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Managing Projects in the Real World

The Tips and Tricks No One Tells You About When You Start

By: Melanie McBride

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Managing Projects in the Real World

The Tips and Tricks No One Tells You About When You Start

By: Melanie McBride

Managing Projects in the Real World provides clear and actionable advice to project managers for recognizing, anticipating, and overcoming challenges associated with the human component of leading others. The mechanics of project management are rational and straightforward to learn. The art of project management is irrational and complex to learn. Project managers need to develop a repertoire of soft skills that are typically hard for them, since they rose through the ranks to that position by virtue of superior reasoning skills. But if a project manager cannot adjudicate the clash of personalities, finesse the friction between assigned and preferred roles, steer clear of hidden hazards, and diplomatically resolve overlapping assertions of competing authority—that project manager is in a world of trouble. From the human perils of project management, nobody is better qualified to rescue beleaguered project managers than Melanie McBride—veteran PM and author of the Intel blog, The Accidental Profession. She sheds light on those dark, dusty places that fall between the cracks of theory and best practice out in the real world where irate colleagues, unrealistic product launch dates, and virtual meetings reign supreme and run amok. In this book you’ll find targeted discussions and specific techniques to empower you to meet the challenges that project managers face every day. The book is structured into project phases to help any project manager on any kind of project jump right to the tried and true solution for the challenge at hand.

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1430265124

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The Wedding Cake Tree

By: Melanie Hudson

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The Wedding Cake Tree

By: Melanie Hudson

A journey across England puts two strangers on the road to love in this contemporary British romance. Winner of the Romantic Novelists’ Association 2016 Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year Award Celebrity photographer Grace Buchanan always assumed she would inherit her mother’s cottage in Devon. But it turns out she knows far less about her mother than she thought. In order to receive her inheritance, she must now retrace the course of her mother’s life, escorted by a mysterious companion—the handsome and war-weary Royal Marine Alasdair Finn. Travelling across England with a letter from her mother to read at each stop, Grace and Alasdair discover breathtaking landscapes, incredible family secrets, and an undeniable attraction. As her mother’s instructions unfold, the lessons of the past inspire Grace and Alasdair to rethink their futures. But will their trip together end with the last letter, or begin the journey of a lifetime? “Moved me to tears.” —Josephine Cox

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Choc Lit Limited

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1781891532

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9781781891537

The Complete Guide to Overcoming depression, low mood and other related problems (ebook bundle)

By: Colin Espie,Jan Scott,Melanie Fennell,Paul Gilbert,William Davies

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The Complete Guide to Overcoming depression, low mood and other related problems (ebook bundle)

By: Colin Espie,Jan Scott,Melanie Fennell,Paul Gilbert,William Davies

This exclusive ebook bundle comprises five practical self-help programmes based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) from the bestselling Overcoming series. Perfect for anyone experiencing problems with low mood or depression and associated problems such as low self-esteem, anger or sleep problems. This is also the perfect resource for therapists. Each book includes: -Case studies -Practical exercises -Monitoring sheets Overcoming Depression - 3rd edition If you suffer from depression you are far from alone. Depression is very common, affecting over 300 million people around the world. Written by Professor Paul Gilbert OBE, internationally recognised for his work on depression, this highly acclaimed self-help book has been of benefit to thousands of people including sufferers, their friends and families, and those working in the medical profession. This fully revised third edition has been extensively updated and rewritten to reflect over ten years of new research on understanding and treating depression, particularly the importance of developing compassionate ways of thinking, behaving and feeling. Overcoming Mood Swings Most people know what it is like to experience high or low spirits. For some individuals, however, emotional extremes can seriously disrupt their lives, either because they happen too frequently or because the mood swings are intense and are accompanied by other symptoms of depression or mania (often referred to as bipolar disorder). This practical self-help guide provides background information on depression and mania and offers tried and tested techniques that will help the reader identify and manage their mood more effectively, and achieve a more stable emotional state. Overcoming Low Self-Esteem A self-help classic, winning acclaim for its practical and user-friendly approach and now recommended on the National Health Service's self-help scheme known as Books on Prescription. This book will aid readers to understand what has caused their low self-esteem and, with this knowledge, break out of the vicious circle of negative self-image, learn the art of self-acceptance and alter their lives for the better. Overcoming Anger and Irritability An invaluable self-help guide to managing a widespread behavioural problem. This is a practical self-help programme for those who find that they are spoiling the lives of both themselves and those around them with their almost constant irritability and flashes of bad temper. It will help the reader understand why such behaviour occurs and what can be done to prevent it. Overcoming Insomnia Extensive research conducted over 25 years has established Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as the treatment of choice for insomnia. For the first time, proven CBT principles have been brought together by a world-renowned expert on insomnia in a comprehensive self-help manual. In a clear step-by-step approach, new patterns of relaxation, sleeping and waking are quickly learnt. Based on clinically proven techniques.

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Robinson

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1472107365

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Access to Communication

Developing the Basics of Communication with People with Severe Learning Difficulties Through Intensive Interaction

By: Melanie Nind,Dave Hewett

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Access to Communication

Developing the Basics of Communication with People with Severe Learning Difficulties Through Intensive Interaction

By: Melanie Nind,Dave Hewett

The award-winning creators of Intensive Interaction bring this groundbreaking book up to date with new material covering inclusion and emotional literacy. The book also includes: a brand new section looking at the program's implementation in preschool settings the particular benefits of Intensive Interaction for children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorders a 'how to do it' chapter including ideas for assessment case studies to help practitioners get to grips with the realities of using Intensive Interaction. This book has been updated to include the new SEN Disability Act (SENDA), and developments in new technology.

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Routledge

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1136613536

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9781136613531

Valleys

By: Melanie Waldron

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Valleys

By: Melanie Waldron

Learn what created valleys and how they impact life on Earth.

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Capstone Classroom

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140349617X

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The Colors of Jews

Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism

By: Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

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The Colors of Jews

Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism

By: Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz

Exposes and challenges the common assumptions about whom and what Jews are, by presenting in their own voices, Jews of color from the Iberian Peninsula, Asia, Africa, and India. Kaye/Kantrowitz delves into the largely uncharted territory of Jews of color and argues that Jews are an increasingly multiracial people. From publisher description.

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Indiana University Press

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0253219272

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9780253219275

The Rough Poets

Reading Oil-Worker Poetry

By: Melanie Dennis Unrau

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The Rough Poets

Reading Oil-Worker Poetry

By: Melanie Dennis Unrau

Oil workers are often typecast as rough: embodying the toxic masculinity, racism, consumerist excess, and wilful ignorance of the extractive industries and petrostates they work for. But their poetry troubles these assumptions, revealing the fear, confusion, betrayal, and indignation hidden beneath tough personas. The Rough Poets presents poetry by workers in the Canadian oil and gas industry, collecting and closely reading texts published between 1938 and 2019: S.C. Ells’s Northland Trails, Peter Christensen’s Rig Talk, Dymphny Dronyk’s Contrary Infatuations, Mathew Henderson’s The Lease, Naden Parkin’s A Relationship with Truth, Lesley Battler’s Endangered Hydrocarbons, and Lindsay Bird’s Boom Time. These writers are uniquely positioned, Melanie Dennis Unrau argues, both as petropoets who write poetry about oil and as theorists of petropoetics with unique knowledge about how to make and unmake worlds that depend on fossil fuels. Their ambivalent, playful, crude, and honest petropoetry shows that oil workers grieve the environmental and social impacts of their work, worry about climate change and the futures of their communities, and desire jobs and ways of life that are good, safe, and just. How does it feel to be a worker in the oil and gas industry in a climate emergency, facing an energy transition that threatens your way of life? Unrau takes up this question with the respect, care, and imagination necessary to be an environmentalist reader in solidarity with oil workers.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0228023394

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9780228023395

Medusa's Scream

By: Melanie Jackson

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Medusa's Scream

By: Melanie Jackson

There's something weird going on down in the mine.

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Orca Book Publishers

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1459814428

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Union Voices

Tactics and Tensions in UK Organizing

By: Melanie Simms,Jane Holgate,Edmund Heery

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Union Voices

Tactics and Tensions in UK Organizing

By: Melanie Simms,Jane Holgate,Edmund Heery

In Union Voices, the result of a thirteen-year research project, three industrial relations scholars evaluate how labor unions fared in the political and institutional context created by Great Britain's New Labour government, which was in power from 1997 to 2010. Drawing on extensive empirical evidence, Melanie Simms, Jane Holgate, and Edmund Heery present a multilevel analysis of what organizing means in the UK, how it emerged, and what its impact has been. Although the supportive legislation of the New Labour government led to considerable optimism in the late 1990s about the prospects for renewal, Simms, Holgate, and Heery argue that despite considerable evidence of investment, new practices, and innovation, UK unions have largely failed to see any significant change in their membership and influence. The authors argue that this is because of the wider context within which organizing activity takes place and also reflects the fundamental tensions within these initiatives. Even without evidence of any significant growth in labor influence across UK society more broadly, organizing campaigns have given many of the participants an opportunity to grow and flourish. The book presents their experiences and uses them to show how their personal commitment to organizing and trade unionism can sometimes be undermined by the tensions and tactics used during campaigns.

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Cornell University Press

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0801466024

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9780801466021

Nursing the Cardiac Patient

By: Melanie Humphreys

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Nursing the Cardiac Patient

By: Melanie Humphreys

Nursing the Cardiac Patient is a practical guide that addresses the management of cardiac patients across the spectrum of health care settings. It assists nurses in developing a complete understanding of the current evidence-based practice and principles underlying the care and management of the cardiac patient. It combines theoretical and practical components of cardiac care in an accessible and user-friendly format, with case studies and practical examples throughout.

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John Wiley & Sons

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144434613X

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Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use

By: Michelle A. Miller-Day,Janet Alberts,Michael L. Hecht,Melanie R. Trost,Robert L. Krizek

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Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use

By: Michelle A. Miller-Day,Janet Alberts,Michael L. Hecht,Melanie R. Trost,Robert L. Krizek

Adolescent Relationships and Drug Use explores the communicative and relational features of adolescent drug use. It focuses on peer norms, risk, and protective factors and considers how drugs are offered to adolescents, examining such factors as who makes the offers and how they are resisted, where the offers take place, and what relationship exists between the persons making the offers and the persons receiving them. Unlike other studies of drug resistance, this work examines the communication processes that affect adolescents' ability to effectively resist drug offers. Michelle Miller and her colleagues study how personal qualities, communication skills, and relationships with others affect an individual's ability to resist offers of drugs. This volume provides a detailed analysis of drug resistance in the context of such factors as relationships, types of drugs, family and peer group relationships, personality, and situations. It places drug use and resistance in a living, relational context, and offers the first comprehensive communication and relational approach to drug resistance. The authors argue for the development of a relational and communication competence model of drug resistance, and suggest unique approaches for future drug prevention efforts. In describing the social and relational processes of drug resistance and then linking intervention techniques to the adolescents' relational world, this work makes a major contribution toward understanding drug use among adolescents. It informs relationship, communication, and psychology research, assists drug and health research by presenting new ways of considering the issue, and enlightens drug resistance practice by demonstrating a new approach to prevention. As such, it makes an effective and invaluable contribution to the ongoing efforts to reduce drug use among adolescents.

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Psychology Press

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1135663475

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9781135663476

Ultimate Marvel

By: Adam Bray,Lorraine Cink,Melanie Scott,Stephen Wiacek

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Ultimate Marvel

By: Adam Bray,Lorraine Cink,Melanie Scott,Stephen Wiacek

Every significant Marvel Comics character, location, weapon, gadget, and vehicle: one ultimate encyclopedia. Packed full of incredible facts and stunning images, this authoritative encyclopedia contains more than 650 entries and features a foreword by the legendary comic book writer Roy Thomas. All of Marvel's iconic superheroes and villains are here, from Captain Marvel to Corvus Glaive and Iron Man to Gwenpool. Amazing vehicles are examined, such as the Avengers' Quinjets and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarriers. Magical artifacts, including Thor's hammer Mjolnir, are analyzed and extraordinary locations, such as Wakanda and Asgard, are explored. Advanced technology is explained, including Iron Man's incredible armor, and key events in the Marvel Comics universe are richly unpacked. Ultimate Marvel is an ideal go-to resource for enthusiasts who wish to brush up on their Marvel knowledge, and for a new generation of fans eager to start delving into the world of Marvel comics. © 2017 MARVEL

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Penguin

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1465495371

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9781465495372

Summer Camps around Asheville and Hendersonville

By: Melanie English

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Summer Camps around Asheville and Hendersonville

By: Melanie English

Historically, western North Carolina has been a haven for summer camps, sustaining one of the highest concentrations of summer camps in America. For generations, the natural beauty, rustic terrain, and cool climates of the southern Appalachian Mountains have attracted campers from around the world. In the last decades of the 19th century, the summer camp movement arose in the Northeast in response to industrial era concerns about the waning of traditional values and new child development theories. By the turn of the 20th century, the first residential summer camps had emerged around the popular resort towns of Asheville, Hendersonville, Brevard, Black Mountain, and Lake Lure, North Carolina. Founded on lakeshores surrounded by woodlands, these camps offered an array of activities, such as archery, canoeing, horseback riding, swimming, and woodcraft, that instilled lifelong lessons in youth and forged lasting friendships. Today, many of the same camp traditions like council rings and campfire stories are still passed along each summer. Readers will recognize familiar cabins and lakefronts with nostalgia in this collection of vintage photographs.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439656584

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9781439656587

Pandora's Lunchbox

How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal

By: Melanie Warner

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Pandora's Lunchbox

How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal

By: Melanie Warner

If a piece of individually wrapped cheese retains its shape, colour, and texture for years, what does it say about the food we eat and feed our children? Former New York Timesbusiness reporter and mother Melanie Warner decided to explore that question when she observed the phenomenon of the indestructible cheese. She began an investigative journey that takes her to research labs, food science departments, and factories around the country. What she discovered provides a rare, eye-opening-and sometimes disturbing-account of what we're really eating. Warner looks at how decades of food science have resulted in the cheapest, most abundant, most addictive, and most nutritionally devastating food in the world, and she uncovers startling evidence about the profound health implications of the packaged and fast foods that we eat on a daily basis. From breakfast cereal to chicken subs to nutrition bars, processed foods account for roughly 70 percent of our nation's calories. Despite the growing presence of farmers' markets and organic produce, strange food additives are nearly impossible to avoid. Combining meticulous research, vivid writing, and cultural analysis, Warnerblows the lid off the largely undocumented-and lightly regulated-world of chemically treated and processed foods and lays bare the potential price we may pay for consuming even so-called "healthy" foods.

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Simon and Schuster

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145166673X

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9781451666731

Ingram Mountain

A Journey to Enlightenment

By: Melanie Zachoda,Reg Johnston

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Ingram Mountain

A Journey to Enlightenment

By: Melanie Zachoda,Reg Johnston

Is there yet time to reverse these deadly trends, or is it already too late? This is the question posed by millionaire businessman Adam Finlay, who has just joined an environmental group comprised of a physicist, a biologist, spiritual practitioners, and a psychic. During the first meeting, they reveal some of the most shocking news Adam has ever heard. The answer to his question comes from a most unlikely source. Through a series of strange events, he ultimately connects with a mysterious mountain woman who takes him on a journey of self-discovery that permanently changes his direction in life. The group was formed to explore ways to salvage what they describe as a seriously ill planet. But what this group learns is that the dire state of environmental affairs is matched by a conspiracy at the highest levels of government and big business. The group races to find steps that can be taken today, in all areas of the world, to avoid what appears to be inevitable. The environmental situation is much more serious than most people are aware of, the group reports. The Earth is facing a crisis unprecedented in our history and if it continues unabated, the result could be the extinction of human life. Can Earth be saved from its manmade fate?

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iUniverse

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1462006817

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9781462006816

The United States, China, and the Competition for Control

By: Melanie W. Sisson

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The United States, China, and the Competition for Control

By: Melanie W. Sisson

This book considers whether the United States and the People’s Republic of China have irreconcilable visions of world order. The United States, China, and the Competition for Control evaluates the twin claims that China seeks to dismantle the post–World War II international order and that the United States seeks to defend it. It defines the post–war order and examines how the United States and China have behaved within and in relation to it since 1945. An analysis of the two states’ rhetoric and policy reveals that their preferences for international order are not as divergent as today’s conventional wisdom suggests. The book therefore concludes that U.S. policies that treat China as a threat to international order are misplaced and offers policy recommendations for how the United States can both preserve the post–war order and protect its vital national interests. The book will be of interest to foreign policy practitioners, commentators, and analysts as well as students and scholars of security studies, international relations, and geopolitics.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040149057

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9781040149058

The Dreaded Thirteenth Tennessee Union Cavalry

Marauding Mountain Men

By: Melanie Storie

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The Dreaded Thirteenth Tennessee Union Cavalry

Marauding Mountain Men

By: Melanie Storie

Tennessee's Thirteenth Union Cavalry was a unit composed mostly of amateur soldiers that eventually turned undisciplined boys into seasoned fighters. At the outbreak of the Civil War, East Tennessee was torn between its Unionist tendencies and the surrounding Confederacy. The result was the persecution of the "home Yankees" by Confederate sympathizers. Rather than quelling Unionist fervor, this oppression helped East Tennessee contribute an estimated thirty thousand troops to the North. Some of those troops joined the "Loyal Thirteenth" in Stoneman's raid and in pursuit of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Join author Melanie Storie as she recounts the harrowing narrative of an often-overlooked piece of Civil War history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625845669

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9781625845665

My Country

50 Musicians on God, America & the Songs They Love

By: Melanie Dunea

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My Country

50 Musicians on God, America & the Songs They Love

By: Melanie Dunea

Now in paperback, a volume of stunning photographs of 50 country music icons and intimate accounts of their thoughts on God, America, and their favorite songs. Award-winning photographer and author of My Last Supper, Melanie Dunea traces the throughlines from country music's gritty roots to the chart-topping chanteuses of today, presenting beautiful, imaginative, and revealing photographs of icons ranging from Taylor Swift to Wynnona Judd to Little Jimmy Dickens and conducting interviews that ask stars to discuss their musical roots and inspirations, their defining moments, and what makes country music the heart and soul of America. As the music industry fractures and suffers from flagging sales, country music has enjoyed explosive growth and unprecedented popularity. This totally unique book will be a must-own (and a perfect gift) for fans of the old time country twang and the millions who love the glitz and glamour of today's country-pop. My Country is a music-lovers dream, and in this more inexpensive, accessible market the book is sure to find its core audience amongst country music's legions of fans.

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Rodale Books

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1623360749

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9781623360740

Female Stars of British Cinema

The Women in Question

By: Melanie Williams

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Female Stars of British Cinema

The Women in Question

By: Melanie Williams

Although stardom and celebrity have sometimes been seen as antithetical to traditional British notions of restraint and modesty, female stars have nenetheless always been an important attraction for audiences of British cinema, offering specifically British takes on ideas of glamour, acting prowess and femininity. This book will explore in detail the history of British female stardom from the 1940's to the present day through an examination of careers and star personae, from Anna Neagle, who enjoyed record-breaking popularity in the immediate post-war years, to key contemporary figures such as Keira Knightley and Helen Mirren. This is a major new study of stardom in British cinema and the first to focus on female stars.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474405657

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9781474405652

Personal Conflict Management

Theory and Practice

By: Amy Janan Johnson,Ioana A. Cionea,Suzanne McCorkle,Melanie J. Reese

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Personal Conflict Management

Theory and Practice

By: Amy Janan Johnson,Ioana A. Cionea,Suzanne McCorkle,Melanie J. Reese

This third edition bridges the theory behind why conflict occurs with specific skills and tools to transform difficult interpersonal encounters into beneficial, constructive exchanges. Providing an understanding of the common causes of conflict, this edition continues its discussions of causes of conflict, what affects how conflict occurs and unfolds, and strategies to manage conflict. Separate chapters are dedicated to examining conflict in common, everyday contexts such as families, friendships, the workplace, or on social media. This edition also features updated information and examples, further connections between conflict and communication, a revised chapter on conflict in close relationships, as well as a new chapter on intercultural conflict. The book is ideal for introductory conflict and communication courses at the undergraduate or graduate level. An instructor manual, significantly updated as well, is also available online, including summaries of the chapters, activities, a test bank, and sample syllabi and assignments. Please visit www.routledge.com/ 9781032412412

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Taylor & Francis

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1040048455

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9781040048450

The Empath Toolbox

By: Melanie Robinson

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The Empath Toolbox

By: Melanie Robinson

The Empath Toolbox is the first of its kind. A true manual for Empaths to use on a daily basis to help them thrive in this often overwhelming world. This book is full of real life, practical strategies and tools that can be used by anyone on a daily basis. Learn how to control your energy, pull out of empathic merges and go from overwhelmed to in control of your gift. You will not be told to shield a thousand different ways, but rather learn what your energy is doing and how your Empathy works so that you can take control. Written by Melanie Robinson, this book encompasses her life experiences, struggles and finally realisations about her gift and its powerful place in this world. A place that all Empaths must find and become empowered by for themselves. Written by an Empath for Empaths.

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Lulu.com

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0244673713

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9780244673710

Grounded Theory

A Practical Guide

By: Melanie Birks,Jane Mills

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Grounded Theory

A Practical Guide

By: Melanie Birks,Jane Mills

The student-focused guide to grounded theory, this book takes you step by step through the whole research process, from creating a research proposal to sharing your findings. Packed with tools to help you understand how grounded theory can be applied at each stage of your research project, the book includes: •Interactive activities and critical thinking questions in every chapter so you can put your knowledge into practice •Case studies written by a wide variety of researchers so you can learn how to navigate real world research from people who have been in your shoes •Templates and checklists to help guide your writing and ensure you don’t miss a step in the research process. Clear, accessible and applied, this book will help you get to grips with the philosophy of grounded theory, understand the nuts and bolts of designing and carrying out your research project, and manage any hurdles along the way. Explore the accompanying online resources, which include PowerPoint slides, additional templates, and weblinks to videos and journal articles relevant to the key concepts in each chapter.

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SAGE

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1529786126

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9781529786125

The Business of Women

Marriage, Family, and Entrepreneurship in British Columbia, 1901-51

By: Melanie Buddle

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The Business of Women

Marriage, Family, and Entrepreneurship in British Columbia, 1901-51

By: Melanie Buddle

Throughout history, Western women have inhabited a conceptual space divorced from the world of business. But women have always engaged in business. Who were these women, and how were they able to justify their work outside the home? The Business of Women explores the world of those women who embraced British Columbia’s frontier ethos in the early twentieth-century. In this detailed examination of case studies and quantitative sources, Buddle reveals that, contrary to expectation, the typical businesswoman was not unmarried or particularly rebellious, but a woman reconciling her entrepreneurship with her identity as a wife, mother, or widow. This groundbreaking study not only incorporates women into the history of business, it challenges commonly held beliefs about women, business, and the marriage between the two.

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UBC Press

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0774818158

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9780774818155

Developing Expert Principals

Professional Learning that Matters

By: Linda Darling-Hammond,Marjorie E. Wechsler,Stephanie Levin,Melanie Leung-Gagné,Steven Tozer,Ayana Kee Campoli

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Developing Expert Principals

Professional Learning that Matters

By: Linda Darling-Hammond,Marjorie E. Wechsler,Stephanie Levin,Melanie Leung-Gagné,Steven Tozer,Ayana Kee Campoli

Strong school leadership is critical for shaping engaging learning environments, supporting high-quality teachers and teaching, and influencing student outcomes. Developing Expert Principals offers a comprehensive research synthesis to understand the elements of high-quality programs and learning experiences that have been associated with positive outcomes ranging from principals’ preparedness and practices to staff retention and student achievement. This book also offers vivid examples of high-quality programs and examines the extent to which principals have opportunities to participate in effective learning experiences. It examines the policies that drive both the development of high-quality programs and access to them, highlighting successful examples across the country. With practical recommendations throughout, this book is a key resource for educational leaders, faculty and scholars of educational leadership, developers of leadership preparation and training, and policymakers who seek to create a learning system that will better serve principals, the staff they support, and, ultimately, all children.

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1000985059

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9781000985054

Artificial Intelligence

A Guide for Thinking Humans

By: Melanie Mitchell

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Artificial Intelligence

A Guide for Thinking Humans

By: Melanie Mitchell

Melanie Mitchell separates science fact from science fiction in this sweeping examination of the current state of AI and how it is remaking our world No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals AI’s turbulent history and the recent spate of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears surrounding it. In Artificial Intelligence, Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent—really—are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant models of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought underpinning recent achievements. She meets with fellow experts such as Douglas Hofstadter, the cognitive scientist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the modern classic Gödel, Escher, Bach, who explains why he is “terrified” about the future of AI. She explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much further it has to go. Interweaving stories about the science of AI and the people behind it, Artificial Intelligence brims with clear-sighted, captivating, and accessible accounts of the most interesting and provocative modern work in the field, flavored with Mitchell’s humor and personal observations. This frank, lively book is an indispensable guide to understanding today’s AI, its quest for “human-level” intelligence, and its impact on the future for us all.

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Women, Politics, and Power

A Global Perspective

By: Pamela Paxton,Melanie M. Hughes

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Women, Politics, and Power

A Global Perspective

By: Pamela Paxton,Melanie M. Hughes

Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective, Third Edition provides a clear, detailed introduction to women’s political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Through broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, authors Pamela Paxton and Melanie M. Hughes document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women’s political strength. Readers see the cultural, structural, political, and international influences on women’s access to political power, and the difference women make once in political office. The text acknowledges differences among women through attention to intersectionality and women from marginalized groups.

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1483377016

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The Spa Manager’s Essential Guide

By: Mike Wallace,Melanie Smith

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The Spa Manager’s Essential Guide

By: Mike Wallace,Melanie Smith

The Spa Manager’s Essential Guide contains all the basic day to day information on how to run a wellness, beauty or thermal spa operation successfully. It focuses on those areas that industry leaders have identified as critical and missing in today’s spa leaders, combined with advice from over 40 spa experts.

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1911635212

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There Once Were Stars

By: Melanie McFarlane

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There Once Were Stars

By: Melanie McFarlane

Peace. Love. Order. Dome. That's the motto that the Order has given the residents of Dome 1618 to live by. Natalia Greyes is a resident of Dome 1618, a covered city protected from the deadly radiation that has poisoned the world outside for four generations. Nat never questioned the Order, until one day she sees a stranger on the outside of her dome. Now Nat wants answers. What else might her government be hiding from the good and loyal people of Dome 1618?

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Summoner Rising

By: Melanie McFarlane

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Summoner Rising

By: Melanie McFarlane

Law One: A summoner is responsible for all creatures she lets through from the netherworld. Dacie Cantar wishes someone had explained the Laws of Summoning to her before she watched a shadowy creature crawl out of a painting at the local arcade. But at least it explains the strange things she's witnessed since moving in with her great-aunt, after her mother's untimely death. But who wants to be followed by shadows the rest of their life? Add that to being stalked by a strange boy at school, who just might be her Tovaros or soulmate, and it's about all Dacie can handle in her new life. As she nears her seventeenth birthday, will she be ready for her new responsibilities, or will the shadows that stalked her mother until her death, finally consume Dacie, too? And then there's Law Two...

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1945107499

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Land, Water, and Sky for Grades K-2

An Inquiry Approach

By: Jennifer Lawson,Rosalind Poon,Deidre Sagert,Melanie Nelson,Lisa Schwartz,Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson

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Land, Water, and Sky for Grades K-2

An Inquiry Approach

By: Jennifer Lawson,Rosalind Poon,Deidre Sagert,Melanie Nelson,Lisa Schwartz,Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson

Land, Water, and Sky for Grades K–2 from Hands-On Science for British Columbia completely aligns with BC’s New Curriculum for science. Grounded in the Know-Do-Understand model, First Peoples knowledge and perspectives, and student-driven scientific inquiry, this custom-written resource: emphasizes Core Competencies, so students engage in deeper and lifelong learning develops Curricular Competencies as students explore science through hands-on activities fosters a deep understanding of the Big Ideas in science Using proven Hands-On features, Land, Water, and Sky for Grades K–2 contains information and materials for both teachers and students including: Curricular Competencies correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; reproducible student materials; and materials lists. Innovative new elements have been developed specifically for the new curriculum: a multi-age approach a five-part instructional process—Engage, Explore, Expand, Embed, Enhance an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning a fully developed assessment plan for summative, formative, and student self-assessment a focus on real-life Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL) place-based learning activities, Makerspaces, and Loose Parts In Land, Water, and Sky for Grades K–2 students investigate characteristics of the land, water, and sky. Core Competencies and Curricular Competencies will be addressed while students explore the following Big Ideas: Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things. Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape. Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment. Other Hands-On Science for British Columbia books for grades K–2 Properties of Matter Properties of Energy Living Things

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1553799615

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Epidemiology for Athletic Trainers

Integrating Evidence-Based Practice

By: Melanie Adams,Wanda Swiger

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Epidemiology for Athletic Trainers

Integrating Evidence-Based Practice

By: Melanie Adams,Wanda Swiger

Evidence-based practice requires clinicians to be knowledgeable of the current standards of care and be willing to consider the effectiveness of new methods. Athletic Trainers especially must understand how epidemiology shapes healthcare practices for physically active patients. To meet this need, Epidemiology for Athletic Trainers: Integrating Evidence-Based Practice is a succinct and comprehensive reference meant to develop and refine student and clinician evidence-based practice skills. This text addresses the prevalence, risk factors, and surveillance of sports-related injury and illness at youth, college, and professional levels. Inside Epidemiology for Athletic Trainers: Integrating Evidence-Based Practice, Drs. Wanda Swiger and Melanie M. Adams guide the reader through the steps of evidence-based practice by presenting basic research and statistical methods needed to read medical literature. Key sport epidemiology studies are reviewed for both historical and clinical significance. This foundation is built on with a deeper discussion of injury and illness prevention and future research. Chapters cover a wide range of topics including the health benefits of physical activity, concussion return to play guidelines, ACL prevention, and mental health concerns. This text provides an exceptional approach to integrating evidence-based practice skills with clinical practice. Features: Meets the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) outcomes Includes classroom activities to make the text interactive and expand the student’s or clinician’s research skills Fosters the use of prevention practices and health promotion within athletic training Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom. Epidemiology for Athletic Trainers: Integrating Evidence-Based Practice is a must-have for any athletic training student or clinician looking to improve his or her decision-making skills within an evidence-based context.

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1040139981

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Marsh and Martin's Oral Microbiology - E-Book

By: Philip D. Marsh,Michael A. O. Lewis,Helen Rogers,David Williams,Melanie Wilson

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Marsh and Martin's Oral Microbiology - E-Book

By: Philip D. Marsh,Michael A. O. Lewis,Helen Rogers,David Williams,Melanie Wilson

Now expanded with the latest information of relevance to current dental practice, Oral Microbiology retains its unique ecological approach to the subject which helps the reader determine whether an organism will have a pathogenic or commensal relationship at a given site. In the new edition, greater emphasis is placed on the role of current molecular biology techniques in the understanding of oral microbes. The book also provides insight into current therapeutic and prophylactic antibiotic use, infection control, and the relationships between oral and general health. Oral Microbiology provides comprehensive coverage of the subject which will be essential to readers with a specific interest in dentistry as well as those with a more general interest in host-microbe interactions and in microbial ecology. The book is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate dental students, research workers, and a wide range of clinical dental professionals. - Full coverage of the latest molecular biology techniques which have revolutionized our knowledge of oral microbes - Exploration of the biological and clinical significance of the oral microflora in the form of a biofilm on dental and mucosal surfaces - Contemporary views on therapeutic and prophylactic antibiotic use, infection control, and the relationships between oral and general health - Completely updated throughout by a new author team! - Self-assessment questions in each chapter allow readers to monitor their progress - Updated design with 'Key Points' throughout aids learning - Reflects the impact that the genomic era has had on the field - Expanded sections on infection control as well as therapeutic and prophylactic antibiotic use - New sections on the benefits of the resident oral microbiota and on current concepts of factors driving dysbiosis in periodontal disease - New chapter on the emerging role of oral microorganisms in systemic diseases

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0702061743

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Community/Public Health Nursing - E-Book

Promoting the Health of Populations

By: Mary A. Nies,Melanie McEwen

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Community/Public Health Nursing - E-Book

Promoting the Health of Populations

By: Mary A. Nies,Melanie McEwen

Covering the nurse's role in promoting community health, Community/Public Health Nursing, 5th Edition is known for its "upstream" preventive focus and social justice approach, photo novellas with clinical stories, and a concise, readable style. It shows how you, as a nurse, can take an active role in social action and health policy – especially in caring for diverse population groups. Expert authors Mary A. Nies and Melanie McEwen discuss today's issues and trends, and describe the key issues and responsibilities of contemporary community/public health nursing. An "upstream" focus addresses factors that are the precursors to poor health in the community. A "social justice" approach promotes health for everyone. Photo novellas use photographs to tell stories showing real-life clinical scenarios and applications of important community health nursing roles. Case Study: Application of the Nursing Process feature presents specific community components of the nursing process separately from individual and family. Clinical examples offer snippets of real-life client situations. Research Highlights boxes show the application of current research to chapter content. Ethical Insights boxes highlight ethical issues and concerns. Healthy People 2020 boxes summarize objectives and their importance in community health. Objectives, key terms, and chapter outlines introduce important concepts and terminology at the beginning of every chapter. Learning Activities at the end of each chapter ask you to apply concepts to the world outside the classroom. New Health Promotion and Risk Reduction chapter details the promotion of health and presents strategies that can identify risk factors for illness. Faith Community Nursing chapter reflects current terminology from the ANAÕs Scope and Standards of Practice, and includes more coverage of the spiritual health of clients. Health: A Community View chapter expands its discussion of the continual challenges and strategies associated with the delivery of health care. Communicable Disease chapter includes new information about public health surveillance, outbreaks, and bioterrorism. Cultural Diversity and Community Health Nursing chapter features new content on complementary and alternative therapies.

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0323293883

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Marvel Spider-Man Character Encyclopedia New Edition

By: Melanie Scott

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Marvel Spider-Man Character Encyclopedia New Edition

By: Melanie Scott

Celebrate Spidey's 60th Anniversary with this new edition Character Encyclopedia! Spider-Man is one of the world's best-loved and most recognized super heroes, the spectacular star of comic books, movie blockbusters, and TV shows. Released to coincide with Spidey's 60th anniversary in 2022, the Spider-Man Character Encyclopedia New Edition profiles more than 200 timeless Spidey characters in alphabetical order. Packed with original Marvel artwork and fascinating info, it's the perfect introduction to the web-slinger's amazing world. © 2022 MARVEL

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0744081130

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Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition

By: Alan Cowsill,Melanie Scott,James Hill

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Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition

By: Alan Cowsill,Melanie Scott,James Hill

The best-selling, official, and definitive guide to the characters of the dynamic, ever-expanding Marvel Universe. Compiled by a team of comic book experts in close collaboration with Marvel Comics, this fully updated and expanded edition features more than 1,200 iconic Superheroes and villains, with hundreds of expanded entries detailing their adventures since the previous edition (2019). Major new characters have also been added, and the latest Marvel Universe crossover events, such as Judgment Day, Empyre, and War of the Realms, are included as in-depth features. With every character illustrated with superb artwork from the original Marvel Comics, this is the one book every Marvel fan must own. © 2023 MARVEL

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0593960521

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Managing Projects in the Real World

The Tips and Tricks No One Tells You About When You Start

By: Melanie McBride

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Managing Projects in the Real World

The Tips and Tricks No One Tells You About When You Start

By: Melanie McBride

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1430265124

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