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Astrobiology, a new exciting interdisciplinary research field, seeks to unravel the origin and evolution of life wherever it might exist in the Universe. The current view of the origin of life on Earth is that it is strongly connected to the origin and evolution of our planet and, indeed, of the Universe as a whole. We are fortunate to be living in an era where centuries of speculation about the two ancient and fundamental problems: the orig...

Classicalexamples of moreand more oscillatingreal-valued functions on a domain N ?of R are the functions u (x)=sin(nx)with x=(x , ..., x ) or the so-called n 1 1 n n+1 Rademacherfunctionson]0, 1[, u (x)=r (x) = sgn(sin(2 ?x))(seelater3.1.4). n n They may appear as the gradients?v of minimizing sequences (v ) in some n n n?N variationalproblems. Intheseexamples, thefunctionu convergesinsomesenseto n ameasure µ on ? ×R, called Young measure. In ...

Web engineering is a new discipline that addresses the pressing need for syst- atic and tool-supported approaches for the development, maintenance and te- ing of Web applications. Web engineering builds upon well-known and succe- ful software engineering principles and practices, adapting them to the special characteristics of Web applications. Even more relevant is the enrichment with methods and techniques stemming from related areas like hy...

With the rapid development of Web-based learning and new concepts like virtual cla- rooms, virtual laboratories and virtual universities, many issues need to be addressed. On the technical side, there is a need for effective technology for deployment of W- based education.On the learning side, the cyber mode of learning is very different from classroom-based learning. How can instructional developmentcope with this new style of learning? On th...

The 1st Workshop on Service Assurance with Partial and Intermittent Resources (SAPIR 2004) was the first event in a series introducing the concept of pi-resources and bridging it with the emerging and important field of distributed and heavily shared resources. The topics concerning this event are driven by a paradigm shift occurring in the last decade in telecommunications and networking considering partial and intermittent resources (pi-reso...

Third, the battles, the enemy, the way the time changes as the years go by. All of this has an effect on us, we learn about race, color, and living together as one. The most I have learned is that people in third world countries who did not have new technology have also learned. This book will show us how we take life for granted, Amen ... And last, my book shows you how to fight with what you have in a battle zone, trying to get the proud pil...

Make your own medicine with this step by step study. Herbs are goods that cleanse and nourish out bodies allowing us to heal. Find out how herbs have worked for other people and how simple it is to be in control of our own health. Here is what some past students have said about this study: "the variety of information is exceptional." "I learned so much from this study that I wish my friends could learn." "I came into this study not knowing any...

Confederate Colonel H. Clay King tries to help the widow of his commanding officer when she and her family lose everything by inviting them to move onto his Arkansas plantation. But Mary Eliza Pillow has more in mind than gratitude. The beautiful young widow seduces the married colonel, chases his wife off the property by alleging an affair between Mrs. King and a farm worker, and persuades the colonel to give her the deed to his property. Whe...

It's not easy being a child star in Hollywood, especially when you're beginning to suspect that you're gay. The Brat is set in the glittering golden age of Hollywood--the 1930s and early 1940s--and chronicles the life and times of two child actresses, who just happen to be best friends. Helen Payne is cool, reserved, and decidedly hetero. Her best pal is the spunky, outspoken, "tomboyish" moppet Millie Macon, who reigns for a time as America's...

On the surface, Lotus Consulting was an advertising consultant to the nation's largest corporations. Secretly, it advises the militaries of England, France, Israel, and eventually the United States. Lotus director, the eccentric and reclusive Alex Miller, believes if the military would select the right people for its elite units, it could save time, resources, and reduce the number of "psychological casualties." Miller recruits college student...

Connor Wilcox, the most listened to Conservative Talk Radio personality of all time is in trouble and unbeknownst to him, elements within the GOP are willing to murder to keep him on the air. Outwardly, Connor is a bombastic and righteous one man religion but below the surface lay demons of absolute power which in the end could lead to his ultimate demise. Connor's on air presence begins to unravel when, before forty million listeners, he accu...

Doctor Allister Reed encounters something on a beach in California--a little golden sphere that actually speaks to him, predicting his actions. It said, "Your name is...Doctor Allister Reed, " in a small but unmistakable voice. "You are thirty-five years old and are about to commit suicide." Years and years earlier, in the mountains known today as the Sierra Nevada, a little Indian boy witnessed a strange thing: He was just approaching his vil...

These little communities have passed out of existence with the many technological changes of today. In this book he tells about the one room country school he attended with all eight grades and only one teacher. Also, the machine shop before electric power, the store where his mother sent him to get supplies, the sawmill operated with a steam powered tractor, windmills used to pump water for the livestock, an Altman Taylor tractor used to powe...

THE ANARCHIST's ARMS A Political Comedy for the Stage in Three Acts THE YEAR IS 2020, and London - the capital of Europe - teeters on the edge of a general conflagration, while a million demonstrators take to the streets in a kaleidoscope of focus groups Errol Flynt, the newly re-elected Mayor, looks on in quiet despair, and delegates ambitious Robert Greene, ace-pampleteer and Deputy-Deputy Mayor - on his afternoon off - to enter the fr...

Cass Gilbert's pioneering buildings injected vitality into skyscraper design, and his "Gothic skyscraper, " epitomized by the Woolworth Building, profoundly influenced architects during the first decades of the twentieth century. Now, as the New-York Historical Society mounts a major exhibit documenting his architectural career, the full breadth of Gilbert's achievements is visible in one lavishly illustrated volume.Architect of the Broadway C...

In their own words, children, adolescents, and young adults who have a gay or lesbian parent talk openly and candidly about how and when they learned of their parent's sexual orientation and the effect it had on them--and their families. Their stories echo themes of prejudice and harassment, conflict and confusion, adaptation and adjustment, and hope for tolerance and a family that can exist in harmony.

New York is not America, François Weil writes, "but what America promises, perhaps its greatest promise." It may be hard to believe, then, that the quintessential symbol of American enterprise and energy was once quite low in the political and social hierarchy. Weil takes on the New York of myth and offers a compelling chronicle of how it actually developed into a global city -- what some have called the capital of the twenty-first century. He...

Favor-Hamilton's real-world athletic experience combined with Dr. Antonio's in-depth knowledge of exercise and nutrition science make this book a must-read for all female runners who want to go faster, play harder, and minimize the risk of injury.

This collection of 23 superb model sermons offers a wealth of biblical insight, practical wisdom, illustrations, inspiration, and helpful advice about the crucial themes of stewardship, giving, and the use of money and possessions in the church.

THE FIRST PRESIDENT Documented national history states that the nation's first president had no children. But the oral history of the descendants of this African American family tells a different story. THE CONTROVERSY Many people will believe the story of George Washington fathering a slave son. Others will find it difficult, if not impossible, to believe that Washington had an intimate relationship with a slave named Venus. Their fateful uni...