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With Pen and Voice: A Critical Anthology of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Logan, Shirley Wilson, PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press, "O woman, woman upon you I call; for upon your exertions almost entirely depends whether the rising generation shall be any thing more than we have been or not. O woman, woman your example is powerful, your influence great."--Maria W. Stewart, "An Address Delivered Before the Afric-American Female Intelligence Society of Boston" () Here--in the only collection of speeches by nineteenth-century African-American women--is the battle of words these brave women waged to address the social ills of their century. While there have been some scattered references to the unique roles these early "race women" played in effecting social change, until now few scholars have considered the rhetorical strategies they adopted to develop their powerful arguments. In this chronological anthology, Shirley Wilson Logan highlights the public addresses of these women, beginning with Maria W. Stewart's speech at Franklin Hall in , believed to be the first delivered to an audience of men and women by an American-born woman. In her speech, she focused on the plight of the Northern free black. Sojourner Truth spoke in at the Akron, Ohio, Women's Rights Convention not only for the rights of black women but also for the rights of all oppressed nineteenth-century women. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper struggled with the conflict between universal suffrage and suffrage for black men. Anna Julia Cooper chastised her unique audience of black Episcopalian clergy for their failure to continue the tradition of the elevation of womanhood initiated by Christianity and especially for their failure to support the struggling Southern black woman. Ida B. Wells's rhetoric targeted mob violence directed at Southern black men. Her speech was delivered less than a year after her inaugural lecture on this issue--following a personal encounter with mob violence in Memphis. Fannie Barrier Williams and Victoria Earle Matthews advocated social and educational reforms to improve the plight of Southern black women. These speeches--all delivered between and --are stirring proof that, despite obstacles of race and gender, these women still had the courage to mount the platform in defense of the oppressed. Introductory essays focus on each speaker's life and rhetoric, considering the ways in which these women selected evidence and adapted language to particular occasions, purposes, and audiences in order to persuade. This analysis of the rhetorical contexts and major rhetorical tactics in the speeches aids understanding of both the speeches and the skill of the speakers. A rhetorical timeline serves as a point of reference. Historically grounded, this book provides a black feminist perspective on significant events of the nineteenth century and reveals how black women of that era influenced and were influenced by the social problems they addressed. "A government which can protect and defend its citizens from wrong and outrage and doe
Cat Bearing Gifts: A Joe Grey Mystery
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murphy, Shirley Rousseau, PUBLISHER: William Morrow & Company, In this poignant new entry in Shirley Rousseau Murphy's beloved, award-winning series, feline P.I. Joe Grey and his four-legged cohorts are plunged into a nightmarish mystery involving a series of strange events that endangers them and the humans they love The confusing events that early fall in Molena Point began perhaps with the return of Kate Osborne, the beguiling blond divorcee arriving in California richer than sin and with a story as strange as the melodies spun by a modern Pied Piper to mesmerize the unwary. Or maybe the strangeness started with the old faded photograph of a child from a half-century past, and the memories she awakened in the old yellow tomcat. Perhaps that was the beginning of the odd occurrences that stirred through the coastal village, setting the five cats off on new paths.... On the way home from visiting their friend Kate Osborne in San Francisco, tortoiseshell Kit and her elderly housemates, Lucinda and Pedric Greenlaw, are hurt in a terrible car crash on a winding coastal road. The accident is terrifying enough, but then two dangerous men steal the Greenlaws' town car, making off with a secret hoard of jewels and gold--a gift bestowed from Kate's newfound treasure--carefully hidden inside its doors. As paramedics rush the Greenlaws to the emergency room, a badly shaken Kit hides from hungry coyotes in the forested hills above the highway, waiting for Joe, Pan, and their human companions, Ryan and Clyde Damen, to rescue her. Back home in Molena Point, yellow tomcat Misto, discovering a faded photograph of a child living fifty years ago, becomes lost in his memories of that past century--while Joe Grey and his tabby lady prowl an abandoned stone cottage where they've discovered two rough-looking men hiding. The cats smell mildewed money, and soon smell human blood, too, and they wonder: Could these unsettling incidents be tied to the injury of the Greenlaws and to the theft of their car and treasure? Could they be, as well, part of the larger mystery involving the very source of the cats' magical powers? Misto and his unfailing memory might provide some answers, but his feline detective efforts are nearly derailed when Misto's son, Pan, the bold red tomcat, led on by the Greenlaws' exotic treasure and by his taste for adventure, drives a painful wedge between himself and Kit, just when their romance feels so filled with joy. But Kit is busy with other matters, too, as she follows the two housebreakers, one badly injured and the other eager to end his partner's misery, as they make off with more wealth than even they realize. Though the cats know more than the thieves about the unique items stolen, their investigation is still in trouble. Only slowly, and after two sudden murders, do they at last claw their way to the truth, examining more intently the source of the gold and jewels, understanding more clearly, as well, the secrets of the moldering treasury bills--the mystery of their source
Flowdreaming: A Radical New Technique for Manifesting
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McStravick, Summer, PUBLISHER: Hay House, This beautiful hardcover book comes with an instructional CD to teach you the art of Flowdreaming. Author Summer McStravick pioneered this fascinating technique that rolls the best of meditation, affirmations, self-hypnosis, prayer, and creative visualization into a powerful technique that can turn anyone into a true "manifestor." This step-by-step instructional book, which includes a full-length introductory Flowdreaming CD, shows you how to find the Flow--a place accessible in our minds, where our quantum reality emerges as an energetic, cosmic river that flows in a positive direction throughout our lives. Flowdreaming is both a fascinating philosophy and a simple technique to help you start manifesting your future in this great energetic space. Summer's powerful abilities and understanding of universal energies has been recognized by such preeminent teachers as Dr. Wayne Dyer, Gregg Braden, Cheryl Richardson, Denise Linn, Carol Ritberger, and Colette Baron-Reid. She has emerged as a leader in the field of manifesting and has been referred to as a rare teacher of the "mysteries." If you enjoy writers such as Esther and Jerry Hicks, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Gregg Braden, Eckhart Tolle, or Sandra Anne Taylor, then this book is a choice find that belongs in your library. Countless people have enjoyed Summer's wisdom and elegant explanations in her weekly Internet radio program on HayHouseRadio.com, and her genuine, honest assessment of manifesting in her blog at www.Flowdreaming.com. Consider this excerpt from "Flowdreaming," in which Summer writes, "We've always known that the Flow is all around us. On some intuitive level, we feel its presence and know when we're moving with life, just as werecognize when we're moving against it. And on rare occasions--though just often enough to shake us up each time it happens--when we look at a sunset or up at the stars, we can even sense that we're part of the Flow; that is, made from the stuff. The Flow is both the glue that holds the cosmos together and the cosmos itself. If you have any doubt about this, just think of how often you've used the expression, 'Just go with the flow.' "Every time you've been moved to use that phrase, you've acknowledged, perhaps instinctually, that there is some life force--some peculiar essence-- that we're caught up in and that is flowing forward into the future, and that, if we go with it, will ease our burdens and bring us to a better place. We intuit that this essence is good and pure, and we want to be flowing with it. In other words, when we're going with the Flow, we're saying that we are in fact on the right path... whatever that path may be. What I'm going to show you now is how you can start aligning yourself with this majesty, and in so doing, discover the explosive creative, manifestational power that is the Flow." "You'll find much wisdom in this insightful book from my co-host on HayHouseRadio.com." -- Dr. Wayne W Acquista Ora
VIVITAR MC MACRO ZOOM mm (FD) - Adattabole A Digitali
Il marchio VIVITAR è poco conosciuto dai neofiti e dai fotografi dell'era digitale. In realtà questo nome identifica ottiche di alta qualità prodotte negli anni '70 e '80 da costruttori d'eccellenza come TOKINA, COSINA, SAMYANG, KINO PRECISION (KIRON) e KOMINE per conto della Ponder & Best Inc. e venduti col marchio VIVITAR. Su tutte spiccano le ottiche appartenenti alla "Series 1", progettate con l'ausilio dei primi computers e spesso superiori anche alle ottiche ufficiali dei colossi della fotografia. Il tele-zoom da mm in oggetto, fa parte di una serie di obiettivi molto apprezzata negli anni '80, venduti col marchio VIVITAR ma fabbricati dalla giapponese COSINA, com'è dato di intendere dal numero di serie che inizia con "9..." Per la loro elevata qualità queste ottiche costituivano una valida alternativa ai modelli più blasonati di Yashica e Zeiss per le fotocamere con baionetta Contax / Yashica. In particolare, lo zoom mm costituisce un'ottimo compromesso tra qualità e prestazioni poiche, grazie ad un fattore di moltiplicazione 3x, rinuncia ad ingrandimenti esagerati per non compromettere la qualità generale con distorsioni e aberrazioni cromatiche tipiche delle ottiche zoom più spinte. Si tratta di un prodotto molto ben realizzato, dalle dimensioni compatte e dal peso rassicurante ma, soprattutto, la sua escursione focale (mm) ne garantisce una ampia gamma d'impiego, dal ritratto alla fotografia naturalistica e sportiva. - Obiettivo zoom con focale variabile tra mm - Diaframma a iride composto di 8 lamelle, con aperture variabili da f/4.5 a f/22 - Messa fuoco di tipo manuale con distanza minima di messa a fuoco 1,2mt. - Funzione "Macro" con rapporto di riduzione 1:4x - Attacco filtri diametro 52mm - Attacco a baionetta Canon FD Oltre che per l'utilizzo con le reflex Canon con baionetta FD, l'aspetto più importante e raccomandabile di quest'ottica è sicuramente la sua adattabilità alle moderne reflex e mirrorless digitali con ottica intercambiabile. Infatti, utilizzando dei semplici ed economici adattatori, questi obiettivi possono essere impiegati con le moderne reflex digitali con notevole risparmio di denaro e risultati spesso ineguagliabili dalle ottiche attuali. Se si è disposti ad effettuare la messa a fuoco manualmente (cosa molto più divertente e creativa dell'autofocus) si può apprendere davvero appieno il mondo della fotografia e ci si possono permettere, con costi davvero contenuti, ottiche ad alte prestazioni a prezzi decisamente più abbordabili dalle ottiche "di serie". Le opportunità di sperimentazione sono praticamente infinite in questo campo... STATO D'USO: Dal punto di vista estetico, l'obiettivo si trova in ottime condizioni, come da foto. L'elemento anteriore e posteriore sono privi di graffi o fungo. Le lamelle del diaframma sono asciutte e i movimenti della meccanica (zoom e messa a fuoco) sono fluidi e morbidi. La regolazione dei diaframmi è precisa.
Alumni Manager
EIT RawMaterials seeks an Alumni Manager About us EIT RawMaterials, initiated and funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, is the largest consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide. EIT RawMaterials unites more than 120 core and associate partners and 190 project partners from industry, research institutions and higher education from over 20 EU countries. They collaborate on finding new, innovative solutions to improving the raw materials sector along the entire value chain – from extraction to processing, recycling and reuse. The EIT RawMaterials Alumni creates new events, new services and new opportunities for people in the EIT RawMaterials community to continue to connect with each other and increases access to existing EIT RawMaterials events and services. Our mission is to support and complement the work of EIT RawMaterials, add value for individual alumni members, the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) as a whole and more widely to EIT and the raw materials sector, and to contribute to the long-term legacy of EIT RawMaterials. EIT RawMaterials Alumni is for everyone who has a relationship with EIT RawMaterials, including current and past participants in: Masters and PhD programmes, Lifelong Learning courses and Wider Society Learning activities Business creation activities such as Business Ideas Competitions, Start-up & SME booster funding and Accelerator programmes EIT RawMaterials partners and their staff EIT RawMaterials staff Members of other KICS and the wider raw materials sector who have an interest in connecting and collaborating with EIT RawMaterials alumni We started work to develop an alumni association in and have recruited a volunteer Board and have developed a three year strategy and an action plan for . We have already signed up around 200 alumni, some of whom have already taken part in events and the Board has decided on the name EIT RawMaterials Alumni. To enable EIT RawMaterials Alumni to develop further we are looking for an Alumni Manager. The Alumni Manager will be responsible for the overall coordination and management of EIT RawMaterials Alumniactivities. The alumni manager will: Support EIT RawMaterials in developing the alumni network, promoting interaction with other stakeholders in the EIT RawMaterials communityand in implementing plans for events, information services and working towards a mentoring programme Organise, attend and participate in alumni events Introduce the necessary software platform to manage a database, communications and website Keep members informed and provide tailored news and information through the website, newsletter and social media on events, courses, publications etc (within and beyond EIT RawMaterials) Support the EIT RawMaterials AlumniBoard to implement plans and to manage Board meetings and communications Coordinate closely with the Board and with EIT RawMaterials Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings Maintain and develop relations with EIT and with other EIT KICs and in particular their alumni associations Provide written and/or verbal reports to the Management and Executive Board on regular occasions Travel across Europe. Qualifications and experience An academic degree 5 years professional experience incl. experience of working in a complex organisation Background in alumni work High English-language proficiency (level C1) with excellent verbal, written and presentation skills Very good organisation and coordination skills including attention to detail and multitasking A combination of drive, tenacity and diplomacy Experience using computers for a variety of tasks Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook. Additional information The Alumni Manager (m/f) will be employed by EIT Raw Materials GmbH and based at our Headquarters in Berlin. They will report to the Director of Education. It is a full-time position, with a permanent contract, starting as soon as possible. Application deadline: 10 February .
Classè SIGMA SSP
Preamplificatori Multicanale Serie Sigma Preamplificatore/processore multicanale a 7.1 canali. 3D e HDMI 1.4. 3D. Streaming da rete, da MAC/PC, dispositivi iOS e da HD/Nas esterno. Airplay e DLNA. Decoder Dolby TrueHD e DTS HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6. DSP applicabile a tutti gli ingressi con equalizzatore parametrico a nove bande. By-pass per stereo. DAC 24bit/192KHz. Display TFT centrale. 2 ingressi USB asincroni (1 frontale e 1 posteriore), 1 presa Ethernet, 2 ingressi ottici e 3 coassiali, 1 uscita coassiale. 3 ingressi audio analogici di cui uno XLR. Pre out 7.1 con i frontali anche in XLR. 8 ingressi (di cui 1 sul frontale) e 1 uscite HDMI 1.4a. RS-232. Trigger IN/OUT. Controllo IR IN/OUT. RJ45 per bus dati. Uscita cuffia. Telecomando. Elegante finitura in alluminio spazzolato nero. A variety of connection options supports virtually any source optimally: Stream audio asynchronously from a computer, storage device or the Internet via the Sigma SSP’s Ethernet connection. The Sigma SSP supports both AirPlay and DLNA streaming. Front and rear panel USB connections support asynchronous streaming from computers and iOS devices. Eight HDMI inputs (including one on the front panel) provide the optimum path for Blu- ray players, games and set-top boxes while simplifying system connections. The Audio Return Channel lets YouTube, Netflix and other online sources decoded at your display play through the Sigma SSP by using the HDMI connection between them. Coax and optical are provided for those sources lacking the HDMI option. DSP options for improving performance are available to all sources. Bass management, a nine-band Parametric EQ and digital domain Tone Control with our Tilt feature ensure that the system can be optimized for your speak - ers and room, and every source sounds its best. An optional phono stage with custom loading may be fitted to accommodate MM and MC cartridges. The Sigma SSP owes its outstanding performance and value to the unique engineering and manufacturing capa - bilities of Classé in Montréal and the B&W Group globally. No other high-end audio designers have access to the resources necessary to deliver such a product at such a competitive price. The Sigma SSP has been conceived and built as an example of quality and value without peer. It will stand as the seminal reference in the preamp/pro - cessor category for many years to come. Modern high-end audio systems tend to fall into one of two broad categories: stereo and theater. But rarely are they used exclusively in those roles. Most have a television display of some kind between stereo speakers or use the surround sound system for playing music. Inevitably, each makes compromises as it tries to accommodate the requirements of the other. The Sigma SSP is designed to build a bridge between these two categories, optimized as a stereo preamp/processor but with HDMI switching and 7.1 channels of high-performance multichannel processing included. The stereo preamp/processor circuitry is derived from the latest generation Delta series CP-800, making the Sigma SSP a stunning performer as a stereo preamp. Test bench measurements are exceptional and suggest comparison with cost-no-object designs. Sonically the Sigma SSP out-performs stereo preamps with stand-alone DACs, while offering superb decoding of high-resolution formats including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Sigma SSP
Cantiere del pardo Grand soleil 40 b&c -
Categoria: Barca a vela Tipologia: Cruiser-Regata Anno: Dimensioni: mt x 3.85mt Motorizzazione: AB Volvo Penta D x 40 HP - Diesel Descrizione: Cantiere del Pardo - Grand Soleil 40 B&C - anno Botin & Carkeek and P. Roseo designers Bandiera italiana - CE cat. A 10 persone - Certificato di sicurezza valido fino al Unico proprietario - No leasing - No charter - No regate - Tasse pagate Manutenzioni allo scafo ordinarie annuali Imbarcazione in molto buone condizioni generali ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cantiere del Pardo - Grand Soleil 40 B&C - year Botin & Carkeek and P. Roseo designers Italian flag - CE A 10 people - Italian safety certificate valid until White hull - Teak deck and cockpit - Single steering wheel Long mast with 3 spreaders - Furling genoa drum recessed under deck Teak interior - Light interior upholstery with covers Bow cabin with head - Stern cabin with head with separate shower - Dinette convertible Sail drive membrane replacement '17 - Annual constant engine maintenance Electrical system v - Batteries '15: 3 services and 1 motor - Charger 50 a/h Galvanic isolator - Indel Marine fridge - Boiler – Topthree stowe with 3 burners and oven Eberspacher heating – Alpine radio stereo cd (Iphone/Ipod) speakers int./est. Internal led lights - Fresh water pump - Foot water pump kitchen sink Electric and manual bilge pump - Additional aft cabin porthole Roller blinds and mosquito nets - Cockpit shower - Carbon foldable cockpit table Black steering wheel steering wheel with double spokes - Nomen reclosable climbs Sprayhood - Outboard engine braket - Wheel cover Swimming ladder - Electric windlass w with double control - Delta anchor 50m Chain - Mooring lines - Fenders Silva Nexus Log, Echo, Wind - 3 Jumbo to the mast - Multi Control NX2 to the chart table Autopilot with control unit and hydraulic actuator - Vhf Gps plotter Geonav 7 wide, black box F170, fishfinder transducer, platinum cartography Computers Apple Mac mini 12v screen 15 "touch screen” chart table- Compass - Windex Long Mast with 3 spreaders with original discontinuous rod rigging Hydraulic backstay adjuster – Nordic Mast rigid boom vang - German mainsheet sheet sys Adjustment sheet genoa cars - Harken furling jib with under deck drum 5 Manual Harken ST Winches - 1 Harken Electric Harken Winch – Mainsail cover Dyneema halyards - Dyneema Code Zero halyard 2:1 (no sail) Harken sys for batten mainsail Mainsail, Genoa North Sails Marathon - Mainsail, Genoa North Sails Dacron Fiocco Elvstroem Dacron Italian safety equipment within 50nm with liferaft 8 people Only one Owner - No leasing - No charter - No regattas - Tax paid Annual ordinary hull maintenance Boat in very good general condition Dettagli interni: Scafo bianco - Ponte e pozzetto in teck - Singola timoneria a ruota Albero maggiorato 3 crocette - Rollafiocco con tamburo sottocoperta Interni in teak - Tappezzeria interna con coperture Cabina prua con bagno - Cabina poppa con bagno e doccia separata - Dinette trasformabile Dettagli strumentazione: Silva Nexus Log, Echo, Wind - 3 Jumbo all'albero - Multi Control NX2 al carteggio Autopilota con unità di controllo ed attuatore idraulico - Vhf Gps plotter Geonav 7 wide, black box F170, trasduttore fishfinder, cartografia platinum Computer Apple Mac mini 12v schermo 15” touch screen al carteggio - Bussola - Windex Dettagli armamento: Impianto v - Batterie '15: 3 servizi ed 1 motore - Caricabatterie 50 a/h Isolatore galvanico - Frigo Indel Marine ad accumulo - Boiler - Cucina Topthree 3 fuochi e forno Riscaldamento Eberspacher - Radio stereo CD Alpine (Iphone/Ipod) altoparlanti int./est. Luci Led interne - Autoclave - Pompa pedale acqua dolce lavabo cucina Pompa sentina elettrica e manuale - Oblò supplementare cabina poppa Tendine oscuranti e zanzariere - Doccia pozzetto - Tavolo pozzetto richiudibile in carbonio Ruota timoneria doppi raggi nera - Bitte Nomen richiudibili Sprayhood Supporto motore fuoribordo e portacanna - Copertura per timoneria Scaletta bagno - Salpancore elettrico w con doppio comando - Ancora Delta 50m Catena - Cime ormeggio - Parabordi Dotazioni di sicurezza italiane entro 50nm con zattera per 8 persone Albero 3 crocette, passante, con sartiame in tondino discontinuo originale Tendipaterazzo idraulico Holbmatro - Vang rigido Nordic Mast - Scotta randa alla tedesca Regolazione carrelli scotte Genoa - Rollafiocco Harken con tamburo sottocoperta 5 Winches Harken ST manuali - 1 Winch Harken elettrico per drizze – Copriranda Drizze ed amantiglio in dyneema - Drizza Code Zero 2:1 dyneema (no vela) Rotaia Harken con carrelli per randa steccata Randa, Genoa North Sails Marathon - Randa, Genoa North Sails Dacron Fiocco Elvstroem Dacron