New Releases by Michael McDonald

A short biography including the works of portrait artist Michael McDonald

This book is chocked full of great canning recipes collected and compiled in a complete easy to read format. This book contains a history of home canning. It also contains all that you need to know on how to both water bath can and pressure can your foods at home. We have included information on the safety factors needed for home canning, including illustrations. Fruits, vegetables, sauces, jams, jellies, meat and seafood are all included. We have included recipes for canning meats and seafood that hunters and fishermen will find very useful. We have also found recipes for obscure items like kelp and prickly pear cactus, not to mention lots of beet recipes. During World War I and II canning became essential to homemakers due to food shortages. Advances in technology brought forth an abundance of foods in the 1950''s. Along with the introduction of frozen foods in the 1950s and 1960''s, and the improvement in transporting those frozen foods, home canning dropped off until the 1970''s, when there was a brief resurgence because of the desire to be more self sufficient. Today however, home canning is making a comeback. With the cost of food in the supermarket, and the rising costs of transporting that food, home canning is back. Preppers and survivalists have embraced home canning as a way to prepare for future food shortages. Home canning can be a safe, economical way to preserve quality food at home.

Depression and Mental Health issues are no longer hiding in the shadows. Studies reveal that 1 in 5 people suffer from depression at some point in their lives.NEW Science has shown that exercise is an effective treatment against depression. This book aims to help people fight their depression with gentle exercise - specifically with walking.Learn about the power of walking, and get inspired to start moving. Learn how to lessen the effects of depression by taking regular walks.Learn EFFECTIVE techniques to add to your walking routine.HELP others by sharing your progress. This book is a comprehensive guide on how to start changing your life. One walk at a time.Join others and start #walkingaway from depression.

Studies reveal that one in five people suffer from depression at some point in their lives. Science has demonstrated that exercise is an effective treatment for mild-moderate depression and anxiety issues. Start fighting depression with gentle walking. This step by step guide helps you to empower yourself to start treating your depression by taking control and starting a walking routine. Gain strength from sharing and through other''s stories - #walkingaway

We examine the impact of two defining social characteristics (individualism and risk aversion) and their interaction with governance and firm agency problems on capital structure in the G20 countries. With a sample of roughly 13,000 firms from 1995 to 2009, we show that higher levels of individualism are associated with increased firm use of debt and lower cost of capital, whereas higher risk aversion has the opposite effects. All else equal, better firm-level governance substantially reduces these cultural effects, as does larger firm size, and less research-intensity at the firm. To address endogeneity concerns, we use a propensity score matching procedure and show that our results continue to hold. Our results are also robust to alternative measures of culture, firm-level governance and agency costs, debt cost of capital, bankruptcy risk, identification concerns, and other country level effects.

During the Vietnam War, the Que Son Valley region was a very bad place with a very bad reputation. More U.S. Army infantrymen and Marines died there than at any other location in Vietnam. More Medals of Honor were awarded in this region than in any other single combat zone, ever. On 5 May 1968, the downing of two U.S. helicopters in the Que Son Valley marked the beginning of the North Vietnamese Army’s second Tet offensive, with the goal of destroying all U.S. forces. At 1728 hours, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry conducted a combat air assault to join Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry at the helicopters'' fatally downed location. Their experiences during the next six days set the stage for a three-month long battle that lasted only hours for some. In the end, there would be more than 2,300 dead and wounded, and one American Soldier missing in action. It will take over 44 years to find his location; UNACCOUNTED is his story. Keywords: Missing in Action, MIA, Infantryman, Vietnam, POW, Mission, Unaccounted, War

Reaching across the chasm of his bipolar disorder and separation from his children, Chad shares with us his deepest and most intimate thoughts for his childrens spiritual future. Sometimes using his own experiences to model a lesson and at other times clearly relying on spiritual depths, Chad teaches his children those life lessons that were missing from his life as he grew up, lessons he has learned in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. With an unfathomable love for his children, his teachings range from the simple, such as faith and hope, to the more complex and controversial, such as how Christians and the LGBT community should treat each other and the role of just governments in our lives. Chad leaves almost nothing out with regards to how Christians should behave and what their ultimate relationship to Deity will be if they will hearken to the Gospel. Thoughtfully looking into basic Christian Doctrines and the potential of humanity, To My Children: Love, Dad puts you into a position to explore your own relationship with Deity and encourages you to bring the family along the path to Heaven beginning today.

This bold venture into democratic theory offers a new and reinvigorating thesis for how democracy delivers on its promise of public control over public policy. In theory, popular control could be achieved through a process entirely driven by supply-side politics, with omniscient and strategic political parties converging on the median voter''s policy preference at every turn. However, this would imply that there would be no distinguishable political parties (or even any reason for parties to exist) and no choice for a public to make. The more realistic view taken here portrays democracy as an ongoing series of give and take between political parties'' policy supply and a mass public''s policy demand. Political parties organize democratic choices as divergent policy alternatives, none of which is likely to satisfy the public''s policy preferences at any one turn. While the one-off, short-run consequence of a single election often results in differences between the policies that parliaments and governments pursue and the preferences their publics hold, the authors construct theoretical arguments, employ computer simulations, and follow up with empirical analysis to show how, why, and under what conditions democratic representation reveals itself over time. Democracy, viewed as a process rather than a single electoral event, can and usually does forge strong and congruent linkages between a public and its government. This original thesis offers a challenge to democratic pessimists who would have everyone believe that neither political parties nor mass publics are up to the tasks that democracy assigns them. Comparative Politics is a series for students, teachers, and researchers of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu The Comparative Politics series is edited by Professor David M. Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, Kenneth Carty, Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia, and Professor Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Institute of Political Science, Philipps University, Marburg.

Beauty, talent, a glorious career - Mary had it all. But her little sister Anne had more. Suspicion mounts and tensions rise as Mary fears she is losing everything she cared for to her youthful sibling. Mary''s director husband has made Anne his leading lady, and lately he has been spending a lot of time on-set ...

Featuring stories by the best authors in Christian science-fiction and spiritual warfare:Skadi meic BeorhKim BondMalcolm CowenS. L. EstesJon HooperMike LynchMichael J. McDonaldWalt StaplesStephen R. WilsonStoriesThe New World Man by Jonathan P. Hooper At the end of the Nineteenth Century, Herbert West, philosopher and social prophet, journeys forward and backward in time on a quest to find the ultimate Truth. The Night that is Different by Malcolm Cowen A man goes home. But how long does he have to enjoy it? The Unit by Mike Lynch The world is about to end. Can Sam Bailey come to terms with his past before it''s too late? Wheelman by Walt Staples A craftsman, by his very nature, knows the difference between right and wrong. Hung by Stephen R. Wilson What would happen if Jesus gave up on us? Heated Words by S. L. EstesWe all follow one or the other. The Playroom by Stephen R. Wilson A man wakes up to a very strange therapy session. Politically Corrected by Walt Staples In politics, as in other facets of life, things can turn on a good word from a friend of a friend. Where are You Going? by S. L. EstesThe power of sacrifice. Narrow/Wide by Stephen R. Wilson A man wakes up at the Judgment. Inside the Old House on the Corner that Night by Skadi meic Beorh An old woman teaches her granddaughter how to love. Unwarranted Assumption by Malcolm Cowen False religion can be used to oppress people. But does that mean that all religion is false? Storm a'' Comin'' by S. L. Estes A Preacher takes on the Enemy to save a town. Angel Dust by Michael J. McDonaldChristine awakes in a strange, old hospital and finds that she must make a difficult choice. The Sinner''s Prayer by Kim Bond Satan doesn''t want you to become a Christian. Monster-Hunters by Skadi meic BeorhKids can be so cruel... All I had to do was Ask by Stephen R. Wilson Three very different people show up at Heaven''s door. Possessed? by Stephen R. Wilson Four college students try to determine if their new friend is possessed by a demon.

The unforgettable voice of Michael McDonald is back with his follow up to his two Motown tribute albums! The former Doobie Brother and touring member of Steely Dan returns with a 13 track record, featuring some of Michael''s favorite songs: "Love TKO" by Teddy Pendergrass, "Walk on By" by Dionne Warwick, "Into The Mystic" by Van Morrison, "Living For The City" by Stevie Wonder, "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley and more. "Soul Speak" also features the brand new song from Michael "Getting Over You". Let Michael''s familiar voice take you higher with "Soul Speak."

ABSTRACT: Large-scale storage arrays are always in high demand by universities, government agencies, web search engines, and research laboratories. This unvarying need for more data storage has begun to push storage array magnitudes into an unknown stratum. As storage systems continue to outgrow the terabyte class and move into the petabyte range, these colossal arrays begin to show design limitations.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 19 songs from this distinctive and popular vocalist from his days with the Doobie Brothers and his solo years, including: Blink of an Eye * I Keep Forgettin'' (Every Time You''re Near) * Minute by Minute * No Lookin'' Back * On My Own * Real Love * Takin'' It to the Streets * What a Fool Believes * and more.

" Since 1998, U.S. House incumbents have won a staggering 98 percent of their reelection races. Electoral competition has also declined in some state and primary elections. The Marketplace for Democracy combines the resources of two eminent research organizations--Brookings and the Cato Institute--to address several important questions about our democratic system. How pervasive is the lack of competition in arenas only previously speculated on, such as state legislative contests and congressional primaries? What have previous reform efforts, such as direct primaries and term limits, had on electoral competition? What are the effects of redistricting and campaign finance regulation? What role do third parties play? In sum, what does all this tell us about what might be done to increase electoral competition? The authors, including a number of today''s most important scholars in American politics, consider the historical development, legal background, and political aspects of a system that is supposed to be responsive and accountable yet for many is becoming stagnant, self-perpetuating, and tone-deaf. How did we get to this point, and what--if anything--should be done about it? Elections are the vehicles through which Americans choose who governs them, and the power of the ballot is still the best lever ordinary citizens have in keeping public officials accountable. The Marketplace of Democracy considers different policy options for increasing the competition needed to keep American politics vibrant, responsive, and democratic. Contributors include Stephen Ansolabehere (MIT), William D. Berry (Florida State University), Bruce Cain (University of California-Berkeley), Thomas Carsey (Florida StateUniversity) James Gimpel (University of Maryland) John Hanley (UC-Berkeley), John Mark Hansen (University of Chicago), Paul S. Herrnson (University of Maryland) Gary Jacobson (University of California-San Diego) Thad Kousser (UC-San Diego), Frances Lee (University of Maryland), John Matsusaka (University of Southern California), Kenneth Mayer (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Michael P. McDonald (Brookings Institution and George Mason University), Jeffrey Milyo (University of Missouri-Columbia), Richard Niemi (University of Rochester) Nate Persily (University of Pennsylvania Law School), Lynda Powell (University of Rochester), David Primo (University of Rochester), John Samples (Cato Institute), and James Snyder Jr. (MIT). "

A fresh perspective on predicting the market The experience of Wall Street investment manager and analyst Michael McDonald offers a new perspective on how to navigate the turbulent ups and downs of the markets. His innovative approach to the stock market teaches investors how to use new investment strategies intended to replace the "buy and hold forever" strategies of yesterday. McDonald discusses what a "trading range" market is-a roller-coaster ride in which the market will neither gain nor lose much ground-and guides readers through this market with his proven investment strategies. This book provides an understandable way to make sense of the unpredictable stock market, taking into account more complex theories, including chaos and contrarian approaches. Along with his expert advice, McDonald presents four investing paradoxes that will help investors make smarter decisions now and predict where the market is heading, using his proven theories.