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Carissa Jordan's journey through college takes an unexpected turn when she meets Danny Greene. Initially believing him to be "the one," their relationship hits rocky terrain after a shared tragedy. As grief consumes Danny, he seeks solace in other women and lashes out at Carissa emotionally, leaving her torn between loyalty and self-preservation. Haunted by guilt over past events, Carissa feels obligated to stay by Danny's side even as their bond disintegrates. Desperate for distraction, she throws herself into academics and sorority life, where she crosses paths with Bradley Moore—a captivating presence who challenges her perceptions of love and worthiness. Drawn to Bradley's charisma and genuine affection, Carissa wrestles with conflicting emotions. Can she untangle herself from the web of obligation that ties her to Danny and embrace the happiness she deserves with Bradley? Or will her loyalty to the past continue to dictate her future, leaving her stranded in a cycle of unfulfilling relationships? As Carissa navigates the complexities of love and obligation, she discovers that sometimes the hardest choices lead to the greatest liberation.
Carissa Jordan thought her breakup with Danny meant newfound freedom, but her escape into the arms of Bradley Moore takes a dark turn. As she indulges in the thrill of her burgeoning romance with Bradley, Danny's desperation escalates. Ignoring his incessant messages, Carissa finds herself trapped in a nightmare when Danny's obsession takes a sinister turn. Venturing to Texas with Bradley for a glamorous fundraiser, Carissa believes she's found her happily-ever-after. Yet, Danny's grip tightens with each passing moment, his threats echoing in her mind. Despite her efforts to evade him, Danny's relentless pursuit culminates in a harrowing abduction, shattering Carissa's illusion of safety. Caught between her longing for Bradley and Danny's dangerous fixation, Carissa grapples with the terrifying realization that her choices have consequences beyond her control. With Danny's obsession spiraling into violence, Carissa must confront the terrifying truth: she's become a pawn in his twisted game of love and possession. As the stakes escalate and Carissa's life hangs in the balance, she faces an impossible decision: succumb to Danny's demands or fight for her freedom at any cost.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Modelling Techniques and Tools for Computer Performance Evaluation, TOOLS 2002, held in London, UK in April 2002. The 18 revised full papers and six tool papers presented together with an invited contribution were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissions. Among the topics addressed are generic techniques like stochastic process algebras and the analysis of Petri nets and Markov chains, as well as the development and employment of tools in areas such as the Internet, software performance engineering, parallel systems, real-time systems, and transaction processing.
The three volume set LNAI 4251, LNAI 4252, and LNAI 4253 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems, KES 2006, held in Bournemouth, UK, in October 2006. The 480 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from about 1400 submissions. The papers present a wealth of original research results from the field of intelligent information processing.
Recent years have witnessed tremendous growth in the population of mobile users demanding high performance, reliability and quality-of-service (QoS). Wireless networks are undergoing rapid developments and dramatic changes in the underlying technologies, in order to cope with the difficulties posed by the scarce wireless resource as well as keep up with the increasing day-to-day demand for cost-effective service of multimedia applications. Predicting and optimising the performance and QoS of wireless networks using analytical modelling, simulation experiments, monitoring and testbed-based measurements are crucial to the proper design, tuning, resource management and capacity planning of such networks. This book is dedicated to review important developments and results, explore recent state-of-the-art research and discuss new strategies for performance modelling, analysis and enhancement of wireless networks. The objective is to make analytical modelling, simulation and measurement tools, and innovative performance evaluation methodology possible and understandable to a wider audience.
In 1996, the supposedly uncrackable US federal encryption system was broken. In this captivating and intriguing book, Matt Curtin charts the rise and fall of DES and chronicles the efforts of those who were determined to master it.
This volume brings together leading scholars and junior researchers to provide a comprehensive account of the Uralic language family, a group of languages spoken in northern Eurasia. It will be an essential reference for students and researchers specializing in the Uralic languages and for typologists and comparative linguists more broadly.
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications, COCOA 2019, held in Xiamen, China, in December 2019. The 49 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 108 submissions. The papers cover the various topics, including cognitive radio networks, wireless sensor networks, cyber-physical systems, distributed and localized algorithm design and analysis, information and coding theory for wireless networks, localization, mobile cloud computing, topology control and coverage, security and privacy, underwater and underground networks, vehicular networks, information processing and data management, programmable service interfaces, energy-efficient algorithms, system and protocol design, operating system and middleware support, and experimental test-beds, models and case studies.