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Peter Durant is a lonely divorcee, a failed artist and a very negative man. His antics lead him to find that he has lost all his friends and only a change of heart can bring him back to life....

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A brief autobiography of Don Larson with valuable historical information about Gowrie, Iowa and Clay Township, Webster County, Iowa.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Home: Location, History, etc. Family: Genealogy, History, Youth, College Church: Sunday School, Baptism, Confirmation, Pastors School: Elementary, High School, College, Extra credits Military: Draft, Iowa National Guard, Training Public Service: 4-H, Township, Fire Board, Coop Board Seed Business: 1974 on, Companies, Trips Old & new neighbors: Two mile radius, Old Friends Farming: First farm, Landlords, Cattle, Machinery, Changes, Technology Childhood Memories of Farm Cars, Trucks, Airplanes Other Events: Health, Mud, Fire Great Mechanics, Mowing Current Activities: Family, Windmills, Pipe-lines...

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The Analytical Sketches of the biography, titled `Jhalla` (A Silly Lad) is an exposition of the various stages, leaving behind sweet and sometimes sour reminiscences on the mind of the author. This treatise aims to provide the glimpses of the life’s journey already traversed by him for over 8 decades. Here, in this book, he jumps from one stage to another, to provide the reader of his past and the present day life. The scheme of the book is based on segments and their contents. These divisions are enumerated as under: Segment one Since birth till the demise of my mother; Segment Two from the age of 11 to the time of my marriage; Segment Three; from our marriage to the time of our first issue’s marriage; Segment Four Almost to the time we became grandparents; Segment Five From the time I joined legal fraternity as an Advocate and Miscellaneous. However, the reader would be enlightened with the details of the story of the author’s life, in the chronological order on the various topics. (i) Memoirs of Jhalla (A Silly Lad) (ii) Jhalla lands into an entirely new world; (iii) Almost decade-long-struggle for subsistence, in the off...

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Female spouse of one’s brother is called `sister-in-law`; similarly the sister of one’s spouse is sister-in-law. Again, the wife of one’s brother-in-law is also called sister-in-law, subject however to the condition that the said brother-in-law is not the husband of one’s own sister. Thus, in Indian society, we find a vast variety of sister-in-law. However, one factor of commonality is often found in the cases where at both ends of this relationship, we have females. The say that this factor provides sauce to our family life, by swift maneuvers of their inimical or endearing postures towards each other. The author has picked up every variety of this relationship from the middle-class stratum of Indian society, while sketching his story for this fictional narration. However, in a given situation, we feel like addressing or being addressed as `MUY DEAR SISTER-IN-LAW`. To take the story forward, the author has tried his best to strew certain suchlike expressions coming forth sporadically, uttered by one or the other character, irrespective of his/her sex....

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Perched in his wheelchair, at the moment on 30th June, 2007, this erstwhile lover of Maya Dua is expecting Vibha Ratra ..... Of course, this infirm oldie his first ever acquaintance with Vibha Ratra took place, when his family ... Our mother, though surprised to be getting acquainted by her son to Mrs Wilson as the bride's mother, chose to maintain silence about her knowledge of that lady's `swarthy` reputation in the residential vicinity, during their adolescence. Instead of consoling his father in a socially approved manner, the arrogant son had yelled out at the top of his voice, "Papa, you have had enough of her during the past 45 years. In case, you still need a woman's company, there is no dearth of this lot to provide warmth to your body. The following day, while exiting from the faculty meet, Vibha marked that Dr Rawat looked eager to join her, while she was proceeding towards the group of some junior teachers of her department, already waiting for their head of the department. Really, it's an agonizing account," Madhukar ejaculated following a long sigh. After a short while, he resumes, "You can bank upon, this humble fr...

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Gwen Avery was one of New Zealand's most distinguished secondary school Principals. A popular and effective teacher of English, she became an influential role model for her pupils at Timaru Girls' High School, and a wise and compassionate friend to many in the wider community....

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Introduction 1. Roots 2. Parishes 3. Schooling 4. Tertiary Education 5. Young Teacher 6. Overseas Experience 7. Experienced Teacher 8. Reluctant Leader 9. Principal 10. Words of Wisdom 11. Into Retirement 12. Golden Years 13. Glenwood...

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For us to live in a world suitable to us all, we first have to know what such a world should look like, so we can together strive for it!

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The valid competition would be to improve on the ideal (vision/model), and to find better ways of achieving this ideal, instead of competing for advantage over others to the detriment of the whole, as has the prevalent practice been till now. There would, eventually, cease any need for "leaders" and "followers"-- everyone would have the potential to take a part in embodying their own ideas (in concert with the wishes for an ideal existence of all others) in the continuously being shaped collective vision/model. The resulting collective vision/model would not be static--an ideal could not remain an ideal without the possibility of improving on it perpetually. It would be a space to resolve any differences, controversies, conflicts, and any complaints that there ever might arise among us; it would become a superior way of a collective self-rule....

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• Universal Platform for Developing Sustainable Earth Vision/Model Cooperatively • Ecologically and Socially Sustainable Education: Creating a Sustainable World • The Need for Designing the Future Collaboratively: To Whom the Future of the Earth Might Concern. • Donella Meadows' "Visioning": Global Citizens Designing a Sustainable World Together • Mahayana: Philosophy for Sustainability • Designing a Lasting Peace Together • Home: The Very "Leverage Point" • Defining "Sustainability" by Illustrating the Concept Using Modeling • Preventing a Ton of Cure: Disaster Preparedness...

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Nicholas finds out that whatever is hidden will come out in the end!

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Income up to $50,000 per individual is not taxed on the federal level with the exception of the flat fee tax of 0.001. So that $50k of income represents $50 in transaction tax for the transfer to the individual. Any purchases or other financial transactions are also subject to that transaction fee. A voluntary additional transaction fee of another 0.001 would cover the liability for reporting cash transactions. Another component is that income over $50k per individual is taxed progressively. Businesses may have $1,000,000 of profit tax free, but still subject to the transaction fee....

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The US tax code is complicated and misleading. The following proposal has a flat tax rate as well as a progressive tax rate. The progressive tax rate is on normal earned income. There is a violation of the double taxation standard in regard to the transaction tax. This is bypassed by considering each financial transaction as conveying an item of worth and each transaction is a single entity. The transaction tax is 0.001 x the total value of the transaction. The vice transaction tax is 25% of the total value of the transaction. The transaction tax is usually paid by the seller. There is a special income category for entities that win court judgments and the lottery. That wealth transfer is not subject to the earned income tax rate or political contribution tax as long as that income is placed in a savings account of some kind. If the seller does not pay the transaction tax or report the transaction, the government is able to seize all assets of that entity. The principles in the entity are subject to criminal prosecution. An exception to the seller paying the transaction tax occurs when international financial trans...

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Overview Individual earned income Examples for Individual earned income Corporate Tax Plan with Examples Rational for this proposal

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‘The Brussels Legacy’, represents 10 years of work on a series of short stories, the appropriate recipes to accompany them, as well as the book’s full-colour illustrations which were painted on canvas and paper. ‘The Brussels Legacy’ is a satirical romp through European and American art history. Most textbooks on art are rather weighty, but in Delehanty’s stories, recipes, and illustrations, absolutely nothing is taken too seriously. The short stories are based upon the iconic presence of Brussels sprouts in art and history. There are puns, subtle visual secrets in the illustrations, like reflections of one of the characters in a wine glass, or a timid, Mediaeval figure with a spoon in his hand and a bowl of sprouts. The 22 short stories with their accompanying recipes, contain surprising and sometimes heart-breaking twists of events, but most of them end on a positive note. Author: Leanne Delehanty Pages:273 Hand-Painted illustrations:44...

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From: The Spartan Comedian:‘Silence,’ bellowed Pissistrates. ‘I’ll interrogate this boy! Tell me, sugar, where is the Ancient Shield of Perseus, the one he used to kill the Medusa? Where does it lie?’ ‘I didn’t take it,’ replied Zakaris calmly. ‘It wasn’t me.’ ‘What did you say, boy?’ ‘I swear I didn’t take it, Master.’ The other boys smirked and snorted. They whispered behind their hands. Zakaris was about to get the first beating of the year. ...

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Table of Contents Prologue Chapter 1: The Painted Hands Chapter 2: Phtatatuti Chapter 3: The Spartan Comedian Chapter 4: The Noble Racer Chapter 5: Arthur and the Song of Love Chapter 6: Geoffrey Chaucer’s Prioress Chapter 7: Machteld’s Lament Chapter 8: Leonardo’s Invisible Invention Chapter 9: The Seer’s Unforeseen Retreat Chapter 10: The Dutch Solar System Chapter 11: Saskia’s Awakening Chapter 12: Julie the Sweep Chapter 13: The Unbearable Melancholia of Sprouts Chapter 14: Christmas in Paris Chapter 15: Another Letter from the Coalfields Chapter 16: The Scholar Who Wouldn’t Eat Chapter 17: The Eyes of Alfred Célerie Chapter 18: Pablo and the Fish Chapter 19: The Corned-Beef Thief Chapter 20: Diary of Two Fossil Hunters Chapter 21: A Very Modern Cabbage Farmer Chapter 22: And Bingo Was His Name-O Glossary Acknowledgements ...

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Amy's deceased father wanders aimlessly in her dreams. She is determined to catch a magical catfish she believes will help her Daddy. This book is set in rural Arkansas in the mid 1960s. It is intended for late Middle Grade readers....

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A stunning, yet heartfelt work of creative nonfiction about a love affair on a Mach speed roller coaster, a firsthand look at the passionate ups and the horrifying downs of two lovers born for each other. “At the End of the Dance” tells the story of the marriage between Cory and Julie set against the backdrop of staggering excess, deviant sex, lung cancer and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The 100% true story written with humor and startling authenticity written by a husband widowed at far too young of an age....

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The Deathbed I had never called 911 before in my life. I didn’t want to do it. My wife didn’t want me to dial the number either. She didn’t want to go to the hospital, but knew that she had better. She didn’t look good, and she was in a lot of pain. “Did you take some morphine?” I asked her. “Yeah, but it’s not helping.” ...

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The Deathbed 5 Love is Like Oxygen 12 The Five Year Plan 16 Diving 18 Awkward Moments 19 My First Letter to Julie 21 Cabo First 22 Q's 25 How it All Started 26 Bobbing for Apples 27 Sense of Relief 29 Dub's 30 Absinthe & Ecstasy 31 Absinthe & Ecstasy Letter 33 Charlie Brown 35 Say It 36 Another Letter 37 Just a Little Badass 38 A Conniving Bastard 39 You Me Learning to be Us 40 Christmas 40 The Clock Strikes Down 42 Brain Drain 43 Moaning my Name 44 Manic 46 The Edge of the Pool 89 Domesticated 91 Don't Give the Girl Jager Shirt 93 Dead Mice 93 Million Dollars/Someone Forgot 95 Victory is Mine 97 The Peace Accord 98 Gunpowder Adrenaline 99 Jac My World 101 Ugly is Ugly 102 Egg Sandwiches and Chinese Food 103 Problems Letter 105 Maiya and Julie 106 At Home in Cloth Walls 107 Two Hours Gone 108 Settling into our Marriage 109 Six Shooter 110 Do as I say… 111 Money Laundering Degree 112 Lehman Going Down 113 Paranormal House 114 Two Truths 115 Broadsided 116 Cornfield Camping 118 Lehman Evacuation Kit 122 Ground Zero 122 My Muse 123 Copper Pipes and Crack Houses 128 The Dog Rescuer 12...

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U.S. Armed Forces Insignia - Annotated Bibliography is a catalog of over 4,000 references addressing military and supporting auxiliary services insignia, rank/rate, and decorations. Compiled materials span the period from 1810 to 2010. Materials compiled from a variety of resources including articles and publications available through Internet libraries....

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Introduction Statistical Summaries Deciphering Bibliographic Citations References Armed Forces Awards and Decorations Auxiliary Services Antiquarian Acronyms and Abbreviations Resource Indices ...

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Two bank employees, one married male and the other unmarried female happened to mark affinity for self in the other. This unmarried person was the boss of the other one. In view of the mutual affinity, this boss visited the other’s residence for delivering in person the `invite` on the occasion of her marriage with an NRI doctor. In a couple of years, the marriage of both these persons reached the stage of irretrievable breakdown, as both were feeling suffocated with the behaviour and attitude of their spouses. By the by, they happen to divulge to each other the emotional injuries suffered at the hands of their respective callous spouses. However, they happen to be neighbours by virtue of the flat allotted to them by their bank under the self-financing scheme for its employees envisaged to reach them a surprise bonanza in a unique `no profit, no lost` basis. The events at the inlaws family in the case of both of thembrought them physically closer, with the blessings of their parents. Thus, they happen to be `a circumstantially evolved couple`....

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“It appears to me that almost every religion tends to circumscribe the reasoning potentials of its followers. The self-styled custodian of the religious beliefs would not take it upon himself as a duty to seek the explanations of the `deviating folk`, unless an explosive situation emerges,” Nidhi expresses her opinion in the presence of the lone listener … She says, “Even at this moment, some kuchcha structure is visible. A notice board is also clearly visible from here. I think, let’s move towards that hut, to check, if that hermit is still using that hutment even after a period of fifty five years has gone by.” He looks undecided, but his wife almost drags him towards that sign-board. It reads the same contents. The door seems to have been bolted from inside. They move away awfully, lest they disturb the hermit’s peace. …. Nidhi often happens to recall her days when she had once heard from Anirudh that Smriti’s father is a doctor in a government dispensary and has been living an ostentatious type of life. It had resulted in his daughter always complaining of the total absence of modern amenities for leading `a moderately c...

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This book is a look into the possibilities for the emergence of a single and universal native language by taking into consideration the common denominator that characterizes all spoken languages: sounds. This book describes the acquisition of language in terms of speech, its use, and its development or evolution. The hypothesis of a monolingual world is supported by strong arguments, facts, and theories. This is both a descriptive and a prescriptive approach in the sens that not only Mr. Dufour portrays the current linguistic status quo as it is, but also, he prescribes a way to go about making our planet monolingual through a detailed awareness campaign plan and practical views likely to help us achieve that goal if followed properly. His approach is a novel one and is commendable. This is a reference book, definitely one to read, whether you're a linguist or not....

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Language is a beautiful thing. It unites us in our differences. It is one of the most amazing features of human beings. It gives us the ability to communicate complex thoughts, emotions, and intent. That ability is written in our DNA. Humans have an innate predisposition to learn languages. Despite this biological predisposition, language had to first evolve. It took our species by surprise. It was sort of a Eureka moment, an epiphany when the first Homo Sapiens discovered he could communicate using his vocal apparatus…Today, with globalization, the need to communicate quickly and efficiently has never been greater. Nations still take pride in their languages, but some people wish, openly or in their inner selves, there could be a universal or global language spoken by all human beings so that no important part of their messages be lost because of miscommunication or translation itself…Considering the diversity of cultures, the differences between industrialized and emerging economies, which, of course, define the influence of nations on the international scene, is it possible that the potential universal language emerges as a resul...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS i- Acknowledgements ………………………………………………………………………..4 I- INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………… 5 II- MECHANISM AND DYNAMISM OF LANGUAGE ………………….………….. 9 a. Language acquisition ………………………………...………………………….. 9 i. Definition of language and its basic properties ………………………….10 ii. Mechanical or physical aspect of language acquisition ………………... 11 iii. Psychological or cognitive aspect of language acquisition or psycholinguistics ……………………………………………..………… 20 • Alexander Luria’s contribution to psycholinguistics ………...… 22 • Noam Chomsky’s contribution to psycholinguistics ..……….… 25 • Narrative Ability Test (NAT) or Test of Narrative Language (TNL) ……………………………..……………………………. 27 b. Language use ………………………………………...………………………… 39 i. Characteristics of language use at the geolinguistic level …………..…. 40 • Phonetic and morphological use of languages or linguistic typology ……………………………...………………………… 41 • Geolinguistic distribution of languages or Language geography..51 c. Evolution of spoken language ………………………..………………………… 58 i- Specific views on evolution of spoken language …………...………….. 59 • Emergentism ……………………..……...

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Due to upload limitations or errors, I am unable to upload recent versions of my books. Please go to https://learn-hebrew-from-genesis.weebly.com/ to find my most recent self-published book versions / editions. This book is essentially an enhanced dictionary that can also be used for these other purposes: 1: to determine the frequencies of word usage in the Tanakh ('Old' Testament). 2: to more easily compare words with similar spellings. 3: to discover the chapter number of each Bible chapter. 4: to discover verses in other chapters that link information with the chapter number that you are looking at. 5: to discover important information about a Bible chapter that you are looking at. 6: to compare all of the words that come from one single root, which can help us to better understand those word meanings and word usages. 7: to discover the relationship between the first usage of a word in the Bible and the sum of the root that that word belongs to. 8: to discover what Bible chapter a word root belongs to, and how that root meaning might interact with that Bible chapter. 9: to discover what the Hebrew name...

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The main thing that this 'dictionary' lacks that other 'dictionaries' might have is the verse locations of each place a word is used in. This is common with Concordances of the Bible. Because it would increase the size of this book by more than a 1000 pages, and the time it would take to list each word location, I have decided to not include concordance information in this dictionary, even though that would be something I would have wanted to do if I had the time and patience to do it. The names of people or places are usually not going to be listed in this dictionary which is root centered, because they are redundant in the sense that names have meanings based on the roots of the words that make up the name. Essentially, names are just transliterations and if you know what the roots already mean, you already know what the name means....

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There are no chapters, just entries for each Bible chapter number from 1 to 1189 where roots go. There are bookmarks for each Bible Chapter of the bible in this book. Each bookmark also lists the numbers of the chapters so that you can just look at the numbers in the bookmarks to quickly jump to the closest number to the root you are looking for....