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In 2014, the U. S. government adopted a new quarterly statistic called gross output (GO), the most significance advance in national income accounting since gross domestic product (GDP) was developed in the 1940s. The announcement came as a triumph for Mark Skousen, who advocated GO nearly 25 years ago as an essential macroeconomic tool and a better way to measure the economy and the business cycle. Now it has become an official statistic issued quarterly...
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This practical guide to building stable, healthy, and inclusive communities offers an antidote to today's polarizing culture of isolation.
With the increasing violence in our culture, the widening ideological divides, and the growing gap in economic well-being, a deeper sense of community is desperately needed. But even as we acknowledge the need to build community, the typical ways we engage people, civically and organizationally, remain essentially...
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XML is now at the heart of book publishing techniques: it provides the industry with a robust, flexible format which is relatively easy to manipulate. Above all, it preserves the future: the XML text becomes a genuine tactical asset enabling publishers to respond quickly to market demands. When new publishing media appear, it will be possible to very quickly make your editorial content available at a lower cost. On the downside, XML can become a bottomless...
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Jack, now faced with the greatest challenge of his early adult life must figure out where he is and how he can fix what's been done to his friends. Chasing his dreams and trying to understand the green light, with the help of his new friend Krollo, can Jack save his friends?
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In the riveting third installment of "The Structure" series, "Life on Delta Psi," protagonist Jack and his companions confront a gripping tale of survival where moral boundaries are severely tested. Struggling to make sense of unexplained deaths within their circle, the friends find themselves amidst a perplexing scenario-replaced by eerily lifelike robots. The narrative takes a surreal turn as the group is thrust into a realm where reality and dreams...
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The long awaited day is here! Cooper gets to try out for his favorite paintball team, Dynasty! During the tryout, Cooper finds some help from something unexpected! Throughout the journey Cooper is faced with challenges such as overcoming adversity, learning hard work, never giving up, and more! Will Cooper land a spot on Dynasty with his favorite players, Ryan Greenspan, Yosh Rau, Alex Fraige, and Oliver Lang?
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Each chapter could include insights from Roman literature, legal documents, and archaeological findings to provide a holistic understanding of the Roman family. The book aims to offer readers a nuanced view of the complexities, values, and dynamics inherent in Roman family life.
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Learn about the objects unique to JavaScript, how they’re created, and how they’re used.
When first learning a programming language, it is imperative to understand how different data structures can be used to store data. Each programming language has its own set of data structures, some of which are unique to that language and others that are standard across multiple programming languages. In this course, software engineer Tiffany Graves introduces...
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Bill Johnson uses reviews of Romeo and Juliet, The Heidi Chronicles, Death of a Salesman, Hamlet, and The Iceman Cometh to teach the art and craft of writing powerful plays. Using these plays, he shows how new playwrights can learn the craft of writing for theater from masters of the stage.Bill is author of the website, A Story is a Promise, where he writes about popular novels, films, and plays. He's also the author of A Story is a Promise & The...
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Matthew chose not to write his Gospel in chronological order. Why? How does his presentation of the Gospel differ from the other three? I show that Matthew organized his book into fourteen chiasms, explain how chiasms work, and describe the advantages that Matthew afforded the careful reader. The contrasts and comparisons of the vertical and horizontal aspects of the chiasms provide the reader with new insights into the events of Jesus' earthly ministry,...
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Street Corner Society is one of a handful of works that can justifiably be called classics of sociological research. William Foote Whyte's account of the Italian American slum he called "Cornerville"Boston's North Endhas been the model for urban ethnography for fifty years.
By mapping the intricate social worlds of street gangs and "corner boys," Whyte was among the first to demonstrate that a poor community need not be socially disorganized. His...
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A comic hero or heroine also goes on a journey, but for the comic hero, it's often quite, quite different. The hero decides to go on the adventure; the comic hero often has no choice. The hero has a wise old man; the comic hero often meets an idiot who inadvertently says something that can teach him a thing or two. Steve Kaplan will show you the diverse paths that comedy takes in The Comic Hero's Journey.
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In Screenwriting Unchained, writer and industry expert Oberg sets out a dogma-busting, innovative method for developing screenplaysThis practical, no-nonsense guide leaves behind one-size-fits-all story theories and offers a refreshingly modern approach to story structure, making it a precious resource for anyone involved creatively in the Film and TV industry (or aspiring to be): writers, directors, producers, development execs, showrunners and,...
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"Eight Limbs of Yoga - The Structure and Pacing of Self-Directed Spiritual Practice" provides an efficient integration of a wide range of yoga practices for use in a daily routine that is compatible with an active lifestyle, while staying in tune with the centuries-old "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali." Here, these ancient innovations are brought up-to-date and optimized for modern self-directed practitioners.
The center of all spiritual progress is found...
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