Environmental Activism on the Ground draws upon a wide range of interdisciplinary scholarship to examine small scale, local environmental activism, paying particular attention to Indigenous experiences. It illuminates the questions that are central to the ongoing evolution of the environmental movement while reappraising the history and character of late twentieth and early twenty-first environmentalism in Canada, the United States, and beyond. This collection considers the different ways ...

Tap the power of Big Data with Microsoft technologiesBig Data is here, and Microsoft's new Big Data platform is a valuable tool to help your company get the very most out of it. This timely book shows you how to use HDInsight along with HortonWorks Data Platform for Windows to store, manage, analyze, and share Big Data throughout the enterprise. Focusing primarily on Microsoft and HortonWorks technologies but also covering open source tools, Microsoft Big Data ...

This book presents and describes an innovative method to simulate the growth of natural fractural networks in different geological environments, based on their geological history and fundamental geomechanical principles.The book develops techniques to simulate the growth and interaction of large populations of layer-bound fracture directly, based on linear elastic fracture mechanics and subcritical propagation theory. It demonstrates how to use these techniques to model the nucleat...

As a Carmelite immersed in the contemplative spirituality of his order, Father John Welch writes from the lived experience of an interior life. The seventy short articles here under one cover were first published in Christ is our Hope, a monthly publication of the Catholic Diocese of Joliet focused on evangelizing and educating.

In the fifth volume of his groundbreaking work, "Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects," Giorgio Vasari delves into the lives and works of some of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance. From the enigmatic Leonardo da Vinci to the masterful Michelangelo, Vasari's vivid prose and meticulous research bring to life the personalities, struggles, and triumphs of these artistic giants. This volume offers a captivating glimpse into the creative minds that s...

The years 18391845 were dramatic times for the followers of Joseph Smith in Nauvoo, Illinois. Those years were also filled with robust episodes for the settlers pouring into Iowa Territory on the opposite side of the Mississippi River, where the towns of Burlington, Fort Madison, Montrose, and Keokuk were booming after the US Army Corps of Engineers, commanded by a young ¬Robert E. Lee in the late 1830s, blasted a deeper channel that opened the upper Mississippi River to larger riverboat t...

Embark on an epic journey through heaven, hell, and redemption with "Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained" by John Milton, now available as a captivating audiobook. In these timeless classics, listeners will be transported to the dawn of creation and witness the cosmic battle between good and evil, as well as the triumph of the human spirit.In "Paradise Lost," Milton's majestic verse brings to life the fall of Lucifer, the creation of Adam and Eve, and their tragic expulsion from th...

Joseph Smith believed in sustaining the law. This book presents his main legal encounters in the context of his day. Party to more than two hundred suits in the courts of New York, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and elsewhere, he faced criminal charges as well as civil claims and collection matters. In the end, he was never convicted of any crime, and he paid his debts. These incidents were significant institutionally as well as personally.Eleven legal scholars analyze these legal encou...

Most real estate agents fail in their first five years on the job—but 40 Days of Farming gives you the skills to not only beat those odds, but also to build a thriving and successful real estate career.Eighty-seven percent of real estate agents fail within their first five years in the industry.John McMonigle, founder of Agentinc.—named the Top Real Estate Team five years in a row by The Wall Street Journal—has made history by selling prop...

Immerse yourself in the epic masterpiece of English literature with "Paradise Lost" by John Milton, now available as a captivating audiobook.In this timeless tale, Milton weaves a rich tapestry of biblical narrative, mythology, and profound philosophical reflection. Follow the journey of Adam and Eve from their idyllic existence in the Garden of Eden to their fateful encounter with temptation and their subsequent expulsion from paradise. Along the way, encounter iconic characters s...

Much can be learned from the New Testament and other early Christian sources about the powers, duties, and desired attributes of those who originally held the offices of apostle and bishop. Catholics claim that Peter was the first bishop of Rome, and Eastern Orthodox Christians assert that he was the first bishop of Antioch. But does either position reflect the apostolic or episcopal offices completely or correctly? What, really was the role of bishops, and what was their relationship with...

This Bookshelf Single is an excerpt from the book Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 18201844, Second Edition.In 1965, a BYU graduate student discovered an earlier account of Joseph Smith's First Vision than the 1838 account included in History of the Church. This discovery opened the door for Church historians to search out and examine other accounts of and references to the First Vision. In this chapter, James B. Allen and John W. Welch examine each of Joseph...