![]() The capitalists behaved like socialists while the socialists behaved like capitalists. Why did the Soviet network, with top-level scientists and patriotic incentives, fail while the American network succeeded? In How Not to Network a Nation, Benjamin Peters reverses the usual cold war dualities and argues that the American ARPANET took shape thanks to well-managed state subsidies and collaborative research environments and the Soviet network projects stumbled because of unregulated competition among self-interested institutions, bureaucrats, and others. Meanwhile, ARPANET, the American precursor to the Internet, went online in 1969. None of these attempts succeeded, and the enterprise had been abandoned by the time the Soviet Union fell apart. ![]() Between 19, Soviet scientists and officials made numerous attempts to network their nation - to construct a nationwide computer network. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Alison, our main protagonist, is living on her own since failing to commit suicide several times from being depressed as a teenager and from witnessing a gluttonous orgy brought about by her elderly father (it wasn't a pretty scene, and was probably the strangest part of a film that gets stranger as it goes). The film itself is not very horrific, doesn't try to be ultimately gory, and often tries to build up tension or show the depths of characters that aren't that interesting to begin with. Instead of being a ubiquitous haunted house tale, the apartment in which model Alison is residing is the gateway into Hell, and though she believes she is surrounded by oddball, perverted, frankly creepy neighbors, she is all alone in the building except for a blind priest who lives upstairs. ![]() "The Sentinel" capitalized on the trend of giving demonic presence, but instead placed it within your home, where you supposedly feel safe. It was popular to give children the power of demonic powers, as they are vulnerable beings without much threat towards stronger adults. Around this time in the seventies there was a resurgence of films with demonic presences, amongst which were "Rosemary's Baby", "The Omen", and "The Exorcist". ![]() ![]() Finally Taran must decide whether to be High King. ![]() In the concluding volume Taran and companions join the rest of Prydain in a great effort to defeat Arawn directly. ![]() The series follows the adventures of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, as he nears manhood while helping to resist the forces of Arawn Death-Lord. It was awarded the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1969. The High King (1968) is a high fantasy novel by Lloyd Alexander, the fifth and last of The Chronicles of Prydain. ![]() The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain #5), Lloyd Alexander ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2012, three years after a genetically modified virus which was supposed to cure cancer ended up wiping out most of the world's population, a scientist named Robert Neville, immune to this virus, appears to be the only uninfected human left in New York City, maybe even the world, and his only companion is his dog, Sam! Neville does research in his basement laboratory to try and find a cure for the virus, and regularly sends out radio messages, calling for other survivors to come and meet him, if there are any out there, but so far, this has not worked. So, while this particular version of the story seems to be polarizing, I was definitely impressed. However, for now, since I've just seen this 2007 version of "I Am Legend", and haven't seen the rest, I'll just have to judge it strictly as a movie, not how it compares to the previous two, or the book. I haven't seen the previous two versions, but definitely intend to. All three films are adaptations of the novel, "I Am Legend", by Richard Matheson. It's a remake of "The Omega Man", which is a remake of "The Last Man on Earth". I am aware of the fact that this 2007 blockbuster is a remake of a remake. ![]() ![]() ![]() Waco drew the battle lines for American extremists-in Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh's words, "Waco started this war." With help from sources as diverse as Branch Davidian survivors and the FBI's lead negotiator during the siege, Cook draws a straight line from Waco's ashes to the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol and insurrections yet to come. 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Provides the FBIs two-month siege of David Koresh and his Branch Davidians. ![]() A two-month siege of their compound in Waco, Texas, ended in a firefight that killed seventy-six, including twenty-five children. ![]() In 1993, David Koresh and a band of heavily armed evangelical Christians took on the might of the US government. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But his favorite pets were Dab–Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Gub–Gub the baby pig, Polynesia the parrot, and the owl Too–Too. He had a cow with a calf too, and an old lame horse–twenty–five years of age-and chickens, and pigeons, and two lambs, and many other animals. Besides the gold–fish in the pond at the bottom of his garden, he had rabbits in the pantry, white mice in his piano, a squirrel in the linen closet and a hedgehog in the cellar. He was very fond of animals and kept many kinds of pets. His sister, Sarah Dolittle, was housekeeper for him but the Doctor looked after the garden himself. ![]() The house he lived in, on the edge of the town, was quite small but his garden was very large and had a wide lawn and stone seats and weeping–willows hanging over. And whenever he walked down the street in his high hat everyone would say, "There goes the Doctor!-He's a clever man." And the dogs and the children would all run up and follow behind him and even the crows that lived in the church–tower would caw and nod their heads. All the folks, young and old, knew him well by sight. He lived in a little town called, Puddleby–on–the–Marsh. "M.D." means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot. Once upon a time, many years ago when our grandfathers were little children-there was a doctor and his name was Dolittle-John Dolittle, M.D. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]() ![]() William, John’s father would disappear for long periods of time without sharing when he would return. ![]() Young John Rockefeller saw that his father’s irresponsible work attitude and bad social choices kept the family home on the edge of a financial crisis all the way until he finishes high school and enters the workplace. Dishonorable fathers and the love of mothers make a power mix for progress. He rises by his belief in God, a life of piety and purity, the practice of frugality, and courage to execute bold and fierce competitiveness.Įarly hardship in early life can be a key motivator in the drive for success and wealth. John Davison Rockefeller born in a home inflicted with poverty, his rags-to-riches story reveals his intense desire for success. JR MacGregor’s 2019 book is a fast reading, densely fact-packed retelling of the story of America’s first titan of industry. ![]() ![]() ![]() The problem had been identified, but numerous doctors told Alisa that she faced a life of continual medication and a future of diabetes, obesity, infertility, heart disease, and cancer.Ī voice inside of Alisa said "No!" She was not willing to accept this as her reality and took matters into her own hands. Eventually, Alisa discovered she had PCOS. Doctors could not figure out what was wrong. At the time, Alisa weighed 200 pounds, was covered in painful cystic acne, had her period about twice a year, and felt chronically fatigued. Oz Show, has a web series on Lifetime, CBS, Fox, Shape, Huffington Post, has a popular TEDx talk and has presented at began her journey in women's hormonal health 15 years ago, when she was battling frustrating health symptoms. Alisa is a popular media guest and has been featured on The Dr. She is the best selling author of WomanCode and the founder of, a virtual health center that supports women’s hormonal and reproductive health.Ī graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, she is the creator of the WomanCode System, a one-of-a-kind online learning and support program for women in the 20s, 30s, and 40s based on her revolutionary functional nutritional protocol. Alisa Vitti, HHC, Integrative Nutritionist, Reproductive Endocrinology, Author of WomanCode, Founder & CEO of Īlisa is an integrative nutritionist who teaches women how to use their hormonal and neurochemical patterns to create extraordinary lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() But theological systems often do just that, by “explaining away” difficult or troublesome passages of Scripture because their literal meaning doesn’t fit into our tidy systems. “People shouldn’t be protected from the Bible,” Dr. He presents a clear biblical theology that cuts through our modern worldview that tends to ignore the unseen world. His goal is to help readers view the biblical text unfiltered by tradition or by theological presuppositions. Heiser’s fifteen years of research into what the Bible really says about the unseen world of the supernatural. The Unseen Realm presents the fruit of Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Michael Heiser explores these biblical questions in The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible. 2:4 Jude 6)? Why does Paul describe evil spirits in terms of geographical rulership (thrones, principalities, rulers, authorities)? Who are the “glorious ones” that even angels dare not rebuke (2 Pet. 13:33)? What are we to make of Peter and Jude’s belief in imprisoned spirits (2 Pet. 48:15–16)? How did descendants of the Nephilim (Gen. Who are they? What does it mean when those beings participate in God’s decisions (1 Kings 22:19–23)? Why wasn’t Eve surprised when the serpent spoke to her? Why are Yahweh and his Angel fused together in Jacob’s prayer (Gen. The psalmist declared that God presides over an assembly of divine beings (Psa. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was not long before he ascended to a higher literary plane, creating the acclaimed works that would solidify his place as one of the most important and influential authors of the twentieth century: Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Dandelion Wine, to name a very few. ![]() Though he once dreamed of becoming an actor, writing was his true calling, and he remained resolute in his art throughout his early adult years despite numerous rejections - finally breaking through with publications of his horror and fantasy stories in the "pulp" magazines of the forties. Born Rae Douglas Bradbury on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois, he displayed an affinity for the fantastic at an early age - spending hours at the local movie theater, fighting his fear of the dark to escape into glorious made-up worlds. ![]() Ray Bradbury is an American literary icon, an architect of wonders whose life has been as fascinating, momentous, and inspiring as his fiction, which has enthralled millions of readers the world over for more than six decades. ![]() |