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Kentucky Off the Beaten Path® A Guide to Unique Places


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2015 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1493017098 | EPUB | 3 MB
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Kentucky Off the Beaten Path show you the Bluegrass State you never knew existed. Soothe your ailments and your hunger with the healing properties of poke at the Poke Sallet Festival; take an expedition through Walt Whitman’s "vale of the Elkhorn" in a canoe; or stay in your own personal concrete teepee in Cave City. Visit the incredible collection of fossils on display at Big Bone Lick State Park, in an area where colossal mammals came to lick salt (and sulfur) more than 10,000 years ago. So if you’ve "been there, done that" one too many times, get off the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

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q-RASAR A Path to Predictive Cheminformatics


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031520564 | 168 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 8 MB
This brief offers an introduction to the fascinating new field of quantitative read-across structure-activity relationships (q-RASAR) as a cheminformatics modeling approach in the background of quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) and read-across (RA) as data gap-filling methods. It discusses the genesis and model development of q-RASAR models demonstrating practical examples. It also showcases successful case studies on the application of q-RASAR modeling in medicinal chemistry, predictive toxicology, and materials sciences. The book also includes the tools used for q-RASAR model development for new users. It is a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in grasping the development algorithm of q-RASAR models and their application within specific research domains.

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The Path to Gay Rights How Activism and Coming Out Changed Public Opinion


Free Download The Path to Gay Rights: How Activism and Coming Out Changed Public Opinion By Jeremiah J. Garretson
2018 | 305 Pages | ISBN: 1479850071 | PDF | 6 MB
An innovative, data-driven explanation of how public opinion shifted on LGBTQ rightsThe Path to Gay Rights is the first social science analysis of how and why the LGBTQ movement achieved its most unexpected victory-transforming gay people from a despised group of social deviants into a minority worthy of rights and protections in the eyes of most Americans. The book weaves together a narrative of LGBTQ history with new findings from the field of political psychology to provide an understanding of how social movements affect mass attitudes in the United States and globally.Using data going back to the 1970s, the book argues that the current understanding of how social movements change mass opinion-through sympathetic media coverage and endorsements from political leaders-cannot provide an adequate explanation for the phenomenal success of the LGBTQ movement at changing the public’s views. In The Path to Gay Rights, Jeremiah Garretson argues that the LGBTQ community’s response to the AIDS crisis was a turning point for public support of gay rights. ACT-UP and related AIDS organizations strategically targeted political and media leaders, normalizing news coverage of LGBTQ issues and AIDS and signaled to LGBTQ people across the United States that their lives were valued. The net result was an increase in the number of LGBTQ people who came out and lived their lives openly, and with increased contact with gay people, public attitudes began to warm and change. Garretson goes beyond the story of LGBTQ rights to develop an evidence-based argument for how social movements can alter mass opinion on any contentious topic.

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The Path to Gay Rights How Activism and Coming Out Changed Public Opinion


Free Download The Path to Gay Rights: How Activism and Coming Out Changed Public Opinion By Jeremiah J. Garretson
2018 | 305 Pages | ISBN: 1479850071 | PDF | 6 MB
An innovative, data-driven explanation of how public opinion shifted on LGBTQ rightsThe Path to Gay Rights is the first social science analysis of how and why the LGBTQ movement achieved its most unexpected victory-transforming gay people from a despised group of social deviants into a minority worthy of rights and protections in the eyes of most Americans. The book weaves together a narrative of LGBTQ history with new findings from the field of political psychology to provide an understanding of how social movements affect mass attitudes in the United States and globally.Using data going back to the 1970s, the book argues that the current understanding of how social movements change mass opinion-through sympathetic media coverage and endorsements from political leaders-cannot provide an adequate explanation for the phenomenal success of the LGBTQ movement at changing the public’s views. In The Path to Gay Rights, Jeremiah Garretson argues that the LGBTQ community’s response to the AIDS crisis was a turning point for public support of gay rights. ACT-UP and related AIDS organizations strategically targeted political and media leaders, normalizing news coverage of LGBTQ issues and AIDS and signaled to LGBTQ people across the United States that their lives were valued. The net result was an increase in the number of LGBTQ people who came out and lived their lives openly, and with increased contact with gay people, public attitudes began to warm and change. Garretson goes beyond the story of LGBTQ rights to develop an evidence-based argument for how social movements can alter mass opinion on any contentious topic.

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Performance Management Path to Growth and Excellence


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032671637 | 359 Pages | PDF (True) | 5 MB
This book attempts to shift focus from performance appraisals to performance management incorporating performance planning, analysis, and development as critical components of it. The performance management system (PMS) is a future-driven exercise rather than merely a past-reviewing exercise. Performance management is treated as a year-round practice and not an appraisal process conducted once a quarter or annually. Moreover, it is now considered to be everyone’s responsibility and not merely that of HR or the upper management.

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Introduction to Sufism the inner path of Islam


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2010 | 219 Pages | ISBN: 1935493108 | EPUB | 2 MB
In this introductory, yet comprehensive book, Éric Geoffroy explains that Sufism is the inner dimension of Islam and has its source in the Koran and in the life and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. Geoffroy discusses how Sufism was formed and how great masters have adapted its initiatic doctrines and practices to changing conditions within the Muslim world. Surveying the history of Sufism, this book covers its earliest days up until our own times and addresses Sufism’s uneasy relationship with various forms of fundamentalism. Replete with many sayings from various Sufis throughout the ages, including Ibn Arabi, Rumi, Hallaj, and Ghazali, this book uniquely presents Sufism "as it is lived" by highlighting the importance of the spiritual master, the method, rites and conduct in daily life, as well as the role of the feminine in Sufism. This is Dr. Geoffroy’s first book to be translated into English in its entirety.

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South West Coast Path, The 1,000 Mini Adventures Along Britain’s Longest Waymarked Path


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English | July 26, 2022 | ISBN: 1844866173 | 352 pages | MOBI | 175 Mb
Often featuring in lists of the world’s best walks, the South West Coast Path is 630 miles long, and passes through two World Heritage Sites. In this guide, Stephen Neale highlights 1,000 mini adventures to enjoy along its entire 630-mile route, from Minehead to Poole Harbour.

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Joyous Resilience A Path to Individual Healing and Collective Thriving in an Inequitable World [Audiobook]


Free Download Anjuli Sherin, Deepti Gupta (Narrator), "Joyous Resilience: A Path to Individual Healing and Collective Thriving in an Inequitable World"
English | ASIN: B08SFZPSJ2 | 2021 | M4B@64 kbps | ~14:44:00 | 440 MB
An intersectional guide to building resilience and reclaiming joy
With so much information available on how to build resilience – from meditation, exercise, and time in nature, to the latest neuroscience-backed studies – have you ever wondered what’s holding you back? If you commit to self-care but find yourself exhausted, unhappy, or anxious, do you wonder what’s missing?

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