Short-story sequel to THE PROTECTORSOakland Police Officers Connor Bradwick and Ellie James take Doc Julie Morrison undercover with them at a Halloween Rave, trying to stop the dealer distributing the flesh eating heroin substitute: Krokodil. The trio bust bad guys on the way, as the three costumed crime busters hit the rave trail with humorous results.

A class of highly mathematical algorithms works with three-dimensional (3D) data known as graphs. Our research challenge focuses on applying these algorithms to solve more complex problems with financial data, which tend to be in higher dimensions (easily over 100), based on probability distributions, with time subscripts and jumps. The 3D research analogy is to train a navigation algorithm when the way-finding coordinates and obstacles such as buildings change dynamically and are expresse...

This book examines the concept of Ren in a business context. It begins by reviewing relevant Chinese literature on Ren (忍), then explores the Customer Ren Orientation model and its connections with Harmony, Business Relationship, Service Quality, and Loyalty.To conduct the research, a two-stage design was employed. In the first stage, qualitative methods, such as focus group discussions and expert consultations, were used. The second stage involved quantitative research, including ...

Mastering satellite play is a sure-fire way to leverage your bankroll and enables you to make small investments for shots at massive payouts. In this book, poker professional and satellite specialist Bernard Lee explains how. Inspired by Chris Moneymaker’s epic 2003 WSOP Main Event victory (which he qualified for via a satellite), Lee gained entry to the 2005 Main Event via satellite and eventually finished in 13th place. Since this time, Lee, a Harvard University graduate, has competed in...

A Look Back in Time Vol. III finds a military kid living on post at Ft. Sill, while attending Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma. Bernard has promised his dad he will pursue a career as an officer in the Army. That promise weighs heavily on his mind. Bernard knows he will have to excel in his classes to realize his dreams of attending college. If he is successful, he will be the first in his family to do so. The stakes are high, almost as high as the hurdles t...

Imaging in Reconstructive Microsurgery represents the first book in its kind the the Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery Community. This books includes all the imaging modalities available for plastic and reconstructive surgeons which adds major steps in the daily clinical practice. Most of these imaging modalities can and should be used by the operating surgeon her/himself to exponentially enhance and empower the clinical practice. This book provides step-by-step description o...

Still the most comprehensive reference available on surgical flaps, this classic text remains your go-to source for practical, authoritative guidance on achieving the best possible outcomes for your patients. The thoroughly revised 4th Edition features an all-new, full-color format that greatly enhances its visual appeal and usefulness in your everyday practice. Dozens of internationally recognized experts describe every clinical proven flap option available for repairing both routine and ...

Still the most comprehensive reference available on surgical flaps, this classic text remains your go-to source for practical, authoritative guidance on achieving the best possible outcomes for your patients. The thoroughly revised 4th Edition features an all-new, full-color format that greatly enhances its visual appeal and usefulness in your everyday practice. Dozens of internationally recognized experts describe every clinical proven flap option available for repairing both routine and ...

English is the most widely taught and learned language in the world and is used for communication among speakers from different language backgrounds. How it can be effectively taught and learned, what English means to, and how it can be "owned" by, non-native speakers of English in Asia and elsewhere, are all issues that warrant contemplation. This edited collection addresses these issues and more by looking at a wide range of topics that are relevant and timely in contexts where English i...

Five high school seniors were going to the 'haunted house' when their car wouldn't start. Mike Rawlins who is a sophomore and works at his dad's auto shop stopped by and got the car going for them. They convince Mike to go with them to the haunted house and he does, but not before stopping and getting holy water at the church and buying salt. Mike had been there before, he knew to be prepared.Once in the house the girls are less than enthused. Talk about creepy. Mike makes a circle...

Bernard LaFayette Jr. (b. 1940) was a cofounder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a leader in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins, a Freedom Rider, an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the national coordinator of the Poor People's Campaign. At the young age of twenty-two, he assumed the directorship of the Alabama Voter Registration Project in Selma—a city that had previously been removed from the orga...