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From POW to Blue Angel : the story of Commander Dusty Rhodes
\"As a young naval aviator, Dusty Rhodes was shot down by the Japanese on his first combat mission in World War II. Toughing out the rest of the war in POW camps, he wondered if he would ever fly again. But Rhodes was destined to take flying to new heights.\" \"As a leader of the Blue Angels, Raleigh E. \"Dusty\" Rhodes participated in developing the most famous aerobatics team ever formed. Jim Armstrong draws on interviews with Dusty and his colleagues, Dusty's scrapbooks, flight logs, and prison journal, to produce a rare account of the Blue Angels in the late 1940s--when the Blues perfected their trademark diamond formation and barrel roll and transitioned from prop planes to jet aircraft. The moving account of the brutality Rhodes suffered for three years as a prisoner of war includes his rare, ground observer's view of the firebombings of Tokyo and Yokohama. Armstrong also captures Dusty's uncertainty in returning to postwar America, and recounts his tour as a fighter pilot in Korea. A testament to one man's indomitable optimism, courage, and achievements, From POW to Blue Angel will carve a place in aviation history and inspire all to keep their eyes skyward\"--Cover, page 4.
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Against the Law
This study opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on remarkable fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, Against the Law finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Providing a broad political and economic analysis of this labor struggle together with fine-grained ethnographic detail, the book portrays the Chinese working class as workers' stories unfold in bankrupt state factories and global sweatshops, in crowded dormitories and remote villages, at street protests as well as in quiet disenchantment with the corrupt officialdom and the fledgling legal system.
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Weapons of the Wealthy
Mass mobilization is among the most dramatic and inspiring forces for political change. When ordinary citizens take to the streets in large numbers, they can undermine and even topple undemocratic governments, as the recent wave of peaceful uprisings in several postcommunist states has shown. However, investigation into how protests are organized can sometimes reveal that the origins and purpose of \"people power\" are not as they appear on the surface. In particular, protest can be used as an instrument of elite actors to advance their own interests rather than those of the masses.
Weapons of the Wealthyfocuses on the region of post-Soviet Central Asia to investigate the causes of elite-led protest. In nondemocratic states, economic and political opportunities can give rise to elites who are independent of the regime, yet vulnerable to expropriation and harassment from above. In conditions of political uncertainty, elites have an incentive to cultivate support in local communities, which elites can then wield as a \"weapon\" against a predatory regime. Scott Radnitz builds on his in-depth fieldwork and analysis of the spatial distribution of protests to demonstrate how Kyrgyzstan's post-independence development laid the groundwork for elite-led mobilization, whereas Uzbekistan's did not.
Elites often have the wherewithal and the motivation to trigger protests, as is borne out by Radnitz's more than one hundred interviews with those who participated in, observed, or avoided protests. Even Kyrgyzstan's 2005 \"Tulip Revolution,\" which brought about the first peaceful change of power in Central Asia since independence, should be understood as a strategic action of elites rather than as an expression of the popular will. This interpretation helps account for the undemocratic nature of the successor government and the 2010 uprising that toppled it. It also serves as a warning for scholars to look critically at bottom-up political change.
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Economist video. How Donald Trump escalated the LA's protests
Donald Trump’s decision to order National Guard troops to Los Angeles turned protests against immigration raids into major clashes. Our West Coast correspondent, Aryn Braun, reports from the ground.
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Does your demonstration tell the whole story? How a process mindset and social presence impact the effectiveness of product demonstrations
Product demonstrations are powerful promotional tools which can vary in how they present information, either illustrating step-by-step processes, or showcasing final outcomes customers may achieve after product usage. Our research investigates customers’ cognitive and social experiences while viewing product demonstrations to reveal which type is most effective in driving purchase intentions. Drawing on theories of mental simulation, cognitive flow, and narrative transportation, we propose that when a customer views a demonstration with a process (versus outcome) focus, this encourages a cognitive flow state which facilitates customers’ absorption into the product story, and results in increased purchase intentions for the demonstrated product(s). Effects are attenuated when the customer experiences the social presence of other audience members. We find support for our proposed process across five studies using multiple product categories and presentation modalities and offer practical guidance to help marketers optimize product demonstrations to motivate purchasing in a constantly evolving, increasingly digital marketplace.
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Comparing the efficacy of live vs. video instructional demonstrations in dental education: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background
This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to investigate the effects of live and video demonstrations of various dental procedures on undergraduate students’ performance and satisfaction scores.
Materials and methods
A comprehensive search was conducted across multiple databases, including MEDLINE (OVID), PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, supplemented by a manual search of bibliographic references from retrieved articles. The aim was to identify relevant randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental trials that compared live demonstrations to video demonstrations in dental education, specifically focusing on undergraduate students’ performance and satisfaction scores assessed using practical assessment rubrics and satisfaction questionnaires. The quality of included studies was assessed using the modified Downs and Black quality assessment tool.
Results
A total of 3686 studies were identified, of which 2222 studies remained following duplicate removal. Based on title and abstract screening 2188 studies were excluded and full text of 34 studies were comprehensively appraised for eligibility. This resulted in the inclusion of 10 studies in the systematic review, nine of which were classified as good, while one study was considered as fair. Of these, 8 studies were included in the meta-analysis.Students’ feedback reveals distinct preferences, with video demonstrations being commended for repeatability and clarity, while live demonstrations were valued for real-time interaction and guidance. Meta-analysis revealed that video-based learning significantly enhanced educational outcomes across various measures, including knowledge acquisition and practical skills over live demonstrations.
Conclusion
Video demonstrations emerge as viable alternatives to live demonstrations in dental education for teaching clinical procedures. Video demonstrations offer distinct benefits, including accessibility and repeatability, while live demonstrations provide essential interactive opportunities that contribute significantly to the learning experience in dental education.
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ICE protests spread beyond big cities
Small-town and rural residents in New York’s Hudson Valley joined protests against ICE operations and a proposed detention facility in the region.
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Iranians Deserve New Leadership
“The protesters increasingly don’t just want reform, they want to topple the entire theocratic regime,” says the Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof.
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Massacre feared in Iran as protests escalate
The Center for Human Rights in Iran said it received eyewitness accounts and credible reports that hundreds of protesters were killed in Iran amid a blackout.
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