The two most recent presidential elections exposed a deep and expanding polarization of the American public. Unfortunately, the two major political parties aren't helping to resolve this conflict. In fact, they created the conflict and are perpetuating it. There is no serious debate within the political parties on the four moral issues that are the basis of this Culture War. They have been transformed into articles of faith. Committed Democrats will be for abortion, gun control, separation of church and state and gay marriage. Their Republican counterparts will be against all of them. Disarming the Culture War makes the case that a majority of Americans are not satisfied with the positions the political parties offer on these issues. A "silent majority" of Americans are against abortion and gay marriage but are in favor of gun control and the separation of church and state. This Culture War is a divisive stalemate with serious long-term consequences, and citizens who have been silent for far too long have an obligation to speak up now. Disarming the Culture War brings a new dimension to the public dialogue-a dialogue that is necessary if we are to find our way beyond this Culture War.

Disarming the Culture War: How the Silent Majority Can Break the Stalemate

Politics & Social Sciences

Wilson, Bruce

Social Sciences

iUniverse

This timely volume reveals in great detail how educators closed the "performance gap" for low-income students by linking expectations and results. Drawing heavily on the words and experiences of students, teachers, and parents, this book describes how students who traditionally had not succeeded academically in school began to do so. 
Effort and Excellence in Urban Classrooms demonstrates just how this was done by including:
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<li> In-depth descriptions of classrooms and schools where students began succeeding when educators assumed the responsibility for their success</li>
<li> Data-based discussion of teachers’ views on parental involvement in schools and parents’ views of teachers’ and schools’ actions on behalf of students</li>
<li> Identification of the kinds of support that schools and districts must provide if educators are to be successful</li>
<li> An unrelenting emphasis on how educators enabled students to be motivated and to produce high-quality work</li>
</ul>

Effort and Excellence in Urban Classrooms: Expecting―and Getting―Success With All Students (Critical Issues in Educational Leadership Series)

Education & Teaching

Corbett, Dick

Williams, Belinda

Schools & Teaching

Teachers' College Press

This timely volume reveals in great detail how educators closed the "performance gap" for low-income students by linking expectations and results. Drawing heavily on the words and experiences of students, teachers, and parents, this book describes how students who traditionally had not succeeded academically in school began to do so. Effort and Excellence in Urban Classrooms demonstrates just how this was done by including: In-depth descriptions of classrooms and schools where students began succeeding when educators assumed the responsibility for their success Data-based discussion of teachers’ views on parental involvement in schools and parents’ views of teachers’ and schools’ actions on behalf of students Identification of the kinds of support that schools and districts must provide if educators are to be successful An unrelenting emphasis on how educators enabled students to be motivated and to produce high-quality work

As She Began, an illustrated introduction to Loyalist Ontario, provides a general guide to tAhe most crucial period in Ontario's history, 1775 to 1800, when thousands of refugees from the American Revolution streamed into the land between the lakes, giving Ontario its geographic shape and political destiny.
Concentrating on the personal and social aspect of the loyalist migration, Bruce Wilson looks at the origins, the background, the motives, and the later successes of themen and women who were on the losing side of a civil war and were forced to start life over again in a wilderness.
As She Began is lavishly illustrated with maps and over 50 contemporary sketches and paintings from many diffierent collections.

As She Began: An Illustrated Introduction to Loyalist Ontario

History

Americas

Dundurn Press

Get to grips with Office 365 through in-depth tutorials and insights from leading experts. Topics covered include Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Skype Online, and more. This deeply technical book tackles key aspects of online collaboration and business productivity within Office 365. Expert Office 365 is written by a dedicated team of Microsoft Premier Field Engineers (PFEs), and captures advice, best practices, and insights from their experience in the field. What You’ll Learn
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<li>Develop client Web Parts with the new SharePoint Framework 
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<li>Create a recovery plan for SharePoint Online 
</li>
<li>Configure SharePoint Online Hybrid Search and Portals 
</li>
<li>Configure and optimize Exchange Online 
</li>
<li>Optimize collaboration in your organization through analytics insights</li>
</ul>
Who This Book Is For Senior IT pros and developers who wish to master business productivity within Office 365. This book is aimed at organizations that are already on Office 365 or that are currently planning their migration to the cloud.

Expert Office 365: Notes from the Field

Computers & Technology

Charlebois-Laprade, Nikolas

Zabourdaev, Evgueni

Brunet, Daniel

Farran, Mike

Ng, Kip

Stobart, Andrew

Cormier, Roger

Hughes-Jones, Colin

Milne, Rhoderick

Computer Science

Apress

This report presents results from the independent evaluation of a field operational test using a fleet of heavy trucks outfitted with a prototype integrated crash warning system. This effort was conducted as part of the U.S. DOT’s Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) program. The system tested included rear-end, lane-change/merge, and lane departure crash warning functions. The goals of the evaluation were to assess safety impact and driver acceptance, and to characterize the prototype system’s warning capabilities. Eighteen volunteer drivers from a commercial fleet operated the 10 equipped heavy trucks, accumulating 600,000 miles over a 10-month period. The test period consisted of 2 months of baseline driving, when the system was disabled, and an 8-month treatment period, when the system was enabled and warnings were presented to the drivers. Comparisons were made between baseline driving and the treatment period to determine the effect of system use on driver behavior and performance.

Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Heavy-Truck Field Operational Test Independent Evaluation

Engineering & Transportation

Brewer,John

Nodine, Emily

Lam, Andy

Najm, Wassim

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Automotive

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Criminals - Book I: A Time to Sow is the first book of a thrilling new action-packed series. Orion Jackson is the criminally brilliant convict who spearheads the BGO, otherwise known as the Black Gansta Organization. He teams up with his homeboy, Corey Jones, to build the nest of his empire, with one twig at a time. But Orion is bogged down with a personal vendetta that he wants to resolve with three ruthless convicts who sexually assaulted him while he was in prison. He vigorously pursues his objectives of eliminating them, one soul at a time, to bring closure to this degrading memory that plagued his life. While pursuing his vendetta, Orion finds himself caught up in another conflict with deadly skirmishes with one of the most formidable underworld organizations in the country. With the fire burning on both ends of the candle, Orion faces the challenges of keeping his organization afloat, even as he desperately fights for his own survival. "I couldn't put the book down...I'm not kidding, the reading is so intense" - Kizzy McKenny, Administrative Coordinator Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/BruceWilson

The Criminals - Book I: A Time to Sow

Literature & Fiction

United States

Strategic Book Publishing

In the spring of 1906 in Kentucky, Wes Wilson stands in his freshly plowed field gazing at furrows that will soon be filled with young dark-leaf tobacco plants. This crop is his life's blood, the product that allows him to feed and clothe his family. Wes is determined that nothing-not the powerful monopoly trying to drive prices down, or the growers' association demanding that farmers hold back their crops-will stand in his way. But the secrets and lies which plague the community smother Wes as he struggles to decide whether he should join the Association or sell out to the tobacco company. In the days that follow, Wes realizes that he's a threat to his family's peace. So, like the Night Riders who wear masks to hide their identity, he puts on a mask of control to hide his troubled mind. Wes is blind to the dangers he faces-the devious tobacco buyer; the ever-present Night Riders; and the cousin who is hiding a deadly secret- grow more intense the longer he takes to decide what to do with his crop. The conflict erupts and soon rages out of control with a result both surprising and tragic.

Death in the Black Patch

Dramas & Plays

Artemesia Publishing, LLC

Orion Jackson, kingpin of the BGO, otherwise known as the Black Gangsta Organization, has inherited a world of life-threatening problems. The adverse circumstances of an uncouth outside affiliate have mercilessly entangled Orion and his organization to an ongoing murderous conflict with the Mexican mob. This cruel and deadly challenge threatens to forfeit Orion's hopes and dreams of providing a peaceful and safe life for his family. Much to his dismay, Orion alarmingly discovers that sowing corruption can make life discouragingly daunting, especially when it's A Time to Reap. The Criminals- Book I: A Time to Sow maliciously plants seeds of gloom and doom. Now it's A Time to Reap. The Criminals - Book II: A Time to Reap is the shocking, highly anticipated sequel. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/BruceWilson

The Criminals - Book II: A Time to Reap

Leaving behind a marked trail of evil deeds and havoc as an enforcer for powerful men, J.D. seeks refuge in the American Southwest in 1908. Hounded by the law and haunted by his own memories and his fear of getting caught, he discovers a flaw which smolders at the core of his being. Can a man run away from trouble, from himself? There ain't no place that far.

No Place That Far

Genre Fiction

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