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'Data acquisition' is concerned with taking one or more analogue signals and converting them to digital form with sufficient accu racy and speed to be ready for processing by a computer. The increasing use of computers makes this an expanding field, and it is important that the conversion process is done correctly because information lost at this stage can never be regained, no matter how good the computation. The old saying - garbage in, garbage out - is very relevant to data acquisition, and so every part of the book contains a discussion of errors: where do they come from, how large are they, and what can be done to reduce them? The book aims to treat the data acquisition process in depth...
Spanning six decades from the formation of the Save the Children Fund in 1919 to humanitarian interventions during the Vietnam War, The Humanitarians maps the national and international humanitarian efforts undertaken by Australians on behalf of child refugees. In this longitudinal study, Joy Damousi explores the shifting forms of humanitarian activity related to war refugee children over the twentieth century, from child sponsorship, the establishment of orphanages, fundraising, to aid and development schemes and campaigns for inter-country adoption. Framed by conceptualisations of the history of emotions, and the limits and possibilities afforded by empathy and compassion, she considers the vital role of women and includes studies of unknown, but significant, women humanitarian workers and their often-traumatic experience of international humanitarian work. Through an examination of the intersection between racial politics and war refugees, Damousi advances our understanding of humanitarianism over the twentieth century as a deeply racialised and multi-layered practice.
Cooking with flavor! Over 150 recipes, plus tips and history on herbs and spices from Catherine, The Herb Lady of Herbs 2 U. Low fat/low salt, meatless and flavorful ideas for adding taste to your meals without relying exclusively on salt and fat. Interested in growing your own herbs? Check out "Edible Landscaping in the Desert Southwest: Wheelbarrow to Plate" for gardening help, monthly planting calendar and recipes.
Learn how to cultivate a herbal apothecary, sow a glorious flowerbed, and grow fruits and vegetables using this magical guide of age-old knowledge and charms. There is that in the hum and business of a garden that makes for peace; the senses are softly stirred even as the heart finds wings.—Calthrop, 1910 An ideal gardening companion, Garden Magic will help you reconnect with the power of nature. With guidance on sowing, propagating, and harvesting, including everything from practical advice and growing tips to incantations and spells. Discover how to predict the weather, protect your plants and crops from pests, and explore the properties and powers of various herbs, trees, and flowers. Combining traditional green thumb practices with the ancient art of witchcraft, this collection of folkloric knowledge will help your garden flourish. Garden Magic is perfect for herbalists, gardening enthusiasts, and those looking to tune into the power of the natural world.
In late March 1975, as the Vietnam War raged, an Australian voluntary aid worker named Rosemary Taylor approached the Australian Embassy seeking assistance to fly 600 orphans out of Saigon to safety. Rosemary and Margaret Moses, two former nuns from Adelaide, had spent eight years in Vietnam during the war, building up a complex of nurseries to house war orphans and street waifs as the organisation that built up around them facilitated international adoptions for the children. As the North Vietnamese forces closed in on their nurseries, they needed a plan to evacuate the children, or all their work might count for little ... Based on extensive archival and historical research, and interviews of some of those directly involved in the events described, Operation Babylift details the last month of the Vietnam War from the perspective of the most vulnerable victims of that war: the orphans it created. Through the story of the attempt to save 600 children, we see how a small group of determined women refused to play political games as they tried to remake the lives of a forgotten generation, one child at a time.
In the future, an organisation has mastered the art of time travel and is seen as a way to enjoy a vacation. To travel to destinations in time, to delve into periods of time itself to indulge in... A... Never Ending Journey itself