Hidden in plain sight : the tragedy of children's rights from Ben Franklin to Lionel Tate / by Woodhouse, Barbara Bennett, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…-- 1: How to think about childhood -- 2: How to think about children's rights -- Part 1: Privacy Principle: Stories Of Bondage And Belonging -- 3: Boys in slavery and servitude: Frederick Douglass -- 4: Girls at the intersection of age, race and gender: Dred Scott's daughters -- 5: Growing up in state custody: "Tony" and "John G" -- Part 2: Agency Principle: Stories Of Voice And Participation -- 6: Printer's apprentice: Ben Franklin and youth speech -- 7: Youth in the civil rights movement: John Lewis and Sheyanne Webb -- Part 3: Equality Principle: Stories Of Equal Opportunity -- 8: Old maids and little women: Louisa Alcott and William Cather -- 9: Breaking the prison of disability: Helen Keller and the children of "Greenhaven" -- Part 4: Dignity Principle: Stories Of Resistance And Resilience -- 10: Hide and survive: Anne Frank and "Liu" -- 11: Children at work: newsboys, entrepreneurs, and "Evelyn" -- Part 5: Protection Principle: Stories Of Guilt And Innocence -- 12: Telling the scariest secrets: Maya Angelou and "Jeannie" -- 13: Age and the idea of innocence: "Amal" and Lionel Tate -- Conclusion: Future of rights -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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The Indian Wars : Might Makes Right /

Table of Contents: “…Sacred Land of the Path (2:04) -- Centuries of Indian Wars (2:10) -- White Greed (3:25) -- Strategy: Indian Unification (1:58) -- Manifest Destiny (2:10) -- Trail of Tears (3:10) -- Indian Warrior Societies (2:54) -- Hard Times for American Indians (4:28) -- Disappearance of the Buffalo (2:05) -- Sand Creek Massacre (3:20) -- Red Cloud's War (3:04) -- Deceptive Treaties (3:30) -- Custer's Destruction (3:23) -- Chief Joseph Takes Flight (2:12) -- Loss of a Culture (3:55) -- Credits: 'The Indian Wars: Might Makes Right' (1:23)…”
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Nova scienceNOW. Season 5, Episode 1, Can we make it to Mars?

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Light speed /

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Principles of flight simulation / by Allerton, David

Table of Contents: “…Principles of Flight Simulation; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Historical Perspective; 1.1.1 The First 40 Years of Flight 1905-1945; 1.1.2 Analogue Computing, 1945-1965; 1.1.3 Digital Computing, 1965-1985; 1.1.4 The Microelectronics Revolution, 1985-present; 1.2 The Case for Simulation; 1.2.1 Safety; 1.2.2 Financial Benefits; 1.2.3 Training Transfer; 1.2.4 Engineering Flight Simulation; 1.3 The Changing Role of Simulation; 1.4 The Organization of a Flight Simulator; 1.4.1 Equations of Motion; 1.4.2 Aerodynamic Model; 1.4.3 Engine Model.…”
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Speakers' rights in private forums : how the First Amendment might look on the Information Superhighway / by Johnson, Michelle

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Time-of-Flight and Structured Light Depth Cameras Technology and Applications / by Zanuttigh, Pietro, Marin, Giulio, Dal Mutto, Carlo, Dominio, Fabio, Minto, Ludovico, Cortelazzo, Guido Maria

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Operating principles of structured light depth cameras -- Operating principles of Time-of-Flight depth cameras -- Calibration -- Data fusion from depth and standard cameras -- Scene segmentation assisted by data depth -- 3D scene reconstruction from depth camera data -- Human pose estimation and tracking -- Gesture recognition -- Conclusions.…”
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In-Flight Simulators and Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators A Historical Account of International Aeronautical Research /

Table of Contents: “…From the content: Introduction -- Flying Qualities – Some History -- Modeling and Simulation – Basics and Benefits -- Predecessors in Germany -- Variable Stability Aircraft and In-Flight Simulators -- Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators -- In-Flight Simulator HFB 320 FLISI -- Helicopter In-Flight Simulator Bo 105 ATTHeS.…”
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The light of Earth reflections on a life in space / by Worden, Al, 1932-2020, French, Francis

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The light of Earth : reflections on a life in space / by Worden, Al, 1932-2020, French, Francis

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Modern Flight Dynamics by Schmidt, David K.

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Out of Sight

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Inside the Middle East. Space exploration

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The Flight Instructor's Manual. by Kershner, William K.

Table of Contents: “…Part Three -- First Solo to the Private Certificate -- Chap. 11 -- The Postsolo Visual Maneuvers -- Chap. 12 -- Teaching Emergency Flying by Reference to Instruments -- Chap. 13 -- Night Flying Instruction -- Chap. 14 -- Cross-Country-Ground Instruction -- Chap. 15 -- Cross-Country-Flight Instruction -- Chap. 16 -- Transition from Student to Private Pilot -- Part Four -- Advanced VFR Instruction -- Chap. 17 -- Instructing in Complex Single-Engine Airplanes -- Chap. 18 -- Instructing in the Light Twin -- Chap. 19 -- Advanced Ground Reference Maneuvers -- Part Five -- Introduction to Aerobatic Instruction…”
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Flight from the Reich : refugee Jews, 1933-1946 / by Dwork, Deborah

Table of Contents: “…The end of an era -- People: The first to flee -- Places: A homeland in Palestine -- Papers: Passports in a closed world -- Problems: Minority rights and Jews as a minority -- Pt. 2: 1938-1939 -- 1933-1938. …”


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The angle quickest for flight / by Kotler, Steven, 1967-

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The Flight Instructor's Manual by Kershner, William K.

Table of Contents: “…Part Three -- First Solo to the Private Certificate -- Chap. 11 -- The Postsolo Visual Maneuvers -- Chap. 12 -- Teaching Emergency Flying by Reference to Instruments -- Chap. 13 -- Night Flying Instruction -- Chap. 14 -- Cross-Country-Ground Instruction -- Chap. 15 -- Cross-Country-Flight Instruction -- Chap. 16 -- Transition from Student to Private Pilot -- Part Four -- Advanced VFR Instruction -- Chap. 17 -- Instructing in Complex Single-Engine Airplanes -- Chap. 18 -- Instructing in the Light Twin -- Chap. 19 -- Advanced Ground Reference Maneuvers -- Part Five -- Introduction to Aerobatic Instruction…”
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Flight from Grace : A Cultural History of Humans and Birds. by Pope, Richard

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Flight from Chile : voices of exile /

Table of Contents: “…Political life in exile: Fighting the dictatorship from afar -- Chapter eight. Exiles' return, 1978-1988: Struggle on many fronts -- Chapter nine. …”
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Flight from Grace A Cultural History of Humans and Birds. by Pope, Richard

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