B. J. Smith

A man turns up dead in a bicycle storage locker on a muggy August morning and Detective Red Shaw takes the heat. Shaw has just outsmarted a murderous sociopath who almost killed him. Now he has another homicide to investigate

North of Grand: A Detective Red Shaw Novel

S. Srinivasan

T. Sun

P. A. M. Basheer

M. Gomez-Heras

K. T. V. Grattan

Moisture is critical to the weathering of stone buildings and almost all weathering processes in building stones are influenced by the presence of moisture--especially the cyclic process of repeated ingress and egress of moisture that promotes their decay. Therefore, monitoring the moisture distribution in building stones is essential in understanding the material behaviour and degradation mechanisms associated with stone decay. In this study two real-time monitoring systems, viz. fiber optic sensor probe for relative humidity and electrical resistance sensors are compared by placing them, together with commercially available thermistors and humidity probe, at different depths in a limestone block in order to characterise patterns of moisture and temperature changes with depth from the exposure surface. This surface was then exposed to simulated wetting by a water spray, short-term cycles of heating and cooling beneath an infrared lamp to mimic solar radiation, and an intermittent air flow across the surface of the block. The experiment was conducted within an environmental chamber that kept ambient air temperature at 20°C. Results indicate that variations in external environmental factors, such as wind and intermittent heating cycles, can significantly affect the temperature and moisture variations in building stones.

Use of Fiber Optic and Electrical Resistance Sensors for Monitoring Moisture Movement in Building Stones Subjected to Simulated Climatic Conditions

Divine Favor with God and man is clearly taught in the Bible. It tells us that no matter how much favor we have received God will give more favor. In Don't Swallow your Pride...Spit it Out - The Key to Abundant Favor with God and Man, B. J. Smith shows us that pride is at the top of God's prerequisites to finding favor with God and man. His book is more than just interesting reading, it is a study manual to be meditated upon again and again. The subject matter of humility and pride are usually taught in generalities, but B. J. Smith addresses this subject in specifics. You will learn that humility is not an inferiority complex that lessens one's sense of importance and value. He contends that the central truth of scripture is that God gives favor to the humble. His prayer is that through Don't Swallow Your Pride...Spit it Out, every reader will increase in favor with God and man. B. J. Smith has been in the pastoral ministry for more than forty-six years pasturing churches in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. During his pastoral ministries he has preached at conventions, seminars, and retreats. He was the founding pastor of Northside Assembly in Texarkana, Texas where he pastored for twenty-nine years until his retirement. Even though he spends much of his time writing, he is still preaching in various churches.

The Key to Abundant Favor with God and Man

Don't Swallow Your Pride... Spit It Out

'Do not let what you cannot do interfere wth what you can do," is a quote from famed basketball coach John Wooden. But it is also the coda to a caregiver's way of life. It is one of the many inspirational sayings that caregiver BJ Smith relied upon to get her through the seven years she cared for her mom as Alzheimer's disease ravaged her life. Smith compiled many other powerful epigrams into a inspirational quote board that she relied upon to get her through her toughest situations as her mom's caregiver. Just Breathe! is an empowering book that collects the most insprirational and memorable sayings into one moving resource. The title comes from Smith's highly stressful but ultimately liberating experience in becoming her mom's primary caretaker. "Breathing seemed to be the most difficult act for me to do as I cared for my mother," writes Smith. "My mother fought for a life and family she loved and cherished just to watch it slip away day by day into a dark abyss." After her mother's initial diagonsis Smith vowed that she would live bravely in her mother's world of Alzheimer's and save her tears and her breakdowns for her husband and family. To power herself through her long day and nights, she began keeping quotes posted on a dry erase board with sayings from poets, leaders, actors, and visionaries ranging from Oprah Winfrey to Gandhi to St. Francis of Assisi. While the quotes will provide a profound source of motivation to anyone who has found themselves unexpectedly caring for a sick loved one, the book's most moving sayings come from Smith herself. "As a caregiver you lose a part of yourself when taking care of a loved one," Smith writes. "But if you look at your world a little differently, you will see what you have gained on your journey is astounding."

B. J. Smith

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