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The Aztec empire was established in the Valley of Mexico in the 14th century, eventually dominating a vast region from a base on their island capital city, Tenochtitlán. Hernán Cortés sacked Tenochtitlán for Spain in 1521. Missionary friars arrived soon after to begin the Christianization of the Mesoamerican population. To facilitate their conversion, Franciscan scholars trained the descendants of the Aztec nobility in alphabetic writing. Indigenous students/colleagues soon mastered written Latin and learned to write their native Náhuatl. Fray Bernardino de Sahagún organized a complex ethnographic enterprise employing Indigenous colleagues to compile an encyclopedia of Indigenous Aztec knowledge. This work survived in Spanish translation as the Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España and was subsequently published with parallel Náhuatl and English texts as the Florentine Codex. Book 11 of the Codex is devoted to "Earthly Things" of which the "Second Chapter, ...telleth of all the different kinds of birds." Over 130 are named and described and illustrated in varying detail. However, establishing the correspondence of these birds with our contemporary ornithological inventory of Mexican birds has been a challenge. The Mexican biologist Martín del Campo published an analysis based on the Spanish version in 1940, and his suggested identifications have been treated as definitive. I have reviewed the evidence in light of contemporary knowledge and offer here a refined analysis of the probable identities of the birds named in the Codex with a detailed rationale. This material offers rich insights into a Mesoamerican traditional natural history.

No Mean Street is a powerful, physical drama set in the heart of urban street culture. Using explicit language, rap music and dance, and populated with the familiar faces of Raggas, drug dealers, junkies, homeboys and single parents, No Mean Street explodes in enough violence and sexuality to grip the attention of any teenager. Staged close to the audience with graphic and fast-paced direction, using writer Paul Boakye's characters to cleverly explore and destroy the popular prejudices and stereotypes which prevent many teenagers taking the dangers of drugs, unsafe sex, and HIV/AIDS seriously. By following Arlington's fall from arrogant homeboy to abandoned outcast, the audience is made to question their own preconceptions. Was Arlington so cool? ls safe sex such a bad idea? Wasn't he a better father and boyfriend after he accepted his status? If he can get a serious and life-threatening STD, perhaps?

One hundred years in the future, ODOBENUS rules over all. There are no books, there is no recorded history, and zooperheroes are all but gone.A small group of heroes have a plan to stop Odobenus by traveling back in time! It's up to the powerhouse zebra, EQUITIGRA, to complete the mission.Back in a time she's never known, Equitigra seeks who she believes holds the key to stopping Odobenus's rule, a zooperhero called SUPER BIG GIRL.>ZOOPERHERO UNIVERSE chapter books feature text, illustrations, and panel-to-panel comics to deliver a uniquely thrilling, kid-friendly, reading experience.

A current analysis of the neo-Marxist Progressives movement replacing the class struggle of Marxism with identity classes: gender, race, sexuality, religion, nationality, and ableness, creating the illiberal social justice trinity of DEI.

lambkinz first words is a book series for the toddlers learning their first words. This series features a set of 5 books that enables young learners to memorize their first words. lambkinz first words series enable readers to recognize, call and memorize objects and things around them in a number of settings. This book features all the objects a toddler may find around them at home. With clear visuals and no distractions, lambkinz first works lets readers focus on every word, its alphabets & sounds. In both animation and print, first words is a great way to start young readers with object names.

This is the book I wanted and needed when I started teaching. This book has been written with teachers in mind. This book will change how you see Shakespeare. Lets make Shakespeare exciting and fun. Let's shake up Shakespeare.

This is a work of the imagination depicting cities that did exist or may exist in the future, in a different world, or in an alternate reality, or in a lost, forgotten past. Mostly, they are beautiful cities, parklike, majestic, full of grand towers and crystal-clear canals and waterways.Thomas Jewusiak is a contemporary painter who works in oil on linen canvas. He graduated from Fordham College and has been painting street scenes and architecturally interesting buildings for most of his adult life. He sells his work through private commissions and exhibits in various galleries. He paints in a highly detailed style that creates an illusion of reality, but also reveals his subjective and imaginative vision. He sometimes paints places that exist only in his mind or that are based on a combination of different scenes"Artist's Statement: I reject the description of the style of my painting as photorealistic. I make no attempt to duplicate a photograph. Although there can be a valid artistic point in doing this, it is decidedly not my point. I attempt to communicate a reality or rather an illusion of actuality, as perceived by the eye and mind that is more intense, more concentrated than that which can be captured by the camera and lens alone. I also attempt a more honest portrayal of what is real than can be produced by the simple photograph. Since many of my paintings are purely conceptual, existing originally only in the imagination, or as a distillation or manipulation of many separate scenes that may exist, did exist or I think existed, the charge of "merely" duplicating a photograph is particularly galling. By representing the finest detail in paint I attempt to foster the illusion, (or foist the illusion), to give a perceived concrete existence to a pure product of the interpretive imagination. The sometimes excruciating detail is fundamental to the intended impression, a sleight of hand (or eye), where we are perhaps distracted by the minutia, enamored of it and thus lulled into a forgetfulness that the whole is artifice, an elaborate construct that takes on a life entirely its own, an exaggerated reality so real that it seems dream-like, a dream more real than waking."

You get one chance to sign up for Social Security. The Prepare for Social Security Workbook helps you make the best decision possible about when to apply for and maximize your benefits.

Do you wish you could create an amazing environment where your team can do their best work AND feel safe, connected, and valued?You can transform your leadership with these five easy steps. Behavioral psychologist and human performance expert Dr. John Austin has asked leaders around the world what they most want and need in their teams . . . and most leaders want their people to feel they belong, feel psychologically and physically safe, feel inspired, feel excited to be at work, and feel they are working productively and with purpose. Leaders implement processes and procedures, develop training, create strategic plans, and explain in increasing detail what to do . . . and yet, somehow, the work culture often does not improve.The problem is the false assumption that knowing something means that you will do it. And thousands of well-meaning, smart, and hardworking leaders make this mistake every day. Honed over twenty-five years and on more than 10,000 projects, Austin's RESULTS: The Science-Based Approach to Better Productivity, Profitability, and Safety is a practical guide to becoming a more effective leader by leveraging behavioral science and shows you how to achieve real, lasting results more easily than you ever thought possible. In this concise guide, Austin distills the complexities of behavioral science into a five-step process that can be applied to work, family, and organizational life. Along the way, readers will be inspired and motivated by stories of how other companies have successfully used this unique process to astounding effect-in fact, Austin's approach has produced positive, measurable results more than 90% of the time. If you want to...Build a feedback-rich environment in which everyone enjoys a better work lifeHelp team members feel safe in sharing their best ideas to improve productivity and communicationBuild strong relationships to foster loyalty and a feeling of connection among team membersCreate a place that great people can't wait to work inProvide an environment in which people feel psychologically and physically safe and inspiredThen buy this book today. Your team--and your business--will thank you for it.

TITHING is an important practice for Christians, serving multiple purposes. by giving financially, we support the work of the church. help those in need and demonstrate our trust in god's provision. "WHY TITHE" explores the BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES of tithing and its impact in our lives as followers of Christ.

A Kitsune dreaming of a wider world. A prince seeking purpose. A love that defies the odds. Trapped in a dull and unfilling role as palace maid, Rin dreams of rising higher in the immortal court. Determined to change her lot in life, she plans to use her illusion power to spy on her ruler's rival and prove her worth. But when her mission fails, she's turned human as punishment. Now she has until the next full moon to seduce a human prince, break his engagement, and upend his treaty with a rival kingdom without her Kitsune magic or voice, otherwise she'll become a common fox.Hikaru is the dutiful oldest son and heir. Whatever he's asked, he does without complaint. Outwardly, at least. Inwardly, he pines to be a poet, scholar, or anything but a prince. Then he finds a mysterious woman wandering alone beside spirit invested woods, and while he knows he shouldn't, he brings her home. She cannot speak, but there's something bewitching about her, drawing him in becoming a dangerous temptation he cannot afford, because peace depends on his marriage to another... Rin thought it would be simple. Kitsune are experts at deceiving mortals, after all. But the foreign human heart beating in chest threatens to betray her. To save her life, she has to destroy his, and the more time they spend together, the harder it is to deny her growing feelings. Now Rin is caught between two impossible choices: either let fate tear them apart or risk her magic and life for love.

This volume collects 55 articles on cardiovascular cancer written by Dr. William C. Roberts and colleagues between 1962 and 2019. It is part of a series of collected reprints published in 2023 gathering publications from Dr. Roberts' long career.

Twelve is a book different from any other. Included are 12 life principles, written in a plain-spoken way, that all twentysomethings and those in their early thirties need to know. It's a strategic approach, filled with perspectives on how to interpret the modern world, and how to become the most successful person you can be - in whatever way you decide to determine success. Topics range from: What Do You Want To Do With Your Life? (and how to look at it from a different perspective)Self AwarenessEmbracing Comedy and Its Value (yes, comedy)Why Most Things Boil Down To MoneyLearning How To Strategically CommunicateAnd more...The author has 20+ years business experience along with 15+ years teaching at the college level, and takes an unorthodox yet effective approach in helping students and young people how to better navigate the real world. This book is not self-help, nor does it attempt to provide advice.

In Meditation for New Moms, Shannon Lesley offers a lifeline to overwhelmed new mothers. Pulling from her experiences, Lesley shares her own story of grief, pain, and postpartum depression, as well as how meditation saved her life and her family. Each chapter features a short, guided meditation tailored to the unique needs of new moms and designed to help them relax and find joy and confidence in their motherhood journey. New moms can settle into each chapter and find meditation topics that include: - a nature visualization- connecting with maternal ancestors- nursing- falling asleep- working moms- moments of crisis This heartfelt offering from one mom to another is not only a guide to meditation but also a message of hope and inspiration for new moms struggling with their mental health.

Ali Taghavi was born in 1968 in a cultured family in Tehran. He is the only son of Nasser Taghavi, a renowned Iranian director (creator of "Daii jan Napoleon" and "Ey Iran"), and Shahrnoosh Parsipour, a famous Iranian writer (author of "Women Without Men", "Tuba and the Meaning of the Night", etc.). He spent part of his childhood in Iran and several years in France. He grew up in Iran and always had the company of Iranian literary and artistic figures.He holds a Master's degree in French language from the University of Tehran and currently resides in Australia. This book is a collection of his poems, and its illustrations and designs were done by his spouse, Shokoufeh Kavani, an Iranian painter and translator residing in Australia.

Universities need to Reinvent themselves amid marketisation, to survive and flourish. To this end, the Book charts-out various Initiatives, Measures and Processes necessary. The objectives must be achieved in a demanding environment that involves (1) high expectations of students for competitive facilities and (2) New education based on Active and Adapting Learning to meet demands of the fast-changing labour market and an unknown future due to automation and new technologies. After discussing the global state of funding, the book suggests future funding models of higher education.

"If you've had a beloved pet pass away, this book is dedicated to them. I hope they're having some wild ghostly adventures."-Author & Illustrator Meaghan TosiDetermined to save her beloved owner from a paranormal threat, Dweedy, the ghost cat, plunged through an interdimensional gateway hidden in her backyard shrubbery. In this final chapter of the Dweedy and the Bush Cats series, Dweedy must track down and conquer an evil spirit before it returns. On her quest, she's armed only with courage, a love for her family, and the somewhat questionable assistance of an odd collection of bush cats.

Cecil O'Docherty, a farmer's son from County Galway, Ireland, arrives in London shortly after V.E. Day to seek his fame and fortune. Upon encountering Peter Brock, a young aspiring actor living in the same run-down boarding house, Cecil seizes the opportunity to transform his life and realise his dreams through murder and deception.

Zafira Panos is a spirited ten-year-old who dreams of a life full of mystery and intrigue. The cool part? She can actually PLAN her dream adventures-and this time she's heading to ancient Greece! But things take a weird turn when Zafira inexplicably finds herself a thousand years earlier, inside strange hilltop citadels, where she has to fight hybrid racco-dragons, bizarre vine creatures, harpies, and homicidal kings.Things definitely aren't going as planned and Zafira, along with two ill-fated Mycenaean princesses, must overcome one obstacle after another. Racing through colorful palaces, unique temples, and massive structures, Zafira uses her active imagination and don't-give-up attitude in this journey through her subconscious, where she ultimately learns that the past can teach us a lot about ourselves in the present."Zafira and the Birds" is an upper middle grade/art historical fantasy suitable for middle school readers and up-and anyone who wants to embark on an adventure while learning about art, architecture, history, culture, and mythology.