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The girl who sang with the Beatles, and other stories

Thursday night I remember less clearly, except that my dreams after the dance
were of empty ballroom floors in splintered moonlight, with the refrain of "Music,
Maestro, Please," Kohler's favorite song, going around and around in my head.

This Side Up

Spatial Determination in the Early Development of Animals

During animal development the descendants of a single cell form many different tissues and organs in appropriate positions within an embryo. To do this they must recognise their position, and this book examines our knowledge of how this is done.

In the offspring of grandchildless mothers, most of those granules have indeed
disappeared from oviposited eggs (Mahowald, Caulton & Gehring, 1979b). In
cecidomyid flies the posterior pole plasm protects nuclei from the elimination of
most ...

How To Build A (Semi) Solid Wall Yurt

Today’s commercially available yurts largely are flexible wall units, with lattice forming the “frame” of the walls, and studs resting on an aircraft cable strung along the top of the lattice. They are lightweight, but, by that definition, are vulnerable to the elements and to wildlife. Although defined as portable, they require a full day to set up, using three or more people. Their insulation (optional) generally is Mylar bubble insulation and windows are heavy plastic. The yurt concept in this set of plans calls for rigid insulation walls, readily available materials, glass windows, standard-sized door, and a very lightweight, truly portable design. Although the yurt plan is sized for a 16-foot diameter unit, size can be scaled up or down quite readily. Total material cost generally is less than $1,500. Typically, one person can cut all the pieces needed to size in less than 40 hours. To assemble the unit requires one person and three or four hours. To disassemble takes two hours. The guide includes numerous photographs of a sample yurt being built. Also included are discussions of problems with many yurts (and solutions), ideas on plumbing, heating, interior finish and power.

Note the pole in one photo. This is not a support pole, but a decorative pole,
intended to become a totem pole, with each visitor completing their own
individual carvings on the pole. There are several designs of yurt rafter rings,
each serving ...

A Short History of that Parliament which Committed Sir Robert Walpole to the Tower

Expelled Him [from] the House of Commons, and Approved of the Infamous Peace of Utrecht

A Letter to the Right Honourable Robert Walpole, Esq

Occasioned by His Late Promotion to the Offices of First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Wherein is Contained, a Short View of the Characters of the Present Ministry, and of the Wisdom and Justice of Their Proceedings at this Juncture. As Also, a State of the Scandalous and Treasonable Practices of the Tory-faction, in Parliament, and Elsewhere; Since His Majesty's Happy Accession to the Throne. Together with Characters of Their Leaders and Chief Managers; from the Late D. of O- Down to Mr. H- By a Member of the House of Commons

Parsing the Turing Test

Philosophical and Methodological Issues in the Quest for the Thinking Computer

An exhaustive work that represents a landmark exploration of both the philosophical and methodological issues surrounding the search for true artificial intelligence. Distinguished psychologists, computer scientists, philosophers, and programmers from around the world debate weighty issues such as whether a self-conscious computer would create an internet ‘world mind’. This hugely important volume explores nothing less than the future of the human race itself.

Distinguished psychologists, computer scientists, philosophers, and programmers from around the world debate these weighty issues – and, in effect, the future of the human race – in this important volume. Foreword by Daniel C. Dennett.

Spiritual, but not Religious

Understanding Unchurched America

Nearly 40% of all Americans have no connection with organized religion. Yet many of these people, even though they might never step inside a house of worship, live profoundly spiritual lives. But what is the nature and value of unchurched spirituality in America? Is it a recent phenomenon, a New Age fad that will soon fade, or a long-standing and essential aspect of the American experience? In Spiritual But Not Religious, Robert Fuller offers fascinating answers to these questions. He shows that alternative spiritual practices have a long and rich history in America, dating back to the colonial period, when church membership rarely exceeded 17% and interest in astrology, numerology, magic, and witchcraft ran high. Fuller traces such unchurched traditions into the mid-nineteenth century, when Americans responded enthusiastically to new philosophies such as Swedenborgianism, Transcendentalism, and mesmerism, right up to the current interest in meditation, channeling, divination, and a host of other unconventional spiritual practices. Throughout, Fuller argues that far from the flighty and narcissistic dilettantes they are often made out to be, unchurched spiritual seekers embrace a mature and dynamic set of basic beliefs. They focus on inner sources of spirituality and on this world rather than the afterlife; they believe in the accessibility of God and in the mind's untapped powers; they see a fundamental unity between science and religion and an equality between genders and races; and they are more willing to test their beliefs and change them when they prove untenable. Timely, sweeping in its scope, and informed by a clear historical understanding, Spiritual But Not Religious offers fresh perspective on the growing numbers of Americans who find their spirituality outside the church.

Working with Christian Servant Leadership Spiritual Intelligence

The Foundation of Vocational Success

This book addresses how Christian leaders integrate faith into the workplace, through a love-based altruistic system of Christian Servant Leadership Spiritual Intelligence (CSLSI). It hypothesizes how CSLSI positively influences a range of desirable employee attitudes and behaviors including servant leadership and followership, organizational citizenship, and positive stress coping and adaptation strategies. This book embraces an interdisciplinary approach to present the global attributes of CSLSI, which includes following God’s will and Golden Rule workplace love expression, with specific workplace applications. The empirical research is supplemented by approximately 100 interviews with Christian leaders providing workplace exemplars and a compelling overview of how Christians honor God in the marketplace. This book will appeal to academics and practitioners in business, psychology, medicine, management, leadership, and theology looking to develop a God-honoring work life. Readers will benefit from the principles and the self-diagnostic surveys that assess spiritual intelligence and ways to enhance it.

The great methodological challenge is the breadth, depth, and complexity of the
spiritual intelligence construct. The absence of standardized conceptual and
operational definitions of spiritual intelligence is understandable and an
advantage, ...