Baudrillard's bewildering thesis, a bold extrapolation on Ferdinand de Saussure's general theory of general linguistics, is in fact a clinical vision of contemporary consumer societies where signs don't refer anymore to anything except themselves. They all are generated by the matrix. ...

Computer based simulators are the new "killer app". Simulation offers an innovative & engaging method of learning that allows users to transform e learning into effective learning, & it is at the very heart of any sustainable educational solution, be it corporate, government, or K 12 & higher education. ...

A guide for spiritual seekers searching to find & understand their inner reality in order to unfold new areas of growth & self-realization. It examines the sacred realms of self, religion, science, philosophy, sex, drugs, politics, money, crime, war, family, & spiritual paths. ...

The Halden Man-Machine Laboratory (HAMMLAB) has been at the heart of human factors research at the OECD Halden Reactor Project (HRP). The HRP is sponsored by a group of national organizations, representing nuclear power plant regulators, utilities, & research institutions. This title celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of HAMMLAB. ...

Retired homicide detective Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) finds himself back on the job when he discovers that his sister has gone missing. On the trail of a sadistic monster (Gary Oldman), Burns soon realises that he has a lot in common with this monster as he is pulled into the underworld of pornography & drugs. ...

Drama starring Raquel Welch & Richard Johnson. Orestes (Richard Johnson) returns to the Greek island where he grew up for his father's funeral, having spent several years in London. Everything remains as he left it: the ancient traditions & superstitious religious practices that drove him away
- & the seductive beauty of his first love, Elena (Welch), who is now married to one of his childhood friends. However, the desire between the two has not dimmed & they embark on a pssionate affair, angering the villagers & ultimately leading to their ostracism from their own community.
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What is sin? Is it simply wrongdoing? Why do its effects linger over time? This work shows how changing conceptions of sin & forgiveness lay at the very heart of the biblical tradition. Spanning nearly two thousand years, it demonstrates how sin, once conceived of as a physical burden, becomes, over time, eclipsed by economic metaphors. ...