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1000 tulosta hakusanalla David R Addleman
The Business of Media presents the critical, yet careful, analysis of the rapidly changing media industry that students need in order to get behind the headlines and understand our increasingly media-saturated society. The writing is clear and jargon-free, accessible to undergraduates without requiring a background in economics. Key Features: Examines the basic dynamics that underlie the changing media industry and the possible influence these changes are having on society (society's insatiable quest for profits and democratic society's need for a media system that serves the public interest) Draws from both social and economic theory to create two conceptual frameworks: market model, and public sphere model Focus on devlopments in the last decade to major media industry trends mapping structural organization, the rise of media conglomerates, and their new strategies Assesses the impact of recent changes in the media industry using the public sphere model on social and political life Offers clear, concise, jargon-free writing accessible to all students and professionals without an economics background
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: These Haunted Seas
David R. George III; Jarman Heather
Pocket Books
2008
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Following immediately on from the events of the 2007 Deep Space Nineomnibus Twist of Faith, These Haunted Seascontinues the post-TV-series Star Trek: Deep Space Ninesaga with two major novels first published in the Mission GammaDS9 mini-series. Twilight:With the Dominion War behind them, the crew of the USS Defiantjourneys through the wormhole as Commander Elias Vaughn blazes new trails into the unexplored reaches of the Gamma Quadrant. Elsewhere, political forces throughout the Alpha Quadrant gather to determine the future of Bajor. And as a father and daughter confront their past, a mother and son are battling for the future. This Gray Spirit: The war-weary Cardassians send a familiar ambassador to station Deep Space 9 on a mission of hope, opening up old wounds and conjuring old ghosts. As tensions on all sides rise, Colonel Kira Nerys discovers that the line dividing friend from foe is narrower than she ever imagined. Meanwhile, the crew of the damaged starship Defiantforges an uneasy alliance with a mysterious alien species, one whose unusual biological makeup is the key to power in that region of the galaxy. As the crew becomes ensnared in a web of deceit, they must also struggle to stave off a genocidal war.
Ablaze in Appalachia: A Social Approach to Forgotten Culture
David R. Messer
Booksurge Publishing
2007
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"All stars are celebrities, but not all celebrities are stars," states David Shumway in the introduction to Rock Star, an informal history of rock stardom. This deceptively simple statement belies the complex definition and meaning of stardom and more specifically of rock icons. Shumway looks at the careers and cultural legacies of seven rock stars in the context of popular music and culture - Elvis Presley, James Brown, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchell, and Bruce Springsteen. Granted, there are many more names that fall into the rock icon category and that might rightfully appear on this list. Partly, that is the point: "rock star" is a familiar and desired category but also a contested one. Shumway investigates the rock star as a particular kind of cultural construction, different from mere celebrity. After the golden age of moviemaking, media exposure allowed rock stars more political sway than Hollywood's studio stars, and rock stars gradually replaced movie stars as key cultural heroes. Because of changes in American society and the media industries, rock stars have become much more explicitly political figures than were the stars of Hollywood's studio era. Rock stars, moreover, are icons of change, though not always progressive, whose public personas read like texts produced collaboratively by the performers themselves, their managers, and record companies. These stars thrive in a variety of media, including recorded music, concert performance, dress, staging, cover art, films, television, video, print, and others. Filled with memorable photographs, Rock Star will appeal to anyone interested in modern American popular culture or music history.
The commercialization of research is one of the most significant contemporary features of US higher education, yet we know surprisingly little about how scientists perceive and experience commercial rewards. A Fractured Profession is the first book to systematically examine the implications of commercialization for both universities and faculty members from the perspective of academic scientists. Drawing on richly detailed interviews with sixty-one scientists at four universities across the United States, sociologist David R. Johnson explores how an ideology of commercialism produces intraprofessional conflict in academia. The words of scientists themselves reveal competing constructions of status, conflicting norms, and divergent career paths and professional identities. Commercialist scientists embrace a professional ideology that emphasizes the creation of technologies that control societal uncertainties and advancing knowledge toward particular-and financial-ends. Traditionalist scientists, on the other hand, often find themselves embattled and threatened by university and federal emphasis on commercialization. They are less concerned about issues such as conflicts of interest and corruption than they are about unequal rewards, unequal conditions of work, and conflicts of commitment to university roles and basic science. Arguing that the division between commercialists and traditionalists represents a new form of inequality in the academic profession, this book offers an incisive look into the changing conditions of work in an era of academic capitalism. Focusing on how the profit motive is reshaping higher education and redefining what faculty are supposed to do, this book will appeal to scientists and academics, higher education scholars, university administrators and policy makers, and students considering a career in science.
Provides and analyzes real examples of how structured decision making (SDM) can help solve complex problems involving natural resources.When faced with complicated, potentially controversial decisions that affect our environment, many resource management agencies have come to realize the value of structured decision making (SDM)—the systematic use of principles and tools of decision analysis. Few professionals, however, have extensive experience implementing SDM. Structured Decision Making provides key information to both current adopters of the method and those who are deploying it for the first time by demonstrating the formal use of decision analysis to support difficult, real-world natural resource management decisions. Drawing on case studies from multiple public agencies in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Mauritius, the editors present an overview of decision analysis, a classification of decision types, and a catalog of decision analysis methods. Dozens of detailed charts and maps help contextualize the material. These case studies examine a rich variety of topics, including• keeping forest birds free from disease• conserving imperiled freshwater mussels• managing water for oil sands mining• dealing with coastal wetlands in the face of sea-level rise• designing networks for prairie-dependent taxa• combatting invasive alpine shrubs• managing vernal pool habitats for obligate amphibian species • and much moreAimed at decision makers tackling natural resource challenges in government agencies around the world, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students preparing to work in natural resource management, Structured Decision Making shows how SDM can be implemented to achieve optimal outcomes that integrate social values and scientific understanding.Contributors: Taber D. Allison, Larissa L. Bailey, Ellen A. Bean, Clint W. Boal, Gregory Breese, Stefano Canessa, Jean Fitts Cochrane, Sarah J. Converse, Cami S. Dixon, John G. Ewen, Christelle Ferrière, Jill J. Gannon, Beth Gardner, Adam W. Green, Justin A. Gude, Victoria M. Hunt, Kevin S. Kalasz, Melinda G. Knutson, Jim Kraus, Graham Long, Eric V. Lonsdorf, James E. Lyons, Conor P. McGowan, Sarah E. McRae, Michael S. Mitchell, Clinton T. Moore, Joslin L. Moore, Steven Morey, Dan W. Ohlson, Charlie Pascoe, Andrew Paul, Eben H. Paxton, Lori B. Pruitt, Michael C. Runge, Sarah N. Sells, Terry L. Shaffer, Stephanie Slade, David R. Smith, Jennifer A. Szymanski, Terry Walshe, Nicolas Zuël
BOOK 2 OF THE CONTINUUM (the Osirians return to our universe) Am-mit, has seized the Busiris throne and made himself the absolute ruler of an entire universe. Foremost among Am-mit's evil host is, Isis, a power hungry Admiral - every inch as cruel as Am-mit. Isis has pursued the insurgent leader, Neter, into this universe. Isis has been here before and her technology is millennia ahead of ours. The Armageddon which has just completed repairs inadvertently intercepts Isis and incurs her wrath. It will take a miracle to save Dagon Kepler and his crew.
(Book 1) Charged with the future planning of their country, the shadowy, all-powerful, Baka Aho Manuke have plotted a course that has carried Japan from the ashes of defeat to the very pinnacle of industrial power. But now economic might isn't enough. There are those want to bring back the old days of Japan's military glory. Kokoro, is a story of espionage, betrayal and murder. The year is 1986, and someone is attempting to tap into the heart of the NFSNET and siphon away U.S. military secrets. The evidence points toward the Pacific Rim, and CIA agent Mark Edwards is sent undercover to investigate. Edwards soon finds himself enmeshed in the murky world of Japan's post-war planners. All of Mark's formidable martial arts skills may not be enough to save him, and the woman he loves
Help Your Kids Learn the Big Picture of the Bible Make Scripture memorization part of your family life with this easy-to-use resource aimed at helping children hide God’s Word in their hearts! Designed as a complementary resource to the best-selling The Big Picture Story Bible, this kid-friendly catechism features 45 questions and answers drawn directly from Scripture—making memorizing the Bible fun and easy! Learn more about the Big Picture Story Bible series at BigPictureStoryBible.com.
The Bible is a big book about a big God who keeps a big promise! Everyone loves a good story—especially children! But what we sometimes overlook is that the Bible is more than a collection of great stories. It is the real account of God’s love for the world. The Big Picture Story Bible presents this remarkable true story. Simple words and striking illustrations unfold the storyline of God’s Word from Genesis to Revelation. All ages will enjoy this exciting discovery of a God who keeps his big promise. Learn more about the Big Picture Story Bible series at BigPictureStoryBible.com.
What makes for good preaching? In this accessible volume—written for preachers and preachers in training—pastor David Helm outlines what must be believed and accomplished to become a faithful expositor of God’s Word. In addition to offering practical, step-by-step guidance for preachers, this short book will equip all of us to recognize good preaching when we hear it.