Thursday, December 29, 2011

Public Relations Cases: International Perspectives

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This unique collection of contemporary international public relations case studies gives the reader in-depth insight into effective public relations practice in a range of organizational contexts. The cases demonstrate the breadth of modern public relations practice and the increasing importance and sophistication of this function both in public and private sector organizations.

This second edition of Public Relations Cases builds on the success of the previous edition to offer new insights into the changing face of contemporary public relations and the development of PR and communication strategies. The book also examines:

  • The use of social media and blogging as a communications medium
  • The growing importance of corporate social responsibility programmes
  • Local authority identity change
  • High profile international charitable fundraising
  • Sports sponsorship
  • Property sector PR.

Featuring cases from around the world, including the UK, India, Korea, Demark, Croatia and the US, this book is an invaluable resource for teachers, researchers and students working in public relations, corporate communication and public affairs.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Loulie Jean Norman sings Vocalise by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

Here is a rare video I put together of Hugh's dear friend Loulie Jean singing a song from the motion picture Athena-1954 starring Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell, Vic Damone and Edward Purdom. Loulie Jean grew up with Hugh Martin (Hugh wrote the score to Meet Me in St. Louis for Judy Garland) and became one of the most well known background singers in Hollywood. She passed in 2005 at the age of 92.

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Friday, November 11, 2011

Patty's Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology , 13 Volume Set

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Patty's Toxicology Volume 3

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* Completely reorganized, this new edition of PATTY'S TOXICOLOGY encompasses eight core volumes and a cumulative index. For the vast majority of chapters (27 through 97, spanning Volumes II through VII) that focus on individual compounds or classes of compounds, a standardized format will be adopted to provide core identifying information for each compound, such as CAS Registry numbers, RTECS number, physical and chemical properties, threshold limit values (TLVs), permissible exposure limits (PELs), maximum workplace concentrations (MAK), and biological tolerance values for occupational exposures (BAT).
* Volume I of PATTY'S TOXICOLOGY features 24 chapters in four sections, providing coverage of topics such as: use of toxicologic data to determine chemical safety; pathways and measuring exposure to toxic substances; reproductive toxicology; carcinogenesis; assessment of toxic risk; cancer risk assessment; toxic substance regulations and guidelines; and toxic chemical information sources. The section on inorganic particulates and dusts contains chapters on silica and silicon, asbestos, talcs, ceramic fibers, fiberglass, coal dust, and combustion products; the section on particulates of biological origin features chapters on biological agents, wood dust, cotton dust, allergens, and nylon flocking; while the section entitled infection agents in the workplace covers bloodborne pathogens, tuberculosis, and other infectious agents.

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Friday, October 14, 2011

David Baldacci - Author's Biography

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David Baldacci was born on August 5, 1960 in Richmond, Virginia. He hails from a working-class background. His father, Rudolph, was a tucking foreman who had lost most of his hearing in World War ll. He earned his BA in Political Science from Virginia Commonwealth University and his law degree in 1988 from the University of Virginia. David has two older siblings, a brother, Rudy, and artist, and sister, Sharon, a writer.

David Baldacci practiced criminal law and then later corporate law for nine years. He says he always loved to read and telling stories, and while growing up, often got into trouble with his tall tales. He says he always wanted to write and started writing fiction as a young child and continued throughout his law practice. He likes to quip that, as a lawyer, he learned a lot about writing fiction.

David met Michelle A. Collins, a paralegal, at a barbecue and they dated and then married in 1990. They have two children, a daughter, Spencer, and a son, Collin. The family still resides in Virginia. David's first novel, "Absolute Power", was made into a blockbuster movie starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. David writes on diverse subjects, but is well known for his political thrillers. He is also a humorous, passionate and inspirational keynote speaker. He often speaks at worthy fundraising events. It has been said that he is as prolific a talker as he is a writer.

David and Michelle started a family foundation in 2002 called Wish You Well Foundation which works to eliminate illiteracy nationally. Recently they teamed up with Feeding Americans, Feeding Body and Minds utilizing food and book donations at food banks since poverty stems from illiteracy. David does fund-raising book signings where he asks people to bring in new and used books. They are also involved in fundraising for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the American Cancer Society and The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. David is a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

David's books have been published in over 45 languages and in 80 countries with more than 70 million copies in print. Besides his books, he has authored seven screen plays.

Books by David Baldacci:

Sean King and Michelle Maxwell Series:
Split Second (2003)
Hour Game (2003)
Simple Genius (2007)
First Family (2009)

Childrens Books:
Freddie and the French Fries:
Fries Alive (2005)
The Legend of Silas Finklebean (2006)

Camel Club:
The Camel Club (2005)
The Collectors (2006)
Stone Cold (2007)
Divine Justice (2008)
Stand Alone Novels:
Absolute Power (1996)
Total Control (1997)
The Winner (1997)
The Simple Truth (1998)
Saving Faith (1999)
Wish You Well (2000)
Last Man Standing (2001)
The Christmas Train (2002)
The Whole Truth (2008)
True Blue (2009)

Non Fiction:
Origins of Wish You Well (2000)


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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

The Present Situation For Writing And Publishing Creative Writing For Children In Africa

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Africa has a shortage of books, especially history illustrated books for younger children reflect an African context is characterized in the context of text and illustration. Problems militating against the rapid growth in writing and publishing for children in Africa are as follows:

(1) Most questions can be found reading books of the African Child, instead of books for pleasure and fun.

(2) The majority of children's books are still importing. These imported plantsare mostly insensitive to local culture and reflected the social realities and aspirations of the African Child.

(3) not enough African-published books for children are available.

(4) If available, the illustrations in them is

(A) of poor quality

(B) is not in color

(C) It has a nice jacket.

(5) And if they are in color and of good quality, are either too expensive or for a small elite and wellbeyond the reach of most African children, especially those in the rural areas.

(6) Most serious African authors do not bother to write for children since it is not accorded the same status as writing for adults.

Africa has very little concern for written literature. Even Nigeria which is rich in award-winning authors is marked by neglect of her authors. Writers are seldom as honoured.as footballers are. Hardly any foundations exist to boost the creativity of African writers. Prizes for literature are also in short supply. Book Development Councils seem to be either non-existent or collapsing except in Ghana. In Sierra Leone and the Gambia its absence is still being bemoaned. Whereas in Nigeria where one was once set up to develop indigenous book publishing, it hardly made any impact until it was swallowed up by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council. In Africa generally adults seldom read children's books - not even parents. Compared to the over 2,000 titles published every year for children in Britain, the output in Nigeria is hardly up to 60.

In spite of the over 100 publishers in Nigeria the situation remains bleak for children's literature. This is due mainly to their textbook orientation which makes them lazily rely on a captive school market. It has been proven that if only African children had access to more books they would read outside the classroom. An illustration of this fact could be seen from the 1985 Ife Book Fair where the Children's Literature Association of Nigeria (CLAN) held a special exhibition of books

Visitors to that stand were fascinated by the colourful poster illustrations of folktales decorating the wall, the top and back of shelves. Some even wanted to buy the poster-sized illustrations made by a very gifted woman artist from the Nigerian television authority. The festive air given to the stand by the balloons decorating it along with the colourful posters attracted many children. There was the astonishing sight of three children of varying ages reading one picture book at the same time, visibly very fascinated by this picture book entitled No Bread for Eze by Ifeoma Okoye and published by Fourth Dimension in Enugu. It was one of those picture books where both story and illustrations were ideally integrated. It was about a young boy Eze who loved bread and could not eat enough of it. He wanted bread all the time. So his exasperated parents made him eat nothing but bread. Eze was at first very happy. Nobody was pressurizing him to eat nourishing food. But he soon grew tired of eating bread all the time and pleaded with his parents to give him other types of food. But they would not relent. So Eze became tired of bread and stopped eating. He grew hungry and weak and could not even play football with his friends. In the end his parents relented and Eze began to enjoy a balanced diet, having learnt that boys shall not live by bread alone. This emphasizes the importance of illustrations in children's books, for those children were fascinated not only by the story of Eze but also by the imaginative and sometimes humorously drawn pictures. If children are to acquire the reading habit, they must be given attractive books which also mean well-illustrated books. Even a two-year old baby can enjoy looking at a picture book. Picture books could indeed be expensive to some extent if one insists on printing in four colours which is ideal as could be seen in the lavishly illustrated folktale The Drum specially written for children by Chinua Achebe. But even line and wash drawings could be so well drawn that they too could be captivating.

Half-tone illustrations as in Adagbonyin's The Singing Ashes (1981) can also be effective due to the masterly shading of the artist. Even one-colour children's books could infectiously hold young readers as does Just in Case (1983) By Sandra Slater, illustrated by A.L. Satti.

Other good picture books include the colourful Amina the Milkmaid (1988) by Fatima Pam illustrated by K. Ofori Pam, a Ghanaian, The First Coin (1989) by Mabel Segun illustrated by the same artist and How the Leopard Got His Claws (1982) by Chinua Achebe and John Iroaganachi. This has two illustrated versions, the one in full colour being by Adrienne Kennaway.

Although Nigeria has a few good illustrators, most of the good illustrations there have been done by expatriates. It appears that many Nigerian illustrators cannot draw children's faces and have problems with interpreting texts. In order to remedy these defects, CLAN has run two illustrators' training workshops with UNESCO funding and published a book on Illustrating For Children (1988) edited by Mabel Segun.

But this problem can only be solved permanently by integrating text and illustrations, a feat best accomplished by an author illustrator The cost of publishing in full-colour could even be reduced through co-publishing with, a number of publishers working together to increase print runs and reduce the unit cost of books. Sometimes a book is published with texts in different languages using the same colour illustrations. In Nairobi, five publishers across Africa including Nigeria's Daystar Press came together in 1983 under the auspices of the World Association for Christian Community (WACC) and co-published a number of children's books in full colour under the imprint DUCCA.

The dearth of good children's authors is also militating against the publishing of children's literature in Africa. For, writing for children, is much more difficult than writing for adults, for not many adults can either enter into the child's world and interact with him with understanding and lack of condescension whilst adapting the contents and language of her writing to the child's age, experience and background... A good writer for children must understand a child's psychology for the story not to ring false. Good children's literature arouses a child's imagination and extends his horizon giving him a knowledge of the past in relation to the present and imbuing him ideals and values necessary for national development. Work ethics. selflessness, loving relationships, acceptance of responsibility are amongst the values which can be so taught, not in a didactic, off-putting manner but with subtlety so that children can be mobilized towards national and international development. Good children's literature develops a child's creativity and inventiveness without which a people cannot hope to move into the technological age.

Good literature can also give a child personal identity in a continent which has been subjected to cultural imperialism through mass importation of foreign literature. Achebe does this through his well-written folktales such as The Flute, The Drum and the earlier How the Leopard Got His Claws co-authored with John Iroaganachi and published in 1972 by Nwamife Publishers. The latter was one of the first children's picture story books published in Nigeria and remains one of the best and most successful ones, with an East African Publishing House. Chinua Achebe is quoted as saying it.. 'Is one of the best things I have ever done.' Mabel Segun does this through character-building books such as Olu and the Broken Statue (1985).

In neighbouring Ghana many other problems including the country's balance of payments difficulties which cause constant short supplies of essential raw materials and
spare parts to repair defective printing equipments. Amongst The Ghana Publishing Corporations' substantial number of children's books published, one of the earliest and most attractive was Mesheck Asare's picture story book, Tawia Goes to Sea published in 1970. This was probably the first African-published children's book to gain world-wide recognition and it was also the first book from an African publisher to be translated into Japanese. Better still was the welcome news that a Ghanaian children's book was the winner of the 1982 Noma Award. This ,000 prize went to Mesheck Asare, for his engaging picture story book The Brassman's Secret published by Educational Press and Manufacturers United of Kumasi in 1981.The jury in selecting it were impressed by its' exciting and unusual children's story, beautifully and imaginatively illustrated by the author, himself an artist, to bring out important aspects of his Asante culture. They also thought it remarkable that a book of such high quality was produced under such difficult conditions then prevalent in Ghana. Asare has like Achebe been rehabilitating the African child's mind through literature designed to reveal to him his cultural heritage through all these fantasies as well as the adventure book Chipo and the Bird on the Hill and his more recent Sosu's Call

Another G.P.C. item Mercy Owusu-Nimoh's The Walking Calabash published in 1977 was singled out for 'Honourable mention' in the first Noma Award for Publishing in Africa competition

Inspite of its many problems Ghana manages to maintain a lively and enterprising local book industry. Firms such as Aframs Publications, Adwinsa Publishers and the Wielerville Publishing House are among those whose list includes occasional children's books.

In East Africa, the bulk of the children's book publishing output is from Kenya. The East African Publishing House in Nairobi in particular, has an extensive list of picture-story books illustrated in full colours, as well as readers, and traditional stories and folklore. Especially appealing is their series called 'Lioncubs.' Charity Waciuma, Pamela Kola, Asenath Odaga and Cynthia Hunter are amongst the most prolific authors in the EAPH list. Another prolific children's writer is Barbara Kimenye who publishes with the East African branch of Oxford University Press, some titles one of which is Martha the Millipede recounting the story of Martha who fed up with getting sore feet decided it was about time to get herself some shoes.

The Kenyan Literature Bureau taking over from the East African Literature Bureau has produced a few children's books among which is Ray Prather's A is for Africa A Colouring Book for Africa which contains forty full-page drawings depicting the various people of Africa, accompanied by small maps showing their geographical locations.

Foremost Kenyan writer, Ngugi Wa'Thiongo has joined his Nigerian counterpart, Achebe, in writing and publishing his first children's book but unlike Achebe in his native Gikuyu language but later translating it as The Great Hero and the Flying Bus.

In Southern Africa, Zimbabwe Publishing House have already built up a most impressive collection. A government supported private commercial undertaking, it publishes books on education, politics, literature and creative writing, Zimbabwean history but with books for children featuring prominently. It sponsored a splendid magazine for children ANTS started by a panel of Zimbabwean children but which I have learnt with much regret has stopped publishing more than 15 years now.

Other publishers catering for children here are Mamba Press and the Zimbabwe Literature Bureau, the latter having a wide range of materials in Shona and Ndebele comprising novels, poetry, short story booklets, children's comics and material for literacy development.

In Malawi another firm actively developing children's books in the indigenous languages publishes the popular publications of Limbe.

In Lesotho the church-sponsored Mazenod Book Centre similarly has a substantial list of books for children in African Languages,

In Zambia and in Tanzania some children's material is coming from the National Educational Company of Zambia and the Tanzania Publishing House.
In South Africa initially the small local market did not make it feasible to publish local children's books in English. English children's books written with a South African background or by a South African were usually published in England. Jock of the Bushveld (1907) written by Sir Percy FitzPatrick, is generally regarded as the first English South African children's book. .This was published in South Africa during the second half of the twentieth century. Only during the 1970s did local publishers realize the need for indigenous children's books in English and start exploiting the market. This change was brought about single handedly by the writer Marguerite Poland with her Mantis and the Moon which was published in 1979. The rise in price of imported children's books made the publication of indigenous material more competitive. The political changes during the 1980s then brought improvement of the quality of education of African children and the decision that they could receive tuition in English. This created a large potential market for English children's books in which some publishers specialize. At the end of the 1980s English children's books were prominent in dealing with the political and socio-economic conditions in the country. The English children's book was more explicit with regard to criticism of apartheid. with authors like Lesley Beake, Dianne Case and Lawrence Bransby taking the lead.
As a result of the small local market, few original books with full colour illustrations are published. Collaboration with overseas publishers and the simultaneous publication in various indigenous languages is often the only way to make a publication viable. Also, publishers of children's books concentrate on the publishing series, beginner and second language readers.
The change in government in the country and the elevation of the African languages to official status, one should have expected would have led to the development of children's literature in the African languages, but for several reasons this has not yet occurred. The rise of African consciousness and nationalism in the battle against apartheid has rather led to the identification of English as the language for education and freedom. For many African children prefer to read in English, and many African authors prefer to write in this language. Also only a small minority amongst African children read for recreation. Some publishers nevertheless try to publish children's books of a high quality in African languages, but due to a shortage of indigenous writers most books are translations from English or Afrikaans.
This suggests the problem of language as another factor hindering the rapid development of children's literature in Africa. The language problem posed by writers being forced to write in foreign languages which they have not really mastered raises the issue of writers being trained to write in their indigenous languages. But then this creates yet another problem as some of the authors of books written in African languages cannot distinguish between concepts for adults and concepts outside the experience of children. Similarly they use an off-putting adult language.

There is also an imbalanced attention to the various ages of childhood. For far more books are being written for the middle-aged (8-12) while very young children remain largely neglected. Very few books for adolescents have been written. One is Angi Ossai's Tolulope (1979). Another is Joined by Love by Joy Ikede. The Kenyan Asenath Odaga's work Jande's Ambition is about choice of career which should be a prime concern at that age. Macmillan's Pacesetter Series also appeals to young adults but their works are said to be of varying quality, featuring crime, espionage and love tangles.

There is in addition the chronic absence of children's magazines in most parts of Africa. In Sierra Leone the attempt by The Sierra Leone Writers and Illustrators to establish one did not survive its second issue. But the invaluable role they could play in inculcating the reading habit in the child because of their wide variety of subjects, the form of presentation and the fact that children love to read what their peers have written and thus start having similar creative impulses is recognized.

Most parts of Africa are not book-friendly for there are few if any bookshops where the African child can buy books. Neither is his access to libraries especially so in rural areas easy. School libraries are a phenomenon of a distant past. Where public libraries are still available and functioning their children's sections are poorly housed, poorly furnished, poorly ventilated, poorly equipped, poorly staffed and poorly sited. There is therefore an obvious need for thorough overhauling of library services in Africa. And efforts should be made to make it an essential public service from the central on to local government levels so as to give every community the opportunity of accessing and growing on books. Similarly every school should have a library that is well stocked and well-equipped.

The distribution of books is another area of difficulties. For this is usually left to private enterprise although some governments purchase textbooks in bulk to distribute to schools. Wholesale bookselling is best handled by private entrepreneurs trained in the discipline. But the main problem hindering this is that the book distributors tend to restrict themselves to using distribution methods more suited to countries with a high level of literacy where the wider citizenry is already converted to books. In Africa, publishers and book distributors cannot afford to wait for buyers to come to them. They must rather take their products to the people wherever they are. In Tanzania, therefore, enterprising publishers take books to the local markets. There shoppers mingle with books and enjoy lively discussions with the publishers on all aspects of books. The huge sales at these exhibitions have proved the usefulness of such innovative activities. This kind of promotion will no doubt create in adults an awareness of the need for literature.

Efforts made to promote and sell books in the West could be extended with adaptations, if necessary, to intra-African book distribution so that print runs will be longer for the prohibitive costs of books to be brought down. Why cannot children in Nairobi, for instance, read literature published by an indigenous publisher in Nigeria? Much is lost through the compartmentalization of African children's literature. In 1976 an attempt to sell African books from all parts of the continent at the Second Pan African Trade Fair in Algiers collapsed when 4,000 such books had to be brought back because the Algerian government's imposition of a 120% tax on the books had made them too expensive. Such tariffs need to be removed with communication and transport systems improved to facilitate trans-African movement of books.

The situation however seems poised for major changes with the intervention of a series of bodies and institutions thus complementing the efforts of others such as UNESCO that had been working assiduously in the field. There is a wide network of organizations geared towards supporting the growth of publishing in Africa. One of them is APNET which network exists to help strengthen book publishing by Africans in Africa. APNET has been working closely with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and has been supported by Bellagio. The Bellagio Group of donors has been exploring ways of improving support for a number of cultural industries, which it is hoped will eventually include African books for African children as there is now recognition among policy makers that culture of which books are an integral part is much of a key to development.

Book Fairs in Africa have been fastly becoming established institutions with a concerted series of initiatives to redressing the otherwise parlous state of books in Africa. The Pan African Children's Book Fair (PACBF) started in Nairobi, Kenya in 1991 through the initiative of the Foundation for the Promotion of Children's Science Publications in Africa (GHISCI). The fair has been trying to stimulate a learning environment that captures and nurtures the African child's inherent qualities of imagination, curiosity and creativity. It has created a dynamic atmosphere to enhance the preciousness of books in the learning life of the child. Through a variety of activities such as art, toys, fun with science, debates, quizzes, creative writing, story-telling, and reading aloud, Kenyan children have come to love and comfortably identify with this event with increasing numbers thronging it every year. In 1994 a children's library introduced within the fair further whet the children's appetite by enabling children who could not buy books to have the opportunity to read a couple of books at the fair. Since 1994 the Reading Tent has been a major attraction to all children visiting the fair. This has resulted in other African book fairs widely emulating this innovation. Exhibitors also have been steadily improving their marketing skills thus reaching out to the children in more proactive ways, engaging them into books with new titles introduced. The 1998 PACBK had a spectacular advance with each stand becoming a mini library. Yet another innovation - A Children's Home Library Campaign - was launched with children responding with tremendous enthusiasm, buying books and promising to start their own home libraries.

The Zimbabwe International Book Fair has been another important stimulant for the development of the book industry in Africa.The1998 fair was of especial significance because its theme and that of the accompanying Indaba was 'BOOKS AND CHILDREN'
At the sessions of the inaugural Indaba it was emphasized that up to the 1990's book production for children has been weak if not non-existent in some countries. But since 1987 spectacular growth in children's publishing, in both European and African languages have been reported. In Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria production has notably increased in the last ten to twenty years. Print runs have also increased significantly averaging 3,000 to 5,000 copies per title with possibilities of frequent reprinting.

This progress has been attributed to the following:

1. The creativity of African publishers enabling them to produce well-made children's books in terms of content, production quality and price.

2. Continuing increases in state purchases of books for schools and libraries.

3. Appreciable support being provided to publishing and book acquisitions by development agencies, international organizations and N.GO'S.

4. Noticeable increases in sales resulting from efforts publishers are making to promote their books nationally and internationally.

5. Co-operation between publishers and distributors enabling the development of export sales.
But in spite of this difficulties still remain or have been created in the following areas:

1 Wide differences between countries. The situation in South Africa, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Tanzania is very much better than in other countries in their regions. In francophone West Africa, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali and Togo stand out clearly.

2 Difficulties in finding good authors and illustrators still persist.
3 Readership is not sufficiently developed, given the level of illiteracy and the lack of a reading culture or habit.

4 Even where a readership exists, its purchasing power is limited. For books is not as high a basic priority as basic needs.

5 The library network is not developed, especially in the rural areas.

6 The distribution network is not developed.

7 The intense political situation in Zimbabwe has negatively affected the most favorable climate created there for the growth of books not only there but the whole of Africa and has robbed The Zimbabwe International Book Fair of its international flavour.


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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Symbols: Birds, The Black Swan and Ducks

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"The Black Swan" barns five Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. The film, in this season is the talk of popular culture.

Natalie Portman won as best actress, and Darren Aronofsky won the best director. You also get nominated for Screen Actors Guild best ensemble.

Many viewers commented that the story is so sad.

Wenz, a young professional says: "The consequence was a feelingGrip. "

Macmac, a trader said: "It 'a true work of art."

A. The structure is a drama-thriller that shows more than symbolism. The focus on the pen that shoots out of the body, freezing spasms size, colors and scenes to create an image in mind the effect of something real and heartfelt. The game of sex touching, dripping with blood, shortly, and growls, but built right in to the story. Flow in a natural and artistic. The cut nails are serious impact on some scenes, theDilemma in the character's personality. Eventually, Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) in conflict with itself is dissolved in the implementation, a split personality that of a swan, the white swan and black swan. Darren Aronofsky is a fascinating work of art.

Nina says that her mentor, Thomas (Vincent Cassel), after the dance: "I've heard." Although Thomas and the other dancers, the audience, the mother of Nina (Barbara Hershey) and Lily (Mila Kunis), his rival swan, give a round of applause, everyone comes to the "whyYou did? "

In memory of Hans Christian Andersen story of the "ugly duckling" who has lost another group of ducks in a struggle to tell the personality. The other ducks do not accept them, but their significance and called ugly duckling, because the differences in appearance and manner of preferences. Later, the ugly duckling finds his true self, but far from where they came from. Each discovers the ugly duckling is the most beautiful swan of the lake.

B. The Swan(Wikipedia)
The Black Swan is the official bird emblem of Western Australia. In Hindu mythology, is the '(Hamsa) swans grace the vehicle Saraswati, the wisdom and beauty. In Catholicism, can an owl (bird family) as for the wisdom. Even the history of Russian ballet Swan Lake Fyodor Lopukhoy patriarch.

C. Thought
Birds, as God's creation, they play an important role in human history. Several groups feathered characterize some important symbols: the food (chicken), freedom (dove), Omen (Crow)Eagle (power), the owl (wisdom), Peacock (beauty), Gull (a manifestation of life), among others. And there are many others, such as herons, swans and ducks. Even the birds are close to the club, which is a flying mammal, and horse flies (in fairy tales and mythology). And what about the creatures that make beautiful winged Peter Pan?

And what you can from the Guardian Angels, the wing has to say?

In truth, the magic wings and flight feathers!


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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Patty's Industrial Hygiene + Patty's Toxicology (13 Volume Set) 12 vols plus Toxicology Index

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Friday, September 9, 2011

The GOP in 2008: Survey and Analysis (the second of three parts)

!9# The GOP in 2008: Survey and Analysis (the second of three parts)

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III. Alan Keyes:

Alan Keyes is a resident of Maryland and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council under Ronald Reagan. He holds a Ph.D. in government affairs from Harvard in 1979 and is also the guest on radio call-in show "America Wake-Up Call. The Alan Keyes Show" has launched his first bid for the Senate in 1988, but lost to incumbent Democrat Paul Sarbanes. In 1992 he ran again, this time losing Democrat Barbara Mikulski. During thisCountry Keyes campaign was still the United Nations [debt while he himself paid a salary of $ 100,000 of campaign contributions. He argues that the debt, that the election campaign and that he personally was not responsible.

Although the GOP presidential nomination twice before tried, and very charismatic, Keyes is disconcerting and even in some circles as "extremist." Another issue is whether Keyes, a "loyal" Republicans are, as has been reported fromWashington Post in 1992, Keyes said that the party "racist", adding: "At some level, blacks do not apply ... If I can work in the fields, I think I should be allowed in to go home for dinner."

As a presidential candidate Keyes is often lamented the fact that many of the questions asked, the race was centered and it was a scary poll. He believed that the media does not portray him as a capable candidate, emphasizing his race than hisstands on the issues. Slate Jacob Weisberg said that "the race factor works in favor Keyes mild '," because if it were a white Republican, and therefore less of a novelty, the press portray him in a more direct, like a fanatic. Ignoring Keyes is the kindest thing you can do printing for him. "

Keyes is strictly anti-abortion, writing "The breach of [sic] innocent human life the same, if you commit acts of terrorism or abortion." 2002 ("The vocabulary of terrorism: anti-abortionPolitics since 9 / 11. "April 10, 2002) Keyes added:" "What distinguishes terrorism from ordinary warrior, is that the terrorists deliberately target innocent human life, what is done during an abortion to anyone.? Objectives innocent human life. "

During the 6th Republican presidential debate in January 2000, revealed that his stand on homosexuality is still bitter, "And 'now that we have put the whole truth, if we accept the radical homosexual agenda will be.the military or in marriage or in other areas of our lives we have destroyed the concept of family. We must resist the military. We need to oppose the marriage. We have to face when the basic institutions of our civilization is to survive. Who is not ready, this fact and play with this issue are doing so irresponsibly at the expense of the moral foundations of America. "(In the meantime, just know that his daughter Maya Keyes' is a lesbian, a lifestyle that is condemned as a facial"Selfish hedonism").

While in the 2004 Illinois senatorial debates Keyes was asked: "What would you say to your child if one of your children to come to you and say that he or she was homosexual?" Answer Keyes' was: "I'm not saying homosexual relations is an abomination, the Bible says so and many people in this state to believe in the Bible when it says ... -. marriage traditional marriage - is based on heterosexual relationships because they are connected to reproduction. In anySociety and culture is the marriage with the control activities associated with the consequences of procreation. And this is the main topic in the civic sense, against something like gay marriage. And 'irrelevant. It is not necessary, and the idea that we need laws regulating private friendships for no reason, strikes me as a fundamental degrading these private friendships ... institutionalize and who, I think, puts us on a road in the direction of ourSocial self-destruction. "

The eloquent Keyes believes that America needs a return to his roots morally-based. These positions I play "sermons", but Keyes argues that the lack of morality in this country one of the causes of the problems of cities. Keyes has aa strong following among conservative Christians, but not to the point where he has a realistic chance of anything ever chosen. He says that abortion gives women "a choice to move tothat life in her womb is a violation of the basic premise that makes America what it is ... is about our commitment to that which defines us as a people and a free country. I think it's the most important issue of our time. "Still, others have problems with his opposition to the constitutional provision that allows the separation of church and state.

Keyes believes that the 17 Amendment, the direct election of U.S. senators, instead of offering their election or appointment of aDiet, wrongly assumes the power of the diets. In 2004, Senator Zell Miller SJ Res 35, which would repeal the 17 Amendment, it was believed too much power to special interests in Washington and was an attack on federalism. Also supporting this idea was Libertarian Lew Rockwell.

Keyes says, "Senators were originally elected as part of our Constitution, the Parliament - for the simple reason that the Senate was adopted to represent the StateGovernments, non-geographical units, but governments which take power, the control of the affairs of the states as sovereign entities, which under our Constitution, retain the residual powers of government are not transferred to the federal government ... our laws in the state of Illinois, to be adopted by Parliament. In passing these laws, people are "disenfranchised" in this state? Of course not. If the legislature makes a decision, a criminal law imposes limits onBooks, "The people against so-and-such." if the law is violated because the legislature believes that the people responsible for the meaning of our Constitution. "

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In 1996, Keyes sought the presidential nomination of the Republican Party, but the prize went to Bob Dole, who was strangled in the general election of Bill Clinton). In 2000, Keyes tried again. He "... was invited to join the two remaining major candidates, John McCain and George W. Bush, in aNumber of nationally televised debates. Many viewers were impressed by Keyes as McCain and Bush and commentators on Fox News Channel and MSNBC came the winner of the debate, Keyes said. FOX News Channel analyst Dick Morris said: "Bush has no place to go but down Keyes had recorded an original message, and '.."

In 2004, when the Republican candidate has had for the U.S. Senate seat from Illinois to withdraw because of a sex scandal, Keyes was recruited to answer the bell. Somesaw him as a carpetbagger and worse, a hypocrite to Hillary Clinton's Senate bid in New York to report after a short stay in this state. Keyes said: "I'm deeply shocked by the destruction of federalism by Hillary Clinton in a state of readiness to live and do not even pretend to represent people there, so certainly would not imitate represented." It 'was performed in the hypocrisy of the party and to require the unique circumstances in which his participation wasrequired. However, final results were Barack Obama has won votes 3,524,70270 Keyes '1, 371.88227.

Keyes is a supporter of the death penalty during his campaign not Illinois senator was asked: "How does your support of the death penalty and against abortion, the conflict with their Catholic faith, Keyes denied a conflict, the ' abortion with the word 'and capital punishment are at different levels of moral concerns. Abortion is intrinsically, objectively wrong and sinful,while the death penalty is a matter of prudential judgment that is not in itself a violation of moral law. There are some issues that objectively against the most elementary rules of decency and morality, abortion, for example, is one of them - the suppression of innocent life ... But if you take a position that the distinction between innocent life and guilty life is extinguished, then there are only a breach of an ethical canon to destroy the foundation of law, and that is the lastContempt for human life. "

Keyes against CAFTA, NAFTA and GATT agreements. He also supported the 23% VAT, which has asked her Senatorial opponent Barack Obama. "One of the potentially regressive tax systems that we have" Keyes believes that this flat tax "would be a benefit for many taxpayers, right there. It would also provide a massive increase in the capitalization of the economy, employment and productivity, and especiallythat the individual would be in their consumption behavior to determine when they paid taxes. Each fair tax proposal also contains measures to ensure that the poor and who are willing to live with satisfaction is the tax due. "

Obama countered with a research study supported by the University of Chicago economist. "After all the exceptions in place (the tax) had, it would be fifty cents to seventy cents on the dollar to be, with every purchase, you have some exceptionsThey suggest. (This fee is) on top of state and local sales taxes that already exist. "

Keyes is also strongly against abortion, citing the following figures: "Did you know that something like 13 million children were killed by blacks Roe v. Wade, as a result of this holocaust of abortion, you know that the black population of something today? 25 per cent less than it would otherwise be the case because of abortion? Did you know that black womendisproportionately likely to have an abortion, that children are aborted than blacks born today, and how this type of project trends into the future, the black population is a negligible factor in American politics and other things, during the 21 Century? I think back to American blacks, with a legacy of oppression and slavery, which unfortunately is involved in this matter, because 78 percent of abortion clinicsthat provided by several of the abortions in America, Planned Parenthood, are in or close to the black community. The blacks are thirteen percent of the population. They represent more than one third of abortions. So I think about these important issues, there are models that have yet to find people based on race, and have targeted people in the womb. "

More recently, Keyes against the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, writing: "ManyConservatives do not understand why President George W. Bush stealth approach for the selection of candidates for the Supreme Court adopted. If the Democrats trash highly qualified candidates because their thinking reflects the President of the Court, instead of the platform of the Democratic Party will not be difficult to convince the public that they are simply trying to achieve by intimidation what they could not to reach the polls in recent presidential elections. "

CONDI WILL V.RUN?

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, by her mother after the Italian musical notation "with sweetness" (that is, to play "Sweet."), Was in Birmingham, Alabama, born in 1954. During this time, Birmingham was the center of the civil rights movement, but his family was not the demonstrative type, the choice of hard work and stress education as a means to "overcome".

B. Denise Rawlins writes: "As the only son of educators, the importance of rice was impressed by theFirst day. He learned to read when most children were still struggling to walk up to 3 years and began teaching in a variety of areas: classical piano, figure skating, dance, French. Rice was in eighth grade for 11 years joined the University of Denver at 15, and went on to earn his doctorate in international studies. "

She is idolized by young black girl in the whole country and in the eyes of many is the darling of the Republican Party. President has the ear and ConferenceEvery morning and talk to him all day. The former assistant to Clinton, Dick Morris is expected that you or Hillary Clinton as the 44th U.S. President will be sworn in January 2009. He and co-author Eileen McGann believe: "There is one and only one, figure in America, Hillary Clinton can stop the Secretary of State Condoleezza." "Condi Rice Among all the possible Republican candidates for president, Condi alone could win nomination, defeat Hillary and derail athird Clinton administration. Condoleezza, in fact, represents a mortal threat to the success of Hillary. With its broad appeal to voters outside the traditional Republican base Condi has the potential to carry large supply enough defections from the Democratic Party in serious erosion among voters Hillary's core. It pulls the same woman, African-Americans and Hispanic voters who embrace Hillary, while maintaining the traditional support of Republicans. "

And 'if you doubtRice was running for president would receive widespread black support. Many blacks do not embrace, seeing them as the face of an administration that is indifferent to the concerns of blacks. This started with George Bush snubbed the NAACP's invitation during the primaries to ensure respect for the anti-affirmative action Michigan statutes (not the birthday of Martin Luther King a couple) for the slow response to those stranded by Hurricane Katrina links. In all three cases has been criticized as rice"Bush apologist". A recent article in Black Commentator Rice said: "... the purest expression of the traitor race. Mannered No description is possible." The article continues: "... The Republican Party, a strategy of selective, high-profile minority appointments This approach allows the GOP continues to maintain the basic core racist ... Of secondary importance was given to the possibility of finding large support among. blacks voters. "

Before the rice was part of theThe policy of the Republicans was a student at Stanford University. During this period Czechoslovak diplomat Josef Korbel was the father of the affected in the process of being Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Rice to notice only when used during the seminar may 1984 she has been challenged by Brent Scowcroft, the head of the Commission, President Ronald Reagan on strategic forces. After a discussion on arms control, Rice has questioned the wisdom of government policy to prevent. Scowcroft later admitted that Ricewas "someone I need to know. This is an intimidating subject.'s this girl, and she is not intimidated."

Scowcroft, Rice began calling various health events, and when she was National Security Advisor in 1989, appointed the National Security Council as an authority on Soviet politics. In 1998 he met the then Texas Governor George W. Bush in a meeting on the campus of Stanford University. A year later he joined his office as rector of the StanfordThe Bush team to bring foreign policy advisers. In 2000, Dr. Rice was elected to the Republican National Convention address in 2000.

While their strength is in foreign policy, the question arises of how they might fare on domestic issues. Economic Rice perhaps better insight through their work at Stanford, where he shows them to make unpopular cuts. Two years later the school was again solid economic base, hit the benefactor of the school.

Rice says the war on terrorismthat the Bush administration, "... have acted swiftly to unify and streamline our efforts to protect the American homeland. The President and the Congress of the Patriot Act, the legal and bureaucratic walls broke before 11. September handicapped intelligence forces and law from the collection and sharing of vital threat information. Those who claim now to roll back the Patriot Act changes invite us, the important lesson that we learned to forget September 11. "

ThoughSome consider them nothing but their play "Lady," Bush Nixon. During his confirmation hearing, said that (for the position of Secretary of State) Senate Senator Barbara Boxer of California, that their loyalty to George Bush "overwhelmed your respect for the truth." Boxer also criticized the Bush administration (especially rice) for the failure to develop an exit strategy for Iraq and are unwilling to acknowledge mistakes.

While the right hand of Bush, his policy might emphasize the samethose of the president during his second term stresses. This could partially privatize social security, revision control laws and the issue of immigration. As Alan Keyes, Rice is in possession of a deeply religious man, which means that it is more than likely against abortion and gay marriage, but there is no proverbial "paper trail" that can be fed into the rice. Yet there are critics like Condi Grugyn Silverbristle, who writes: "When I started to investigateCondoleezza Rice, the irony that I first noticed was an almost total absence of original records. Your most important books and papers are almost always as a co-author. In fact, almost the only original "work" I was able to identify their class discourse Condoleezza 12th June 1999. "

In that speech, Rice speaks the line: "Our common border is no longer a line that divides us, but a region that unites our countries, our aspirations, values ​​and culture ..." It was allegedthat this line has been raised previously by a speech by Colin Powell. The accusation that Rice should not be an "original thinker" probably do nothing to harm her during the campaign. And while Rice's "flattered" to "Project Condi" websites, does not want the President, unless the National Football League. (Seriously, folks).

Rice, however, pen an essay titled "Promoting the National Interest", indicating the need for change in U.S. foreign policy focusedso that our allies in the United States foreign policy, he said. Rice wrote: "... the United States should return to the fundamental principle that" issues of power. "" It 'was written a year before Bush launched his 2000 bid for the White House. Now is the cornerstone of Bush's foreign policy.

Some candidates have refused to run for president because they do not want to subject their families to the invasiveness of the media. In the case of State Condoleezza case of ice, would rejectrumors about her being a lesbian. The problem has been carried out in all places, in a comic strip called "The Boondocks" and the explanation. "Perhaps if there was a man in the world who Condoleezza truly loved, it would not be so eager to destroy it"

The Washington Post pulled the strip, including the version with the policy of not commenting on the private lives of politicians. Democrats are not as beautiful as we have seen the attacks on Mary Cheney during the election campaign of 2004. SarahWho said: "Of course, we are called lesbians should be a big problem, but the reality is that for women (especially single women) in public positions of power, this kind of items can be very harmful (is) the use of. homosexuality as a defect that is so disturbing, because not only on the assumption that a strong, confident woman should not be based on a "real" (read: heterosexual) women, but women only in heterosexual relationships 'real' women. "

The policyDestruction are more than a fancy slogan, but a distinct reality. When is the last time a presidential campaign was really about the issues? Since the Bush-Dukakis debacle (political low point in my book), personal attacks under the guise of throwing, "which has stronger family values."

If Condi is not running, you will have access to some very deep pockets "who served on the board of directors for the Chevron Corporation, the Charles Schwab Corporation, the William and FloraHewlett Foundation, Transamerica Corporation, Hewlett Packard, the Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, RAND Corporation, and KQED, public broadcasting for San Francisco. It 'was also on the Board of Directors of the University of Notre Dame, the International Advisory Council of JP Morgan and the San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors. "(Wikipedia). This can also cause voters to be wary of her blacks, believe (as most of the members of the GOP)committed to large enterprises.

In August of 2004 and 2005, Forbes magazine named her the world's most powerful woman. Condi should work? The consensus is, she is the smartest member of the administration and has a good chance of winning. Their popularity across racial lines. Even as the vice-presidential candidate makes a huge GOP, when coupled with Jeb Bush, John McCain or Rudy Giulani. In addition, Rice-Clinton campaign withdrawal where it should be: aDiscussion of the problems between two intelligent people - and maybe win over a woman - if it is important to know that

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Advancing Critical Criminology: Theory and Application (Critical Perspectives on Crime and Inequality)

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Patty's Toxicology, Tox Issues Related to Metals/Neurotoxicology and Radiation/Metals and Metal Compounds (Volume 2)

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* Completely reorganized, this new edition of PATTY'S TOXICOLOGY encompasses eight core volumes and a cumulative index. For the vast majority of chapters (27 through 97, spanning Volumes II through VII) that focus on individual compounds or classes of compounds, a standardized format will be adopted to provide core identifying information for each compound, such as CAS Registry numbers, RTECS number, physical and chemical properties, threshold limit values (TLVs), permissible exposure limits (PELs), maximum workplace concentrations (MAK), and biological tolerance values for occupational exposures (BAT).
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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Try a holiday units Fly America This Year

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Discover the delights of America and Canada on a holiday flying disc, you can experience the changing landscape of the Pacific Highway 1, the culture of New England, experience the grandeur of the Grand Canyon or enjoy the Americas alone been on a vacation Fly drive Florida the objectives for your Fly Drive holiday are endless and the flexibility of their attractiveness.

Rent Book return flights, you buy a car and a map or plan a little 'more and have a route and the route to follow. II can not recommend enough that kids love the changing scenery, and a new holiday every 2 or 3 days, and adults all over the landscape changes and the variety is surprisingly quiet again.

A vacation can be a Fly Hard planned route, with the certainty that your hotel is waiting for you next, or you can fly your holiday travel plans, while America is designed to go forward. Alternatively, you can experience the freedom of the open road and plan your driving America to flyVacation in camper. In no place is more suitable as a fly drive holiday in Canada or in North America, with its wide streets and several landscapes.

Try to get a good handle on how big America and Canada must be maintained, Google Maps is a good tool to use when you know how much San Francisco and Los Angeles from each other, for example, you want the way in which nearly 500 miles away and would take almost 10 hours to get from one to another to drive all the time, but since this is a party, I would notrecommend the trip in less than 3 days, there is so much to see and if you have time, you may very well be 2 weeks on a similar journey. To give you an idea, this is a track that I created for normal people;

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A splendid, breathtaking, down notorious American "Pacific Highway 1" unity between cliffs in San Francisco and Monterey, stopping at the beautiful city of Caramel and comfortable ride on the Big Sur coastSan Simeon and Santa Barbara before arriving in Los Angeles, the movie capital of the world.

I like to go on vacation for the clients - you may need to explore the west coast of America or the feeling that it will be much more than Disneyland and your right a bit 'more about Florida, there is! And the national parks across America are a must, the class-West Fly Drive is just one example is the wide variety so I suggest you take a card and remember how great the United States is making a planof where you want to visit.

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It is a great taste of what California has to offer and a perfect trip for the whole family. Shopping in San Francisco, the lush, green forest and Mirror Lake Yosemite National Park, stunning red cliffs and arid desert of Death Valley, Grand Canyon scenery, the thrill of Las Vegas and the magic of Los Angeles, the movie capital of the world. For more information, please read

Grand Canyon Fly Drive holidays
Our most popular flightfly in 3 states, Nevada to fly, spend the first night in Las Vegas, traveling to Arizona and experience the awe inspiring Grand Canyon to Lake Powell is the second largest lake in America, Utah and Monument Valley, the point most impressive of the earth, enjoy the calm before the Capitol Reef experience the diversity of Bryce Canyon and the towering cliffs of Zion before returning to Las Vegas.

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Monday, August 8, 2011

Deception Point By: Jim Gilliam - Book Review

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Most fiction writers reject their characters are not representative of all persons living or dead, they bear responsibility. However, Jim Gilliam's DNA in its main character, Tim Kelly depicted in his thrilling novel, Deception Point. Once enrolled in the U.S. Coast Guard under 14 for lying about his birth and education after his military service, a parallel career in the police, both Gilliam and Kelly have a lot in common. But the similaritiesStop there, as his book leads the reader into a story of a history of emotional and engaging drama events and intrigues, with immense courage by first-hand knowledge of his subject Jim Gilliam increased.

Nobody is perfect. Here's how Jim Gilliam develops his protagonist Tim Kelly, as he ambiguously between sound moral judgments and anti-social behavior, reveals a depth in the complexities of real people instead of fictional characters associated with typical stereo. It 'alsoGilliam's style of writing, with precise dialect of the military in general terms and procedures for those who have served in the armed forces and security forces of realism and credibility to the fictional history known. It is interesting to note that Jim Gilliam also toys with the timeline of his book in a sense, from a scene of torture, grabbing the attention of the reader, then brought him back into the life of Tim Kelly's statement of personal characteristics that make up the Finally, in the phraseBeginning. These techniques, together with a high degree of respect for the intelligence of the reader, resulting in numerous awards Deceptionachieving point of reading most of the community, which rightly deserves.

The turning point of the novel, when the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Point Deception by "friendly fire", was attacked off the coast of Vietnam in August 1966. This piece shows an example of terse, concise technical writing Gilliam throws in every aspect of his gripRoman:

. "Many errors occur during the war, is the nature of the beast this morning had the Deception Point was mistakenly targeted as an enemy to form steam south of the north side of the seventeenth parallel trade identified -. DMZ identified as hostile, it was the point of deception fair game for the B-57 begins the execution of the first of three rifle - apparently only a few moments after the rockets lit up the Deception Point The B-57 crashed to kill, his four guns 20 mm M39.spreading death and destruction. Built for a maximum speed of 16-17 knots, Deception Point offer lightweight steel hull and aluminum superstructure no protection for the crew. "

This event, along with the hall to say CYA military method and responsibility: "These things happen in combat" have an effect on perfusion Tim Kelly, shorts already volatile spirit leads him into an orbit of anti-social behavior. Like many Vietnam veterans have to deal with PTSD andhaunting memories, gets the reader with an increase in blood pressure from the weaving of themes like honor Gilliam writes, that illuminate the holders of high military positions. This was one of the emotions in Deception Point, I have been personally presented to the heart.

After Tim Kelly fired by the Coast Guard with less than an honorable discharge, he sought a career in drug-related prosecutions. And 'here than meets again his past that will bust Rodolfo Guzman, a powerful drug lordand a person who in his youth he became friends. This series of events played like a movie Mission Impossible, with an enormous task, courage, violence and adrenaline filled with moments of tension and terror.

Jim Gilliam has created a "must read" book for those who love action-packed military and police novels. Has a unique style that distinguishes him as a fresh voice in the variety written generally similar. Deception Point plays would be perfect as a blockbuster movieGiven the insatiable appetite of the public hero with character flaws, it goes against all the odds to achieve a socially acceptable result. In fact, I can not wait for the sequel!


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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Nursing Malpractice: Roots of Nursing Malpractice

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