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Hegemony or survival : America's quest for global dominance / by Chomsky, Noam.(CARDINAL)145847;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In this book Noam Chomsky offers an analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that follow. The United States is in the process of staking out not just the globe but the last unarmed spot in our neighborhood-the heavens-as a militarized sphere of influence. Our earth and its skies are, for the Bush administration, the final frontiers of imperial control. In Hegemony or survival, Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this moment, what kind of peril we find ourselves in, and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species. Chomsky dissects America's quest for global supremacy, tracking the U.S. government's aggressive pursuit of policies intended to achieve "full spectrum dominance" at any cost. He lays out how the various strands of policy-the militarization of space, the ballistic-missile defense program, unilateralism, the dismantling of international agreements, and the response to the Iraqi crisis-cohere in a drive for hegemony that ultimately threatens our survival. In our era, he argues, empire is a recipe for an earthly wasteland.
Subjects: Imperialism.; Unilateral acts (International law); Intervention (International law); State-sponsored terrorism.; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.; Ballistic missile defenses.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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The regenerative grower's guide to garden amendments : using locally sourced materials to make mineral and biological extracts and ferments / by Palmer, Nigel,1958-author.(CARDINAL)839548;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A New Garden Model -- Methods and Strategies -- Sustainable, Regenerative Garden Tools -- Data and Measurements -- Raw Materials -- Amendment Recipes."With recipes for fermented plant juice, nutrient-rich extracts, and IMO using weeds, leaf mold, shells, bones, rock dust, and more Revitalize your garden by making your own biologically diverse inoculants and mineral-rich amendments using leaf mold, weeds, eggshells, bones, and other materials available for little or no cost from local woodlands, fields, restaurants, and markets. Gardener and author Nigel Palmer provides practical, detailed instructions that will be accessible and exciting to every grower who wants to achieve a truly sustainable garden ecosystem, while enjoying better results at a fraction of the cost of commercial fertilizer products. These recipes go beyond fertilizer replacement, resulting in greater soil biological activity and mineral availability while increasing pest and disease resistance, yields, and nutrient density. Recipes range from the very simple-such as using rainwater to extract nutrients from plant residues and using vinegar to extract minerals from bones and shells--to more complex and creative processes for fermenting plant juices and fish and culturing indigenous microorganisms (IMO) to create amendments that supply a broad spectrum of minerals and complex organic compounds. This compact collection of recipes and instructions is inspired by the work of many innovative agricultural pioneers, especially Cho Ju-Young (founder of the Korean Natural Farming method). Palmer supplies extensive data from mineral analysis of amendments he has made using materials from his own garden; this type of detailed data is not available in any other source. The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments also includes a primer on plant-soil interaction, instructions for conducting a soil test and measuring the quality of fruits and vegetables using a refractometer, and guidance on compost, cover cropping, mulching, and other aspects of sustainable gardening"--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Gardening; Plants; Soil amendments;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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The beginner's handbook of amateur radio / by Laster, Clay.(CARDINAL)722471;
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Amateur radio stations;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Republic of lies : American conspiracy theorists and their surprising rise to power / by Merlan, Anna,author.(CARDINAL)804659;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue -- False times -- "Some of it is true and some of it is not" -- Pizza party -- False flags -- Self investigators -- Medical conspiracies -- The fall of a sovereign citizen -- White nationalist cookout -- Deep state -- Epilogue.A riveting tour through the landscape and meaning of modern conspiracy theories, exploring the causes and tenacity of this American malady, from Birthers to Pizzagate and beyond. American society has always been fertile ground for conspiracy theories, but with the election of Donald Trump, previously outlandish ideas suddenly attained legitimacy. Trump himself is a conspiracy enthusiast: from his claim that global warming is a Chinese hoax to the accusations of "fake news," he has fanned the flames of suspicion. But it was not by the power of one man alone that these ideas gained new power. Republic of Lies looks beyond the caricatures of conspiracy theorists to explain their tenacity. Without lending the theories validity, Anna Merlan gives a nuanced, sympathetic account of the people behind them, across the political spectrum, and the circumstances that helped them take hold. The lack of a social safety net, inadequate education, bitter culture wars, and years of economic insecurity have created large groups of people who feel forgotten by their government and even besieged by it. Our contemporary conditions are a perfect petri dish for conspiracy movements: a durable, permanent, elastic climate of alienation and resentment. All the while, an army of politicians and conspiracy-peddlers has fanned the flames of suspicion to serve their own ends. Bringing together penetrating historical analysis and gripping on-the-ground reporting, Republic of Lies transforms our understanding of American paranoia.
Subjects: Conspiracy theories; Conspiracy theories; Political culture;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 13
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Gender outlaws : the next generation / by Bornstein, Kate,1948-; Bergman, S. Bear,1974-;
"In the fifteen years since the release of Gender Outlaw, Kate Bornstein's groundbreaking challenge to gender ideology, transgender narratives have made their way from the margins to the mainstream. Today's transpeople, genderqueers, and other sex/gender radicals are writing a drastically new world into being. Gender Outlaws, edited by the original gender outlaw, Bornstein, together with writer, raconteur, and theater artist S. Bear Bergman, collects and contextualizes the work of this generation's trans and genderqueer forward thinkers - new voices from the stage, on the streets, in the workplace, in the bedroom, and on the pages and websites of the world's most respected news sources. Gender Outlaws includes essays, commentary, comic art, and conversation from a diverse group of trans-spectrum people who live and believe in barrier-breaking lives."--Publisher description.
Subjects: Transsexuals; Gender identity.; Gay & Lesbian Interest.; Sexual minorities.; Gender transition.; Gender reassignment surgery.; Gender transition; Transgender people.; Transgender people; Sex (Psychology); Transsexual people.; Gender identity.; LGBTQ+ people.; Sexual minorities.; Transitioning (Gender); Gender affirming surgery.; Transgender people.; Hormone therapy (Gender); Transgender identity.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Surveying natural populations / by Hayek, Lee-Ann C.(CARDINAL)331386; Buzas, Martin A.(CARDINAL)287485;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-531) and index.Introduction -- Density : mean and variance -- Normal and sampling distributions for fieldwork -- Confidence limits and intervals for density -- How many field samples? -- Spatial distribution : the power curve -- Field sampling schemes -- Species proportions : relative abundances -- Species distributions -- Regression : occurrences and density -- Species occurrences -- Species diversity : the number of species -- Diversity indices -- SHE analysis.Surveying Natural Populations is a user-friendly primer to the essential survey methodologies of quantitative field ecology, or paleoecology, integrating the intuitive approach of the field researcher with the rational analytical tools of the statistician. The chapters guide the uninitiated step by step through such topics as estimating population densities, determining adequate sample sizes, estimating the relative abundance of species, and measuring and modeling diversity. Employing a single data set for clarity, the book demonstrates the application of a wide spectrum of statistical techniques to this model. A wealth of other examples from the natural world illustrates the use of each method with different kinds of organisms. Designed as a comprehensive introduction and handy methodological reference for students and professionals alike, this book is filled with lucid explanations, real-world examples, practice problem sets, more than one hundred illustrations and tables, and many applications to research issues of current concern. For zoologists, botanists, archaeobotanists, archaeologists, and paleontologists, Surveying Natural Populations is a clear and creative guidebook to the range of sophisticated statistical techniques at their disposal.
Subjects: Population biology; Paleoecology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Neal-Schuman library technology companion : a basic guide for library staff / by Burke, John(John J.),author.(CARDINAL)210525;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Library technology in context -- Mission-critical technologies -- Technology that makes library services run -- Building and maintaining the technology environment in libraries -- Where library technology is going and how to stay informed."In its new fifth edition, which has been completely updated and reorganized, this one-stop overview of all technologies used in libraries today is more comprehensive and compelling than ever. The perfect primer for LIS students, Burke's guide should also be at the top of the list for any current or future library professional looking to stay at the forefront of technological advancement. It gives readers a sound and sensible way to consider, access, and use library technologies to better meet the needs of library users. Its incisive coverage includes complete analysis of the librarian's technological toolbox for teaching, security, databases, and more; expert advice on how to compare and evaluate competing technology solutions; mobile devices and technology, social media, streaming media, and privacy; makerspaces and other technology programing; updated content on open source catalog systems, discovery layers, and related elements of library management systems; a new section on learning management systems (LMS); websites, web-based services, and free information resources; improved guidance on usability; new technology predictions for the future, with tips on how to stay up to date with the latest developments; and a glossary of useful terms. Informed by a large-scale survey of librarians across the spectrum of institution types, this guide will be a true technology companion to novices and seasoned LIS professionals alike"--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Libraries; Library science; Libraries and the Internet.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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GERD / dyspepsia / by Fass, Ronnie.(CARDINAL)463290;
Subjects: Gastroesophageal reflux; Heartburn;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mathletics : how gamblers, managers, and fans use mathematics in sports. by Winston, Wayne L.,author.(CARDINAL)767697; Nestler, Scott,author.; Pelechrinis, Konstantinos,author.; Winston, Wayne L.Mathletics.First edition.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-578) and index.Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part 1: Baseball -- 1: Baseball's Pythagorean Theorem -- 2: Who had a better year, Mike Trout or Kris Bryant? -- 3: Evaluating hitters by linear weights -- 4: Evaluating hitters by Monte Carlo simulation -- 5: Evaluating baseball pitchers, forecasting future pitcher performance, and an introduction to Statcast -- 6: Baseball decision-making -- 7: Evaluating fielders -- 8: Win probability added (WPA) -- 9: Wins above replacement (WAR) and player salaries -- 10: Park factors -- 11: Streakiness in sports -- 12: The platoon effect -- 13: Was Tony Perez a great clutch hitter? -- 14: Pitch count, pitcher effectiveness, and PITCHf/x data -- 15: Would Ted Williams hit .406 today? -- 16: Was Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak the greatest sports record of all time? -- 17: Projecting major league performance -- Part 2: Football -- 18: What makes NFL teams win? -- 19: Who's better: Brady or Rodgers? -- 20: Football states and values -- 21: Football decision-making 101 -- 22: If passing is better than running, why don't teams always pass? -- 23: Should we go for a one-point or two-point conversion? -- 24: To give up the ball is better than to receive : the case of college football overtime -- 25: Has the NFL finally gotten the OT rules right? -- 26: How valuable are NFL draft picks? -- 27: Player tracking data in the NFL -- Part 3: Basketball -- 28: Basketball statistics 101 : the four-factor model -- 29: Linear weights for evaluating NBA players -- 30: Adjusted +/- player ratings -- 31: ESPN RPM and FiveThirtyEight RAPTOR ratings -- 32: NBA lineup analysis -- 33: Analyzing team and individual matchups -- 34: NBA salaries and the value of a draft pick -- 35: Are NBA officials prejudiced? -- 36: Pick-n-rolling to win, the death of post ups and isos -- 37: SportVU, Second Spectrum, and the spatial basketball data revolution -- 38: In-game basketball decision making -- Part 4: Other sports -- 39: Soccer analytics -- 40: Hockey analytics -- 41: Volleyball analytics -- 42: Golf analytics -- 43: Analytics and cyber athletes : the era of e-sports -- Part 5: Sports gambling -- 44: Sports gambling 101 -- 45: Freakonomics meets the bookmaker -- 46: Rating sports teams -- 47: From point ratings to probabilities -- 48: The NCAA evaluation tool (NET) -- 49: Optimal money management : the Kelley growth criterion -- 50: Calcuttas -- Part 6: Methods and miscellaneous -- 51: How to work with data sources : collecting and visualizing data -- 52: Assessing players with limited data : the Bayesian approach -- 53: Finding latent patterns through matrix factorization -- 54: Network analysis in sports -- 55: Elo ratings -- 56: Comparing players from different eras -- 57: Does fatigue make cowards of us all? The case of NBA back-to-back games and NFL bye weeks -- 58: The college football playoff -- 59: Quantifying sports collapses -- 60: Daily fantasy sports -- Bibliography -- Index.
Subjects: Sports;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Creating a staff-led strategic plan : a practical guide for libraries / by Mathuews, Katy B.,author.; Spellman, Ryan A.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part I. Pre-Project Planning -- Understanding Strategic Planning -- Laying the Foundation for a Staff-Led Approach -- Part II. Creating the Plan -- Research and Data Analysis -- Writing -- Part III. Implementing the Plan -- Creating and Assessing Initiatives -- Communicating Throughout and Beyond the Planning Process -- Appendices. Sample Library Strategic Plans -- Appendix A. Athens County Public Libraries Strategic Plan, 2016-2019 -- Appendix B. Calgary Public Library Strategic Plan, 2019-2022 -- Appendix C. Ohio University Libraries Strategic Plan, 2021-2023 -- Appendix D. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University Library Strategic Plan, 2018-2021 -- Appendix E. Excerpt, Busitema University Library Strategic Initiatives, January 2021-December 2022."Taking a staff-led approach, this book helps libraries of all types create their own meaningful and authentic strategic plans while demystifying a process that can bring many benefits to the organization"--"With dwindling budgets to pay for consultants and a growing interest in collaboration across the organization, libraries are increasingly taking a do-it-yourself approach to strategic planning.This book takes a step-by-step approach to grassroots strategic planning for libraries of all types. The authors, who led a successful strategic planning process at their own library, provide practical advice and detailed information to guide library personnel through their own process. Topics include aligning withinstitutional and community values, creating vision and mission statements, researching stakeholder needs, conducting environmental scans, collaborative drafting of the plan, communication strategies, and implementation and assessment of the plan. Each chapter helps librarians create a strategic plan for a broad spectrum of libraries, including K-12, post-secondary, public, and special libraries. A unique feature of the book is its emphasis on the ways in which different library types can collaborate tomeet shared goals.This book is a one-stop-shop, providing everything library staff will need to create a strategic plan without searching for additional sources"--
Subjects: Library administration; Library planning.; Strategic planning.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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