The Pan American Health Organization alerted American citizens and the world in May 2015 concerning the Zika virus. This was after the confirmation of an infection from the virus in Brazil that was discovered around that same time. During this period of the outbreak women in Brazil it was reported that a number of Brazilian women gave birth to infants with deformities.The Zika virus outbreak period was characterized by cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome and multiple cases of complica...

Dad would warn me to stay back from the barn door when he let the cows out for the first time at the end of a long winter. After taking a few steps outside, you might see a mature cow do something you wouldn’t expect: Jump in the air!Quite a feat, considering a mature cow weighs about 1,500 pounds.Stephen Nelson’s childhood memories are an impressionist painting of another time; a time when each family on the shared phone line had a particular ring, and a time when a little...

Since Test-Driven Infrastructure with Chef first appeared in mid-2011, infrastructure testing has begun to flourish in the web ops world. In this revised and expanded edition, author Stephen Nelson-Smith brings you up to date on this rapidly evolving discipline, including the philosophy driving it and a growing array of tools. You’ll get a hands-on introduction to the Chef framework, and a recommended toolchain and workflow for developing your own test-driven production infrastruc...

A life in medicine is something that many dream of but few achieve. The tests students face–both literal and figurative–just to get into medical school are designed to weed out the weak. In Planning a Life in Medicine, the experts at The Princeton Review help you succeed in a premedical program, score higher on the MCAT, meet the challenges of medical school, and ultimately flourish in your medical career.More than just a comprehensive plan for getting into medical school,...

An all-new 4 issue mini series from the Master of Horror. A small, weird western town on the edge of hell is invaded by a horde of demons in the shape of bandits. On their wild rampage through the town, the bandits run afoul of an Asperger's syndrome boy with strange powers, and his silent, giant companion. The boy and the giant defeat the demon-bandits and drive them back into Hell. The boy climbs up on the shoulders of his giant friend and rides off into the sunset, leaving the town's pr...

The Seasons of LifeA Dove Collection book by Pearline Nelson-StephensLife unfolds in many seasons: moments of joy, sorrow, growth, and renewal. In The Seasons of Life, Pearline Nelson-Stephens gathers over one hundred poems and reflections that explore the journey of faith through every stage of the human heart.This rich and thoughtful collection blends poetry, Scripture, reflections, and short stories, inviting readers to pause and...

With Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD), business customers, testers, and developers can collaborate to produce testable requirements that help them build higher quality software more rapidly. However, ATDD is still widely misunderstood by many practitioners. ATDD by Example is the first practical, entry-level, hands-on guide to implementing and successfully applying it.ATDD pioneer Markus Gärtner walks readers step by step through deriving the righ...

If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addi...

"Raspberry Pi Programming Guide" is a text that gives the reader a bit of insight into this form of technology. It is European based and is just making a debut in North America so many are curious about it and what exactly this technology can do. The aim that the author has with this text is to highlight the main functions of Raspberry Pi and how it can be beneficial to the consumer in the long run. The text is extremely informative and to the point and it is simple to read. The great thin...

More than a decluttering guide, this book "speaks to the heart and soul of the minimalist lifestyle . . . a must-have manual for serenity in the modern world!" (Anne Sage, author of Sage Living).For anyone looking to declutter, organize, and simplify, author Erin Boyle shares practical guidance and personal insights on small-space living and conscious consumption. At once pragmatic and philosophical, Simple Matters is an essential manual for anyon...

What will you learn from this book?You know you don't want to reinvent the wheel, so you look to Design Patterns: the lessons learned by those who've faced the same software design problems. With Design Patterns, you get to take advantage of the best practices and experience of others so you can spend your time on something more challenging. Something more fun. This book shows you the patterns that matter, when to use them and why, how to apply them to your own des...

“A small masterpiece of the rural life.” — The Times Literary SupplementA Globe 100 best book of 2024“A joy to read. Compelling, wise, and deeply human.” — Helen Humphreys, author of Followed by the LarkA restorative and resonant memoir of a year in the life of an aging shepherdFor 50 years, Barbara McLean has tended a flock of Border Leicester sheep on her small Ontario fa...