“Stories of Life: The Nature, Formation, and Consequences of Character” by Davidson Loehr
An Eccentric Journey through Character, War, and Wisdom
Houston, TX – WEBWIRE – Friday, January 26, 2024
In the spellbinding mosaic of life, Davidson Loehrs journey unfolds, beckoning readers into a narrative that goes beyond the ordinary. From questioning Sunday School tales to a transformative odyssey through the military, photography, woodworking, academia and the ministry, his experiences culminate in Stories of Life: The Nature, Formation, and Consequences of Character. This adjective-laden theologian, musician, and combat photographer weaves a tale that invites readers to explore the complexities of character.
In Stories of Life, His storytelling prowess skillfully decodes lifes threads, inviting readers into a narrative that blends religion, war, art, and personal discovery. Expect a narrative that moves past the mundane and uncovers the essence of character, consequences, and the intricacies of His experiences.
This book serves as a vessel for life lessons and wisdom. Through anecdotes and reflections, He imparts valuable insights on honesty, religion, and the pursuit of meaningful stories. Lets take a glimpse into the book with an excerpt: He discovered that he had a gift for photography, and later opened a high-priced photography studio in Ann ArborBut neither music nor photography were addressing a deep kind of hunger he felt. Some of this came from what he would later describe as feeling confused and lost after his year in Vietnam. But the deeper part was that double-edged yearning for honest religion, and for stories worth living by. His narrative invites readers to reflect on their yearnings and quest for authenticity.
For those seeking a narrative that goes beyond the ordinary, Stories of Life promises an engaging experience. His unique blend of wit, honesty, and philosophical exploration ensures that each page resonates with readers on a personal level. To truly grasp the depth of Loehrs storytelling, one must dive into the book, uncovering the layers of a life lived with purpose and reflection.
Intrigued? Dont miss out on the opportunity to begin this literary journey with Davidson Loehrs Stories of Life awaits those who dare to explore the nuances of character, the consequences of choices, and the nature of a life well-lived.
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New York | Brasilia – WEBWIRE – Friday, December 8, 2023
Springer Nature and CAPES formalized their commitment to enable the first Transformative Agreement (TA) for both in Brazil and committed to partnership on a pilot project in 2024 to facilitate the implementation of this transition to open access. Approximately 20% of all articles published by Brazilian researchers in all hybrid journals published under the Springer, Adis, Palgrave, and Academic Journals of Springer Nature will be covered by this pilot project, which will start in 2024 and come at no additional cost to CAPES. With every effort made by CAPES, the coverage will be progressively increased in the upcoming years, with a target coverage of around 40% by 2026. Historically, over 340 institutions have received reading rights to more than 1,800 diverse scientific publications published under the Springer name thanks to a commercial collaboration between CAPES and Springer Nature that spans more than 20 years. This has been a vital resource for Brazilian scholars looking to become part of the international community. Maria Lopes, Vice President of Institutional Sales for Springer Nature, said: “Springer Nature, in collaboration with CAPES, is proud to be a part of this historic global shift in research and education toward open access. Through this alliance, open access throughout the Americas is gaining traction and support. We are dedicated to making sure that open research can develop and flourish in the Americas, having spent more than eight years putting into practice over 44 groundbreaking agreements across the globe. Our continued priorities include promoting worldwide open access, scholarly cooperation, discoverability, and large-scale usability. Mercedes Bustamante, Professor at the University of Brasilia and Director of Brazilian Programs and Scholarships at CAPES, said: The signing of this protocol of intent is an important step for the development of CAPES open access policy within the scope of the Journals Portal. This action is one among others, such as supporting Brazilian national journals through SciELO, which will be part of CAPES support for open access to national scientific communication. CAPES and Springer Nature will work together to address related procedures and legal and operational details while creating solutions appropriate for Brazilian realities. In order to further advance science in Brazil, the two organizations will also collaborate to establish public policies that will govern the use of resources to support the publication of open-access articles and guarantee democratic access to the collection of titles from Springer Natures Academic Journals, Adis, Palgrave, and Springer. ### About CAPES CAPES is an agency of the Ministry of Education of the Government of Brazil responsible for policies aimed at expanding and consolidating stricto sensu graduate programs and teacher education for basic education. The agency invests in masters, doctoral, and postdoctoral programs, both within the country and abroad, as well as in in-person and distance education for professionals already teaching or intending to work in preschool, primary, and secondary education schools. Approximately 200,000 scholarships are allocated for this audience. CAPES also conducts evaluations of stricto sensu graduate programs and promotes international cooperation. Additionally, it manages the Journals Portal, the primary Brazilian virtual collection that provides free access to national and foreign scientific information to a potential audience of six million users from 446 educational and research institutions. Visit:https://www.gov.br/capes/pt-br. About the Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visit:springernature.com/gp/group
London | New York | Darmstadt, – WEBWIRE – Friday, July 15, 2022 Science in Shorts, the new competition from Nature Awards and Springer Nature in partnership with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has announced its first winners, with the Top Ten being announced at the Curious2022 Future Insight conference. The announcement was followed by a public vote to decide the Curious2022 Favourite from among this years winners. Pavel Dolezal from Charles University came out on top for his video Irons will which explored how iron in the body is involved in a huge number of essential biological processes.
Speaking on the competition, Richard Hughes, VP Publishing, Nature said: Todays community accesses their information through a range of different tools and mediums. The effective communication of science should be no different. Too often complex, but impactful, research can be lost as researchers do not have access to the tools, skills or resources to help them communicate their work in a clear, simple way for the greater public to engage with. Science in Shorts aims to meet that challenge.
As a global publisher we are committed to supporting researchers in making academic discoveries accessible and discoverable. This competition is another example of the ways in which we are reaching new audiences to demonstrate the day to day impact and value of science on the world around us, in an exciting and engaging way.
Applicants each produced a 60 second video which were presented to the panel editors, reporters, filmmakers, researchers and communications specialists from across the Nature Portfolio. From over 100 entries, ten finalists were selected – each winning a prize of 5,000 – with their videos premiering at the Curious2022 Future Insight conference. From those ten winning entries, a public vote decided which would have the added accolade of being named Curious2022 Favourite.
Dr. Ulrich Betz, Vice President Innovation, Merck said: Making the results of scientific studies widely available and consumable with professional videos featuring the authors themselves is a new and highly attractive concept. As we have just seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is vital that we further boost public enthusiasm for science across society to help spread scientific knowledge.
Alongside Pavel Dolezal, the finalists were:
The videos of each finalist have been made available to view on nature.com and YouTube. More information on Science in Shorts is available on the website here.
Science in Shorts sits alongside Springer Natures wider suite of awards, which include platforms to support researchers in communicating the impact of their research. More on these can be found here.
Note to Editors
Videos from a selection of Science in Shorts applicants are available on the Science in Shorts Library here.
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Online, nature.com provides over nine million unique visitors per month with Nature Research content, including news and comment from Nature, and the leading scientific jobs board, Nature Careers. Nature Portfolio also offers a range of researcher services, including online and in-person training and expert language and editing services. For more information, please visit nature.com and follow @nresearchnews. Nature Portfolio is part of Springer Nature.
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For over 180 years Springer Nature has been advancing discovery by providing the best possible service to the whole research community. We help researchers uncover new ideas, make sure all the research we publish is significant, robust and stands up to objective scrutiny, that it reaches all relevant audiences in the best possible format, and can be discovered, accessed, used, re-used and shared. We support librarians and institutions with innovations in technology and data; and provide quality publishing support to societies.
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About Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, operates across healthcare, life science and electronics. Around 58,000 employees work to make a positive difference to millions of peoples lives every day by creating more joyful and sustainable ways to live. From advancing gene editing technologies and discovering unique ways to treat the most challenging diseases to enabling the intelligence of devices the company is everywhere. In 2021, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, generated sales of 19.7 billion in 66 countries.
The company holds the global rights to the name and trademark Merck internationally. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the business sectors of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany operate as EMD Serono in healthcare, MilliporeSigma in life science, and EMD Electronics. Since its founding in 1668, scientific exploration and responsible entrepreneurship have been key to the companys technological and scientific advances. To this day, the founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed company.
Heidelberg | London – WEBWIRE – Friday, January 14, 2022 Springer Nature, the worlds largest academic book publisher, will partner with CLOCKSS to ensure the long-term preservation of all books published since 1815. Around 300,000 book titles crucially important for the scholarly record will now be kept safe for posterity. This includes titles in multiple languages, including English and German, and from a range of imprints including the renowned Springer and Palgrave Macmillan imprints. Titles include The Meaning of Relativity, published by Albert Einstein in 1922.
Niels Peter Thomas, Managing Director, Books at Springer Nature, said, Books have always been and continue to be a driving force for social progress; therefore, we firmly believe in the impact of books. Partnerships such as this one with CLOCKSS strengthen the relevance of books to scholarly communication.
Alicia Wise from CLOCKSS said, Springer Nature shares a commitment to the long-term preservation of scholarship with libraries and preservation services, and I am delighted that its book archive will now be included as part of the CLOCKSS archive. We welcome all academic libraries and publishers who want to ensure access in perpetuity to important scholarship. The collaborative CLOCKSS approach, jointly governed and funded by libraries and publishers, provides really secure and cost effective insurance for future generations.
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About CLOCKSS:
A collaboration between the worlds leading research libraries and academic publishers, CLOCKSS is a financially secure, independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization governed by its Board of libraries and publishers. Our mission is to ensure the long-term survival of digital scholarly publications to benefit the greater global research community. https://www.clockss.org.
About Springer Nature
For over 175 years Springer Nature has been advancing discovery by providing the best possible service to the whole research community. We help researchers uncover new ideas, make sure all the research we publish is significant, robust and stands up to objective scrutiny, that it reaches all relevant audiences in the best possible format, and can be discovered, accessed, used, re-used and shared. We support librarians and institutions with innovations in technology and data; and provide quality publishing support to societies.
As a research publisher, Springer Nature is home to trusted brands including Springer, Nature Portfolio, BMC, Palgrave Macmillan and Scientific American. For more information, please visit springernature.com and @SpringerNature
Ngong Ping Nature Centre reopens after renovation (with photos)
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Springer Nature and Coordena��o de Pessoal de N�vel Superior (CAPES) Announce Landmark Transformative Agreement Driving Open Access in Brazil
Springer Nature and CAPES have agreed to pilot their first Transformative Agreement in Brazil, with the goal of boosting scientific research and open access in the country.
Nature Awards competition aimed at enhancing scientific communication through video announces its first winners
Science in Shorts announces its first ten finalists, public vote selects video on what iron molecules do inside the bodys cells as favourite
Enabling researchers to be able to communicate their work, in an accessible way to the general public, is key to increasing understanding and supporting awareness of developments in science. Science in Shorts was launched with the aim of giving researchers a new platform in which to show what they do, how they do it and why it matters to society, in a digestible way to support engagement and scientific communication within the widest possible audience.
Springer Nature expands its partnership with the CLOCKSS digital archive
Springer Nature, the worlds largest academic book publisher, will partner with CLOCKSS to ensure the long-term preservation of all books published since 1815.
Hong Kong – Ngong Ping Nature Centre reopens after renovation (with photos)
With the completion of renovation works, the Ngong Ping Nature Centre at Ngong Ping Village on Lantau Island reopened today (November 30). Adopting an open design, the renovated Centre showcases its scenic feature wall and puts up a brand new look.
“The renovation project, a collaboration between the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and the Tourism Commission, aims to provide more comprehensive hiking information to visitors, enhance visitor experiences, and promote green tourism on Lantau Island,” an AFCD spokesman said.
The spokesman added that the Centre houses three interactive exhibits that present the diverse treasures of Lantau Island to visitors, and promote environmental protection and ecological conservation.
Members of the public can learn about recommended hiking trails nearby by using “Wandering Ngong Ping”, a landscape model with projected images and virtual tours. They can delve into the 3D projection storybook “Lantau Stories”, which introduces the culture and history of Lantau Island, and also have fun at the interactive game corner “Spectacular Lantau” by exploring the biodiversity and scenic spots of the island.
The Centre offers a free guided-tour service of famous scenic spots and native trees around Ngong Ping for public. The Centre also introduces a new service of lending maps and hiking poles to facilitate excursions to nearby hiking trails. Moreover, members of the public can enjoy paid value-added services offered by the service contractor of the Centre, such as themed guided tours that immerse visitors into the nature, culture and history of Lantau.
For detailed information about the Centre, please visit the following website:
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