Covering a range of topics and styles, Bradley's opening chapbook explores love and landscape with a genuine passion. Each topic is studied with intricate curiosity, whatever is discovered is praised.
In 2003-2004 the flora and vegetation of Timber Island, the largest undeveloped island in Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire, was studied. Utilizing both a vegetation analysis and floristic survey the island was found to have 190 vascular plant species. Abundance and frequency data were recorded from 106 plots and examined using a two-way indicator species analysis program (TWINSPAN). The result was the identification of six cover types, and two additional cover types were recognized through qualitative field observation. The flora of Timber Island was further analyzed in relation to three other known island floras in Lake Winnipesaukee: Rattlesnake Island, Bear Island, and Three Mile Island. Two indices of similarity, S rensen's Index and the Simple Matching Index, were utilized to compare the floras. Similarities to Timber Island, based on S rensen's Index were 49.7% for Bear Island, 51.2% for Rattlesnake Island, and 51.8% for Three Mile Island. Results from the Simple Matching Index showed higher levels of similarity: Rattlesnake Island 58.3%, Bear Island 63.4%, and Three Mile Island 53.9%. In addition to the vascular flora, ground cover, soil type, and bryophophyte diversity were studied. Fifteen new records of bryophytes for Belknap County were recorded. Further discussed are the topics of turnover rates, rare plant preservation under pressure from elevated deer populations, and insularity of freshwater islands. This work brings up conservation questions and in a time of accelerated climate change this serves as a solid base-line floristic record of the environment of Timber Island, and the greater Lake Winnipesaukee region. Finally the reader is invited to query different methods of conversation and to consider freshwater lakes and their islands within, as perhaps more dynamic to the local ecology than may have otherwise been assumed. Full flora, photographs, and an extensive list insular botanical works are included.
State-of-the-art counter-terrorism techniques, insights into modern medical practice, medical errors, and disaster prevention all intersect in this groundbreaking book by Adam Dorin, M.D., an anesthesiologist and medical director across 15 years. Dr. Dorin shows us why our healthcare system may be the next Ground Zero for terrorism and how many opportunities there are for terrorists to infiltrate the system. He offers a history of medical and healthcare-related serial killers, showing how they got inside the system to murder relatively easily, takes a detailed look at the profound problems that already exist in counterfeit and tainted medicinal products, and describes biological, chemical, and nuclear terrorism that could be used against our healthcare system. Most critically, Dr. Dorin presents a detailed blueprint for safeguarding our system and preventing medical terrorism from ever taking place. In tackling largely hidden but potentially deadly issues such as the failures of security at hospitals and surgical centers, Dr. Dorin's unique book offers the first in-depth public expose and loud alert to the risks and gaping weak spots in our healthcare system. Written simply and clearly, this work will interest all readers concerned with terrorism and the ways they might become victim to it. Dr. Dorin's warnings should certainly also interest and inform leaders and employees in the security, law enforcement, and medical fields.
This study breaks new ground in investigating candidate behavior in American electoral campaigns. It centers on a question of equal importance to citizens and scholars: how can we produce better political campaigns? The project takes an innovative approach to answering this question by bringing together critical and empirical methods as well as game theory in a sophisticated yet readable text. The answer comes in four parts. First, Simon develops the idea of dialogue as a standard for evaluating political campaigns. Second, he shows that candidates’ self-interest in winning leads them to avoid dialogue, that is substantive campaign discourse. Third, he demonstrates the beneficial effects produced by the little dialogue that actually occurs. Fourth, he pinpoints the forces responsible for these rare occurrences. The major lesson of this work is that campaign reform under its present guise will not bring about the more substantive campaigns that the public desires.
This study investigates candidate behavior in American electoral campaigns. It centers on a question of equal importance to citizens and scholars: how can we produce better political campaigns? The project takes an innovative approach to answering this question by bringing together critical and empirical methods as well as game theory in a sophisticated yet readable text. The answer comes in four parts. First, Simon develops the idea of dialogue as a standard for evaluating political campaigns. Second, he shows that candidates' self-interest in winning leads them to avoid dialogue, that is substantive campaign discourse. Third, he demonstrates the beneficial effects produced by the little dialogue that actually occurs. Fourth, he pinpoints the forces responsible for these rare occurrences. The major lesson of this work is that campaign reform under its present guise will not bring about the more substantive campaigns that the public desires.
Influencing the Influencer takes an uncomfortable and unforgiving look into the past life of Dan Bilzerian. Adam F Howard unfolds the truth about his friendship with Dan at the turn of the millennium. During their 12 years of friendship, Dan hijacked some of his friend's personality and swagger, lied about his dismissal from BUDs (preliminary Navy SEALs training), and was intentionally deceptive about his position as a "self-made" man.
Public opinion polling permeates today's politics, yet many seem suspicious of polls and skeptical in their prominence, fearing that overreliance on public opinion amounts to pandering or that pollsters can manipulate a feeble public. In this book Adam Simon argues that democracy requires that government listen to the public and that sample surveys are the finest democratic technology yet devised. He lays out the fundamentals of public opinion research and illustrates his discussion of the science of polling with recent political hot button issues as case studies_the decision to invade Iraq, partial birth abortion, and the Clinton health care debate. He advocates that poll results meet the standard for mass informed consent and should play a larger role in our politics. Simon concludes with recommendations to improve democracy from the standpoint of citizens, politicians, and the media. Mass Informed Consent will be of special interest to students of public opinion, political behavior, media and politics, interest group politics, and political communication.
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"The insane minds of Adam F. Goldberg, Hans Rodionoff and Jeff Zapata have joined forces to bring you the Garbage Pail Kids as you’ve never seen them before. Dynamite Entertainment and this incredible trio of creators proudly presents give you… Garbage Pail Kids: Origins! This all-new GPK book is a bad-ass, sprawling, superhero epic; we not only learn how our GPK heroes came to be… but we also reveal to the world that Adam Bomb and his gang of good guys were instrumental in the outcome of World War II and the fate of humanity! Story 1, starts with Adam Bomb's origin and how he begins as an unassuming, flat-footed soda jerk named Adam Baum… ultimately transforming into an All-American superhero named Adam Bomb. Thanks to an unfortunate radiation leak, Adam leads a team of other enhanced super-charged garbage humans to take down the axis of evil… led by Nasty Nick. Story 2, it’s a battle of brother vs. brother — Garbage Pail Kids style! No worries though, there’s only the fate of the world at stake! What could go wrong….?! .Only everything! Featuring Snooty Sam vs Nasty Nick and others. Story 3, The Garbage Pail Commandos vs Nasty Nick, Tee-Vee Stevie, Spacey Stacey,Buggy Betty and Blasted Billy!
"The insane minds of Adam F. Goldberg, Hans Rodionoff and Jeff Zapata have joined forces to bring you the Garbage Pail Kids as you’ve never seen them before. Dynamite Entertainment and this incredible trio of creators proudly presents give you… Garbage Pail Kids: Origins! This all-new GPK book is a bad-ass, sprawling, superhero epic; we not only learn how our GPK heroes came to be… but we also reveal to the world that Adam Bomb and his gang of good guys were instrumental in the outcome of World War II and the fate of humanity! Story 1, starts with Adam Bomb's origin and how he begins as an unassuming, flat-footed soda jerk named Adam Baum… ultimately transforming into an All-American superhero named Adam Bomb. Thanks to an unfortunate radiation leak, Adam leads a team of other enhanced super-charged garbage humans to take down the axis of evil… led by Nasty Nick. Story 2, it’s a battle of brother vs. brother — Garbage Pail Kids style! No worries though, there’s only the fate of the world at stake! What could go wrong….?! .Only everything! Featuring Snooty Sam vs Nasty Nick and others. Story 3, The Garbage Pail Commandos vs Nasty Nick, Tee-Vee Stevie, Spacey Stacey,Buggy Betty and Blasted Billy!
The unhinged trio of ADAM F. GOLDBERG, HANS RODIONOFF, and JEFF ZAPATA have rejoined to continue their saga of the outrageous origins of the Garbage Pail Kids as they go Trashin’ Through Time! Jumping from the days of World War II at the end of GPK: Origins, our heroes find themselves transported to the 1980s — where Garbage Pail Kids rule the world! That’s right, the Garbage Pail Kids are now the dominant species on Earth, and normal humans have been subjugated and forced to live as outcasts from society. It’s the Planet of the Garbage Pail Kids — and we just live on it!
