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This is the story of one womans amazing journey through life so far. Author Terrie Lipsius was born in Aloguinsan, Philippines, a small town in the Cebu Province. Her father was a policeman and her mother was a primary school teacher. Her high school years were happy and unforgettable, filled with special friendships. After taking a break from school for a number of years, Terrie continued her education at the university level. She proudly received her diploma for a bachelor of science in education degree, majoring in home economics. After marrying John, an Australian, she immigrated with him to Australia, where her life changed dramatically. She went from being a shy girl to being a daring ...
This is the story of one woman's amazing journey through life so far. Author Terrie Lipsius was born in Aloguinsan, Philippines, a small town in the Cebu Province. Her father was a policeman and her mother was a primary school teacher. Her high school years were happy and unforgettable, filled with special friendships. After taking a break from school for a number of years, Terrie continued her education at the university level. She proudly received her diploma for a bachelor of science in education degree, majoring in home economics. After marrying John, an Australian, she immigrated with him to Australia, where her life changed dramatically. She went from being a shy girl to being a daring...
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When does a depiction of the moon become a lunar map? This publication addresses this question from theoretical and historical standpoints. It is argued that moon maps are of crucial importance to the history of cartography, for they challenge established notions of what a map is, how it functions, what its purposes are, and what kind of power it embodies and performs. The publication also shows how terrestrial cartography has shaped the history of lunar mapping since the seventeenth century, through visual and nomenclature conventions, the cultural currency of maps, mapmakers’ social standing, and data-gathering and projection practices. It further demonstrates that lunar cartography has also been organized by an internal principle that is born of the fundamental problem of how to create static map spaces capable of representing a referent that is constantly changing to our eyes, as is the visible face of the moon. It is suggested that moon maps may be classed in three broad categories, according to the kinds of solutions for this representational problem that have been devised over the last 400 years.
During the Age of Revolution, Paris came alive with wildly popular virtuoso performances. Whether the performers were musicians or chefs, chess players or detectives, these virtuosos transformed their technical skills into dramatic spectacles, presenting the marvelous and the outré for spellbound audiences. Who these characters were, how they attained their fame, and why Paris became the focal point of their activities is the subject of Paul Metzner's absorbing study. Covering the years 1775 to 1850, Metzner describes the careers of a handful of virtuosos: chess masters who played several games at once; a chef who sculpted hundreds of four-foot-tall architectural fantasies in sugar; the fir...
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