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About nine miles long and two miles wide, Crystal Lake has been a recreational center in northwest Michigan for over 100 years. However, resorts and vacations were not the intention of Benzonia's first settlers, who arrived on Crystal Lake's eastern shore in 1858 to found a religious colony and a college. In an attempt to increase the area's economic potential with a navigable channel to Lake Michigan, Crystal Lake was accidentally lowered in ...

Examining the history of social movements and non-state socio-political action, this volume shows how Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have proliferated in Britain since 1945, and how they have raised new political agendas, revived associational life, and arguably re-politicized generations disillusioned with the politics of the ballot box.

An advertisement heralded, "Oak Cliff gets its name from the massive oaks that crown the soft green cliffs." Originally called Hord's Ridge for its founder William Henry Hord, the area was purchased by two enterprising developers, Thomas L. Marsalis and John S. Armstrong, and renamed Oak Cliff. Also touted as the "Cambridge of the South, " the community flourished until the depression of 1893. The partnership split, and in 1903, the beleaguere...

Once touted as the "sparkling jewel" of Madison County because of its many scenic lakes and reservoirs built to feed the great Chenango Canal, the town and hamlet of Eaton have played an important role in the history of Madison County. From within its boundaries have come such luminaries as Emily Chubbuck Judson, early women's writer, humorist Melville Landon, better known to the world as Eli Perkins, and Samuel Chubbuck, inventor and the make...

In Deutschland hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten die qualifikationsspezifische Struktur der Arbeitsnachfrage verschoben. Diese Beobachtung ist auf die Tertiarisierung der Wirtschaft zurückzuführen. Der Strukturwandel zugunsten der Dienstleistung wird im Wesentlichen durch das Zusammenwirken eines Produktivitäts-Bias und eines Nachfrage-Bias erklärt, ist aber auch mit Globalisierungstendenzen und neuen Technologien verbunden. Damit stellt sic...

Diese Abschlussarbeit befasst sich im Zusammenhang mit der Abbaggerung der Gemeinde Heuersdorf bei Borna südlich von Leipzig mit der Problematik, welche Möglichkeiten seitens der Denkmalpflege bestehen, Denkmäler in Braunkohleabbaugebieten wie dem Leipziger Südraum, zu bewahren und den Verlust an schützenswertem Kunstgut weitestgehend zu vermeiden. Die Beschäftigung mit Denkmälern in Gebieten des Rohstoffabbaus erscheint vor dem Hintergrund de...

Die Zahl von über 37.900 Unternehmensinsolvenzen allein im Jahr 2006 zeigt, dass es sich bei Unternehmensinsolvenzen nicht um Einzelphänomene handelt.Vielmehr sind Insolvenzen Ausdruck der Selbstregulierungskräfte der Märkte. Gerade in Zeiten wettbewerbsintensiver Marktumfelder werden Insolvenzen immer häufiger anzutreffen sein. Dazu tragen auch die Erleichterungen der neuen Insolvenzordnung bei, die den in eine Krise geratenen Unternehmen wei...

Problemstellung:Die erste Rating-Beurteilung wurde Anfang des 20. Jahrhundert von John Moody im Kontext der ausgeprägten Anleihenfinanzierung der Eisenbahnunternehmungen zu Zeiten der fortwährenden Landerschließung auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent vollzogen. Seitdem entwickelte sich die von Moody gegründete Rating-Agentur, der "Moody's Investor Service" zu einer der einflussreichsten Rating-Agenturen, die in 100 Staaten über 143.000 Rating-Beu...

Innovation bedeutet im weiteren Sinne des Wortes eine neue Art und Weise etwas zu machen. Der Begriff der Innovation beinhaltet die Entdeckung - den Zuwachs an Wissen - und die Erfindung - eine neue Nutzungsweise schon vorhandenen Wissens. Erstmals wurde der Terminus "Innovation" in der Anthropologie und der Ethnologie im 19. Jahrhundert eingesetzt und bedeutete ursprünglich den Einführungsprozess von Elementen einer Kultur in eine andere. Heu...

The surviving journals of Malthus, here transcribed and edited by Patricia James are an engaging personal and socio-economic historical record.

Students learn best when they are in a safe and supportive environment. Elizabeth A. Barton guides principals, administrators, and teachers through the process of creating a proactive, student-centered school safety program. Updated to reflect current research, especially related to marginalized students, the second edition of Leadership Strategies for Safe Schools offers new case studies, vignettes, and strategies from needs assessment to pro...

In this new edition of the bestseller on brain-compatible learning, author Robin Fogarty synthesizes new research and addresses the role of standards in the brain-compatible classroom. This valuable resource provides the bridge from research to practice for teachers who want to use the latest findings to create high-achievement classrooms. Brain-Compatible Classrooms shares key brain research and its implications for curriculum, instruction, a...

This book will show how to estimate and interpret fixed-effects models in a variety of different modeling contexts: linear models, logistic models, Poisson models, Cox regression models, and structural equation models. Both advantages and disadvantages of fixed-effects models will be considered, along with detailed comparisons with random-effects models. Written at a level appropriate for anyone who has taken a year of statistics, the book wil...

Offshore banking is a subject that conjures up notions of romance and intrigue. Ideas of hidden millions tucked away in anonymous bank vaults and spies coming and going easily slip into a person's head. However, this is all very far from the truth. Between the covers of this book, the author introduces you to the basics of offshore banking. Spelled out in simple black and white, you will learn what is required to open an account in a distant f...

Public health in the early 21st century increasingly considers how social inequalities impact individual health, moving away from the focus on how disease relates to the individual person. This 'new public health' identifies how social, economic, and poli

Given the current demands of a math teaching practice, this case-based resource helps math coaches, prospective coaches, and administrators develop their knowledge of math content, hone their coaching skills, and enhance their ability to provide professional development for teachers in Grades K-8. Field-tested in a number of school districts nationwide, this concise guide presents authentic accounts of coaching practice, dilemmas, and insigh...

Feminist theory is interwoven with women's voices in this study of three consecutive Twentieth-century women's organisations, separate but affiliated to the Labour Party, which represented women workers, consumers and politicians, so that the totality of women's involvement in the Labour movement is considered.

The priesthood of the believer will continue after the rapture during the Day of the Lord when God judges the earth. God will seal and protect 144 Thousand Jewish believers who are described in the book of the Revelation and the Old Testament They will carry the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ during the time of God's wrath which is thoroughly described in the Revelation of Jesus Christ. "The Priesthood of the Apocalypse" unfolds the min...

Ruach of the Elders: Spiritual Teachings of the Silent is a collection of short stories, creative non-fiction and memoirs that illuminate the path people travel to find belonging. This collection teaches that the silent among us are powerful. The characters portrayed are the people whose pictures are found in antique shops--lost photos collected by strangers as pieces of jigsaw puzzles that bind us to sorrow, triumph and empathy. Readers will ...

Über Wirtschaftswerbung wurde und wird viel geschrieben. Doch ist die Zahl der Publikationen, die sich umfassend mit der Kommunikation und Sprache in der Wirtschaftswerbung befassen, nicht allzu großWolfgang Eichler dokumentiert mit Hilfe eines weit gefassten Kommunikationsbegriffs die gesellschaftlichen Grundlagen und die Erscheinungsformen der Wirtschaftwerbung. Dabei werden die wesentlichen Forschungsansätze zu dem Thema aufgezeigt und nach...