Contact mechanics of rough surfaces and surface wear will be considered. Two types of failures are considered. The first involving rapidly growing failure and the second fatigue type surface failure as a result of repetitive application of load cycle. The first type of failure w…
Currently the Department of Defense (DoD) does not use exposure biomarkers to measure environmental exposures to chemicals. Blood and urine exposure biomarkers for volatile organic compounds (VOC), selected heavy metals, depleted uranium (DU), and chemical warfare agents are cur…
The disappearance of a Cappucine priest, Father Thomas, and his servant, Ibrahim Amara, in 1840 in Damascus, produced consequences far beyond the local scene, affecting the policies of the great powers, the rivalry between Muhammed Ali of Egypt and the Ottoman Sultan, and Jewish…
Exposure to arsenic (As)-contaminated drinking water affects tens of millions people worldwide. The health effects of As are well established yet the mechanisms and dose-response relationships of As toxicity are not fully understood. Inaccurate exposure assessment, limited sensi…
When red-blooded Mare Barrow learns she is not the only commoner capable of wielding unfathomable Silver powers, she assembles a group of similar mixed-blood fighters while struggling to stay one step ahead of the prince-turned-king who betrayed her and fighting her own inner da…
The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they've always known -- and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul. Mare Barrow's blood is red -- the color of common…
As the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world escalates, Mare, who has the red blood of the common folk but also the silver ability to control lightning, must fight against the darkness that has grown in her soul.
The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they've always known -- and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul. Mare Barrow's blood is red -- the color of common…
Mare's blood is red -- the colour of common folk -- but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from the prince and friend wh…
Blood: a critique of Christianity
by Anidjar, Gil
fromReligion, culture, and public life
