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Growth: Training vs. Trying (Pursuing Spiritual Transformation)
by John Ortberg Laurie Pederson Judson PolingWhat would your life be like if Jesus lived it? Imagine the change you would experience in your thoughts, actions, and relationships. Think of the joy and freedom that could transform every area of your life. That’s exactly what God has in mind for you! You’ll find out how in Growth. Through personal study and small group interaction, this study sets you on a path to live out the character of Jesus in this world as only you can. It happens not by trying hard, but by training. By cultivating spiritual disciplines--Scripture meditation, prayer, solitude, endurance, loving others--you’ll discover the joy of being transformed by Christ and the freedom of living each day sustained by his power. Leader’s guide included!Growth group sessions are:Training to Live Like JesusThe Practice of Scripture MeditationThe Practice of SolitudeSimple PrayerThree Transforming PrayersThe Roundabout WayAnd the Greatest of These Is Love
Representing 21st-Century Migration in Europe: Performing Borders, Identities and Texts
by Nelson González Ortega Ana Belén Martínez GarcíaThe 21st century has witnessed some of the largest human migrations in history. Europe in particular has seen a major influx of refugees, redefining notions of borders and national identity. This interdisciplinary volume brings together leading international scholars of migration from perspectives as varied as literature, linguistics, area and cultural studies, media and communication, visual arts, and film studies. Together, they offer innovative interpretations of migrants and contemporary migration to Europe, enriching today’s political and media landscape, and engaging with the ongoing debate on forced mobility and rights of both extra-European migrants and European citizens.
The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being and Becoming in a Pueblo Society
by Alfonso Ortiz"This is a book that springs from richness. . . valuable not only for anthropologists and sociologists. . . the interested but unskilled layman will find a treasure trove as well. One thing seems certain. If this book does not become THE authority for the scholar, it will certainly never be ignored. Ortiz has done himself and his people proud. They are both worthy of the acclamation."—The New Mexican
Unforgettable (Texas Heatewave #1)
by Julie OrtolonRiley Stone kissed Hope, Texas, good-bye and good riddance ten years ago, when she headed out to conquer the music world with a head full of dreams and a heart bruised by unrequited love. Now the alluring singer is back with one mission in mind—to save the town’s old music hall before Jackson Hope can tear it down.
Advancements in Science and Technology for Healthcare, Agriculture, and Environmental Sustainability: A Review of the Latest Research and Innovations
by Sai Kiran Oruganti Dimitrios A. Karras Srinesh ThakurThis book is the collection of selected articles that appeared at the First International Analytics Conference 2023 held in Hyderabad in virtual mode on February 2nd the 3rd 2023. This informative volume offers a window into recent breakthroughs shaping healthcare, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. It showcases the cutting-edge developments in these essential fields. Explore the progress in healthcare, from personalized medicine to telemedicine and innovative treatments, demonstrating how technology is enhancing patient care and transforming global health. Dive into the agricultural sector, where precision farming, genetic engineering, and sustainable practices are revolutionizing food production. Science and innovation play a key role in building a more resilient and food-secure future.
Integrating Advancements in Education, and Society for Achieving Sustainability: Research and Evidence-Based Strategies from the Developing world
by Sai Kiran Oruganti Dimitrios A. Karras Srinesh ThakurThis book is the collection of selected articles that appeared at the First International Analytics Conference 2023 held in Hyderabad in virtual mode on February 2nd the 3rd 2023. In an era defined by the twin imperatives of knowledge and sustainability, this compelling volume explores the powerful synergy between advancements in education and the transformation of society towards a more sustainable future. Delve into the heart of progress as educators, innovators, and change-makers come together to catalyze positive change. Within these pages, you’ll witness the transformative potential of education as it equips individuals with the skills, knowledge, and perspectives necessary to address the multifaceted challenges of sustainability. Discover groundbreaking pedagogical approaches, innovative technologies, and visionary programs that are revolutionizing learning and inspiring the next generation of leaders.Simultaneously, the book sheds light on the interconnected relationship between education and society, illustrating how an informed and engaged citizenry is driving sustainable practices, community resilience, and global change. From eco-conscious urban planning to social entrepreneurship, it showcases the societal initiatives that emerge when education and sustainability combine forces.‘Integrating Advancements in Education and Society for Achieving Sustainability’ is a compass for those navigating the path towards a brighter, more sustainable future. Join us in this thought-provoking exploration of how education and society are jointly shaping the way we think, act, and work together to achieve a harmonious balance with the world around us.
One Wild Texas Night (Return of the Texas Heirs #2)
by Sara OrwigA burning desire togive in to the forbidden…Can a night of passionput a century-old feud to bed?Rancher Jake Reed may be the richest, sexiest man in Texas, but Claire Blake wants nothing to do with him. The Blakes and Reeds go way back—as enemies. Yet when a wildfire destroys her ranch, Jake comes to her rescue. And as Claire takes refuge from the flames, she gives in to the attraction blazing between them. Until family secrets scorch their star-crossed romance…USA TODAY Bestselling Author
The Post-Baby Conversation: What New Parents Need to Say to Each Other
by Alison OsborneAbalone Pioneers is the Australian story of the divers, deckhands, researchers and processors who established and developed the zone&’s abalone industry, from the amateur fishermen of the 1950s and the hazy crazy tribe of &‘scruffy longhairs&’, who were attracted by the hedonistic lifestyle and fantastic profits in the 1960s, to the professional enterprise of today. It charts the development of the Victorian Western Abalone Divers Association and its role managing and protecting the Victorian Western Zone&’s resources, and explores the successful diver-led commercial processors. Illustrated with over 100 historical photographs and featuring over 50 interviews, Abalone Pioneers is an exuberant and fascinating account of the establishment of one of Australia&’s valuable but little-known fisheries. Abalone is one of Australia&’s more valuable commercial fisheries, producing about 40 per cent of the world&’s wild-stock harvest, and a significant part of that is found off the coast of southwest Victoria, in what is known as the Western Zone.
From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating Digital Assets for Traditional Finance
by Annelise OsborneLearn how digital asset technologies can be applied to the regulated, traditional finance industry for improved performance and returns In From Hoodies to Suits: Innovating Digital Assets for Traditional Finance, leading finance innovator Annelise Osborne bridges the gap between the “hoodies” who invented the technology behind digital assets and the “suits” who run traditional financial markets, in an entertaining and insightful guide for implementing digital assets in an institutional environment. You’ll discover the possibilities unlocked by new technological advancements, including alternative investments, new marketplaces, interoperability between counterparties, and even improved forms of diversification. You’ll also find: Discussions of why the adoption of digital assets is so critical for the future of finance and the ways the industry’s largest players are implementing its technologies and concepts now Explorations of what we can learn from some of the crypto industry’s most infamous and well-known wins and losses, including the collapse of FTX Strategies for implementing institutional digital assets to realize opportunities in private markets, funds, debt, repo, alternative assets and back office transactions in this evolving and dynamic financial environmentA fascinating new take on the future of finance, From Hoodies to Suits is a must-read guide for aspiring and practicing finance professionals, technology developers, fintech participants, and anyone else with an interest in the intersection of finance and technology.
American Catholics and the Church of Tomorrow: Building Churches for the Future, 1925–1975
by Catherine R. OsborneIn the mid-twentieth century, American Catholic churches began to shed the ubiquitous spires, stained glass, and gargoyles of their European forebears, turning instead toward startling and more angular structures of steel, plate glass, and concrete. But how did an institution like the Catholic Church, so often seen as steeped in inflexible traditions, come to welcome this modernist trend? Catherine R. Osborne’s innovative new book finds the answer: the alignment between postwar advancements in technology and design and evolutionary thought within the burgeoning American Catholic community. A new, visibly contemporary approach to design, church leaders thought, could lead to the rebirth of the church community of the future. As Osborne explains, the engineering breakthroughs that made modernist churches feasible themselves raised questions that were, for many Catholics, fundamentally theological. Couldn’t technological improvements engender worship spaces that better reflected God's presence in the contemporary world? Detailing the social, architectural, and theological movements that made modern churches possible, American Catholics and the Churches of Tomorrow breaks important new ground in the history of American Catholicism, and also presents new lines of thought for scholars attracted to modern architectural and urban history.
The Naked Tourist: In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall
by Lawrence OsborneFrom the theme resorts of Dubai to the jungles of Papua New Guinea, a disturbing but hilarious tour of the exotic east—and of the tour itselfSick of producing the bromides of the professional travel writer, Lawrence Osborne decided to explore the psychological underpinnings of tourism itself. He took a six-month journey across the so-called Asian Highway—a swathe of Southeast Asia that, since the Victorian era, has seduced generations of tourists with its manufactured dreams of the exotic Orient. And like many a lost soul on this same route, he ended up in the harrowing forests of Papua, searching for a people who have never seen a tourist. What, Osborne asks, are millions of affluent itinerants looking for in these endless resorts, hotels, cosmetic-surgery packages, spas, spiritual retreats, sex clubs, and "back to nature" trips? What does tourism, the world's single largest business, have to sell? A travelogue into that heart of darkness known as the Westernmind, The Naked Tourist is the most mordant and ambitious work to date from the author of The Accidental Connoisseur, praised by The New York Times Book Review as "smart, generous, perceptive, funny, sensible."
Addicted to a Rose
by Bloodwitch Luz OscuriaWhen a lumberjack returning home after a hard day of work comes face to face with the one who will take his life, we can only suspect that the quiet little town in which he resided actually hides the presence of a being with evil designs. But it is by following the destiny of Sandra, the little local florist, that we will be able to understand what happened, and above all why. This city in which the events take place is perhaps not so peaceful after all. It remains to be discovered what is hidden behind the massacre of this dear lumberjack, who will perhaps not be the last victim...
The Real ABCs: A Surgeon's Analysis and a Father's Legacy
by Robert H. OsherIn The Real ABCs: A Surgeon’s Analysis and a Father’s Legacy, Second Edition, pioneering cataract surgeon Dr. Robert Osher reflects on his 40-year career and candidly shares that the secret to his professional success and personal happiness lies in the pursuit of “the real ABCs”—achievement, balance, and contentment.Dr. Osher was an internationally renowned surgeon and father of five when he was diagnosed with a pineapple-sized kidney cancer at age 53. Suddenly confronted with his own mortality, he resolved to write his legacy for his family, friends, and colleagues. The result is The Real ABCs, originally published after Dr. Osher’s successful recovery and newly updated with his experiences and wisdom of the last decade—an inspirational story of one man’s achievements as well as a prescriptive guide for finding balance and contentment.In The Real ABCs, Dr. Osher tells the story behind some of his accomplishments in ophthalmology, including the founding of the Cincinnati Eye Institute, the Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is meeting, the Video Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and the introduction of groundbreaking techniques in cataract surgery. Dr. Osher demonstrates the importance of hard work and enthusiasm while admitting the inevitability of adversity and setbacks, acknowledging that his achievements wouldn’t be possible without the influence of his cherished teachers, mentors, friends, and family. Throughout the book, Osher also stresses the importance of seeking balance, whether it’s through nature, adventure, service, or adherence to one’s principles. The Real ABCs: A Surgeon’s Analysis and a Father’s Legacy, Second Edition is a deeply personal story filled with universal life lessons. Ultimately, Dr. Osher shows that approaching one’s career and personal life with passion and perseverance can help anyone attain a feeling of contentment and success.
Poor Deer: A Novel
by Claire OshetskyA wondrous, tender novel about a young girl grappling with her role in a tragic loss—and attempting to reshape the narrative of her life—from PEN/Faulkner Award nominee Claire OshetskyMargaret Murphy is a weaver of fantastic tales, growing up in a world where the truth is too much for one little girl to endure. Her first memory is of the day her friend Agnes died.No one blames Margaret. Not in so many words. Her mother insists to everyone who will listen that her daughter never even left the house that day. Left alone to make sense of tragedy, Margaret wills herself to forget these unbearable memories, replacing them with imagined stories full of faith and magic—that always end happily.Enter Poor Deer: a strange and formidable creature who winds her way uninvited into Margaret’s made-up tales. Poor Deer will not rest until Margaret faces the truth about her past and atones for her role in Agnes’s death.Heartrending, hopeful, and boldly imagined, Poor Deer explores the journey toward understanding the children we once were and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of life’s most difficult moments.
Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital
by David OshinskyFrom a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes a riveting history of New York's iconic public hospital that charts the turbulent rise of American medicine. Bellevue Hospital, on New York City's East Side, occupies a colorful and horrifying place in the public imagination: a den of mangled crime victims, vicious psychopaths, assorted derelicts, lunatics, and exotic-disease sufferers. In its two and a half centuries of service, there was hardly an epidemic or social catastrophe—or groundbreaking scientific advance—that did not touch Bellevue. David Oshinsky, whose last book, Polio: An American Story, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, chronicles the history of America's oldest hospital and in so doing also charts the rise of New York to the nation's preeminent city, the path of American medicine from butchery and quackery to a professional and scientific endeavor, and the growth of a civic institution. From its origins in 1738 as an almshouse and pesthouse, Bellevue today is a revered public hospital bringing first-class care to anyone in need. With its diverse, ailing, and unprotesting patient population, the hospital was a natural laboratory for the nation's first clinical research. It treated tens of thousands of Civil War soldiers, launched the first civilian ambulance corps and the first nursing school for women, pioneered medical photography and psychiatric treatment, and spurred New York City to establish the country's first official Board of Health. As medical technology advanced, "voluntary" hospitals began to seek out patients willing to pay for their care. For charity cases, it was left to Bellevue to fill the void. The latter decades of the twentieth century brought rampant crime, drug addiction, and homelessness to the nation's struggling cities—problems that called a public hospital's very survival into question. It took the AIDS crisis to cement Bellevue's enduring place as New York's ultimate safety net, the iconic hospital of last resort. Lively, page-turning, fascinating, Bellevue is essential American history.
Clinical Decision-Making in Oral Medicine: A Concise Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment
by Oslei Paes de Almeida Alan Roger Santos-Silva Márcio Ajudarte Lopes João Figueira Scarini Pablo Agustin VargasAccurately diagnosing the myriad of diseases that can affect the mouth, guiding patients correctly, and offering treatment with competence is a permanent challenge for dental surgeons and health professionals. Often, the diagnosis of these diseases is neglected or wrongly performed. This concise book guides health professionals in clinical decision making in oral diseases, assisting them not only on the diagnosis and treatment of oral and maxillofacial diseases, but also in terms of value and benefit of who treats the condition and, above all, who will be treated. The work provides guidelines formulated by a compilation of specific protocols of conduct, focusing on the scientific evidence and enriched by the authors’ critical analyses. The book is divided into eight main sections that include twenty-eight chapters. Most of them have no more than 5 pages and follow the same format to standardize their use. Each chapter begins with a summary of the topic, a brief description of the main disease that fall into this diagnostic category, and their main definitions. Then, the clinical characteristics, ways of making the diagnosis, and a protocol for treatment for each lesion are presented. Additionally, the experienced authors interestingly discuss their perceptions on how to give bad news in the Oral Medicine setting; and the last section is especially dedicated to the dental management of medically complex patients or with little-known diseases, such as Burning Mouth Syndrome and COVID-19. More than 140 high resolution clinical images illustrate the book. Clinical Decision-Making in Oral Medicine targets is designed for health professionals and physicians from various specialties, who are interested in diseases with systemic repercussions that affect the oral and maxillofacial complex and in oral repercussions of treatments for complex diseases such as head and neck cancer. Students in dentistry may also find the book of value.
Leading Effective Engineering Teams
by Addy OsmaniIn this insightful and comprehensive guide, Addy Osmani shares more than a decade of experience working on the Chrome team at Google, uncovering secrets to engineering effectiveness, efficiency, and team success. Engineers and engineering leaders looking to scale their effectiveness and drive transformative results within their teams and organizations will learn the essential principles, tips, and frameworks for building highly effective engineering teams.Osmani presents best practices and proven strategies that foster engineering excellence in organizations of all sizes. Through practical advice and real-world examples, Leading Effective Engineering Teams empowers you to create a thriving engineering culture where individuals and teams can excel. Unlock the full potential of your engineering team and achieve unparalleled success by harnessing the power of trust, commitment, and accountability.With this book, you'll discover:The essential traits for engineering effectiveness and the pitfalls to avoidHow to cultivate trust, commitment, and accountability within your teamStrategies to minimize friction, optimize career growth, and deliver maximum valueThe dynamics of highly successful engineering teams and how to replicate their achievementsHow to implement a systems thinking approach for everyday problem-solving and decision-makingSelf-advocacy techniques to enhance your team's visibility and recognition within the organization
The Management of Forests (Routledge Library Editions: Forestry)
by F. C. OsmastonOriginally published in 1968, this book discusses the principles and methods on which forest management has been founded in the past and how these principles and methods still apply or are affected by modern management skills, changing demands, social habits and resources. The book is concerned mainly with the technical aspects of forestry and the classic foundations of management. To a lesser degree it deals with commercial efficiency, labour relations and the implications of these. The historical chapter shows the tends in the development of forestry, particularly in Europe.
Disordered Materials: An Introduction (Graduate Texts in Physics)
by Paolo M. OssiThis self-contained textbook takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the intricate realm of physics in structurally disordered condensed materials. Tailored for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this book unfolds the complexities step by step. In this updated and enlarged 3rd edition, fundamental building blocks serve as the foundation for constructing structural models of disordered solids, delving into their geometry and symmetry. The scope of the book encompasses the phenomenology and various models of the glass transition, elucidating the characteristics of bulk metallic glasses. Structural analysis techniques for amorphous solids, the role of atomic clusters in structure evolution, quasicrystals, nanometer-sized disordered solids, cluster-assembled materials, and the synthesis and assembly of nanoparticles are explored. The text also navigates through the intricacies of transport and localization in heavily disordered materials, offering insights into controlled growth of thin films. Throughout, the narrative is enriched with references to recent and pertinent results, both experimental and theoretical, providing readers with a gateway to the latest and most dynamic research areas in the field.
Excellence
by Joel Osteen#1 New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen helps readers achieve new levels of success and hope in their lives, no matter their current circumstances. You were created to be a cut above, to stand out in a crowd, and rise above average to exceptional. Indeed, the only way to be truly happy and successful is to live with a commitment to excellence and integrity in all you do. Favor, increase, promotion, and reaching your highest potential are all tied to a spirit of excellence. When you strive to be excellent, you&’re always taking steps to grow, to make the most of every opportunity, to go the extra mile. You do your best and do what&’s right whether anyone is watching or not. When you live a life of excellence, you will outperform, outclass, and outshine, and God will promote you and set you in a place of honor. This compact digest by #1 New York Times bestselling author JOEL OSTEEN helps you to keep improving, to stay focused, to stay passionate, and to make a habit of excellence. He encourages readers to get out of their comfort zones and make the rest of their life the best of their life. Joel can be heard 24/7 on SiriusXM 128—Joel Osteen Radio. Connect with Joel on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or visit his website at joelosteen.com. Derived from material previously published in You Can, You Will, The Power of I Am, and Break Out!
The Poetics of Violence in Afroeurasian Bioarchaeology (Bioarchaeology and Social Theory)
by Anna J. Osterholtz Roselyn A. CampbellThis volume explores violence in bioarchaeological case studies from various cultures, geographic regions, and time periods throughout the Eastern Hemisphere through the lens of Neil Whitehead's concept of poetics. It emphasizes the role and power of performance and ritual in violent acts, and how different types of violence are used within societies. Whitehead’s poetics of violence model has primarily been applied to Western Hemisphere assemblages and indigenous groups, and this is the first volume dedicated to the application of this theoretical model to Europe, Asia, and Africa. Developed from a symposium organized at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists annual meeting in 2018, this volume keeps a tight focus on the direct link between physical evidence for violence in human remains and the contextualized interpretations of how that violence may have functioned within an individual’s society. This type of theoretical interpretation, which treats violence as ameaningful act firmly embedded within its cultural context, rather than as an aberration, is rarely applied to archaeological assemblages and human remains from the Eastern Hemisphere. This is the first volume to offer direct physical evidence for how violence was enacted and understood within different societies in the past. This volume aims to make these rigorous theoretical studies available to students and professionals in archaeology, anthropology, and bioarchaeology, and to provide a model for other researchers to interpret evidence of violence in human remains from archaeological contexts.
The Deep Dark: A Graphic Novel
by Molly Knox OstertagFrom Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator of the New York Times and ABA Indie bestselling The Witch Boy trilogy and The Girl from the Sea, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, love, loss, and magic.Everyone has secrets. Mags’s has teeth.Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate high school, but she already feels like an adult with serious responsibilities: caring for her ailing grandmother; working a part-time job; clandestine makeouts with a girl who has a boyfriend. And then there’s her secret, which pulls her into the basement each night, drains her of energy, and leaves her bleeding. A secret that could hurt and even kill if it ever got out -- like it did once before.So Mags keeps her head down, isolated in her small desert community. That is, until her childhood friend Nessa comes back to town, bringing vivid memories of the past, an intoxicating glimpse of the future, and a secret of her own. Mags won’t get attached, of course. She’s always been strong enough to survive without anyone’s help.But when the darkness starts to close in on them both, Mags will have to drag her secret into the daylight, and choose between risking everything... or having nothing left to lose.
Mormon America: The Power and the Promise
by Richard Ostling Joan K. OstlingWho Are the Mormons?The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:Has over 12.5 million members worldwide and is one of the fastest-growing and most centrally controlled U.S.-based religionsIs by far the richest religion in the United States per capita, with $25 to $30 billion in estimated assets and $5 to $6 billion more in estimated annual incomeBoasts such influential members as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Advances in Civil Aviation Systems Development (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #992)
by Ivan Ostroumov Maksym ZaliskyiThis book includes high-quality research papers presented at 2nd International Workshop on Advances in Civil Aviation Systems Development (ACASD 2024), which was at National Aviation University, Kyiv Ukraine, on March 26, 2024. This book presents original results of a scholarly study of unique research teams and market leaders on the development in civil aviation systems and its application. The book topics include major research areas focused on advances in air traffic management, data processing in civil aviation, automatic control in civil aviation systems, modern trends in navigation systems development, methods of operational efficiency improvement, human factor, and application of artificial intelligence in civil aviation systems. This book is useful for scholars and professionals in the civil aviation domain.
Climate Disaster Preparedness: Reimagining Extreme Events through Art and Technology (Arts, Research, Innovation and Society)
by Michael J. Ostwald Ursula Frohne Dennis Del Favero Susanne ThurowAs a result of global warming, extreme events, such as firestorms and flash floods, pose increasingly unpredictable and uncertain existential threats, taking lives, destroying communities, and wreaking havoc on habitats. Current aesthetic, technological and scientific frameworks struggle to imagine, visualise and rehearse human interactions with these events, hampering the development of proactive foresight, readiness and response.This open access book demonstrates how the latest advances in creative arts, intelligent systems and climate science can be integrated and leveraged to transform the visualisation of extreme event scenarios. It reframes current practice from passive perception of pre-scripted illustrations to active immersion in evolving life-like interactive scenarios that are geo-located. Drawing on the multidisciplinary expertise of leaders in the creative arts, climate sciences, environmental engineering, and intelligent systems, this book examines the waysin which climate disaster preparedness can be reformulated through practices that address dynamic and unforeseen interactions between climate and human life worlds. Grouped into four sections (picturing, narrating, rehearsing, and communicating), this book maps this approach by exploring the emerging strengths and current limitations of each discipline in addressing the challenge of envisioning the unpredictable interaction of extreme events with human populations and environments. This book provides a timely intervention into the global discourse on how art, culture and technology can address climate disaster resilience. It appeals to readers from multiple fields, offering academic, industry and community audiences novel insights into a profound gap in the current knowledge, policy and action landscape.