Born to Foster H. McNair Jr. and Theresa M. McNair in Chester Pa. on Jan 26, 1953. To my knowledge I was born in a house and delivered by my sister. My mother and father divorced when I was four leaving my mother to raise me with the help from both sides of the family. I began writing in 1974 while serving onboard the USS Sargo a nuclear power submarine stationed in Hawaii. After an honorable discharge I went back home to Philadelphia and worked at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard until it ...

I Survived Property Management – Well, Sorta is not just another book about how to succeed in property management. Instead, it’s a collection of real-life stories from the author’s 36-year career in the apartment management industry—told with humor, heart, and a touch of nostalgia.From laugh-out-loud moments to heartfelt experiences, the author shares the unforgettable events and fascinating people she encountered along the way. While these stories are based on true events, they are...

This book investigates the practice of mixing writing systems while composing a literary text. Through assessment of highly distinct writing contexts, it explores how the choice of script, in its own right, plays a fascinating role as a prominent narrative feature. The book’s primary focus is on the context of Old English and the ‘signed’ Cynewulf poems as examples of vernacular verse transcribed in the Latin alphabet, but which also employ textual runes. However, the book challenges the c...

Carla was ordained as a pastor on August 27, 2019. She authored "I Survived Property Management-Well, Sorta," which reflects on her many years as an apartment manager, and "I Surrendered to Jesus! Now What?". Carla and her husband, Mark, lived most of their married years in Illinois, close to the Mississippi River across from St. Louis. They raised three children and currently have 5 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, whom they adore. In 2024, they moved to Tennessee, in the beauti...

This revolutionary 14 week training plan helps runners of all levels run faster and farther while training less.All runners have the same objective: to be the best runner they can be, with a limited time to train. Run by Heart Rate's unique training philosophy makes running easy for each experience level, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially cuts the risk of injury while producing faster race times. The key feature of the detailed training pl...

A Mother’s Extraordinary Journey From Heartbreak to HopePam was twenty-four, pregnant with her third child, and holding fast to a life built on faith, love, and promise—until everything changed with the birth of her son Jonny. Diagnosed at birth with CMV (Cytomegalic Virus) causing him multiple profound disabilities, Jonny's arrival shattered expectations and sparked a soul-deep reckoning: What does it mean to be a loving mother when caretaking takes her on an unknown path...

This book examines the syntax of direct object noun phrases in English within the Principles and Parameters, specifically Chomsky's Minimalist Program, approach to generative grammar. The main focus is on the phrase structural positions of object noun phrases at the various levels of representation, and secondarily on the relationship between structural position and semantic interpretation. Supported by a variety of empirical and conceptual arguments, the central claim of the book is that ...

In business there are many major decisions to be made. Without prayer you are highly likely to make mistakes that can cause your business to shut down. In Luke 6:12-16 we are told that Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray. He spent the whole night praying to God. In the morning he came down and called all his disciples from which he chose the twelve apostles. Jesus had a major decision to make, that is choosing the right people, the right team to work with . He went to God to seek his ...

Growing up neglected by parents, suffering from crippling anxiety attacks, low self esteem, shyness, alcohol abuse to being bullied and dealing with Celiac disease to overcoming them all on my own. Today happily married for over 20 years two children and grandchildren, returned to school have two high school diplomas and went on to college, obtained two diplomas in business and numerous other college programs. Today work for a security company which I enjoy doing, have a dual license priva...

For more than 40 years, Runner's World magazine has been the world's leading authority on running—bringing its readers the latest running advice and some of the most compelling sports narratives ever told. From inspirational stories such as "A Second Life"(the story of Matt Long, the FDNY firefighter who learned to run again after a critical injury) to analytical essays such as "White Men Can't Run" (a look at what puts African runners at the front of the pack), the magazine capti...

What Every Runner Needs to Know about Getting (and Staying) HealthyIn an ideal runner's world, every step of every mile would be 100 percent pain-free. No aches, no twinges, no lingering soreness from yesterday's workout. The reality is that many runners constantly deal with a slight (or not so slight) disturbance-a tender foot, a tight hamstring, a whiny knee. While these nagging issues often aren't serious enough to require a time-out, they are annoying, especial...

The question What should I eat? troubles all of us on a daily basis, but it's perhaps most vexing for runners, who rely on food to fuel their workouts and feel good. Most runners take in calories and nutrients in the form of energy bars, nutrient-enhanced drinks, and fortified packaged foods. The problem is, "real" foods--fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean meats--are better for you than fortified products. That's because there's more to a carrot or a sweet potato than just vit...