This innovative book examines the changing relationship between communities, citizens and the notion of the archive.Archives have traditionally been understood as repositories of knowledge and experience, remote from the ordinary people who fund and populate them, however digital resources have led to a growing plurality of archives and the practices associated with collecting and curating. This book uses a broad range of case studies which place communities at the heart of this ex...

Playhouse of the Damned is an anthology of short horror plays, hosted by Gus the Ghoul. As Gus says, Welcome to the Playhouse of the Damned. This is the playhouse. Guess what part you play. Heres a hint. In just a few minutes, youll find yourself agreeing with hundreds of theatergoers who have attended our playhouse and said, I'll be damned if I'm going to sit through any more of this!

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Revelation 22:13 This final thriller in the Omega Point Series concludes amidst massive upheavals and approaching judgment as Seattle's Arcane Institute and the global Harmony Keepers close in on Loren, the now-pregnant Eve, and their hidden Christian community in the San Juan Islands. Still new Christians, Loren and Eve Montcrest are learning in the midst of continuing fiery trials about the power and faith...

They've just become Christians-and the battle explodes!Plunged immediately after their baptism into a fiery spiritual storm, Loren and Eve Montcrest face the vicious assaults of the Arcane Institute and their Harmony society as its leaders pull out all stops in the battle to win back or destroy their old disciples. At the same time, the couple must struggle with their sinful natures, their fallen world, and continual demonic deceptions and assaults.This second novel in the ...

Nathan Foster was just a child when his father's classic Celebration of Discipline brought the spiritual disciplines into the popular evangelical consciousness. More than thirty years later, Nathan made his own journey into the spiritual disciplines. As he sought day by day to develop habits that would enable him to live more like Jesus, he encountered problems both universal and unique. In this engaging narrative, he draws insights from saints of old to uncover fresh ways of living for th...

Create data mining algorithmsAbout This BookDevelop a strong strategy to solve predictive modeling problems using the most popular data mining algorithmsReal-world case studies will take you from novice to intermediate to apply data mining techniquesDeploy cutting-edge sentiment analysis techniques to real-world social media data using RWho This Book Is ForThis Learning Path is for R developers who are lo...

The last thing the world needs is another book written by Christians telling the rest of the world how much they need them. This is not that. Rather, it is an invitation for people from all backgrounds to join in conversation about this age-old thing called "church." Churches are among a handful of institutions, along with schools and bars, that are present in nearly every community throughout the world. Amid its many failures historically and in the present, is it possible that this expan...

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, was taken to the nation’s heart and became the best-selling travel book ever, and was also voted in a BBC poll the book that best represents Britain. Now, to mark the twentieth anniversary of that modern classic, Bryson makes a brand-new journey around Britain to see what has changed.

Straight talking advice on how to design and build enterprise applications for the cloudKey FeaturesBuild scalable enterprise applications using Microsoft AzureThe perfect fast-paced case study for developers and architects wanting to enhance core business processesPacked with examples to illustrate conceptsWritten in the context of building an online portal for the case-study applicationBook DescriptionMicrosoft's A...

Edward Conze’s The Psychology of Mass Propaganda presents a commentary on the psychology of propaganda during the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s. It discusses the conditions which generate vulnerability to misinformation in human societies, and thus offers insight into how propaganda may be "withstood." Completed in 1939, during the period of Conze’s own inflection from Marxist philosophy to Buddhist studies, the original manuscript was never published and is now in print ...

In the captivating pages of "How It Flies or, Conquest of the Air," Richard Ferris embarks on an extraordinary journey through the annals of aviation history. From the Wright brothers' pioneering flights to the supersonic marvels of the modern era, Ferris weaves a captivating narrative that unveils the secrets of flight and the indomitable spirit of those who dared to conquer the skies. Prepare to soar through the clouds as Ferris takes you on an unforgettable adventure, exploring the scie...

Environmental asset classes are not a hope for tomorrow but a reality today. This new asset category promises to grow dramatically in the 21st Century as financial analysts, investors, and corporations around the world try to find ways to profit or reduce costs while promoting environmental social benefits. Sustainable Investing and Environmental Markets: Opportunities in a New Asset Class presents a groundbreaking new way to “do well and to do good”. With a combination of over 50 years of...