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From Chaos to Harmony

By: Rav Michael Laitman

.......................................................... 186 THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD IS IN OUR HANDS ...................................... 192 NOTES... ...es to fulfill his life’s mission: disseminating the wisdom of Kabbalah to the world. After the Rabash’s demise in 1991, Laitman established Bnei Bar... ...ldren judge their parents by these standards, if friends, relatives, and col- leagues examine us only according to how well we relate to others, we ... ...and children are introduced to drugs as early in life as elementary school. A 2005 survey conducted by Israel Prologue 29 Anti-Drug Authority reve... ...ciprocity and col- laboration. In a lecture given at a conference in Tokyo in 2005, Sahtouris explained that evolution is comprised of phases of ind... ...if we have made the slightest change at all, we have brought humankind just a little closer to balance with Nature. The increased balance means redu... ...er- ing they endure to attain their sustenance is many times greater than the little pleasure they feel in this life” (“In- troduction to The Study o... ...ttempt to prevent the approaching Holocaust, in 1933 Baal HaSulam published a series of treatises. 190 FROM CHAOS TO HARMONY The first treatise st...

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Report on Orphaned Works

By: Marybeth Peters

...United States Senator United States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510 January 5, 2005 Ms. Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights James Madison Memorial Bui... ...BCOMMITTEE ON CYBERSECURITY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT January 7, 2005 SUBCOMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND BORDER SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON IN... ...cost of litigation and how, in many cases, the individual creator may have little practical recourse in obtaining relief through the court system. W... ...and described by the public during the course of the study. To date, very little systematic research of specific problems related to unidentifiable ... .... Berard (181) (describing a group of users who are interested in a radio series whose original right holders were known, but also known to be decea... ...rty Rights, Apr. 15, 1994, art. 9.1, Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, Annex 1C, Legal Instruments–Results of the Urugu... ...tates Senate, 90th Cong. 37 (1967) (statement of John Dos Passos, Authors League of America) (“The present system by which copyright has to be renewe... ...the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris 1971) (“Berne”), the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) Agreement on the Trade-related Aspects of ... ...k, if it wanted to make additional derivative works (such as a television series based on the original motion picture it created), it would need per...

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Report on Orphaned Works

By: Marybeth Peters

...United States Senator United States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510 January 5, 2005 Ms. Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights James Madison Memorial Bui... ...BCOMMITTEE ON CYBERSECURITY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT January 7, 2005 SUBCOMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND BORDER SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON IN... ...cost of litigation and how, in many cases, the individual creator may have little practical recourse in obtaining relief through the court system. W... ...and described by the public during the course of the study. To date, very little systematic research of specific problems related to unidentifiable ... .... Berard (181) (describing a group of users who are interested in a radio series whose original right holders were known, but also known to be decea... ...rty Rights, Apr. 15, 1994, art. 9.1, Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, Annex 1C, Legal Instruments–Results of the Urugu... ...tates Senate, 90th Cong. 37 (1967) (statement of John Dos Passos, Authors League of America) (“The present system by which copyright has to be renewe... ...the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris 1971) (“Berne”), the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) Agreement on the Trade-related Aspects of ... ...k, if it wanted to make additional derivative works (such as a television series based on the original motion picture it created), it would need per...

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Links and Factoids

By: Sam Vaknin

...ja Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Narcissus Publications Imprint, Skopje 2005 Not for Sale! Non-commercial edition. ... ...emed a danger to the disintegrating realm, now at war with Russia. When the first world war broke, Turkey allied itself with the Germans. All Arme... ...a) was described in antiquity as a large island in the sea to the west of the known world (the Western Ocean), near the Pillars of Hercules (the Gi... ...1811 and Bolivar, being a minor - though self-aggrandizing - political figure, had little to do with it. After his first major military defeat, in ... ...ted and captured Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia in December 1814. After a series of uninterrupted military defeats, Bolivar exiled himself... ...ans who preferred the USA to the British crown. http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/18/h18-2005-e.html http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?P... ...ad these listed in her garderobe: "A payre of bodies of black cloth of silver with little skirts (1571), a pair of bodies of sweete lether (1579), ... ...tan Under British rule, Pakistan was part of India. At the request of the Muslim League, the British decided, in 1947, to split it from India. Pa... ... Alcohol consumption per head dropped to 8 liters (2 gallons). The Anti-Saloon League spearheaded another successful drive to prohibit the manu...

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And Gulliver Returns Book III : A Visit to Kino

By: Bob Oconnor

...HOOD .................................................................. 63 WORLD LEADERSHIP ............................................................ ...uickly and find solutions to problems that work in a modern and globalized world. Kino, as a new country, didn‟t have to endure the probl... ...dealers and importers, but the problem persists. ―In Kino we have had little problem with psychoactive drugs. Part of the education required for... ... --―Well Commander, China‘s population in 1950 was about 600 million, by 2005 it had more than doubled to 1.3 billion in spite of its drastic popu... ...ut it is difficult to lead when you are barefoot and pregnant and have six little mouths to feed. Women‘s inferior placement was determined more by ... ...joyment in an ever-advancing society. ―We recognize that life is a series of choices, societal, religious and personal. Our lives will be be... ... of museum exhibits, theater performances, athletic events, youth athletic leagues, special interest groups for children and youth, such as free cla...

...n some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search for solutions to the planet's most pressing problem. He has written six books of his planned fourteen book series and invites you to read...

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And Gulliver Returns Book VII : Book 7 Visit to Indus

By: Bob Oconnor

.......................................................... 3 RECOGNIZING THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS ............................................................. ...Y .................................................. 20 POLITICS OF THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES .............................................................. ... area, leading our luggage like Argentinean dog walkers, I spotted a dark little man holding a yellow sign under his chin. ‘Commander and Clan’. I k... ...y because of our soil and monsoons, we have been able to get by with very little food aid, but I see our needs increasing and I don‘t see any food b... ... Golden Rule. Just look at the Catholic Italian mafia, the Jewish Defense League, and the Tamil Tigers. So many in religion are concerned only with ... ...R, Wright A. Focusing on improved water and sanitation for health. Lancet 2005; 365:810-812. 2. Summary: human development report 2006. Beyond scarc... ...ew York: Wiley. 1993 10. Reuters, June 10, 2008 11. Aftenposten, Nov 9, 2005 12. http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html 13. Wen Jiabao, Chinese ...

...n some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search for solutions to the planet's most pressing problem. He has written six books of his planned fourteen book series and invites you to read...

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And Gulliver Returns Book V : My Visit to Singaling

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

...TRY OF SINGALING From one of the two most advanced countries of the world to the other. Singaling, just off the Malay Peninsula, tooled its ph... ...for the glass, wood, brick, and steel buildings which were the hub of the world's most prosperous nation. But what impressed me most was the cleanl... ...ut reducing the rich-poor gap. But such communistic ideas have as yet had little effect on this free enterpriset power. In contrast, Singaling has e... ...es. It struck me over the years of visiting the former Soviet Union that little old ladies were given jobs sweeping the streets with their long bro... ...l family values. We allow no other activities between 6 and 7 PM—no youth league sports, no TV, no concerts. “We have some other requiremen... ...ho was an amateur here, playing professionally for Arsenal in the Premier League. And we have three actors who have left for professional careers abr... ...ublic Pension Systems with Healthcare in the Wings. Fiscal Studies: 26:1 (2005) pp. 5-34 2. Archives of General Psychiatry, Sept. 2007 73 3.... ...hiatry, Sept. 2007 73 3. American Academy of Pediatrics, vol. 116, 2005 4. Washington Times, August 1, 2004 5. Leviathon, 1651 6. Dickso...

...n some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search for solutions to the planet's most pressing problem. He has written six books of his planned fourteen book series and invites you to read...

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And Gulliver Returns Book IV : A Look at Our Human Values

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

...human values really fascinates me. The most important discussions in this world are about values of one sort or another. My friends and I once share... ... eat ‗chop chop!‘‖ --―Wreck, you think that just because you took one little cruise through space you can tell us what to do. Remember I‘m stil... ...ety?‖ --―I hate to say it but I do. Being invited to speak around the world and teaching in major universities makes me feel that I am important... ...es because the earth is somewhat round. It is an oblate spheroid, being a little flatter on the top and bottom and wider at the Equator so we have to... ...and, France, South Korea and Estonia, with 49% non-believers. ―In 2005 52% of Europeans said they believed in a God, 27% believed in some sor... ...er problem because health care costs increase substantially as we age. In 2005 Medicare‘s costs were almost 3% of the 144 GDP, or 60% of that of... ...ians who have abused their office for financial gain, some of these major league crooks are re-drawing their maps and taking the higher road. If ther... ...ame conclusion. For example, if we take the three numbers 2, 4 and 8 in a series and ask you to name the next number. You might say 16 or 10, Both w... ...‘s share—and you don‘t even have a welfare state—at least not in the same league with Denmark. But then Denmark didn‘t go to war against some Muslims...

...n some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyssey around the solar system, searching for sites where the world's excess people can be re-located. He found none. On his return he vows to search for solutions to the planet's most pressing problem. He has written six books of his planned fourteen book series and invites you to read...

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Fuzzy and Neutrosophic Analysis of Periyar's Views on Untouchability

By: W. B. Vasantha Kandasamy and Florentin Smarandache

... Periyar from Tamil by Meena Kandasamy HEXIS Phoenix, Arizona 2005 2 This book can be ordered in a paper bound reprint from: ... ...S.Kirangi, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India Copyright 2005 by Hexis, W. B. Vasantha Kandasamy, Florentin Smarandache and K. ... ...tion, what will be the plight of the last man who is a Dalit? As one of the world’s largest socio-economically oppressed, culturally subjugated an... ...nsupervised one. The FCMs work on the opinion of 14 experts. FCMs model the world as a collection of classes and causal relations between classes.... ...f the cases. Now we proceed onto analyze the second expert whom we felt was little different and innovative even in specifying the nodes for econo... ..., Periyar met Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in Mumbai. Both of them also met the Muslim League leader M. A. Jinnah on 8 January 1940. Periyar spoke of his com... ...at even today. Just like an unclean man who subconsciously feels that he is a little unclean, a man who wears the sacred thread feels that he is an ... ... between Hindus and Muslims, the differences between the Congress and Muslim league, the Untouchables seeking separate electorates are all due to r... ...nt? It is enough if we realize this. Their race will be eradicated. We have a series of plans. If all this does not work, finally there is no option...

...on birth. Thus, if the erstwhile first citizen of India faces such humiliation, what will be the plight of the last man who is a Dalit? As one of the world’s largest socio-economically oppressed, culturally subjugated and politically marginalized group of people, the 138 million Dalits in India suffer not only from the excesses of the traditional oppressor castes, but also...

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The Malignan Self Love : Narcissism Revisited

By: Sam Vaknin

...8-3384-3 Created by: Lidija Rangelovska, Skopje REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA "Sam Vaknin is the world's leading expert on narcissism." Tim Hall, Ne... ...pter IV: The Workings of a Narcissist – A Phenomenology Chapter V: The Tortured Self (The Inner World of the Narcissist) Chapter VI: The Emotional ... ...e rule, for I am quick to revert to "normal". Witnessing several changes might make you pause a little longer. But it takes an awful lot before you... ...before I learned to talk. When you were exploring your world for the first time, with the usual little toddler mishaps, your mother kept a careful ... ... books) about narcissists, psychopaths, and abuse in relationships Click HERE to buy the ENTIRE SERIES of eight electronic books (e-books) about na... ... books) about narcissists, psychopaths, and abuse in relationships Click HERE to buy the ENTIRE SERIES of eight electronic books (e-books) about na... ...nsecurity, because why should she stay with a loser like me, when she's obviously so out of my league? So really, what I'm envious of is the power ... ...: http://www.ccnow.com/cgi-local/cart.cgi?vaksam_EXCERPTS 9. "Diary of a Narcissist" (November 2005) The anatomy of one man's mental illness – its...

...anging circumstances - we say that it is disordered. Such a person takes behavioral, emotional, and cognitive cues exclusively from others. His inner world is, so to speak, vacated. His True Self is dilapidated and dysfunctional. Instead he has a tyrannical and delusional False Self. Such a person is incapable of loving and of living. He cannot love others because he canno...

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Empire and Wars

By: Sam Vaknin

... Semi-failed State The War in Afghanistan I. Afghan Myths II. Pakistan’s Nice Little War III. The Afghan Trip On the Road to Iraq – Central... ...sion. The Pew Research Center published in December 2002 a report titled "What the World Thinks in 2002". "The World", was reduced by the pollsters... ... out of 15 countries regarded the conduct of the USA in Iraq as a greater threat to world peace that Iran's nuclear ambitions. The distinction forme... ...the role of religion, and whether to teach the theory of evolution. According to a series of special feature articles in The Economist, America is ... ...'s haughtiness and obtuse refusal to engage in soul searching and house cleaning do little to ameliorate this antagonism. To the peoples of the poo... ...nd contempt. You found yourself on the receiving end of both in ample doses in July 2005. The taste of one's medicine is always bitter. In a string... ... the Table of Contents! The American Hostel By: Dr. Sam Vaknin The movie "Hostel" (2005) is a potent depiction of gore and graphic horror. More sub... ...s is smaller than Mexico's (or Spain's, adds The Economist). According to the Arab League, the gross national product of all its members amounted t... ...lion worth of manufactured goods and farm products from the 22 members of the Arab League, Afghanistan and Iran combined - or about half our value-...

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Report on Orphan Works

By: Library of Congress

...United States Senator United States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510 January 5, 2005 Ms. Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights James Madison Memorial Bui... ...BCOMMITTEE ON CYBERSECURITY, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT January 7, 2005 SUBCOMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND BORDER SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON IN... ...cost of litigation and how, in many cases, the individual creator may have little practical recourse in obtaining relief through the court system. W... ...and described by the public during the course of the study. To date, very little systematic research of specific problems related to unidentifiable ... .... Berard (181) (describing a group of users who are interested in a radio series whose original right holders were known, but also known to be decea... ...rty Rights, Apr. 15, 1994, art. 9.1, Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, Annex 1C, Legal Instruments–Results of the Urugu... ...tates Senate, 90th Cong. 37 (1967) (statement of John Dos Passos, Authors League of America) (“The present system by which copyright has to be renewe... ...the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris 1971) (“Berne”), the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) Agreement on the Trade-related Aspects of ... ...k, if it wanted to make additional derivative works (such as a television series based on the original motion picture it created), it would need per...

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Cyclopedia of Economics

By: Sam Vaknin

...best not to sign it, if it is signed – it is contrary to my express will". There is little legal (or moral) doubt that such a contract should be voi... ...natories" lacks this sine qua non trait? In the absence of consciousness, there is little point in talking about free will (or rights which depend ... ...us and intelligent person has the intention to achieve a goal. He then engages in a series of absolutely random and unrelated actions, one of which ... ...correct can we speak of an achievement. Our would-be achiever is thus burdened by a series of requirements. He must be conscious, must possess a wel... ...ction. But whether an event or action is an achievement or not also depends on the world itself, the substrate of the actions. An achievement must ... ...rred) – there would be no meaning to the word achievement. In an entropic, stagnant world – no achievement is ever possible. Moreover: the mere occ... ...ence would still remain largely valid. Animal Rights According to MSNBC, in a May 2005 Senate hearing, John Lewis, the FBI's deputy assistant dire... ...ted States and the Minoans in Crete (today's Greece). The Britannica Encyclopedia (2005 edition) recounts how the "Binderwurs of central India ate ... ...ei" ("city air liberates" - the sign above the gates of the cities of the Hanseatic League)? This is the eternal tension between the individual and ...

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Cyclopedia of Philosophy

By: Sam Vaknin

...best not to sign it, if it is signed – it is contrary to my express will". There is little legal (or moral) doubt that such a contract should be voi... ...natories" lacks this sine qua non trait? In the absence of consciousness, there is little point in talking about free will (or rights which depend ... ...us and intelligent person has the intention to achieve a goal. He then engages in a series of absolutely random and unrelated actions, one of which ... ...correct can we speak of an achievement. Our would-be achiever is thus burdened by a series of requirements. He must be conscious, must possess a wel... ...ction. But whether an event or action is an achievement or not also depends on the world itself, the substrate of the actions. An achievement must ... ...rred) – there would be no meaning to the word achievement. In an entropic, stagnant world – no achievement is ever possible. Moreover: the mere occ... ...ence would still remain largely valid. Animal Rights According to MSNBC, in a May 2005 Senate hearing, John Lewis, the FBI's deputy assistant dire... ...ted States and the Minoans in Crete (today's Greece). The Britannica Encyclopedia (2005 edition) recounts how the "Binderwurs of central India ate ... ...ei" ("city air liberates" - the sign above the gates of the cities of the Hanseatic League)? This is the eternal tension between the individual and ...

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Facts and Fictions in the Securities Industry

By: Sam Vaknin

... Visit Sam Vaknin's United Press International (UPI) Article Archive – Click HERE! World in Conflict and Transition http://samvak.tripod.com/guid... ... Sovereign Promises XXIII. Portfolio Management Theory XXIV. Going Bankrupt in the World XXV. The Author Introduction The securities industry ... ...the future net present values of these flows. Once the music stops, they are worth little. Return The Value of Stocks of a Company The debate r... ...urn Financial Investor, Strategic Investor In the not so distant past, there was little difference between financial and strategic investors. Inv... ...y: "An approach to investment management based on the belief that historical price series, trading volume, and other market statistics exhibit reg... ...es effected in 2004, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lifted, in May 2005, all restrictions on the short selling of 1000 stocks. In ... ...e impoverished population of Albania was cast into destitution by the collapse of a series of nation- wide leveraged investment plans in 1997. Inept ... ...published by United Press International (UPI) Written September 2002 Updated April 2005 The five ghastly "Jack the Ripper" murders took place in a... ...rise since 1997), it falls behind Ireland (179%) and South Africa (195%). It is in league with Australia (with 113%) and Spain (132%). The paper no...

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Abuse, Trauma, And Torture, And Their Consequences and Effects

By: Sam Vaknin

... The ICD-10, the International Classification of Diseases, published by the World Health Organisation in Geneva [1992] regards the Narcissistic Pers... ... coerced into a framework they resent, are likely to act out and erupt in a series of self-destructive and self-defeating acts (see above). But the... ...ork, NY University Press, 1998 13. Jacobson, Edith. The Self and the Object World. New York, International Universities Press, 1964 14. Jung, C.G. C... ... inadequate and imperfect they are in comparison to his regal self and how little he craves or needs them. The narcissist regards himself as one wou... ...by the grief inducing events - the sadder they become. Depression is often little more than suppressed or self- directed anger. The anger, in this c... ...ccept painful reality. Such acceptance is a volcanic, shattering, agonising series of nibbling thoughts and strong resistances. Once the battle is ... ...why should she stay with a loser like me, when she's obviously so out of my league? So really, what I'm envious of is the power that all that tale... ....com/cgi-local/cart.cgi?vaksam_EXCERPTS 9. "Diary of a Narcissist" (November 2005) The anatomy of one man's mental illness – its origins, its unfoldin...

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The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley

By: Thomas Hutchinson

...A. EDITOR OF THE OXFORD WORDSWORTH. 1914. A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vo... ...helley, Volume One, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18201- 1291 is a Portable D... ........................................................ 22 THE DAEMON OF THE WORLD. ....................................................................... ...ment of the merely external and formal element of his song. Shelley recked little of the jots and tittles of literary craftsmanship; he committed many... ...rent about all such matters: indeed, to one absorbed in the spectacle of a world travailing for lack of the gospel of “Political Justice”, the study o... ...as a trisyllable; elsewhere the ordinary spelling has been adopted. (Not a little has been written about ‘uprest’ (“Revolt of Islam”, 3 21 5), which h... ...790 But Laon? on high Freedom’s desert land A tower whose marble walls the leagued storms withstand! 15 15 15 15 15. One summer night, in commune with... ...Ere yet success the enterprise had blessed, _3545 Leagued with me in their hearts;—their meals, their slumber, Their hourly o...

...IN 1824......................................................................................................................... 22 THE DAEMON OF THE WORLD. .............................................................................................. 26 ALASTOR: OR, THE SPIRIT OF SOLITUDE. .......................................................................... 39 NOTE ...

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Theological Essays and Other Papers

By: Thomas de Quincey

... VOL. II. OL. II. OL. II. OL. II. OL. II. A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Theological Essays and Other Papers: Volume Two by Thom... ...homas de Quincey, the Pennsyl- vania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18202 is a Portable Documen... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ...ghty for the interests of orthodoxy through the land. The children of this world, who became the agitators of the church, clamored for something more.... ...nd meaning to the original purpose, it threw a solemn shadow over the rank worldliness of that purpose, and it opened a diffusive tendency towards oth... ...ntruder’ from without. He was supposed by the fiction of the case to be in league with his patron for the persecution of a godly parish; whilst in rea... ... torical display. Mr. B., with more simplicity of taste, pro- nounces this little better than theatrical ostenostentation. Mr. C. requires a good deal... ...sbytery of the district. And now pursue the action of the law, and see how little ground it leaves upon which to hang a complaint. Everybody’s rights ... ...rs of the age. We have earls, we have mar- quesses, coming forward as Corn-League agents; we have magistrates by scores angling for popularity as Repe...

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The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater

By: Thomas de Quincey

... English Opium-Eater By THOMAS DE QUINCEY A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas de Qu... ... Thomas de Quincey, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18202 is a Portable Documen... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ... into any gaiety whatever, but, least of all, when the gaiety trespasses a little into the province of the extravagant. In such a case, not to sympath... ...y was its excuse; mere extravagance was felt to license and ac- credit the little jeu d’esprit, precisely as the blank impossibili- ties of Lilliput, ... ... flakes of cotton, often satu- rated with rum, and by what seemed absolute worlds of blaz- ing sparks, that lighted up all the upper chambers of the a... ...d, and the stranger that is within thy gates. But that rest must be in the world which lies beyond the grave. On this side the grave ye have all slept... ...ration of letters there has been a cabal, an academic interest, a factious league amongst universities, and learned bodies, and individual scholars, f... ...swell of the advancing tide, into the long thunder of billows breaking for leagues against the shore: ‘That to the height of this great argument I may...

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The 9/11 Commission Report Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

By: Thomas H. Kean

...M 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin’s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988–1992) 55 2.4 Buil... ...TERTERRORISM EVOLVES 71 3.1 From the Old Terrorism to the New: The First World Trade Center Bombing 71 3.2 Adaptation—and Nonadaptation— ...in the... ...re Middle East- erners, naming three of their seat numbers. One spoke very little English and one spoke excellent English.The hijackers had gained ent... ...ilenced her. 76 Shortly thereafter, the passengers and flight crew began a series of calls from GTE airphones and cellular phones.These calls between ... ...nitored only peri- odically because the information was sporadic,it was of little value,and there were other important tasks.The FAA manager of the te... ...ing the Bureau to its “maximum feasible capacity” in counterterror- ism by 2005. Field executives told Watson that they did not have the analysts, lin... ...d actually thought the operation too complicated for the CIA—“out of their league”—and an effort to get results “on the cheap. ” But a senior Joint St... ...achi and then to Afghanistan to renew contacts with Bin Ladin and his col- leagues.Though KSM may not have been a member of al Qaeda at this time, he ... ... controversial provisions of the Patriot Act are to “sunset” at the end of 2005. Many of the act’s provisions are rela- tively noncontroversial, updat...

...ense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin?s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988?1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992?1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda?s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996?1998) 63 3. COUNTERTERRORISM EVOLVES 7...

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Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers

By: Thomas de Quincey

...MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS BY THOMAS DE QUINCEY A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers by Thomas de Quincey... ... Thomas de Quincey, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18202 is a Portable Documen... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ...e bosom of waters without a shore—then a few sunny smiles and many tears—a little love and infinite strife—whisperings from paradise and fierce mocker... ... for curiosity was no longer excited; the sensa- tion attached to them was little or none. From these terrific tragedies, which, like monsoons or tor-... ... the young and the gay; I was healthy; I was strong; I was prosperous in a worldly sense! I owed no man a shilling; feared no man’s face; shunned no m... ...and Miscellaneous Papers superior in understanding and in knowledge of the world, whom, therefore, she leaned to for protection. On the other hand, sh... ...for man and beast; the product of which eight hours was from ten to twelve leagues. On the last day but one of the journey, the travelling party, whic... ..., which was precisely the original dinner party, reached a little town ten leagues short of Cuzco. The Corregidor of this place was 131 Thomas de Qui...

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Theological Essays and Other Papers

By: Thomas de Quincey

... ETC. C. C. C. C. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Theological Essays and Other Papers: Volume One by Thom... ...homas de Quincey, the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18202 is a Portable Documen... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ..., upon the possible relations of Christian- ity to the total drama of this world. I will endeavor to ex- plain my views. And the reader, who takes any... ...I cannot be dif- fuse; and, as regards quality, he will find in this paper little of what is scattered over the surface of books. I begin with this qu... ...n, is the ground which lies between the spirit of man and the supernatural world. At present, under the humblest conception of religion, the human spi... ...lity. He sees before him the opposite pole of deity. The river-god had too little of a con- crete character. Jupiter has nothing else. In Jupiter you ... ...ant with childlike arms, against Paganism triumphant. But Christianity, in league with civilization, and resting on the powers of this earth allied wi...

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The Divine Comedy

By: Dante Aligheri

... Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri trans. Henry Wadsw... ...dsworth Longfellow, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18202 is a Portable Docu- m... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ...rn, Which in the very thought renews the fear. So bitter is it, death is little more; But of the good to treat, which there I found, Speak will ... ...net’s rays Which leadeth others right by every road. Then was the fear a little quieted That in my heart’s lake had endured throughout The night... ...Thou sayest, that of Silvius the parent, While yet corruptible, unto the world Immortal went, and was there bodily. But if the adversary of all ev... ...n language: ‘O spirit courteous of Mantua, Of whom the fame still in the world endures, And shall endure, long-lasting as the world; A friend of m... ...ils thee, that thou canst not stand? But hast been coming more than half a league Veiling thine eyes, and with thy legs entangled, In guise of one...

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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

By: Adam Smith

...ES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS by Adam Smith A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of ... ...ions by Adam Smith, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18202 is a Portable Docu- m... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ..., even in this case, however, very considerable. A man commonly saunters a little in turning his hand from one sort of employment to another. When he ... ...made use of by the dyer, which often come from the remotest corners of the world? What a variety of labour, too, is necessary in order to produce the ... ...t beautiful and happy invention, without which these northern parts of the world could scarce have afforded a very comfortable habitation, together wi... ... sort of armourer. Another excels in making the frames and covers of their little huts or moveable houses. He is accus- tomed to be of use in this way... ...r to obtain it, to become either his slaves or vassals; or to enter into a league of mutual defence for the common protection of one another. The inha... ...gle individuals, had no power to defend themselves; but by entering into a league of mutual defence with their neighbours, they were capable of making...

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The Divine Comedy Volume 2 Purgatory [Purgatorio]

By: Dante Aligheri

...igheri Translated by Charles Eliot Norton A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION The Divine Comedy, Volume Two, Purgatory [Purgatorio] b... ...arles Eliot Norton, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, Hazleton, PA 18202 is a Portable Documen... ... of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2005 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is... ...ful.—Marco Lombardo.—His discourse on Free Will, and the Corruption of the World. ....................................................................... ...he Earthly Paradise.—The Forest.—A Lady gathering flowers on the bank of a little stream.—Discourse with her concerning the nature of the place. ........ ... cleansing of Dante from the stains of Hell. TO RUN OVER BETTER WATERS the little vessel of my genius now hoists its sails, and leaves behind itself a... ...the De Monarchia (ii. 5), “that he might kindle the love of liberty in the world, showed how precious it was, by preferring death with liberty to life... ...thee, that thou canst not sup- port thyself? but art come more than a half league veiling thine eyes, and with thy legs staggering like one whom wine ...

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