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Author Paul Shaker Responds to the Video Review of his Book, Reclaiming Education for Democracy
No full textThank you and specifically the reviewers for your close attention to our book, Reclaiming Education for Democracy: Thinking Beyond No Child Left Behind (RED) (Shaker & Heilman, 2008), and for the fair and sensitive reading that you gave the book. As you can imagine, such academic attention is deeply gratifying. I have been invited to respond to the video review in print and I choose to do so in an informal manner, without footnotes, and by giving my individual reaction. At the same time I wish to acknowledge my co-author, Professor Elizabeth E. Heilman, of Michigan State University
Mikrowellen- und Infrarotemissionen von OH und H 2 O im interstellaren Medium
No full textThissen T. Mikrowellen- und Infrarotemissionen von OH und H 2 O im interstellaren Medium. Aachen: Shaker; 2000
Cocktail Shaker
No full textContainersSilver metal cocktail shaker; lid is not removable.metal1 1/4 in. h x 1/2 in.
Document: Diary of Virginia H. Andrews of a visit to Mount Lebanon, New York, Shaker community, 1892
No full textFrom the Koreshan Unity collection N2009- 3, Papers, ca 1887-1990; Box 236, folder 6, State Library and Archives of Florida.
Editorial note: We present here a transcription of a diary attributed to Virginia H. Andrews, recently uncovered by Adam Morris. Andrews is known to have visited the Mount Lebanon Shaker community in company with Annie Ordway (aka Victoria Gratia) during this time. See Christian Goodwillie, “Heaven in a Hollow Earth: The Shaker Koreshan Connection,” American Communal Societies Quarterly 3, no. 2, (April 2009), for a full account of this trip, as well as images of Ordway and Andrews’s signatures in the North Family’s guest register
Shaker for Mixed Beverages.
No full textPatent for a new and improved shaker for mixed drinks. This design utilizes a spring and a hinge to enable a lid with holes for straining to be attached directly to the cocktail shaker. This eliminates the chance that the straining lid would not be at hand when mixing a drink as well as the chance of losing the straining lid
The Shaker Village
No full textThe Shaker faith is estimated to have had a total of fewer than 20,000 members across its 250-year history, yet more than 100,000 people visit the various Shaker villages and museums scattered across the eastern United States every year. We are still fascinated with the world of the Shakers, and authentic examples of Shaker architecture, furniture, and crafts are prized wherever they remain. In The Shaker Village, author and photographer Raymond Bial brings readers the history of the Shaker religion and an examination of the Shaker way of life, which was based on cooperation and self-sufficiency. Each Shaker village was built with the goal of creating a heaven on earth for its inhabitants. The Shaker people were among the first in America to apply science and new learning directly to traditional farming and homekeeping. They invented or improved significantly upon designs of many farm and household items, including some still used today: the flat broom, the slotted spoon, the circular saw, and the idea of selling gardening seeds in packets. Although each Shaker community was self-supporting, the Shakers’ success at applying their core values—simplicity, utility, and tranquility—carried Shaker villages to a point of abundance: they were able to export their beautiful furniture, delicious foods, and superior wares to the outside world, where they have been appreciated ever since. The Shaker Village is generously illustrated with Bial’s evocative photographs of buildings and artifacts from the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, one of the largest and best-preserved Shaker sites. The Shaker movement reached its peak in the mid-nineteenth century. Membership began to drop with the onset of the Civil War, and as the new promise of industrialization began to take hold in America, Shaker numbers steadily dwindled. Although the Shaker religion has all but departed, The Shaker Village captures a revelatory glimpse of a legacy that still resounds with modern Americans.
Raymond Bial has published more than eighty books of photographs, including Amish Home and Mist over the Mountains: Appalachia and Its People.
“Mirroring the simplicity and elegance of a Shaker chair, this book captures the sprit of a very special people. It is an eloquent introduction to the history and philosophy of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers. After relating the founding of the sect and discussing the ideals that guided (and still guide) the lives of its members, Bial details both dialing living and worship. His enthusiasm for his subject truly shines in his discussion of their workshops and marvelous creations, inventions, and innovations. With one look at the flat broom, clothes pins, oval boxes, furniture, and architecture, readers will fully understand the shaker belief that, \u27Anything may be called perfect which perfectly answers the purpose for which it was designed.’ The author’s exquisite full-color photographs, taken at The Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, reflect the clean lines of the people’s art and architecture as well as the order of their lives. —School Library Journal
“Similar in format to the author-photographer’s Amish Home, this handsome volume introduces the traditional Shaker way of life in a thoughtful text and well-composed, full-color photographs. Focusing on the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, the pictures show the buildings, fields, seeds, tools, and furniture of the people who live there. With no one in sight, the beautifully lit photos use the Shakers’ surrounding to express the integrity and simplicity of their ways. From the origins of the sect of their beliefs activities, clothing, inventiveness, skills, and humanity, the text describes the people as they lived, worked, and changed. To Bial’s credit, he’s made a book with as much integrity as his subject. —Booklist
“An appreciation of one of America’s most significant communal groups. Bial perfectly reflects the Shaker ideal of functional simplicity in his summation of the Shakers’ origins, mode of life, and devotion to productive work (their legacy includes such sensible inventions as the flat broom, the hay rake, and the slotted spoon as well as the clean-lined furniture that has come to command such high prices as to distress the few remaining Shakers.) Like his lucid text, the author’s beautifully composed, uncaptioned color photos—neatly framed in fine rule—have a grace and clarity that echo the Shakers’ open, light-filled buildings. An excellent introduction to a group whose ingenuity and striving for perfection have had an impact disproportionate to its small membership. —Kirkus Reviews
“Bial is a master at recreating the historical and philosophical contexts of the objects he photographs. Bial does justice to the community by devoting as much space to the Shakers’ religious beliefs as to their art and inventions. He shows how the simplicity of Shaker furniture grew out of the Shakers’ desire to live a plain life. —Greenbelt Interfaith News
“Bial tells the story of the Shaker people with straightforward language and remarkable photography. —The Manchester Enterprise
“For readers needing a reliable summary of Shaker belief and customs, this book will deliver—with beautiful views of Kentucky’s precious treasure: the restored Pleasant Hill. —Karl Lietzenmayer, Northern Kentucky Heritage
“Raymond Bial’s latest book offers a wonderful introduction to Shaker belief, history, and lifestyle. Highly recommended for all libraries. —Nancy Richey, WKU
“Anyone interested in the history of Shakers . . . should have this book. The book is an easy resource introduction for those who want to know more about the Shakers without having to read a long reference book. —The Harrodsburg Herald
“Though this is an excellent introductory volume for children or young adults, its appeal will not be limited by age. The familiar 18th-century Shaker song Tis a Gift To Be Simple\u27 ably describes this delightful book. Highly recommended. —Library Journal
“[Bial’s] eye for color, depth and contrast do an excellent job of capturing the life of the community. —Bowling Green Daily Newshttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_christian_denominations_and_sects/1005/thumbnail.jp
Identification of key measures to promote and enhance cycling for visiting National Parks: A case study of Peak District National Park, England
No full textIncreasing pressure of cars towards National Parks is alarming for both nature and tourists. This research identifies the potential measures that can promote and enhance cycling within and around National Parks. The methodological approach includes 1) a literature review to identify measures sucessfuly implemented in the past in different case studies, 2) development of a questionnaire based on these measures, for inquiry of experts involved in the planning process of the case study, Peak District National Park (PDNP), England and 3) use of Kendall's W coefficient of concordance to determine the consensus among experts, about the rank and order of these potentional measures. The experts are most in favor of a flexible entry fee based on the transport mode of the visitor, a mobility app as a route planner, and infrastructural development. The Kendall's W shows a varying agreement among experts from moderate to strong for different categories of measures. Management implications • The research identifies the need to consider cycling as an essential mode of mobility from the local and visitors' perspective. Cycling is an important, healthy activity that helps people to reach various destinations. • The research highlights important measures that can help managers to convince visitors to use a bicycle instead of another mode. • The research findings provide guidance and a framework to promote and enhance the concept of cycling for managers involved in the planning/policy-making of visitors' mobility within and around a national park. • Managers should divert their focus towards the promotion of active mobility. They should understand that promoting cycling tourism will help them to overcome the dominance by cars. • The research indicates practical steps in order to guide managers in the implementation of the proposed measures.The authors would like to thank a couple of researchers from the University of Derby, Buxton. First of all, a lot of thanks to Dr. Peter Wiltshier and Dr. Iride Azara, senior lecturer in tourism, for providing a platform to collect data and organizing interviews with concerned officials. The author would especially like to pay gratitude to Emma Pope, Ph.D. student, University of Derby, for her coordination during the data collection process. Lastly, a bundle of thanks to Michael Reardon, senior transport officer (DCC), for providing access to relevant data. The research work is part of doctoral research. The doctoral research is funded by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Pakistan. The author would also like to thank the doctoral schools of
Hasselt University for the provision of a mobility grant
Fusion oder Kooperation?: Eine transaktionskostentheoretische Analyse
No full textHippe H. Fusion oder Kooperation?: Eine transaktionskostentheoretische Analyse. Berichte aus der Betriebswirtschaft. Aachen: Shaker; 2003
Hochempfindlicher lasergestützter Enantiomeren-Detektor
No full textSchulz H. Hochempfindlicher lasergestützter Enantiomeren-Detektor. Berichte aus der Biophysik. Aachen: Shaker; 2005
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