This book is about machine translation (MT) and the classic problems associated with this language technology. It examines the causes of these problems and, for linguistic, rule-based systems, attributes the cause to language’s ambiguity and complexity and their interplay in logic-driven processes. For non-linguistic, data-driven systems, the book attributes translation shortcomings to the very lack of linguistics. It then proposes a demonstrable way to relieve these drawbacks in the shape...

Never Give Up by Bernard Scott Thompson is an inspiring memoir that shares the author's journey from a meager upbringing on a small farm in Northern Michigan to a fulfilling life filled with adventure and success. Through heartfelt storytelling, Bernard reveals his struggles with poverty, his dreams of exploring the world, and the determination that drove him to create a better life for his family.The book captures the essence of resilience and perseverance. Each chapter offers ins...

John Dominic Crossan is the most important scholar on the historical Jesus since David Fredrick Strauss in the nineteenth century. Both his scholarly The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant (1991) and the more popular Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography (1994) made the bestsellers list. But the scope of his work goes well beyond the historical Jesus to studies on the death of Jesus and anti-Semitism, Christianity and empire, archaeology, the apostle Paul the Pharisee,...

Thecla is one of the strangest characters from Christianity's past. She falls in love with the apostle Paul's teaching on continence, twice faces martyrdom, fights with beasts in the arena, cuts her hair, cross-dresses, baptizes herself, and becomes a preacher. Tertullian tried to silence her story and the Pastoral Epistles warned about women like her. The Acts of Paul and Thecla was widespread and popular but then was hidden away in the Apocrypha. In recent years, Thecla has come out of t...

An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture is the culmination of several decades of experience that I have gained through work initially as an information technology manager and then as a consultant to executives in the public and private sectors. I wrote this book for three major reasons: (1) to help move business and technology planning from a systems and process-level view to a more strategy-driven enterprise-level view, (2) to promote and explain the emerging profession of EA, and (3) ...

This is the only book on holistic (organization-wide) enterprise architecture (EA) that integrates strategic, business, and technology planning. The approach includes detailed information on EA governance, implementation, and use, including an example case study, a new chapter on solution architecture methods, and a new chapter on the use of EA to support organizational restructuring as part of mergers and acquisitions. Written in plain language, this book is recommended for executives, ma...

This book provides plain-language concepts and methods for helping organizations better prepare themselves to participate in merger and acquisition activities, as either a buyer or seller. Dr. Bernard is a world-renowned enterprise architect who has written several textbooks on the subject of improving the structure and function of large, complex organizations in all business and technology dimensions. His holistic framework has been used by well known corporations, government agencies, un...

A discussion of the increased accessibility to the Internet and how this has lead to a variety of resources being used for learning. Case studies and examples show the benefits of using the Internet as part of resource-based learning.

A quiet afternoon at the zoo should be harmless, even dull. Families drift from cage to cage, children press their faces to the rails, and the animals endure the heat and the noise. But one man moves through the crowd with purpose, listening more than he speaks, measuring people the way a hunter sizes up terrain. He knows exactly what time it is, and exactly what is coming.As the hour approaches, small acts of cruelty and casual laughter pile up around him. He watches how people ta...

“Emily’s Gift: The True Story of Sherlock and Jackson” is a sweet tale of persistence and how the youngest Shane sibling tries to negotiate a puppy for her loving and pet-less family. “Emily’s Gift: The True Story of Sherlock and Jackson” explores the various steps to pet ownership. From parental consent, to understanding the responsibility that comes with owning a dog, to selecting a puppy and properly caring for the new family member; Emily wants to experience one of the greatest joys on...

The privatization of water supply and wastewater systems, together with institutional restructuring of governance – through decentralization and the penetration of global firms in local and regional markets – have been promoted as solutions to increase economic efficiency and achieve universal water supply and sanitation coverage. Yet a significant share of service provision and water resources development remains the responsibility of public authorities. The chapters in this book – with c...

This issue of the Rosicrucian Digest celebrates the 2015 Centennial Celebration of the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC in America.