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  Ten Years On

  Noluthando Buthelezi

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  This amazingly unique compendium tells the story of the journey travelled since the launch of the Number 43 Legacy Events, dedicated principally to celebrating those who dared their lives for a total liberation of the people of South Africa. It is also, to document this history through the arts, for future generations to appreciate the invaluable power of simple and humble celebrations. Most importantly, it was to commemorate the passing of uMagogo in September of 2007. 
  There is no better way of preserving these memories, than use a youthful artist of today, to tell the stories through poetry. 
  The Masilela Family and the Extended Family of Number 43 are eternally grateful to this amazing interpretation and fitting contribution by Noluthando Buthelezi, of Soweto, who donated her time and intellect to interpret the story of Number 43 and craft 10 beautiful poems, to signify 10 Years of solid accomplishment.

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  Deceptive Time and Thermal Collapse

  Sherif Khaled

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  In the world of fires and emergency response, events rarely unfold as they appear on the surface. There are moments when time itself deceives the incident commander, where the scene seems calm while the conditions for ignition, flashover, or structural failure are silently forming inside. These moments are known as deceptive time—a short window that creates a false sense of control while thermal energy continues to build within the structure. As heat and combustible gases accumulate, the fire approaches a critical point where the situation can suddenly transform into a thermal collapse, completely changing the dynamics of the incident within seconds. 
  This topic explores the critical relationship between deceptive time and thermal collapse, explaining how a professional fire commander can read the hidden indicators within smoke, heat, and air movement before they evolve into catastrophe. It is a journey into the mind of a leader confronting fire, where awareness of the few seconds separating apparent stability from thermal disaster can determine whether the incident is controlled—or spirals into its most dangerous phase.

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  Leadership Mind

  Sherif Khaled

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  The Leadership Mind is the mental framework that enables a leader to see the full picture without losing control of critical details. 
   It balances decisiveness with flexibility, speed of action with depth of assessment, and team safety with mission success. 
   In high-risk and emergency environments, leadership is not measured by the number of commands issued, but by the ability to create clarity amid chaos and psychological stability that allows teams to perform with confidence. 
   The Leadership Mind does not impose authority through force, but establishes presence through consistency, calmness, and the ability to channel collective energy toward a single objective.

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  Reading the OED - One Man One...

  Ammon Shea

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  ""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on..."" 
  So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds, it is the dictionary to end all dictionaries. 
  In 26 chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, and wonderful gems he discovers along the way.

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  Social Media in the Classroom -...

  Dr. Rick Sheridan

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  In this 30-minute interview, Dr. Rick Sheridan - a longtime university professor and author of the book - Social Media in the Classroom, helps teachers understand why using social media in the classroom is so important, and the effective ways to use it. 
  Topics include: 
  Why is social media use in the classroom so valuable for both teachers and students?Ways to promote cultural understanding.Developing an online portfolio.What can students and teachers do to protect their privacy online?Learn about some of Google's many features besides the search engine.Getting shy students to participate.How to evaluate students on their social media experiences, and much more. 
  Dr. Rick Sheridan is a professor of Mass Media Communications at Wilberforce University in Ohio. Dr. Sheridan has also taught at California State University - Sacramento and Butte College. He has a master's degree in Media Arts, and has received awards for both his teaching and his web design. 
  ©2014 Dr. Rick Sheridan (P)2014 Dr. Rick Sheridan

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  A Year of Ebola

  David Brett-Major

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  Who should read this book? Someone on their way out the door for their first or an early career health emergency and disaster risk management (HEDRM) experience, regardless of role, or someone who is trying to support one who is, or who does it all of the time and wants to know that they are not alone 
  What does this book tell the reader? It provides the shock of jumping into the cold water of health emergency and disaster risk management (HEDRM), without the risk of drowning; it focuses on practical aspects of the experience of doing the work that guidelines and playbooks (as important as they are) do not address 
  Who else might be interested in this book? People keen to understand how HEDRM happens in the context of highly communicable diseases, or about how global public health, emergencies, aid, and development mix, or medical history... the technical and contextual curious 
  Who should NOT read this book? Anyone who is looking for gory details 
  What is the main strength of this book? It is a raw view of the experience of conducting such responses at the clinical: public health interface, with some lessons durable across emergencies 
  What is the main weakness of this book? It carries all of the biases of such experiences. There is a lot not said; the book has snapshots and cannot relate the 10,000,000 events during the year not described 
  What is new in the 2024 edition? In print and e-book, overdue editing without loss of content, a forward that reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of themes in the book, and in the print edition available on www.amazon.com, a series of essays stepping back and exploring the ways in which people interact with the threat of infectious diseases that defines our willingness and readiness to meet them

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