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Seventeen-year-old Miguel Angel spends every minute after school at the Packing Shed, working out with the Alisal Boxing Club. He dreams of becoming a champion so he can get his mother and five siblings out of their cramped one-bedroom apartment in one of Salinas’ poorest barrios. But suddenly his life gets more complicated. The city is threatening to take the Packing Shed away from Coach, and without a place to train he won’t be able to avoid the gangbangers in his neighborhood. His childhood friend, Beto, has succumbed to the wiles of easy money and expensive cars, and Miguel Angel wonders if he’ll be able to resist his friend. Meanwhile, beautiful blonde Britney from Pebble Beach ha...
Over 500 splendid motifs, adapted from elegant brocades, include colorful block prints and woven designs inspired by nature — trees, leaves, flowers, buds, animals, and birds. This volume constitutes a superb, comprehensive sourcebook for artists, art historians, textile designers, needleworkers, fabric painters, and other craft enthusiasts.
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Here, expert authors delineate approaches that can support both decision makers as well as their concerned populations in overcoming unwarranted fears and in elaborating policies based on scientific evidence. Four exemplary focus areas were chosen for in-depth review, namely:- The scientific basis of risk management- Risk management in the area of environmental and ecological policy- Risk management in radiation medicine- Risk management in context with digitalization and roboticsGeneral as well as specific recommendations are summarized in a memorandum. Fundamental thoughts on the topic are presented in the introductory part of the book. The idea for and contents of the book were developed at a workshop on “Sustainable Risk Management: How to manage risks in a sensible and responsible manner?” held in Feldafing at Lake Starnberg (Germany) on April 14 to 16, 2016. The book offers important information and advice for scientists, entrepreneurs, administrators and politicians.
Finding My Life Through Poems, Proverbs and Dreams, Second Edition is a journey through the author's life, captured with poems and dreams that are woven together chronologically. Thoughts and feelings are expressed with Maria's poetry as she recounts a difficult period of her life. Her poetry also attempts to recognize the beauty that surrounds us as well as make social commentary with some of her poems. Maria's dreams, recounted without exaggeration or misrepresentation, indicate a psychic ability she possesses while dreaming. While dreaming Maria has predicted future events such as natural disasters and other human tragedies. Some of her dreams correlate to the morning news. Maria has dreamed about Biblical figures and had dreams involving Biblical symbolism. Maria also writes about what she believes was the manifestation of an angel.