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Lilly and Ceily Carney are only seven and twelve when their mother is cruelly taken from them, leaving them at the mercy of the Church and the authorities. This is a terrifying prospect in 1950s Dublin, where it is likely that the girls will end up in one of Ireland’s notorious Magdalen laundries...

Diploma Thesis from the year 2010 in the subject Economics - Monetary theory and policy, grade: 2,7, University of Trier, language: English, abstract: Since 2002, China's rapid growth and the trend of globalization have forced China to face its currency's regime development. Although Chinese central...

Who Speaks for the Poor? explains why parties represent some groups and not others. This book focuses attention on the electoral geography of income, and how it has changed over time, to account for cross-national differences in the political and partisan representation of low-income voters. Jusko...

Merthyr Tydfil is a beautiful and historically fascinating area of Wales. Rich landscapes, scenery and heritage mark out this town, which was once the iron capital of the world. The rich industrial heritage forged by ironmasters and mining has left indelible marks on the surroundings, in the form...

In plain, uncomplicated language, and using detailed examples to explain the key concepts, models, and algorithms in vertical search ranking, Relevance Ranking for Vertical Search Engines teaches readers how to manipulate ranking algorithms to achieve better results in real-world applications. This...

This is a true story of a small girl born in a home where she experiences one disaster after another. Growing up in a family of five children and three adults, she suffers third degree burns on her upper body, boil infections, a dog bite to the jugular vein, and a severed toe before she was five years...

10 brilliant patterns for knitting your very own team of athletes. Whether it's a team of synchronized swimmers, a pair of heavyweight boxers or an accomplished equestrian (complete with horse) that takes your fancy, you'll find all the instructions you need here to go for a medal-winning performance!

Are you ready to start learning body language? Effective communication is one of the most important aspects of success today and without it people are doomed to fail. With the complete understanding of body language and how to read it thoroughly, you will learn how 60% of communication is...

The technology of the next few decades could possibly allow us to explore with robotic probes the closest stars outside our Solar System, and maybe even observe some of the recently discovered planets circling these stars. This book looks at the reasons for exploring our stellar neighbors and...

Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour forwards a new typology of vandalism. The authors argue that in order to fully understand vandalism and anti-social behaviour, a culturally criminological perspective should be fostered, which accounts for the emotional and experiential aspects of crime.

The Essential Guide to Goal Setting: How to Successfully Set Goals and Stick To Them This book covers several topics including: Chapter 1: Goal Setting Theory What Does It Mean To An Ordinary Person Chapter 2: Effective Goal Setting Chapter 3: Effectively Setting Goals For A Sports...

Network Robustness under Large-Scale Attacks provides the analysis of network robustness under attacks, with a focus on large-scale correlated physical attacks. The book begins with a thorough overview of the latest research and techniques to analyze the network responses to different types of attacks...

Providing an extensive overview of the radio resource management problem in femtocell networks, this invaluable book considers both code division multiple access femtocells and orthogonal frequency-division multiple access femtocells. In addition to incorporating current research on this topic, the...

The first account of the emergence and demise of preventive health care for workers. It explores how trade unions, employers, doctors and the government reconfigured the relationship between health, productivity and the factory over the course of the twentieth century within a broader political, industrial and social context.