Jason Lebbow is a regular old country boy, born and raised to respect his elders, get an education, and to place religion first in his life. High School and College outstanding athlete, respected by everyone seen and unseen, Jason ventures into the world, where he meets his life's demise.
For more than half a century, Chris-Craft reigned supreme in the world of motorboating. This market dominance was due in no small part to the design and construction techniques employed in the company’s studios and on its factory floors. Building Chris-Craft examines the company’s design and production heritage, looking at Chris-Craft’s considerable accomplishments in the context of key competitors and industrial trends in general. High-quality archival images take readers inside the factories, design studios, and lofts of Chris-Craft factories in Algonac, Holland; Cadillac, Michigan; Salisbury, Maryland; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Caruthersville, Missouri.
If you're anything like me, then you love to watch CSI-Miami, CSI-New York, The Next 48, Criminal Minds, and other shows that depict the investigative side of law enforcement. Now, you can learn first-hand, how a real crime scene investigation is conducted.
When conducting a complete criminal investigation, the information/fact finding phase of the investigation is paramount to rendering a guilty verdict. All information received from individuals on the scene who may have seen, heard, felt or tasted anything are given a chance to formally tell their story.
As the most prestigious name in American boatbuilders, the Chris-Craft is a lovingly crafted vessel with wood hulls, swank chrome and brawny motors. Color photos take a look at the history and details of this beloved boat. 100 photos.
Everyone in the business world knows that having a good, strong resume can mean the difference between getting a job and not getting a job. You will need to have a resume that is crafted professionally and that will reflect you, your job abilities, and your experience. Having a good looking resume is so important when you are searching for a job that it should be your number one priority. There are all sorts of ways you can go about crafting a resume that works, but there is no magic formula for a resume that will work all the time. The choice really is up to you how you put together a resume, but there are certain nuances that you will need to be included in your resume that every employer looks for. It is not difficult to put together a resume that works, but it is important that you not overlook what makes your resume most effective. This one or two page document speaks about you, your abilities, your experience, your education, and your accomplishments. It is the first thing that a potential employer will see before he or she meets you, so you want it to really be compelling and make them want to pick up the phone and call you for an interview! There are all sorts of schools of thought regarding how a resume should look, what information it should contain, and how to put it together. However, most business people agree that when they look at a resume of a potential employee, they want to the resume to be concise, to the point, and easy to read. Whichever school of thought you, as a job seeker, subscribe to, you will still want your resume to be what a potential employer wants to see.
This booklet is an examination of the nature of ivory, both as substance of certain consistent characteristics as well as material of varying availability treated by craftsmen in various and peculiar ways. The framework of this approach is defined by the geographical and chronological limits of the ivories at Dumbarton Oaks.
Chris-Craft: The Essential Guide, by Jerry Conrad, provides full specifications - from hull materials and fuel capacity to upholstery colors and numbers built - for every cruiser, runabout, roamer, kit boat and other pleasure craft ever built by the legendary Chris-Craft Corporation. Revised second editions is illustrated with more than 700 black-and-white photographs with updated information and new photographs.
The principles and strategies for the formation of this book derive from my aim to educate our children about the origin, dangers, precautions, and coping strategies related to the coronavirus pandemic. We are living in tough times, and we are faced with a worldwide pandemic that cannot be ignored. Education is the key to solving most, if not all of our world problems today. But we must first educate our future, our children! My name is Dr. Anthony T. Craft, and my goal for writing this book, Some Things My Friends Should Know about Covid 19, has been composed with our children in mind. They are our future, and they should be made abreast of their past. I offer a clear understanding of the origin, dangers, precautions, and coping strategies to be used when dealing with this pandemic.
Charlotte has entered a golden age of craft brewing. Join author Daniel Hartis for a journey into the center of this of the Queen City's beer scene. While the fermented frenzy of Charlotte's craft brewing fans may feel altogether new, it evokes a forgotten heritage that dates back to colonial days. Beginning with Captain James Jack, whose tavern was a Patriot haven burned by the British during the American Revolution. Local beer writer, and founder of charlottebeer.com, author Daniel Hartis follows a frothy trail through the highs and lows of this sudsy story. Grab a pint and discover how Prohibition took hold of Charlotteans. Ruminate over odes to beer by the Brew Pub Poets Society, and sample the personality and spirit on tap today around this North Carolina city. Charlotte Beer includes photos and a foreword by the Executive Director of the North American Guild of Beer Writers, Win Bassett.
For more than half a century, Chris-Craft reigned supreme in the world of motorboating. This market dominance was due in no small part to the design and construction techniques employed in the company’s studios and on its factory floors. Building Chris-Craft examines the company’s design and production heritage, looking at Chris-Craft’s considerable accomplishments in the context of key competitors and industrial trends in general. High-quality archival images take readers inside the factories, design studios, and lofts of Chris-Craft factories in Algonac, Holland; Cadillac, Michigan; Salisbury, Maryland; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Caruthersville, Missouri.
To all the people stuck in a storm or going through a storm. People whose faith is growing weak and those who feel low. This is your validation! Be encouraged and lean on your own understanding. Remember, no sin is greater than any other sin. You don't have to take my word, just read the Bible. The Bible says: We are all created equal (2nd Corinthians 8: 12-15, 1st Kings 8: 46, and also in the book of Isaiah 46: 5) but life has a funny way of making us feel that they are just written words that fall on deaf ears. The Bible also says: No sin is greater than any other sin, and we are all born sinners (Psalms 51: 5 and Romans 5: 12). We are all born imperfect human beings. Tell that to a victim of rape, a heroin addict and a bisexual man. Although it's a known truth, some of us use the Scriptures as a scapegoat to justify our shortcomings, sins and wrongdoings. I was taught right from wrong at a very young age. Although I find it hard to fly straight at times; sometimes I just want to spread my wings and just glide. I've been a lot of places and I've seen a lot of things in my short life. I feel like I've seen it all and done it all. They say birds of a feather flock together. You may think like an eagle, but if it quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, nine times out of ten it is a duck. The upside of that cliché is GOD does allow U-turns, so it's up to you to decide if you want to be an eagle, a swan, a peacock, or just keep quacking like a duck the rest of your life.Take a journey with a recovering addict who is struggling with his sexuality and in search of peace and balance in this chaotic thing called life. He's reminded that death is not an option. See how a man can be knocked down and get back up. See how others can make you challenge your beliefs and kill your dreams before you realize they exist. Watch how one man's faith is tested and questioned. Observe the power of influence that people around you possess, and witness the growth of one man's spirituality. If truth is an attraction for you, you'll have a full understanding of the drug game's uncensored ugly truth; it will be fully exposed and revealed. You'll also come to understand the good, the bad and the ugly part of the gay society, when one is a part of “The Life” (Gay Community).
The principles and strategies in this book derive mainly from my aim to assist you in obtaining the most rewarding information about the criminal investigator and a criminal investigation. By way of simple, easy-to-read novels, my aim is to help you to understand the procedures, protocol and practices needed to conduct a successful criminal investigation.
The book traces the history of the various craft that have been used for transport on Britain’s rivers and canals from the earliest times to the present day. The first section deals with the long history of the development of river craft, from prehistoric log boats to the whole range of sailing barges, such as the Humber keel and the Thames barge. By the middle of the 18th century, canal construction brought in a new generation of craft, not just the familiar narrow boats, but the wide boats such as the Leeds & Liverpool short boats, maintenance craft and even passenger boats. Steam power was introduced in the 19th century for a variety of crafts from tugs to pleasure steamers, while the 20th century brought in the diesel motors for boats and barges of all kinds. Today, there is still some commercial traffic, but an ever-increasing demand for boats for pleasure. Much of this story is told in terms of preserved craft and is also based on the author’s own experience aboard many of these craft, whether crewing a Thames barge or working in the engine room of a Clyde puffer.
Launch new ventures and grow existing businesses by discovering innovative solutions and business models that resonate with your customer's needs Key Features Learn how to dissect business models and create new ones that unlock maximum value Discover how to use Design Thinking to deliver solutions that resonate with the market Integrate Design Thinking with business model innovation for scalable, innovative business designs Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionGlobally, 275,000 new business ventures get launched every single day, and ninety percent of them fail. One of the most fundamental reasons for that is that they don’t solve a real market problem that a real market population has, in a way that resonates with that market and sells their solution. Consequently, they struggle to gain traction and attain scale. In this book, you’ll learn what business models are. Additionally, you’ll find out what business model innovation is and, ultimately, how to use Design Thinking to identify not just a winning value proposition but also bring that value proposition to the market in a way that resonates with customers. In doing so, you’ll be able to unlock maximum value for your business, allowing it to attain maximum scale through growing waves of adopters. By the end of this book, you’ll understand what you need to do to uncover your target markets’ ‘reason to buy’, as well as how to wrap a winning business model around that reason so that your business can gain traction and achieve scale.What you will learn Understand the fundamentals of business model innovation and its role in driving organizational success Explore how to craft human-centered business models and their significance Master Design Thinking for resonant value propositions and business models Discover innovative solutions that address genuine customer aspirations Find out how quantitative and artificial intelligence approaches enhance human-centered validation Overcome past marketplace failures with innovative ideas Build a human-centered business model that withstands market forces Who this book is for This book is for individuals in leadership roles like CSOs, CIOs, CTOs, CEOs, and those responsible for launching and growing new business ventures. It builds on your existing business knowledge, showing you how to design businesses that grow inherently by connecting with markets through innovative, human-centered solutions and business models. A foundational understanding of business operations is assumed.
This book is the first detailed study in fifty years of Byzantine ivory carving in the tenth and eleventh centuries, the era when work in that medium reached its highest level of attainment. Unique in its aim and range, "The Hand of the Master" considers how, when, and why the Byzantines used ivory for icons and other luxurious items. Based on direct study of the objects, the book discusses more than 150 pieces and is illustrated with new photographs that are indispensable to an understanding of carving techniques and styles. Cutler analyzes the normal working methods of Byzantine carvers, as well as aspects of craftsmanship that enable us to identify distinct hands. These observations are then made the basis of both a revised chronology and a more rigorous system of classification than has existed heretofore. But the recognition of particular sculptors is a means rather than an end in this book. Similarities and differences within this huge body of production allow answers to such broader questions as the functions of craftsmen in this society, their relations with clients and designers, and, ultimately, the significance of ivory in the visual culture of Byzantium.
When a young English nobleman was thwarted in love he abandoned the court, retired to his estate near Manchester and built a canal to serve his coalmines. The Bridgewater Canal was the sensation of the age and led others to follow the example of the enterprising Duke of Bridgewater. From his starting point in 1760, over the next half-century Britain was covered by a network of waterways that became the lifeblood of the Industrial Revolution. This is the story of 250 years of history on those canals, and of the people who made and used them. The book tells of the great engineers, such as Telford, Brindley and Jessop and of the industrialists, such as Wedgwood and Arkwright who promoted the canals they built. It also tells the story of the anonymous navvies who dug the canals, the men and women who ran the boats and the workers who kept the canals running. Covering the entire history of the canal network (from the glorious early days, through the years of decline caused by rail and then road competition, up to the subsequent revival of the canals as leisure routes), this wonderfully illustrated book is a must-have for all canal enthusiasts.
Love stories are as old as time. What makes this one different is that it is true. It is an enchanting story that starts during the Second World War. An artillery officer about to go overseas on active service meets a pretty girl in a small village in the south of England. She is a talented draftswoman in the drawing office of a key wartime research establishment. They fall in love. His embarkation leave turns into a whirlwind courtship. Separated by war and duty, they never lose hope that one day they will be together. There is a first-hand account of the Allied landings in North Africa and the invasion of Sicily. A charming picture is painted of the day-to-day life of the young girl as she awaits his return, with fascinating glimpses of life in wartime Britain. Their dreams come true and they are married. In the post-war years their life together is rich in travel and adventure; the scene moves to Singapore, Hong Kong, America and France. It contains many amusing incidents and anecdotes that portray everyday life in the half- century that has just ended. Through it all runs the thread of their timeless romance. It is a lovely story that never loses its enchantment. It will have special appeal in an age of some cynicism about romance and marriage. Once started, it is hard to put this book down.
As the most prestigious name in American boatbuilders, the Chris-Craft is a lovingly crafted vessel with wood hulls, swank chrome and brawny motors. Color photos take a look at the history and details of this beloved boat. 100 photos.
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