Author: Mitchell W. Hedstrom Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1532098200 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 109
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This book spans a period of 211 years – beginning in 1803 on a small farm in northern Sweden and ending in Sarasota, Florida in 2014. The story involves a farmer, a shoemaker, an industrialist and several businessmen who were very much involved in various civic organizations in their local communities. There are family holidays in the south of France but there are also lonely struggles of being a farmer in northern Illinois in the mid-1800s, in the days before any machinery when they used a pair of oxen to farm.
Author: Mitchell W. Hedstrom Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 166322742X Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 45
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Developing solutions for our political dysfunctionones that would gain broad bipartisan supportcould significantly strengthen our American democracy so that it can be even more of a shining example for the rest of the world as to how a truly successful liberal democracy can work. American citizens have a huge stake in the future success of the American experiment. Our honor and common sense tell us that we need to do this for our children and our grandchildren. More than one million Americans have died fighting in various wars since our country was founded. It is clear that working for the passage of this proposed constitutional amendment to solve the biggest sources of our political dysfunction is a noble cause worth supporting wholeheartedly. The cause for American democracy is, in great measure, the cause for mankind, which is what Abe Lincoln referred to in 1862 when he told Congress, “We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.”25 Perhaps the U.S. can increase the extent to which we inspire people in other parts of the world, leading by setting a good example that others can admire. As former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, “When people vote with their feet, they come here.
Author: David Stanley Publisher: David Stanley ISBN: 9781566914970 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 390
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Widely traveled author David Stanley knows the best ways to explore this 322-island archipelago. His firsthand experience and honest insight will show you the difference between visiting Fiji and knowing it. Moon delivers the right mix of in-depth information and strategic advice. With accommodation and dining options for any budget, activities for a range of interests, and our intuitive organization, it's easy to find exactly what you're looking for. Moon gives you the tools to make your own choices. The result? An entirely uncommon experience -- and a few new stories to tell. Book jacket.
Author: John Capinera Publisher: Academic Press ISBN: 0128144890 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 818
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Handbook of Vegetable Pests, Second Edition, provides two types of diagnostic aids: the easy-to-use "guides to pests of vegetable crops", which guides the reader to the most likely pests of each vegetable crop based on the portion of the plant attacked and the category of pest; and the more technical dichotomous keys for identification of many of the difficult-to-identify species. It includes over 300 common and occasional pest species, detailing the geographic distribution of vegetable pests, host plant relationships, natural enemies, damage, life history, and methods of control and damage prevention. Presents a current and comprehensive synthesis of vetted information for the support of both commercial and home vegetable production Includes over 300 common and occasional pest species, or species complexes, known to affect vegetables grown in the United States and Canada Summarizes the important findings of the last 150 years Provides citations to the original literature
Author: R.K. Keating Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476616442 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 403
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Robert M. Keating's story is America's story. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1862 to poor Irish immigrants, he was just 13 when his father died suddenly. A precocious boy with a knack for mechanics, Keating filed his first patent at 22, started his own bicycle company at 28, and at 32 was producing one of the most innovative bicycle lines in the world in a state-of-the-art factory. Along the way he flirted with baseball, briefly playing in the major leagues and patenting the game's rubberized home plate. In early 1901 Keating developed and marketed a ground-breaking motorcycle before either Indian or Harley-Davidson, and later successfully sued both companies for patent infringement. His company also manufactured automobiles beginning in 1898, producing both electric and gasoline powered vehicles. At the time of his death at 59, Keating held 49 patents--everything from bicycle and motorcycle designs to lunch-chairs to a modern flushing device for toilets. This book tells the story of Keating and his Keating Wheel Company, a Gilded Age story of unbridled inventiveness that encapsulates America's transformation into a society that would forever move on wheels.
Author: Richard Cox Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1000154785 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 184
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This book helps readers understand the current status of archivists in the United States. It addresses issues of professionalization by re-examining two major aspects of the archival community: institutional forms and structures, and the basic educational foundations that are important to any profession. While United States archivists now seem poised to develop new approaches to the management of electronic records, including research and education venues, this profession?s long journey to reach this point is an interesting step on the continuing road to professionalization. The First Generation of Electronic Records Archivists in the United States represents the first major study of how and why American archivists have struggled to contend with the management of electronic records. The book provides a framework for studying this issue, includes suggestions for additional research, and serves as a basis for discussion about the continued strengthening of the archival profession. Despite more than thirty years of striving to manage electronic records, American archivists have not developed an effective infrastructure for this purpose. The First Generation of Electronic Records Archivists in the United States considers the evidence for this failure by evaluating archival literature on the topic of electronic records management. It examines how position descriptions in state government archives and job advertisements across the discipline have reflected a bias toward paper-based formats, and the failure of graduate and continuing archival education programs to deal effectively with electronic records. The book details: state government archives and position descriptions trends and practices in the Information Age, 1976--1990 graduate archival education and electronic records: an analysis of current approaches and their strengths and weaknesses the effectiveness of the NAGARA Institute as a form of advanced archival education problems, challenges, opportunities, and needs for additional research The First Generation of Electronic Records Archivists in the United States is an enlightening study for library and information science educators, archival graduate students, and archivists themselves as they work toward the professionalization of their field.
Author: Camilla Läckberg Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1639361227 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 384
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A local woman is killed in a tragic car crash, but it isn’t a clear-cut drunk driving case. The victim’s blood contains high alcohol levels, but she rarely drank a drop. Meanwhile, a reality TV show begins shooting in the town, and as cameras shadow the stars’ every move, tempers start to flare. When a drunken party ends with an unpopular contestant’s murder, all eyes turn to the cast and crew. Could there be a murderer among them? The ratings spike as the country tunes into a real-life murder mystery. Detective Patrik Hedstrom finds himself increasingly unable to focus on the strange circumstances of the first case, but what if that holds the key to a series of other unsolved cases across Sweden? Under the unforgiving media spotlight, Patrik tackles his toughest investigation yet.
Author: David Stanley Publisher: David Stanley ISBN: 9780918373991 Category : Oceania Languages : en Pages : 812
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An all-new edition of the original comprehensive South Pacific guide, completely revised and updated with over 85% new material. Stanley provides an accurate portrait of all 15 insular territories of Polynesia and Melanesia, offering an insider's knowledge, spirited commentary, and adventurous coverage. Contains nearly 200 concise, reliable maps, glossary, and index. (Moon Publications)
Author: David Stanley Publisher: David Stanley ISBN: 9781566910385 Category : Fiji Languages : en Pages : 292
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A fourth revised edition of a handbook to the 322 islands of the Pacific that make up the Fiji Islands, covering Viti Levu, Yasawa islands, the Lomaiviti group, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, the Lau group and Rotuma. Offers recommendations for the traveller on accomodation, airfares, air routes and tour services and inter-island travel.