The book, which features recipes from leading crime authors including Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Jeffery Deaver, is one of five books on the shortlist for `Best Charity and Fund Raising in Europe'. The awards will be announced at Carrousel Du Louvre in Paris on Saturday February 23rd.
"We are absolutely delighted that the Killer Cookbook is being given international recognition," said Emily Dewhurst, from the Million For A Morgue campaign. "The book has been really well received and we must say a big thank you once again to all of our contributors.
The Killer Cookbook was edited by Caro Ramsay and illustrated by Steve Carroll.
All monies raised from sales of the book go to the Million For A Morgue campaign, which aims to raise £1million to help the University of Dundee build a world-leading forensic centre based around the pioneering method of Thiel embalming.


text:
S. Berggren, D. Lukkassen, A. Meidell, L. Simula, and . Narvik, Some methods for calculating stiffness properties of periodic structures. Applications of mathematics, pp.97-110, 2003.
J. Berthelot, Matériaux composites, p.642, 1999.
A. Bhattacharyya and D. Lagoudas, Effective elastic moduli of two-phase transversely isotropic composites with aligned clustered fibers, Acta Mechanica, vol.29, issue.1-4, pp.65-95, 2000.
DOI : 10.1007/BF01453645
A. Bunsel and J. Renard, Fundamentals of fibre reinforcced composite materials, Series in Materials Science and Engineering IoP, p.398, 2005.
W. Drugan and J. Willis, A micromechanics-based nonlocal constitutive equation and estimates of representative volume element size for elastic composites, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol.44, issue.4, pp.497-524, 1996.
DOI : 10.1016/0022-5096(96)00007-5
F. Xu, X. Chen, and X. , Stochastic homogenization of random elastic multi-phase composites and size quantification of representative volume element, Mechanics of Materials, vol.41, issue.2, pp.41-174, 2009.
DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2008.09.002
I. Gitman, H. Askes, and L. J. Sluys, Representative volume: Existence and size determination, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol.74, issue.16, pp.2518-2534, 2007.
DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.12.021
C. Grufman and F. Ellyin, Determining a representative volume element capturing the morphology of fibre reinforced polymer composites, Composites Science and Technology, vol.67, issue.3-4, pp.766-775, 2007.
DOI : 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.04.004
J. Guilleminot, C. Soize, D. Kondo, and C. Binetruy, Theoretical framework and experimental procedure for modeling mesoscopic volume fraction stochastic fluctuations in fiber reinforced composites, International Journal of Solids and Structures, pp.45-5567, 2008.
Z. Hashin and S. Shtrikman, A variational approach to the theory of the elastic behaviour of multiphase materials, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol.11, issue.2, pp.127-140, 1963.
R. Hill, Elastic properties of reinforced solids: Some theoretical principles, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol.11, issue.5, pp.357-372, 1963.
DOI : 10.1016/0022-5096(63)90036-X
G. Jan, Z. Jan, and S. Michal, Quantitative analysis of fiber composite microstructure: Influence of boundary conditions, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, vol.21, pp.317-329, 2006.
D. Jeulin, Modèles morphologiques de structures aléatoires et de changement d'échelle, p.800, 1991.
D. Jeulin and M. Ostoja-starzewski, Mechanics of random and multiscale microstructures. CISM Courses and lectures n° 430, p.267, 2001.
M. Jiang and K. Alzebdeh, Scale and boundary conditions effects in elastic properties of random composites, Acta Mechanica, vol.49, issue.3, pp.63-78, 2001.
M. Jiang, I. Jasiuk, and M. Ostoja-starzewski, Apparent thermal conductivity of periodic two-dimensional composites, Computational Materials Science, vol.25, issue.3, pp.329-338, 2002.
T. Kanit, S. Forest, I. Galliet, V. Mounoury, and D. Jeulin, Determination of the size of the representative volume element for random composites: statistical and numerical approach, International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol.40, issue.13-14, pp.40-3647, 2003.
M. Knight, L. Wrobel, and J. Henshall, Micromechanical response of fibre-reinforced materials using the boundary element technique, Composite Structures, vol.62, issue.3-4, pp.341-352, 2003.
DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.09.036
D. Lukkassen, L. Persson, and P. Wall, Some engineering and mathematical aspects on the homogenization method, Composites Engineering, vol.5, issue.5, pp.519-531, 1995.
DOI : 10.1016/0961-9526(95)00025-I
G. Matheron, The theory of regionalized variables and its applications. Publications Centre de morphologie mathématique, p.207, 1971.
T. Mori and K. Tanaka, Average stress in matrix and average elastic energy of materials with misfitting inclusions, Acta Metallurgica, vol.21, issue.5, pp.571-574, 1973.
S. Nemat-nasser and M. Hori, Micromechanics: Overall Properties of Heterogeneous Materials, Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol.63, issue.2, 1999.
M. Ostoja-starzewski, Micromechanics as a Basis of Stochastic Finite Elements and Differences: An Overview, Applied Mechanics Reviews, vol.46, issue.11S
M. Ostoja-starzewski, Random field models of heterogeneous materials, International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol.35, issue.19, pp.2429-2455, 1998.
URL : http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.572.440
M. Ostoja-starzewski, Microstructural Randomness Versus Representative Volume Element in Thermomechanics, Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol.69, issue.1, pp.25-35, 2002.
M. Ostoja-starzewski, Material spatial randomness: From statistical to representative volume element, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, vol.21, issue.2, pp.112-132, 2006.
DOI : 10.1016/j.probengmech.2005.07.007
M. Ostoja-starzewski, Microstructural ramdomness and scaling in mechanics of materials, CRC Series. Modern Mechanics And MathematicsCRC, p.471, 2007.
J. Segurado and J. Liorca, Computational micromechanics of composites: The effect of particle spatial distribution, Mechanics of Materials, vol.38, issue.8-10, pp.873-883, 2006.
J. Serra, Image Analysis and Mathematical Morphology, 1982.
Z. Shan and A. Gokhale, Representative volume element for non-uniform micro-structure, Computational Materials Science, vol.24, issue.3, pp.361-379, 2002.
C. Sun and R. Vaidya, Prediction of composite properties from a representative volume element, Composites Science and Technology, vol.56, issue.2, pp.171-179, 1996.
C. Swan and I. Kosaka, Voigt-Reuss topology optimization for structures with linear elastic material behaviours, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, vol.93, issue.16, pp.3033-3057, 1997.
DOI : 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19970830)40:16<3033::AID-NME196>3.0.CO;2-Z
M. Thomas, N. Boyard, L. Perez, Y. Jarny, and D. Delaunay, Representative volume element of anisotropic unidirectional carbon???epoxy composite with high-fibre volume fraction, Composites Science and Technology, vol.68, issue.15-16, pp.3184-3192, 2008.
S. Torquato, Random Heterogeneous Media: Microstructure and Improved Bounds on Effective Properties, Applied Mechanics Reviews, vol.44, issue.2, pp.37-76, 1991.
D. Trias, J. Costa, A. Turon, and J. Hurtado, Determination of the critical size of a statistical representative volume element (SRVE) for carbon reinforced polymers???, Acta Materialia, vol.54, issue.13, pp.3471-3484, 2006.
DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2006.03.042
J. Willis, Variational and related methods for the overall properties of composites Advances in Applied Mechanics, pp.1-78, 1981.
D. Xiangdong and M. Ostoja-starzewski, On the scaling from statistical to representative volume element in thermoelasticity of random materials. Networks and Heterogeneous Media, pp.259-274, 2006.
J. Zeman and M. Sejnoha, From random microstructures to representative volume elements. Modelling and Simulation in, Materials Science Engineering, vol.15, pp.325-335, 2007.
M. Mamane, Oumarou Ecole des Mines de Paris, Centre des matériaux, UMR CNRS 7633

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Everyone is invited to join us for a BBQ lunch after the success of previous church BBQs.
Delicious food and a chance to catch up – suitable for all the family.
Tickets will go on sale later in the summer – watch this space!


Ayumi questions Shūji's love for Hagu. Takumi is happy for Shūji for admitting his love for Hagu. Ayumi regrets telling Shinobu about Hagu's accident. Takumi explains to Ayumi that Hagu had art as a part of her life, so her love for Shinobu was uncertain in the past. Shūji prepares to take a break from teaching, and then tells Rika about it. Rika explains to Shūji that Takumi scolded her about Shūji. Kaoru feels guilty for allowing the former boss of Floyd Electric to live with his children and grandchildren. Hagu compares Ayumi to a dove, and Hagu would want to make origami doves for Ayumi. Shinobu tells Kaoru about the fun employees and about the strong Hagu. Everyone celebrates the graduation of Yūta and Hagu. This will be the last night before Yūta leaves. Yūta and Hagu are sent to buy ice cream. Hagu worries about Shūji, but Yūta tells her not to worry. As Yūta leaves on a train, Hagu bids him farewell, giving him some bread. Within each sandwich, a four-leaf clover is seen.
Shuuji Hanamoto has to be away for a year for a job assignment and he worries about whether he should bring his niece, Hagumi, along with him. Intending to give her uncle a good luck charm for his trip, Hagumi searches for a four-leaf clover.
It is spring again. The whole group attends the annual school festival. Some of them tell stories about what happened recently to them, while others think of their loved ones. Later on the next day, Hagu is still in an uncomfortable mood. She went out to buy tobacco for Professor Hanamoto and took a look of cherry blossoms for a while. Morita suddenly appears in his eccentric behavior, giving her his scarf and kissing her unconsciously. He ran away the moment he realized what he had just done. Hagu was quite shocked after that and she got a fever which, according to Professor Hanamoto, is often caused to her by stress. Professor Hanamoto told Takemoto about Hagu's uncomfortable feelings while going out with Morita last time, and he said she did not realize that was because she liked him. Takemoto, feeling depressed, comes back home, finding the person responsible for summoning Morita to work, who is seen breaking into Morita's overly secured room. The room shockingly resembled that of a master control room. This mysterious person then finds Morita's passport, in order to be delivered to the airport. He then tells Takemoto that Morita is about to go to Los Angeles for six months for a job. Takemoto jumps into the car with him to go to airport but he could not make it in time to bid Morita farewell. The person is later revealed to be Morita's older brother, Kaoru Morita, who also portrays eccentricity. Takemoto asks Kaoru whether Morita will return or not. In turn, Kaoru asks Takemoto whether or not he wants Morita to return.
Kaoru explains his jealousy of Shinobu, and Shinobu questions Kaoru's jealousy. Shūji tells Yūta and Ayumi that Hagu isn't doing so well. She waiting a very long time to be able to have feeling in her right hand, since it was numb after her surgery. Shūji then tells them that Hagu might suffer sensory impairments in her right hand for the rest of her life, and that she might not be able to paint anymore. Ayumi tells Nomiya that she would want a cell phone in order to contact Hagu during her stay at the hospital. Ayumi sews a sweater for Hagu, and then visits her in the hospital. Shūji meets with the physical therapist, as she gives him instructions to massage Hagu's stiff upper body. Yūta and Ayumi go to a garden to pick flowers for Hagu, and they visit her again. Shūji tells Yūta and Ayumi that Hagu will gain her sense of feeling over time, however he says to them that they should be concentrating on their lives, and not Hagu's. Yūta is worried to leave Hagu after graduation, because he doesn't want to see her in pain and suffering. He wants to be able to help Hagu recover, but he is struggling to decide whether to help her or leave her.
Ayumi visits Hagu again, but Shūji took Hagu to do a contrast bath therapy session after her physical therapy session. The physical therapist tells Ayumi that Hagu is strong person, never giving up because of feeling pain. However, it is possible that Hagu may never be able to paint again, due to her condition. In Spain, Takumi goes out of his way to prevent the Spanish architect from seeing Rika. Shinobu, unexpectedly returns to go see Hagu, very worried about her condition. A jealous Yūta accidentally injures himself when he finds out that Ayumi caused Shinobu to return. Borrowing Ayumi's bicycle, he quickly rides to the hospital. Shūji tests Hagu's level of pain in her right hand. She doesn't cry like other children would, however Shūji tells that it is alright to cry. Hagu reminds herself that drawing was a part of her life. Later, Yūta arrives and finds Shūji to ask where Hagu is. After Shūji was uncertain, Yūta determined that Shinobu took her with him. At his place, Shinobu tries to comfort Hagu, kissing her. Meanwhile, Shūji tells Yūta that he will take a break from teaching. Yūta wonders if Hagu will be with Shinobu, but Shūji ignores him, making his way back to the hospital.
After spending the night with Shinobu, Hagu wakes up and sees her right hand swollen, frightening her. Shinobu takes her back to the hospital, meeting up with Shūji. Yūta encounters Shinobu outside the hospital. Yūta takes Shinobu to Hagu place, questioning himself if Hagu will be able to paint again. Shūji visits Hagu again, and Hagu asks if Shūji can give up his life for her, and Shūji reluctantly accepts. Hagu reminisces about the time she was with Shūji when she was younger. Shūji was always with her. Yūta and Shinobu wake up early in the morning. Yūta and Shinobu soon begin to fight over Hagu, but soon reconcile. Shinobu delivers a box to Shūji, but Shūji only takes some money and gives the box back to Shinobu. Shūji admits his love for Hagu.
The art exhibition has begun again. Shūji thinks back to when Hagu decided not to submit her paintings in the previous art exhibition. Shūji tells Hagu of when he went to an art exhibition and purchased a postcard of a painting of the moonlight reflected on the sea. It reminded him of how Rika's husband died and how Rika got severely injured on the beach under the moonlight. Shūji reminisces about his feelings for Rika. Takumi goes on a train with Rika to Sapporo, surprising her. After they both take a shower, they both go to sleep for the night. Once they have arrived, Takumi and Rika drive north to a barren land. Rika visits her father's gravestone, then she visits her dog's gravestone. She thanks Takumi for coming with her to Sapporo. Rika tries to sneak out of the hotel, making Takumi angry, but then he begins to sob, not wanting to lose sight of her. Takumi goes on an airplane back to Tokyo, while Rika goes on an airplane to Spain. At the Harada Design Office, Takumi noticed that the hotel room in Spain had two bedrooms, one for Takumi and one for Rika.
The group visits a rather eerie zoo. Shuuji reveals to Mayamoto his history with Rika and her husband. In the second half of the episode, the students are hard pressed to complete their final term art work especially Morita.
Takemoto, Morita and Mayama are invited over to the Hanamoto's for a dinner party after Hagumi brings back some soba from her summer vacation in Nagano. However, Morita and Mayama fail to attend. Takemoto offers to help Hagumi with something but soon finds that he has taken on more than he can chew. And Mayama's job puts a serious strain on Yamada.
Hagumi and Ayama hold a dinner party and invite the guys over but it soon turns out that it's a special day for one of them. And in the second part of the episode, Hagumi has to spend a night alone in the apartment when Ayama has to return home to her family.
Morita's motive for his terrible treatment on Hagumi is revealed in his website, and the stressed out Hagumi is enraged by what but he did. However, Morita soon repays her for her troubles.
Takemoto views the map the night before he starts traveling the next morning. He comes across a store near a school, and ends up eating sweet rolls. The store owner talks to him about her time in America, offering him some corn for the trip afterward. Takemoto reminisces about the time he wished he could go to America with his father. Not paying attention, he falls off his bicycle, but manages to get back on and continues on his journey back to the apartment. When he arrives home, he goes to see Hagu. Professor Hanamoto goes to see Hagu shortly after, but finds out that both Takemoto and Hagu are asleep. Takemoto wakes up the next morning and receives a warm welcome from everyone. Takemoto explains to them that he was simply trying to go on a journey, meeting people along the way. It is revealed that Takemoto has been away for two months. Everyone goes to a harvest festival, and they all see the fireworks. After realizing that what he leaves behind can mean so much to him, Takemoto admits his love for Hagu. As Takemoto spends the night with all friends in the apartment, a four-leaf clover is secretly shown next to his bicycle.
Morita, airing on television in a startling appearance, is given an Academy Award. After making a ruckus on the hospital ward, they were shocked to see Morita on the bed right beside Takemoto. The next day, they return to the hospital, only to see Morita well. After Professor Hanamoto drags Morita away for his thesis, Yamada asks Mayama about his work, realizing that she herself is being hurt from the fact that only Mayama and Rika are working together. Later, Morita was given a heavy lecture by Professor Tange, but still ends up graduating due to his graduation thesis being finished and submitted in time, being that his work was a self-portrayed hand-made sculpture made of gold. But he returns later, enrolled as a third-year student in the Japanese painting department.
Yūta tells Hagu that he wants to work with the carpenters, restoring temples and shrines. Hagu mentions that after graduation, everyone will part ways. The windstorm starts to whoosh when the art exhibition will soon start. Takumi meets with the Spanish architect, developing jealousy over him for Rika. Takumi is upset to find out that the hotel bedrooms were two separate rooms, not one room. The unexpected occurrence during the windstorm was that Hagu got severely injured outside the apartment. Everyone becomes very worried. Shinobu and Kaoru buys out Floyd Electric, making them in charge. Yūta says that Hagu was operated on her head and her right hand, having stitches for her injury. Yūta and Ayumi visit Hagu in the hospital, but Shūji asks them to leave. Shūji explains to Hagu that her stitches will come off in ten days, but she will remain in the hospital for two months and undergo physical therapy.
Mayama dreamed of Rika-san. His co-worker said when one dreamed of another, that was because the person in the dream wanted them to meet so much that the soul escaped the body and came to the dream. Mayama was doubt about that but on the way came back from a conference, he and his co-workers passed a park where Rika-san was just behind a fountain watching him passing by. Mayama didn't notice until later on. But when he ran back to the fountain, she was not there anymore.
Mayama arrives at the Fujiwara Design Office, only to found out that Yamada is there. After she leaves abruptly, Mayama mistakes Nomiya's business interest with Yamada for his love interest. Mayama then goes to the apartment to meet up with Takemoto and Morita. When the three gather to eat dinner prepared by Morita, Takemoto reminisces over the time when Morita departed to America. The following night, Mayama meets up with Takemoto, Morita, Yamada, Professor Hanamoto, Yamazaki, and Miwako at the annual school festival. Later after the festival, Yamada agrees to go with Nomiya, after she had an argument with Mayama. However, Yamada begins to have second thoughts about going out with Nomiya, as she faces the truth about her relationship with Mayama told by Nomiya. Meanwhile, at the Fujiwara Design Office, Yamazaki and Miwako talk with Morita and Mayama about Nomiya. Miwako explains to Mayama that he and Nomiya are alike in personality, which makes Mayama frustrated. Nomiya and Yamada bought food at a pastry shop. Nomiya brings her to the sight of a Ferris wheel at his place, while Yamada reminisces over her time with Mayama in the Ferris wheel. Yamada then admits that Nomiya was right about her relationship with Mayama, causing her to cry. The next morning, Yamada is shocked to have slept overnight with Nomiya, but Nomiya calms her down by offering her a ride on the Ferris wheel.
Mayama's love life still remains difficult. Hagumi feels the stress of being different from everyone. And Morita organises a Christmas party for the Christmas Eve.
Takemoto reluctantly returns home for the New Year and meets Kazuo, his step-father. In the second part of the episode, the gang takes a road trip to a hot spring using the money won from a lottery ticket.
The firm Mayama was about to be apart. For some intentional purpose, his boss put him into the group of people who have to leave Tokyo to another place. At the same time, Rika-san's assistant was is hospital and she hasn't been able to find a replacement. Hence, Mayama decided to leave the firm and came back to work for Rika-san, without much of asking for her permission. Yamada acknowledged about this through Nomiya (Mayama's boss) and she was really depressed after that. After that, she was proposed by four guys from the shopping arcane (they were friends since small) but she ran away. Hanamoto-sensei later on explained for her that the situation of her and Mayama was similar and in that case (loving someone who doesn't love you), people could just choose either "make some effort or give it up" and advised her to tell those guys her true feelings. After Yamada left, Hanamoto-sensei's thinking revealed that there is a third choice, but he would never speak it out.
The five friends decide to take a ferry ride over the Sumida river and visit the Kasai Seaside Park.
Takemoto later announced the news about Morita leaving to Los Angeles to Hagu and the rest. Later, they all went to Morita's room, since the door was destroyed by Kaoru. Takemoto asked Hagu whether or not she wants Morita to return, but her stern and straightforward answer before was really hurting him. The story mainly talked about Yamada and her feelings later on. To save money, Mayama asked Yamada to help making some artwork for his firm's project. Takemoto, seeing Hagu all fired up creating her latest work, reminded him of Morita's dedication in his work. Yamada invites Hagu along with the gang to the fireworks display that will be taking place that evening. Both Hagu and Yamada choose their yukatas for the event. Later that evening, Yamada, being conscious with her look, revealed that she just wanted Mayama to compliment her on her yukata.
Mayama's work is going well, but he still misses Rika-san. Her current assistant suddenly has health problem and needs to stay in hospital. Mayama meets Rika-san in hospital and asks her if he can come back, but she rejected. Nomiya at the same time wants to meet Yamada and really gets his eyes on her. Mayama tried to protect Yamada from him (much like a mother) as he says he wants her to meet a guy who treasures and don't just hook her up for fun. Takamoto was searching for jobs and doing his final project, which later on was given name by Hanamoto-sensei. This name made the idea become clear and his work masterpiece.
Having lost Mayama from the Fujiwara Design Office, Miwako expresses her depression by buying a massage chair for their new office. Yamada, who was brooding over the proposal of her childhood friends, confronts them and turns them down properly, later wishing for their own happiness while selling cakes with Hagu. Meanwhile, Takemoto is being depressed from the fact that he has not realized yet what his goal in life really is, giving him trouble on his job applications. He then took down the artwork he made for the art exhibition, much to a surprise for the others. His depression made the opening of their Christmas party a little dull, but Professor Hanamoto's antics made things lively. Rebuilding another artwork for his graduation art project, Takemoto suddenly collapses and is brought to the hospital to be diagnosed for an ulcer. Visited by Mitsuko and Kazuo, he decides to stay and study for another year. Takemoto was about to confess his feelings to Hagu when they were interrupted by Professor Hanamoto, who has brought him a handheld television. What they saw on television totally surprises them.
An unusual transfer student arrives at the art school Takemoto attends and attracts the attention of Morita, causing him to go on a photo-taking spree on her. Mayama, Takemoto and Yamada soon discover her artistic talents.
Hagu views Ayumi's snow globe collection, given to her as souvenirs. Tamazaki discusses about Nomiya's feelings for Ayumi. At the Harada Design Office, Rika receives a fax that she will participate in a design competition in Spain for an art museum, which then agitates Takumi. Rika explains that Takumi will also participate as well. However, it would take a long time to sort out the paperwork needed to participate, so they are not able to go. Later, Takumi explains to Ayumi that Rika checks the weather forecast on her home town, Sapporo, since she hasn't been there in a long time. Nomiya calls Ayumi to ask how she is. At the Fujiwara Design Office, Miwako tells Nomiya that Ayumi went to Tottori to see him. The next day, Yamazaki takes Ayumi around town. Nomiya arrives, only to fall asleep in front of her. Nomiya takes Ayumi to see sand dunes in the morning. Nomiya expresses his love for Ayumi.


Engage your most struggling readers in grades 3-6 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chapters keep emerging readers focused. Written at a 1.5-1.9 readability level, these books include pre-reading comprehension questions and a 20-word glossary for comprehension support. What is virtual reality? Can a glove save lives? How can you visit Paris from home? What is 3-D? How could a virtual world be bad?


text:
October 27, 2013 Americas / Mixed
Haiti slavery
Posted by DENNIS
The recently released Global Slavery Index reveals that there are an estimated 29.8 million people enslaved worldwide. Almost half of the index's listed top offenders are from Asia.
Mauritania, Haiti, and Pakistan have the highest prevalence of trafficking, but India, China and Pakistan enslave the highest number of people.
Haiti, a Caribbean nation plagued by conflict, natural disaster and with deeply entrenched practices of child slavery (the restavek system), is second on the Index. This reflects high prevalence of modern slavery – an estimated 200,000 – 220,000 people are in modern slavery in Haiti, a country with a population of just 10.2 million. This ranking also reflects high levels of child marriage, and human trafficking from Haiti itself.
High levels of poverty combined with a lack of access to social services and information regarding the dangers of human trafficking have allowed a system of child labour in Haiti called 'restavek' to thrive. The concept of restavek is a cultural practice where disadvantaged children from rural areas are sent to work as domestic helpers for wealthier families, usually living in urban areas. The term 'restavek' is not necessarily sinister and can cover a form of family solidarity where families help other children, not their own, through the provision of food and board. However the restavek system is widely abused and anywhere between 1 in 10, or 300,000 – 500,000 children in Haiti are exploited. Many of these children suffer the cruellest form of neglect – denied food, water, a bed to sleep in and constant physical and emotional abuse.
Children represent the most vulnerable population to modern slavery in Haiti, although adults have been identified in forced labour in agriculture, construction and sexual exploitation within Haiti and in the Dominican Republic, other Caribbean countries, the United States and South America.Street children, many of whom are runaway restaveks, can end up being trafficked into forced begging and commercial sexual exploitation.
In rural Haiti, severe poverty and a chronic lack of social services such as schools and basic healthcare increase children's vulnerability to modern slavery. Access to schools is extremely limited, and despite a new programme of 'free education for all' implemented by the current Haitian Government (discussed in relation to the Government's response, below), most schools in Haiti remain fee-paying or run by NGOs. Many Haitians cannot afford to send their children to schools, especially as Haitian families (most notably in rural areas) are large.
When a 'koutchye' (or middleman/woman) offers to take a child, and transport them to the city where they can work in exchange for food, shelter and education, a parent is faced with an impossible choice. Sometimes money is exchanged, but in the majority of the cases, a promise of a better life for the child in the city is sufficient leverage. For the most part, the 'host' families are poor themselves, living in the larger towns' and cities' slums. Because families have little access to running water and electricity, restavek children are used to perform domestic tasks, essentially being used as substitutes for non-existent public services and utilities. These children's daily tasks include visiting the public water fountain, washing clothes and cooking food. They are physically, sexually and mentally abused, and deprived of food and sleep.
Children in restavek situations, most of whom have been promised free schooling in exchange for their light labour, are often prevented from attending school, or are able only to attend sporadically, which seriously impedes their development. It is estimated that only 20 percent of restaveks are allowed access to school and only one percent reach secondary school. Often they are physically, sexually and mentally abused, and deprived of food and sleep.
Article 335 of the Haitian Labour code, enacted in 2003, prohibits the employment of minors under the age of 15, the mistreatment and abuse of children, as well as their placement into restavek service.This law prohibits abuse and violence of any kind towards children, including child exploitation and work, which is likely to harm the safety, health or morals of a child. The law is start but far from very useful. New laws are getting presented from time to time, but so gar it is a long way to go to reach a reasonable standard.
Many things need to be changed on many different levels within the country. Hopefully presence of the foreign governments and international aid organizations in Haiti will do their part to develop the country and end slavery soon.
gobal slavery indexHaitihaiti slaveryrestavek
Haiti Food and Spirits Festival
Head Shot at Club Crawl in Bangkok


text:
Survey Reveals Insufficient Anti-Phishing Controls in Place in U.S. Businesses
August 23, 2018HIPAA guideHealthcare Cybersecurity0
Phishing is currently the top cyber threat encountered by companies; however, regardless of a high probability of phishing attacks happening, companies are failing to implement sufficient security measures to reduce the risk of cybercriminals gaining access to email accounts.
A recent survey has shown that many U.S. businesses have not implemented sufficient anti-phishing defenses to prevent attack. The Ponemon Institute survey conducted on 650 IT and IT security professionals from companies with an average of 1,000 employees.
The Valimail sponsored survey showed just how often these attacks are occurring. 79% of respondents confirmed they had experienced a data breach that definitely or probably involved email in the past 12 months. 80% of respondents said they were concerned about their company's ability to avoid or minimize email cyberattacks and 53% of survey respondents said protecting against phishing attacks was very hard.
Only 29% of survey respondents said their company has already taken significant steps to reduce the risk of successful phishing and email impersonation attacks. 21% of respondents said their company had not taken any steps to minimize the risk of a phishing attack resulting in a data breach.
When questioned regarding the anti-phishing solutions that had been put in place, 69% of respondents stated they had anti-spam or anti-phishing controls in place and 56% utilized secure email gateway technology. 34% of respondents said they have developed anti-phishing training programs for employees. Just 29% use Domain-Based Message Authentication and Conformance (DMARC) and only 27% use Sender Policy Framework to identify and stop email impersonation attacks.
The large number of phishing attacks and security breaches seems to have prompted a lot of organizations to improve email security. In the coming year, 65% of survey respondents said their organization will be committing more money into anti-spam filters, 47% will purchase SIEM technology, 63% will spend more on secure email gateway technology, and 57% will implement an anti-phishing training program. 35% of the companies surveyed said they will be using DMARC and 23% claimed they are planning to use SPF.
The main reason why email security cannot be improved is a lack of funding. 39% of survey respondents said there is not enough money available to make significant improvements to anti-phishing defenses. 56% of survey respondents said it will probably take a severe hacking incident to convince the board to make more money available for email security, although 65% said that if it was possible to convince the board that clients would be lost as a result of a security breach, more investment may be made in email security solutions.


It's warming up in New Hampshire. We've been informed that this area is decidedly USDA Hardiness Zone 6, not 5 as my blog title states. But when asked by customers at the nursery, some employees say to plant for Zone 5b because we can have those atypical winters. That sounded like good advice to me and I followed it.
That was before I spotted two shrubs for sale locally that flourished in my Virginia, Zone 7b garden. I'd never seen them for sale around here. Surprisingly, one was tagged Zone 5 and the other Zone 6. Huh?? I was intrigued but hesitated for a moment because I knew they are semi-invasive or invasive in warmer climes. Probably because of the drought and low sales, the manager approached me…the only customer… and said "For you, everything is half price today." Hesitation over. I packed my cart.
Forever and ever these shrubs have screamed Virginia as they're seen in practically every garden, old and new. Nandina domestica and Leatherleaf mahonia. A slice of Old Virginia in my cart. Nostalgia!
#2. Leatherleaf Mahonia, labeled Zone 5, has been grown for generations in the US since brought from China in 1800's. Members of leatherleaf are labeled noxious and planting is prohibited in Alabama, Georgia, SC, and Tennessee. A stiff leaved multi-stemmed spiny evergreen shrub resembling a holly but in Zone 7b, it redeems itself with fragrant lemony clusters of flowers appearing in late winter giving a multitude of bees some very early nectar. Those attractive flowers then develop into interesting bunches of blue-ish berries that hang like fat grapes.
I love both of these plants and will probably tent them for winter protection until I discover how they get through our winters. Ahhhh…. How divine!
Our population of neighborhood turkeys has dwindled. I'm sure some turkeys didn't make it through the worst of winter weather but, also, about this time of year, late winter or early spring, the flocks divide into smaller groups… one of hens, one of young males, and older males in another group. It's been a tough winter for all wildlife and we've tried to help out our birding population as much as we can… and that includes our posse of turkeys.
Snow has drifted to just below the window in the kitchen, which has allowed us to be eye to eye with these noble creatures as they feast on seed that we scatter. They are wary of us but hunger trumps caution.
The dominate male gobbler, above, keeps a sharp eye on us at the breakfast table and when he feels he's had enough, he gives a silent sign and the flock slowly follows him through the shrubbery. We're not sure how he does that. We think he watches us and the rest watch him.
We're visited by 8 turkeys now, we think young males, from about 18 turkeys that visited us all fall. We watch this small group appear at dawn each morning, quickly devour the food we scatter the night before. They take the exact path each morning through a neighbor's yard and across the road, then disappear up another neighbor's driveway to their backyard. I'm sure our small posse takes the same route because a generous soul has a laid out another breakfast course for them.
Turkey hunting season approaches in New Hampshire in May. We hope you fare well, young gobblers!
I enjoy following Les over at A Tidewater Gardener. His garden and adventures are much appreciated links to my home state, Virginia. For the last few years, he's challenged readers to a winter walk-off and it's been fun to participate…. although winter is tougher in New Hampshire for a walk-off. I fully understand why the Eskimos have 50 different words for snow.
A very common scene around here as folks shovel out their mailboxes following the snowplows.
I've been a little hesitant to walk in the snow after a series of falls that my sisters have suffered. Misfortune began on cobblestones in Paris when a sister slipped to her knees right in front of me. Result: a hairline fracture just below the knee. A second sister fell in England, breaking her arm. She was just recovering from surgery when my sister-in-law fell in her home, breaking her arm. The last victim was my youngest sister who fell while hiking in Maui a week ago, breaking both arms! Yes, she is sporting two casts. Now they say it's my turn for a tumble. It ain't gonna happen, girls! When temperatures hit a mild 49° yesterday, it was a good day for a very basic winter walk-off.
We first passed a marsh of Phragmites australis that is rampant in New Hampshire's seacoast area as it is in low-lying areas almost everywhere. It's an invasive monoculture replacing cattails, but not entirely all bad according to Dr. Carl Hershner of Virginia Institute of Marine Science. I heard him state in a lecture that it can prevent shoreline erosion and create stability with a mass of roots that can go 6′ deep. It is attractive and full of birds on this day, but I'd rather see a marsh of cattails.
Traveling on, we decided to drop in on our friend, John, a master carpenter who was hard at work in his workshop.
John and his father built his two workshops beginning in 1955, working on them when time and funds were available, finishing it all in 1957. We could sit forever with John in his toasty workshop soaking in information and history of the area and just watching the master at his work. The atmosphere in the workshop takes you back in time, a better time, and I hope he never changes one thing inside.
Did you know that the U.S. Forest service recognizes this tree as the most common variety of tree in America? This lovely tree with red twigs, buds, flowers and fall foliage is one of the first plants to flower in the spring.
Buds are quite small on hairy twigs that will soon grow into a small tree or upright shrub and expand into a colony along this trail. In the fall we are awed by the rich reds and scarlets of the leaves of this woody perennial.
Red Osier Dogwood spreads by suckering, forming dense thickets and gives us amazing bright red stems in winter.
Seeds are spent from the pods of the common milkweed (Asclepius syriaca). Some folks collect these pods for craft projects.
These New England asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) have already offered their seeds up to birds. We hope to see new growth soon.
Dried seed heads of Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) decorated the edge of the paths.
After about a 3-mile walk-off, we returned home… soaking wet socks but invigorated by the outing. And, guess what… no one fell down!


If it feels as though you are seeing road ribbons everywhere you go, you're probably right. Judging by the orders being placed and the photos participants are sending through to show their support for the campaign, road ribbons might be taking over the state.
Since the campaign commended on Sunday, 19 November, more than 33,000 road ribbons have been distributed by at least 150 participating Local Governments, RoadWise committees, community groups, other organisations and individuals, through more than 60 events and displays.
A full campaign wrap-up containing information on all the innovative Road Ribbon for Road Safety® campaign activities will follow next month.
If you have any information, including feedback and/or photos from your campaign involvement, email Road Safety Project Officer, Essie Smith; esmith@walga.asn.au.
Pictured above: Local Governments joining forces to promote the Road Ribbon for Road Safety® campaign across the state.
For more information on the Road Ribbon for Road Safety® campaign, visit the RoadWise website; www.roadwise.asn.au/road-ribbon-for-road-safety.aspx.


We have connected a gateway to the public network in order to provide and insight to both REST- and Simple-API without having to own a gateway. Feel free to send commands to both APIs, test the built-in functions or just explore the possibilities.
The gateway is designed in such a way that there is no limit in the number of parallel RESTful or Simple API connections.
To test the Simple API please follow the instructions.
The Smart Home Gateway is currently available here!
The Opus® SmartHome Gateway is available in the online store of Jäger Direkt.
This annual event brings together experts from the world of Internet of Things, connected devices, smart home and smart car. Important topics such as standards, regulation, security and privacy are discussed.


Please include name(s) and date(s) of birth, or type none.
Regular Household Memberships are available for $1,200. This includes your 2016 annual dues of $600, plus your one-time initiation of $600. Joining as a Regular Household Member entitles you to immediate voting rights, and Saves you any administration fees for other membership levels. Associate Household Memberships are an option for new households that would like to split the initiation over 3 years. The cost for an Associate Household Membership is $825 for 3 years. This includes your annual dues of $600, plus one third of the $600 initiation, plus a $25 administration fee. Year 2 and 3 would be subject to any dues increases that may occur, but your initiation would not increase. Associate Members have no voting rights until their initiation is paid in full. 1 Year Memberships are an option for households that may be new to the area to "try out" our club before committing to joining. The cost of a 1 Year Membership is $700. This includes your 2016 annual dues of $600, plus a one-time fee of $100. Households may only use the 1 Year Membership one time. Returning households would be converted to Regular Household or Associate Household Memberships. 1 Year Memberships have no voting rights. 1 Year Memberships are limited and only available through June 30.
By applying for membership to the Mark Trail Club, and digitally signing below, I agree to abide by the Club bylaws, rules, and regulations. I further agree to pay the fees and assessments as set by the Board of Directors in accordance with the bylaws of the Club.


text:
Q: Pass parameters to .js file on document ready I have seen several people ask parts of this question and tried the various solutions but nothing seems to work. I'm not sure if it's the combination or something else in my project that is causing it to not work.
In my project I have various pages that display similar DataTables. I'm wanting to put the initialisation of these tables in one file to save duplication. But I would like to pass in parameters to account for the minor differences between e.g. column headers. Just to complicate it the initialisation is unsurprisingly done on document.ready.
Things I have tried:
Pass vars to JavaScript via the SRC attribute
http://feather.elektrum.org/book/src.html
In the code example below I never hit the second alert. What I want if for it to hit the second and third alerts and for the contents of test_var to be correct:
(cs)html file

TestScript.js
alert("In the TestScript");
alert("Test variable is: " + test_var);

Perhaps I'm going about it all wrong and there is a different/simpler way to achieve the passing of parameters to a script (file) during document.ready

A: A simplest way to do it would be (Assuming that variable name test_var is not a global variable or built-in property/method already)

Above I assumed that test_var will be defined inside document.ready only. Otherwise, if it was a global variable, then it can be accessed without window.
And in your TestScript.js , simply delete the variable after it has been consumed
alert("In the TestScript");
alert("Test variable is: " + test_var);
delete window.test_var;

A: In addition to the other great solutions that have been proposed so far, a different option is to put the variables you need defined somehow in your HTML, e.g. as data-attributes,
Since you're using jQuery anyway something like this would work:

$(document).ready(function() {
  var test_var = $('.data-container').data('test-var');
  alert('Don\'t be alarmed: '+test_var);
});
.data-container {
  display: none;
}

You can access these data-attributes in any file you include, so you wouldn't have to worry about passing variables back and forth.
Of course this solution makes the most sense if you don't add a div just to hold your variables, but add data-attributes to those elements that will actually be affected by the variables

A: Unfortunately you cannot pass parameters to a JS file through the URL as the request to retrieve the file is not available from within JS code.
Instead you can declare variables before you include the JS file in the page which can then be read in it, something like this:
foo.html

testscript.js
console.log(test_var); // = "Hopefully this has worked"

A: You need to wrap your code in a function:
function testScript(test_var) {
    alert("In the TestScript");
    alert("Test variable is: " + test_var);
}

And then you can use it like this:

A: I think this should solve your problem. Include the TestScript.js in the html page.
(cs)html file

TestScript.js
function executeCommonScript(){
   alert("In the TestScript");
   alert("Test variable is: " + test_var);
}

A: Many people correctly answered my question, thank you all. The problem I was having in getting it to work was that my script file that I was trying to pass parameters in to was in my Views/Shared folder which as outlined here is blocked.
Once I moved my script out of the Views folder it all worked fine. And in addition to the above answers the simplest I found was this

A: $(document).ready(function () {
    test_var = "Hopefully this has worked";
    $.getScript("TestScript.js"); // Tried different paths to the file here as well
});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Did you know, that the dragonfruit Pitaya grows on a more or less scary looking cactus? Not so visually, so we designed it with some pretty leaves instead. Our 1st anniversary special edition design on our comfortable and well fitting yoga shorts.
Good for: yoga in hot places, vacation, retreats, festivals, Bikram Yoga, summer, surf, beach - pure joy!
Please cold wash & air dry.
We offer our shorts in two sizes for small to medium (S-M) and medium to large (M-L). If you are a typical size Medium and don't know what to chose, ask yourself if you prefer a tighter or more relaxed fit around the belly. Tighter fit: choose S-M & Relaxed fit: choose M-L.
Both sizes will fit you!


text:
Q: Error on bodymovin animation in react native? I am using sample.json image file which is for bodymovin animation in my page through Lottie for React Native.
I am getting the image but the image is not fully retrieved, some parts of the image is missing and also in some side of the image, green color pasted on the image.
But i checked the sample.json through online json image viewr. But there is no issue with the image from the source
here is issue https://i.stack.imgur.com/yFZfg.jpg
here is original image https://i.stack.imgur.com/4sBzg.jpg
so here is my code
 import React from 'react';
    import { Animated, Easing, easing  } from 'react-native';
    import Animation from 'lottie-react-native';

    export default class BasicExample extends React.Component {
       constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.state = {
         progress: new Animated.Value(0.5),
      };
    }

    componentDidMount() {
     this.startAnimation();
    }
    startAnimation() {
    Animated.timing(
      this.state.progress,
      {
      toValue: 1,
      from: 0,
      to: 1,
      duration: 5000,
      }
    )
    .start(() => {
       // Restart at end
       this.state.progress.setValue(0);
       this.startAnimation();
     });
    }
    render() {
       const easing = Easing.inOut(Easing.quad);
       const { Animate } = this.props;
      return (
          <Animation
             style={{
              width: 300,
              height: 300,
            }}
           source={this.props.Animate}
           progress={this.state.progress}
          />
         );
       }
     }

i installed lottie npm also.
so this is my issue please help me to overcome this
Thanks in advance

A: UPDATE: Now that I looked your code closer I found out that you're animating by changing the value of progress prop. That's not how to do it. You need to use ref for referring the animation to.
return (
    <Animation
      ref={(animation) => this.myAnimation = animation}
      style={{
        width: 300,
        height: 300,
      }}
      source={this.props.Animate}
    />
);

And then:
componentDidMount() {
  this.startAnimation();
}

startAnimation() {
  this.myAnimation.play();
}

OLD ANSWER:
Your code seems perfectly legit and if you see an image, it proofs that you're doing it right.
I'd assume there's either something wrong with the JSON or then Lottie just interprets values wrong.
I've encountered small styling issues on Android devices, but not with iOS. And they're mostly related to alignment.
If you don't get any proper answers here in SO, I'd suggest you to file an issue to github (see this for instance: https://github.com/airbnb/lottie-react-native/issues/182)


I always wanted to do that, said grimma, in a satisfied voice. Even making yourself some protective clothing out of boghog skins was an exercise in disappointment and futility, since the skins were unaccountably thin and leaky. If there no soul, there obviously no reincarnation of it either, right. Other nicknames are listed here. He twisted free of the old man grasp, shoved the knife into mormont belly, and yanked it out again, all red. You know what I mean, councilman. The men were ready to go forward; that was plain. Dwarfs shouldn be acting like this! Up ahead, the light changed, wholesale clothes and handbags she popped the clutch, swerving around the truck and turning right from the left hand lane. There are miles gucci piston lock handbags wholesale clothes and handbags down there. They ain nothing for it, is they? Then maybe she is dangerous. Potter, she whispered. �You bear the image of the broken pattern within you. So they were out here waiting for him. Bell didn wholesale clothes and handbags care one way or the other what the devils happened to it. Inspector cramer. We see what we see when the time for seeing comes, but for now you need sleep. Woman intuition, I suppose, he said skeptically. Prepare a complete report when your condition permits. Please do not confuse the two. They be ready by morning.
Hunter continued to lead the way, using his enhanced vision and hearing in the hope of detecting signs of roland or rita that his human companions could not possibly notice. She was wearing a dress, too, which was unusual in isana experience. I kept watching the news from angel city. It was the tau, the oneness of the sietch community, a compensation from the subtle poison of the spice diet they shared. But once, reminiscing, she went into this sort of litany about all the things she ever been. I kept watching the wholesale clothes and handbags from angel city. Magda blinked as li kai lun spoke up. The order operates for the good of the order and our cause. wholesale clothes and handbags them I make my vow I will be resolute and make an art of government; I will balance my inherited past and become a perfect storehouse of my relic memories. Burke told me you were here and I said he should put on a pot of coffee. Then, galway broke free of his paralysis and swung his laser around, trying desperately to get in the first shot. The missiles new directions handbags be targeted on rathgeber ship handling facilities. Have been liver or a chill, but it was certainly not the weather. To them I make my vow I will be resolute and make an art of government; I will balance my inherited past and become a perfect storehouse of my relic memories. If such existed, surely my fellow azuthans would have found and followed it, ymani protested. The extortionist rose to his toes, arching backward.
What about Wholesale clothes and handbags death of the emperor. If they leave as soon as they hear the distress call, the valkyrie will be here in eleven days. She clutched his arm, pulling him a little closer. At the ignition of the flame nicci recognized the reiteration of a spark of power that marked it as a key lamp. Please do not wholesale clothes and handbags the two. Dwarfs shouldn be acting like this! Strange words washed over him, like planets and electronics. The breaking of the sudden dawn found him still asleep. Cross eyed girls, every night. He was still awkward at the work. I carefully reached out my hand. Yet she was an emperor daughter. We see what we see when the time for seeing comes, but for now you need sleep. But you know they won let you out of that cell. Potter, she whispered. Allon entire conversation with emil jacobi had been picked up by the pair of sensitive transmitters the man had eco friendly purses handbags in the professor apartment six months earlier. Bureau enforcement is moving on the hotel situation.
He sighed, the breath pouring into my mouth, and I pressed my lips against his like I eat him from the mouth down. Its hair straggled down either side of its face, lank and matted with glittering streaks of orange clay. He bent over a man who wouldn t live long. I sure you see worse every day. Sooner if we can manage it. The city spawned ugliness like a predatory insect spewing out blood hungry larvae. The remorse that gripped her was powerful and sudden, a deep sadness laced with guilt. Hercules was a thirty seven kilo champion. And like a fool I went and said I didn t think wizard suliman was dead, and that made matters wholesale clothes and handbags. wholesale clothes and handbags like a fool I went and said I didn t think wizard suliman was dead, and that made matters worse. It was the rationality in erij that made him seem most mad; at times vanye almost thought him amenable to reason, to forgiveness. �I sorry, what was that. We knowed him as a child, you bet, but lately I say it the people of hatrack river as knows him best. It?


This dragonfly pendant is made of brass and is mounted on recycled copper.
This is a grouping of some of my pendants.
Here is a sampling of my watch part earrings. These are from very old watches.
Some samples of my work.
By appointment only. Please phone ahead 250-285-3610.


text:
Q: Use URL Rewrite as well as $_GET parameters in URL? OK so I already have a rewrite setup for my website that rewrites /browse/blah to browse.php?location=blah.
I would also like to pass another parameter that isn't rewritten. I know I can pass multiple parameters in a rewrite but I would like the URL to look like /browse/blah?page=1, and when a user visits this page it passes both the location and page parameters to browse.php.
Is this possible? Obviously I have tried it and it doesn't work so either it's not possible or there's something I have to do in order for it to work?

A: Just found the answer if anyone else needs it.
The line I had the browse rewrite on in .htaccess just had [L] at the end, you need to change it to [QSA,L] (Query String Append)


text:
Q: Angular 5 Dynamic variable name I want to call a variable dynamically.
export class AppComponent  {
  my_a_variable = 'test a';
  my_b_variable = 'test b';
  type = 'a'; // this variable value will come from another place dynamically.
}

In my html i need something like

{{my_{{type}}_variable}}

I know it can be solved with an assoc array but I can't use this here.
Can you please help?
Thanks.

A: Hope this works,
export class AppComponent  {
 my_a_variable = 'test a';
 my_b_variable = 'test b';
 type = 'a';
}

In your template you can do like this,

{{this['my_' + type + '_variable']}}


text:
Symmetry and Economic Invariance
by Ryuzo Sato • Rama V. Ramachandran
Symmetry and Economic Invariance (second enhanced edition) explores how the symmetry and invariance of economic models can provide insights into their properties. Although the professional economist of today is adept at many of the mathematical techniques used in static and dynamic optimization mod... अधिक
कॉपीराइट: 2014
Innovative Process Development in Metallurgical Industry
by Vaikuntam Iyer Lakshmanan • Raja Roy • V. Ramachandran
This book describes the phases for innovative metallurgical process development, from concept to commercialization. Key features of the book include: * Need for process innovation * Selection and optimization of process steps * Determination of the commercial feasibility of a process including engi... अधिक
Legion of the Brave
by D. P. Ramachandran
Sights and sounds of a glorious fortnight - tank pennants fluttering in the wild amidst the dust and fury of the battle, the gleam of the bayonets and the echo of the battle-cry as a barrage was laid …… Bangladesh, 1971, a legend is born.... अधिक
The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human
by V. S. Ramachandran
"A profound intriguing and compelling guide to the intricacies of the human brain." --Oliver Sacks In this landmark work, V. S. Ramachandran investigates strange, unforgettable cases--from patients who believe they are dead to sufferers of phantom limb syndrome. With a storyteller's eye for compelli... अधिक
Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
by V. S. Ramachandran • Sandra Blakeslee
In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we... अधिक
Celebrity Fashions Limited (A)
by V. G. Narayanan • Shreya Ramachandran • Tanvi Deshpande
In May 2017 in Chennai, India, the chairman of Celebrity Fashions doubted whether the company could last until the end of the year. Venkatesh Rajagopal had found that the company, a readymade garment manufacturing and exporter he founded in 1989, was hitting hard times financially. It had been deali... अधिक
Celebrity Fashions: Moving Ahead (B)
Driving the Economy through Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Emerging Agenda for Technology Management
by Anjula Gurtoo • K B Akhilesh • R. Srinivasan • Chiranjit Mukhopadhyay • Parthasarathy Ramachandran • Parameshwar P Iyer • M Mathirajan • M H Bala Subrahmanya
Modern technologies are central to creation of wealth through business expansion leading to economic development. This is visible in the fast-paced technology-induced economic growth experienced by most countries, especially by rapidly growing economies such as India, China, Brazil, South Korea, amo... अधिक
Advanced Transport Phenomena
by P. A. Ramachandran
An integrated, modern approach to transport phenomena for graduate students, featuring traditional and contemporary examples to demonstrate the diverse practical applications of the theory. Written in an easy to follow style, the basic principles of transport phenomena, and model building are recap... अधिक
Agroforestry - The Future of Global Land Use (Advances in Agroforestry #9)
by P.K. Ramachandran Nair • Dennis Garrity
This volume contains a solid body of the current state of knowledge on the various themes and activities in agroforestry worldwide. It is organized into three sections: the Introduction section consists of the summaries of six keynote speeches at the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry held in Nairob... अधिक
Scientific Writing and Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources
by P.K. Ramachandran Nair • Vimala D. Nair
The purpose of this book is to help early career professionals in agriculture and natural resources write their research papers for high-quality journals and present their results properly at professional meetings. Different fields have different conventions for writing style such that the authors ... अधिक
क्रमित करें RelevanceDate Addedशीर्षकलेखक
संकेतशब्द
भाषायें SpanishSwahiliअंग्रेजीफ्रेंचHindiMarathiTamilTeluguNepaliLithuanianKinyarwandaArabic