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Pattern Evidence

Poems

By: Michael D. Riley

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In Pattern Evidence, his final collection, Michael D. Riley sifts through the evidence of ordinary life in search of the patterns that lend shape and meaning to our days. Like a forensic scientist in search of the telling clue, the poet scrutinizes his loves and his losses, and like a trial attorney in pursuit of the truth, he interrogates and cross-examines participants in his own past and in the drama of human existence. Set largely in the suburban world outside Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Riley’s pages are filled with friends and neighbors, lovers and grandmothers, pines and pin oaks, lawn mowers and snow blowers, all of which body forth the mystery of daily-ness. This book documents Riley’s evolution as an artist, offering poems that span his career from early to late, demonstrating the poet’s characteristically broad range of interests and, simultaneously, his constant return to those things that matter most, namely, family, faith, and his devotion to his art. Pattern Evidence constitutes the summation of a lifetime of close and careful observation, and showcases Riley’s gifts as a poet: his keen eye, his sharp wit, his capacious mind, his practiced hand, and his large heart. This book is a final farewell to and a celebration of a life well-lived and well-loved.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532679041

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We in the Shadow

Surprising Places to Find Hope When All Appears Lost and God Far Away

By: Michael D. Riley

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We in the Shadow

Surprising Places to Find Hope When All Appears Lost and God Far Away

By: Michael D. Riley

For centuries the belief that God was directly engaged in our individual lives has comforted untold numbers of people, but today that belief is being challenged by many within the community of faith. The randomness of violence, innocent suffering, and inexplicable evil has pushed believers to question whether God is personal in any meaningful way. How can we believe that God is involved in our daily lives when so often God appears deaf to our prayers and indifferent to our broken world? We in the Shadow explores how or in what way God may be personal. Unless this question can somehow be thoughtfully and practically answered, faith will be viewed as an option only for those who skim over the incomprehensibly cruel surfaces of life with eyes closed and fingers stuck firmly in their ears.

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1666767751

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Controlling the Federal Bureaucracy

By: Dennis D. Riley

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Controlling the Federal Bureaucracy

By: Dennis D. Riley

How do we fit bureaucracy into a democratic political system? No other question has received--or deserved--more attention from those who study public administration. While this question might receive slightly different responses, there is one common thread, the notion that bureaucrats must be subject to external controls. Who possesses the ability to influence the government from the outside? How do these people use their influence? Is their influence used to promote democratic values? Dennis Riley assesses the effect congressional committees and subcommittees have on government agencies as well as the influence of clientele groups and professional associations. The author also explores the impact the President, the courts, and the critics of bureaucratic agencies--such as the Sierra Club or Ralph Nader's consumer watch-dog groups--have on bureaucracy. This book forces us to realize that many of our controlling influences on federal agencies only serve to reinforce the narrowness and isolation that plagues contemporary bureaucracy, where the general public interest and even competency are sacrificed in the belief that existing agency policies are the only sound and workable policies around. Author note: Dennis D. Riley is Professor and Chairman of the Political Science Department at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.

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Temple University Press

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0877224552

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9780877224556

Freshman Reorientation

Surviving the Spiritual Battleground of a College Campus

By: Jaclyn D. Riley

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Freshman Reorientation

Surviving the Spiritual Battleground of a College Campus

By: Jaclyn D. Riley

With secular mindsets filling today’s college campuses, it’s more of a time than ever to be countercultural with a Biblical mindset. College can either be a time of growth in your faith, drawing closer to Jesus, or a time of confusion and weakening of faith. In Freshman Reorientation, author Jaclyn D. Riley offers a guide to help you navigate the spiritual battleground of the college campus. She gives practical recommendations on how to share and grow your faith in college and provides information and advice about: choosing a college; developing a firm foundation in your faith; learning to pray; reading the Bible; being a witness; and becoming a transformer. Freshman Reorientation reminds you not to let college tamper your love for the Lord. Use it as a time to draw closer to the Lord. Learn how to equip yourself daily to thrive in college and build an unwavering faith and trust in Jesus knowing God is with you every step of the way.

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WestBow Press

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9798385021970

Bureaucracy and the Policy Process

Keeping the Promises

By: Dennis D. Riley,Bryan E. Brophy-Baermann

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Bureaucracy and the Policy Process

Keeping the Promises

By: Dennis D. Riley,Bryan E. Brophy-Baermann

The central role that bureaucracy plays in the policy process is played by individuals, namely, by subject matter experts and managers we call political executives. The context in which these executives play their roles is defined by three key forces--the organizational environment of bureaucracy itself; our governing philosophy stressing responsiveness, respect for individual rights, and accountability; and the demands of the people and the institutions those people have created to govern themselves. This book provides an in-depth look at each of these forces, with chapters specifically devoted to how bureaucrats interpret their role in the policy process, how the organizational environment influences their ability to play that role, and most of all, to the interactions between bureaucrats and the institutions of what we call the Constitutional government--the President, the Congress, and the Courts.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742538117

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9780742538115

Ordinary Time

Poems for the Liturgical Year

By: Michael D. Riley

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Ordinary Time

Poems for the Liturgical Year

By: Michael D. Riley

Liturgy is the golden chore; the ineffable becomes as practical as a calendar or a loaf of bread. The Son of God becomes the Son of Man and briefly walks among us, Love itself incarnate in the life of faith. This generous collection--in both senses of spirit and breadth--uses the liturgical year to explore the many aspects of Christian belief. In a wide variety of voices, styles, and forms, Ordinary Time (the title is deeply ironic) includes themes from the most intimate examinations of conscience to some of the knottiest theological/philosophical questions. In tones ranging from comic/satiric to meditative to ecstatic--in characters as diverse as several apostles, three different Christmas shepherds, Mother Theresa, a retired Navy cook, and a lapsed Catholic celebrity on a TV talk show--these poems cover an extraordinary breadth of faith experience, without diminishing the struggles of faith. Like Mother Theresa in "Darkness," absence and doubt have their place: they move Incarnate grace deep enough even to meet suffering and death. The ritual year that winds from nativity to death to resurrection includes each member of the body of Christ. This collection provides one pilgrim experience in memorable detail.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1498279465

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Survivor's Science in the Ocean

By: Peter D. Riley

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Survivor's Science in the Ocean

By: Peter D. Riley

Describes the oceans of the world, explains why people go to sea, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency on the sea.

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Heinemann-Raintree Library

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1410902293

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Survivor's Science in the Forest

By: Peter D. Riley

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Survivor's Science in the Forest

By: Peter D. Riley

Describes the forests of the world, explains why people visit them, and what to do to survive in an emergency in the woods.

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Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver

By: David D. Riley,Kenny A. Hunt

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Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver

By: David D. Riley,Kenny A. Hunt

Through examples and analogies, Computational Thinking for the Modern Problem Solver introduces computational thinking as part of an introductory computing course and shows how computer science concepts are applicable to other fields. It keeps the material accessible and relevant to noncomputer science majors. With numerous color figures, this classroom-tested book focuses on both foundational computer science concepts and engineering topics. It covers abstraction, algorithms, logic, graph theory, social issues of software, and numeric modeling as well as execution control, problem-solving strategies, testing, and data encoding and organizing. The text also discusses fundamental concepts of programming, including variables and assignment, sequential execution, selection, repetition, control abstraction, data organization, and concurrency. The authors present the algorithms using language-independent notation.

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CRC Press

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1466587776

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Survivor's Science in the Rain Forest

By: Peter D. Riley

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Survivor's Science in the Rain Forest

By: Peter D. Riley

Describes the rain forests of the world, explains why people go to rain forests, and what to do to survive in an emergency in a rain forest.

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Survivor's Science on an Island

By: Peter D. Riley

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Survivor's Science on an Island

By: Peter D. Riley

Describes the islands of the world, explains why people go to islands, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency on an island.

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One Hundred Things You Should Know about Planet Earth

By: Peter D. Riley

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One Hundred Things You Should Know about Planet Earth

By: Peter D. Riley

Introduction to earth sciences is full of colorful illustrations and presented in an engaging format.

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0760759685

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Speech Time-Frequency Representations

By: Michael D. Riley

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Speech Time-Frequency Representations

By: Michael D. Riley

1.1. Steps in the initial auditory processing. 4 2 THE TIME-FREQUENCY ENERGY REPRESENTATION 2.1. Short-time spectrum of a steady-state Iii. 9 2.2. Smoothed short-time spectra. 9 2.3. Short-time spectra of linear chirps. 13 2.4. Short-time spectra of /w /'s. 15 2.5. Wide band spectrograms of /w /'s. 16 Spectrograms of rapid formant motion. 2.6. 17 2.7. Wigner distribution and spectrogram. 21 2.8. Wigner distribution and spectrogram of cos wot. 23 2.9. Concentration ellipses for transform kernels. 28 2.10. Concentration ellipses for complementary kernels. 42 42 2.11. Directional transforms for a linear chirp. 47 2.12. Spectrograms of /wioi/ with different window sizes. 2.13. Wigner distribution of /wioi/. 49 2.14. Time-frequency autocorrelation function of /wioi/. 49 2.15. Gaussian transform of Iwioi/. 50 2.16. Directional transforms of lwioi/. 52 3 TIME-FREQUENCY FILTERING 3.1. Recovering the transfer function by filtering. 57 3.2. Estimating 'aliased' transfer function. 61 3.3. T-F autocorrelation function of an impulse train. 70 3.4. T-F autocorrelation function of LTI filter output. 70 Windowing recovers transfer function. 3.5. 72 3.6. Shearing the time-frequency autocorrelation function. 75 3.7. T-F autocorrelation function for FM filter. 76 3.8. T-F autocorrelation function of FM filter output. 77 3.9. Windowing recovers transfer function. 79 4 THE SCHEMATIC SPECTROGRAM Problems with pole-fitting approach.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461310792

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Survivor's Science at the Polar Regions

By: Peter D. Riley

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Survivor's Science at the Polar Regions

By: Peter D. Riley

Describes the two polar regions, explains why people go to the polar regions, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency in a polar region.

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Survivor's Science in the Desert

By: Peter D. Riley

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Survivor's Science in the Desert

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Describes the deserts of the world, explains why people visit them, and what to do to survive in an emergency in a desert.

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The Force of Language

By: D. Riley,J. Lecercle

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The Force of Language

By: D. Riley,J. Lecercle

The Force of Language illustrates how the philosophy of Language, if differently conceived, can directly incorporate questions of political thought and of emotionality, and offers the practical case of defensive strategies against the abusive speech. This follows a broad consideration of the inner voice or inner speech as a test case for a new approach to language, in particular as a way of radically rethinking the usual contrast between inner and outer through furnishing an account of how we internalize speech. The book's core offers a substantial critique of orthodox approaches to the philosophy of language form Chomsky and others; drawing on European political thought from Marx to Deleuze, it will move beyond this inheritance to explain and demonstrate its fresh conception of language at work.

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Springer

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0230503799

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Viking Invaders and Settlers

By: Peter D. Riley

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Viking Invaders and Settlers

By: Peter D. Riley

Describes the Viking invasions that led to their settling in Britain, their way of life and the influence this had on the English language and customs. Suggested level : primary, intermediate.

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Evans Brothers

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0237530392

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Earth

By: Peter D. Riley

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Earth

By: Peter D. Riley

Introduces Earth as a planet spinning in the solar system, how that has been misunderstood, and its myriad results including night and day, gravity, tides, and seasons.

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Heinemann Educational Books

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1575726203

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What Animal is It?

By: Peter D. Riley

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What Animal is It?

By: Peter D. Riley

This series introduces the first concepts that surround the sciences. This title looks at animal classification including fish, reptiles, mammals, amphibians and birds.

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Franklin Watts

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074964737X

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Sound

By: Peter D. Riley

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Sound

By: Peter D. Riley

An introduction to different kinds of sounds and how they are produced.

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Gareth Stevens Publishing

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0836832531

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100 Things You Should Know about Planet Earth

By: Peter D. Riley

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100 Things You Should Know about Planet Earth

By: Peter D. Riley

This title offers 50 town plans, plus a ten-page indexed central London map. A re-designed map grid should enable you to locate places faster and there is journey planning information, together with a route-planning section.

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