People all over the world are fascinated by orbs – the opaque circular features that appear unexpectedly in photographs – but now that so much serious research and study has been done on the topic, the big question is this: what does their appearance mean? This book shows that these fascinating circles of light are not just interesting phenomena, but that they are here for a specific purpose – to bring us messages of hope. Written by orb expert and physicist Klaus Heinemann, together with his wife Gundi Heinemann, a healing arts practitioner, this book is a grounded and visionary presentation of facts and experiences in orb photography. Inside you will find convincing new results to convert the sceptic, and numerous reports of meaningful orb experiences from people all over the world. This book delves deep into the magical and exciting world of orbs, how and when they appear to us, and beyond – exploring what these emanations from spirit are trying to communicate.
After literally stumbling into orbs appearing as bright as light bulbs in photographs he was taking at a spiritual retreat, Dr. Klaus Heinemann immediately sensed that he was onto something profound. There was no choice but to convince himself that his notion was on solid grounds. Heinemann looked at thousands of pictures he had taken earlier, and thousands more would be taken to test the hypothesis that these light circles are nothing less than emanations from Spirit beings. Dr. Míceál Ledwith had a similar experience after the orb phenomenon was first made known to him through the teachings of Ramtha. He began an intense and systematic study of orbs in all sort of situations, day and night, and in all sorts of atmospheric conditions, in order to discover all he could about their nature, the situations in which their presence could be most easily detected, and what implications they might have for our understanding of our own place in the cosmos. To date, he has amassed a collection of well over 100,000 images. In The Orb Project, Ledwith and Heinemann present their fascinating discoveries, along with practical tips that amateur digital photographers can use to photograph orbs and properly distinguish them from "false" orbs that are really dust or water particles. They offer guidelines on deciphering the orbs' various patterns, features, and characteristics, based on their extensive research. As Dr. Ledwith points out, once you develop a keen and sustained interest in photographing spirit entities, some quite interesting things begin to happen: the brain stops censoring these images, and you can begin to see with orbs with the naked eye -- in more color and detail than is visible to even a digital camera. Ledwith and Heinemann also explore communication with orbs and what their existence means to our lives. The implications of a realization that we are "surrounded by a cloud of witnesses" are enormous and incredibly hopeful for the world at large.
This book gives an easy to read, grounded and visionary presentation of a scientist's view of the spiritual reality. The reader will sense anew the awe and wonder of life. The book will inspire and empower to a fulfilled life within the “Grand Original Design.” Physicist Klaus Heinemann describes the spiritual reality as counterpart to the physical reality, both of which are seen as parts of an all-encompassing Oneness – the divine reality, the Grand Original Design. Together with his wife Gundi Heinemann, an educator and healing arts practitioner, Klaus discusses valuable practical conclusions about topics like the evolution of conscious consciousness, the permanence of souls, reincarnation, synchronicity, premonitions, the law of attraction, prayer, and spirit-directed healing. The book reminds the reader of the innate healing ability, which everyone is gifted with. The authors present numerous healing stories experienced during their service as Guides to the Casa de Dom Inacio in Brazil. Also, well known as orbs researchers, the authors present new, plausible explanations for the orb phenomenon in this book. Together with Dr. Miceal Ledwith, Dr. Heinemann previously co-authored “The Orb Project” (2007, Beyond Words – Atria – Simon & Schuster), and Klaus and Gundi Heinemann authored “Orbs, Their Mission and Messages of Hope” (2010, Hay House). Both of these prior books are available in numerous foreign languages.The book “Expanding Perception” is designed to expand the reader's perception of the fascinating Reality we are all part of. The reader-friendly presentation of the rich material includes a detailed table of contents, fitting quotes, and highlighted phrases marking key points. The book lends itself to browsing through the highlighted phrases and starting with those chapters that attract the reader's attention. The authors make use of easy to find footnotes containing supplementary information. An extensive Appendix gives further detailed background information and, most importantly, includes a Question/Answer section in which the authors present the important elements of the main text in very different, colloquial, easy to understand language. A reader might well opt to start the perusal of this book with this Q&A section and then skip to selected chapters. Klaus Heinemann holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Tübingen, Germany. He worked in surface physics research at NASA, as Professor of Research at Stanford University, and founded and ran a scientific research corporation for several decades. Dr. Heinemann also co-founded a solar engineering firm and holds design patents for solar collectors and ozonators. Both authors have taught numerous human growth seminars and lectured internationally.
Since the early 1970s the authors learned from, and worked with, a remarkable contemporary person who lived the last 7 decades of her life in impeccable congruence with the great wisdom teachings. With the single focus in life to be of service to the Most High, this person initiated a most remarkable set of educational and organizational efforts in the 1970s to 1990s that became a major contributor to the fall of the Iron Curtain. She enacted the vision of cooperation of the races, nations, and religions, with inspiring pageantry that involved many hundreds of volunteers to produce and was presented to tens of thousands of spectators. She advanced the vision of a world beyond war with the prestigious annual "Beyond War Award," given in 1988 jointly to President Reagan and to Soviet Premier Gorbachev. The call for humanity to increase conscious consciousness was advanced by the personal integration of wisdom teachings on compassion and love. The book includes extensive quotes of this extraordinary teacher from interviews taken during the last few years of her life. Commentary and reports of unusual interludes include electronic voice perception (EVP) experiments and add thought-provoking substance to the presentation. This book is intended to inspire to lead a fulfilled life within the “Grand Original Design.” Klaus Heinemann holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics and has worked at NASA, as Professor of Research at Stanford University, and founded and ran a scientific research corporation for several decades. Dr. Heinemann also co-founded a solar engineering firm and holds design patents for solar collectors and ozonators. Gundi Heinemann is an educator and has a healing arts practice in California. Klaus and Gundi have taught numerous human growth seminars and lectured nationally and internationally on their work. They were featured on many radio and TV programs. Together they serve as Guides of the Casa de Dom Inacio in Abadiania, Brazil and are leading numerous groups to experience Joao de Deus.
The Western world is living in a technology-driven para-digm that prides itself in the denial of anything that cannot be scientifically proven. Yet our lives are full of phenomeno-logical experiences, which causes cognitive dissonance. Spirit orbs, photographic abnormalities, apparitions, crop circles, UFOs, ETs, how "real" are they? Are they all very different occurrences that have nothing in common? This question is the underlying thesis of this book. The book dis-cusses that there is a surprising commonality among these and other phenomena; and there is a paramount purpose why we see them: making us aware that the Unseen Reality exists and desires and provides healing and well-being of the indi-vidual and the planet. With numerous examples of phenomena, this book gives a credible account of a realm beyond our world. A field of un-limited potential invites us to continuously be in awe and wonder and inspires us about the mystery of the Grand Orig-inal Design of everything that is, within which we humans are co-creators. It communicates to us with a diversity of phe-nomenological experiences. In doing so, it adapts to the unique way in which we individual humans can best receive its messages. The authors, a physicist and former research professor with a career in surface physics and electron microscopy at atomic resolution, and an educator and healing arts practitioner, are known for their leading-edge research into the orb phenome-non. Dr. Heinemann co-authored (with Dr. Miceal Ledwith) the pioneering book "The Orb Project." He also co-authored, together with his wife Gundi, the successor book "Orbs, Their Mission and Messages of Hope." They also published "Expanding Perception," on which this book builds. Klaus, who wrote most of the analytical portions of this book, looks at phenomena with a heightened sense of realism. He agrees that there is an overwhelmingly high probability that conscious, extraterrestrial life exists on many planets in the Universe, but he argues that the probability of physical two-way contact interaction between any of them is essentially zero and that, consequently, UFOs and ETs must be consid-ered to be phenomena. An argument that UFO/ET experienc-es might possibly be related to a parallel universe can, howev-er, not entirely be excluded. The authors conclude that many of the phenomena we may be experiencing are intended to awaken in us the confi-dence that the Unseen Reality provides life energy to us and sustains life at large. The readers' lives will be improved when they understand the intelligence and compassionate intent behind the phe-nomena which they are fortunate to experience. This book is easy to read; the only prerequisite for opti-mum benefit from its contents is an open mind.
Whether in common law jurisdictions or in German civil law, the issue of pre-incorporation transactions has always been the subject of considerable controversy. Concerned with the promoters, third parties, the company and its shareholders, the law has found it difficult to balance these frequently conflicting interests without neglecting the need for clear and simple rules. Common law courts, sometimes excessively committed to legal principles, have even come up with absurd results." --
Unbiased summary of the literature about myopia, some ideas about linkages between the various published results, and recommendations for shortsighted people and people who don't want to become shortsighted at all.
This book introduces microcontroller theory using the Parallax BASIC Stamp I and II. The book covers both the hardware and software aspects of the chip's operation. Once the basic theory is established, the majority of "BASIC Stamp" walks readers through applications suitable for designers as well as the home hobbyist. 143 illus.
This second volume of The Churches and the Third Reich, the last which the author lived to write, covers the year 1934. This year, which saw the birth of the Confessing Church and the great Synods of Barmen and Dahlem, was the year of disillusionment, in which all the hopes of 1933 were shattered one by one. The gripping narrative of the first volume is continued as in addition to the rise of a legitimate church opposition we see how the German Christians overreached themselves by seeking, without Hitler’s approval and against the law, to set up a Reich Church fully coordinated with the state. Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Church was running into increasing difficulties as it tried to cope with the problems left unresolved on the conclusion of the Concordat. Like the first, this volume has many illustrations.
This new textbook provides for the first time a comprehensive treatment of the basics of contemporary crystallography and crystal growth in a single volume. The reader will be familiarized with the concepts for the description of morphological and structural symmetry of crystals. The architecture of crystal structures of selected inorganic and molecular crystals is illustrated. The main crystallographic databases as data sources of crystal structures are described. Nucleation processes, their kinetics and main growth mechanism will be introduced in fundamentals of crystal growth. Some phase diagrams in the solid and liquid phases in correlation with the segregation of dopants are treated on a macro- and microscale. Fluid dynamic aspects with different types of convection in melts and solutions are discussed. Various growth techniques for semiconducting materials in connection with the use of external field (magnetic fields and microgravity) are described. Crystal characterization as the overall assessment of the grown crystal is treated in detail with respect to - crystal defects - crystal quality - field of application Introduction to Crystal Growth and Characterization is an ideal textbook written in a form readily accessible to undergraduate and graduate students of crystallography, physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering. It is also a valuable resource for all scientists concerned with crystal growth and materials engineering.
Addresses the human aspects that companies must face when implementing new manufacturing technology. This book includes 67 recommended actions and understandings that can help implement successful change.
Hailstorm Over Truk Lagoon' remains the authoritative reference book about the US Navy carrier raid of 17/18 February 1944 on the Japanese naval and supply base Truk, in the East Caroline Islands. This edition presented here adds later information and pictures to the book, and corrects errors. . . . The new discoveries and other changes, as well as new information made it necessary to issue a revised edition of 'Hailstorm over Truk Lagoon.' The text of this edition has been generally updated to 1990. New finds, observations or conditions seen at the popular wrecks during my diving visit in spring 1991 have been incorporated. All this is part of the ongoing research about Truk.Ó From the Foreword
A concise, authoritative, heavily illustrated summary of this class of German WWII-era warships, covering their design histories and careers. The Deutschland class included three ships of a design so revolutionary that it defied conventional categories. Deutschland (later renamed Lützow), Admiral Scheer, and Admiral Graf Spee were simply termed Panzerschiffe (armored ships) by the Germans, but they were known to their opponents by the far more evocative term Pocket Battleships. Part of a six-volume series on the German Navy’s WWII-era warships written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke, this book contains an account of the development of the Deutschland class, a detailed description of the ships with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps, and a substantial collection of photographs.
Klaus von Beyme is a distinguished German political scientist and recipient of the Mattei Dogan Award of Political Science (2012). In honour of his 80th birthday this book addresses political culture, cultural policy, art and politics. The first part on transformation theory analyses: “Historical Memories in Political Theories”, “Historical Memory in Nation-Building and the Building of Ethnic Subsystems”, “The Concept of Totalitarianism – A Reassessment After the Breakdown of Soviet Rule”, “Political Culture – A Concept from Ideological Refutation to Acceptance in the Soviet Social Sciences”, “Institutions and Political Culture in Post-Soviet Russia” and “Political and Economic Consolidation in Eastern Europe. Evidence from Empirical Data”. The second part on cultural policies addresses “Why is There No Political Science of the Arts?”, “Historical Memory and the Arts in the Era of the Avantgardes: Archaisme and Passéisme as a ‘passéisme of the future’”, and “Capital-building in Post-war Germany”.
This book analyses the rise in xenophobia, racism, and radical right political parties, movements, and violent groups over recent years. The author provides a summary of the current state of international and interdisciplinary research on the multilevel explanations of right-wing radical thought, comparing similarities and differences across Europe and the United States. By integrating findings from psychology, history, social and life sciences, he proposes a biopsychosociological model of the conditions, causes, catalysts, and triggers of phenomena of the radical right across the world. Following a ‘demand’ and ‘supply’ analysis, Wahl explores the interaction of evolutionary emotional mechanisms and socialization processes with various environmental conditions, and consequent manifestations of radical right groups, to identify strategies to slow down the rise and effects of the radical right.
Market Intelligence provides an overview of the most important tools and concepts relevant to intelligence analysis for strategic decision making. The book's focus is not only on competitors, but also on customers, suppliers, and a range of other stakeholders. It gives the reader tools used to analyze both micro and macro factors in the organization's environment to predict future outcomes better and to improve decision making. The field of competitive intelligence is studied by a diverse research community. Contributions to this field are made to aid States - on a national, regional, and local level - as well as to aid the military, non-profit organizations, and private companies. These contributions are mostly done in isolation, even though all these fields of study have much in common. The authors draw from these various fields and provide the essential insights to aid management thinking.
The human presence that animates the personal essay is surely one of the most beguiling of literary phenomena, for it comes across in so familiar a voice that it’s easy to believe we are listening to the author rather than a textual stand-in. But the “person” in a personal essay is always a written construct, a fabricated character, its confessions and reminiscences as rehearsed as those of any novelist. In this first book-length study of the personal essay, Carl Klaus unpacks this made-up self and the manifold ways in which a wide range of essayists and essays have brought it to life. By reconceiving the most fundamental aspect of the personal essay—the I of the essayist—Klaus demonstrates that this seemingly uncontrived form of writing is inherently problematic, not willfully devious but bordering upon the world of fiction. He develops this key idea by explaining how structure, style, and voice determine the nature of a persona and our perception of it in the works of such essayists as Michel de Montaigne, Charles Lamb, E. B. White, and Virginia Woolf. Realizing that this persona is shaped by the force of culture and the impress of personal experience, he explores the effects of both upon the point of view, content, and voice of such essayists as George Orwell, Nancy Mairs, Richard Rodriguez, and Alice Walker. Throughout, in full command of the history of the essay, he calls up numerous passages in which essayists themselves acknowledge the element of impersonation in their work, drawing upon the perspectives of Joan Didion, Edward Hoagland, Joyce Carol Oates, Leslie Marmon Silko, Scott Russell Sanders, Annie Dillard, Vivian Gornick, Loren Eiseley, James Baldwin, and a host of other literary guides. Finally, adding yet another layer to the made-up self, Klaus succumbs to his addiction to the personal essay by placing some of the different selves that various essayists have called forth in him within the essays that he has crafted so carefully for this book. Making his way from one essay to the next with a persona variously learned, whimsical, and poignant, he enacts the palimpsest of ways in which the made-up self comes to life in the work of a single essayist. Thus over the course of this highly original, beautifully structured study, the personal essay is revealed to be more complex than many readers have supposed. With its lively analyses and illuminating examples, The Made-Up Self will speak to anyone who wishes to understand—or to write—personal essays.
Hitler's decision to declare war on the United States has baffled generations of historians. In this revisionist new history of those fateful months, Klaus H. Schmider seeks to uncover the chain of events which would incite the German leader to declare war on the United States in December 1941. He provides new insights not just on the problems afflicting German strategy, foreign policy and war production but, crucially, how they were perceived at the time at the top levels of the Third Reich. Schmider sees the declaration of war on the United States not as an admission of defeat or a gesture of solidarity with Japan, but as an opportunistic gamble by the German leader. This move may have appeared an excellent bet at the time, but would ultimately doom the Third Reich.
The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them. However, for a concise but authoritative summary of the design history and careers of the major surface ships it is difficult to beat a series of six volumes written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps and a substantial collection of photographs. These have been out of print for ten years or more and are now much sought after by enthusiasts and collectors, so this new modestly priced reprint of the series will be widely welcomed.??The first volume, appropriately, is devoted to the Kriesmarine's largest and most powerful units, the battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz, whose careers stand in stark contrast to each other _ one with a glorious but short life, while the other was to spend a hunted existence in Norwegian fjords, all the time posing a threat to Allied sea communications, while attacked by everything from midget submarines to heavy bombers.
A History of Rwanda: From the Monarchy to Post-genocidal Justice provides a complete history of Rwanda, from the precolonial abanyiginya kingdom, through the German and Belgian colonial periods and subsequent independence, and then the devastating 1994 genocide and reconstruction, right up to the modern day. Based on extensive archival research, this book provides new insights and corrects many popular stereotypes about Rwanda, aiming to go beyond the polarized and heated debates focused on the genocide and the events that followed. Readers will get a clear and broad picture of Rwanda’s history and the social and political contexts that have defined the county from the pre-colonial period onwards. Embedding Rwanda’s history in the regional context, this book avoids simple moral judgements and instead shows where and when Rwanda differed from its neighbours and how the country’s history fits into larger debates about colonialism, genocide, ethnicity, race and development. Offering a full and balanced exploration of Rwanda’s rich and paradoxical history, this book will be an important read for researchers and students of African history, genocide studies, transitional justice, colonialism, and political and social anthropology.
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