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International Federation for Information Processing The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science, software theory and practice, education, computer applications in technology, communication systems, systems modeling and optimization, information systems, computers and society, computer systems technology, s...

Contextual Media expands upon the theme of social construction ofknowledge developed in Edward Barrett's three previous volumes. The thirteencontributions focus on specific applications of multimedia technology to culturalinstitutions such as museums, universities, and corporate environments, they analyzenarrative and other navigational structures in various interactive multimediasystems and make recommendations for the design of future system...

This collection of short story poems was brought about from different inspirations in this young poet's life. "Scary Library" was conceived and written in the Apple Valley Library in California as a salute to the great characters from all of the literature on the book shelves. "The Candy Store" is a short story poem aimed toward children that gives the important message of moderation for the sweetest things in life. "Mister Kent" is a dramatic...

For three years the author fished commercially for the mighty Atlantic salmon, out of a remote fishing station on the West coast of Scotland, working in what would turn out to be a declining inshore fishery. This book is, in part, a poem to Salmo salar, the fabulous 'Leaper' of the title, and also an account of everyday life in this remote and beautiful part of the British Isles. Killer whales, Basking sharks and a hundred other creatures ...

For three years the author fished commercially for the mighty Atlantic salmon, out of a remote fishing station on the West coast of Scotland, working in what would turn out to be a declining inshore fishery. This book is, in part, a poem to Salmo salar, the fabulous 'Leaper' of the title, and also an account of everyday life in this remote and beautiful part of the British Isles. Killer whales, Basking sharks and a hundred other creatures ...

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This collection of essays continues the investigations into implementing networked online systems described in Barrett's first book, Text, Context, and Hyper Text, with a more focused emphasis on specific hypermedia systems. The 22 essays, organized in four parts, take up designing hypertext and hypermedia systems for the online user, textual intervention and collaboration, new roles for writers, and sensemaking and learning in the online envi...

On 7 December 1941, the US Navy had 343 warships in commission, however, a "second" fleet, consisting of 344 warships, was in various stages of construction in shipyards across the country. Given that building a warship could take anywhere from less than a year for a destroyer, to over three years for a battleship or aircraft carrier, it is clear that the foresighted building of warships in the years prior to US involvement in World War II wou...

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Excerpt from Our Lady in the Liturgy: Considerations on Certain Feasts of the Mother of God Not every feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary is treated of in this volume. The more important of them receive due notice, but for obvious reasons it has been necessary to select a few only of the multitude of those of lesser solemnity observed in various dioceses of the Church. Among those which have been passed over are many feasts of modern origin, an...

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Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachithe often ignored Minor Prophetsdelivered the next-to-last word to God's people. That is, these prophets pointed Israel to Christ, the supreme and final Word, and warned them against rejecting Him. Underscoring the truth that studying this portion of Scripture is profitable (2 Tim. 3:16), Michael Barrett helps us discern the relevance of these prophets for today. He explains the prophetic office, the historical se...

Excerpt from A Calendar of Scottish Saints The title of Scottish, applied to the holy ones whose names occur in these short notices, must be understood to refer not so much to their nationality as to the field in which. They laboured or the localities where traces of their callus are to be found. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a...

Excerpt from The Scottish Monasteries of Old: A Brief Account of the Houses Which Existed in Scotland, Before the Protestant Reformation, for Monks Following the Rule of St. Benedict It is with the hope of awakening in some minds a keener interest in the glories of bygone days that the writer has attempted to bring together from the above sources the chief facts relating to the history of the monasteries in Scotland which were peopled by the ...

Recognized as the definitive reference, this handbook brings together leading experts from multiple psychological subdisciplines to examine one of today's most dynamic areas of research. Coverage encompasses the biological and neuroscientific underpinnings of emotions, as well as developmental, social and personality, cognitive, and clinical perspectives. The volume probes how people understand, experience, express, and perceive affective phen...

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Introducing readers to the legacy of John Owen and his views on the Christian life, this book gives insights into his spiritual life, pastoral ministry, and historical context.

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First and foremost, this is a book about New Zealand landscape architecture and urban design, viewed through the lens of Isthmus, an award-winning design studio that for more than twenty-five years has been shaping and reshaping the way we experience our¿land and cityscapes. It is also a story about New Zealand, about changing perspectives and attitudes¿to the use of land and water, the way we organise our cities, the way we play, live, and wo...