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A Policeman on a bicycle rounding up straying horses, the imagined outcome of a match between a Celestial cricket team and one from the 'other side': treatment at the hands of 'Miss Whiplash', a firm and efficient Physiotherapist, the plight of all hen-pecked husbands on Judgement Day, marriage and mothers-in-law, and the love of a father for a "drop dead gorgeous" 2 year old daughter. All these, and other themes, some factual, others imagined...

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To what extent can police as legal agents of a dominant class serve as servants of the people and of comunity-at-large? A lawyer, ethnologist, and sociologist examine the evolution of the role of the police function in society.

Armed with a copy of this guide, the Contractor's Representative is able to improve the site management of the contractual aspects of FIDIC-based contracts and avoid costly disputes. Most FIDIC-based contracts use the Red Book (Conditions of Contract for Construction), and the author here concentrates on the use of those particular forms. Supplementary comments are included for the Yellow Book (Plant & Design-Build), recommended for use where...

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) projection technology has, in recent years, led the way in large area displays because of its potential to deliver scalable, high-resolution images at a low cost. Since large displayed images demand high brightness and contrast, a full understanding of polarization, and how to manage its effects, is essential for the development of quality systems. Using the example of LCD projection technology, this practical tex...

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The Pre-Raphaelites: a study of the artists, their lives and context, with 500 images, and a gallery showing 300 of their most iconic paintings.

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By studying the early splits within Korean nationalism, this book shows that the issues faced by Korean nationalists during the Japanese colonial period were complex and enduring. It provides a context with which to analyze the difficult issues of political identity and national unity that remain central to contemporary Korean politics.

Signal processing is the discipline of extracting information from collections of measurements. To be effective, the measurements must be organized and then filtered, detected, or transformed to expose the desired information.  Distortions caused by uncertainty, noise, and clutter degrade the performance of practical signal processing systems.In aggressively uncertain situations, the full truth about an underlying signal cannot be known.  This...

Journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) schlägt sich mit Jobs, die nie länger als ein paar Monate dauern, durch die Welt. Im Jahr 1959 kommt Paul nach San Juan, Puerto Rico, wo er ein gutbezahltes Angebot annimmt, die mäßige Gazette 'The San Juan Star' aufzuwerten. Doch schnell wird deutlich, dass die Arbeit nur der Teil seines Lebens "von Mittag bis acht" ist, denn der Lebemann verfällt schnell dem Müßiggang und verliebt sich außerdem in die bezau...

Journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) schlägt sich mit Jobs, die nie länger als ein paar Monate dauern, durch die Welt. Im Jahr 1959 kommt Paul nach San Juan, Puerto Rico, wo er ein gutbezahltes Angebot annimmt, die mäßige Gazette 'The San Juan Star' aufzuwerten. Doch schnell wird deutlich, dass die Arbeit nur der Teil seines Lebens "von Mittag bis acht" ist, denn der Lebemann verfällt schnell dem Müßiggang und verliebt sich außerdem in die bezau...

Rejected by a bitter father with high political ambitions and manipulated by a hungry wolf in sheep's clothing, Butterfly's greatest desire is to fly away. Her spineless mother adds to the anguish when she leaves Butterfly to fend for herself on the cold, unforgiving streets. Like any desperate hustler, Butterfly gets on her grind and masters a few quick money-making schemes. For a brief period she enjoys the glitter and romance until her bigg...

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This extensively revised, updated, and expanded second edition of a classic laboratory manual applies new understanding of molecular mechanisms to the rational design and development of vaccines. Here the working researcher will find readily reproducible techniques for the development and production of live attenuated vaccines through the genetic manipulation of viruses and bacteria, vaccine vectors or inactivated toxins, and the production of...

This monograph offers insights into what actually works in developing school-community connections. Topics include: school-linked service programmes, school-business partnerships, and schools and communities working together to implement youth behavioural health programmes.

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Having returned home from wandering the nearby moors, Justin's fear soon becomes realized. There on the floor lays a letter postmarked Dundee. Only one person he knows lives there, and that is Tom. They haven't spoken to each other for three years-and for a good reason. The letter is asking Justin to make contact again. Initially unsure, he agrees to meet. Thirteen days is that journey. It is a story about the loss of friendship. It examines t...