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This second special issue of Pure and Applied Geophysics in honor of Keiiti Aki focuses on recent advances in quantifying and interpreting heterogeneities in lithospheric structures and earthquake behavior. The volume provides a combination of reviews, methodological studies and applications on topics related to Aki's pioneering contributions. It also includes material on Keiiti Aki and a list of his publications. The discussed subjects includ...

BIX & BONES - WWII novel of one-of-a-kind bomb group. History of this story, which has now become a newly-completed novel, byMark Druck, retired Major, USAFR, entitled: "BIX & BONES " Original version of this material, written in 1946, by a young officer just returned from WWII, writing of experiences he had just been through, focusing on the B-25 "wild ride, " the sort of missions he flew in the 38th Bomb Group, 5th U.S. Army Air Force, again...

The goal of this book is to disseminate information on the worldwide status and trends in biosensing R&D, to government decisionmakers and the research community. The contributors critically analyze and compare biosensing research in the United States with that being pursued in Japan, Europe and other major industrialized countries. Biosensing includes systems that incorporate a variety of means, including electrical, electronic, and photonic...

I often find poetry inaccessible, some mysterious, twisted path that I can rarely follow. The works of Dan Crowley let the light in, like the lyrics of a great song." - Micah Sheveloff

A long-overdue assessment of a neglected but vital region of film production. Examines the roots of now internationally acclaimed Australian actors - Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe etc.

Like other big city school systems, Chicago's has been repeatedly "reformed" over the last century. Yet its schools have fallen far short of citizens' expectations and left a gap between the performances of white and minority students. Many blame the educational establishment for resisting change. Other critics argue that reform occurs too often, still others claim it comes not often enough. Dorothy Shipps reappraises the tumultuous history of...

This textbook provides a comprehensive modeling, reformulation and optimization approach for solving production planning and related supply chain planning problems, covering topics from a basic introduction to planning systems, mixed integer programming (MIP) models and algorithms through the advanced description of mathematical results in polyhedral combinatorics required to solve these problems. This book addresses the solution of real life ...

In the early 1920s, five opulent theaters--the Allen, the Ohio, the State, the Palace, and the Hanna--opened on a stretch of Euclid Avenue in Cleveland. They offered legitimate theater, vaudeville, name bands and entertainers, and films for the affluent and hardworking citizens of this booming industrial city. Unfortunately, the introduction of television and the flight to the suburbs in the 1950s and 1960s turned the theaters into ghost palac...

As the first and oldest town in Indiana, Vincennes is rich in history. It had an important role in the American Revolution and later was the capital of the Indiana Territory. This book focuses on a more recent time, the years between 1930 and 1960--the period of the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, and the post-war years. Fascinating views of stores, clubs, theaters, churches, factories, groceries, and gas stations, many of which ...

In this witty, accessible, and concise book, theologian Doug Ottati argues that liberal Presbyterians and other liberal Protestants still have much to contribute to the contemporary world. Offering an alternative to evangelical and conservative thought that he believes now pervades the larger culture, Ottati presents what he sees as the foundations of liberal, theological thought. Writing out of the Reformed tradition and a theology of grace, ...

Konkurrenzloses Standardwerk in Neuauflage: das einzige deutschsprachige Lehrbuch zum Thema, übersetzt in über 10 Sprachen. Seit über 20 Jahren erfolgreich als verlässliche Wissensquelle der modernen Psychoanalyse. Band 2 enthält kasuistische Darstellungen, die Einblick in die Arbeit von Psychoanalytikern geben. Mit direktem Bezug auf die in Band 1 vermittelten Grundlagen. Das übersichtliche Layout macht das Lesen und Blättern zum Vergnügen.

In 1763, King George III granted 3, 000 acres of bottomland on the south side of the Monongahela River to Maj. Gen. John Ormsby for his service in capturing Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War. Just 100 years later, this flat river plain became the center of the "Workplace of the World." Powerful industrial giants such as B. F. Jones, James Laughlin, and Henry W. Oliver were drawn to the area, making it the heart of the Industrial R...

The town of Westfield was the genesis of Chautauqua County: it boasts the county's first permanent settlement (1802), first post office, first school, and first church. Formerly known as the Crossroads, the town lies on the southern shore of Lake Erie and includes the village of Westfield and Barcelona Harbor. Westfield offers some 200 images from historical repositories and private collections, providing insight into daily life and special mo...

Umfassend: Dieser Ein- und Überblick über pathophysiologische Prinzipien als Basis zu Klinik, Diagnostik und Therapie des Gastrointestinaltraktes. Ausführlich geht die Autorin auf die Beteiligung des mukosalen Immunsystems ein. Verständlich schildert sie basale Prinzipien der Allergo- und Immunologie. Anschauliche, selbsterklärende Illustrationen sind durch weiterführende Texte ergänzt. Ideale Lernhilfe für alle Studierenden der (Zahn)medizin.

Clare Parker wurde 1932 in Budapest als Klara Hochhauser geboren. Die Diskriminierung der ungarischen Juden während des Horthy-Regimes und ihre massenhafte Deportation und Ermordung nach dem Einmarsch Deutschlands im März 1944 griffen abrupt in das Leben des Mädchens Klara ein. Gemeinsam mit ihrer Mutter Magda wurde sie zunächst nach Auschwitz und später in das Mauthausener Außenlager Lenzing deportiert. Während ihre Mutter in Lenzing ums Lebe...

Volume 10 of "Research in Consumer Behavior" presents a wide range of cutting edge consumer behavior research using both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The topics addressed include self-gifts, souvenirs, grocery coupon proneness, socialization, acculturation, tattooing, possession attachment, consumer decision making, information acquisition, and meaning making through consumption. As this rich set of topics suggests, this is a...

This volume includes studies of organizations that deliver professional services, including accounting, law, and management consulting firms. These organizations are of importance for several reasons: they underpin the modern economy, enabling economic exchange, they constitute the 'intellect industry', developing and disseminating new ideas, and, they are exemplars of knowledge-intensive organizations. Contributors include researchers from No...

Fred Walker gives us a view of life that is insightful, quizzical, and inspirational. The author encourages us to become immersed in life, versus being just a spectator. Looking at the ordinary through unconventional eyes, Fred has drawn conclusions on what actions have led individuals to success or doomed them to failure. Observations on, inspiring and motivating ourselves and others, how we impact the lives of people around us, conquering se...

The Star Trek franchise represents one of the most successful emanations of popular media in our culture. The number of books, both popular and scholarly, published on the subject of Star Trek is massive, with more and more titles printed every year. Very

When a greedy relative tries to murder Amanda, a wealthy young widow, Stacy, our dubious hero, and Mammy, the voodoo doll, come to her rescue.