Stephen Watts; Patrick B Johnston; Jennifer Kavanagh; Sean M Zeigler; Bryan Frederick; Trevor Johnston; Karl P Mueller; Astrid Stuth Cevallos; Nathan Chandler; Meagan L Smith; Alexander Stephenson; Julia A Thompson
The foreign policy and defense communities have intensively debated the efficacy of low-cost and small-footprint military options for crises such as those in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. This report provides a statistical analysis of hundreds of cases, supplemented by case studies, to evaluate the strategic effects of each option across a range of irregular warfare operations and in a range of operational environments.
An indispensable resource that empowers fibromyalgia patients to take charge of a debilitating disease and get the health care they deserve. Fibromyalgia--a painful, exhausting, and often misdiagnosed disease--affects up to 12 million Americans (90 percent of them women). And because many health care professionals are still learning how to diagnosis and treat its confusing symptoms, patients living with the disorder must become proactive and informed consumers for their own health. The expert advice found within The 10 Best Questions(TM) for Living with Fibromyalgia gives readers the answers they need to get the best care possible and enjoy a more normal life. This essential book provides the Best Questions that patients should ask their doctors, partners, children, and friends, accompanied by the "best answers" drawn from cutting edge research and extensive interviews with the top experts in the field. There are chapters on what to ask about your diagnosis, test results, second opinions, for ongoing disease management, to lose weight, get more sleep, and to make other healthy lifestyle changes. This practical and holistic book also offers Best Questions and advice for fibromyalgia patients for their relationships with partners, children, friends to ensure emotional, financial, and spiritual health. Each chapter concludes with The Magic Question(TM), the one crucial question most people never think to ask until it's too late.
I wrote this to bring life to a child who never dwelled among us-to give a voice to one who no longer has a voice, as he can no longer be heard. I wrote this to open the eyes of women who might be considering abortion. I wrote this for men who fear being fathers. I wrote it for myself, because though I lived through it, I needed to work through it. I had to tell my story to complete my healing.This book is my story about how my wife's abortion affected me. I hope to share it with millions of men who may have been where I once was...or are there now.Abortion not only destroys children's lives; it scars the men who have fathered them-the unheard children. I pray my voice would speak to the fathers of these unborn children who cannot speak for themselves so they will be heard. I chose to write this book in a narrative style. My goal is to show that while the parents decide the fate of their unborn children, their children do not think of themselves as being anything or anyone less than sons and daughters.If you are considering abortion, I ask that your read this with an open mind and heart. Men, be sure to read this with the woman in which your unborn child dwells. Women, be sure to read this with your child's father. My hearts desire is that in reading or story, you will decide there are options to abortion.
Unlock your creativity with this part-color guide to VR projects in Unity, crafting immersive games, refining VR experiences, and leading XR development Key Features Understand the fundamentals and build a solid foundation in XR development Develop technical skills for building VR experiences in Unity, including assets, GameObjects, scripts, and components Create engaging and innovative virtual reality projects using the Unity game engine Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionVirtual reality (VR) has emerged as one of the most transformative mediums of the 21st century, finding applications in various industries, including gaming, entertainment, and education. Enhancing Virtual Reality Experiences with Unity 2022 takes you into the fascinating realm of VR, where creativity meets cutting-edge technology to bring tangible real-world applications to life. This immersive exploration not only equips you with the essential skills needed to craft captivating VR environments using Unity's powerful game engine but also offers a deeper understanding of the philosophy behind creating truly immersive experiences. Throughout the book, you’ll work with practical VR scene creation, interactive design, spatial audio, and C# programming and prepare to apply these skills to real-world projects spanning art galleries, interactive playgrounds, and beyond. To ensure your VR creations reach their full potential, the book also includes valuable tips on optimization, guaranteeing maximum immersion and impact for your VR adventures. By the end of this book, you’ll have a solid understanding of VR’s versatility and how you can leverage the Unity game engine to create groundbreaking projects.What you will learn Harness the power of the Unity game engine to explore VR Understand VR and how to integrate Unity into the general workflow Build and test a variety of VR experiences for headsets, computers, and mobile devices Integrate traditional game and animation tools into VR experiences Explore worldbuilding techniques to create expansive VR environments Integrate optimization techniques to improve the performance of your VR experiences Who this book is forThis book is for individuals who are familiar with the Unity game engine and want to explore virtual reality. If you’re a game developer, VR developer, or creator with Unity experience, this is your guide to learning the essential principles and techniques for VR development in Unity 2022. A basic understanding of the Unity user interface, navigation, and C# will help you make the most of the book.
Explores African-American folkways and traditions from both African-American and white perspectives. This title includes descriptions and classifications of different aspects of African-American folk culture in Texas. It also explores the songs and stories and specific performers such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Manse Lipscomb, and Bongo Joe.
The Unlevel Playing Field offers a rich compendium of more than 100 primary sources that chart the intertwining history of African Americans and sport. Introductions and head-notes provided by David K. Wiggins and Patrick B. Miller place each document in context, shaping an unrivaled narrative. Readers will find dozens of accounts by Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, James Weldon Johnson, Richard Wright, A. S. “Doc” Young, Eldredge Cleaver, Nikki Giovanni, John Edgar Wideman, bell hooks, James Baldwin, Roy Wilkins, Henry Louis Gates, Gerald Early, and many others. The documents range from discussions of the color line in organized baseball during the Jim Crow era and portraits of turn-of-the-century figures like the champion sprint cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor and boxer Jack Johnson. Writers also look at modern-day issues like the participation of black athletes in the 1968 Olympics, the place of African American women in sport, and examine pioneering figures like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Althea Gibson, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Venus and Serena Williams.
In today's world, with the increased emphasis on student assessment and teacher accountability, this book is invaluable to the physical educator. The most complete reference listing available on sports skills tests and measurement, the guide contains nearly 100 skills tests for 28 sports from the junior high through the college level. A thorough bibliography completes each chapter, including all sports skills tests constructed-authenticated or unauthenticated. Easily adaptable for the challenges of each teaching setting, this book is a unique resource that no school or practitioner should be without.
This is your blueprint for how you, as a secondary school leader, can implement an effective competency-based education system. Based on decades of research and refined in the Marzano Academies, the model presented in this book will aid you and your staff in the process of shifting from a traditional school to a high reliability, competency-based organization. Middle school and high school leaders will: Learn about the Marzano Academies model and its application in secondary schools Explore a phased approach to transitioning to competency-based education Understand 16 school-level indicators and specific programs and practices for each Monitor the impact of each indicator through high reliability leadership Examine the roles of leaders during transformational change Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Phase 1--Laying the Foundations Chapter 2: Phase 2--Implementing the Core of a Competency-Based System Chapter 3: Phase 3--Focusing on Learning and Growth Chapter 4: Phase 4--Finishing Strong Chapter 5: The Four Roles of a Transformational Leader References and Resources Index
This report describes counterinsurgency strategies and practices and conditions in which U.S. small-footprint partnerships may succeed. Successful U.S. operations have been concentrated in favorable conditions, but most insurgencies occur in worst-case conditions. Case studies of the Philippines and Pakistan reinforce findings of the analysis and highlight challenges for the U.S. in trying to influence partners. Recommendations are offered for managing troubled partnerships."
The George Bush School of Government and Public Service, the European Center of Excellence at Texas A&M University, the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, the Department of the Army's Eisenhower National Security Series, and the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute were proud to sponsor the Future of Transatlantic Security Relations Conference held at the Bush Presidential Conference Center in College Station, Texas, on March 8, 2006. A number of scholars from all over the United States and Europe came great distances to participate in the discussions and seminars. We appreciated their efforts, and I believe we have captured their remarks and ideas faithfully within this conference report. The Transatlantic Security Relationship has been an anchor of European and U.S. foreign policy since the closing days of World War II. As the conflict drew to a close, a new one rose from its ashes.
My first 'book'... was more of a journal, with poems and ideas, from my days as a young man, circa '74 to '86. A kind of 'folder' of personal growth and discovery, set amidst life's ineffable churn. I made it as a means to cope - to make sense of things, when a bizarre event at age 17 had me within neurons of solipsistic nihilism - ouch In that time my world view leapt from 'naive poetic idealist' to 'determined philosophical realist.' Out of necessity, I adopted a stoic skepticism as I sought out an 'affirm-able bedrock' to reality. I came to focus on perception's source and form, and found its essence in the timeless dance of our seeing, being & doing. This in turn led me to draw a workable ontological model, rooted in what I called life's 'all-pervading will to survive'. A motive trait that may have guided life from inception, by holding a natural orientation to space-time. 'Tri-sight' is just utile coinage. What I think it represents may be a key to unlocking a freer will in each of us, if we dare.
This monograph deals with crack motion in solids under load with no acceleration term in the equations of motion. This is qualified as steadily propagating cracks. A useful quantity is G, the crack extension force per unit length of the crack front. Physical quantities associated with the crack, measured under the conditions (G, averaged over the length of the crack front) positive maxima, conform to predictions. This monograph tells how the evolution of fracture in loaded solids is described.
This is the tale of the assassin, Tavon, whose ambition drove him to explore past his simple upbringing in the slums of the Citadel in order to become one of the most notorious killers in the universe.
