How a murder sparked a diplomatic dispute between Canada and India and the harm it caused to both nations' reputations abroadA Sikh temple in a Vancouver neighborhood was the scene of the murder of 45-year-old Canadian government employee Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18, 2023, by two masked assailants.The death of a Canadian citizen, according to Trudeau, was "an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty" if a foreign authority was involved.As the conflict between C...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Savannah, Georgia.Savannah [1], the historic riverside birthplace of Georgia, was settled in 1733 by British colonists led by General James Oglethorpe and Colonel William Bull. In 1864 when General William Tecumseh Sherman marched in, the mayor of Savannah gave Sherman's men run of the city in exchange for leaving it untorched. As a result, Savannah is one of the few major cities in the South with antebellum charm and architecture remai...

With a frightening capacity for extreme violence, Tyneside protection hardman Viv Graham struck fear into the hearts of his enemies, yet his benevolence to local charities and schemes to keep kids away from drugs and crime was well known. A legend in his own lifetime, he was the ultimate maverick troubleshooter whose size and ability to fight enabled him to live just as he wishes, never forgetting the deprived community he came from, who in times of need, considered him the fourth emergenc...

Expanded story of the poem, The Groovy Pig, by Stephen Richards, Wee Wisdom, Unity School of Christianity, Unity Village, MO: June 1971.

This is a practical and comprehensive guide to international ART law and practice for practicing lawyers, covering surrogacy, gamete donation and family formation. It also covers technical, legal and practical issues to be considered on any international ART journey.

Finding the time to read and pray as part of our spiritual disciplines is sometimes difficult enough, let alone what to read where and why. One Thing provides a daily devotional intended to be read in less than two minutes but filled with a day's worth (or more) of inspirational topics, stories, scripture verses, and events from both the Old and New Testaments. Among the unique themes, there are familiar characters scattered throughout the book, but there's also a considerable amount of ti...

This book elaborates on the project of continuing education and training (CET), its purposes, practices and prospects for future models and approaches. As such, it also seeks to elaborate the needs for a means by which this important educational sector can achieve its goals both now, and in the near future. Often seen as a supplementary or additional educational sector, CET is gaining increased relevance and importance given the need for individuals to remain employable across lengthening ...

The third edition provides thorough coverage of the causes and characteristics of intellectual disabilities as well as detailed discussions of the validated instructional approaches in the field today. A revised "Future Directions" chapter explores the most recent philosophical, social, legal, medical, educational, and personal issues that professionals and people with intellectual disabilities face. All chapters have been updated with recent developments in research and the newest termino...

Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities: Historical Perspectives, Current Practices, and Future Directions provides thorough coverage of the causes and characteristics of cognitive and intellectual disabilities (formerly known as mental retardation) as well as detailed discussions of the validated instructional approaches in the field today. Features include:A companion website that offers students and instructors learning objectives, additional activities, discussio...

Filling the roles of U.S. Navy Veteran, Police Officer, Retired County Sheriff, Behavioral Health Liaison, and Municipal Mayor were easy for a young man motivated by success and accomplishment. With each new battle faced, opponent overcome, and adventure partaken in, learning resulted. Stepping into the role of parent proved not only more challenging but significantly more rewarding. Through each changed diaper, midnight feeding, scraped knee, and painted nail, Richard found that his purpo...

The subject of low-energy excitations has evolved since two-level-tunneling systems were first proposed ~50 years ago. Initially they were used to explain the common anomalous properties of oxide glasses and polymers; now the subject includes a wide range of other materials containing disorder: amorphous semiconductors and metals, doped- mixed- and quasi-crystals, surface adsorbates, ... and topics such as dephasing of quantum states and interferometer noise. A fairly simple empirical desc...

Honor, to many it is merely a word. To others, it exemplifies a foundational principle which encompasses every aspect of their being. For former County Sheriff, U.S. Navy Veteran, Mayor, and lifelong public servant the word meant so much more. Through each adventure he undertook, call for service and person contacted, Richard Stephens set out to honor his calling through exemplifying professionalism and providing for those who could not provide for themselves.What he failed to unde...