This is the incredible true story of railroad worker and union official Mike Elliott, targeted by his railroad employer, BNSF Railway Company, for his safety-related activities. As the union's state legislative board chair, Elliott was the top safety official in the state, and the voice for over 900 rank & file locomotive engineers operating trains around the clock, every day of the year.When his members reported a plethora of trackside signal malfunctions on the BNSF Seattle subdiv...

The proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials include 73 peer-reviewed technical papers, submitted by leading academic and research institutions from over 20 countries and representing some of the most cutting-edge research available. The 73 papers are grouped into the following sections:- General Issues- Wind Energy- Solar Energy- Nuclear Energy- Biofuels and Bioenergy- Fossil Energy...

"I don't want to arrest anyone. I just want to shoot somebody."—Mike HammerEverybody loves a mystery, and nobody solves them like Mike Hammer. While other detectives bend and manipulate the law, Hammer holds it in total contempt, seeing it as nothing more than an impediment to justice, the one virtue he holds in absolute esteem. Now, the no-holds-barred private eye returns, along with his gorgeous secretary, Velda, and a collection of New York City characters, in two fully dramatiz...

Budget cuts to Riverdale High have the students pitching ideas on how to save the school money in 'The Challenge.' But with the school in financial crisis, how will Betty manage to write a comedy about school life? Or is her class project the key solution? Plus: Archie attempts to beat the holiday rush in 'Holiday Hassle', and Jughead gives the gift of holiday cooking to Riverdale High's lonely chef in 'Now You're Cooking!'

A comprehensive treatment approach for the repair and resolution of attachment disturbances in adults, for use in clinical settings.With contributions by Paula Morgan-Johnson, Paula Sacks, Caroline R. Baltzer, James Hickey, Andrea Cole, Jan Bloom, and Deirdre Fay, Attachment Disturbances in Adults is a landmark resource for (1) understanding attachment, its development, and the most clinically relevant findings from attachment research, and (2) using this ...

The headlines are full of stories of corporate scandal, from the Libor fines to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Keen to be seen to be 'doing something', the typical response of governments is heavy-handed and unnecessary regulation. The Regulatory Wave is a guide for every CEO, Board of Directors and Counsel faced with the prospect of looming regulatory intervention. Donald and Pullen provide a strategic guide on how to handle this potential Armageddon. Looking at some of the biggest regul...

The sixth issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine features another stellar lineup of Holmes-themed non-fiction and Holmes-inspired mystery fiction. Included:NON-FICTION: "The Rare Mexican Sherlock Holmes Series," by Gary Lovisi; "Remembering Edward D. Hoch and His Sherlock Holmes Stories," by Len Moffatt; "Screen of the Crime: Baker Street on a Budget," by Lenny Picker; and "The Autumn of Terror: Sherlock Holmes Investigates Jack the Ripper," by M. J. Elliott.FICTION: "A ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Elliott Wave Theory: An Introduction" is a comprehensive guide to understanding and applying the principles of the renowned Elliott Wave Theory, authored by Sankar Srinivasan, a certified market professional of the National Stock Exchange of India. This book serves as a valuable resource for both beginners and experienced traders seeking to unlock the potential of the financial markets.In this accessible and we...

This game-changing book reveals the blueprint for a second term that President Obama and his progressive backers don't want you to know. Months of painstaking research into thousands of documents have enabled investigative journalists and New York Times bestselling authors Aaron Klein and Brenda J. Elliott to expose the secret template for Obama's next four years—the one actually created by Obama's own top advisors and strategists.All the main areas of domestic policy are ...

A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research.Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work research. It incorporates both distinctive methodological features, such as approaches to participatory inquiry, and provides accounts of researcher strategies to address particular challenges, s...