You picked up this book because you have heard the quiet of a Southern town after dark and you know that quiet can keep a secret for 40 years. A girl does not come home, a deputy and his father are shot in a garage at 1 in the afternoon, a wallet surfaces 20 years later in perfect condition after falling from a couch, and the file sits thin in a drawer. You may have wondered why some cases go cold quickly while others could have been solved with 1 more call, 1 more search, or 1 more test. ...

The human resources crisis in the health sector has been gathering attention on the global stage. To date, however, most of this attention has focused on shortages of health human resources (HRH) at the national level. At least as important are problems at the sub-national level. Massive geographic and skill mix imbalances are reflected in the perilous undersupply of HRH in most rural areas. Virtually all Sub-Saharan African countries suffer from significant geographic imbalances. Very lit...

This volume illuminates some of the manifold ways in which Britain’s communication infrastructure affected everyday life in nineteenth-century Britain. Accordingly, it highlights socio-economic, cultural, and material repercussions of selected aspects of mediated communication. It covers:The rise and role of the communication worker and the Post Office’s status as Britain’s largest employer as well as pioneering employer of women.The campaigns su...

This volume pays particular attention to Britain’s embeddedness—and role in shaping—a rapidly expanding global communications network. In particular, it reflects the links between communications and Britain’s imperial and colonial projects. It covers:The development of imperial communication routes and infrastructures as well as, in the late nineteenth-century, the introduction of imperial penny postageThe ramifications of new technologies and media of communication...

This volume foregrounds the close, and mutually informing, relationships between mediated communication and technological innovation during the nineteenth century. It draws attention to the fact that communication was a driver of innovation, but also considers how communication practices adapted to new media and technologies. The following themes and subjects are covered:The development of the telegraph, from the semaphore in the late eighteenth century to the wirel...

This volume focuses on the development of mail services between ca. 1780 and 1860. It takes as its starting point John Palmer’s proposal to reform the mail coach system in the 1780s. As part of this volume, the following themes and subjects are covered:Mail services prior to the introduction of the penny post, including the rise and fall of the mail coach; correspondence and surveillance during the Napoleonic wars; the emergence of local penny posts; and debates abo...

Will and Mara Sterling have been happily married for eleven years. Maybe more. Like millions of Americans, Will and Mara know they are Time Wreckers. But without access to the data from their past life map, they'll never know who they were, what crime was committed, or how a timeline rectification changed their lives.Television personality Deirdre Collins is out to fix that. Her case against the Department of Timeline Rectification has gone all the way up to the Supreme Court. If T...

States of danger and deceit places key films (Z (1969), The Mattei Affair (1972), State of Siege (1972), The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum (1975), Illustrious Corpses (1976)) and filmmakers (Costa-Gavras, Elio Petri, Francesco Rosi, Volker Schlöndorff) from across Europe into their historical, political and social contexts before considering the ways they have impacted upon politically engaged filmmakers since.Presented in a dos...

Provides important new content on specific ethical, leadership, and advocacy capabilities that advance the DNP role in nursing practiceThis core text for the DNP curriculum encompasses all facets of the evolving advanced practice role including diverse professional opportunities and options for career advancement. With ten completely new chapters, the third edition conveys the latest developments in doctoral-level capabilities, including the specific ethic...

The Title and Story of this book depicts the telling of Cody Lanus' personal story, of the recognition of his addictive tenancies. When seen by him in hindsight, he realized they began when he first ventured into some addictive behavior while chasing his very first tattoo. He reveals where he was physically, relationally, emotionally, and spiritually throughout the journey of his tattoos. Cody tells his story with the hope of helping others, quite possibly yourself or a loved one, find not...

These essays reexamine European forts in West Africa as hubs where different peoples interacted, negotiated and transformed each other socially, politically, culturally, and economically. This collection brings together scholars of history, archaeology, cultural studies, and others to present a nuanced image of fortifications, showing that over time the functions and impacts of the buildings changed as the motives, missions, allegiances, and power dynamics in the region also changed. Focus...

This core text for the DNP curriculum explores the historical and evolving advanced practice doctoral role as envisioned by leading DNP scholars and educators. Its distinctive point-counterpoint format—consisting of commentaries that dispute or support the opinions of chapter authors--provides a foundation of varying opinions that stimulate vigorous critical dialogue. The second edition has been revised to examine the latest developments in the ongoing evolution of doctoral-level roles alo...