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Book Two Badges

Download or read book Two Badges written by Mona Ruiz and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2005-04-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes how she went from a gang member, married to an abusive husband, and on welfare to becoming a member of the Santa Ana police force.

Book Two Badges

Download or read book Two Badges written by Mona Ruiz and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2005-04-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes how she went from a gang member, married to an abusive husband, and on welfare to becoming a member of the Santa Ana police force.

Book Badges without Borders

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stuart Schrader
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2019-10-15
  • ISBN : 0520968336
  • Pages : 413 pages

Download or read book Badges without Borders written by Stuart Schrader and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Cold War through today, the U.S. has quietly assisted dozens of regimes around the world in suppressing civil unrest and securing the conditions for the smooth operation of capitalism. Casting a new light on American empire, Badges Without Borders shows, for the first time, that the very same people charged with global counterinsurgency also militarized American policing at home. In this groundbreaking exposé, Stuart Schrader shows how the United States projected imperial power overseas through police training and technical assistance—and how this effort reverberated to shape the policing of city streets at home. Examining diverse records, from recently declassified national security and intelligence materials to police textbooks and professional magazines, Schrader reveals how U.S. police leaders envisioned the beat to be as wide as the globe and worked to put everyday policing at the core of the Cold War project of counterinsurgency. A “smoking gun” book, Badges without Borders offers a new account of the War on Crime, “law and order” politics, and global counterinsurgency, revealing the connections between foreign and domestic racial control.

Book Digital Badges in Education

Download or read book Digital Badges in Education written by Lin Y. Muilenburg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, digital badging systems have become a credible means through which learners can establish portfolios and articulate knowledge and skills for both academic and professional settings. Digital Badges in Education provides the first comprehensive overview of this emerging tool. A digital badge is an online-based visual representation that uses detailed metadata to signify learners’ specific achievements and credentials in a variety of subjects across K-12 classrooms, higher education, and workplace learning. Focusing on learning design, assessment, and concrete cases in various contexts, this book explores the necessary components of badging systems, their functions and value, and the possible problems they face. These twenty-five chapters illustrate a range of successful applications of digital badges to address a broad spectrum of learning challenges and to help readers formulate solutions during the development of their digital badges learning projects.

Book German Combat Badges of the Third Reich

Download or read book German Combat Badges of the Third Reich written by Michael Tucker and published by . This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of collectable military badges awarded to the German armed forces during the Second World War. This master reference captures and describes in vivid detail German badges. This volume features the badges of Germany's Army and Naval forces.

Book Tin Badges

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lorenzo Carcaterra
  • Publisher : Ballantine Books
  • Release : 2020-07-28
  • ISBN : 0345483936
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book Tin Badges written by Lorenzo Carcaterra and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sleepers and The Wolf, hailed as “simply the best” (Steve Berry) and “one of the most intriguing writers around” (Newsweek). . . . A top NYPD detective is pulled out of retirement to take down a notorious drug dealer. But will he risk the only family he’s ever had to crack the case? As one of the NYPD’s most trusted “tin badges”—retired detectives brought in to solve cases that are beyond the reach of the everyday force—Tank Rizzo has faced off against some of the city’s toughest criminals without breaking a sweat. To tackle a case involving a dangerous kingpin known as Gonzo, Tank turns to his best friend and ex-partner, Pearl; a former mobster living out a seemingly quiet retirement as the owner of Tank’s favorite Italian restaurant; and a team of expert misfits he would trust with his life. But Gonzo will stop at nothing to defend the empire he's built, and won't hesitate to make it personal. Then Tank gets a call telling him that his brother and sister-in-law, estranged from him for many years, have been killed in a horrific car accident. Tank is the only family left for his orphaned teenage nephew, Chris, although he knows his lifestyle is ill-suited to win him father of the year. Chris moves in with Tank, and the two circle each other warily. It’s only when Chris reveals an interest in true crime and a genius-level skill with computers that they begin to bond. Chris’s skills may be exactly what Tank’s team needs to take Gonzo down—but getting him involved could put his life at risk. Advance praise for Tin Badges “Carcaterra capably combines his trademark adrenaline-fueled action with the emotion involved in Tank taking on a parental role for a sometimes surly teen. All this needs, after a cliff-hanger close, is a sequel, and, fortunately, one is promised.” —Booklist “Another gem from a writer who has earned his spot at the top echelon of suspense masters . . . Everything here leaps from the page, never stinting on the harsh reality, delivering a spicy, smart, and entertaining adventure.”—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series

Book Silver Saints

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hanneke van Asperen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-06-30
  • ISBN : 9782503580203
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book Silver Saints written by Hanneke van Asperen and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Late medieval books served as treasure chests for all kinds of religious keepsakes, notably small metal badges. Devotees sewed these religious badges and pilgrimage souvenirs to the parchment of their treasured devotional books and manuscript illuminators depicted silver and gilt badges in the margins as if they are sewn to the pages. Medieval manuscripts are often admired for their aesthetic qualities, but many of them also served a practical use as instruments for the physical and mental wellbeing of the owners and their families. Manuscripts and incunabula containing metal badges illustrate how the owners used their books, which texts they favored, but also who collected badges and why. The depicted badges that only appear in richly illuminated and expensive manuscripts expand the knowledge of these metal objects that have been passed down in small numbers only. The painted motifs that have a more decorative and structuring role in the book fulfilled different functions than the original badges. 'Silver Saints' discusses the religious life of lay people in the late Middle Ages and the meaning of badges in books, both the painted motifs in beautifully decorated manuscripts and many traces of original badges.

Book Here Come the Girl Scouts   The Amazing All true Story of Juliette  Daisy  Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure

Download or read book Here Come the Girl Scouts The Amazing All true Story of Juliette Daisy Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure written by Shana Corey and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amazing, all-true story of the first Girl Scouts and their visionary founder. Juliette Gordon Low--Daisy to her friends and family--was not like most girls of the Victorian era. Prim and proper? BOSH! Dainty and delicate? HOW BORING! She loved the outdoors, and she yearned for adventure! Born into a family of pathfinders and pioneers, she too wanted to make a difference in the world--and nothing would stop her. Combining her ancestors' passion for service with her own adventurous spirit and her belief that girls could do anything, she founded the Girl Scouts. One hundred years later, they continue to have adventures, do good deeds, and make a difference!

Book Medieval Badges

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ann Marie Rasmussen
  • Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Release : 2021-09-10
  • ISBN : 0812253205
  • Pages : 324 pages

Download or read book Medieval Badges written by Ann Marie Rasmussen and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass produced of tin-lead alloys and cheap to purchase, medieval badges were brooch-like objects displaying familiar images. Sumptuously illustrated, Medieval Badges considers all badges, whether they originated in religious or secular contexts, and highlights the ways in which badges could confer meaning and identity on their wearers.

Book Badges  Bears  and Eagles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steven T. Callan
  • Publisher : Epicenter Press
  • Release : 2013-03-01
  • ISBN : 1603811591
  • Pages : 367 pages

Download or read book Badges Bears and Eagles written by Steven T. Callan and published by Epicenter Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over his 30 years as a wildlife protection officer for the California Department of Fish and Game, Steve Callan and his working partner, Dave Szody, conducted some of the most fascinating, complex and highly successful wildlife investigations in California history. They also collected a wealth of true stories--action-packed, suspenseful and often humorous.

Book Badges and Insignia of World War II

Download or read book Badges and Insignia of World War II written by Guido Rosignoli and published by Bookthrift Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the World War II insignia, uniforms, and badges of the armed forces of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, and other countries

Book Rebel Crafts

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hester Van Overbeek
  • Publisher : Welbeck
  • Release : 2021-08-03
  • ISBN : 1802790551
  • Pages : 160 pages

Download or read book Rebel Crafts written by Hester Van Overbeek and published by Welbeck. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hand-painted signs, stickered slogans and knitted hats: craft and protest have gone hand in hand since people began to take to the streets and stand up for change. A way of visualising your beliefs, craftivism combines a passion for making with the desire to make your voice heard - using your own hands to quietly subvert the status quo. Rebel Crafts collects projects that will inspire change, resist injustice and subvert the everyday. Experienced craft author Hester's Handmade Home shares expert advice in 12 fully illustrated step-by-step makes. With crafts suitable for both the experienced maker and the beginner, Hester will teach you how to stitch your way to freedom, screen-print for equality, letter-write for the people and sport your feminist credentials on a badge. Filled with beautifully photographed ideas for how to use and style your makes, Rebel Crafts is a fun and right-on collection of activism-inspired activities.

Book Budo and the Badge

Download or read book Budo and the Badge written by Patrick J. Ciser and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lt. Patrick J. Ciser (Ret.) of the City of Clifton Police Department, in New Jersey, is also known to his many karate students as Sensei (Teacher). Ciser achieved national and international fame by representing the United States in five international karate tournaments, winning gold medals in South America and Europe. Pat Ciser, as he is known in North Jersey, grew up and became a police officer in Clifton in 1977. Growing as a police officer, he started to realize that with his martial arts skills, he could save lives, surprisingly, on both sides of the law. Newspaper accounts of Cisers exploits over the years bear witness to the true stories recounted in this book. Headlines and quotes give a glimpse of his illustrious career as he was continually called upon, in life and death situations. The Clifton Journal read, Pat Ciser, Cliftons answer to Superman New Jerseys Record wrote, Veteran officer compared to Chuck Norris; while the Heard News read, Action hero calling it quits, when announcing his retirement in 2008. Join Ciser as he recalls mastering karate, kicking in doors, and dodging bullets and blades. The only difference between the stories in Budo and the Badge, and the ones on the big screen, are that these stories are real.

Book Badges  Bullets and Bars

    Book Details:
  • Author : Daniel Shanahan
  • Publisher : Go to Publish
  • Release : 2022-04-15
  • ISBN : 9781647497453
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Badges Bullets and Bars written by Daniel Shanahan and published by Go to Publish. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Badges, Bullets and Bars is brutally honest, raw, and gritty autobiographical book. It depicts the good, the bad and the awful experiences and encompasses the continuous struggle between good and evil, righteousness and injustices, suffered throughout the author's career as a former Baltimore City Police Officer. This courageous and compelling book charts the course of the author, who descends into a deep abyss from his beginning positions as a recruit, rookie, and generally innocent police cadet and later as a journeyman officer. His early life's yearning was to become a law enforcement officer and motor patrolman which he achieved. However, his shining pride, loyalty and respect for the badge began to erode over time. He was driven to alcoholism. The author ultimately disgraced the badge and became a racist, callused, hardened, jaded officer, and at times, totally uncaring, dysfunctional, troubled and possibly, mentally unstable police officer and human being all fostered by the criminal element that he had to endure during his 14-year tenure on the police force in the highest crime ridden district in Baltimore City - the Eastern District. This District was notorious for its violence, murders, rapes, drugs, filth and disregard for human life. How the good and especially the bad, horrible and jaw dropping unfathomable experiences a police officer encounters in a City overrun with violence and death, is graphically depicted in the former TV series "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "The Wire." The book also follows the author through his two criminal indictments and subsequent incarcerations, both in Federal and local correctional institutions. It allows the reader to enter a world of prison uncertainty and at times, fear and anxiety for his own life, as a former policeman. The contents of this book display how being a police officer in such an area can and will, completely change an officer's demeanor, racist thoughts, actions, and life's questions. And, at times, bring forth tears as one reflects at the inner core of all the good we learned, were raised to expect and to respect, and that which we encounter thru life's journey. This book is MUST READ for anyone, who might want to examine and understand the trials, tribulations, pressures and stress put upon a police officer working in one of the highest crime areas of our country.

Book Chinese Rank Badges

    Book Details:
  • Author : HUGUS
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-07-27
  • ISBN : 9789627956457
  • Pages : 280 pages

Download or read book Chinese Rank Badges written by HUGUS and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Head dress Badges of the British Army  Up to the end of the Great War

Download or read book Head dress Badges of the British Army Up to the end of the Great War written by Arthur L. Kipling and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1978 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hey Duggee  Duggee s Book of Badges

Download or read book Hey Duggee Duggee s Book of Badges written by Hey Hey Duggee and published by BBC Children's Books. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you like to earn your Squirrel Club badges? Duggee's Book of Badges is packed full of them! Just follow Duggee's instructions, play and have fun. Inside, you'll find lots of brilliant things to do, colourful badge stickers and a special reward chart with a poster on the back. A-woof!