Portals to Reading


Book Description

Stand-alone, intensive reading/language arts intervention program for struggling readers. The goal is to move students rapidly toward successful reentry into the core program at their appropriate grade levels. Features a consistent instructional approach: teach/model, guided practice, apply. Includes graphic novels and assessments. Level A-F content includes dialogues to build context, and listening and speaking skills. Program uses cultural notes and language connections: cognates, false cognates, historical notes, idioms, unusual expressions and provides oral grammar lessons that make a connection between students' patterns and academic English. Organized into six principal levels, A-F, corresponding to grade levels (A=grades 1-2; B= some of grade 2, mostly grade 3; C=grade 4; D=grade 5; E=grade 6; F=grades 7-8. Two targeted Foundations levels provide systematic, sequenced, and comprehensive support in listening, speaking and early reading, specifically for English learners and their teachers.




Gordath Wood


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Lynn Romano is a tough woman with a big job: as stable manager for Hunter’s Chase, north of New York City, she manages horses that weigh more than a ton, have unpredictable tempers, and are worth more than most people make in a year. Emergencies are what she’s paid for. When an earthquake tremor—almost unheard of in this part of the world—spooks the stable’s most valuable stallion, Lynn decides to ride him home through Gordath Wood rather than try to load him into a van. They never get there. Something has happened in Gordath Wood. The police think they have a murderer on their hands, but the truth is stranger than that. Lynn has stumbled into a hole between worlds, and now finds herself in a world at war, in a medieval society that doesn’t have much use for women. Someone she needs to keep herself alive long enough to figure out who the good guys are—and to find a way home.




Portals


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First allow me to 'thank you' for having an interest in my multi-dimensional research and photography. It 'has' been and 'is' a privilege to share my world, my thoughts and knowledge with you. In reading 'Portals- Gateways to the Multi-Dimensional Worlds', you will realize that the greatest secret of all is in the fact that 'Everything is connected'; from the physical to the metaphysical, Life and Death, the Sub-Conscious and Conscious, Portals, Vortices, Dimensional and Time Travel, Gateways to Heaven and Portals to Hell. This book will clarify how to 'tap' into portals and 'travel' into Alternate Realities, Parallel Universes and multiple Time Lines. 'Portals- Gateways to the Multi-Dimensional Worlds', could be seen as a 'Metaphysical Self-Help' book, because it will help you tap into your extrasensory abilities that are just waiting to be awakened! For the last several decades, it has been my desire to bring people together who are engaged in the process of learning the Truth behind the Invisible Realms. It has been my goal to inspire people to open their minds to all the possibilities in life; to apply their metaphysical skills for the enhancement of their lives as well as others. 'Portals- Gateways to the Multi-Dimensional Worlds' will show you how to understand multidimensional realities and how to communicate with the entities that live within these dimensions or the invisible ones that walk among us in our physical 3rd dimensional world. In reading my book, 'Portals- Gateways to the Multi-Dimensional Worlds' and my series 'Believe in the Magic', I assure you, that you will not be disappointed. Quite the opposite; this book and series offer to the reader a unique understanding of 'All that Is!'Spread throughout its pages, are photos I have taken through the years of the 'invisible worlds', filled with multiple selves, faeries, trolls, UFOs, angels and more. This book promises you not only 'understanding' but 'photographic proof' that Multi-dimensional realities do exist! When you understand the workings of these multi-dimensional levels, you will then appreciate not only the wonders of the multi-universe, but the 'magic that lie within'... 'Portals- Gateways to the Multi-Dimensional Worlds' will teach you to not only communicate with the multi-dimensional worlds, but to photograph these worlds, the entities that live within and the strange phenomena interacting with us. In this book and throughout the 'Believe in the Magic series', I will teach you how the mind interprets your reality and how you can use this information to create the reality or realities you desire. Throughout this series, I will continue to inform you about vortices, portals, time slips, the Oz Factor or Dead Zones, alternative realities, frequencies and vibrations. It is my purpose to help you, once again, believe in your own multi-dimensional capabilities and the magic that lies within! Mary Sutherland




Portals and Libraries


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Cutting-edge information about providing access to research library users The ultimate goal of librarians is to provide comprehensive informational access to library users. Portals and Libraries provides an in-depth look at various libraries’ challenges and the cutting-edge technology used in providing high-quality electronic access to users through portal systems. Respected authorities detail efforts to build a new kind of search and retrieval system that includes access to the Web as well as other vital collections and academic resources. The book discusses the implementation of access systems and their supporting technology, and spotlights strategies designed to encourage quality system-user feedback, increase the cooperation and diligence of staff, and more. Portals and Libraries comprehensively reviews library portals from their roots to their current state, with a look at assorted products, their implementation issues, and each one’s advantages and shortcomings. The overall state of the portal system today as well as where it is heading in the future is examined in detail. The book also provides the ARL Scholars Portal Working Group Final Report from May 2002 summarizing the group’s work from its inception, and includes their recommendations of key portal features and needed functions. The text includes helpful screenshots, useful descriptive figures, and extensive references. Portals and Libraries discusses: the history of library portals the MyLibrary@NCState Web portal after five years of use “Portals to the World” Library of Congress guide to Web resources the role integrated library systems will play in the future of portals features and services to be added to library portals for greater success portal technologies—their structures and functioning planning portal implementation online catalogs usability testing and interface design nine key issues that will impact the future of portal development Portals and Libraries is crucial reading for library educators and students, college and research librarians in reference, library system professionals, and technical services professionals focused on applying cutting-edge technology to library services.




Portal Building


Book Description

The implementation of an Enterprise Portal is more of an art than a science. This is true due to the fact that each organization is different with respect to priorities, fiscal issues, culture, etc. To this end, implementing an Enterprise Portal in an organization is a highly customized process that cannot be churned out in a mass-production fashion. That being said, this book will highlight some of the core processes that are similar throughout companies; how they are implemented is where the customization part comes in.




Portals


Book Description

First applied to internet gateways such as Yahoo, the concept of the 'portal' has evolved in a bewildering number of directions. Different themes of personalization, aggregation or integration seem to have dominated our understanding of what a portal should be at different times. Many organizations and institutions have borrowed the idea from the net to address local problems of integrating and presenting information sources to users - yet they have developed the concept in different ways. Meanwhile new models seem to be constantly emerging from the internet. Tracking this evolving concept is clearly of particular concern for information services. How can they best take advantage of internet portals to improve access to resources? What are the requirements for delivery of diverse content through a local portal? And how do portals run by libraries relate to wider organizational initiatives? This edited collection seeks answers to these questions, providing the library and broader information community with an overview of how portals are currently being used. Leading edge researchers and practitioners explore the variety of ways in which the aspiration to portalize information is currently being realized and offer several views on likely future trends. The book is divided into five sections: Section 1 discusses generic aspects of portals such as questions of definition, as well as exploring the underlying technologies and overarching management issues, and the concepts of personalization and user needs analysis. Section 2 focuses on the role of information services in developing portals. Sections 3 and 4 analyse the current experience of portals within the corporate, public and academic sectors, with case studies and reviews of sector trends Section 5 offers various perspectives on the future development of the concept of the portal. Readership: This is an invaluable book for the growing numbers of information practitioners interested in developing or contributing to a portal, and those supporting users of portals. It will also be useful to students of information management seeking to increase their understanding of how the concept of the portal is being realized in the information world.




Power Portals


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Heaven Is Opening for You… “I encourage you to read Joshua’s book, not only to learn about the glory but also to be changed by the glory.” —Bill Johnson “This book is boot camp for the next and greatest move of God’s Spirit in history.” —Sid Roth All Christians are intended to live, move, and operate in the supernatural realm. But many people aren’t sure how to enter into this realm—or how to go deeper in the Spirit. Joshua Mills explains that, much more than sensing what God is doing, we can participate in the supernatural on a daily basis through divine portals, or gates. Within a power portal, we may experience a sudden realization of God’s presence, an abundance of healing, spontaneous joy, signs and wonders, angelic activity, an increase in spiritual dreams and visions, or extravagant provision. Some portals can be activated in our own bodies through the mind, eyes and ears, mouth, heart, innermost being, hands, and feet. There are also direct heavenly portals and geographical portals, special places where we can experience the release of God’s power. Joshua’s writing is filled with amazing personal stories of the supernatural at work. Get ready to awaken your connection to the Spirit realm. Get ready to encounter Power Portals! “Joshua Mills…has taken deep spiritual revelation and translated it into language that any reader can understand and apply to daily life.” —Becky Thompson “Joshua Mills…gives you teachings you can trust and revelations that get you results.” —Tony Kemp




Realizing the Promise of Corporate Portals


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Thoughtful and provocative, 'Realizing the Promise of Corporate Portals' illustrates the vast potential of corporate portals and what your company can do to implement them for business success. Based on the authors' extensive backgrounds and consulting focused on implementing corporate portals this exciting new book extends IT theory into business strategy. Terra and Gordon explore the components and architecture of typical corporate portals and fundamental issues in knowledge management. Geared for decision makers at the executive level, this book provides a comprehensive view of the market landscape, powerful and detailed case studies, and collected best practices and lessons learned to help organizations successfully implement corporate portals. The book also includes detailed checklists necessary for selecting and implementing appropriate corporate portal technical solutions. Learn from their detailed case studies of hugely successful corporate portal implementations, including: * ADC Telecommunications Inc. * Bain & Company * Bank of Montreal * Context Integration * Eli Lilly * Hill & Knowlton * Nortel Networks * SERPRO * Siemens * Texaco * Xerox




Reading Spiritualities


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The phenomenon of sacred text has undergone radical deconstruction in recent times, reflecting how religion has broken out of its traditional definitions and practices, and how current literary theories have influenced texts inside the religious domain and beyond. Reading Spiritualities presents both commentary and vivid examples of this evolution, engaging with a variety of reading practices that work with traditional texts and those that extend the notion of 'text' itself. The contributors draw on a range of textual sites such as an interview, Caribbean literature, drama and jazz, women's writings, emerging church blogs, Neo-pagan websites, the reading practices of Buddhist nuns, empirical studies on the reading experiences of Gujarati, Christian and post-Christian women, Chicana short stories, the mosque, cinema, modern art and literature. These examples open up understandings of where and how 'sacred texts' are emerging and being reassessed within contemporary religious and spiritual contexts; and make room for readings where the spiritual resides not only in the textual, but in other unexpected places.Reading Spiritualities includes contributions from Graham Holderness, Ursula King, Michael N. Jagessar, David Jasper, Anthony G. Reddie, Mich le Roberts, and Heather Walton to reflect and encourage the interdisciplinary study of sacred text in the broad arena of the arts and social sciences. It offers a unique and well-focussed 'snapshot' of the textual constructions and representations of the sacred within the contemporary religious climate - accessible to the general reader, as well as more specialist interests of students and researchers working in the crossover fields of religious, theological, cultural and literary studies."




Brainscapes


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A path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of "maps" etched into your gray matter--and how technology can use them to read your mind.