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1666 by Rebecca Rideal5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() While the central events of this significant year were ones of devastation and defeat, 1666 also offers a glimpse of the incredible scientific and artistic progress being made at that time, from Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity to Robert Hooke's microscopic wonders. Based on original archival research and drawing on little-known sources, 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire takes readers on a thrilling journey through a crucial turning point in English history, as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary cast of historical characters. Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. ![]() ![]() The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions. ![]()
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Go tell a watchman5/23/2023 ![]() Normally appears following a tank refill where the oil is close to the top of the tank To rectify this situation check that the transmitter unit is correctly positioned on the tank and no interference is present from a tank wall, corrugation or window Warning triangle constantly flashing plus indication bar 5 on. NO ECHO CONDITION If the receiver detects a No Echo Condition the following message is displayed on the LCD. If this fails the unit is probably faulty and will need replacing. ![]() ![]() Rematch receiver and transmitter as per point 7. To rectify this re-site the receiver in a location where the transmission is heard. ![]() This starts approximately 24 hours from the last received good signal. TRANSMISSION NOT HEARD: If the receiver detects a transmission not heard for a long time the symbol outlined in Pic 17 is displayed on the LCD. ![]()
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Abe Lincoln by Kay Winters5/23/2023 ![]() Teachers especially love the theme of Lincoln’s love for words, learning, and reading. Yes, slavery and civil war are mentioned in Lincoln’s lessons to first graders. ![]() It seems appropriate for our age… celebrating the man without going into areas that younger children don’t understand. His determination to learn and his perseverance in facing adversity made him the great man he became. There are also no mentions of slavery or the Civil War. It isn’t clear what Abraham Lincoln did after becoming President. Lincoln’s election as President FINISHES the book. The BULK section of the book is dedicated to Lincoln’s early years. ![]() ![]() This book is a story about Lincoln’s life, from his childhood in a tiny log cabin to his adult life as an attorney and president. It’s one of the four Lincoln books we read to our first and second grade classes every year around President’s Day. Abe Lincoln: The Boy who Loved Books is adorable and so kid friendly, early childhood educators will want it in their library. ![]()
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Stormlight archive the way of kings5/22/2023 ![]() Cryptic, isn’t it? This novel is what you’d call epic. ![]() Surgebinding and Shardwielding can return the magics of ancient days can become ours again. The last is the highprince, a warlord whose eyes have opened to the past as his thirst for battle wanes. The third is the liar, a young woman who wears a scholar’s mantle over the heart of a thief. The second is the assassin, a murderer who weeps as he kills. The first is the surgeon, forced to put aside healing to become a soldier in the most brutal war of our time. But ignore the steel long enough, and it will eventually rust away. Or was that victory an illusion all along? Did our enemies realize that the harder they fought, the stronger we resisted? Perhaps they saw that the heat and the hammer only make for a better grade of sword. Nothing, it appears, is more challenging to the souls of men than victory itself. ![]() A time when there was still magic in the world and honor in the hearts of men. ![]() The age before the Heralds abandoned us and the Knights Radiant turned against us. I long for the days before the Last Desolation. ![]()
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A theory of justice by john rawls5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Rawls believed that rational, self-interested people with roughly similar needs would choose the following two principles to guide their moral interactions The agreed-upon principles must not be dependent on one’s place in society.The basis of a society is a set of tacit agreements.In short, there are two points which defines the theory of justice: The utilitarianism doctrine hold a theoretical argument that society should pursue the greatest good for the greatest number, an argument that is consistent with the idea of the tyranny or despotism of majorities over minorities. ![]() Rawls was in disagreement to the traditional philosophical arguments on what constitutes a just institution, and the justification for social actions and policies. Every theory has its motive of development in the society, likewise theory of justice aims to attempt to resolve the problem of distributive justice in society. Theory of Justice was being published in 1971 by American moral and political philosopher John Rawls. ![]()
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Horizontal Analysis by E.M. Leya5/22/2023 ![]() You conduct vertical analysis on a balance sheet to determine trends and identify potential problems. But the balance sheet provides you with financial and accounting data at a specific moment. The income statement and cash flow statement provide you with accounting data over a defined period. ![]() ![]() The balance sheet provides you and your co-owners, lenders and management with essential information about your company’s financial position. You can see how much debt your company holds in proportion to its assets and how short-term debt directly compares to short-term assets. For example, if total assets equal $500,000 and receivables are $75,000, receivables are 15 percent of total assets. When you use total assets in the denominator, look at each balance sheet item as a percentage of total assets. ![]() Under vertical analysis (or common-size analysis), one lists each line item in the financial statement as a percentage of the base figure. The percentages on a common-size balance sheet allow you to compare a small company’s balance sheets to that of a very large company’s balance sheet. ![]() The vertical analysis of the balance sheet will result in a common-size balance sheet. ![]()
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Ghost hunting by jason hawes5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Review-Journal: What does a ghost hunter consider a great Sunday? His series “Ghost Nation” revolves around Hawes and fellow ghost hunters responding to urgent calls about spirits who refuse to stay on their side. ![]() “The ghost is just saying, ‘I want you to acknowledge me,’ ” Hawes says. It’s like watching a TV show that keeps repeating.” “It might just be a ghost trying to communicate with you, so they follow the same path daily. But look on the bright side,” he insists. “Let’s say you see the same spirit walking down your staircase at 4 p.m. “The living scare me more than a confused ghost who is just trying to get his or her message across,” the star of the Travel Channel’s new series “Ghost Nation” says. Got a weird noise in the middle of the night? Fear a harrowing haunting? Who you gonna call, especially during the Halloween season?Īs an OG paranormal investigator and founder of the Atlantic Paranormal Society, Jason Hawes doesn’t sweat “things” that go bump in the night. ![]() Cast members Steve Gonsalves, Jason Hawes and Dave Tango of Travel Channel's "Ghost Nation" (Karolina Wojtasik/Travel Channel) ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Sarmishtai felt very angry when she heard Devayani’s words. As Devayani was secretly holding a grudge against Sarmishtai, she exploded and yelled at Sarmishtai, ‘don’t you have any sense? How dare you take my clothes? You may be the princess but it does not give you the right to take those things which belong to others!’ After returning to the river bank, Sarmishtai wore Devayani’s clothes by mistake. Devayani did not fit in with the group as she felt that Sarmishtai held a superior position in their group since she was the princess. Devayani grew up in the company of Sarmishtai and her friends. The king had a beautiful daughter called Sarmishtai. The King treated Sukracharyar with respect. She with her father lived in the kingdom of an Asura king. The Lord’s first leelai was when He chose to incarnate in the lineage of Yadu the son of Yayati and Devayani.ĭevayani was the daughter of Sukracharyar, the preceptor of the Asuras. Lord Krishna performed many divine acts (leelai) during Krishnavataram. There are many esoteric meanings in Krishnavataram. ![]()
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The curious affair at styles5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() In the course of their conversation, John invites Hastings to stay at Styles for the duration of his leave, and Hastings takes him up on the offer. John is sure that the man is a scoundrel, only in it for the money. John catches Hastings up on his family drama-John's stepmother, Emily, has married again, this time to a man twenty years her junior. At some point between his stay at the convalescent home and his two months of leave, Hastings runs into John Cavendish, an old acquaintance. So, Hastings recounts the summer he spent at Styles after being injured in WWI and recuperating in a convalescent home. Hastings alludes to a sensational crime that took place at Styles Court and has dominated the regional news cycle for an entire summer, and he claims to have been asked by the Cavendish family, the proprietors of the estate, to write a true account of the whole affair to dispel any lingering rumors. The novel begins with a brief explanation-provided by its narrator, Arthur Hastings-of why it's being written. ![]()
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Wreck this box keri smith5/22/2023 ![]() Welcome to the highly inspirational world of Keri Smith. The Manual of Accidents and Mistakes: In Mess, Keri Smith, creator of Wreck This Journal, asks readers to explore what it feels like to throw themselves off balance - on purpose.Smith dares readers to drop some kind of coloured liquid (ink, tea, coffee) onto a page from a good height (at least five feet) A recording device - have everyone you contact today write their name in the book., You will discover that this book can be: A secret message - tear out a page, write a note on it for a stranger, and leave it in a public place. For anyone who's ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book featuring a subversive., To Create is to Destroy, Now With Even More Ways to Wreck! : Think of Wreck This Journal as the anarchist's Artist's Way - the book for those who've always wanted to draw outside the lines but were afraid to do it. ![]() One dark and stormy night, I found some strange scattered pages abandoned in a park.I collected and assembled them, trying to solve the mystery of this unexpected discovery, and I am now passing the task on to you. ![]() |