New York City in 1966 is awash in destitution, crime, and economic segregation. The National Origins Formula quota limits have just been repealed, leading to unprecedented levels of immigration to America. The Julius "sip-in," a Gay Liberation protest against state laws preventing bars from serving homosexuals, has owners concerned about who they admit into their establishments.Danica Klimmeck, a painter and life model recently arrived in the country, sees an opportunity to escape ...

Chinese Overseas Ports in Africa and the Middle East examines Chinese “involved” seaports overseas, where involvement can take the form of foreign direct investment (FDI), the construction of a terminal or special economic zone (SEZ) and/or terminal operations in countries such as Djibouti, Tanzania, and Oman.The country-oriented chapters shed light on issues such as the materialization (or not) of Chinese ports, the effects of project realization on inter alia port perfor...

An updated edition just in time for Steven Spielberg's animated film The Adventures of Tintin, premiering December 23, 2011, produced by Peter Jackson and starring Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, and Jamie Bell as TintinThe silhouette of Tintin—a young man wearing golf pants, running with a white fox terrier by his side—is easily one of the most recognizable visual icons of the modern world. In fact Tintin is nine years older than Superman and 10 years o...

A woman alone in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge genocide, who transforms the boredom of the camps into light.

A machine writes your emails. A boss swears it will replace his teams. A president restarts a nuclear plant to feed it. And nowhere, it seems, has anyone actually checked what it can do.Twelve myths. Twelve takedowns, backed by dated facts.The machine-breakers of 1811, and the queen who had already worked it out in 1589. The lawyer with the invented case law. The agent that wipes a database, then apologizes — self-rated severity: 95%. The 95% of corporate AI projects with n...

In this groundbreaking manual for longevity, leading longevity expert Jean-Marc Lemaitre reveals how the latest science can help you measure, slow, and even reverse biological aging at a cellular level.For generations, we've accepted aging as an inevitable decline, measuring our years by birthdays while ignoring the more crucial metric—our biological age. Traditional medicine continues to treat the symptoms of age-related diseases rather than addressing th...

Since the industrial revolution and coal mining in the 19th century followed by oil and gas drilling in the 20th century, massive CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming and rising sea levels, which will continue until political and industrial energy decision-makers put in place effective energy transition solutions. In the meantime, younger generations are worried and some even suffer from climate eco-anxiety. This book gives examples of simulated coastal submersion, based on sel...

In 1942, the Wehrmacht was forced to partially de-motorise its army until 1945. The reason for this? Lack of fuel. This split the German military into two parallel forces: one mechanised, the other reliant on horses. Almost a century later, an eerily similar crisis looms. If China and India consumed as much oil per capita as the United States, then current production would not be enough to meet their needs. As their economic growth is inevitable, the same paradigm as that of the German arm...

Ingrid lives in a cabin near a lake in Norway, with her dad, her cats and her dog. She spends her time with her pets but she sometimes gets bored because they only answer her questions with meowing and barking. Her greatest wish would be to have a pet that could talk like her. Knowing this is impossible, Ingrid sometimes gets sad.However, one day, an extraordinary encounter will change her life… Did she imagine this encounter? Will her Christmas night be truly magical?ABOUT...

About the BookHave you ever thought, "what makes us tick?" or "why are we wired a certain way?" Have you ever compared yourself to your siblings and wondered why you are so different in personality and have different interests and desires? Yet, you were born of the same parents, given the same upbringing and been taught the same principles and practices of life as they? Have you ever noticed why you and your spouse are on different wavelengths and never seem to see eye-to-eye on the...

Stress is a part of life, but being stressed is not a normal thing. Being too anxious is not only a psychological risk, it is also a physical risk, with harmful effects on the brain and the rest of the body.The more stress is present, the more vulnerable the body is to colds, flu and a multitude of chronic illnesses, even fatal ones, which is why it is vital to control your stress and this is possible on a daily basis, simply by using these techniques that come directly from the ad...

Are you pregnant? Your attacks of stress, anxiety, your malaise are the symptom of the natural hormonal upheaval necessary for the good development of the fetus. So you don't have to feel guilty for all the emotional disorder you are experiencing. On the other hand, you do have the possibility of acting against it.What can you do?With The 4-Point of Energy method, based on Shiatsu techniques specially adapted to pregnant women, you will lea...