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Media on the Move provides a critical analysis of the dynamics of the international flow of images and ideas. This comes at a time when the political, economic and technological contexts within which media organisations operate are becoming increasingly global. The surge in transnational traffic in media products has primarily benefited the major corporations such as Disney, AOL, Time Warner and News Corporation. However, as this book argues, ...

In the late 80s, China opened her doors to the world again under the control of Deng Xiaoping. Many many students and visiting scholars went out of China to learn advanced technology and modern techniques from western countries, mainly United States of America. This book retells us the stories of a group of Chinese students in the US, their lives, their loves and their American dreams...

We are witnessing a worldwide increase in infections with Staphylococcus aureus, commonly called S. aureus, or simply "Staph." Many of these infections are due to invasive strains of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). People not involved in a healthcare setting are often not aware of this silent epidemic. This lack of awareness includes the significance and danger of "community-acquired" MRSA infections and their potential threat to the h...

This is a profound journey into the heart and soul of a mystic. The Voice speaks, not only to author Mark Earlix, but to each one of us. beckoning the reader to see beyond illusions of light and dark and find the truth within. Reminiscent of the masters such as Rumi, Gabrahm, Meister Eckhart and other mystics throughout the ages. The Voice urges us to embrace simple truth... I Am. This book will take you as deep into the mystery as you are wil...

Bei einem Banküberfall in Seattle nehmen die Räuber sämtliche Angestellten und Kunden als Geisel. Lorenz, der Kopf der Bande, will aber ausschließlich mit Detective Conners, einem raubeinigen Polizisten, der vor einigen Monaten suspendiert wurde, verhandeln. Zur Unterstützung wird dem auf die Schnelle rehabilitierten Conners der junge Cop Shane Dekker zur Seite gestellt. Doch die Bankräuber entkommen und die erstaunten Polizisten müssen festst...

Journey to Shangri-La relates an intriguing, charmingly told story of an octogenarian and his dog, who set off on an imaginary mystery trail virtually around the world, probing for the meaning of life, in his search of Paradise, or Shagri-La as he calls it. The writer utilizes history and science to philosophically explain his views of humanity. He both condemns and condones certain basic principles which govern our present environment, leavin...

My book will either make you laugh or cry because I do have a vivid imagination and this is what this poetry book is all about. The poetry that is written in this book is based on many things about the past, the present and the future. Most people call it Contemporary poetry but I call it Everyday poetry, only what I have written about are things that go on in everyday life and true factual events and some that I call story poems, poems of gre...

If ever you have been humiliated playing word games, wondered how some players seem to pull seven-letter words out of a hat, questioned what your favorite game words meant, or simply could use a humorous, mentally stimulating way to rapidly recall key bonus words, then The Amazing Illustrated Word Game Memory Book is for you. This volume organizes letters in groups of six, the so-called six-letter stems, according to those most likely to lead ...

Marina Welsh thought that a new job on a paradise island was the best medicine for a broken heart, but after meeting her new boss under less that ideal circumstances, she wasn't so certain it had been the best option after all. The overbearing Richard Boyer made her life difficult at every turn with his family secrets, and supposedly promiscuous lifestyle but then Marina had an accident on his property and lost her memory. That was when Richar...

And now for something completely different from Devlin O'Neill: In a deadly and not too distant future, Sergeant Cameron has the best job he can imagine-chief disciplinarian at a women's prison-and he is very good at his work. His Inmate Regulation Center resounds daily with the crack of the paddle, the wisp of the cane, and the heartfelt wails of unruly inmates as he sternly punishes bare bottoms. Even his fellow correctional officers-all fem...

Eddie Kucera is born two months after the death of his immigrant father, who was killed in the Cherry, Illinois Mine Disaster in 1909. When his mother dies of pneumonia when Eddie was fourteen, his sisters plan to send him to an orphanage since they have no place for him in their lives. The year is 1924. He decides to run away from his family home in La Salle, Illinois in search of his only living uncle, Mike Kucera, who left Cherry in 1899 fo...

Good evening. Welcome to our church. If you don't mind, I will start the service." The man, a priest she presumed, walked up to the pulpit and opened the book lying on it. Lena regained the use of her voice. "Hey, excuse me, but what's going on here?" The priest looked up in surprise. "I'm going to conduct Mr. Monterey's funeral service. That's what you are here for, isn't it?" Lena moved right up to the platform, all the time avoiding looking...

Why is Nigeria choking on its democratization process? Why is the country's political life colored by endless corruption scandals? Author Victor E. Dike discusses these questions and more in the second edition of Democracy and Political Life in Nigeria. Thoroughly grounded in Nigerian history and based on extensive research, this edition is considerably expanded and updated with comprehensive analysis of the major sociopolitical and economic p...

On the day the doctor comes to the farm, ten animals line up in the barnyard. They whinny, moo, and bark, wishing that their aches and pains would go away. The animals checking in with the nurse include a pig with a runny nose, a horse with a stone in his shoe, a lamb with burrs in her coat and a rooster with a cut on his beak. There's also a cow with a bellyache, a rabbit with a cut on his back, a crow who can't fly, a goat who cut his mouth ...

In the history of New Orleans, there are those who make policy and those who are forced to live by policy. To help balance the scales, Voice of the Poor: Citizen Participation Informing Public Policy for Rebuilding New Orleans focuses on low-income residents, mostly African Americans, whose views are needed to help rebuild the shattered city in a way that will make it more sustainable, inclusive, and economically competitive than it was before...

Have you been wounded? Are you in need of a healing? Do you lack healing faith? Discover the answers you have been waiting for in, A Pathway to Divine Healings. Dr. Jenkins has an aspiration to see everyone with a: Physically powerful conviction Psychologically established A transformed heart Release the passageway toward being restored back to divine health and well being, will thou be made whole? If so, Let The Healing Begin!

In 1996, 60-year-old Bob Kelly temporarily lost the use of his legs. That disability was hard to bear for someone who had always been physically active. The following year, while looking for a way to use his upper body strength, he had an idea- to travel solo by kayak from Ottawa to the Atlantic. In 1998, after completing that journey, Kelly faced another loss with the death of Shirley, his beloved wife of 34 years. He decided to continue the ...

People around the world associate the "universal dream of home ownership" with an unprecedented improvement in quality of life. But there is a war on this dream, the result of policies that seek to control urban sprawl or suburbanization. The proponents and governments that implement such anti-suburban policies do so with little debate and virtually without any serious analysis of the consequences. Anti-suburban policies outlaw development on ...

They Created Us is a family's journey through the disability world that begins with their second son's encounter with Hflu meningitis at six months of age. Through their journey, you will learn the complexities of the bureaucracy along with strategies to maneuver through a sometimes unresponsive system. Special Education, Medicaid Waivers, EPSDT, and Independent Case Management are all part of a family's world when their child experiences disa...

They Created Us is a family's journey through the disability world that begins with their second son's encounter with Hflu meningitis at six months of age. Through their journey, you will learn the complexities of the bureaucracy along with strategies to maneuver through a sometimes unresponsive system. Special Education, Medicaid Waivers, EPSDT, and Independent Case Management are all part of a family's world when their child experiences disa...