text:
Get Your Free Audiobook
Non-member price: $35.87
Publisher's Summary
Best-selling author Brian Fagan brings early humans out of the deep freeze with his trademark mix of erudition, cutting-edge science, and vivid storytelling.
Cro-Magnon reveals human society in its infancy, facing enormous environmental challenges - including a rival species of humans, the Neanderthals. For ten millennia, Cro-Magnons lived side by side with Neanderthals, an encounter that Fagan fills with drama. Using their superior intellects and tools, these ingenious problem solvers survived harsh conditions that eventually extinguished their Neanderthal cousins.
Cro-Magnon captures the indomitable adaptability that has made Homo sapiens an unmatched success as a species. Living on a frozen continent with only the most basic tools, Ice Age humans survived and thrived.
More from the same
What listeners say about Cro-Magnon
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
- Anonymous User
- 18-01-2020
Very Average
Poorly executed...The authors glipses of the past seem very textbook. Not new revelations... Not enthralling.
- Thomas
- 28-07-2010
Interesting but speculative and repetitive
For the most part I enjoyed listening to this book. I was unfamiliar with the topic and thought I would give it a listen, and I feel I've learnt a fair amount about mans pre-history. However, I found great chunks of the book to be highly speculative with long story-like fantasies from the author about how he thinks daily life of the cro-magnon may have been. In other words, I think the book sacrifices some objective integrity in order to make it more easily accessible/readable.. (a mistake in my mind).
11 people found this helpful
- Paul
- 12-08-2010
Fact and fiction
An interesting introduction to our current state of knowledge of our distant ancestors. However, don't expect only a discussion of facts drawn from recent archaeological studies. The author adds colour to the text by speculating well beyond what we know in the areas of social structure and human/neanderthal coexistence. Sometimes this is enjoyable, sometimes it taxes credulity.
20 people found this helpful
- Roy
- 21-01-2011
A Summary of the Evidence
I look for books that address topics about which I have little understanding. Hence, I picked up Brian Fagan's "Cro-Magnon" which presents the current knowledge concerning our stone-age ancestors. He accomplishes this by clearly telling the reader what is known, what is still unknown, and how inferences from the archeological record are drawn. Along the way he brings the reader up-to-date on carbon dating, DNA analysis and other technological tools used in the study of that record. He speculates about the lives of various of these individuals and describes their behavior in hunting, family matters, inter-group trade, language and other things. True, the narrative portions of some sections are based upon conjecture, but they are rooted in "what is known" and the descriptions help the novice visualize what life may have been like for these individuals. The reading of James Langtgon is very good.
9 people found this helpful
- Joshua
- 04-08-2010
Skipping to Part II
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought Part I was too speculative and almost comically repetitive. I'm skipping to Part II now, and thank the reviewer who suggested that. I'll update my review after I'm done.
But my gosh, hearing the reader go on about the "intricate dance of two cultures" and the "silent Neanderthal man staring at his more intelligent neighbor," over and over and over again reminded me of my time as an English major when I'd spin big papers out of a few facts/ideas that really deserved about 15 percent of the space they actually got.
17 people found this helpful
- Becca
- 03-09-2010
too much speculation presented as fact
A lot of this book is fascinating, but he speculates an awful lot, drawing parallels to modern cultures like the Inuit and Eskimos, and doesn't clearly differentiate between what is speculation and what is fact. This casts doubt on what is presented as fact, to where I don't know how much to believe. While entertaining, this book should be read with caution. If I could get my money back for it, I would.
5 people found this helpful
- Joel Mayer
- 22-07-2010
Skip "Part I"
This was a decent book, but the first "part" was a waste of time. It began with an uninspiring "lit review" of human evolution. Followed by a summary of his beliefs of Neanderthal society that might have been ripped from "Clan of the Cavebear."
The second "part" redeemed the book as he gave a more compelling summary of Cro-Magnon society (obviously the focus of the book). He followed development of these societies and changes in their technology and inferred what this meant to how their society possibly operated. Wisely, the author did not claim to "know" what their society was like but made reasonable guesses.
I would skip Part I and go directly to Part II for any re-listening to this book.
15 people found this helpful
- Gary
- 01-07-2012
Story read like romantic fiction
The story listens as if it is a romantic fiction novel. The author gives us plenty of information on early man (and neanderthal) life. If you were to listen to the story at random parts, you would probably think the story was a romantic fiction novel. Whenever a science book reads like fiction that makes the book flow marvelously. The author will often start his elucidation on a subject matter by saying "and how do we know that", and then explains how we think we know what was said. Typical examples representative of the time period are used to make the lives of the Cro-Magnon become vibrant through today's modern eyes.
I'm a sucker for prehistory books. This one makes the subject come alive and the reader adds an extra dimension to the story telling.
4 people found this helpful
- Karin W.
- 09-09-2010
A comprehensive overview of the Ice Age
Not just about the Cro-Magnon, this book also goes into great detail about what scientists currently know about the Neanderthal people and the current scientific knowledge regarding the climactic changes, geology, flora, and fauna of the Ice Age.
I'm an archaeology geek, didn't know much about this period, and found the topic engrossing. It's popular science writing at its best--clear, interesting, and accessible without being condescending.
The narrator is also excellent, with a very pleasant British accent and flawless pronounciation of the many French and German terms in the book, not to mention the occasional Hebrew or !Kung word.
4 people found this helpful
- Krista
- 15-08-2010
Very interesting
I enjoyed this very much. Great narration and mix of "imagine...." to set the stage to see a Cro-Magnon. Also really enjoyed the details of the different sciences that go into determining age of fossils and other evidence of our ancestors. There were times that were a little slow or the details a little too details for listening, so had to re-listen to parts. If I were reading, they might have sunk in better in the written versus audio format. Still enjoyed very much and I looked up many the places and artifacts mentioned for better understanding of the imagery.
4 people found this helpful
- Craig
- 04-08-2010
A better title would have been more descriptive of the book and the author's premise. Perhaps it should be titled Neaderthal Man since that is what the book is essentially about.
4 people found this helpful
- Robert James Lamb
- 25-02-2016
A good general public book.
Too much imaginative speculation, too little hard evidence. A good story but not an academic book.
- Russ Varley
- 07-04-2013
Human prehistory brought to life
This book is a highly engaging exploration of how anatomically modern humans pushed out the Neanderthals using surprisingly small technological advances. The parts of the story which are related as a story of a meeting or hunting trip jar a little a thte beginning but they do add to the book greatly and, at their best, can really bring to life this era of human development.
If you have read Chris Stringer's "Homo Britannicus" the this is a must because it updates that story with new information.


text:
Dear all
I have recieved my pair of 250 ti jubilee last week and absolutly over the moon with them. My concern is regarding the stability of the speakers. I have concret floor with carpet and as the speakers only have round metal feets, they rock about when I gently push them. I m sure there must be a better solution to get them sitting firm. Unfortuneatly, there is no way to remove the round feets, I have taken out the cross over to look inside and there are no screws attaching the feets within. Have any of you got a better solution to stabilize the speakers.
I have also noticed with I took the cross over out to realise the capacitors used are of low grade quality ( elna ) blue in color. Has anyone used better quality capacitors and of what make.
Thanks in advance.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Apple is planning to change its current Apple Discussions support forums to adopt more of a social network vibe, according to several recent posts by Apple staff. The new service will be called Apple Support Communities and will include new options for custom landing pages, new profiles, and a focus on building a "reputation" for offering the best advice on solving support issues.
The coming change was first announced last Wednesday by Apple staffer "Eric W." According to that post and several later ones which describe the new system in more detail, each user in the system will now have a customizable home page where they can add, edit, or remove "widgets." These widgets appear to be customizable views to access different parts of the support communities. One example described is a widget to list unanswered questions from community members, which can be further customized to only display unanswered questions about Intel-based iMacs. Your home page will also show any recent activity on topics in which you are participating.
In the new system, products will be divided into "communities," which appear to be roughly equivalent to the current forum's topics. Users can then ask "questions" which are then answered by community members. Users earn a "reputation" by offering helpful advice. Details about how this reputation system works have yet to be posted, but it appears to be a way for the community to rate the quality of answers offered for each question—answers from someone with a higher reputation could then be considered more authoritative or trustworthy.
It also appears that the new Communities will allow users to build a more thorough profile, including custom avatars, background information, and more. Users are encouraged to include details about their background to help build trust relationships. "Say hello to your fellow Apple Support Communities members and help them get to know you by completing My Profile and your biography," reads a post about the new profile system.
No information has been posted about exactly when the new system will go into effect, and Apple did not respond to our request for additional information as of publication time.


text:
The search found 250 results in 0.016 seconds.
For years social scientists have grappled with the question of why men receive far more media coverage than women, and now a new study reveals the answer.
A new study reveals that while homicide victimization rates declined for whites, blacks, and Hispanics in the United States from 1990-2010, the drop was much more precipitous for the two minority groups.
In an era where popular culture is increasingly recognized for its impact on lay understanding of health and medicine, few scholars have looked at television's powerful role in the creation of patient expectations, especially regarding pregnancy and birth.
Despite having only about 5 percent of the world's population, the United States was the attack site for a disproportionate 31 percent of public mass shooters globally from 1966-2012, according to new research that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
In the early twenty-first century, women continue to receive substantially less media coverage than men, despite women's much increased participation in public life. Media scholars argue that actors in news organizations skew news coverage in favor of men and male-related topics. However, no previous study has systematically examined whether such media bias exists beyond gender ratio imbalances in coverage that merely mirror societal-level structural and occupational gender inequalities.
How do national institutional contexts mediate the global? This article aims to answer this question by analyzing screen translation—the translation of audiovisual materials like movies and television programs—in four European countries: France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. A cross-national, multi-method research project combining interviews, ethnography, and a small survey found considerable cross-national differences in translation norms and practices, sometimes leading to very different translated versions of the same product.
A growing literature posits the importance of boundaries in structuring social systems. Yet sociologists have not adequately theorized one of the most fraught and consequential sites of boundary-making in contemporary life: the delineation of the official edges of the government—and, consequently, of state from society. This article addresses that gap by theorizing the mechanisms of state boundary formation. In so doing, we extend culturalist theories of the state by providing a more specific model of how the state-society boundary is produced.
While secrecy enables policy makers to escape public scrutiny, leaks of classified information reveal the social construction of reality by the state. I develop a theory that explains how leaks shape the discursive frames states create to communicate the causes of social problems to the public and corresponding solutions to redress them. Synthesizing cultural sociology, symbolic interactionism, and ethnomethodology, I argue that leaks enable non–state actors to amplify contradictions between the public and secret behavior of the state.
This paper reconceptualizes "individualism" as a discursive strategy of action through which everyday Americans attempt to manage the cultural dilemma of engaging in externally imposed social obligations within a broader individualistic culture.
Scholars examining kin and community care have often sought to identify the relative importance of structural and cultural factors on the use and availability of these networks, but research has yielded unclear results in the case of child care. Cultural theories focus on how values, beliefs, and practices lead to differences in kin and community care; structural theories focus on how educational attainment, income, inherited power or inequality, and family structure lead to such differences.


text:
100+ Years of Progress Show
The invention of the tractor meant a giant leap forward for farmers. Steam-powered tractors and their more evolved descendants eventually birthed large-scale farming, lowering costs and boosting productivity.
Built to get the job done, not for comfort, the early machines had steel seats (ouch!) and stubborn steering. The hardy folks who operated them had to be mechanically inclined, maybe even part railroad engineer, if they wanted their engines to keep a 'going.
You can enjoy some of these rare, steam-powered tractors at the 100+ Years of Progress show, a family-oriented event in Carthage, Moore County, held annually the first weekend in November. Hosted by collectors Ken and Patti Eder, it showcases more than 1,000 machines.
Visitors see one-of-a-kind tractors as well as machines made by International Harvesters (think Moguls and Titans), John Deere, McCormick Deering, General Electric, Rumleys and much more in the Eders' barns and buildings. Crews operate restored tractors, as well as a steam-powered sawmill, so folks can appreciate how powerful these old machines were.
The Eders have created an old-timey village, including replicas of a general store, log cabin and saloon, nicknamed "Ederville." Visitors (about 10,000 in recent years) can purchase root beer floats, cotton candy, and fried chicken and homemade goods from crafters. A small steam train called "Smokey Pokey" takes passengers around the grounds, there'll be live bluegrass music, and the popular "Money in the Hay" event.
According to Patti Eder, the Eders have the largest collection of its kind in the world and some of the machines can't be seen elsewhere. (Ederville is not open generally, but the Eders do show their machine collection to large groups by appointment.)
New this year
The Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club will be at the event with the 2013 ACMOC National Show, exhibiting and operating vintage tractors. Auman Auctions will also hold a consignment vintage motors and tractor auction on Friday, Nov. 1, in the pulling field.
Travel info
For more about Carthage, visit townofcarthage.org and also see our 2013 travel article on Cameron & Carthage.
How to get there
Comments (3)
Does Pokey Smokey train run during the year?
Sure does runs at the show.
Hi, Van. We passed your question on to Patti Eder --
here's her response: "Smokey Pokey only comes out during our show. It runs nonstop for three days. Our 2017 show dates are Nov. 3rd, 4th, and 5th."


text:
Simple tools to query and retrieve data from the ESGF's CMIP5 and CORDEX projects.
Project description
Python code to manage the analysis of climate model outputs published in the CMIP5 and CORDEX archives
This package provides simple tools to process data from the CMIP5 and CORDEX archives distributed by the Earth System Grid Federation.
This package was developed by F. B. Laliberte and P. J. Kushner as part of the "ExArch: Climate analytics on distributed exascale data archives" G8 Research Initiative grant. http://proj.badc.rl.ac.uk/exarch
This version is a major rewrite from earlier versions.
Frederic B. Laliberte, Paul J. Kushner Univerity of Toronto, 2016
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC/CRSNG) funded FBL and PJK during this project.
If using this code to retrieve and process data from the ESGF please cite: Efficient, robust and timely analysis of Earth System Models: a database-query approach F. Laliberte, Juckes, M., Denvil, S., Kushner, P. J., TBD.
Current ESGF Project Compatibility
- CMIP5 (full, tested)
- CREATEIP (full, tested)
- CORDEX (full, not completely tested)
Current OTHER Project Compatibility
- CanSISE (full, not completely tested)
Version History
- 1.9.9.x: Bug fixes. piControl experiments now work as intended. Stability. New Projects.
- Performance improvements in reduce. Logging. Travis-CI testing.
1.9.9: Stability. Better tempfiles handling (no file descriptor leak). More robust ESGF auth.
- 1.9.8: Some major improvements in the management of certificates. Added a simple wed file list scrappign capability
- for CanSISE project.
1.9.7.x: Code now compatible with CORDEX. Minor bug fixes. Import error fixes. Minor API changes.
1.9.6.x: Minor bug fixes.
- 1.9.5: Last major version before release 2.0. Future versions before release 2.0 will be minor bugfixes.
- Interface can be expected to be stable for the forseeable future.
- 1.9: Major overhaul. Code ready for new ESGF version. CMIP5 works but other projects might not.
- Last version before a LTS version.
- 1.6: Split the source code in two. Some of the heavy lifiting is now provided
- by the netcdf4_soft_links package.
- 1.5: Added tracking_id and support for different checksum methods.
- Compatibility with new ESGF architecture. Rewrite of important code components. Inclusion of modified timeaxis package.
1.4: Stability.
- 1.3: Added support for FTP archives. Added support for project LRFTIP. Two time series
- described by soft links can now be safely concantenated BEFORE a download.
1.2.2: Several bug fixes. Added support for project NMME.
1.2.1: Enabled certficates management within validate, download and download_raw
1.1.0: Required update for the certificates function. The certificates function in prior versions has been deprecated.
184.108.40.206: Fixed a minor bug with validate.
- 1.0.11: Fixed a certificate issue. Added the possiblity of making a partial validate where only the time stamp in files
- is checked. This allows to sidestep a full validate if download_raw is to be used.
126.96.36.199-2: Fixed a bug with h5py. Critical update for 1.0.9.
- 1.0.9: Added the possibility of downloading the time step BEFORE and / or AFTER the requested times in 'download' and 'download_raw'.
- Fixed an authentication problem with newer versions of NETCDF4.
1.0.8: Bug fixes with fancy opendap queries.
1.0.7: Several bug fixes with complex queries. Includes basic updating features.
1.0.6: Major fixes to validate. Fixes to download_raw.
1.0.5: Fixed the certificates manager for the POODLE bug. Fixed the handling of piControl experiments.
1.0.4: Fixed handling of CORDEX nodes, fixed validate for more than one experiment.
1.0.3: Minor changes to help.
1.0.3-rc4: Fixed a minor bug in 'validate' command were a model that should have been excluded was not.
1.0.3-rc2: Optimized the 'ask' command. Optimized the asynchronous processing for 'ask', 'validate' and 'apply'.
Project details
Release history Release notifications | RSS feed
Download files
Download the file for your platform. If you're not sure which to choose, learn more about installing packages.
|Filename, size
|File type
|Python version
|Upload date
|Filename, size cdb_query-220.127.116.11.4.tar.gz (60.0 kB)
|File type Source
|Python version None
|Upload date
|Hashes View


text:
Winona's Twice-Weekly Newspaper Since 1971. Click here to Advertise in the Winona Post.
President, Minnesota Dental Association
As we enter the new year with so many good intentions, I would like to invite everyone to add one more resolution to their list…improved oral health! As a practicing dentist in Lewiston, I see firsthand the effects lack of regular dental care can have on the overall health and well-being of so many people. If you want to feel good, stay healthy, and look great throughout your life, you might be surprised what a difference a healthy mouth makes.
Whether you are 8 or 80, your oral health is very important. If cared for properly, your teeth can last a lifetime. Losing your teeth is not inevitable, as it was for many in previous generations. However, your mouth changes as you age, so being vigilant throughout your lifetime and having regular dental check-ups to detect any early signs of dental disease is critical to maintaining a healthy mouth and healthy body. Some 100 million Americans fail to see a dentist each year, even though regular dental exams, combined with good oral hygiene, can prevent most dental diseases.
Dental care, of course, should begin at an early age, beginning with an infant dental exam within six months of tooth eruption and no later than 12 months of age. You can begin brushing your infant's teeth as soon as they appear with a pea-size amount of toothpaste, and you should always limit sugary and starchy foods and sugary drinks. In particular, never allow your child to fall asleep with a bottle containing milk, juice or sweetened liquids. "Baby bottle tooth decay" can occur when sugary liquids remain on teeth for long periods.
With all the advances in dental care today, it is a sad fact that cavities remain the most prevalent chronic disease of childhood. And, while it is preventable, children often end up in the hospital as a result of untreated pain and infection. Please don't let your child be one of them. By taking some simple precautions, including brushing twice a day, flossing, and eating a healthy balanced diet, children can maintain healthy teeth, and a happy smile, for life. And be sure your children drink plenty of water with fluoride to protect their teeth against tooth decay. Children can expect to keep their teeth for a lifetime, so start them off on the right track with good oral health habits and regular visits to your dentist.
Today we know that there are associations between oral health and overall health and that physicians are beginning to work more closely with dentists to monitor the health of their patients. Dentists are a critical part of a patient's healthcare team, in that they are often the first ones to detect changes in a patient's oral condition that can signify overall health problems. People with diabetes, for instance, have a greater chance of developing gum disease, at a rate three to four times higher than people without diabetes. And, untreated, gum disease can lead to a breakdown of gum tissue and bone that may eventually result in teeth becoming loose or falling out. The good news is that your dentist may detect early stages of gum disease during regular exams, and treatments are available to help stop the progression.
I urge you to make a resolution today to adopt healthy oral care habits at home and seek regular dental care. You can help your teeth last a lifetime and have a smile you'll be proud of.
Our online forms will help you through the process. Just fill in the fields with your
Any troubles, give us a call.
View all current Winona Post calendar events Click Here
Be a part of the Winona Post. Contact us to have your news delivered to your door, 507-452-1262 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
The 2010 Princeton Lectures on
Youth, Church, and Culture
Hope. It's a catchphrase on our bumper stickers. It's a buzzword on the lips of our leaders. It's the youth sitting in our churches and the futures we dream for them, but still we ask: what is Hope? We see the word everywhere from ad campaigns to refrigerator magnets, but in an era of constant war, unending poverty, and pervasive indifference, we want to know: where can we find Hope?
The 2010 Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture explore the radical theological and missional significance of Hope and the practical implications for our youth ministries. These lectures look at Christian Hope through the eyes of two current practical theologians and educators, a world-renowned university minister and author, and an ordinary radical.
The hope in the world, ubiquitous though it might seem, may be running out, but we do not despair. Because it's also the journey of the cross. It's the mystery of the empty tomb. It's the God who stands in the gap of a broken world and holds us in a divine embrace as we pray, "Our Hope, Lord, is in you."
The Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church, and Culture are designed to foster original scholarship pertaining to youth and the contemporary church. The lectures are delivered as a series at the Princeton Forums on Youth Ministry and are published annually. Lecturers include scholars who are not directly involved in the practice or study of youth ministry but who can bring the fruits of their respective disciplines to bear on ministry with the young. May these lectures inspire you in your ministry with young people.
Director, Institute for Youth Ministry
Princeton Theological Seminary
2010 Lectures
- "Ascension Deficit Disorder: Youth Ministry as Laboratory for Hope"
- "The Uniqueness of Christian Hope"
- "Hope as Cruciform"
- "The Christian Hope for a New Generation"
- "Becoming the Church We Dream Of "
The Christian Hope for a New Generation
I titled this talk, "The Christian Hope for a New Generation." I don't think that's too ambitious or presumptuous a topic for you to consider in your conference, and the question with which you and I are dealing with all the time is this: What do we say to those who say that the world is in a hopeless state and that the rising generation is one without hope? We hear this over and over again. What do we say to those who make such statements, even if they include ourselves? Well, there are many places where one might begin. First, as Christians, we remind ourselves, and others, that we are children of hope, and I'll come back to that. Second, we remind ourselves that the good news, the gospel, is hope for us, and I'll come back to that as well. Third, we trust that in God's future, things will be better than they are now, and I'll also come back to that. We recognize, as we should, that hope is hard work, and I certainly will come back to that.
I begin with a quote from a leading Roman Catholic theologian of the last generation, Joseph Cardinal Suenens, who said: "I am a man of hope, not for human reasons, nor from any natural optimism, but because I believe the Holy Spirit is at work in the church and in the world, even when his name remains unheard."
What an extraordinary claim to be able to make. It is brave for us to make this claim because most of us are still in the business of placing our hope, such as it is, on a natural and rational basis. We look around and see sensible signs of hope, at least we hope we do, and we become hopeful because of them, or some of us may be natural optimists. We suspect that if we wait long enough, everything will turn out all right, and that, since we are on the right side to begin with, we just have to be patient.
That's the kind of hope with which so many of us were brought up, and it's the kind of hope that characterizes my least favorite liturgical season: Advent. What do we do in those four weeks? When I first hear the tinny singing of Christmas carols, and see both the Santa Claus stuffed in the window of Sears, Roebuck, and all the fake Christmas packages, know that Thanksgiving cannot be far away and, alas, I also know that, as sure as day follows night, Advent follows Thanksgiving. What was I, a minister of Word and Sacrament in the church of Jesus Christ, to do yet again with the season dubbed the "season of hope?" We light the candles on the wreath, we go through all the liturgical changes, we sing the hymns, we talk about light and hope, and yet we all know that things are pretty much the same as they were the previous Advent, and will be the next Advent as well. It's a very hard sell.
Little children understand the paradox and want to know what it's all about. I delight in listening to their church school teachers try to explain it, for it's not an easy task and cheap hope is at every hand. We somehow hope that things will get better, that we will get better, and that the season will do something for us; yet, it very rarely does. We slouch toward Bethlehem depressed, cynical, and worn out. By comparison, Lent is a wonderful release, for we don't expect much of Lent except destruction and death, and it never disappoints. Advent, however: what do we do with that? Thus, when I hear a great Roman Catholic theologian say, "I am a man of hope, not for human reasons, nor from any natural optimism, but because I believe the Holy Spirit is at work in the church and in the world, even when his name remains unheard," that gives me confidence. He has put it, as most Roman Catholic theologians do, in better language than I could.page 2
The reason I am a Christian today is that, contrary to all the evidence, I remain hopeful and confident that the reign of Jesus Christ will last forever and that the promises are true, and I am willing to endure anything because I believe that God's will will prevail.
Now, I may not live to see it. I may not be a part of it. And I may inhibit it in some way or another, but that it will prevail I have no doubt. So I say my prayers, I preach my sermons, I teach my classes, and I go to church, not because these activities alone reassure me, for sometimes they do not. Sometimes they are very disconcerting, especially the going-to-church part. Yet my confidence is in the fact that Jesus Christ is greater than the church and that God's will and reign do not depend on you or on me. Somehow these things will come to pass, and through some quite remarkable agency that we call the Holy Spirit, we will become what we are meant to be. The kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord, and the things for which we work and pray will, in the fullness of time, become the order of the day.
If I didn't believe that with all my heart, let me reassure you that there are easier ways to make a living than being a minister, easier ways to make a living than the ways most of you have chosen, easier things to believe in and hope for, but with that conviction I can handle almost anything and anybody. As the old hymn goes, "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness." That's very old-fashioned. That's what your grandmother would say, and that is what your uncle would sing, but it's no less true, and it is very helpful to me. I wonder if it would not be very helpful to the young committed to our care. How do we know?
One thing I have had in recent years is many questions from my students about the Book of Revelation. When is the last time you dipped into the Book of Revelation for devotional exercises? The general opinion is that it is a book of doom, gloom, and destruction, and is rightly at the end of the Bible. There are people who have made a career out of the gloom and doom of the Book of Revelation, and most of them are on television stations radiating out of Texas. I don't understand why they are so depressed down there, but they must be depressed, because my reading of the Book of Revelation is that the chapter on the new Jerusalem, the new heaven, and the new earth trumps everything else. It's a great way to end. There is something to look forward to, something to hope for. I think of the Book of Revelation as God's second chance with us. I'm not going to comment on whether God makes mistakes or not, which I would never do, especially here at Princeton; I can feel the fires burning around my ankles now, even thinking such a heretical thought.
Somehow, however, if God didn't get it quite right the first time, the Book of Revelation suggests that it's going to be different the next time. I am encouraged by that book; I'm excited by it! I take pleasure in it, for it reminds me that the fuel of the future is hope. To remind young people that the fuel of the future is hope is to do them an important service, and it is one of the causes to which I am committed. Sometimes the message seems lost, particularly to the young people, and part of that has to do with the fact that we have failed to translate to them the essential good news of the gospel. Take a young person coming to church on any given Sunday and put that young person where I stand in the pulpit. Have him survey a crowd such as you: grim faces, unhappy-looking people, brows furrowed, arms folded, a sense of "You've got nothing to tell me that I haven't already heard a hundred times." I'll preach on the Prodigal Son: "Oh God, not that again!" I will say that Jesus has risen from the dead: "Any other news?" The message is not grabbing their attention, and young people are usually smarter than we are. They can ask and answer our questions before we can formulate them and that's part of the hard work of being a youth minister, dealing with people smarter than we are.
That's one of the joys I derive from teaching at Harvard. All my students are smarter than I am. I know it. They know it, and they don't mind letting me know that they know. One thing is different, however; they are smarter than I am, but I know more than they do, and by the time they catch up with knowing what I know, we graduate them and get rid of them and start all over again. It's a foolproof formula, so assume you can do it in your little church too. Figure it out. We do know more than they know, and we know that the essence of the gospel is confidence in the future, because we know who holds page 3 the future. We know that it is not just a collection of destinies, chances, accidents, or even policies. We know that at the heart of what we understand is to be faithful, Christian believers.
Hope, Christian hope, is not just wishful thinking, and if we are able to communicate that to these wonderfully critical young people with whom we are spending our days, we will have done them a very great service. I fear, though, that we haven't yet done that great service, and there may be a number of reasons why. One of them is that perhaps we are tired of telling the story. We have told it over and over again. We have heard it from our own youth, and it's hard to get excited again about telling the story. But, I tell you, if we don't tell that story and we don't tell it in communicative, effective ways, and if the new generation doesn't learn or know that story, it will be a very sad day for the faith. Before I go on much further, I wish to say that there is no new hope. I have not come up with a new secret device or a whole new content of the gospel, and if you have filled this chapel and opened your notebooks with a hope that I am going to tell you something new, I am going to disappoint you straight away.
I am a collector of antiques, and when I go into an antiques shop and see a sign that says "Nothing New Here," I am reassured. I am hoping that you might be reassured to realize that there is nothing new here either. It is the same old, same old, and what worked of old must work again. We are the custodians of that remarkable hope. There is no new hope, only the old one. There is no new technique, only the old one. It would be wonderful if we could find a way to tell a new story in a new way, or an old story in a new way, and I've watched people try. I've watched many devices unfold, but somehow there is nothing that surpasses old-fashioned witness and testimony. That's what we do, and that's what young people, I have discovered, take seriously. They want to know. What is your story? Why are you connected with this? Don't give me some abstract principle. Don't tie me to some inevitable historical motion. Why are you engaged in this work? What has it done for you? What have you to tell me that it will do for me? That process has not changed since Jesus's day, and if we have forgotten how to do it, or choose not to do it, it's no wonder that the young do not hear it, do not act upon it, and do not take us as seriously as we might like.
Telling a story is a part of the enterprise. And telling the story to new people is to remind them that, at every stage of any significant moment of life on this earth, the story has been of the triumph of hope over experience. That is what they learn in the story of the Jews; ask any Jew, and he will tell you. That is the story of African Americans; ask any of our older people in this country and they will tell you that they have lived to see with their own eyes the triumph of hope over experience, and that it is a principle that can be tried, tested, and observed throughout the world. It is at the heart of our Christian faith; it is what we call the gospel, the good news. I'm often asked how I define the good news, and I have a very simple definition: "The good news is that things do not always have to be as they appear to be." That, for me, is good news. I don't have to be forever what I appear to be; you don't have to be forever what you appear to be, we don't have to be stuck where we are forever. There is infinite possibility, and that possibility has to do with transformation, that we become what God intended us to become. Don't you sometimes wonder, given your talents, your skills, your personality, your limitations, what God really has in mind for you? Who messed it up, God or us? What is going to be done about it? I find that when I ask young people what they think they are meant to be and do, the world opens up and they take the question very seriously, largely because they don't know, and largely because they are very interested. If it is somehow connected with the Christian faith, and generations of people very much like themselves have asked the same questions before them, my experience has been that they are willing to listen. They are willing to try any port in a storm, even a Christian port. And, if we are able to communicate it, we have no idea what wonders might occur. So, telling the story is a very important thing, and remembering to tell the story is at the heart of our ministry.
Now, I suggest that youth ministry sometimes suffers under at least two misconceptions. One is that the Christian story is too hard or too difficult to tell to young people. How will they absorb it all? How will they deal with it? I know churches that work very hard to make Holy Week nice for kids. How do you make Holy Week nice? It's not a nice week. I mean, page 4 there is very little you can do to sort of cheer it up, make it palatable, and we worry whether our kids will be damaged psychologically if they deal with the heavy grimness of Holy Week. Let's skip from Palm Sunday to Easter, we think, and hope they don't notice anything is missing. We know that this is true not only for young people but for adults, but that's another story in a lecture of another sort. We sometimes think that the story is too hard for children to comprehend, forgetting that these are the same kids who fix all of our electronic devices, who watch and understand the most complex movies available, and who multi-task as a daily order of business. Is the Christian story too hard for them to comprehend? They are capable of comprehending anything we are capable of communicating, and that's a fact that we must understand.
I had a student, I wish he were a Princeton student but I am afraid he was a Harvard student, who asked me the difference between the Eucharist and the Eschaton. There isn't any, but there were three responses, and I was grateful for the theological question. What is the difference between the Eschaton and the Eucharist? I should have been grateful that it was a question I could answer, but I was horrified at an evident failure in instruction to such an ignorant student soon to be foisted upon the churches. Oh, dear, what could we do about that? We tried to answer the question. The conclusion, from my point of view, is that they don't know much. They really don't, not as much as we think they know, and we have much to tell, more than we think.
In a strange sort of way, as I look back at my somewhat difficult experience with youth leaders in my church, I feel that I had a strange love/hate relationship with them, for I didn't like them; they weren't likeable. It wasn't that they came from Andover-Newton, it was just that they weren't likeable, and yet they had something that I wanted and I didn't know quite what it was. I admired them in a strange kind of way, I looked up to them, and I wanted them to do something with me, to me, for me, that my very attitude and behavior almost prevented. I wanted them to tell me about Jesus, but they were too sophisticated for that, and they thought I was too sophisticated, so we talked about all sorts of worldly things but we never got around to that strange and curious matter of piety. I was interested for a short while in that and hoped that these people from Andover-Newton would talk a little bit about it, but they didn't. They lost their shot, and I went on to other things.
I wanted to know something about the magic of the Christian faith. I think they were much more interested in whether developing a Christian's faith made sense. It didn't make any sense to me. I knew things that made sense, but the Christian faith didn't make a great deal of sense, and that's why it was interesting and sort of compelling. This whole strange collection of stories, actions, and attitudes that made such a difference, yet didn't make as much sense as an average television western. I wanted to know about that, but my youth leaders, I think, were unwilling to risk the chance that they might appear to be nonsensical in communicating things that wouldn't impress me. When I say "telling the story," I mean telling the story in all of its wonderful complexities, not trying to explain everything away.
When people come to The Memorial Church on Christmas Eve and on Easter Day, I always say, "If you have come for an explanation this evening, or this morning, and you want me to explain the virgin birth, or the stone rolled away from the grave, you are in the wrong place. Why don't you leave now? Leave the seat for somebody else, and we will get on with it." The hymn says, "O, come let us adore him;" it doesn't say, "O, come let us get the story straight, let us dissect him." It doesn't say that at all. There are other settings in which to have that discussion, but worship is not one of them, which is news to some people. Very few people leave, I'm happy to tell you, because they think it is a gimmick and that there really is an explanation that I'm going to give to a select few after they have left, so they stay. You may want to use that in your own churches, and good luck to you; it works for me!
Perhaps we should realize when we deal with the young that we should approach youth ministry in the way our predecessors approached the whole missionary endeavor. I don't know where Princeton Theological Seminary stands on missions. I grew up in a missionary-emphasized world. My pastor had been a missionary in Burma before the Second page 5 World War, and he wept regularly when our little church didn't give as much to missions as he thought it should. My colleague Gordon Kaufman, now retired, once likened campus ministry to a mission field, and I'm thinking maybe that that is one of the ways we should look at young people. Here is a great field, white unto harvest, where there is little natural knowledge, and a strong pervasive culture largely at odds with whatever it is we have to offer. If we were in Burma, or Thailand, or Japan, how would we approach these people with the gospel?
In some sense, that is very much the case with young people, except it is worse that they have inherited some stereotypes and preconceptions that will be very hard to dislodge or shake. Yet, if we look upon them as people who stand in need of what we may have to offer, it might make a difference in the way that we offer it. I just pose that as a suggestion. They are a whole people. They are a needy people. They are a mighty people, and they are a people to whom we have access. How then should we appeal to them? How do we begin? What do we have to say?
I don't know a great deal about the missionary movement, but I do know that when the missionaries began, they approached the people with whom they were working by saying, "We have something very important and precious to offer you that works for us, and let us tell you about it." They don't begin by saying, at least not any more, "This is what is wrong with what you do. This is what is wrong with you." They begin by saying, "Let me tell you what has been working well for me and why I want to share it with you." This could be a novel way of dealing with the phenomenon of hope among young people.
In my book The Good Life: Truths That Last in Times of Need which I wrote several years ago and neglected to urge you to buy for this session, I have a chapter on hope, with its subtitle " Unreasonable and Indispensable, " and if any of you wants to know about what I think on that subject, I suggest you buy or steal the book, and read the chapter. I began with that wonderful phrase of Paul, from Romans, where he says, "We are saved by hope, but hope that is seeing is not hope, for what a man sees, why doth he yet hope for?" That's paradoxical enough to entertain and entrance the most avid Harry Potter student. There is something about hope that is not seen that makes it real. How do we communicate that to people who are desperate for hope? My experience in dealing with Harvard students is they are desperate for something worth hoping for, desperate for something worth believing in, desperate for something worth giving their lives to. Sometimes they think that is to be found on Wall Street, but we've all learned a bitter lesson about that. Sometimes they think it's in public service, and sometimes they think it is in the sanctity of the family and the home, but when all is said and done, they are still looking for that in which to invest all of their energies. That is why they come to church. That is why they take Bible classes; that is why they come to see me, and any of the other twenty-nine chaplains in the university. They are desperate for something worthwhile in which to hope. When you can communicate to them that it is worthwhile to hope in Jesus, it is worthwhile to hope in the Christian faith for all eternity for here is something to consume every fiber of your body and mind, then some of them will give it a chance. Some of them will listen. "We are saved by hope," Paul says, "but hope that is seen is not hope but what a man seeth, why doth he hope for it?" There has to be something other than that which you can put your finger on.
G.K. Chesterton, that wonderful cynic of the last century, put it very well for me when he said: "As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is a mere flattery or platitude. It is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a thought at all. Like all the Christian virtues, it is as unreasonable as it is indispensable." Only when the situation is hopeless does hope begin to manifest itself. And many of our young people find themselves in what they perceive as a hopeless dilemma, whether it's in the family, in school, in the workplace, or in a sense of a world out of control. They understand hopelessness and they say, "Well, what good will this do; what good will that do?" It is only at that point that genuine hope becomes the means by which we get from present hopelessness to future promise, and if hope is understood as that engine, my guess is that we will have a lot of takers, for they are hurting. I see it on every hand. I see the desire to overcome the present state of helplessness and hopelessness. I see a desire to move forward. It is an inarticulate desire, but I see it. The great question is what it is that page 6 they want. What do young people want? Well, who really knows what they want? My experience is very limited and I do not offer it as normative, but I do know what I have observed.
I've had the great privilege of bringing famous people to a famous place. We've had Mother Teresa. We've had Daddy King. We've had Nelson Mandela. We've had them all. And what's more, we've had an enormous student response to each of them and, surprising to me, not because they were celebrities, but because they were profiles in hope. Each of them represented the triumph of hope over experience, and I heard this from students who are surrounded by famous people all the time, that these guests to Harvard were famous not because they were famous but because they represented something of this ineluctable thing called hope. One boy said to Nelson Mandela, "How can I get me some of that?" He understood that there was something there that he wanted here. The Mandela convocation was an extraordinary moment, with Harvard Yard as filled as it is on commencement day, but with something palpably different. I asked a student what he thought was different about it and he replied that it wasn't about him or about us; it was about what he believed in. That was what made it different. That was very instructive for this old minister. He recognized that there was something here, the interior workings of President Mandela's soul, that made a difference, and he wanted a piece of it, a part of it. What must I do to get that?
We try to communicate that hope is a future enterprise. That somehow flies in the face of the culture in which we find ourselves today, for so much of what we do in the church is backward and retrospective. Young people believe only what we tell them, and we seem to tell them that the only viable faith is long ago and far away. The only way to do things is the way their grandparents did them, and the old notion of revival has to do with calling up something that once was there and is now gone, and if we do the right thing we can get something of it back. I know here, too, that that's a dangerous thing to say, and it's fair to say that Princeton has more revivals than Harvard, which is probably good, for you needed them, I'm sure. There is in our culture, especially in our religious culture, a whole notion that faith was played out in the past, and there is a certain comfort to that. I watch young people try to construct nineteenth-century lives for twenty-first century living, and they can't do it, for that was a different world, a different era, and a different ethos. The truth is the same, but the application is not the same. If we are able to persuade young people that faith is a future enterprise for them, something yet to be discovered, yet to be experienced, that the world awaits a moment of ignition in faith and not simply a recreation of something in the nineteenth century, we will have again done them a great service.
By that I don't mean introducing happy-clappy worship services and hymns that don't scan, and doing nothing that wasn't done before; I don't mean that at all. I'm a very conservative fellow as far as that sort of thing is concerned, but I want to say to them that what was true for our fathers and mothers will be true for you and is true for you, but the field to be conquered is out there, not back there. I am trained as a historian, and I am often asked by people in which, of all the ages in history, I would most like to be, whether walking with Jesus in Galilee, or living in medieval Europe, in Puritan New England, or in the era of the nineteenth century, etc., etc., and I answer that there is no place in the past that I want to be.
I had a great old friend who was born in the last decade of the nineteenth century, lived through the entire twentieth century, and died in his right mind in 2002. I remember saying to him, just close to his birthday, Well, Norman, of the three centuries in which you have lived, which do you like the most? and he responded, The one Im in. Thats my view, too. There is no period back there where we will find comfort and consolation. Young people do not have to become clones of an earlier age or of a different generation to know the power of hope in the world, and neither do you or I. Somehow, claiming the future is to me the great work of hope, and if you can get young people interested in claiming the future, and I dont know a single young person who doesnt feel that he has a purchase of some sort or another on the future, then we will be able to speak to them of the Christian hope, for there is no period in the past where that Christian hope has been achieved or fulfilled. Every age has its problems, every age has fallen short of the glory of God, and so the work remains and each new generation has a chance to give it a try, another bite of the apple as it were; and if we are able to persuade young people that they have a chance at this, we have a chance of engaging them in the ongoing work of the church.page 7
Hope is a future enterprise, and it is not Paradise Lost but Paradise Regained that should interest us. It's not the way it used to be, and that is probably pretty good. One way of capturing young people's imaginations on the subject of hope, I have discovered, is to ask them what they hope for. What is the biggest hope you have for your wife, your husband, your children, yourself? What do you really hope for? What do you hope for this whole world? What do you hope for this country? That gets the juices flowing, and I constantly remind them that hope without work is a useless enterprise. That's one of the problems with Advent: all talk about hope and no work. It's all talk about hope and no charity, no benefaction, no engagement. We have to put those two back together again if Advent is going to be redeemed. What is the vision that will sustain the future?
There are many worldly, wise people who used to make fun of George H.W. Bush because of his "vision thing," and I give him credit for that—one of the few things for which I will give him credit, but I give him credit for that. People laugh at President Obama because of the idealism, the naivete, and the vision thing, but it is so nice to have something of that somewhere in our public life. What is the vision thing that we share with our young people? We have a pretty clear and concrete vision thing: it is called the gospel, and we should be as articulate as we can about it.
Hope is indeed the fuel of the future. We don't get to the future, or to a future worth getting to, without it. If we have it, that is to say, if we have that hope, it will make all the difference. What do you hope for? Do you hope for more of the status quo? Because if you do, that will not do; the status quo is not up to the mark. Do you hope for the good old days, the days before yesterday? Every time you take up a church, those of you who are going into ordained pastoral ministry, somebody in that church is going to say, "Oh, in Doc So-and-So's day, Sunday school was full, we had two services on Sunday, and the mid-week meeting had lots of people at it." All of that, by implication, is that you are a loser and it's going to get worse. There is the desire for the "good old days."
It used to be our responsibility to try to retain what once was lost, but I suggest that we are in a new mode, a new adventure, and we're not trying to regain that which was lost. We're trying to regain, rekindle, that which once made all the difference, that which set the hearts of men and women aflame. That was what made it worth living for, and worth dying for.
Resurrection is a chance at a new life. Our resurrection is that it is not an old life that is brought back; it's a new life, a new chance, a new opportunity. It is not more of the same. Can we encourage the young to think this way? Will they think this way if they see us thinking this way? This is not a new message, I know that as well as any of you, and for those of you who were hoping for a new message, I'm sorry that you didn't get your money's worth. It is not a new message, but it's an old message that desperately needs to be heard, and I will testify that I believe it will be heard by this current generation. They've been given so much nonsense, so many nostrums, and so many false hopes; why can't we try to give them the real thing? My bet is that they will hear it and receive it gladly. We look at the heart of our faith in the time to come, and we work for it as a new age. I remember, in our little Baptist church in Plymouth, on the first Sunday of the month when we had communion, it was a very solemn sort of thing and I didn't understand what was fully going on, but I was there. The words of the institution were read out, and then the minister would say, "We do eat this bread and drink this cup till he come." I didn't quite know what that meant, but as I grew older I understood that this commemoration, which we Baptists are very keen on, had a future-driven enterprise: "Till he come." That meant that we weren't just play-acting, we were investing in a cause with drama that we believed we had some hand in bringing to pass, and that made all the difference. That was exciting, and it continues to move me very much to this very day.
I hadnt any sort of connection to the communion because it was so holy and so secret in our church, and little people like myself werent allowed to receive it. No one said so, but it just wasnt done. My curiosity got the better of me one Sunday, however, and when the little tray of juice cups was passed, I took one, and then the little plate of bread came by and I took a piece. I was the only kid in the whole church, but that didnt trouble me. At home that day during Sunday lunch, page 8 when my parents asked, as they did every Sunday, "What did you do in Sunday school?" I stupidly replied, "I didn't stay in Sunday school, I took communion instead." Well, there was a deadly silence, and my mother—I was the apple of her eye—became coldly silent and I knew something was awry. Father was not a churchman at that point so he didn't know what was going on, but Mother said, "Do you know what St. Paul said about our taking on unworthily?" I vaguely remembered that St. Paul had said that it wasn't very nice, and my mother looked at me and said, "My dear boy, you must never do that again." I was terrified, and my father said, "What's the matter?" My mother answered, "He has put his soul in jeopardy." Now, these were Baptists, not Roman Catholics or Greek Orthodox, and I never did that again, and it is amazing that I am a Christian today. That was the ambiguous side, but the unambiguous side of it was that there was a future in which we could partake, and I was partaking in it.
We look forward to the time to come because we know that there is a great deal of work to be done in it. We work in it; we work for it. Work is what we do. Work is how a Christian translates this abstract hope into something that is real, that is not weak, that is not cheap, but that is very much a part of the fabric of our faith. It makes the difference between hope and wishful thinking. I am reminded of this every time we sing, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," the Negro national anthem, which is not the easiest song in the world to sing, but I remember the story of James Weldon Johnson and his brother, who wrote it in Florida in 1900 for Negro History Week. Being black in Florida in 1900 was no easy thing, and yet they wrote this uplifting song. "Facing the rising sun of our new day begun/let us march on 'til victory is won..." and people did. We became what we hoped for, and that is the trick, becoming what we hope for. If we could persuade young people that becoming what they hope for is a worthwhile enterprise and that what they hope for should be worthwhile in the gospel, we would get their attention and do tremendous things.
The work of hope has to be provided and has to be our work. I end with a poem that I was taught in junior high school, which was written in New York at the beginning of the twentieth century when, for many Christian leaders, the world was going to hell in a handbasket with the sweatshops, the malefactors of great wealth, and all of the terrible things that corrupted urban America. The minister of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York, Maltbie Davenport Babcock, wrote a hymn, and for some reason or another it became popular in our public schools in Plymouth and we were required to memorize it. I still remember it, and those of you who have a Methodist hymnal are lucky still to have it in your book. It's called, "Be Strong!"page 9
Be Strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift;
We have hard work to do and loads to lift;
Shun not the struggle face it, 'tis God's gift.
The next verse is even worse!
Be Strong!
Say not, "The days are evil, who's to blame?"
And fold the hands and acquiesce oh shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in God's name.
Be Strong!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day how long;
Faint not-fight on! Tomorrow comes the song
Maltbie Davenport Babcock
Think of saying that every day in a public school and actually believing in it. In my moments of weakness and anxiety, of which there are many these days, I still recite that poem. It makes all the difference in the world, and it, and something like it, can make all the difference in the young people committed to our care. In that, there is great hope, and my great hope is in you. Thank you.


text:
Detail Page
Please be aware that our automated link checking software has listed this item as potentially having a problem.
published by the Pilot's Web
This section of the Pilot's Web website contains introductory information on various flight related physical principles. Topics include Newton's laws of motion and force, airfoils, lift and drag, forces acting on an airplane, speed, flight maneuvers, the effects of roll, and more. Each topic contains good illustrations, descriptions, and equations.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Dynamics: Forces and Motion
Unit Title: Newton's Second Law & Net Force
This community resource authored by various aeronautics professionals provides illustrated explanations of lift/drag, load and load factor, airfoil, vectors, and forces acting on an airplane in all phases of flight.Link to Unit:
ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!
Record Link
Pilot's Web. The Principles of Flight. Pilot's Web.
AIP Format
(Pilot's Web), WWW Document, (http://www.pilotsweb.com/principle.htm).
The Principles of Flight, (Pilot's Web), <http://www.pilotsweb.com/principle.htm>.
APA Format
The Principles of Flight. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2020, from Pilot's Web: http://www.pilotsweb.com/principle.htm
Chicago Format
Pilot's Web. The Principles of Flight. Pilot's Web. http://www.pilotsweb.com/principle.htm (accessed 14 August 2020).
MLA Format
The Principles of Flight. Pilot's Web. 14 Aug. 2020 <http://www.pilotsweb.com/principle.htm>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Title = {The Principles of Flight}, Publisher = {Pilot's Web}, Volume = {2020}, Number = {14 August 2020}, Year = {} }
Refer Export Format
%T The Principles of Flight
EndNote Export Format
%0 Electronic Source
Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
Citation Source Information
The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.
The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.
The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.
The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.
Similar Materials


text:
For me though, it's Charlie Grigg's version that captures the essence of the character. Whereas Biffo the Bear in The Beano was basically a goody-goody, Korky the Cat was more of an anti-hero. He could be helpful one week, and downright mischievous and sly the next, thinking up ways to outsmart the game keeper or local bullies. He had a cruel streak, too. Look at the sheer glee on his face as he flattens those mice beneath a giant snowball!
When I was a child in the sixties I was always eager to see whether Korky "won" or "lost" that week, because it could often go either way for him. That unpredictability, coupled with Charlie Grigg's fantastic artwork, made Korky a deserving cover star in my view so I'm glad to see him back there this week.
I'm also chuffed that I have a 'Madvertisement' in this week's issue: Snowman in a Box. I drew this a while back, not knowing which issue it'd be used in, so I'm very pleased that it's inside the one with classic Korky on the cover.
The Dandy No.3608, 36 full colour pages for £1.99. On sale now!
By the way, as you know, The Dandy will end its 75 year run in two short weeks so to make sure of your copy of the big 100 page final issue be sure to order a copy directly from D.C. Thomson - just in case your newsagent can't get enough copies. (And according to one newsagent, his supplier has denied him extra copies.) Order your copy now:


text:
- "Don't Hesitate….Just Do It!!"
The tour was a lot of fun and he even took us to less well known spots for some great photo ops! Definitely recommend doing and would absolutely do another tour with these guys when next back in LA!
~ Kelly T
- "Perfect fit for our family!"
Our tour was AMAZING. This is one of the most professional companies I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I would recommend them in a heartbeat.
~ Michele G, El Segundo, California
I can recall doing a bus tour of LA a number of years ago, and that tour did not remotely compare to what we experienced with our number one guide Rivers. Our family of four, including two boys aged 13 and 10, had the best day possible.
~ Lindsay O, Hepburn Springs, Australia
- "Worth the Splurge"
Eight hours seems like a lot of time, but the day just flew by. It was so fun and interesting. I would do this again with no regrets.
The Kozars, Lethbridge, Canada
- "Great family day"
A big thank you to Scott for our fantastic LA tour!! We got all the sights in, in one day including a last minute shop @ Dash!! Scott was full of information and my family including my 3 year old had a fantastic day!! Highly recommend !!
~ Nicole9Aust
Read More


text:
Instant Tensor Serum is a natural concentrated anti-aging skincare, suitable for all skin types. It combines the power of an ultra-tightening serum with the comfort of a moisturizing serum. Its signature fragrance reveals a delicate aromatic scent.
Peptides and Brown Seaweeds are powerful anti-aging ingredients that smooth, reshape and firm the skin instantly. Hyaluronic Acid (LMW) and Fucocert® deeply moisturize while its isotonic formula with pure sea water revitalizes and tones the skin. Red seaweeds and Barley floral water remineralize and regenerate for visibly younger skin and a brighter complexion.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.


text:
Download The Cask of Amontillado Study Guide
Style and Technique
(Comprehensive Guide to Short Stories, Critical Edition)
James Russell Lowell, in his satiric poem A Fable for Critics (1848), called Poe's work three-fifths genius and two-fifths fudge. In the genius-fudge ratio, "The Cask of Amontillado" ranks high on the genius side. A brief, concise story, it fulfills Poe's literary theory that every detail and word in a tale or poem should contribute to the intended effect. Here, there are only two characters, and though Montresor insists on his patience in devising an appropriate and satisfying revenge, the story moves quickly and relentlessly to its climax. In contrast to the verbosity found in the works of Sir Walter Scott and James Fenimore Cooper, Poe's story, only about four pages long, has not a wasted word. Poe grips readers and plunges them right in with the opening sentence, "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge." Readers learn almost nothing about the background of the characters; one is told nothing about their age, their families, their wives and children, if any, or their appearance. One is not even told when and where the story takes place, though the name Fortunato and references to a palazzo indicate Italy. From the last sentence, stating that Fortunato's bones have moldered in the tomb for half a century, one can deduce that they were young men at the time of the tale, which could occur no later than the end of the eighteenth century. As for character, Montresor tells readers that Fortunato was to be respected and even feared, that his only weak point was his pride in being a connoisseur of wine. This pride in such a trivial matter becomes grotesquely disproportionate and leads him into the trap.
Critics have complained that all of Poe's characters sound alike, that Poe has only one voice, but in "The Cask of Amontillado" the narrative voice—learned, passionate but cold, ironic—fits perfectly the character of the avenger. Like Shakespeare's Iago and Richard III, Montresor takes the reader into his confidence, assuming he or she will approve not only of his revenge but also of the clever and grotesque manner of it, and share his gloating satisfaction. The sensitive reader will also identify with Fortunato, however, and share his fear of the charnel-like catacombs and his horror of being walled up alive, to die slowly in the dark of starvation or suffocation among the skeletons of Montresor's ancestors.
The reader should realize, as Montresor does not, that despite his cleverness and irony , Montresor is an inhuman monster and something of a madman. Montresor's tone throughout is jocose. Repeatedly, he baits Fortunato (whose name is ironic in light of his ghastly fate) by playing on his vanity, suggesting that Luchesi can judge the wine as well, pretending to be his concerned friend, giving his enemy chance after chance to escape. The vaults are too damp, Fortunato has a cough, his health is precious, and they should turn back. With foreknowledge, Montresor observes that Fortunato will not die of a cough and drinks to his long life. Montresor interprets his family's coat of arms—signifying, he says, that no one injures him with impunity, a warning that Fortunato has ignored. When Fortunato makes a secret gesture and asks if Montresor is a mason, the latter produces a trowel, which he will use to wall up his enemy. Thus, Montresor plays cat and mouse with his victim. After chaining his enemy, he implores him to return, then says he must render him "all the little attention in my power," and proceeds to the masonry. Clearly, he savors every moment of his murderous revenge. When Fortunato begins to scream, Montresor reveals his own madness. Unsheathing his rapier, he thrusts about with it and then responds by echoing and surpassing the cries of his victim. At the end, he returns to his jocose tone, observing that his heart grew sick on account of "the dampness of the catacombs," and concluding, fifty years later, "In...
(The entire section is 1,853 words.)


text:
- Queensland Births, Deaths and Marriages: Digital images of historical registers.
- Gazetteer of British Place Names: This exhaustive Place Name Index to Great Britain, with more than 50,000 entries, lists the historic county and the main administrative areas in which each place lies. Read the notes before using the Gazetteer.
- Society of Australian Genealogists manuscripts index: It is worthwhile checking this online index periodically. In the Primary Records Collection I found handwritten genealogical notes provided by my great-great-grandfather's sister in about 1900. Without those notes I would still be stuck on 'Thomas WEBSTER, born London c.1824'.
- FindMyPast: (UPDATED) It is now possible to buy a Worldwide subscription to FindMyPast through any of their sites.
Revenue from ads goes to Kiva


text:
Some diet pills being recalled because of links to liver damage.
WATCH: Filipino-Americans Look For Ways to Help
The Food and Drug Administration says USPlabs of Dallas is recalling OxyElite Pro products thought to have impurities. The dietary supplements are used for weight loss and muscle-building.
After linking the products to dozens of hepatitis and liver failure cases in Hawaii, investigators linked the pills to cases in a number of other states, too.
The FDA says one of the patients died, another needed a liver transplant and others are now awaiting liver transplants.
The recall followed a letter from the FDA notifying USPlabs that if the company did not initiate a voluntary recall, the FDA could by law order an immediate halt to distribution of the dietary supplements.
U.S. & World
The action marks the second time the FDA has exercised its recall authority under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
Here is a list of the products involved in the recall from the FDA website:
OxyElite Pro Super Thermo capsules
- two count capsules UPC #094922417275
- 10 count capsules UPC #094922417251
- 10 count capsules UPC #094922417268
- 21 count capsules UPC #094922426604
- 90 count capsules UPC #094922395573
- 90 count capsules "Pink label" UPC #094922447906
- 180 count capsules UPC #094922447852
OxyElite Pro Ultra-Intense Thermo capsules
- three count capsules UPC #094922447883
- three count capsules UPC #094922447876
- 90 count capsules UPC #094922395627
- 180 count capsules UPC #094922447869
OxyElite Pro Super Thermo Powder
- Fruit Punch 0.15 oz UPC #094922417237
- Fruit Punch 0.15 oz UPC #094922447517
- Fruit Punch 4.6 oz UPC #094922426369
- Fruit Punch 5 oz. UPC #094922447487
- Blue Raspberry 4.6 oz UPC #094922426376
- Grape Bubblegum 4.6 oz UPC #094922447500
- Green Apple 4.6 oz. UPC #094922426499
According to the FDA website, if consumers think they have suffered a serious harmful effect or illness from a dietary supplement, their health care provider can submit a report by calling the FDA's MedWatch hotline at 1-800-FDA-1088 or by reporting it online.


text:
It's been a summer of traveling for me: Virginia, Florida, and California, all within the span of a few weeks. Just a few days ago, I visited the La Brea Tar Pits with a couple of friends of mine. I think the tar pits are sort of obligatory for paleophiles who visit L.A.
It's got to be the most famous fossil site in California, if not on the West Coast as a whole. It's also a very recent site, as far as fossil deposits go. Most of the specimens from La Brea date from about 10,000 to 40,000 years ago, give or take a few millennia. In geologic time, that's practically yesterday, and much, much more recent than the terrible lizards that really interest me. Dinosaurs first appeared around 230 million years ago, and flourished until the K-T extinction event killed off the non-avian dinos 65 million years before the present. (I say non-avian because scientists now consider birds to be advanced theropod dinosaurs, the same group that includes the big carnivores. T. rex is actually more closely related to a parakeet than to Triceratops.) While checking out the exhibits at La Brea, I couldn't escape the notion that all this stuff was really new.
Now, here's the weird thing. A few weeks ago, as you may recall, I was in Jamestown. I'm fascinated by seventeenth-century colonial history, but my foremost historical interest is the American Revolution. As an aspiring early Americanist who spends most of his time studying the end of England's American empire, the founding of Jamestown seems almost like the Big Bang to me.
But when you consider that anatomically modern humans have been around for about 200,000 years, 1607 isn't that long ago. Indeed, it's not even particularly early in the history of European adventurism in the New World. The Spanish had been making their mark in the Americas for more than a century when the English started building their fort on the banks of the James River. And four hundred years is hardly worth noticing compared to the gulf of time that separates us from the animals that roamed Rancho La Brea in the Pleistocene.
When I was standing within the reconstructed palisade of Jamestown's fort a few weeks ago, I was thinking like an aspiring American historian, and it was like being present at the creation. At La Brea, on the other hand, I was wearing my dino aficionado hat, and those 40,000-year-old mastodons, sloths, and saber-toothed cats seemed like they'd been around just a few moments ago.
History classes tend to reinforce these skewed perspectives of time. The world history survey is ostensibly in the business of teaching students what humans have been up to during our tenure on this planet, but most of human existence gets covered in the first lecture or two. The rest of the course is about human history since the end of the Neolithic. In other words, we devote only one class meeting to something like 98% of humanity's past.
The American history survey distorts time, too. The first half zips through thousands of years' worth of pre-Columbian history in about an hour of lecture, and then spends months on the few hundred years between Columbus and the end of Reconstruction. The second half devotes the whole semester to less than a century and a half. There isn't really any sense to the way survey courses split American history in two.
The way we define fields of specialization makes no chronological sense, either. There was twice as much time from Roanoke to the Rev War as there was from the Rev War to the Civil War, but both Roanoke and the Rev War are the business of early Americanists. The Civil War? That's for those nineteenth-century historians.
The passage of time defines what historians do, but I don't think we're any more astute than a random person on the street when it comes to conceptualizing time accurately.


text:
You won't find teachers in Missouri friending their students on Facebook, or any other social network for that matter, this school year — not unless they want to violate a new law in the state that prohibits such contacts.
Senate Bill 54, signed into law by the Gov. Jay Nixon and taking effect Aug. 28, is quickly becoming known as the "Facebook law" in Missouri, although the bill is creates what is known as the "Amy Hestir Student Protection Act." Hestir was a Missouri public school student who was molested by a teacher decades ago; the law basically requires school districts to report any allegations of sexual abuse to state authorities within 24 hours.
School districts will also be liable if they fail to disclose suspected or known abuse by past employees to other public school districts that make inquiries about those workers.
But buried deep in the bill is Section 162.069 is a mandate that references social networking sites, as well as teachers not being allowed to have a "nonwork-related website that allows exclusive access with a current or former student":
By January 1, 2012, every school district must develop a written policy concerning teacher-student communication and employee-student communications. Each policy must include appropriate oral and nonverbal personal communication, which may be combined with sexual harassment policies, and appropriate use of electronic media as described in the act, including social networking sites. Teachers cannot establish, maintain, or use a work-related website unless it is available to school administrators and the child's legal custodian, physical custodian, or legal guardian.
Some teachers think the law is overkill for what's needed to ensure student safety.
Randy Turner, Joplin East Middle School communication arts teacher, wrote on her blog that "hundreds of teachers across the state who have effectively used Facebook and other social networking sites to communicate with students, and I am one of those, will have to trash years worth of work, because all teachers are potential criminals" in the view of the author of the bill, State Sen. Jane Cunningham.
"The teachers I know who communicate with students through Facebook have a large number of parents as 'friends' and most of the communication with students is done on the Facebook wall," Turner wrote.
And, she noted, the bill went through "in spite of the positive effect that teachers and students being Facebook friends had on Joplin Schools' effort to locate students after the May 22 tornado."
Related stories:
- Teachers told not to friend students on Facebook
- ACLU: Students can insult teachers on Facebook
- Red Tape: Teachers, students and Facebook, a toxic mix
- Teachers asked to 'unfriend' students on Facebook
Check out Technolog, Gadgetbox, Digital Life and In-Game on Facebook, and on Twitter, follow Suzanne Choney.


text: [Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)] [Notices] [Page 15988] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2011-6748] [[Page 15988]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The meeting will be open to the public as indicated below, with attendance limited to space available. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should notify the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and/or contract proposals and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications and/or contract proposals, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Advisory Council for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering NACBIB May, 2011. Date: May 20, 2011. Open: 9:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Agenda: Report from the Institute Director, other Institute Staff and discussion of strategic plan. Place: Bethesda Marriott Suites, 6711 Democracy Boulevard, Independence Room (2nd Level), Bethesda, MD 20817. Closed: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications and/or proposals. Place: Bethesda Marriott Suites, 6711 Democracy Boulevard, Independence Room (2nd Level), Bethesda, MD 20817. Contact Person: Anthony Demsey, PhD, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Room 241, Bethesda, MD 20892. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. Information is also available on the Institute's/Center's home page: http://www.nibib1.nih.gov/about/NACBIB/NACBIB.htm, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. Dated: March 16, 2011. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2011-6748 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-P


text:
Be sure to check out the pet businesses near you!
Be sure to check out the dog parks near you!
This Virtually indestructible ID Tag features an enamelled yellow crown in the middle of it. Available in 3 sizes including small, for cats and small dogs.
In this podcast we discuss most of the important topics that surround vaccinating pet cats.
Copyright © 2000-2020 Pets.ca. All Rights Reserved. | Copyright & Legal Statement | Privacy Policy & Security


text:
Send Property to a Friend
Your friends name:
Your friends e-mail address:
Enter your name:
Enter your e-mail address:
What is your Name?
Add your own comments to this message:
Take a look at this property I found for rent in North Myrtle Beach.
The property information and a link to the property will be sent to your friend.
We hate these too, but they are required to filter out spammers. Please enter what you see in the photo above.
[ Different Image ]


text:
Stacking Up
Regardless of what industry you're in, the size of your operation or how long you've been doing what you do, every business has to deal with competition. But it's not who wins or loses, right? That may be nice for the little league ball field, but in business, understanding your competition is integral to coming out on top in your market. That's why it's so important to effectively monitor and track your competitors, so you can be in a constant state of improving your own operation and outperforming theirs.
So, what is it that makes a consumer choose one land care company over another? Although this question may not have a simple answer, there are plenty of variables to consider when developing an effective plan to close deals over the competition.
"In certain instances, we'll come in and see three or four brochures from other companies," says Clark Parriott, owner of Lawn Doctor of Towson-Lutherville-Timonium-Cockeysville and Perry Hall-Phoenix-Monkton in Maryland. "It really depends on the individual. Some people say, 'We'll call two or three companies.' Some people will call everyone in the book. In most cases, it's about who's first to the door."
Although responsiveness may be one of the most beneficial ways to differentiate yourself from the competition, to get the opportunity to be responsive you have to get in front of the consumer first. Tracking your competition's marketing is a great way to stay on top of what's going on in the marketplace, understand what works and what doesn't, and what promotions are getting your competitors' brochures in consumers' homes, along with your own.
"When we're just driving around, I try to keep track of the flags, to see where competitors are marketing aggressively," Parriott says.
But, the competition's marketing isn't all you should be aware of. In many sectors of the green industry, it's also important to keep an eye on pricing, so your business can remain competitive without sacrificing profitability.
"Every once in a while, I'll do a survey on pricing," says Rick Luberger, general manager of the landscape division of Illuminations Lighting Design in Houston, Texas. "A lot of our business comes from a network of landscape professionals who work as sales agents for our company. They'll get bids from other companies, as well, and they'll share those prices with us, along with the variables."
However, some business owners don't find much value in monitoring price, citing that there can often be such divergence in the services provided by certain sectors of the industry that it becomes difficult to accurately price your services against the competition's.
"Pricing, it's difficult in the design business," says Zachary Berger, owner of Zachary Berger Associates in Kearsarge, N.H. "Pricing is all over the place. I've never really set my price based on what everyone else is charging. We rarely get hired because of price."
In general, many land care operators (LCOs) agree that staying observant and networking with other local industry players — and even those outside the industry — are great ways to track what the competition is up to.
"Just watch," says Mark Wolinski, owner of Lawn Doctor of Saginaw-Birch Run-Frankenmuth and Midland-Bay City in Michigan. "I'm out there doing estimates every day. All my networking contacts are telling me what [the competition is] doing. Networking is where it's at. It opens up a million doors."
For some, it's a matter of tracking quality more than it is tracking customer acquisition techniques and pricing. Wolinski, for example, looks "to see how well [the competition is] doing on lawns. When I see their signs out there, I want to know how good that lawn looks."
There is one important area that any business can benefit from focusing on and improving. Despite any outstanding initiatives employed by your competition or even the fact that they may be larger, more established and have a greater market share, focusing on customer service will inevitably help foster your business's growth and support it as you become a more dominant force in the market.
"[Customer service] is everything," Luberger says. "That's the whole thing. You have to build your business with that."
Going the extra mile for your customers is the most effective way to develop strong and loyal relationships. Naturally, those relationships will lead to the beneficial referrals many quality, established businesses thrive on.
"You have got to make people happy, and then you've got to communicate that too," Luberger says. "Anytime that we get a little note with a payment, or someone makes a comment to me, I ask if they mind if we use that quote, and I'll put it on our Web site."
Parriott agrees, saying, "The personal touch makes it much more difficult to switch. The interaction goes a long way in customer retention. We started sending thank you notes out to every customer, and we've gotten a lot of positive feedback from that. We make suggestions to them, but it's not a hard sell — unlike our competition. People love to buy; they hate to be sold."
Another area that's worthwhile to investigate is what's been successful in other similar industries. Or maybe industries that are very different. What can you get out of knowing what different industries are doing? Well, let's take a look at an example: How many times have you received a menu from your local take-out restaurant or pizza parlor wedged between your screen and front doors? It's probably been quite a few times. Aren't companies in the green industry using similar methods of hand distribution with marketing materials? This is just one example, but as you can imagine, there are a wealth of others.
"Marketing ideas, yes," Luberger says. "I think that you can always look at that. You see a good marketing idea and say, 'How can that apply to my business?' If you see something that works, you might want to look at that."
And what about your presence in the local media? Many other industries benefit from positioning themselves as media darlings, so why can't you? The simple answer is that you can, but you have to give the media a real story. Something interesting that will appeal to their diverse audiences. Keep in mind, however, the importance of understanding that PR is not an outright sales pitch. Maybe it's tips or an announcement about your business. The fact that Joe's Lawn Care is offering $25 off in the month of July is uninteresting to the media; and thus, unseen by the general public.
However, knowing what the competition's doing in every area of their business, for many LCOs, isn't tantamount to making sure what their own business is doing is the right thing.
"My philosophy is to keep your eye on what you're doing," Luberger says. "I can't control what my competitors are doing. I can control what I'm doing. I do look at what's out there, but I don't spend so much time worrying about that. I have control over my people and my purchasing and my design."
So, although it's clearly important to know what your competition is doing in your market, it shouldn't supersede your own company's progress and creativity, be it in marketing, design, pricing or the like.
Sean Gallagher is a freelance writer who resides in Toms River, N.J.
Want to use this article? Click here for options!
© 2020 Penton Media Inc.


text:
We can help. You can overcome drug addiction and have a better life than you ever thought possible!
104 SW 4th Avenue
Albany, OR. 97321
865 NW Reiman Avenue
Corvallis, OR. 97330
530 NW 27th Street
Corvallis, OR. 97339
Counselors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.1-800-405-8409
We have addiction treatment specialists available 24/7, ready to help you find the right treatment choice that meets your financial ability.addictionca.com


text:
Buy Item $6.54 Retail:
$8.99 Save 27% ($2.45)
In StockStock No: WW15850EB
Siloam / 2010 / ePub
Add To Cart
Add To Wishlist
Have questions about eBooks? Check out our eBook FAQs.
|Title: The New Bible Cure For Depression & Anxiety - eBook
By: Don Colbert M.D.
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Siloam
Publication Date: 2010
Series: Bible Cure
Stock No: WW15850EB
Don Colbert, MD, is board-certified in family practice and anti-aging medicine. He has also received extensive training in nutritional and preventative medicine, and he has helped millions of people to discover the joy of living in divine health. In addition to speaking at conferences, he is the author of the New York Times best-selling book The Seven Pillars of Health, along with best sellers Toxic Relief, the Bible Cure series, Living in Divine Health, Deadly Emotions, and What Would Jesus Eat?