imaginary Pan-American citizens, the
hemispheric loyalists who would support these projects and who were
the presumed benefactors of this presumed architecture of
unification. Designing Pan-America presents the first examination
of the architectural expressions of Pan-Americanism. Concentrating
on U.S. architects and their clients, Robert Alexander Gonzalez
demonstrates how they proposed designs reflecting U.S. presumptions
and projections about the relationship between the United States
and Latin America. This forgotten chapter of American architecture
unfolds over the course of a number of international expositions,
ranging from the North, Central, and South American Exposition of
1885-1886 in New Orleans to Miami's unrealized Interama fair and
San Antonio's HemisFair '68 and encompassing the Pan American Union
headquarters building in Washington, D.C. and the creation of the
Columbus Memorial Lighthouse in the Dominican Republic.
This book is the definitive study of the life and works of one of
Britain's most important inventors who, due to a cruel set of
circumstances, has all but been overlooked by history.Alan Dower
Blumlein led an extraordinary life in which his inventive output
rate easily surpassed that of Edison, but whose early death during
the darkest days of World War Two led to a shroud of secrecy which
has covered his life and achievements ever since.His 1931 Patent
for a Binaural Recording system was so revolutionary that most of
his contemporaries regarded it at as more than 20 years ahead of
its time. Even years after his death, the full magnitude of its
detail had not been fully utilized. Among his 128 Patents are the
principle electronic circuits critical to the development of the
world's first electronic television system. During his short
working life, Blumlein produced patent after patent breaking
entirely new ground in electronic and audio engineering.During the
Second World War, Alan Blumlein was deeply engaged in the very
secret work of radar development and contributed enormously to the
system eventually to become 'H2S'- blind bombing radar. Tragically,
during an experimental H2S flight in June 1942, the Halifax bomber
in which Blumlein and several colleagues were flying, crashed and
all aboard were killed. He was just days short of his 39th
birthday.For many years there have been rumours about a biography
of Alan Blumlein, yet none has been forthcoming. This is the
world's first study of a man whose achievements should rank among
those of the greatest Britain has produced. This book provides
detailed knowledge of every one of his patents and the process
behind them, while giving an in depth study of the life and times
of this quite extraordinary man.
Drawing from decades of work, travel, and research in Russia,
Robert Alexander has created a stunning coloring book with every
detail rooted in the rich, colorful history that was the glory of
Imperial Russia. Depicting the grand world of Nicholas and
Alexandra Romanov-from their imperial palaces, costume balls and
gowns, to jewels and Faberge objets d'art, and the magical meadows
and forests of their empire-Vanished Splendor is a treat for the
eyes and a delight for history buffs. Infused with Robert
Alexander's deep knowledge and love of Russian culture and art and
detailed by Christopher Bohnet's intricate skills, the coloring
book captures in soul and spirit the fascinating era of the
Romanovs, where nothing was done until it was overdone. It is a
coloring book like no other-and all it takes to bring that magical
time to life is the stroke of a colored pencil.
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Custodians (Hardcover)
Joanna Vestey, Russell Roberts, Alexander Sturgis
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Custodians brings together for the first time, in this beautifully
compiled collection, images of many of Oxford's most prestigious
buildings along with some rarely seen, but wonderful venues and
their 'Custodians'. Photographer Joanna Vestey set out to explore
the extraordinary colleges and buildings of Oxford, behind the
closed doors, often beyond the reach of the 9.5 million visitors a
year who come here, and to meet the 'Custodians' playing a pivotal
role in perpetuating these world-renowned institutions. Rarely do
we get to catch a glimpse behind the closed facades of these iconic
structures and to see the spaces that lie within. All the images
have been captured in the University City of Oxford, known as the
"City of Dreaming Spires" and show its extraordinary breadth of
architecture since the arrival of the Saxons. It includes venues
such as the 17th Century Divinity School, the mid-18th century
Radcliffe Camera continuing through to the most recent award
winning RIBA-nominated chapel at Ripon College completed last year.
Venues such as the Sheldonian Theatre and Christchurch College sit
alongside perhaps lesser known venues such as The Real Tennis
Courts or the John Martyr Pawsons cricket pavilion portraying the
breadth and diversity constituting the city. The 'Custodians' and
their surroundings enjoy equal status in Joanna's formal
compositions; they seem to belong together, yet do not fuse into
one, thereby asking us to question how we are all largely shaped
and influenced by the structures around us - how defined we are by
them and how much they form us. Full of unexpected venues
beautifully photographed, this book will appeal to the historian,
city visitor, people interested in architecture and interiors as
well as to the extensive alumni network of the colleges themselves.
It will also appeal to an audience interested in contemporary
photography.
An Insider's Perspective of Prostate Cancer: Understanding Effects,
Management Options and Consequences provides scientifically based
information on the management and treatment of prostate cancer. The
text is designed to be neither prescriptive nor proscriptive,
providing succinct, yet comprehensive details in 'bite size chunks'
for ready assimilation and application. Sections cover recent
approaches the prostate cancer landscape has made by providing
background statistical and anatomical information that is followed
by relevant genetic, immunological and background data. The book
then proceeds to explain the mechanisms involved with cancer
development and the spread and metastases that can occur in a
minority of those diagnosed. In addition to acknowledging the
importance of psychological effects of diagnosis and management
interventions, the undervalued benefits of exercise are also
emphasized, including information on holistic management. This
comprehensive approach makes this a perfect reference for
up-to-date information on all aspects of prostate cancer and its
management.
This book examines the prominent place a commitment to social
justice and equity has occupied in the global history of literary
journalism. With international case studies, it explores and
theorizes the way literary journalists have addressed inequality
and its consequences in their practice. In the process, this volume
focuses on the critical attitude the writers of this genre bring to
their stories, the immersive reporting they use to gain detailed
and intimate knowledge of their subjects, and the array of
innovative rhetorical strategies through which they represent those
encounters. The contributors explain how these strategies
encourage readers to respond to injustices of class, race,
indigeneity, gender, mobility, and access to knowledge. Together,
they make the case that, throughout its history, literary
journalism has proven uniquely well adapted to fusing facts with
feeling in a way which makes it a compelling force for social
change.
This book examines the prominent place a commitment to social
justice and equity has occupied in the global history of literary
journalism. With international case studies, it explores and
theorizes the way literary journalists have addressed inequality
and its consequences in their practice. In the process, this volume
focuses on the critical attitude the writers of this genre bring to
their stories, the immersive reporting they use to gain detailed
and intimate knowledge of their subjects, and the array of
innovative rhetorical strategies through which they represent those
encounters. The contributors explain how these strategies encourage
readers to respond to injustices of class, race, indigeneity,
gender, mobility, and access to knowledge. Together, they make the
case that, throughout its history, literary journalism has proven
uniquely well adapted to fusing facts with feeling in a way which
makes it a compelling force for social change.
In recent years, with the rise of the craft beverage movement, the
cider industry has been through a period of rapid commercial and
non-commercial growth. Tasting and quality control is a core aspect
of successful cider making and it is essential for industry and
researchers to characterize cider using a standard, quantifiable
metric. This book is a research-based text for understanding both
the theory and practice of effectively evaluating the sensory
properties of cider. The Professional Handbook of Cider Tasting
includes content on the physiological basis of sensory evaluation,
effective profiling of sensory evaluation, types and styles of
cider, origins of cider quality attributes and direction for
pairing cider with foods. The book also: - Covers a broad range of
cider tasting techniques with associated technical explanations. -
Provides data and research-driven information. - Contains sample
sensory evaluation sheets, a tasting wheel, and guidance for
creating fresh cider sensory standards and the utilization of
various apple cultivars. Including a summary of the current global
cider styles, this is an invaluable resource for commercial
cidermakers, non-commercial cidermakers, students on cider
production courses, researchers and other industry and stakeholder
personnel.
Indigenous Celebrity speaks to the possibilities, challenges, and
consequences of popular forms of recognition, critically recasting
the lens through which we understand Indigenous people's
entanglements with celebrity. It presents a wide range of essays
that explore the theoretical, material, social, cultural, and
political impacts of celebrity on and for Indigenous people. It
questions and critiques the whitestream concept of celebrity and
the very juxtaposition of 'Indigenous' and 'celebrity' and casts a
critical lens on celebrity culture's impact on Indigenous people.
Indigenous people who willingly engage with celebrity culture, or
are drawn up into it, enter into a complex terrain of social
relations informed by layered dimensions of colonialism, racism,
sexism, homophobia/transphobia, and classism. Yet this reductive
framing of celebrity does not account for the ways that Indigenous
people's own worldviews inform Indigenous engagement with celebrity
culture-or rather, popular social and cultural forms of
recognition. Indigenous Celebrity reorients conversations on
Indigenous celebrity towards understanding how Indigenous people
draw from nation-specific processes of respect and recognition
while at the same time navigating external assumptions and
expectations. This collection examines the relationship of
Indigenous people to the concept of celebrity in past, present, and
ongoing contexts, identifying commonalities, tensions, and
possibilities.
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