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The Digital City

Media and the Social Production of Place

By: Germaine R. Halegoua

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The Digital City

Media and the Social Production of Place

By: Germaine R. Halegoua

Shows how digital media connects people to their lived environments Every day, millions of people turn to small handheld screens to search for their destinations and to seek recommendations for places to visit. They may share texts or images of themselves and these places en route or after their journey is complete. We don’t consciously reflect on these activities and probably don’t associate these practices with constructing a sense of place. Critics have argued that digital media alienates users from space and place, but this book argues that the exact opposite is true: that we habitually use digital technologies to re-embed ourselves within urban environments. The Digital City advocates for the need to rethink our everyday interactions with digital infrastructures, navigation technologies, and social media as we move through the world. Drawing on five case studies from global and mid-sized cities to illustrate the concept of “re-placeing,” Germaine R. Halegoua shows how different populations employ urban broadband networks, social and locative media platforms, digital navigation, smart cities, and creative placemaking initiatives to turn urban spaces into places with deep meanings and emotional attachments. Through timely narratives of everyday urban life, Halegoua argues that people use digital media to create a unique sense of place within rapidly changing urban environments and that a sense of place is integral to understanding contemporary relationships with digital media.

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NYU Press

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1479882194

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9781479882199

Chronomics and Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Vascular Chronomics: From 7-Day/24-Hour to Lifelong Monitoring

By: Kuniaki Otsuka,Germaine Cornelissen,Franz Halberg

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Chronomics and Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Vascular Chronomics: From 7-Day/24-Hour to Lifelong Monitoring

By: Kuniaki Otsuka,Germaine Cornelissen,Franz Halberg

This fascinating volume applies the concept of chronomics to the medical treatment of hypertension. It starts with the recent updates on chronomics, the analytic techniques, and their application to community-based assessments. The authors advocate the use of 7-day/24-h records of blood pressure, which is effective for finding masked hypertension, masked morning surge, and other rhythm abnormalities. Most organisms, from cyanobacteria to mammals, are known to use the circadian mechanism. However, our body systems also demonstrate circaseptan (roughly weekly), circannual (roughly yearly), and even longer rhythms. Chronomics monitors the physiological data and then analyzes the superimposed rhythms, isolating the cycles mathematically to determine how organisms and their environment interact. It is the study of interactions among time structures (chronomes) in and around us.

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Springer

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4431546316

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Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals

By: Germaine Buck Louis,United Nations Environment Programme,International Labour Organisation,World Health Organization

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Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals

By: Germaine Buck Louis,United Nations Environment Programme,International Labour Organisation,World Health Organization

Conclusions, and recommendations -- Introduction and background -- Unique biological characteristics of children -- Developmental stage-specific susceptibilities and outcomes in children -- Exposure assessment of children -- Methodologies to assess health outcomes in children -- Implications and strategies for risk assessment for children.

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World Health Organization

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924157237X

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The State, Identity, and the National Question in China and Japan

By: Germaine A. Hoston

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The State, Identity, and the National Question in China and Japan

By: Germaine A. Hoston

The first decades of the twentieth century witnessed an explosion of nationalist sentiment in East Asia, as in Europe. This comprehensive work explores how radical Chinese and Japanese thinkers committed to social change in this turbulent era addressed issues concerning national identity, social revolution, and the role of the national state in achieving socio-economic development. Focusing on the adaptation of anarchism and then Marxism-Leninism to non-European contexts, Germaine Hoston shows how Chinese and Japanese theorists attempted to reconcile a relatively new appreciation for the nation-state with their allegiance to a vision of internationalist socialist revolution culminating in stateless socialism. Given the influence of Western experience on Marxism, Chinese and Japanese theorists found the Marxian national question to be not merely one of whether the "working man has no country," but rather the much more fundamental issue of the relative value of Eastern and Western cultures. Marxism, argues Hoston, thus placed native Marxists in tension with their own heritage and national identity. The author traces efforts to resolve this tension throughout the first half of the twentieth century, and concludes by examining how the tension persists, as Chinese and Japanese dissidents seek identity-affirming modernity in accordance with the Western democratic model.

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Princeton University Press

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0691225419

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9780691225418

Life Does Not Come with Guarantees

A Story of Love, Loneliness, Abuse, and Faith

By: Germaine Allen

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Life Does Not Come with Guarantees

A Story of Love, Loneliness, Abuse, and Faith

By: Germaine Allen

I prayed for help to just maintain, to keep my children out of harms way and to let us be happy with all the good things we had. I loved Ken, yet there was always a spot in my mind that said be cautious. At the age of eighteen, author Germaine L. Allen married a sailor in the U.S. Navy. She wrestles with the loneliness and despair of having a husband at sea for months at a time. But within a few short years of their marriage, Allen's husband died in Vietnam, leaving her to raise their three children entirely on her own. Allen faces a host of tragedies in the coming years, including the pain of divorce, the death of her fianc , and the struggle to hold on to her possessions. But in the midst of it all, she realizes that there is a purpose to the ups and downs of life and a grand design for each of us. With perseverance and courage, she keeps her life together and emerges from every tragedy with a deeper appreciation of life. It is through her faith in God, combined with the wisdom to trust His will and the courage to forgive, that Allen discovers the path to inner peace and learns that Life Does Not Come With Guarantees.

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iUniverse

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0595386911

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9780595386918

The Prodigal Daughters

By: Germaine Capps

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The Prodigal Daughters

By: Germaine Capps

The Godfather meets Pretty Woman – without the humour. The Prodigal Daughters is a gritty tale that combines the best elements of The Godfather – a powerful crime-family saga – and the attraction of Pretty Woman – down-trodden young women in search of their dreams in the City of Dreams. Weave into that combination a murder mystery that has an intrepid young female detective stumped right until the very end, and you begin to get an idea of what The Prodigal Daughters is all about. An avid lover of current affairs and news programmes, Germaine Capps has explored the motivation behind the recent phenomenon of people sacrificing everything – leaving behind loved ones and undertaking treacherous journeys – all in search of a dream. She does this through the eyes of the women in her novel: Leila, Eva, Ngozi and Angelica. Four women from different parts of the world, they all have different backgrounds – but with one thing in common. They all have the desire to fulfil a dream in the one place on earth they believe that can be achieved: Los Angeles, the City of Dreams. But L.A. is no stranger to violent crime... The Prodigal Daughters is character-driven as opposed to plot-led, meaning that the readers will connect enough with the novel’s heroes, and villains, to either love or loathe them – but never ignore them. It is as dark and heart-wrenching as the pages of the news stories that inspired it in places, but it is also a tale of love, family, perseverance, redemption, and how ultimately no obstacle, however big, can’t be overcome when your heart is set on soaring.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1785899031

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9781785899034

Daddy, We Hardly Knew You

By: Germaine Greer

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Daddy, We Hardly Knew You

By: Germaine Greer

“Ferocious psychic need and volcanic energy drive this combined memoir, detective story and travelogue” from the author of The Female Eunuch (The New Yorker). After her father died, influential feminist writer and public intellectual Germaine Greer realizes how little she knows about him. She decides to track the life of her father, an Australian intelligence officer during World War II, to uncover the roots of his secrecy and distance. As she painstakingly assembles the jigsaw pieces of the past, Greer discovers surprising secrets about her father, her family, and herself. During her three-year quest, Greer travels from England to Australia, Tasmania, India, and Malta; searches through scores of genealogical, civil, and military archives; and delves into the memories of the men and women who may—or may not—have known Reg Greer. Yet the heart of her “lyrical but brutal elegy” is her own emotional journey, as the startling facts behind her father’s façade force her to painfully examine her own notions of truth and loyalty, family and obligation (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). “Anyone who has done this kind of search will identify with Ms. Greer’s frustration, admire her persistence, laugh at her accuracy and rejoice in her discoveries.” —The New York Times Book Review “The deeply affecting climax is a remarkable feat of family reconstruction.” —Publishers Weekly

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Rosetta Books

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0795338147

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9780795338144

White Beech

The Rainforest Years

By: Germaine Greer

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White Beech

The Rainforest Years

By: Germaine Greer

For years I had wandered Australia with an aching heart. Everywhere I had ever travelled across the vast expanse of the fabulous country where I was born I had seen devastation, denuded hills, eroded slopes, weeds from all over the world, feral animals, open-cut mines as big as cities, salt rivers, salt earth, abandoned townships, whole beaches made of beer cans... One bright day in December 2001, sixty-two-year-old Germaine Greer found herself confronted by an irresistible challenge in the shape of sixty hectares of dairy farm, one of many in southeast Queensland that, after a century of logging, clearing, and downright devastation, had been abandoned to their fate. She didn't think for a minute that by restoring the land she was saving the world. She was in search of heart's ease. Beyond the acres of exotic pasture grass and soft weed and the impenetrable curtains of tangled Lantana canes there were Macadamias dangling their strings of unripe nuts, and Black Beans with red and yellow pea flowers growing on their branches ... and the few remaining White Beeches, stupendous trees up to120 feet in height, logged out within forty years of the arrival of the first white settlers. To have turned down even a faint chance of bringing them back to their old haunts would have been to succumb to despair. Once the process of rehabilitation had begun, the chance proved to be a dead certainty. When the first replanting shot up to make a forest and rare caterpillars turned up to feed on the leaves of the new young trees, she knew beyond a doubt that at least here biodepletion could be reversed. Greer describes herself as an old dog who succeeded in learning a load of new tricks, inspired and rejuvenated by her passionate love of Australia and of Earth, the most exuberant of small planets.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1620406128

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9781620406120

A Concise Survey of French Literature

By: Germaine Mason

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A Concise Survey of French Literature

By: Germaine Mason

An overview of French literature as it evolved from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century. In this compact yet wide-ranging volume, the many aspects of French literature and the different tendencies of successive schools are shown in the light of contemporaneous political and artistic developments. A Concise Survey of French Literature explores the relationship between literature and the evolution of French thought, deeply concerned, as it is, with the problems of human life and destiny. It also serves as an excellent reference for any student of French literature.

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Open Road Media

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1504087224

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9781504087223

Marxism and the Crisis of Development in Prewar Japan

By: Germaine A. Hoston

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Marxism and the Crisis of Development in Prewar Japan

By: Germaine A. Hoston

This study is a comprehensive analysis of the Marxist debate in Japan over how capitalism developed in that country. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400858208

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9781400858200

The Voyageur Modern Canadian Literature 5-Book Bundle

The Silence on the Shore / Combat Journal for Place d'Armes / The Donnellys / In This Poem I Am / Canadian Exploration Literature

By: Hugh Garner,James Reaney,Robin Skelton,Germaine Warkentin,Scott Symons

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The Voyageur Modern Canadian Literature 5-Book Bundle

The Silence on the Shore / Combat Journal for Place d'Armes / The Donnellys / In This Poem I Am / Canadian Exploration Literature

By: Hugh Garner,James Reaney,Robin Skelton,Germaine Warkentin,Scott Symons

Voyageur Classics is a series of special versions of Canadian classics, with added material and new introductions. In this bundle we find five classic works of twentieth century fiction, drama and poetry, a period when Canada’s literary identity was shaped. Originally published in 1962, The Silence on the Shore is considered by many critics to be renowned Hugh Garner’s best, most ambitious novel. Originally published in 1967, Combat Journal for Place d’Armes was initially met with shock and anger by most reviewers but has become a literary touchstone. The Donnellys tells the tale of a secret society and a massacre that shocked the Canadian public, a story overlooked by the artistic community until Reaney’s 1975 play elevated the events to the level of legend. In This Poem I Am presents the best of poet Robin Skelton’s adventurous poetry. And Exploration Literature is a groundbreaking collection of early writing inspired by the opening of a continent, an entry point into the beginnings of a literate response to the awe and wonder inspired by an unfolding geography. Includes Canadian Exploration Literature Combat Journal for Place d’Armes The Donnellys In This Poem I Am The Silence on the Shore

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Dundurn

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145972903X

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9781459729032

The Essence of Psalms

Part 1

By: Dr. Shilpa Germaine Alfred

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The Essence of Psalms

Part 1

By: Dr. Shilpa Germaine Alfred

The Book of Psalms is an ocean of divine wisdom, most of it penned down by the “Man after God’s own heart”. Did you know that this unique God-ordained title was declared by the Prophet Samuel, years before David was born and he never actually heard it with his own ears? This coveted title has stirred the hearts of many to dig deeper into the life and literary works of this legendary shepherd King for personal edification and a deeper relationship with God. His life is much beyond the ‘Wow!’ of his duel with Goliath and the ‘Yuck! Yuck!’ of his dirty dealings with Bathsheba and Uriah. This book is a thought-provoking study, done over a span of three years and aims to showcase the vitality and timelessness of the Psalms in our daily routine. It brings out the interesting intricate details of David’s life and his persistent dependence on God, making it the basis to understand the Psalms. It could be a first informative read for many or challenge those who have already studied it to come up higher. Read on for more! God Bless!

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365

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Notion Press

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ISBN 13

9798892335911

Between Two Deserts

A Novel

By: Germaine W. Shames

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Between Two Deserts

A Novel

By: Germaine W. Shames

Soon she attracts the attention of Mozes Koenig, an elderly Hungarian author in search of a heroine. Eve, with her lodestar eyes and solitary dance, captivates the old man's imagination, and together they create an opus to humanity in a city made of stone."--BOOK JACKET.

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MacAdam/Cage Publishing

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1931561133

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9781931561136

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The Digital City

The Digital City

Chronomics and Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Chronomics and Continuous Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring

Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals

Principles for Evaluating Health Risks in Children Associated with Exposure to Chemicals

The State, Identity, and the National Question in China and Japan

The State, Identity, and the National Question in China and Japan

Life Does Not Come with Guarantees

Life Does Not Come with Guarantees

The Prodigal Daughters

The Prodigal Daughters

Daddy, We Hardly Knew You

Daddy, We Hardly Knew You

White Beech

White Beech

A Concise Survey of French Literature

A Concise Survey of French Literature

Marxism and the Crisis of Development in Prewar Japan

Marxism and the Crisis of Development in Prewar Japan

The Voyageur Modern Canadian Literature 5-Book Bundle

The Voyageur Modern Canadian Literature 5-Book Bundle

The Essence of Psalms

The Essence of Psalms

Between Two Deserts

Between Two Deserts

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