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Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Pocket Guide

By: Ben Curry,Benjamin Daniel Curry,Jason Batchelor,Jay Simcox,Shane King (Electronic data processing consultant)

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Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Pocket Guide

By: Ben Curry,Benjamin Daniel Curry,Jason Batchelor,Jay Simcox,Shane King (Electronic data processing consultant)

This is your most concise, practical reference to deploying, configuring, and running SharePoint 2013. Perfect for admins at all levels, it covers both technical topics and business solutions. SharePoint MVP Ben Curry focuses on the crucial step-by-step information for performing day-to-day tasks quickly, reliably, and well. No obscure settings, abstract theory, or hype...just help you can really trust--and really use! Install SharePoint Server 2013 Configure farms and databases Create and extend web applications Set up and scale service applications Deploy and manage sites/collections Implement BI solutions Integrate Excel Services and PowerPivot Configure enterprise content types and metadata Deploy Enterprise Search Manage documents and web content Brand your site Deliver social tools, including microblogging Back up and restore

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Pearson Education

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0672336987

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9780672336980

Eliza Hamilton Dunlop

Writing from the Colonial Frontier

By: Katie Hansord,Jason Rudy,Stuart Gibson,Dr Peter Minter,Dr Graeme Skinner,Dr James Wafer,Professor Duncan Wu

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Eliza Hamilton Dunlop

Writing from the Colonial Frontier

By: Katie Hansord,Jason Rudy,Stuart Gibson,Dr Peter Minter,Dr Graeme Skinner,Dr James Wafer,Professor Duncan Wu

Eliza Hamilton Dunlop (1796–1880) arrived in Sydney in 1838 and became almost immediately notorious for her poem “The Aboriginal Mother,” written in response to the infamous Myall Creek massacre. She published more poetry in colonial newspapers during her lifetime, but for the century following her death her work was largely neglected. In recent years, however, critical interest in Dunlop has increased, in Australia and internationally and in a range of fields, including literary studies; settler, postcolonial and imperial studies; and Indigenous studies. This stimulating collection of essays by leading scholars considers Dunlop's work from a range of perspectives and includes a new selection of her poetry.

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Sydney University Press

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1743327498

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9781743327494

Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processes in Fractured Rock Masses

Discrete Element Modeling and Engineering Applications

By: Fengshou Zhang,Branko Damjanac,Jason Furtney

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Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processes in Fractured Rock Masses

Discrete Element Modeling and Engineering Applications

By: Fengshou Zhang,Branko Damjanac,Jason Furtney

The subject of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in fractured rock masses has close relevance to energy-related deep earth engineering activities, such as enhanced geothermal systems, geological disposal of radioactive waste, sequestration of CO2, long-term disposal of waste water and recovery of hydrocarbons from unconventional reservoirs. Despite great efforts by engineers and researchers, comprehensive understanding of the thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in fractured rock mass remains a great challenge. The discrete element method (DEM), originally developed by Dr. Peter Cundall, has become widely used for the modeling of a rock mass, including its deformation, damage, fracturing and stability. DEM modeling of the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in fractured rock masses can provide some unique insights, to say the least, for better understanding of those complex issues. The authors of this book have participated in various projects involving DEM modeling of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes during treatment of a rock mass by fluid injection and/or extraction and have provided consulting services to some of the largest oil-and-gas companies in the world. The breadth and depth of our engineering expertise are reflected by its successful applications in the major unconventional plays in the world, including Permian, Marcellus, Bakken, Eagle Ford, Horn River, Chicontepec, Sichuan, Ordos and many more. The unique combination of the state-of-the-art numerical modeling techniques with state-of-the-practice engineering applications makes the presented material relevant and valuable for engineering practice. We believe that it is beneficial to share the advances on this subject and promote some further development.

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Springer Nature

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3031257871

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Ceremony Men

Making Ethnography and the Return of the Strehlow Collection

By: Jason M. Gibson

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Ceremony Men

Making Ethnography and the Return of the Strehlow Collection

By: Jason M. Gibson

Winner of the 2022 W.K. Hancock Prize presented by the Australian Historical Association Shortlisted for the 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Awards in the Australian History Category presented by the Australian Prime Minister and Minister for the Arts Winner of the 2021 Council for Museum Anthropology Book Award presented by the Council for Museum Anthropology (CMA), a section of the American Anthropological Association By analyzing one of the world's greatest collections of Indigenous song, myth, and ceremony—the collections of linguist/anthropologist T. G. H. Strehlow—Ceremony Men demonstrates how inextricably intertwined ethnographic collections can become in complex historical and social relations. In revealing his process to return an anthropological collection to Aboriginal communities in remote central Australia, Jason M. Gibson highlights the importance of personal rapport and collaborations in ethnographic exchange, both past and present, and demonstrates the ongoing importance of sociality, relationship, and orality when Indigenous peoples encounter museum collections today. Combining forensic historical analysis with contemporary ethnographic research, this book challenges the notion that anthropological archives will necessarily become authoritative or dominant statements on a people's cultural identity. Instead, Indigenous peoples will often interrogate and recontextualize this material with great dexterity as they work to reintegrate the documented into their present-day social lives. By theorizing the nature of the documenter-documented relationships this book makes an important contribution to the simplistic postcolonial generalizations that dominate analyses of colonial interaction. A story of local agency is uncovered that enriches our understanding of the human engagements that took, and continue to take, place within varying colonial relations of Australia.

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State University of New York Press

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1438478569

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9781438478562

The Amazing Beef Squad: Never Say Die!

By: Jason Ross

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The Amazing Beef Squad: Never Say Die!

By: Jason Ross

Juvenile delinquency has never been so fun!” —Jon Stewart, comedian, filmmaker, television host Meet the Beef Squad: a group of unforgettable kids who are serious about pranks but also about doing whatever it takes to help the people and places they care about. Nick Rhodes and his friends Pratchett, Hogue, and Jared--together known as Beef Squad--have got seventh grade totally hacked. They make perfect grades by day, pull spectacular pranks by night, play video games in between, and do it all with a zany sense of humor only they find funny. (Because someone has to celebrate National Asparagus Appreciation Day.) But seventh grade is about to strike back! Trouble at school and a secret from their town's Gold Rush past put Beef Squad on a collision course with Leonardville's most powerful forces. Now, with the help of robotics teammate Karla Woo, they decide to reveal what's going on, no matter the consequences. This laugh-out-loud story about a group of truly "amazing" and strongminded kids is one middle-grade readers will cheer for.

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Yearling

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0593124774

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9780593124772

Diehard Rebels

The Confederate Culture of Invincibility

By: Jason Phillips

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Diehard Rebels

The Confederate Culture of Invincibility

By: Jason Phillips

Concentrates on diehard rebel soldiers' faith in Confederate invincibility and reveals the history of southern culture as a continuum rather than a succession of old South, Confederacy, new South.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820328367

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Venture Deals

Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

By: Brad Feld,Jason Mendelson

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Venture Deals

Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist

By: Brad Feld,Jason Mendelson

Help take your startup to the next step with the new and revised edition of the popular book on the VC deal process—from the co-founders of the Foundry Group How do venture capital deals come together? This is one of the most frequent questions asked by each generation of new entrepreneurs. Surprisingly, there is little reliable information on the subject. No one understands this better than Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. The founders and driving force behind the Foundry Group—a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage information technology companies—Brad and Jason have been involved in hundreds of venture capital financings. Their investments range from small startups to large Series A venture financing rounds. The new edition of Venture Deals continues to show fledgling entrepreneurs the inner-workings of the VC process, from the venture capital term sheet and effective negotiating strategies to the initial seed and the later stages of development. Fully updated to reflect the intricacies of startups and entrepreneurship in today's dynamic economic environment, this new edition includes revisions and updates to coverage on negotiating, gender issues, ICO’s, and economic terms. New chapters examine legal and procedural considerations relevant to fundraising, bank debt, equity and convertible debt, how to hire an investment banker to sell a company, and more. Provides valuable, real-world insights into venture capital structure and strategy Explains and clarifies the VC term sheet and other misunderstood aspects of capital funding Helps to build collaborative and supportive relationships between entrepreneurs and investors Draws from the author’s years of practical experience in the VC arena Includes extensively revised and updated content throughout to increase readability and currency Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist is a must-have resource for Any aspiring entrepreneur, venture capitalist, or lawyer involved in VC deals as well as students and instructors in related areas of study.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119594847

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9781119594840

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Paleo

Discover the Health and Weight Loss Benefits of Eating Like Our Ancestors

By: Jason Glaspey,Neely Quinn

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eating Paleo

Discover the Health and Weight Loss Benefits of Eating Like Our Ancestors

By: Jason Glaspey,Neely Quinn

Get everything you need to know to eat like our ancestors and go paleo! Going paleo can be confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you’re looking to lose weight or transform your health, the paleo diet, with its emphasis on eating protein-rich meats and seafood, fruits and vegetables, and nuts and seeds, while eliminating sugars, carbs, and dairy, is a revolutionary way to lose weight, reduce inflammation, and improve overall health, but most people often don’t know how to get started on it. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Eating Paleo is the only guide any beginner will need to get started with this life-changing diet. Now you can learn how to get started on the diet, and stick with it, from the experts at paleoplan.com Here’s what you’ll find inside: • A complete breakdown of the paleo diet, including how it works, why it benefitted our ancestors (and how it can benefit us today), and how it can transform your health • Over 100 delicious paleo recipes with detailed meal plans, each with detailed nutrition information so you’ll know exactly what you’re eating and know that you’re going 100% paleo • Detailed guidance on what to eat and what not to eat, and how you can eliminate the bad foods in your diet and integrate the good foods so you can achieve your nutrition goals • Tips for sourcing ingredients, stocking your pantry for paleo, and stocking your fridge and freezer with paleo-friendly ingredients

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1101580127

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Black British Jazz

Routes, Ownership and Performance

By: Jason Toynbee,Catherine Tackley

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Black British Jazz

Routes, Ownership and Performance

By: Jason Toynbee,Catherine Tackley

Black British musicians have been making jazz since around 1920 when the genre first arrived in Britain. This groundbreaking book reveals their hidden history and major contribution to the development of jazz in the UK. More than this, though, the chapters show the importance of black British jazz in terms of musical hybridity and the cultural significance of race. Decades before Steel Pulse, Soul II Soul, or Dizzee Rascal pushed their way into the mainstream, black British musicians were playing jazz in venues up and down the country from dance halls to tiny clubs. In an important sense, then, black British jazz demonstrates the crucial importance of musical migration in the musical history of the nation, and the links between popular and avant-garde forms. But the volume also provides a case study in how music of the African diaspora reverberates around the world, beyond the shores of the USA - the engine-house of global black music. As such it will engage scholars of music and cultural studies not only in Britain, but across the world.

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Routledge

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131717397X

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Going, Going ... Caught!

Baseball's Great Outfield Catches as Described by Those Who Saw Them, 1887-1964

By: Jason Aronoff

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Going, Going ... Caught!

Baseball's Great Outfield Catches as Described by Those Who Saw Them, 1887-1964

By: Jason Aronoff

Though Willie Mays' World Series catch of Vic Wertz's long drive in 1954 immediately comes to mind, there are many catches that have been called "the greatest." This work documents baseball's best catches by outfielders from 1887 through 1964 (the year of Duke Snider's retirement, the demolition of the Polo Grounds, and, arguably, Willie Mays' last great grab). After introductory chapters on factors that influenced the catches and their legacies--from ballpark quirks, changes to the baseball and the evolution of baseball gloves, to sportswriters and photography--the book describes famous catches by decade from such players as Mays, Willie Keeler, Joe DiMaggio, Duke Snider, Roberto Clement, Curt Flood and many others. Extensive research yields a wealth of information for each catch, including commentary by period sportswriters, players, and, often, the man who snagged the ball.

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McFarland

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0786441135

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking

By: Jason Stevenson

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backpacking and Hiking

By: Jason Stevenson

A guide so thorough it will send you packing... Backpacking remains one of the most popular, and inexpensive, outdoor activities in America. The Complete Idiot's Guide (r) to Backpacking and Hiking helps anyone prepare and plan for a rewarding adventure. Covers planning, training, shopping and packing for the trip. -How to live on the trail -First aid and other safety tips -Practical time- and money-saving hints -What gear is necessary and what isn't -Special considerations when travelling with groups or pets

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1101222972

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Magazine Production

By: Jason Whittaker

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Magazine Production

By: Jason Whittaker

Magazine Production presents a guide to the practical processes of taking a magazine from initial idea to final product. This second edition provides important revisions on these production processes by examining the technological and business advancements which have reshaped the magazine industry in the last decade. Brand new chapters document the rise of digital media and identify its impact on magazine creation. They also include new guidance on designing online, tablet and mobile editions, as well as for print. Magazine Production explains the business of magazines in the UK, Europe and North America, and the roles of marketing, publishing and advertising in establishing a successful title. This edition also addresses the move by publishers towards e-commerce, multimedia content and events to promote their brands and sell products. With information on professional bodies such as the Professional Publishers Association, an expert overview of magazine markets and a breakdown of roles within editorial and design departments, this book offers readers practical steps to achieving success in magazine publishing today. Magazine Production includes: • an introduction to the history, markets and audiences of magazines • explanations of the roles of publishers and advertising teams as part of the business of magazines • a comparison between print and new systems of digital circulation, with particular focus on mobile platforms; • guidance on setting up editorial teams, and best practice for producing feature, news and review copy • information on designing and laying out a title for print or digital distribution • legal and ethical issues affecting magazine editors and publishers • a consideration of the future of magazines.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317307542

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9781317307549

Prevention

Toward a Multidisciplinary Approach

By: Leonard Jason

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Prevention

Toward a Multidisciplinary Approach

By: Leonard Jason

This book takes a detailed look at different disciplinesreligion, law, public health, sociology, anthropologyas they relate to prevention. Professionals explore the need for collaborative efforts among the disciplines and share insights into the initial steps required for successful cooperation.

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Psychology Press

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0866566759

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9780866566759

Thoughts Are Not the Enemy

An Innovative Approach to Meditation Practice

By: Jason Siff

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Thoughts Are Not the Enemy

An Innovative Approach to Meditation Practice

By: Jason Siff

In most forms of meditation, the meditator is instructed to let go of thoughts as they arise. As a result, thinking is often taken, unnecessarily, to be something misguided or evil. This approach is misguided, says Jason Siff. In fact, if we allow thoughts to arise and become mindful of the thoughts themselves, we gain tranquility and insight just as in other methods without having to reject our natural mental processes. And by observing the thoughts themselves with mindfulness and curiosity, we can learn a good deal about ourselves in the process.

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Shambhala Publications

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0834830086

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9780834830080

Censorship and the Press, 1580-1720, Volume 2

By: Geoff Kemp,Jason McElligott,Cyndia Susan,James Raven

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Censorship and the Press, 1580-1720, Volume 2

By: Geoff Kemp,Jason McElligott,Cyndia Susan,James Raven

Helps scholars to examine historical press censorship in England. This title draws together around 500 texts, reaching across 140 years from the rigours of the Elizabethan Star Chamber Decree to the publication of "Cato's Letters", which famously advanced principles of free speech.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040244092

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Press Reset

Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry

By: Jason Schreier

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Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry

By: Jason Schreier

From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the video game industry: how some of the past decade's most renowned studios fell apart—and the stories, both triumphant and tragic, of what happened next. Jason Schreier's groundbreaking reporting has earned him a place among the preeminent investigative journalists covering the world of video games. In his eagerly anticipated, deeply researched new book, Schreier trains his investigative eye on the volatility of the video game industry and the resilience of the people who work in it. The business of videogames is both a prestige industry and an opaque one. Based on dozens of first-hand interviews that cover the development of landmark games—Bioshock Infinite, Epic Mickey, Dead Space, and more—on to the shocking closures of the studios that made them, Press Reset tells the stories of how real people are affected by game studio shutdowns, and how they recover, move on, or escape the industry entirely. Schreier's insider interviews cover hostile takeovers, abusive bosses, corporate drama, bounced checks, and that one time the Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling decided he was going to lead a game studio that would take out World of Warcraft. Along the way, he asks pressing questions about why, when the video game industry is more successful than ever, it's become so hard to make a stable living making video games—and whether the business of making games can change before it's too late.

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Grand Central Publishing

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1538735482

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9781538735480

Industrialism

By: Jason Mauch

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Industrialism

By: Jason Mauch

Encyclopedic entries cover the prominent people and events of the period of dramatic industrial growth in the United States.

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Infobase Publishing

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1604132221

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9781604132229

Accident Society

Fiction, Collectivity, and the Production of Chance

By: Jason Puskar

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Accident Society

Fiction, Collectivity, and the Production of Chance

By: Jason Puskar

This book argues that language and literature actively produced chance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by categorizing injuries and losses as innocent of design. Automobile collisions and occupational injuries became "car accidents" and "industrial accidents." During the post-Civil War period of racial, ethnic, and class-based hostility, chance was an abstract enemy against which society might unite. By producing chance, novels by William Dean Howells, Stephen Crane, Anna Katharine Green, Edith Wharton, Theodore Dreiser, and James Cain documented and helped establish new modes of collective interdependence. Chance here is connected not with the competitive individualism of the Gilded Age, but with important progressive and social democratic reforms, including developments in insurance, which had long employed accident narratives to shape its own "mutual society." Accident Society reveals the extent to which American collectivity has depended—and continues to depend—on the literary production of chance.

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Stanford University Press

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0804778450

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9780804778459

Unlearning Meditation

What to Do When the Instructions Get In the Way

By: Jason Siff

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Unlearning Meditation

What to Do When the Instructions Get In the Way

By: Jason Siff

Meditation without instructions—a path to tranquility and insight that you can discover all on your own When we meditate, our minds often want to do something other than the meditation instructions we've been taught. When that happens repeatedly, we may feel frustrated to the point of abandoning meditation altogether. Jason Siff invites us to approach meditation in a new way, one that honors the part of us that doesn't want to do the instructions. He teaches us how to become more tolerant of intense emotions, sleepiness, compelling thoughts, fantasies—the whole array of inner experiences that are usually considered hindrances to meditation. The meditation practice he presents in Unlearning Meditation is gentle, flexible, permissive, and honest, and it's been wonderfully effective for opening up meditation for people who thought they could never meditate, as well as for injecting a renewed energy for practice into the lives of seasoned practitioners.

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Shambhala Publications

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0834823144

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Shale

Subsurface Science and Engineering

By: Thomas Dewers,Jason Heath,Marcelo Sánchez

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Shale

Subsurface Science and Engineering

By: Thomas Dewers,Jason Heath,Marcelo Sánchez

Advances in theories, methods and applications for shale resource use Shale is the dominant rock in the sedimentary record. It is also the subject of increased interest because of the growing contribution of shale oil and gas to energy supplies, as well as the potential use of shale formations for carbon dioxide sequestration and nuclear waste storage. Shale: Subsurface Science and Engineering brings together geoscience and engineering to present the latest models, methods and applications for understanding and exploiting shale formations. Volume highlights include: Review of current knowledge on shale geology Latest shale engineering methods such as horizontal drilling Reservoir management practices for optimized oil and gas field development Examples of economically and environmentally viable methods of hydrocarbon extraction from shale Discussion of issues relating to hydraulic fracking, carbon sequestration, and nuclear waste storage Book Review: I. D. Sasowsky, University of Akron, Ohio, September 2020 issue of CHOICE, CHOICE connect, A publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, A division of the American Library Association, Connecticut, USA Shale has a long history of use as construction fill and a ceramic precursor. In recent years, its potential as a petroleum reservoir has generated renewed interest and intense scientific investigation. Such work has been significantly aided by the development of instrumentation capable of examining and imaging these very fine-grained materials. This timely multliauthor volume brings together 15 studies covering many facets of the related science. The book is presented in two sections: an overview and a second section emphasizing unconventional oil and gas. Topics covered include shale chemistry, metals content, rock mechanics, borehole stability, modeling, and fluid flow, to name only a few. The introductory chapter (24 pages) is useful and extensively referenced. The lead chapter to the second half of the book, "Characterization of Unconventional Resource Shales," provides a notably detailed analysis supporting a comprehensive production workflow. The book is richly illustrated in full color, featuring high-quality images, graphs, and charts. The extensive index provides depth of access to the volume. This work will be of special interest to a diverse group of investigators moving forward with understanding this fascinating group of rocks. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119066891

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9781119066897

Climate Change

The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future

By: Jason Smerdon

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Climate Change

The Science of Global Warming and Our Energy Future

By: Jason Smerdon

This second edition of Climate Change is an accessible and comprehensive guide to the science behind global warming. Exquisitely illustrated, the text is geared toward students at a variety of levels. Edmond A. Mathez and Jason E. Smerdon provide a broad, informative introduction to the science that underlies our understanding of the climate system and the effects of human activity on the warming of our planet. Mathez and Smerdon describe the roles that the atmosphere and ocean play in our climate, introduce the concept of radiation balance, and explain climate changes that occurred in the past. They also detail the human activities that influence the climate, such as greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions and deforestation, as well as the effects of natural phenomena. Climate Change concludes with a look toward the future, discussing climate model projections, exploring the economic and technological realities of energy production, and presenting a view of the global warming challenge through the lens of risk. Each chapter features profiles of scientists who advanced our understanding of the material discussed. This new edition expands on the first edition’s presentation of scientific concepts, making it ideal for classroom use for a wide swath of undergraduate and masters students with both science and nonscience backgrounds.

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Columbia University Press

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0231547870

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9780231547871

Utah Renewable Energy Zones Task Force: Phase I Report

Renewable Energy Zone Resource Identification

By: J. Jason Berry,Richard L. Simon,David Hurlbut,Joseph N. Moore,Robert E. Blackett

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Utah Renewable Energy Zones Task Force: Phase I Report

Renewable Energy Zone Resource Identification

By: J. Jason Berry,Richard L. Simon,David Hurlbut,Joseph N. Moore,Robert E. Blackett

This CD contains a 63 p. report of the task force to identify and promote the development of renewable energy resources to meet the goal of 20 percent of Utah's electrical retail sales by 2025. Work groups were established to identify energy zones for wind, solar, and geothermal energy resources. The Phase I report identifies energy zones (approx. 13,262 sq. miles) and an estimated 837 gigawatts of electrical generating capacity.

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Utah Geological Survey

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1557918082

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9781557918086

Alfred Gilbert's Aestheticism

"Gilbert Amongst Whistler, Wilde, Leighton, Pater and Burne-Jones "

By: Jason Edwards

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Alfred Gilbert's Aestheticism

"Gilbert Amongst Whistler, Wilde, Leighton, Pater and Burne-Jones "

By: Jason Edwards

Alfred Gilbert's Aestheticism presents the first sustained re-evaluation of the life and work of one of the most acclaimed sculptors of the late-Victorian period. Drawing on important new archival sources, this ground-breaking study challenges the customary assumption that Aestheticism was primarily a literary, painterly or architectural phenomena. Jason Edwards reveals both the diverse ways in which Gilbert's sculptures operated within the context of Aestheticism and also how these works provided a unique and provocative commentary on the history of masculine friendship and eroticism in the period leading up to and beyond the Wilde trials in 1895. Detailed readings are offered of the relationship of Gilbert's work to essays by Pater and Swinburne, poems, plays, and novels by Wilde and W. S. Gilbert, and paintings by Burne-Jones, Leighton, Rossetti, Solomon, Whistler, and Watts. With over 90 illustrations, including key contemporary photographs showing Gilbert's works in their original contexts, this book makes a major contribution to the field of Victorian sculpture studies.

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Routledge

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1351577123

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9781351577120

Avenging Child Sex Abuse

Vigilante Violence in Prisons and the Community

By: Joshua Long,Jason Vukovich

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Avenging Child Sex Abuse

Vigilante Violence in Prisons and the Community

By: Joshua Long,Jason Vukovich

This book explores the subjects of child sex abuse, flaws in the justice system, cultural support for vigilantism, prison violence, and the socio-legal philosophy of punishment. Child sex abuse leaves a scar that lasts a lifetime. Can any legal punishment balance the scales of justice? Can sex offenders ever repay their debt to society, or more importantly, to the victim? For some victims of this traumatic abuse, the debt remains unpaid, and it accrues interest. Vigilantes seek to avenge child victims by hunting down sex offenders in the community. Sometimes prisoners in correctional facilities conspire with rogue correctional officers to mete out their own form of “convict justice” on people who hurt children. While their motives and methods differ, these outraged citizens seek retribution through violence because they are disgusted with a justice system they believe shows extraordinary leniency toward child sex abusers. Whether this violence occurs in the community or in jail cells across the country, the message these vigilantes broadcast is the same: if the government won’t seek retribution, they will. The story is told through a series of case studies based on interviews with real-life vigilantes, most of whom are serving life sentences for their crimes. For the first time, vigilantes have been given a chance to tell their own stories. Patrick Drum, Steven Sandison, Joseph Druce, Jeremy Moody, Jon Watson, James Fairbanks, and others have shared their personal insights to help us get inside the vigilante mind. For some readers, these accounts will humanize people considered to be simply murderers. For others, it will demystify the popular portrayals of vigilantes in our society.

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1000914623

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Weapons

Designing the Tools of War

By: Jason Richie

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Weapons

Designing the Tools of War

By: Jason Richie

Traces the development of weapons through the lives of such inventors and their inventions as David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, John Ericsson and the battleship, Hiram Maxim and the machine gun, and Ernest Swinton and the tank.

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Oliver PressInc

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1881508609

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Searching for the Perfect Beat

Flyer Designs of the American Rave Scene

By: Joel T. Jordan,Summer Forest Hoeckel,Jason A. Jordan

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Flyer Designs of the American Rave Scene

By: Joel T. Jordan,Summer Forest Hoeckel,Jason A. Jordan

The distinctive visual style of the American techno scene is featured in this source-book showing the best examples of club flyers created to promote rave events.

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