This detailed history of Air Intercept radar traces the development of this vital military technology with the Royal Air Force during WWII.In the years after World War I, the United Kingdom was desperate to develop some form of protection from an enemy air strike. As early as 1923, the British Army had devised "sound mirrors" that could detect aircraft up to twelve miles away. This technical history traces the development of military radar technology from this earl...

When Owen receives a mysterious email telling him he is going to die, he slowly discovers that it is the things you least expect that can hurt you the most, in this devilishly dark short story.

Die White Light Essenzen wurden uns von Spirit gegeben, um uns zu helfen, das Reich von Natur und Spirit in uns zu aktivieren und Zugang dazu zu erhalten. Sie wurden uns auch gegeben, um unsere Spiritualität vollständiger zu erforschen und zu verstehen, und unser höchstes Potenzial zu erfüllen. Dieses Projekt brauchte mehr als vier Jahre um abgeschlossen zu werden und hat mich auf eine Reise zu den entferntesten und heiligsten Orten auf dieser Welt geführt. Während der letzten 20 Jahre hab...

Clever Man: The Life of Paddy Compass Namadbara offers a unique perspective on the life and making of this Aboriginal Western Arnhem clever man or marrkidjbu.Born at the end of the 19th Century when the Western world had scarcely touched Arnhem Land, Paddy Compass Namadbara acted as a healer for his countrymen and became a powerful and revered leader. Using his clever abilities and wisdom to nurture his community, he enabled the community to deal with the ...

Talker is an interview zine about performance by Giles Bailey.Issue #1 is a conversation with Ian White.Ian White is an artist, writer, educator and curator of artist's moving image. The interview took place in January 2012 and focuses on Ian’s live work—from early experimental collaborations to his landmark solo trilogy Ibiza Black Flags Democracy and hybrid curatorial projects.Giles Bailey is an artist based in London. He works wi...

In-house lawyers need and want to develop their professional and management skills. But unlike lawyers practising in law firms, there may not be dedicated resources designed to support them. It will often be a case of DIY. Managing and Developing Your Career as an In-house Lawyer by Ian White and Simon McCall is a companion to their report Your Role as General Counsel: How to Survive and Thrive in Your Role as GC. It seeks to provide practical ideas and tips on how a busy in-house lawyer c...

A look at the development of the sport over the past six centuries.Once limited to trout and salmon, today fly-fishing techniques are used to catch every fish species from minnows to marlin in rivers, lakes and oceans from the Amazon to the Arctic. From the many thousands of fly patterns developed over the centuries, The History of Fly-Fishing in Fifty Flies focuses on fifty iconic flies chosen to represent the evolution not only of fishing flies and fly t...

The role of General Counsel has never been more demanding: cuts on spending and doing more for less; a demanding board and Executive Committee; and a plethora of law and regulation. This Special Report, by Ian White and Simon McCall, seeks to help address some of these challenges. By guiding you through the first 100 days in a significant role, it will show you how to navigate between acting as wise counsel to management while leading your team successfully. It also covers: working with th...

Research shows that most lawyers think they know what their clients want – but their clients don’t always agree. How can lawyers and their firms truly understand the client perspective? How can they know what their clients are really asking for? What do lawyers need to know in order to get – and stay – hired? What Clients Want from Law Firms combines the collective perspectives of clients in order to focus the lawyer’s mind on their end goal – providing a service that people want and will ...

An uplifting book of encouragement for Christians and for non-Christians alike.Life is a roller-coaster ride. There is little point in trying to fight the roller-coaster, it goes where the tracks lead, but if we can live in harmony with the roller-coaster's rhythm, then we can live life with joy, with purpose, and with optimism, knowing that the roller-coaster will carry us to another peak. There will still be troughs, we will have troubles, that's part of living in an imperfect wo...

An “exhilarating thrill ride of a novel” (The Washington Post) about the lust for gold and its bloody consequences, set in the unforgiving landscape of the sub-Arctic Canadian wilderness, from the acclaimed author of The North WaterA ragged fur peddler arrives at a remote outpost of the Hudson Bay Company in the winter of 1766 with a lump of gold, claiming that there is plenty more like it further north at a place called Ox Lake. The outpost’s chi...

30 years ago, Arthur White and Ian McDowall dramatically met God and were changed from drug-dealing, knife-carrying underworld thugs to all-out followers of Jesus. Coming together as Tough Talk along with Joe Lampshire, their passion for God took them onto the streets and into prisons, churches and schools telling everyone they could about the love of God.They still spend hours every week sharing their personal testimonies and telling people about Jesus through their power-lifting ...