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Do you know . . . . . . how to milk a cow? . . . the symptoms of a venomous spider's bite? . . . where to find the fastest rollercoasters? You won't find such an eclectic collection of fascinating facts anywhere else. Whether you want to know how to beat an alligator in a fight, ways to speak in secret code, which insects are edible, or what the heck scolionophobia means, this is the book for readers both young and old.
Oceans and the Atmospheric Carbon Content, presents an interdisciplinary overview of the role of the oceans as a carbon sink and its relation with pH increasing trends and climate change. This volume discusses topics such as: climate variability during the last deglaciation, based on a high-resolution pollen analysis; the potential impact of CO2 from large metropolitan areas over the adjacent coastal zones and the importance of having high resolution atmospheric CO2 data to estimate accurately air-sea CO2 exchanges; present- day CO2 fluxes in the coastal ocean and their potential feedbacks under global climate change; phytoplankton community responses to climate change with emphasis on decre...
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In these pages you will find a rich and varied selection of scenes from recent plays, for a wide variety of age groups. Many are comic (laughs), many are dramatic (generally, no laughs). Some are rather short, some are rather long. All represent the best in contemporary playwriting. Several of these pieces are by playwrights whose work may be familiar to you such as Don Nigro, Theresa Rebeck, Adam Bock, José Rivera, Peter Parnell and Aaron Sorkin; others are by exciting up-and-comers like Jim Knable, Hilary Bettis, Rogelio Martinez, Mike Batistick, Catherine Trieschmann, Anne Garcia-Romero, Jenny Lyn Bader and David Davalos. All are representative of the best of contemporary writing for the...
These three plays by US Latina dramatist Anne Garcia Romero offer striking and sensual explorations of identity. A welcome addition to a growing body of US Latina literature for theatre and performance
The Millionaires' Death Club is the most secret club on earth. It provides exclusive access to the greatest pleasure mankind has ever known. There's just one problem. Membership is fatal. When two terminally bored Hollywood superstars hear an urban legend that some English students have discovered the secret of ultimate pleasure, they come to London to discover if the rumours are true. They employ young socialite Sophie York to help them. Sophie is a forgotten Reality TV contestant and a self-styled entertainment consultant. She thinks she's landed the job of her dreams but when she and her famous clients collide head on with Oxford University's richest, smartest and most sinister students, it soon becomes a nightmare. The Millionaires' Death Club is the darkest of thrillers ... with the wickedest of twists.
Was gestern noch galt, kann heute schon überholt sein. Das ist meine wichtigste Lehre aus dieser Corona-Zeit. Wie schnell gerade manches alte Dogma kippt, zeigt die Digitalisierung. Die Pandemie brachte ans Licht, dass wir hier zu Lande weit entfernt sind von einem modernen digi¬talen Gemeinwesen, ob in Schulen und Universitäten, in Verwaltung oder Medi¬zin. Das hat viel mit einem verbreiteten Vorurteil zu tun, das da lautet: Digital ist schlechter. Digital macht dumm, narziss¬tisch, hibbelig. Digital ist Gift für Kinder¬seelen und bedroht die informationelle Selbstbestimmung. Digital lässt die Sitten verrohen und die Kultur veröden. Wir Deutschen scheinen ein besonderes Faible für...
“Onsite or Online”. Tema ini dipilih dengan harapan dapat menambah wawasan / pemahaman kita bersama supaya gereja (terkhusus GKI di lingkup SW Jateng) mengajak anggota jemaat, simpatisan (umat) untuk merefleksikan kembali akan persekutuan dan kehangatan, keakraban, cinta kasih di dalam keluarga (terlebih dalam masa pandemi ini yang mengharuskan setiap kita membatasi diri / memilah untuk beraktivitas di luar rumah, serta lebih banyak aktivitas dan waktu yang dikelola di rumah).