George William Russell, better known as Æ (1867-1935), mystic, poet, painter, journalist, editor, and practical rural economist, was a pivotal figure in the Irish literary revival and in the emergence of modern Ireland. From the beginning of the twentieth century he formed life-long friendships with W. B. Yeats, George Moore, Lord Dunsany, James Stephens, Stephen Mackenna (translator of the Enneads of Plotinus), James Joyce, and other writers, thinkers, and artists, and was closely associated with the Irish National Theatre Society (later the Abbey ...

EMILY DICKINSON: WILD NIGHTS: SELECTED POEMS selected and introduced by Miriam Chalk One of the most extraordinary poets of any era, American poetess Emily Dickinson wrote a huge amount of poetry (nearly 1800 poems). This book ranges from her early work to the late pieces, and features many of Dickinson's most famous pieces. This new edition includes many new poems. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 - May 15, 1886) was born in Amherst, MA. Much of her later life was led in privacy, in the family home in Massachusetts. For some, she was ...

List of things to do: Get a new job. Keep my perfect boyfriend. Fighting evil spirits? That's way above my pay grade.  I'm Addison. As a home care nurse, I'm trained to expect the unexpected but nothing could prepare me for my new job at the haunted estate, or the demons trying to trick me, or ya know, the ghosts who know my name. If that wasn't enough, the strange son of my patient holds a secret behind his intense eyes when he looks at me. Like he knows me. My gut tells me I should run in the opposite direction, but I can't lose this job. Left ...

Original Contributions: In the process of meeting our aims and objectives, we made the following contributions: •Proposing two efficient techniques each generating a bio-crypto key from fingerprints using cancellable templates. •Generating efficient irrevocable cryptographic keys from fingerprint biometrics using cancellable biometric templates, using a method composed of three phases: (i)Minutiae points' extraction from the fingerprint image: It is same in both of our methods, however, in the first method, Gabor filters are used whereas in ...

An occult classic Since its first publication in 1908, The Kybalion, Hermetic Philosophy by Three Initiates, has been in constant demand by students and investigators of the Secret Doctrines. It is a modern addition to the body of work devoted to Hermes Trismegistus, an icon of ancient teachings that reveal the path to self transformation. In this revised edition, we have corrected many editorial issues inherent within the original text, creating a clearer presentation of the book's message: The Seven Hermetic Principles, or axioms: • Principle ...

Parental school involvement has been advocated as a way of sharing the responsibility for children's education. It contributes to children's academic development and supports the development of self-regulation skills and self-efficacy in studying. As one of the forms of parental school involvement, parents' school-related talk with children is a straightforward way to get involved in school life. Parents become familiar with children's school lives, get to know what happens in school, and learn what children are thinking by talking with them. Among the many ...

Earth's middle latitudes have become a roiling hot house global desert. Countries have dissolved and disappeared. The people of Earth, to survive, have come together in six regional alliances. There is no more war but the Earth Alliance Government executives have promoted the futuristic game of Alliance Major League Baseball to keep the surviving populace of Earth engaged and entertained the game's enhanced athleticism and savagery for all to openly see. The rules of baseball have drastically changed to allow for violent play on the field. ...

This book examines the on-site experiences of film-induced tourists at various film locations, including locations from The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and The Sound of Music. The study attempts to understand the needs and wants of film location tourists and also examines how to use films for destination marketing.

O tema formação continuada de professores de Língua Portuguesa decorreu de experiências num percurso profissional de anos de trabalho como formadora. A partir de projetos de educação permanente desenvolvidos na Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, em parceria com Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo, e diante da leitura reflexiva de modelos de programas desenvolvidas em Portugal, buscou-se subsídios para uma proposta de ação contínua ...

The collection of life experiences enclosed herein are true incidents that I witnessed or actively participated in. In many of them, I narrowly evaded some dire consequences of military justice via avenues of quick thinking, slick talking, or just plain dumb luck! I discovered a couple of best kept secrets that helped me skate through these adventures. Those secrets being, know what is in the Bureau of Personnel manual; have a good understanding of the grievance procedures (under the right circumstances, an enlisted dude can put the Commanding Officer on ...