Kent Miller

Addressing the great spiritual mysteries, The Augmentation of Man: A Study in Renaissance is dictated by ancient spiritual teachers, who bridge the gap between the purpose of life, science, math, spirituality, and astronomy, and open the true New Age of understanding for mankind. Revealing the Creator's planned expansion of consciousness, including a new genetic upgrade, the messages bring forth a new paradigm in understanding our rebirth into a new cycle of expanded intellectual-spiritual awareness. New to this second edition, Kent and Renee Miller have expanded the glossary and their interpretations of the lessons, enabling the reader to achieve profound spiritual growth in an accelerated learning process. A Study in Renaissance: -Expands our understanding of the spiritual hierarchy.-Discusses death, rebirth and karma.-Teaches us the purpose of the soul and the higher self.-Explains the Light mentioned in ancient texts.-Introduces universal thought resonance.-Describes a universal communication system of plasma cords.-Delves into a universal network that supports expanding consciousness.-Explains vortexes and triangulations.-Clarifies chakras, the kundalini and spiritual communication.-Explains understanding truth versus perception.-Defines universal love.-Introduces Universal Laws and Concepts.-Teaches concepts relating to vibration and polarity.-Explains the space-time continuum and time.-Describes damage to Earth that man is not aware of.-Defines a time of great Earth changes as she rebalances.-Discusses the multiple influences to bring humanity to a new understanding. The teachings introduce a new conceptual learning to humanity and clarify misunderstandings of the past, bringing new meaning to man's purpose and the evolving changes in our world, known as the transformation.

This book is a journey to understanding and learning the scientific and spiritual aspects of humanity. This journey includes the cycles of where we were and where we are going, a confessional aspect of who we are. Humanity has created the events in which we live. As we begin to understand our Self, we begin to understand the Creator. Our wants and needs surpass our understanding, only to lay out the injustices of who we are. The connections of humanity are also the connections of the universal consciousness. Do you really want to know your purpose here on this planet? Follow this path, and include at the beginning of yours, this new understanding of where our DNA has been and where it will be moved to-where we will be. Conceptual learning is a relatively new concept of who we are and can be at a conscious level. Corrections in humanity's attainment is needed for this journey. Most of the monks on this Earth have it correct when they attain calm, which proceeds to peace of self, which opens the door to universal love. Can you attain this?

The 365th Fighter Squadron was part of the much-traveled 358th Fighter Group. Beginning combat with the 8th Air Force, traded to the 9th Air Force, and later assigned to the First Tactical Air Force, the 365th flew from bases in England, France, and ultimately Germany itself. As with many tactically oriented outfits, the squadron did not run up a huge score against enemy aircraft, yet, claims from strafing and bombing of a multitude of targets were impressive. This book presents the 365th’s day-to-day operations and is interspersed with quotes from the group and squadron records, Missing Aircrew Reports, and the men themselves. In addition, an exhaustive appendix and nearly two hundred photographs give readers a look into the combat activities of this long overlooked Army Air Force unit.

This history sheds light on the achievements of the 363rd for the period it flew escort and ground support missions over Europe. The day-to-day operations are interspersed with quotes from the group and squadron diaries, and supplemented by an exhaustive appendix to give the reader a look into the combat activities of this little known Army Air Force organization.

This book is an excellent primer on a subject that Americans are likely to debate for the foreseeable future. --Bimonthly Review of Law Books Unlike every other western democracy in the world, capital punishment is an active part of the criminal justice system in the United States. By the end of 1992, 2,700 men and 41 women were living under the sentence of death in America. Executing the Mentally Ill examines the compelling case of Florida death-row inmate Alvin Ford, which led the U. S. Supreme Court to rule that executions of severely psychotic death-row inmates are in violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. But how should mental illness be defined for purposes of exemption from execution? How should mental health professionals evaluate competence for execution? What happens when the professionals disagree among themselves about the defendant's mental health? How strong should doubts about mental status be before the execution is stopped? And what should be done with the prisoner who is found incompetent? In telling the powerful story of Ford's history, crime, mental state, and how he was handled by the criminal justice system, the authors confront questions about modern capital sentencing and the administration of the death penalty in America today. Executing the Mentally Ill provides a thought-provoking read for students and professionals in mental health, criminal justice, and legal fields, as well as policymakers and others concerned with capital punishment. "Those seeking a clearer context for the ambiguities and dilemmas that characterize the ongoing debate over exemption of the mentally ill from execution will find valuable historical and cross-cultural references here. The case of Alvin Ford provides a new perspective for measuring the gaps between the vagueness of the criteria used by mental health professionals in determining competence and its various legal definitions. . . . An underlying message for the reader is that questioning whether mentally ill or mentally retarded death-row inmates should be executed implies questioning the use of the death penalty for anyone." --Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health "The case of Alvin Ford, a Florida man convicted of killing a police officer during a bungled armed robbery, provides a specific focus for Miller and Radelet's wide-ranging discussion of mental illness and the death penalty. . . . Miller is a psychologist and longstanding student of mental disability issues; Radelet is a leading contemporary authority on the death penalty. Their combined expertise provides readers with a thorough exploration of the "competence to die" issue, and they also touch on other death penalty issues such as proportionality and racial bias. . . . This book cannot, of course, decisively resolve all the issues involved in the death penalty debate, but it is a worthwhile contribution to the literature. Advanced undergraduates and above." --Choice "The life of Alvin Ford and his 17-year odyssey through Florida's complex capital-punishment process is the subject of Executing the Mentally Ill. In telling this fascinating and often macabre story, professors Miller and Radelet expose an inherent and often ignored moral dilemma with capital punishment. The book provides compelling empirical support for the dictum that 'though the justice of God may indeed ordain that some should die, the justice of man is altogether and always insufficient for saying who these may be' (Black, 1974, p. 96). The authors also use the Ford case to examine other important issues about the death penalty in the United States including racism and ineffective assistance of counsel. This well-documented volume should appeal both to an academic audience and to the general public." --Robert M. Bohm, Ph. D., University of North Carolina "Over the last five years, I have reviewed about a dozen books, mostly for university presses, and found this particular piece to be the most well-written and well-researched document to date. The scholarship is sound and 'workmanlike.' I was impressed with the authors' scholarship and ability to apply a wide range of data (e.g. psychiatric testimony, appellate decisions, interviews, and personal letters) to a critical social issue that will continue to haunt our society: the execution of the mentally ill offender. This book makes a very important contribution to the literature in psychology and the law. The book could be used as a supplementary text in criminal justice programs, sociology, psychology, law, and public policy. This book should be read by every appellate-level judge, felony district-court judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney in America. It leads the way in clarifying the practical, moral, and ethical issues. Legislators should also read this account." --James W. Marquart, Ph. D., Sam Houston State University "It is an important book, addressing an area that has only recently become the focus of much attention for mental health professionals. Miller and Radelet have undertaken a comprehensive and carefully articulated look at the issue of competency for execution and the way in which it affects mental health professionals, interwoven as it is with the politics of capital punishment." --Kirk Heilbrun, Ph. D., Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services, Central State Hospital, Virginia