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Dieser bewegende Jugendroman spielt in Australien und England. Der Bruder des jungen Colin Mudford erkrankt an Krebs. Colin wird zu Verwandten nach England geschickt, damit er nicht mitleiden muss, aber er fährt nur mit der Absicht, die Königin zu bitten, ihm ihren Arzt ausleihen, um seinen Bruder zu heilen. Abiturempfehlung zum Themenbereich AIDS

In einer kleinen Provinzstadt verwandeln sich alle Einwohner nacheinander in Nashörner... Mit Zusatzmaterial am Ende des Buchs.

In this book, author Russell J. Kendzior provides a comprehensive look at one of the most pervasive yet seldom addressed problems facing our world today. The book's three parts explore slip-and-fall accidents themselves, what causes them, and what can be done to prevent them. The book is replete with stories of real slip-and-fall accidents and injuries, up-to-date statistics, illustrative charts, and tips for prevention. It is comprehensive, d...

Slip-and-fall accidents are a growing problem. The total cost of these accidents now approaches 80 billion dollars each year, and that number is expected to double within the next decade. In Falls Aren't Funny: America's Multi-Billion Dollar Slip-and-Fall Crisis, author Russell J. Kendzior provides a comprehensive look at one of the most pervasive yet seldom addressed problems facing our world today. The book's three parts explore slips-and-fa...

The research in this document is aimed at helping the Army improve its ability to command and control joint, interagency, and multinational forces to accomplish diverse missions in a range of settings. A particular emphasis was placed on suggesting innovative ways to prepare Army headquarters, including Divisions, Corps, and Theater Armies, to perform as components of, or headquarters for, joint task forces.

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Cryptographic access control (CAC) is an approach to securing data by encrypting it with a key, so that only the users in possession of the correct key are able to decrypt the data and/or perform further encryptions. Applications of cryptographic access control will benefit companies, governments and the military where structured access to information is essential. The purpose of this book is to highlight the need for adaptability in cryptogr...

This book offers a frank and honest assessment of the opportunities and challenges ahead for both the US and the wider world, examining the leading economic, political, and social issues in the context of the several rational choice theories and the emergence of challenges to entrenched Western interests.

The Footprints 6 Tests and Photocopiable Resources CD-ROM Pack contains all the assessment material for this level of the course, plus 54 supplementary worksheets consolidate the material. The CD-ROM includes all the answer keys and comprises all of the Tests, Exam Practice Worksheets, Child Assessment sheets and Classroom Practice Worksheets.

Instructional guide covering the skills needed to progress at kayak fishing

This is the most comprehensive textbook on school library administration available, now updated to include the latest standards and address new technologies. This is the most comprehensive textbook on school library administration available, now updated to include the latest standards and address new technologies.

The book gives the practical means of finding asymptotic solutions to differential equations, and relates WKB methods, integral solutions, Kruskal-Newton diagrams, and boundary layer theory to one another. The construction of integral solutions and the use of analytic continuation are used in conjunction with the asymptotic analysis, to show the interrelatedness of these methods. Some of the functions of classical analysis are used as examples...

Project finance has spread worldwide and includes numerous industrial projects from power stations and waste-disposal plants to telecommunication facilities, bridges, tunnels, railway networks, and now also the building of hospitals, education facilities, government accommodation and tourist facilities. Despite financial assessment of PF projects being fundamental to the lender's decision, there is little understanding of how the use of finan...

Continues the story of veterinary surgeon Gillian Hick's escapades among the animal population. She continues her stories about the ever-varied, often-harried, amusing but always interesting life of a general-practice vet.

With love of great cuisine and the bounty of our nation evident throughout, this book contains recipes from members of Congress, as well as every president from George Washington (cranberry pudding) to Abraham Lincoln (Mary Todd Lincoln's vanilla almond cake) to Barack Obama (the Obama family's linguini). Taste Senator Scott Brown's Italian soup, Vice President Biden's Kahlua chocolate fudge cake, or Congressman Ron Paul's Texas sweeties.and h...

Research in Bayesian analysis and statistical decision theory is rapidly expanding and diversifying, making it increasingly more difficult for any single researcher to stay up to date on all current research frontiers. This book provides a review of current research challenges and opportunities. While the book can not exhaustively cover all current research areas, it does include some exemplary discussion of most research frontiers. Topics inc...

Among malignant tumors, adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction show the highest increase in incidence over the past three decades in Western industrialized countries. Accordingly, much effort is being devoted to basic and translational research in order to combat this frequently deadly disease. This special volume, with contributions from experts in the field, covers all aspects of adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction. Eti...

This book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption.

This book provides a brief and accessible introduction to Greek tragedy for students and general readers alike.

This book fills the gap between basic control configurations (Practical Process Control) and model predictive control (MPC). For those loops whose performance has a direct impact on plant economics or product quality, going beyond simple feedback or cascade can improve control performance, or specifically, reduce the variance about the target. However, the effort required to implement such control technology must be offset by increased economi...