Microoganisms are distributed across every ecosystem, and microbial transformations are fundamental to the operation of the biosphere. Microbial ecology is the study of this interaction between microorganisms and their environment, and arguably represents one of the most important areas of biological research. Yet for many years our study of microbial flora was severely limited: the primary method of culturing microorganisms on media allowed us to study only between 0.1 and 10% of the total microbial flora in any given environment. Molecular Microbial Ecology gives a comprehensive guide to the recent revolution in the study of microorganisms in the environment. Details are given on molecular methods for isolating some of the previously uncultured and numerically dominant microbial groups. PCR-based approaches to studying prokaryotic systematics are described, including ribosomal RNA analysis and stable isotope probing. Later chapters cover DNA hybridisation techniques (including fluorescent in situ hybridisation), as well as genomic and metagenomic approaches to microbial ecology. Gathering together some of the world's leading experts, this book provides an invaluable introduction to the modern theory and molecular methods used in studying microbial ecology.

Jackie Parsons was a 29, enthusiastic woman and single. Four years ago her engagement with Scott Ellis was called off, and since then she had remained alone and carefree. But only recently, Jackie's desire to rekindle their relationship was her primary objective. Then, as if fate stepped in, her best friend Tina Farrow introduced her to a witch called Olive Tudor who offered her that wish Scott was returning to her, by performing a love spell. Jackie decided to meet the witch who lived in a small cottage, with her black stallion named Grimalkin, in Ash Forest. Soon the love spell was cast, and her beloved man will return in four days. He soon returns on her doorstep early and no sooner does Jackie decide to have him back, things begin to change. Scott was back in her arms and bed once again, but something unearthly and sinister was not far behind. With love, death and betrayal to contend with- Jackie soon realises she had made a huge mistake, by putting her trust in the Pindle Witch of Ash Forest.

When Billy Fox receives a parcel one morning. He opens it, only to find some macabre gift sent to him from Ms. Cain. But something seems to tell him, this strange item could not be from the white witch, but someone else. Then, from that moment on, his life spirals into a waking nightmare, when a voodoo spirit known as the Janitou is conjured up to possess Billy's body and soul. Will this be the end of Billy Fox? And will Vaul the black witch, finally have her ultimate revenge?

One morning, Billy Fox finds a strange, long black mark on his life-line in the palm of his hand. As he searches online for any unbiased medical information he could find at his local library. He is soon befriended by a mysterious tall man called Mr Limerick. The stranger tells Billy, he has been marked with the Bloodstone Curse by someone. Then, very soon, as time goes by, his friends start going missing, as a demonic creature the Gadel is soon blamed for their disappearance. This leads Billy to make a very hard choice, and the only way to free his friends and lift the curse is to kill himself. Will he take his own life, to save the ones he loves? Or will Billy venture across the sands of Sandark, to slay the beast beyond the Black Rainbow?

The Raven's Inn- was a four-hundred-year-old guest house, that welcomed travellers and locals alike. The inn was on an island called Lance- just off the coast of England, and was favoured for its fine food and accommodation. But, the island also had a darker side. Within its midst-were, a crew of fishermen who went by the name of the Anchormen. They were secretive and cruel and kidnapped travellers who came to the island. Once taken, they were sold to Europe and America as slaves, and personal treasures were looted to sustain their evil empire. One day, an eccentric, Jamaican born gentleman, Johnson Brown arrives at the island and soon disappears. The locals begin to talk, while the Anchormen harbour their deceitful secret. Left to die underground. The visitor not only brings a fatal disease to the island-he also curses Raven's Inn.

With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, werepresented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and sacrifices of those who supported those soldiers, and the war effort in general, back at home. The Frontier of Patriotism provides an in--depth look at all aspects of Alberta's involvement in the war, reflecting Albertans' experiences both on the battlefield and on the home front. Contributors of the 40 essays all draw heavily on national and local archival resources. The war is seen through the letters, diaries and memoirs of the individuals who lived through it, as well as through accounts in local newspapers. Readers will come away from this collection with a deeper appreciation of the different ways that the First World War, and its aftermath, shaped the lives of Albertans. For many, these four tumultuous years represented a time of individual valour and of communities pulling together and sacrificing for a noble cause. Yet, for others, the war left disillusionment and anger. Exploring these regional and local stories, as well as the national story, helps us understand the commonalities and distinctiveness of what it means to be Canadian. The Frontier of Patriotism is the most comprehensive treatment of Alberta during these critical, transformational years.

Billy Fox a young boy from a rural area of Scullyman in England soon embarks on a quest to save the world from an alien invasion. One day he discovers a strange egg in his backyard which soon escalates into a matter of life or death for him and the whole of the human race. Soon a white witch and a duck team up with the boy to find a way to dispose of the egg before the Stellarlites invade earth.

""Cyber Attack, CyberCrime, CyberWarfare - CyberComplacency"" is one of the few books that covers destructive Computer Network Attacks in the Internet and in CyberSpace. It is an in-depth reference that covers DDOS from motivation, identification, analysis and mitigation.

By the author of the consistently top-selling in class ""How to Cheat at Managing Information Security"" and like that book, proceeds go to charity. Osborne starts with Network/Internet provider business practices and existing monitoring & detection systems. It shows the current focus on other forms of attacks including traditional electronic espionage, counter-terrorism and malware. It then describes various mechanisms for estimation of Cyberattack impact covering direct cost, indirect cost, and customer churn.

It gradually drills down covering the various attacks types - right down to the packet trace level, and how to detect them. These chapters are culminated with a full description of mitigation techniques, traditional and cutting edge - again these are described in clear English but reinforced with common device configuration for the technical reader.

The penultimate section highlights details of vulnerabilities in the Physical, Human, Mobile Apps, SCADA, Software security, BGP, and DNS elements of Cybersecurity. These include those that are currently utilised, that were predicted and have since been exploited during the publication process, and those that have yet to be leveraged.

The last chapter explores the concept of a Firesale and how Hollywood's blueprint for Armageddon could be implemented in reality.

Based around a true story of a painting called 'the crying boy' painted by Bruno Amadio after the second world war. The portrait represented the children orphaned after the war. The prints made their way into the Uk and Europe and many house fires were blamed on the picture which came out unscathed. My story is fictional and has no connection to the facts of the pictures that were soon thought of as cursed. It begins in 1915 when children go missing in a residential area of Deadwood in Pinestork. Soon a body of a man is found at his burnt down house with a painting which survived the fire which resembles one of the missing children. Many decades later the ghost of one of the missing children try's to warn a blind girl Rosie of an evil that lurks beyond the cursed painting of the Crying Boy.

What would happen if Mother Nature was a real person? What would happen if she came looking for the one's who betrayed nature?

This is the only book that covers all the topics that any budding security manager needs to know This book is written for managers responsible for IT/Security departments from mall office environments up to enterprise networks.
These individuals do not need to know about every last bit and byte, but they need to have a solid understanding of all major, IT security issues to effectively manage their departments. This book is designed to cover both the basic concepts of security, non technical principle and practices of security and provides basic information about the technical details of many of the products - real products, not just theory.
Written by a well known Chief Information Security Officer, this book gives the information security manager all the working knowledge needed to: Design the organization chart of his new security organization Design and implement policies and strategies Navigate his way through jargon filled meetings Understand the design flaws of his E-commerce and DMZ infrastructure
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More than 16,000 Canadian soldiers suffered from shell shock during the Great War of 1914 to 1918. Despite significant interest from historians, we still know relatively little about how it was experienced, diagnosed, treated, and managed in the frontline trenches in the Canadian and British forces. How did soldiers relate to suffering comrades? Did large numbers of shell shock cases affect the outcome of important battles? Was frontline psychiatric treatment as effective as many experts claimed after the war? Were Canadians treated any differently than other Commonwealth soldiers? A Weary Road is the first comprehensive study to address these important questions. Author Mark Osborne Humphries uses research from Canadian, British, and Australian archives, including hundreds of newly available hospital records and patient medical files, to provide a history of war trauma as it was experienced, treated, and managed by ordinary soldiers.

This multi-volume series in six parts is the first English-language translation of "Der Weltkrieg," the German official history of the First World War. Originally produced between 1925 and 1944 using classified archival records that were destroyed in the aftermath of the Second World War, "Der Weltkrieg" is the inside story of Germany's experience on the Western front. Recorded in the words of its official historians, this account is vital to the study of the war and official memory in Weimar and Nazi Germany. Although exciting new sources have been uncovered in former Soviet archives, this work remains the basis of future scholarship. It is essential reading for any scholar, graduate student, or enthusiast of the Great War.

This volume, the second to be published, covers the outbreak of war in July-August 1914, the German invasion of Belgium, the Battles of the Frontiers, and the pursuit to the Marne in early September 1914. The first month of war was a critical period for the German army and, as the official history makes clear, the German war plan was a gamble that seemed to present the only solution to the riddle of the two-front war. But as the Moltke-Schlieffen Plan was gradually jettisoned through a combination of intentional command decisions and confused communications, Germany's hopes for a quick and victorious campaign evaporated.