Games are meant to be fun, to be enjoyed. Some can be easy; some, hard. Some can be relaxing; some, highly competitive. In the end, games are just that...games. Right? Wrong. Some games can be extreme. Some can be daring. Some can be ruthless...even fatal. Such is Legend's Game. He picks a town, chooses his opponents, and his deadly game begins. Detectives Jake North and Dean Colter are pulled into a web of cold-blooded deception, intrigue, and trickery. It will take all of their expertise and skill to track down this killer. Fortunately, they will be assisted by Memphis Kane, a new detective assigned to their division. Kane has already come close to Legend, closer than he wanted, and he is more than ready to take the killer down. The three of them will hunt Legend. If they fail, it will all too soon be...game over. Legend's Game is Jana J.J. McGraw's third in a series of crime fiction with many of the same characters. She says she has loved writing about detectives Jake North and Dean Colter.
When a woman dies in a house explosion, Detective Jake North feels that something nasty has just crawled into his quiet Southern neighborhood. Larsen is a good quality town with deep historic roots. People stroll down the sidewalks of Main Street with no fear of being mugged. They take drives out in the country, not worrying if they will be car-jacked. Their children aren't afraid to play in their own yards. Now, Jake fears that has all changed.His fears are soon confirmed when more bodies start turning up, each victim, meeting a grisly end.What ties them together? Secrets they've covered up. Lies they've bought their way out of. Lives they've destroyed. People go to great lengths to hide nasty secrets. But someone else goes even further to dig them up and settle some scores.It's up to Jake and his partner Dean to figure out what a crudely carved initial on the bodies and a shocking photo left behind have in common. But as they get too close to learning those nasty secrets, Jake may wish they hadn't.
Ever wonder what happens to the helpless, the weak, and the feeble when there's no one there to protect them? The people of Larsen are about to find out just how strong and deadly retribution can be.In Pieces of You, the adventures continue as the detective team of Jake North and Dean Colter have more murders to solve, at least one of which hits close to home. As they try to solve a series of gruesome murders, Jake and Dean discover that innocence does not always matter. Security isn't what it appears to be. Safety can turn into something deadly. So-called love may not be love at all. This novel explores what can happen if justice is denied and then avenged. The ending is a surprise, but one that will stick with the reader who will wonder whether these murders were motivated by the failed judicial system or if the killer is just a cold-blooded savage.
Bit By Bit Learn The Alphabet Alphabet Activity Book for kids- Learn, Color, Trace, and Enjoy-letters Tracing, Coloring Book and Activity Book in One: Coloring Book and Activity Book for Pre-K to First GradeThis book is a perfect workbook for kindergarten age heading off to school, first graders looking for an activity book and even for preschoolers who want to color and have fun with the alphabet.Suitable for both boys and girls, this activity book makes a great travel book or vacation workbook. Take it along on those long car rides to pass the time.perfect Gift idea for your kids, to learn, color and trace. Let them enjoy thier time in a useful way
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Theologie - Praktische Theologie, Note: 3,0, Georg-August-Universit t G ttingen (Theologische Fakult t), Veranstaltung: J dische Feste und Gebr uche, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In der nachfolgenden Hausarbeit sollen die folgenden Fragen gekl rt werden: 1. In welchem Sinne k nnte Schavuot als "Fest des Geistes" bezeichnet werden? 2. Worum geht es in den besonderen Gebeten der Gottesdienste an Rosch ha-Schana? 3. Worin besteht der tiefere Sinn des Wunders von Chanukka? 4. Welche geistigen Konzepte repr sentieren die Symbole des Sukkot-Festes? 5. Welche Bedeutung hat der Widdui im gr eren Zusammenhang von Jom Kippur?
The Lewis and Clark expedition was the greatest camping trip in history. It was one of those irresistible American adventures that many people dream of living. This book shares the delightful details of the journey that historians have gleaned from the group’s journals and maps, and also discusses what’s known of the Indian perspective of the expedition. Throughout the book, you find out about Jefferson’s western exploration from his earliest efforts to see the Corps assembled through the aftermath for the explorers, the tribes, and the United States. But the focus of Lewis & Clark For Dummies is on the period between Jefferson’s confidential letter to Congress requesting dollars to mount a western exploration (January 18,1803) and the expedition’s triumphant (and improbable) return to St. Louis (September 23, 1806): forty-two months that changed the world. Join Lewis and Clark as they recruit the Corps of Discovery, meet Sacagawea and various Indian tribes, and set off along the Missouri River on a thrilling, perilous journey. Lewis & Clark For Dummies also covers the following topics and more: *The expedition’s people and places *Jefferson’s fascination with the West *Final preparations of Meriwether Lewis *Weathering storms to launch the expedition *The discomforts and dangers of the journey *Making maps and writing reports *A first look at the Pacific Ocean The story of Lewis and Clark doesn’t end with their return to St. Louis. This book will also lead you on an exploration of the fates and lessons of the Corps of Discovery. Find out what happened to Lewis, Clark, and many other key players after their famous journey. And examine the aftermath for the American Indians and the political and cultural ramifications for the United States. You’ll even find the resources you need to plan your own recreation of the expedition as you take the Trail yourself!
How does classroom management affect student achievement? What techniques do teachers find most effective? How important are schoolwide policies and practices in setting the tone for individual classroom management?In this follow-up to What Works in Schools, Robert J. Marzano analyzes research from more than 100 studies on classroom management to discover the answers to these questions and more. He then applies these findings to a series of ""Action Steps""—specific strategies that educators can use to:Get the classroom management effort off to a good start.Establish effective rules and procedures.Implement appropriate disciplinary interventions.Foster productive student-teacher relationships.Develop a positive ""mental set"".Help students contribute to a positive learning environment.Activate schoolwide measures for effective classroom management.Marzano and his coauthors Jana S. Marzano and Debra Pickering provide real stories of teachers and students in classroom situations to help illustrate how the action steps can be used successfully in different situations. In each chapter, they also review the strengths and weaknesses of programs with proven track records.With student behavior and effective discipline a growing concern in schools, this comprehensive analysis is a timely guide to the critical role of classroom management in student learning and achievement.
The inter-comparison of specific skills as represented by performance on neu- psychological tests is at the heart of the neuropsychological assessment process. However, there is a tendency to regard the interpretation of single tests as a process that is independent of performance on other tests, with integration of test information representing a summary of these individual test performances. As neuropsychology has become increasingly sophisticated, it has been recognized that many factors influence the performance on any given test. The meaning of the same score may vary considerably from one person to another, depending on his or her performance on other neuropsychological tests. Thus, a low score on the Halstead Category Test may indeed reflect frontal lobe damage, but only if we first rule out the influence of visual-spatial problems, emotionality, attentional issues, motivation, fatigue, and comprehension of the instructions. Simplistic interpre- tions that assume a common interpretation based on a specific score will inva- ably lead to errors in interpretation and conclusions. The purpose of this book is to provide each test that is described with a compendium of the possible interpretations that can be used with a variety of common tests that are often included in a neuropsychological test battery. The first chapter discusses some of the pitfalls and cautions when comparing the tests, while the second chapter examines administrative and scoring issues that may be unclear or unavailable for a given test.
Michael J. Rutter; Edmund J. Sonuga-Barke; Celia Beckett; Jennifer Castle; Jana Kreppner; Robert Kumsta; Wolff Schlotz; Suzanne Stevens; Christopher A. Bell
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley Sons Ltd)
The English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study constituted an invaluable "natural experiment" in which there was a rapid, easily-timed transition from a profoundly depriving environment in Romanian institutions to generally well-functioning adoptive families in England. Multimodal methods of assessment were used throughout the assessments at 4, 6, 11, and 15 years of age. Four key findings were particularly striking. First, institutional deprivation was associated with an apparently deprivation-specific pattern of combinations of quasiautism, disinhibited attachment, cognitive impairment, and inattention/overactivity. Second, longitudinal growth curves showed a relative deceleration of growth between 11 and 15 years (possibly due to early puberty). Third, institutional deprivation without subnutrition was associated with a major impairment in head growth. Fourth, the effects of institutional deprivation were as strong at 15 years as they had been earlier in childhood.
The inter-comparison of specific skills as represented by performance on neu- psychological tests is at the heart of the neuropsychological assessment process. However, there is a tendency to regard the interpretation of single tests as a process that is independent of performance on other tests, with integration of test information representing a summary of these individual test performances. As neuropsychology has become increasingly sophisticated, it has been recognized that many factors influence the performance on any given test. The meaning of the same score may vary considerably from one person to another, depending on his or her performance on other neuropsychological tests. Thus, a low score on the Halstead Category Test may indeed reflect frontal lobe damage, but only if we first rule out the influence of visual-spatial problems, emotionality, attentional issues, motivation, fatigue, and comprehension of the instructions. Simplistic interpre- tions that assume a common interpretation based on a specific score will inva- ably lead to errors in interpretation and conclusions. The purpose of this book is to provide each test that is described with a compendium of the possible interpretations that can be used with a variety of common tests that are often included in a neuropsychological test battery. The first chapter discusses some of the pitfalls and cautions when comparing the tests, while the second chapter examines administrative and scoring issues that may be unclear or unavailable for a given test.
A unified presentation of environmental model development, implementation, and testing Integrated Environmental Modeling teaches model development, model implementation, and model testing skills in a unified manner, crosscutting the three "media" comprising environmental systems--air, water, and soil--by focusing on parallels and similarities between them, and introducing a new generation of multimedia models. No other single volume offers comprehensive coverage of chemical transport and fate in all three environmental media, including the resulting impacts on the biosphere and human health, with a focus on the fundamental processes underlying environmental modeling. Integrated Environmental Modeling provides broad-based training in the development of pollutant transport and fate models in air, water, and soil, with a focus on five essential competencies: * Understanding the fundamental process principles that govern contaminant transport and transformations in multimedia environments, emphasizing the parallels and links between different media * Learning model development skills, starting from the simplest conceptual models and building more complex and realistic models that couple component process modules at the appropriate spatial and temporal scales of resolution * Using statistical methods and data sources to estimate input parameters and characterize model sensitivity and uncertainty * Gaining hands-on experience with computer-aided implementation and evaluation of fate and transport models using realistic case study examples * Applying fate and transport models to evaluate pollutant interactions with the biosphere, particularly in human exposure modeling and health risk assessment Complete with case studies, Integrated Environmental Modeling is a valuable, single-source tool for senior and graduate students in environmental science and engineering courses on pollutant transport, remediation, and risk assessment, and an essential reference text for professionals in industry, consulting, and government agencies responsible for environmental assessment and risk analysis.
