Curious Epitaphs
Author: William Andrews
Publisher:
Published: 1899
Total Pages: 278
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The London Burial Grounds
Author: Mrs. Basil Holmes
Publisher:
Published: 1896
Total Pages: 348
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistory Etched in Stone
Author: W. P. Kerr
Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781100183329
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the compelling history of Port-Royal/Annapolis Roys, as told through the gravestones of one of the most historic graveyards in Canada.
Archeology of Mississippi
Author: Calvin Smith Brown
Publisher:
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 398
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKProminent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace Weeks
Publisher:
Published: 1898
Total Pages: 64
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present
Author: Clarence R. Geier
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-02-10
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781541023482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.
An Illini Place
Author: Lex Tate
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2017-04-17
Total Pages: 725
ISBN-13: 0252099818
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy does the University of Illinois campus at Urbana-Champaign look as it does today? Drawing on a wealth of research and featuring more than one hundred color photographs, An Illini Place provides an engrossing and beautiful answer to that question. Lex Tate and John Franch trace the story of the university's evolution through its buildings. Oral histories, official reports, dedication programs, and developmental plans both practical and quixotic inform the story. The authors also provide special chapters on campus icons and on the buildings, arenas and other spaces made possible by donors and friends of the university. Adding to the experience is a web companion that includes profiles of the planners, architects, and presidents instrumental in the campus's growth, plus an illustrated inventory of current and former campus plans and buildings.
The Last Great Necessity
Author: David Charles Sloane
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780801851285
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Last Great Necessity is a quite wonderful, and often surprising, portrait of American popular culture in action. As David Charles Sloane traces the history of modern cemeteries he meets all the ambivalences and coping strategies Americans have used when they have been forced by nature to confront the meanings of their lives. - From Sam Bass Warner, Jr., Boston University.
Personalized Machine Learning
Author: Julian McAuley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2022-02-03
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 1009008579
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery day we interact with machine learning systems offering individualized predictions for our entertainment, social connections, purchases, or health. These involve several modalities of data, from sequences of clicks to text, images, and social interactions. This book introduces common principles and methods that underpin the design of personalized predictive models for a variety of settings and modalities. The book begins by revising 'traditional' machine learning models, focusing on adapting them to settings involving user data, then presents techniques based on advanced principles such as matrix factorization, deep learning, and generative modeling, and concludes with a detailed study of the consequences and risks of deploying personalized predictive systems. A series of case studies in domains ranging from e-commerce to health plus hands-on projects and code examples will give readers understanding and experience with large-scale real-world datasets and the ability to design models and systems for a wide range of applications.
Death in Jewish Life
Author: Stefan C. Reif
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2014-08-27
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 3110377489
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJewish customs and traditions about death, burial and mourning are numerous, diverse and intriguing. They are considered by many to have a respectable pedigree that goes back to the earliest rabbinic period. In order to examine the accurate historical origins of many of them, an international conference was held at Tel Aviv University in 2010 and experts dealt with many aspects of the topic. This volume includes most of the papers given then, as well as a few added later. What emerges are a wealth of fresh material and perspectives, as well as the realization that the high Middle Ages saw a set of exceptional innovations, some of which later became central to traditional Judaism while others were gradually abandoned. Were these innovations influenced by Christian practice? Which prayers and poems reflect these innovations? What do the sources tell us about changing attitudes to death and life-after death? Are tombstones an important guide to historical developments? Answers to these questions are to be found in this unusual, illuminating and readable collection of essays that have been well documented, carefully edited and well indexed.
