Established in 1713 as a Puritan town, Weston, Massachusetts, has been a center of farming, industry, estates, and now, suburban life. Weston traces the changes in the city from the colonial period into the 20th century, with emphasis on the developments of the Progressive era (19001920), a time in which the areas most admirable features were established. At the turn of the century,Weston was a community enjoying peace and prosperity while addressing the changes brought about by the transportation and industrial revolutions. Roads and railroads connected Weston to the greater Boston area, and the Hews Pottery, Hobbs Tannery, and Hastings Organ Factory gave the town some experience with the effects of the industrial revolution. Industry virtually disappeared from the town by 1935, but during the estate era, which lasted from the 1880s to the 1950s, estates and land were sold to build housing for the new suburbanites. Photographs from the Weston Historical Society as well as private sources illustrate the changes in town life and landscapes; memoirs from residents and the Weston Column of the Waltham Free Press tell the story of a community that has maintained its independent and unique character for more than 200 years.
Against a background of Buffalo, Hollywood, and Miami, Getting out of Buffalo is a humorous, sometimes racy young mans trip through a jungle of neurotic parents, dangerous classmates, and occasionally willing young ladies. With equal injections of curiosity and frankness, Lee Marsh also examines his personal experiences with religious intolerance and a testy father-son relationship, proving in the end that even adversity has its funny side.
In this Book the Prayer, Prophecy, Discipleship, and The Holy Spirit; is a basic Textbook style of simple studies of a beginning scholar entering into the deep waters of God’s apostolic calling. It introduces you to the order in which God developed Apostle Curtis Marsh’s calling, Character, and competency in Affirming his Office of the Apostle. Through his first two Chapters being about prayer he felt that God has charged him with prayer to be the Lifeline of his five fold apostolic gifts. He expresses how prayer can change your life situations as it did his. Therefore, quoted by Apostle Marsh, “knowing the will of God’s word in prayer is part of the believers driving power as he petitions God.” However, prayer, as stated by Apostle Marsh, “gives insight on matters and issues of the heart of God.” Nevertheless, this book provides a comprehensive textbook-style view for those who do not have the ability or time to research and understand Biblical terminology, when it comes to text, content, and context of theological doctrine as well. The uniqueness of this book is to guide already trained lay leaders and potential laid leaders in an upscale fast track training and study guide text; to understanding the apostolic way of life. This is the life that Jesus Christ walked and lived in. This creates an atmosphere of Spiritual, physical and social well-being benefits for the lay members, as well as, the community they live in. This book is also, recommended by Apostle Marsh for colleges around the world to draw from the basic research and knowledge of simple modern day terminology. This book is not just for a particular group or audience. It has the ability to connect non –believers, as well as, a believer with a greater influence and regard for the Kingdom of God. The effectiveness of this book will affect your ministry; allowing it to grow in every area God intended it to. The practical applications of this book are design to move your lay leaders forward in a framework of their God given purpose and plan. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart” Jeremiah” (29:11-13).
This synthesis will be of interest to state department of transportation and consulting bridge, structural, and research engineers. The synthesis describes the current state of the practice for determining dynamic impact factors for bridges. Information for the synthesis was collected by surveying U.S. and Canadian transportation agencies and by conducting a literature search using domestic and foreign sources. This report of the Transportation Research Board documents relevant background and recent information with regard to vehicular dynamic load effects on bridges. It provides details on the basic concepts of bridge dynamics, including identification of the main variables affecting bridge dynamic response. In addition, current code provisions for accounting for vehicular dynamic load effects for new bridge design and load evaluation of existing bridges are reported, including a discussion on the background of the provisions. Finally, a discussion of observed field problems associated with vehicular dynamic load effects, as obtained from the survey, are included.
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 440, Performance-Based Seismic Bridge Design (PBSD) summarizes the current state of knowledge and practice for PBSD. PBSD is the process that links decision making for facility design with seismic input, facility response, and potential facility damage. The goal of PBSD is to provide decision makers and stakeholders with data that will enable them to allocate resources for construction based on levels of desired seismic performance"--Publisher's description.
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