Silent Power and Control is a collection of twenty-four short stories divided into eight different subject areas: Family, Men, Women, The Love of Animals, Lighthouses, Trains, The Ocean, and Science Fiction. It offers a wide range of stories from humorous fictional stories, to sad stories, and to stories with endings that may surprise you. They have been written for all ages, and hopefully will encourage readers to think about everyday life. We always think that we are in control of situations, but are we? Is the silent power that surrounds us a good thing or a bad thing? The answers to these questions may be surprising to all. You will have questions about the control issues that govern your life. After reading this book, you will have a new awareness of Silent Power and Control. It is important to think about how this affects your life no matter how young or old you may be. After you have finished reading these various stories, you must ask yourself about the environment that surrounds you and realize that in many instances you and only you can do something to change it for the better.
Nermal loves posting on social media. But Arlene and Garfield think Nermal is sharing too much personal information. Online security expert Dr. Cybrina helps Nermal learn how much is too much to share online"--
In Earth year 2200, twelve-year-old Steve Merrit lives in a cold, barren Mars with his parents and twin sister. The windows of his community apartment do not open to the poisonous Martian air, but Steve is able to enjoy watching young trees grow along the Marineris Valley. The northern Martian factories produce not only metal furniture, but methane gasses to form a thicker Martian atmosphere that will keep water from vaporizing into space. Giant mirrors are melting the northern arctic snows as they direct sun beams onto the North Pole. In the past, this put more liquid water onto Mars. Martians hope the mirrors will again fill the Kasei River, more permanently this time. The crash of a comet pushes the melting of Mars into a faster frenzy that causes new problems. Uprooted from their home in the Marineris Valley, Steve's family and their neighbors flee to other cities on Mars. Pat Davis lives with her family in St. Louis, Missouri, where she taught in the primary grades. An amateur astronomer, Pat has a great interest in the exploration of the solar system. She has written six adventure stories about future kids on Mars.
This is an explanation of the rules of badminton, which contains the 1998 rule changes and should provide a thorough understanding of the scoring system, the equipment needed and details such as the size of court and the height of the net. It has been published in a concise, portable format.
Nermal is struggling in his new online game, Cheesequest 7. But when an online friend offers to help him in exchange for his password, Garfield decides to call in Dr. Cybrina, cyber security expert"--
A story of swindle, anger, revenge and murder (with a love story intertwined).Olivia's grief turned to revenge when the Amsterdam authorities refused to take legal action against the four men Olivia denounced for being involved in swindling her son and causing his death. The death is declared suicide by the coroner; Olivia knows otherwise. She accurately accused the botanist, the chemist, the merchant and the artist of being scalawags and duping Nicholas, her son, into believing worthless tulip bulbs were the legendary and priceless black tulip bulbs. At a phony auction, Nicholas, extremely drunk and egged on by onlookers, spent his gold and the gold of his neighbors on worthless tulip bulbs. Later the same night, he is found hanging from a beam in a brothel. "My son," Olivia implored "was honest, hard-working and sober." Unfortunately, that was only in Olivia's eyes! Nicholas Cabral was, in truth, a drunkard, a gambler, a thief, and a man on the hunt for a quick buck.Thwarted by the law and blinded by her love for her son, the aging Olivia sets in motion a murderous scheme. On her deathbed, she enlists her great granddaughter, Marta, to complete her savage plan to kill the lowlifes who caused Nicholas' death. Marta, a talented trapeze artist, enthusiastically expands Olivia's plot and forms a side business-murder for hire.
Provides badminton players with advice on choosing equipment and clothing, learning the basics, understanding the rules of the game and improving their technique. This book also offers colour drawings and diagrams to aid in the process, together with action shots of leading players.
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