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Le Chateau Montebello circa 1930, during its June opening. (Photo courtesy Muir Publishing.) It is a joy for me to see the 3rd edition of this book launched upon such an auspicious occasion as the 25th anniversary of the American/Canadian Log Builders Association International (www.logassociation.org) and at such an historic site or Mecca for log builders like the Chateau Montebello. It was my privilege to have met Victor Nymark, the master builder of this project during the Depression. I met him at the 1977 historic log structures conference held in Banff. A quarter of a century ago, a somewhat coincidental or serendipitous meeting took place in the wilderness at the log home of B. Allan and Mary Mackie. It was at this momentous meeting that the group of six gave birth to the CLBA. The founding group of six consisted of B. Allan Mackie, Mary Mackie, Vic Janzen, Ed Campbell, Art Long, and Bernie LeGault. The early years were probably the most fun, the characters most colorful, and the methods most primitive. The builders were a small fraternity (with some sorority elements) of bearded refugees from other trades and professions. We all wore knives at our belts, even in polite company. When asked by civilians why we did so, our reply was inevitably, "To sharpen the indedible (spelling error deliberate) pencils for our scribers." I used horses to parbuckle logs onto buildings in the earlier years of my career, and later a 1954 Ford pick-up truck. The high tech development of the old truck with an A-frame and wrecker winch came to early builders much later. Older association members will remember dreaming about cranes and cherry pickers. As a previous president of the association, I hosted two annual meetings. For me, the last was most memorable and in marked contrast to the one I attended at the Harrison Hotel in BC-even in more marked contrast to the year 2000 Montebello site of today. For the conference of 1980, we met in the neighborhood of my present cattle ranch in Columbia Valley-the rain-drenched cedar forests of southwestern British Columbia. We rented the local community center. My wife Claudia and her mother cooked for the crowd. The delegates were fed Mennonite borscht from huge vats. Six large chickens were used as the stock. Most delegates"crashed" (an old Hippy word) in my barn, woodshed, or in the living room and kitchen. Some camped in the yard. I mention this scenario because it is in such dramatic contrast to where we have arrived at today as both a profession and as a professional association. It is my hope that my fellow association members will be able to use this book as a training device for their apprentices. I also have a heart for "once-in-a- lifetime builders". I hope my book will be of particular use to them. I am both impressed and proud of the excellence in craftsmanship that our current generation of builders is capable of performing. Those of us who pioneered this revival can only look in amazement at their superior work. Log Home Guide Information Center, Inc. Book Store www.lhgic.com ____________________

After applying the principles of visual science to military reconnaissance and intelligence for many years, the author has prepared a tutorial integrating the many fundamental mechanisms underlying the visual capability found in the animal kingdom. He shows that multicolor vision has been found in the animal kingdom from the beginning (for at least 500 million years) and that vision is generally tetrachromatic. He shows that human vision follows this general plan, although its spectral performance is partially blocked by the absorption inherent in the lens of the eye. As a result, the human can be considered a blocked tetrachromat; in the vernacular but unscientifi cally, a trichromat. He provides an extensive series of circuit diagrams, from those defi ning the electrical performance of individual neurons, synapses and Nodes of Ranvier to complete diagrams integrating all of the major visual circuits of the eyes and the brain. The fundamental mechanisms and physiology associated with the photoreceptor cell of the eye are developed in detail, including the precise chemical composition of the four chromophores of vision. The concept of an ion-pump is defi ned in terms of the underlying electrostenolytic process for the fi rst time. It is shown that glutamic acid (glutamate) is the primary energy source powering the neural systems of all animals. The key elements of the midbrain involved in reading are described for the fi rst time. The book closes with a variety of fi gures describing the spatial and chromatic performance of the human visual system. Additional fi gures, an extensive glossary, an expanded tabulation of the parameters of the human eye, and more than 1000 references are available at the associated website, www.4colorvision.com.

My Two Shepherds in the Snow, will inspire you to love your pets more. It is a fun to read story, with original photographs and illustrations, about Happy, who is impatient, who half-listens to Johnny, then so gets into trouble. Blackie, who listens, has compassion and understanding, tries to stop Happy from getting into trouble.This book is also filled with many activities that will give the reader many hours of enjoyment. It includes two board games, an album, that one can include pictures of friends, family, pet, home, school, or other pictures that you would like to save and share with others, again and again, now and in the future.

After a long day at work Catalina Borden received the proverbial pink slip ending a 20-year career of cooking in a care facility for seniors. Driving home down the highway, tears and an 18-wheeler quite literally sent her off the road and out of this world. Jack Morris, the driver of the18-wheeler, had just come to the end of a long haul when a little grey car swerved into his path. He knew he saw a car, but was confused about its disappearance, and after spending a sleepless night wondering, he returned to the highway to search for answers. His search led him to another world built by the survivors of a myth and into the arms of his soul mate. Together, Cat and Jack, along with the help of a very special forest, would find love, family and friends and the courage to build a new world.

From war and revolution in southern China to new beginnings in Singapore, this is a moving story of a Baptist missionary couple from Oklahoma who dedicated their lives to sharing their deep faith with the people of South China. In spite of terrible sacrifice, tragedy, and hardship, they never wavered in their dedication and gained the love of many Chinese people. Louise Hill begins with her childhood and that of her husband, Eugene, in Oklahoma during the 1920s. They first met as students at Oklahoma Baptist University and quickly became soul mates in their quest for services as missionaries abroad. Married in 1934, their mission began in 1935 aboard the ocean liner "President Cleveland" heading for southern China. In Canton, they joined a well-established Baptist Mission, which included a church, seminary, school, and hospital. After a year of training in a difficult language "the like of which I never saw," they settled in to become teachers and ministers. With the Japanese invasion of 1938, they endured the constant danger of bombing, gunfire, and soldiers posted outside their front door. How they helped feed and care for refugees in dire circumstances is an amazing story of perserverance. The Hills survived and returned to the United States in 1940, only to suffer greater tragedy, the devastating loss of their son, "Little Gene." After World War II, they returned to war-ravaged Canton with their second son, John, and continued their ministry, rebuilt the shattered facilities, and helped restore the lives of their Chinese friends and neighbors. The turmoil of the Communist Revolution soon cast a pall over their efforts, eventually forcing them to leave. Unable to return to China, but not wanting to give up their work among the Chinese they had come to love and admire, they were next sent to Singapore and surrounding Malaya (now Malaysia) to face new challenges. Unlike China, there was only a very small community of Chinese Christians. In the midst of an ongoing communist insurgency, they established new churches and schools. In 1955, after several bouts of severe illness brought on by the stress of missionary work, Eugene was offered an executive position with the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board in Richmond, Virginia. Eugene and Louise worked for many years among the Chinese immigrants in Richmond and other Virginia communities. In 1980 their work helped establish the first Chinese Baptist Church in Richmond. At 91, Louise Hill still attends church today.

There are thousands of mortgage loan originators in business today. Have you ever wondered why some are so much more successful than others? Why do some loan officers consistently produce high results, while others struggle just to get by? Climbing the Ladder of Success shares 19 valuable lessons that top performers have learned about achieving great results in mortgage loan originations. You'll discover new approaches for managing your time, controlling your operations, building stronger referral sources and making more money than ever before. Written by a 20-year industry professional, Climbing the Ladder of Success is straightforward and real world, providing tangible ideas to make your job easier and your results even more successful.

1970s 'back-to-the-landers' attempt to rebuild and operate an abandoned, picturesque historical ranch during the highest interest rates and inflation Canada has ever known.

TOMORROW, NEXT YEAR - a ranchers', old saying: THEN, it will be better! cattle prices of course - is centered in British Columbia's, glorious Okanagan Valley. The novel follows 4 generations of ranchers from 1870-1985.

As we are getting closer to the end of this world, certain biblical truths, which were not revealed to our fathers and forefathers, are going to be made known to us. For the Bible tells us that knowledge shall increase in the last days (Daniel 12:4). One of these is the truth about hell and hellfire. Hellfire is not a literal fire as some people think, but rather the state where souls will yearn for the Word of God and will not have him. Their souls will be burning for the Word of God, whom they cannot have. They will thirst for the living water, which is no longer available to them. They had the opportunity to drink from the fountain of life flowing with the living water, but they did not make use of that opportunity. Their souls will be restless and uncomfortable for eternity. Souls who do not accept the Lord Jesus Christ, who came to die for the sin of men in order to bring us back to the Father, will be burning for the Word of God, thirsty for the living water, but it will be too late because they have been cut off from the presence of God forever. This is the truth about hell and hellfire.

This book is the consolidation of family research carried out over some fifty years. It concentrates on the family name Barrow brought to the island of Barbados in the 17th century. Six separate Barrow families are identified. Early members of five of these families established roots and contributed to the growth and economic viability of the island. However as time advanced, most of the members of these five families departed Barbados for more promising opportunities in life. Today, there are no known representatives of the original five families, with the name Barrow, living in Barbados. The sixth family of Barrows had its origins in Barbados in the 19th century. In more recent times two members of this family were prominent in the Government of Barbados. Dame Nita Barrow was Governor General of the island and her brother the Hon. Errol Barrow was the first Prime Minister of Barbados at Independence in 1966. The book is divided into six parts, each part dealing with one of the families. Part I forms the largest portion of the book and presents the Barrows connected to the Cambridge Barrows of England. The most distinguished member of the Cambridge Barrows was Dr. Isaac Barrow who taught Sir Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge. The author has published another book entitled, ÒIsaac NewtonÕs Teacher, Ó which deals with the relationship between Barrow and Newton.