New Releases by Ines

Fünf zauberhafte Weihnachtsgeschichten voller Mut, Fantasie und Freundschaft — perfekt für die ganze Familie. Begleite kleine Helden: den Teddybär, der im Lichtermeer sein Strahlen wieder findet; Lumin, den verlorenen Stern, der dank treuer Freunde heller leuchtet als je zuvor; Lena und Wuschel, die an Heiligabend eine Glocke zum Klingen bringen — und zwei weitere spannende, herzliche Abenteuer. Wundervoll illustriert für die gemütliche Vorweihnachtszeit, ideal zum Vorlesen bei m Kuscheln oder für kleine Auszeiten zwischen durch

Quererse bien es la única forma de amar sin perderse. De la amistad al amor no hay solo un paso. Hay muros y barreras que debemos estar dispuestos a derribar o a dejar caer. Emily tiene un pasado que le gustaría olvidar y miedos de los que no le ha hablado a nadie. A lo largo de los años, ha ido creando una barrera para protegerse de aquello que le hizo daño, pero sus fantasmas no dejan de perseguirla, reabriendo heridas y creando nuevas grietas. Sin embargo, Jake es divertido, carismático y siempre está ahí para Emily, y ella no puede evitar que su corazón se desborde cada vez que se acercan más de lo debido. ¿Conseguirá Jake derribar sus muros por completo? ¿Podrá Emily superar su pasado o se encerrará aún más para no volver a ser herida?

Jesuit missions in coastal and South India were among the first foundations of the Society of Jesus in the world. They represented models of apostolic action imitated, debated and reformulated in other parts of the world. This book traces the history of the Jesuit missionary activities in the early modern period and shows how the Jesuits navigated European colonial interests and local conversion to Christianity through proselytizing and accommodation. Jesuit missionary efforts were pragmatically divided between disciplining Portuguese and, later on, French colonial communities and attracting converts living among regional polities under Muslim and Hindu rulers.

Psoriasis is a common, chronic inflammatory skin disease with a strong genetic predisposition. Formerly considered a purely skin disease, it is now recognised as a chronic systemic condition that may affect the nails and joints and can increase the risk of coexisting chronic conditions, such as obesity and cardiovascular disease. The majority of patients experience mild to moderate severity of psoriasis, for which topical treatments are the first-line therapy. For more severe forms, ultraviolet therapy or systemic treatments, such as methotrexate and monoclonal antibodies, are available and can be highly effective. Despite these options, some patients experience insufficient results or adverse effects, and psoriasis is well established to significantly reduce health-related quality of life. In 2014, the World Health Assembly Resolution WHA 67.9 emphasised the need for new, widely accessible treatments for psoriasis. The aim of this doctoral thesis was to evaluate novel small-molecule treatment options for psoriasis within the field of redox medicine. In Study I, we investigated small-molecule MutT Homolog 1 (MTH1) inhibitors in preclinical models. The enzyme MTH1 is crucial for preventing oxidative damage to guanine, a nucleotide and building block of DNA. Cancer cells exhibit increased oxidative DNA damage and over-express MTH1 to protect their survival. Inhibition of MTH1, a strategy to disrupt this protective mechanism, is currently under clinical investigation by Prof. Helleday''s group at Karolinska Institutet (KI). Psoriasis shares pathological features with cancer, such as hyperproliferation, a pro-inflammatory environment, and angiogenesis, although malignant transformation generally does not occur in psoriatic cells. Psoriatic tissue also exhibits disrupted redox homeostasis, and we demonstrated in Study I that the enzyme MTH1 is upregulated in human psoriatic skin. MTH1 inhibition with subcutaneous injections reduced histological characteristics and inflammation in an in vivo mouse model of psoriasis. Our results of genetic analyses further support MTH1 inhibitors as a potential future treatment option for psoriasis. In Study II, we investigated the functional role of the gene nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2), which has been identified as a susceptibility gene for psoriasis. It has also been suggested as a disease classifier, distinguishing it from different types of eczema, another common skin disease. The small molecule nitric oxide (NO) is produced by NOS2, and other isoforms of NOS. NO has been shown to exhibit pleiotropic effects depending on its concentration in cells, which can lead to opposite effects on various biological functions, such as promoting or inhibiting proliferation and inflammation. We demonstrated that NOS2 contributes significantly to the psoriatic phenotype in a mouse model of psoriasis. Additionally, we observed beneficial effects of an NO-donor cream in the imiquimod (IMQ) mouse model, with decreased keratinocyte proliferation and reduced inflammatory infiltrate in the dermis. The results of Study II highlight the therapeutical potential of an NO-donor cream as a novel topical treatment option for the majority of patients with mild-to-moderate psoriasis. In Study III, we evaluated a topical formulation of an MTH1 inhibitor (MTH1i TH1579) and demonstrated a diminished psoriatic phenotype in an in vivo mouse model of psoriasis. We showed that the number of IL-17-producing T-cells, crucial immune cells involved in driving the inflammation, was significantly reduced in murine skin following short-term treatment. Additionally, we observed a near abolition of IL-17 gene expression, an effect that may play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of psoriasis. Furthermore, we explored an MTH1-S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (SKP2)-Enhancer of zeste homolog (EZH2) pathway potentially involved in the antiproliferative effects of topical MTH1 inhibition through its impact on the cell cycle. In conclusion, this thesis provides the foundation for the development of novel treatment options for psoriasis with the small-molecule substances MTH1i TH1579 and NO, the latter incorporated into an NO-donor cream, showing beneficial effects in a well-established mouse model of psoriasis. Psoriasis är en inflammatorisk och kronisk hudsjukdom som drabbar människor i alla åldrar världen över. Vanligtvis uppstår välavgränsade röda plack med silvriga eller grå fjäll på huden. Sjukdomen ansågs tidigare vara en ren hudsjukdom, men betraktas numera som en inflammatorisk systemsjukdom, vilket innebär att inflammationen också påverkar inre delar av kroppen. I detta sammanhang är det betydelsefullt att personer med hög sjukdomsbörda löper en ökad risk för samtidigt förekommande kroniska sjukdomar, såsom obesitas (fetma) och hjärt-kärlsjukdomar. Många patienter med psoriasis upplever också påverkan på naglar och leder. Det är välkänd att psoriasis har en betydande negativ inverkan på hälsorelaterad livskvalitet. Trots stora framsteg under de senaste decennierna i förståelsen av sjukdomens bakomliggande mekanismer och individens geners bidragande roll, finns det fortfarande ingen botande behandling. Ungefär två tredjedelar av patienterna med psoriasis har en mild till måttlig svårighetsgrad av sjukdomen. Mild psoriasis behandlas vanligtvis med mjukgörande medel och glukokortikoider (kortison), antingen ensamt eller i kombination med kolekalciferol (vitamin D3). Vid otillräcklig effekt tillämpas ljusbehandling som tillägg, följt av systemisk behandling med immunmodulerande läkemedel, där metotrexat är förstahandsvalet. Biologiska läkemedel utgör sista steget i behandlingstrappan. Dessa läkemedel är antikroppar i sprutform och anses för närvarande de mest effektiva behandlingsalternativen. Trots deras höga effektivitet finns det patienter med psoriasis som inte svarar på behandlingen eller som drabbas av allvarliga biverkningar. År 2014 betonade Världshälsoförsamlingen i resolution WHA 67.9 behovet av nya, allmänt tillgängliga behandlings-alternativ för psoriasis. I detta sammanhang är utvecklingen av nya terapier särskilt relevant för den majoritet av patienter med mild till måttlig psoriasis. De tre delarbetena i avhandlingen beskriver experimentella studier inom redoxmedicin för att utveckla nya behandlingar mot psoriasis som kan vara lämpliga för topikal behandling i salva- eller krämform på huden. Små-molekylära ämnen undersöktes, bestående av kemiska molekyler som har förmågan att påverka sjukdomsmekanismer i cellerna. Redoxmedicin är ett relativt nytt forskningsområde som fokuserar på kemiska processer som involverar oxidation- och reduktionsreaktioner (överföring av elektroner), ofta i samband med syre i kroppen. I den första studien undersöktes effekten av MTH1-hämmare i cellförsök och i en musmodell för psoriasis. MTH1-hämmarna utvecklades av en forskargrupp vid Karolinska Institutet, ledd av professor Helleday, som är verksam inom cancerforskning. MTH1-enzymet förhindrar att oxidativt skadade byggstenar (nukleotider) infogas i cellens DNA. Cancerceller utsätts för ökad oxidativ stress på grund av sin höga delningstakt. När enzymet hämmas ansamlas oxidativt skadade nukleotider, vilket leder till att cellerna drabbas av oxidativa DNA-skador och dör, en mekanism som här utnyttjas som behandlingsstrategi mot cancer. Psoriasisceller känne-tecknas också av en hög delningstakt och därmed förhöjd oxidativ stress, även om det sker i en godartad process. Detta inspirerade hypotesen att MTH1-hämmare även skulle kunna vara effektiva mot psoriasis. Eftersom positiva effekter av MTH1-hämmaren vid subkutan applikation (injektion) observerades på den psoriatriska inflammationen i musmodellen i studie I, fortsattes arbetet i studie III med att testa en krämformulering av MTH1-hämmaren. Även MTH1-krämen visade tydliga antiinflammatoriska effekter i mushud redan efter några få applikationer. En nyligen beskriven signalväg, som har betydelse för cellcykeln, undersöktes, vilket kan vara en förklaring varför den snabba delningen av hudceller bromsas och bidrar till att MTH1-hämmare verkar fungera som en innovativ behandlingsstrategi mot psoriasis. I studie II undersöktes en liten gasmolekyl, kväveoxid (NO), som bildas i alla däggdjur samt i vissa växter. Forskning under de senaste decennierna har visat att NO har olika funktioner beroende på dess koncentration. Den används bland annat av celler för att överföra signaler, eftersom den lätt diffunderar genom cellmembran. Vid infektioner med bakterier eller virus kan NO i höga koncentrationer användas för att eliminera dessa patogener. NO är en kraftfull vasodilatator, vilket innebär att det får blodkärlen att vidgas, vilket i sin tur leder till att blodtrycket sänks. En brist på NO i blodkärlen är en viktig mekanism bakom högt blodtryck. Genen för enzymet NOS2, som producerar NO i höga koncentrationer, har i studier visat sig vara betydelsefull i samband med psoriasis. I studie II undersöktes därför betydelsen av NOS2 för psoriasis i cell- och djurmodeller. I mus-försök analyserades effekten av ökad NO genom applicering av en NO-frisättande kräm. En förbättring av den psoriatriska inflammationen observerades, vilket indikerar att behandling med en NO-frisättande kräm kan vara en möjlig framtida behandlingsstrategi mot psoriasis. Sammanfattningsvis banar de tre studierna i avhandlingen väg för innovativa behandlingsalternativ för psoriasis inom redoxmedicin, med särskilt fokus på topikala behandlingar som kan nå en större patientgrupp, där nuvarande behandlingsalternativ är begränsade.

Ines, Her Highness: Unbreakable is a story of an American girl raised in Cuba, who caught sight the end of WWII, the Fidel Castro Revolution, and returned to the USA at the start of the Vietnam War. Her upbringing prepared her to understand and overcome dangers, losses, and misunderstandings in cultural, spiritual, political, and personal ways. At the present time, Ines Beilke is much sought after to share her expertise with the youth of today, in giving practical and encouraging approaches to working, loving, and living, and helping others find their purpose in life. She is proud of being an American, the home of the free and the brave, the best country in the world, for having been grounded and built under the Judeo-Christian values and laws. She speaks on keeping America as the place to be, to work and find success, because “In God We Trust,” as we have stamped on the American money.

College junior Natividad “Nat” Torres feels like her life isn’t going anywhere. The ex who still takes her breath away keeps breaking her heart and the high school she teaches in reassigns her because she isn’t living up to her potential (or so they say). But one day, when clearing out her lola’s dusty basement, Nat chances upon letters from her lola’s sister, the one she was named after. The one she has always been fascinated by. The one she has never met. These letters were written when Lola Natividad was in her twenties in the 1950s, when the world was completely different from the world young Nat now lives in. In these letters, Nat not only finds the painfully romantic story of her lola’s past, but the courage to become the strong, courageous woman she used to doubt exists inside her. Alongside her family, friends, and a very cute boy named Luis, Nat learns that the best place to find herself is with family—thanks to her lola’s love letters

Stell dir vor, du bist Single und wachst nach einer Partynacht plötzlich verheiratet auf … Ein humorvoller Weihnachtsroman über unerwartete Verbindungen und die Irrungen der Liebe Frisch getrennt genießt die lebensfrohe Skadi Baker Weihnachten in Las Vegas – glamourös und mit vollem Portemonnaie. Doch ihre Feierstimmung schlägt schnell um, als sie am ersten Weihnachtstag plötzlich verheiratet neben einem Fremden aufwacht: dem geheimnisvollen Jasper. Was wie ein böser Scherz beginnt, entpuppt sich als gewagte Wette ihrer wohlhabenden Freunde. Kann Skadi einen Monat mit dem Barsänger in Weihnachtsmann-Kluft verheiratet bleiben, winkt ein Tag, an dem ihre Freunde allem zustimmen müssen, was sie verlangt. Doch Alkohol und eine urplötzliche Ehe sind nur der Anfang. Zwischen Las Vegas und Honolulu eröffnet sich ein Monat voller Herausforderungen. Wird Skadis Ehrgeiz ausreichen, um mit Jasper diese skurrile Prüfung zu bestehen? Und welche Geheimnisse verbirgt der Mann, den sie niemals selbst gewählt hätte? Dies ist eine überarbeitete Neuausgabe des bereits erschienenen Titels Marry me, Santa. Erste Leser:innenstimmen „Eine herzerwärmende und humorvolle romantische Komödie. Ich konnte nicht aufhören zu lesen!“ „Skadi und Jasper sind so charismatische Charaktere, und ihre unerwartete Ehe sorgt für viele amüsante Momente. Absolute Empfehlung.“ „Ines Vitouladitis schreibt einen Weihnachtsroman über Liebe, Vertrauen und unerwartete Wendungen, der mich von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite gefesselt hat." „Las Vegas und Honululu – es gibt wohl kaum schönere Settings." „Die Beschreibungen sind so lebendig, dass ich das Gefühl hatte, selbst dort zu sein. Eine perfekte Lektüre für die weihnachtlichen Feiertage!“

Globalizing the Soybean asks how the soybean conquered the West and analyzes why and how the crop gained entry into agriculture and industry in regions beyond Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Historian Ines Prodöhl describes the soybean’s journey centered on three hubs: Northeast China, as the crop’s main growing area up to the Second World War; Germany, to where most of the beans in the interwar period were shipped; and the United States, which became the leading cultivator of soy worldwide during the 1940s. This book explores the German and U.S. adoption of the soybean being closely tied to global economic and political changes, such as the two world wars and the Great Depression. The attraction of the soybean to stakeholders on both sides of the Atlantic was linked to a need for cheap alternatives to butter and lard and a desire for greater quantities of meat, which led to the soybean becoming a cheap resource for fat and fodder. Only occasionally was it also used as food. This volume is useful for anyone who is studying or interested in economic history and commodity trading in the twentieth century. It is also connected to the histories of capitalism, globalization, imperialism, and materiality. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license

A New Murder Mystery and New Clues to Her Parents'' Deaths, Angie Gomez Discovers Truth is Stranger than Soap Operas in Word Games, a Murder Mystery by Ines Saint --Dayton, Ohio – Present Day-- When soccer-star Ronnie Martinez is found dead, it''s ruled a suicide. Ronnie''s mother isn''t convinced, she thinks he was murdered. But only Angie and her cohorts at Riverside Funeral Home are willing to investigate. Angie can hear a dead person''s last words, but she still has a lot to learn about sleuthing, spying, and magic. The threats on her life tell her she''s close to the truth as Angie lands in deep-trouble and meets a fowl rescuer. Publisher''s Note: Readers who enjoy cozy mysteries with a touch of humor, romance, and the paranormal will appreciate the Angie Gomez Murder Mystery series. Stories contain mild profanity and no explicit sex and can be enjoyed by readers 13 and up. "A deeply likeable story, Angie is the type of lead character a reader can fall in love with." -Andra Maguran The Angie Gomez Murder Mystery Series are best enjoyed in order: Last Words Word Games Words with Friends About the Author Ines Saint was born in Zaragoza, Spain, and grew up with one foot on an island of Puerto Rico and the other in the States. She''s bilingual and bicultural and has spent the last eighteen years raising her fun, inspiring boys and sharing her life with her husband/best friend/biggest fan. Her greatest joys are spending quality time with family and close friends, traveling, reading feel-good historical fiction, hiking, and snuggling next to her dog, Hobbit.

This book centers around a dialogue between Roger Penrose and Emanuele Severino about one of most intriguing topics of our times, the comparison of artificial intelligence and natural intelligence, as well as its extension to the notions of human and machine consciousness. Additional insightful essays by Mauro D''Ariano, Federico Faggin, Ines Testoni, Giuseppe Vitiello and an introduction of Fabio Scardigli complete the book and illuminate different aspects of the debate. Although from completely different points of view, all the authors seem to converge on the idea that it is almost impossible to have real "intelligence" without a form of "consciousness". In fact, consciousness, often conceived as an enigmatic "mirror" of reality (but is it really a mirror?), is a phenomenon under intense investigation by science and technology, particularly in recent decades. Where does this phenomenon originate from (in humans, and perhaps also in animals)? Is it reproducible on some "device"? Do we have a theory of consciousness today? Will we arrive to build thinking or conscious machines, as machine learning, or cognitive computing, seem to promise? These questions and other related issues are discussed in the pages of this work, which provides stimulating reading to both specialists and general readers. The Chapter "Hard Problem and Free Will: An Information-Theoretical Approach" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Reviews "In the book, Ines sets out the new path for businesses to follow to create workplaces of our future. She dives into the science behind each of these three business imperatives and follows this up with clear ABC’s and CBA’s on how to make the shift starting right now. Create real, sustainable change in their teams and organisations straight away." -- Sarah Metcalfe, Chief Happiness Officer & Co-Leader, Woohoo Unlimited "This book will challenge you to combine collaboration, sustainability and emotional intelligence to create a better business. Ines’ experience in innovation makes her the perfect to explore how thinking beyond profit alone can lead to more impact." -- Meggie Palmer, Founder PepTalkHer, Fortune 500 Executive Coach & Facilitator "It is a complex but mandatory path, full of challenges and in which, at the moment, we are all apprentices. Hence the importance of this work to help the fundamental efforts to achieve a sustainable happy profit." -- Wagner de Siqueira Pinto, ESG, Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility Advisor About the Book What do a Brazilian bank, a Spanish clothing company and a British cosmetics company have in common? They are all proof that a business can be sustainable, happy and profitable. We’ll explore exactly how those areas are intertwined and how they serve to enhance and encourage each other by looking at plenty more real life examples across a range of sectors and organisations. Unlike other books, which simply tell you that you MUST be these things, this book will also tell you HOW to do it. Each section contains practical ideas you can implement immediately—whatever your role—realistically considered and fully resourced.

The first comprehensive analysis of the applicability of international trade law to digital services at multilateral and regional levels.

What starts as an uneasy truce, soon turns carnal when two rivals vie for the object of their desire. I’ve been in love with Lady Merlyn since we were children. But as a servant, I’ve always known she was beyond my reach. Her betrothed had me thrown out of her house in a fit of jealousy. Since then I’ve survived as a Pleasure Hound, selling my body to rich women just to keep food in my belly. But Merlyn has never left my heart. Now, all these years later, the same man who ruined my life comes to me with his hand out seeking my services in learning the art of pleasuring Merlyn. I want to refuse him, but the promise of pleasing her and ensuring her happiness is too great. What starts as an uneasy truce between me and my greatest enemy soon turns carnal when Merlyn learns of the secret lessons… and demands to be included. Two men want her heart, but what happens when what Merlyn wants is both of us—together? Once I have her in my arms, I vow I’ll never let her go. If that means holding on to him as well, it may not be the hardship I always thought.

What starts as a simple ritual soon turns carnal when a monk falls for a betrothed woman under his tutelage. Growing up in a world where men outnumber women ten to one, I escape a lonely existence and become a Pleasure Monk. When one of our precious, rare women chooses the men who will be her protectors and bondmates, I instruct them in the art of feminine pleasure. Though I can never find a love of my own, at least I have a purpose in teaching others to cater to a woman''s every sexual need. Or I had a purpose. My services were sought after by many bonded females. Until the day I screwed up. Literally. Now I have a final chance to redeem myself. If I fail again, the entire Order of Pleasure Monks is in jeopardy. However, when I meet my new charge, all my plans crumble into dust. Lady Chanyn is pure perfection, a blessing from the Goddess, who awakens my heart and my loins. I will risk anything to have her—my brothers, my vows, my future. I will not stop until she is mine.

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When my marriage ended, I thought my life was over. I even tried to get the cheating bastard back. But being abducted by aliens really put things in perspective. I’m forced onto a ship with a pair of sexy twin brothers who were born to share a mate. One of them believes that I’m meant to belong to them and is ready to be a husband and father. The other wants nothing to do with a true mate -at first. After our first kiss, he can’t keep his hands off me. Together they open me up to a universe of pleasure I never dreamed possible. But as a bond forms between us, I realize they have no plans to take me back to Earth. Can my wounded heart take on not one but two alpha males? And is this really the family I’ve been looking for?

Dying’s actually not so bad. Almost immediately, I’m finding that the afterlife has its perks. Like the hot, blue-skinned angel of death who’s whisking my body away from the surface of the Earth. I don’t protest when he beams the two of us straight into his opulent bedroom and then makes me see stars. Then I see double...His equally sexy twin brother is hotter than a supernova and wants to probe me solely for my pleasure. Wait? Probe? That’s when I realize this is more than a fantasy. Because I’m not dead. I’ve been abducted by aliens! They say I’m their soulmate, their destiny, and they’re never letting me go.

A biography of Mother Teresa that pays close attention to how her childhood in Albania affected her spiritual and pastoral development.

Sacrificed to a dragon as a teen, she was coddled for years. But when her dragon shifter fails to notice she’s all grown up and willing, she may just have to claim him herself. Since she was dropped on his doorstep, Cardi has had the hots for Kimber. Despite prancing around him in her off-the-shoulder shirts that showcase her bare midriff and her assortment of tight skorts that showcase her shapely thighs, he doesn’t take much notice of her. Kimber may have marked her as his, but he has yet to claim her by bopping her brains out. Cardi’s done waiting. Now she’s sure it’s time to resort to drastic measures. Kimber has his hands full with the upcoming Accords which aims to bring shifters to a peaceful agreement to get the Valkyrie to lift the ban of sacrifices coming into the Veil. The trouble is, his own sacrifice continues to act like a child and demand his attention at every turn. When grounding Cardi doesn’t work, she drops a bombshell by dumping Kimber. It seems like a perfect solution as the peace and quiet settles in… but then Kimber comes to understand that being dumped means she’s going to date other shifters. Their break up puts the Accords in jeopardy when Kimber has to abide by the new rules; rules that say a sacrifice makes her own choice of mate. With Cardi now a free agent, Kimber isn’t so sure she’ll choose him in the end. If he can’t win her back, and he resorts to ripping out the throats of the shifters sniffing around her, the fragile peace he’s cobbled together will turn to chaos. If you love alpha male shifters, fated mates, and steamy romance with a touch of 80’s nostalgia, then you don’t want to miss The Last Dragons series!

Power in the Village explores the formation of late-nineteenth-century Italian rural society in southern Brazil, through an examination of how Italian peasants in northern Italy and southern Brazil solved issues related to family honor. Looking specifically at social networks and justice practices to examine the kind of rationality that ruled individual and family behaviors, the book offers an understanding of the restoration of social balance in these communities, and explores the culture of immigrants, particularly in issues related to honor and morality. Taking as a case study the ambush and murder of a parish priest, Antonio Sorio, in January 1900 in Silveira Martins, a small town of Italian immigrants, Vendrame offers a reinterpretation of the society of Italian immigrants in southern Brazil. She argues that rather than being an idyllic picture of a homogeneous and harmonious society, the colonial settlements were places pervaded by tension, solidarity and self-interest, which guided individual and collective behavior. This book will be of great interest to scholars working in Italian history, Brazilian history, immigration history and the history of colonialism. It will also be of interest to scholars working on ethnographic and religious history, as well as to social anthropologists.

Indecomposable symmetric Lorentzian manifolds of non-constant curvature are called Cahen-Wallach spaces. Their isometry classes are described by continuous families of real parameters. The authors derive necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of compact quotients of Cahen-Wallach spaces in terms of these parameters.

Ninja Blaze uses quick moves and ninja skills in this Step 2 deluxe Step into Reading leveled reader featuring the characters from Nickelodeon''s Blaze and the Monster Machines! Blaze and his friends from Nickelodeon''s Blaze and the Monster Machines use ninja skills to stop Crusher in this all-new Step into Reading leveled reader. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will enjoy this Step 2 reader. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. Step 2 is for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Der 3. Band des Englischlehrwerks für Erwachsene mit dem Zielniveau B1, also mittlere Sprachkenntnisse. Das Besondere ist, dass hier die Progression eher niedrig ist, damit in aller Ruhe und mit Musse gelernt werden kann, so wie es dem Titel entspricht. Dadurch lässt sich "At your leisure" beispielsweise gut in Volkshochschulkursen einsetzen. Das Lehrwerk besteht aus 9 Lektionen, die jeweils in einen Kurs- und Arbeitsbuchteil untergliedert sind. Die Themen sind abwechslungsreich und alltagsnah, die Seiten bunt und anschaulich gestaltet. Durch die zahlreichen Übungen gibt es genug Möglichkeiten, das Gelernte zu wiederholen. Ausserdem bietet der Anhang eine Grammatikübersicht, Wortschatzlisten sowie Transkriptionen der Hörtexte der beiliegenden CDs. Dieser Band schliesst direkt an den Vorgängerband mit dem Niveau A2 (ID-B 15/17) an, der bei Anschaffung dieses Buchs, genauso wie der erste Band A1, ebenfalls in der Bibliothek vorhanden sein sollte. Ähnlich einzusetzen wie das Lehrwerk "Great B1" aus dem Klett-Verlag.

From career transition expert and bestselling author Ines Temple comes a concise, practical guide for job-seekers, career-changers, and career-builders on how to manage your career like a business with YOU as its most valuable asset. Organized into 5 digestible chapters, You, Incorporated is a practical guide to career success that zeroes in on 3 essential concepts that job-seekers, career builders and career changers need to know: No Job is Forever, Employability Equals Options, and Your Career is Your Business. In a refreshingly clear, no-nonsense style, Ines shares the lessons she has learned advising and coaching thousands of people to help them find their own "job utopias." In You, Incorporated, readers will find a down-to-earth, accessible approach to becoming more valuable to current employers while developing long-term personal competitiveness to attract future employers and seize new opportunities!

Love is a winding but satisfying road for these seven heroines as they navigate the twists and turns life throws at them. Wynter’s Journey: Tragedy tore Wynter and Sam apart twelve years ago, and now she’s back at his doorstep, widowed, desperately broke, and very pregnant. What’s a nice guy to do but offer her shelter? But living under the same roof quickly leads to old feelings resurfacing, even if Wynter is determined to leave the pain of Scallop Shores behind. Now the one person Sam wanted to forget is the one person he can’t let go. Sadie’s Story: When businessman Jordan Blaise walks into Sadie Rose Perkins’s bookstore, she’s hoping to sell a paperback or two. Instead he asks her to pose as his wife-to-be so he can convince his dying mother he’ll get the happy-ever-after she has always wanted for him. But even Sadie isn’t prepared for the adventure falling in love turns out to be. All About Charming Alice: Quirky Alice Treemont has given up hope of finding love in rural Blake’s Folly, Nevada, where she spends her time rescuing unwanted dogs and protecting the most unloved creatures on earth: snakes. That is, until dashing and well-to-do author Jace Constant comes to town to research his new book. Opposites indeed attract, and soon the whole town is determined to make a love match. The Betrayal: When Marissa Neil’s husband is killed in an accident, she’s asked to not only pick up the pieces of her life but to clean up the mess he left behind. Luckily, her old high school sweetheart, patrolman Jordan Wayne, offers his help. He’d also like a second chance at showing her real love. But the courts grant custody of Marissa’s adopted daughter to another, and she finds herself drowning in deception and lies. Could love cost her her dearest dream? Charmed: Widowed Jamie Sullivan is determined to forge her own success as a goldsmith and raise her twin sons as a single mother. Nick Grey is the gorgeous, charming, and burned-out headmaster of their private elementary school, and he can’t wait to take a year off to travel the world. Their attraction is blazing, but starting over isn’t in the cards for Jamie, and opening his heart is the last thing on Nick’s agenda. Begin Again: Maisie Scott lost her family and will to live during a tornado, and now this small-town waitress won’t let herself get attached to anyone. Then Ryan Tucker, the new veterinarian in town, starts making regular trips to her diner. He craves a happy family more than his Momma’s apple pie, and Maisie could just fill the missing piece in his heart…but Ryan has a big secret that can destroy this bond. Can Maisie move on from the past and learn to begin again? Lake Effect: Shelby Aylesworth knows the pain of losing a real love. She takes refuge on Whiskey Island to try to put her life back together…until Wyeth Packard, one of NYC’s most eligible bachelors, arrives seeking some peace and quiet while he restores an old manor and vineyard. He has long given up on the idea of finding a woman who will love him for who he is, not what he has. Together, they navigate the slippery slope of starting over. Sensuality Level: Sensual

Do you wonder what happens to your consciousness after your body dies? Are you hoping for or believing in an afterlife, but just arent sure? Would you prefer more evidence that leads beyond religion, mediums, or blind faith? Inside youll discover research that suggests consciousness exists outside the human brain and body; insights out-of-body and near-death experiences can provide; how we continue to live after physical death and what to expect; the three types of deaths (or deactivations) and how they affect our awareness; how we spend the period between lives and the importance of a life mission; and ways to come to peace with leaving this life and letting family, friends, or partners go. Navigating this difficult phase in your life and being able to help your loved ones transition can be challenging. We all have to go through it and this book will assist you! If youre curious about exploring lifes most existential questions and what research is available in this field, perhaps because you had to face a serious illness, an accident, the passing of someone close to you, or harbor any fear of dying, this book is for you (Luis Minero, author of Demystifying the Out-of-Body Experience). Personally, I have walked out-of-body in the afterlife, traveling well beyond the horizon of our perceived physical reality during my own near-death experience. So I know that the concepts of OBE and NDE are valid. I welcome this new model and will use it in my work (Alan R. Hugenot, PhD, author of The Death Experience: What it is like when you die).

Focusing on the lived experience of immigration policy and processes, this volume provides fascinating insights into the deportation process as it is felt and understood by those subjected to it. The author presents a rich and innovative ethnography of deportation and deportability experienced by migrants convicted of criminal offenses in England and Wales. The unique perspectives developed here – on due process in immigration appeals, migrant surveillance and control, social relations and sense of self, and compliance and resistance – are important for broader understandings of border control policy and human rights.

Originally written by seventeenth century nun Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz and adapted here by Catherine Boyle, House of Desires is a romantic farce involving a brother and sister entangled in a web of love with four others. Critically acclaimed, this play was part of the Royal Shakespeare Company''s Spanish Golden Age 2004 season.

Phytopharmacy: An Evidence-Based Guide to Herbal Medicinal Products Healthcare professionals, including doctors, pharmacists and nurses, are often confronted with patients who use over-the-counter (OTC) herbal medicinal products and food supplements. While taking responsibility for one''s own health and treatment options is encouraged, many patients use these products based on limited (and sometimes inaccurate) information from non-scientific sources, such as the popular press and internet. There is a clear need to offer balanced, well-informed advice to patients, yet a number of studies have shown that, generally, conventionally trained health practitioners consider their knowledge about herbal medicinal products and supplements to be weak. Phytopharmacy fills this knowledge gap, and is intended for use by the busy pharmacist, nurse, or doctor, as well as the ''expert patient'' and students of pharmacy and herbal medicine. It presents clear, practical and concise monographs on over a hundred popular herbal medicines and plant-based food supplements. Information provided in each monograph includes: Indications Summary and appraisal of clinical and pre-clinical evidence Potential interactions Contraindications Possible adverse effects An overview of the current regulatory framework is also outlined, notably the EU Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive. This stipulates that only licensed products or registered traditional herbal medicinal products (THRs), which have assured quality and safety, can now legally be sold OTC. Monographs are included of most of the major herbal ingredients found in THRs, and also some plant-based food supplements, which while not strictly medicines, may also have the potential to exert a physiological effect.

Single mother Malika “Pumpkin” Tavares lost faith in fairytales after she fell for a toad. Now she believes she’s not cut from the storybook, heroine cloth and searches for Mr. Good Enough amongst the sidekicks and supporting men of the town. Love at first sight isn’t a cliche for town royalty Armand “Manny” Charmayne. For generations the Charmaynes have spotted their soulmates by seeing a golden aura the first time they laid eyes on The One. When Manny meets Pumpkin he sees…nothing, but sparks fly off the richter scale. The more he gets to know her the more he considers defying fate, if only he can convince her to take a chance on love again.