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Baudrillard and Aging: Exploring the Paradoxes of a Simulated Age (International Perspectives on Aging #45)
by Jason PowellBaudrillard and Aging seeks to delve into the intricate relationship between age and society, drawing on the influential theories of French philosopher Jean Baudrillard. This book will explore how aging and the aging process are shaped by the hyperreal world we inhabit, emphasizing the paradoxical amplification of youth and the loss of authenticity in contemporary society. By analyzing Baudrillard's theories in the context of aging, this book aims to provide a fresh perspective on the challenges and paradoxes faced by individuals as they grow older. In our modern society, aging is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that is often met with anxiety and resistance. Jean Baudrillard's original theories on simulation, hyperreality, and the collapse of meaning offer unique insights into how the aging process has been transformed and mediated within a culture that relentlessly fetishizes youthfulness. This book will examine how the hyperreal simulacra of aging are constructed, perpetuated, and imposed upon individuals as they age. It will also explore the consequences of this simulated lifecourse, including the erasure of authentic experiences of aging and the subsequent alienation and dissatisfaction experienced by older individuals.
FlexCAR: Eine Forschungsplattform für das autonome Fahren (ARENA2036)
by Ansgar Gerlicher Michael LahresDas Buch "FlexCAR: Die Forschungsplattform von morgen" beschreibt ein innovatives Forschungsprojekt, das sich mit flexiblen Produkt- und Produktionskonzepten für modulare Fahrzeuge beschäftigt. Nach einer Einführung und Motivation des Projekts wird das Vorgehensmodell vorgestellt. Anschließend werden die Struktur des Verbundprojekts und die verschiedenen Themenbereiche, wie Rolling Chassis, Interieur und Cyberphysischer Einstieg, Flexible Produkt- und Produktionskonzepte und Offener Entwicklungprozess modularer Fahrzeuge, behandelt. Im Hauptteil des Buchs werden ausgewählte Themenbereiche detailliert beschrieben. Hierbei werden u.a. Antrieb und Wechselspeichersysteme, Aufbau Bodenmodul und Interieur Set-Up, Exterieur- und Interieurkonzeptentwicklungen, Cyberphysische Visualisierungstechnik und Sensorintegrationen am FlexCAR erörtert. Zudem werden auch weitere Themen wie die Implementierung gedruckter Bedienelemente mit integrierter RFID-Bauteilerkennung, die Architektur des onboard- und offboard-Netzwerks sowie die externe Sensorik und offene Entwicklungsplattform behandelt. Das Buch schließt mit einem Fazit und Ausblick, einer Danksagung, einer Auflistung der Autoren und Referenzen ab. Die detaillierten Beschreibungen und Einblicke in die Forschung des FlexCAR-Projekts machen das Buch zu einem wertvollen Beitrag für die Forschung im Bereich der modularen Fahrzeuge und der flexiblen Produktion.
Invasive Electrophysiology for Beginners
by Leon Iden Martin Borlich Philipp SommerWhat lies behind IAP, IVP, AH, HV, and LAVA? How can a SVT be differentiated through stimulation maneuvers? How is the mapping of complex arrhythmias achieved? The techniques of invasive electrophysiology are rapidly evolving and becoming increasingly sophisticated. This book explains the essential fundamentals of the field in an understandable manner, richly illustrated and with many practical tips. It specifically targets beginners who are seeking an overview of all aspects of invasive electrophysiology and wish to understand the connections. From the Content Electrophysiological mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias Energy sources for ablation and their mechanisms of action Setup, puncture techniques, 3D mapping systems Diagnosis and therapy of cardiac arrhythmias, including typical and atypical atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, idiopathic PVCs, VT in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy Management of complications Practical Plus: Numerous video contributions on individual arrhythmias, mapping techniques, and diagnostic maneuvers, as well as a glossary with the most important technical terms
Tessellations with Stars and Rosettes: Practical Constructions with Interactive Geometry Software (Compact Textbooks in Mathematics)
by Toni SellarèsThe main objective of the book is to teach how to practically construct periodic tessellations with stars and rosettes using an Interactive Geometry Software (IGS). Stars and rosettes are among the most characteristic geometric ornamental motifs of Islamic art. They are found on walls, ceilings, doors, and windows in both religious and secular buildings. Tessellations are repetitive patterns of shapes that fit together without gaps or overlaps, and they are periodic when they can be constructed by translations of a shape in two different directions. Periodic tessellations with stars and rosettes are complex and symmetrical compositions with rhythmic repetitions of profound beauty. An IGS allows to create and manipulate geometric constructions, producing accurate drawings. The book only assumes knowledge of basic geometric concepts and is self-contained while also providing all the necessary background information. Tessellations with Stars and Rosettes is aimed at students and graduates of mathematics, design, architecture, artists, and art historians, as well as anyone who wants to draw tessellations of stars and rosettes using IGS. It is suitable for a trimester or a semester course, and can also be used for self-study.
Technische Mechanik 4 – Hydromechanik
by Andreas HuberDer vierte Band dieser Buchreihe beschäftigt sich mit der Hydromechanik, nachdem in den ersten beiden Bänden die Strukturmechanik behandelt und im Dritten die Bewegung von starren Körpern untersucht wurde. Im vorliegenden Buch wird auf die Strömungsmechanik eingegangen, im Speziellen auf die Lehre von Flüssigkeiten, also der Hydrodynamik. Die Hydrodynamik beschäftigt sich mit den inkompressiblen Strömungen, im Gegensatz zur Aeromechanik. Zunächst beschäftigt man sich mit der Statik von Flüssigkeiten, der sogenannten Hydrostatik. Nachdem man die Grundlagen der Hydrostatik verstanden hat, kann man im Kapitel der vertiefenden Hydrostatik noch diverse Untersuchungen mittels partiellen Differentialgleichungen erlernen, nachdem man auf die Bewegung von Strömungen eingeht, im Kapitel der Hydrodynamik. Nach den grundlegenden Gleichungen der Hydrodynamik wie die Kontinuitätsgleichung und die Bewegungsgleichungen von Bernoulli und Euler geht man auf die vertiefende Hydromechanik ein. Es werden dort Methoden der Höheren Mathematik zur Untersuchung genutzt und auch die Kontinuumsmechanik bei Fluidteilchen angewendet, hin zu den wohl bekanntesten Gleichungen: die Navier-Stokes-Gleichungen. Horace Lamb sagte einmal: „Wenn ich in den Himmel kommen sollte, erhoffe ich Aufklärung über zwei Dinge: Quantenelektrodynamik und Turbulenz. Was den ersten Wunsch betrifft, bin ich ziemlich zuversichtlich.“ Um einen winzigen Funken Klarheit in die Turbulenz zu bringen, ist dieser das letzte Kapitel gewidmet. Im Speziellen wird im Laufe des Buches auf Strömungsanalysen mittels der CFD-gestützten Anwendung SolidWorks FlowSimulation eingegangen. Es werden zahlreiche Beispiele mittels CFD wie Kavitation, Überschallströmungen, parametrisierte Studien und Freie Oberflächen als auch Turbinen- und Schaufelräder simuliert.
On Thin Icing (A Bakeshop Mystery #3)
by Ellie AlexanderWelcome to Torte-a small-town family bakeshop where the treats are killer good. <P><P> It's the dead of winter in the sleepy town of Ashland, which means no tourists-and fewer customers-for Jules Capshaw and her bakery. But when she's asked to cater an off-season retreat for the directors of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, business starts heating up...until Jules finds a dead body in the freezer.
On Being a Therapist
by Jeffrey A. KottlerFor more than thirty years, On Being a Therapist has inspired generations of mental health professionals (and their clients) to explore the most private, confusing, and sacred aspects of helping others. In this thoroughly revised and updated sixth edition, Jeffrey Kottler explores many of the challenges that therapists face in their practices today, including pressures from increased technology, economic realities, and advances in theory and technique. He also examines the stress factors that are brought on from managed care bureaucracy, conflicts at work, and clients' own anxiety and depression. This new edition includes updated sources, new material on technology, new challenges that therapists face as a result of the global pandemic, and an emphasis on teletherapy and navigating ethics and practice logistics remotely. Generations of students and practitioners in counseling, psychology, social work, psychotherapy, marriage and family therapy, and human services have found comfort, support, and renewed confidence in On Being a Therapist, and this sixth edition builds upon this solid foundation as it continues to educate, inform, and inspire helping professionals everywhere.
Noelle at Sea (Girls Survive)
by Nikki Shannon SmithThirteen-year-old Noelle feels like the luckiest girl in the world to be cruising the Atlantic aboard the famed Titanic. The trip is made even better by her new friend, Pauline, a girl who is traveling with her father to live in America. The girls spend the first days of the journey exploring, but on the fifth night, Noelle awakes to a sinking ship. Women and children will be rescued first, and Noelle realizes motherless Pauline will be left all alone. Despite her parents' wishes, Noelle breaks away from her family to find and help her friend. Nonfiction information, a gloassary, and reader response questions make up the back matter of this Girls Survive story.
Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction: Connecting Assessments to Effective Interventions
by Susan M. Smartt Deborah R. GlaserAfter a universal screening assessment, how can K–6 educators translate the results into evidence-based instruction, targeted interventions, and improved reading outcomes? The timely new edition of this bestselling book has clear and practical answers. Fully updated with the latest reading research and models, this teacher-friendly planning guide matches the items of today’s most popular reading assessments with Tiers 1, 2, and 3 interventions, strategies, and activities that help struggling readers succeed. <P><P> Aligned with the science of reading and extensively field tested, this guidebook is built around the National Reading Panel’s big five ideas: phoneme awareness, phonics, fluency, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. Teachers will get a concise introduction to each component, assessment options for each, specific strategies for connecting assessment findings to lesson planning, and dozens of practice activities to incorporate into small-group and whole-group instruction. Packed with strategies, scenarios, and planning worksheets, this book helps classroom teachers and reading specialists take action after assessments, make data-driven decisions, and plan differentiated instruction that makes a real difference for struggling readers.
Nether Station
by Kevin J. AndersonFrom New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson comes Nether Station, a thrilling mix of epic science fiction and Lovecraftian horror. <P><P> Space is vast. Space is full of wonders. Space is terrifying. <P><P> In the darkest part of the solar system lies a wormhole. Nether. <P><P> Astrophysicist Cammie Skoura has joined the first research team traveling to the Nether anomaly, eager to understand the mechanics of the wormhole and to explore its possibilities as a shortcut to Alpha Centauri. <P><P> But another race of ancient beings has already been here—an impossibly long time ago—leaving remnants of their vast complexes and gigantic temples built for horrific beings beyond comprehension. <P><P> What dangers did those elder races find in the hidden corners of spacetime? <P><P> What did they unleash? <P><P> And what remains? <P><P> Now, Cammie and the crew of Nether Station must find the answers—before the darkest part of the cosmos swallows them up …
The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach
by Elaine A. HeathApproaches evangelism through contemplative spirituality, offering a corrective to the contemporary American trend of programmatic and consumeristic forms of evangelism. This second edition includes a new study guide.
Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business
by Richard StimWhether you’re writing, recording, or distributing music, you need solid information to make the right legal and business choices. <P><P> Music Law is the all-in-one guide you need. Written by musician and lawyer Rich Stim, it explains everything you need to: <P><P> •use samples and do covers<br> •sell and license your music<br> •get royalties for streaming and downloads<br> •get gigs and get paid<br> •protect your copyrights<br> •write a partnership agreement<br> •buy, insure, and maintain equipment<br> •deal with taxes and deductions<br> •find the right manager and write a fair contract<br> •deal with legal issues in the recording studio, and<br> •negotiate record contracts.
Music Copyright: An Essential Guide for the Digital Age
by Casey RaeToday’s music marketplace is more complex than any previous era. It’s easy to feel paralyzed by the plethora of digital services and business models, to say nothing of corresponding revenue streams—all of which are established by copyright. In simple and easy-to-read language, Music Copyright: An Essential Guide for the Digital Age takes readers step-by-step through the world of music copyright, imparting tools to navigate this intricate system. Casey Rae demystifies the laws, business practices, and trends that enable—and sometimes frustrate—a rapidly evolving industry and empowers music creators, managers, and entrepreneurs to make informed decisions.
Museums as Agents of Change: A Guide to Becoming a Changemaker
by Mike MurawskiMuseums everywhere have the potential to serve as agents of change—bringing people together, contributing to local communities, and changing people’s lives. So how can we, as individuals, radically expand the work of museums to live up to this potential? How can we more fiercely recognize the meaningful work that museums are doing to enact change around the relevant issues in our communities? How can we work together to build a stronger culture of equity and care within museums ? Questions like these are increasingly vital for all museum professionals to consider, no matter what your role is within your institution. They are also important questions for all of us to be thinking about more deeply as citizens and community members. This book is about the work we need to do to become changemakers and demand that that our museums take action toward positive social change and bring people together into a more just, equitable, compassionate, and connected society. It is a journey toward tapping the energies within all of us to make change happen and proactively shape a new future.
Michael Chekhov’s Acting Technique: A Practitioner’s Guide (Performance Books)
by Sinéad RusheIntended for actors, directors, teachers and researchers, this book offers an exceptionally clear and thorough introduction to the renowned acting technique developed by Michael Chekhov. Sinéad Rushe's book provides a complete overview of the whole method, and includes illuminating explanations of its principles, as well as a wide range of practical exercises that illustrate, step by step, how they can be applied to dramatic texts. Part One provides an outline of the ideas that underpin the work, which help to prepare practitioners to become responsive and receptive, and to awaken their imagination. Part Two charts a journey through the foundational psychophysical exercises that can both orient an actor's training routine and be applied directly to the development of a role. Part Three focuses on more specific and elaborate methods of scene work, characterisation and the art of transformation.
In Tune with the World: A Theory of Festivity
by Pieper Josef Richard Winston Claran this stimulating and still-timely study, Josef Pieper takes up a theme of paramount importance to his thinking – that festivals belong by rights among the great topics of philosophical discussion. As he develops his theory of festivity, the modern age comes under close and painful scrutiny. It is obvious that we no longer know what festivity is, namely, the celebration of existence under various symbols <P><P> Pieper exposes the pseudo-festivals, in their harmless and their sinister forms: traditional feasts contaminated by commercialism; artificial holidays created in the interest of merchandisers; holidays by coercion, decreed by dictators the world over; festivals as military demonstrations; holidays empty of significance. And lastly we are given the apocalyptic vision of a nihilistic world which would seek its release not in festivities but in destruction.
I Am (Not) A Number: Decoding The Prisoner
by Alex CoxThe enormously puzzling TV series The Prisoner has developed a rapt cult following, and has often been described as "surreal" or "Kafkaesque." In I Am (Not) a Number, Cox takes an opposing view. While the series has surreal elements, he believes it provides the answers to all the questions which have confounded viewers: who is Number 6? Who runs The Village? Who—or what—is Number 1? According to Cox, the key is to view the series in the order in which the episodes were made, not in the order of the UK or US television screenings. In this book he does exactly that, and provides an entirely original and controversial "explanation" for what is perhaps the best, and certainly the most perplexing, TV series of all time.
Hope Is Here!
by Luther E. Smith JrJoyful and daunting opportunities to live into God’s dream of justice and beloved community are compelling and available. Hope, says Luther Smith Jr., is essential to the needed personal and social transformations that prepare us for such sacred opportunities. Yet genuine hope is often confused as merely wish fulfillment, optimism, or perceiving better tomorrows. In Hope Is Here! Smith describes how we truly perceive and join “the work of hope,” enlivening us to a life that is oriented toward immediate and future experiences of personal fulfillment, justice, and beloved community. Interpreting five spiritual practices for individuals and congregations to experience the power of hope, this book prepares us to engage racism, mass incarceration, environmental crises, divisive politics, and indifference that imperil justice and beloved community. It delivers the inner resources necessary to work for change through its interpretation of hope. Additionally, each chapter ends with questions that prompt readers to examine their experiences and their readiness to journey with hope. Written for Christians who want to commit themselves to justice and beloved community, this book will provide helpful guidance for a life sustained by God’s gifts of hope and love. Hope is here for our “responsibility” and “response-ability” to live the fulfilling life that God dreams for us.
Henry VIII and the Reformation Parliament (Reacting to the Past)
by John Patrick CobyHenry VIII and the Reformation Parliament transforms students into English lords and commoners during the tumultuous years of 1529 to 1536. Cardinal Wolsey has just been dismissed as lord chancellor for failing to obtain an annulment of King Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Thomas More, the humanist author of Utopia, is named as Wolsey’s replacement. More presides over Parliament, which the king has summoned in the hope that it somehow will find the means to invalidate his marriage, thus freeing him to marry his new love, Lady Anne Boleyn. Matters of state also apply, because Henry has no male heir to carry on the Tudor line, and Queen Catherine has passed her childbearing years. But will Parliament be content with solving the king’s marital and dynastic problems? For there are some in Parliament who wish to use the royal divorce to disempower the English church, to sever its ties to papal Rome, and to change it doctrinally from Catholicism to Lutheranism. Others, however, oppose the divorce, oppose secular supremacy and independence from Rome, and oppose this heretical creed filtering in from the continent. More is their leader, for as long as he can survive. Thomas Cromwell, reputed a Machiavellian, leads the king’s party. The king himself is ambivalent about the reformation unleashed by his “great matter,” as the divorce campaign is called, and so the conservatives are loosed to prosecute reformers as heretics, while the reformers are loosed to prosecute conservatives as traitors. Meanwhile, outside England sits the greatest power in all of Europe, the Holy Roman Empire under King Charles V of Spain — who happens to be the nephew of Catherine! How will the emperor respond to this effort to put aside his aunt?
Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin (Henry and Mudge #13)
by Cynthia Rylant illustrated by Sucie StevensonIn the 13th book in the Henry and Mudge series, Henry and his big dog Mudge can't wait for Cousin Annie to visit. But when Annie arrives, she thinks Henry's fish tank smells and does not like dog kisses. How can you have fun with a cousin like that? Henry and Mudge find a way!
Haven: A Small Cat’s Big Adventure
by Megan Wagner LloydWhen her cherished Ma Millie falls ill, a timid housecat ventures into the wild to seek help in this adventure about love, loss, and finding the truest version of ourselves. <P><P> A warm, cozy lap. The toasty smell of baking bread. Tasty food served in a bright-blue bowl. These make Haven’s life as an indoor pet heaven. All thanks to her beloved human and rescuer, Ma Millie. But when Ma Millie becomes too sick to care for her, the cat’s cozy life is turned upside down, and Haven decides she must seek out another human for help. Anything for Ma Millie! Her vow pulls her out of her safe nest into the shadowy forest and down unfamiliar and dangerous roads. When her first plan fails, Haven meets a wilderness-savvy fox who volunteers as an ally, and their perilous journey together brings some victories. But Haven finds herself pitted against creatures far wilder than she ever could be, testing her strength and spirit to their limits. Will her loyalty to Ma Millie—and her newfound confidence in herself—be enough to help Haven see the quest through to its conclusion? Can she stand up against the fierce predator that is tracking her every move?
Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists
by Bret A. Moore John D. Preston Mary C. Talaga John H. O’NealA comprehensive resource for mental health professionals—now in a fully revised and updated tenth edition. <P><P> The Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists is the gold standard for mental health clinicians looking for clear, reliable information about the pharmacological treatment of mental health conditions. Organized by disorder and, within each disorder, by medication, this book is designed to familiarize clinicians and students with the basic terminology and models of psychopharmacology. <P><P> This fully revised and updated tenth edition provides essential information on medications and treatment options, and includes the latest research on side effects, contraindications, and efficacy of all major medications prescribed for mental health disorders.
Good News at Rock Bottom: Finding God When the Pain Goes Deep and Hope Seems Lost
by Ray OrtlundMeeting the Man of Sorrows Where We Need Him Most <P><P> We all long for a life worth living. So when we receive news of a frightening diagnosis, suffer heartbreaking loss in our family life, or get trapped in a cycle of our own sin, we might wonder about God. Where is he when we need him most? With wisdom from Isaiah 57:15, Good News at Rock Bottom helps readers discover that Jesus is hard to find in the comfortable lives we prefer. Instead, he meets us at rock bottom—where he is waiting for us with open arms. <P><P> With grace and empathy, author Ray Ortlund opens a door for readers to go deeper with God and get closer to faithful friends when life is hard to bear. You will discover that, at rock bottom, Jesus is more satisfying than any comfortable life without him.
Give to Grow: Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your Career
by Mo BunnellRelationships are the foundation of our long-term business success. <P><P> The problem is a million things get in the way: <P><P> “I don’t have enough time.”<br> “I don’t want to be a nag.”<br> “They are super busy right now.”<br> And the biggest one—“I’m just not good at this.” <P><P> There’s a simple solution to breaking through all this noise: Giving. <P><P> When you focus on giving, you will remove your own mental roadblocks. You’ll be centered on solving the client’s problems and investing in their success. And you can build a system to consistently integrate the right moves into your busy work life. <P><P> The real magic to this approach: It’s always your move, and there’s always a way to be helpful. In Give to Grow, Mo Bunnell shows how to develop the growth mindset that keeps the focus on the relationship.
Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K12, and College
by Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShaneIn Getting Education Right, Rick Hess and Mike McShane argue that America has too long suffered from the absence of a robust, coherent, and principled conservative vision for educational improvement. The book both diagnoses a problem and offers a solution. The problem? The right has too narrowly focused on school choice, campus speech, and shrinking Washington’s footprint, while the left has sought to subsidize and supersize the status quo. The solution? An education system imbued with shared values, respectful of family ties, and equipped for the challenges of the 21st century. Rooted in fundamental conservative principles, the book explains both how we got here and where we need to go when it comes to early childhood, K–12, and higher education. Eschewing performative polemics, this book offers a field guide to bringing education back to its formative mission. Readers from across the ideological spectrum will benefit from engaging with the provocative analysis Hess and McShane offer, whether or not they agree with the policies they propose. Education is the foundation on which America’s future will be constructed, and Getting Education Right provides a timely blueprint for that project.