Sci-fi drama about two children who develop strange powers after playing with some discarded toys. On a beach vacation near Seattle, Noah (Chris O'Neil) and Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) Wilder find a little box washed up on the shore. It contains a strange, pulsing stone and the pair deign to keep it a secret, sensing its unusual nature. Further examination reveals a collection of items in the box including what appears to be a toy rabbit whose name turns out to be Mimzy and who is perfectly able to communicate with the children. Mimzy starts to instruct the children on many things that they're not familiar with, resulting in the pair attaining genius level very quickly, much to their parents' chagrin. It soon becomes apparent that there are forces abroad in the Wilder house that should have been left undisturbed - and that the future may be trying to send a message back to us in order that we might save our planet from a certain doom. After a huge power surge, originating in the Wilder home, takes out half the state power grid, the government begins to take an interest in the children.

A Fiction House Press Classic Reprint: Elak of Atlantis was a four-story series first published in Weird Tales pulp magazine. The two-story Prince Raynor series first appeared in Strange Stories pulp magazine. We reprint the original pulp text along with the pulp interior illustrations.

In the years surrounding the Second World War, a serendipitous confluence of events created a healthy balance between the market and the polity-between the engine of capitalism and the egalitarian ideals of democracy. Yet, from the 1970s on, a power shift occurred in which financial regulations were rolled back, taxes were cut, inequality worsened and disheartened voters turned to far-right, faux populism. Robert Kuttner lays out the events that led to the post-war miracle and charts its dissolution all the way to Trump, Brexit and the tenuous state of the EU. He asks whether today's poisonous alliance of reckless finance and ultra-nationalism is inevitable, and whether democracy can find a way to survive.

Collected Studies CS1071 The central figure in this volume is that of Gratian, whose monumental compilation of canon law sparked off the revival of legal studies in the medieval West. In other collections of essays, Stephan Kuttner dealt with the development of canon law in the two centuries that followed the publication of Gratian's Decretum, and the ideas that this engendered; here he is concerned with the foundations upon which all these later efforts were based. The work of Gratian is, of course, the principal focus, but the studies then follow the spread of the teaching of law, from its inception at Bologna in the 1140s to its appearance soon after in other centres of learning in the West especially in France, in the Anglo-Norman schools and in Germany. With a quarter of the volume consisting of additional notes and extensive indexes, it makes a contribution of the greatest importance to the historical study of canon law. For this second edition, a new section of additional notes has been supplied, and the volume is introduced with an essay by Peter Landau; these take account of the important recent work on Gratian and the Decretum and chart the significance of Stephan Kuttner's work.

This book provides structured up-to-date information on all routine protocols used for multislice (multidetector row) CT. The volume contains a detailed technical section and covers the prevailing investigations of the brain, neck, lungs and chest, abdomen with parenchymal organs and gastrointestinal tract, the musculoskeletal system and CTA as well as dedicated protocols for the heart. Separate chapters address the how-to of CT-guided interventions such as punctures, drainages, and therapeutic approaches. Each protocol is displayed en bloc, enabling rapid appreciation of indications and the necessary scanner settings.

The second edition includes contributions by renowned experts in the field, who not only provide their clinical experience on each topic, but also give guidelines for indications, workflow, postprocessing and reconstruction algorithms.

First published in 1980, but then out of print for several years, this collection, together with The History of Ideas and Doctrines of Canon Law in the Middle Ages, presents a series of fundamental articles by the acknowledged master of medieval canon law studies. For this second edition they have been provided with extensive sections of new notes and references and the detailed indexes have been wholly revised and expanded. The volumes therefore now constitute essential works of reference for all those interested in the study of the medieval Church and its law. Ces deux collections, tout d'abord publiees en 1980, mais actuellement hors impression depuis plusieurs annees, presentent une serie de textes fondamentaux du mAcitre inconteste de l'etude du droit canon medieval. Pour cette seconde edition, elles ont ete enrichies de sections importantes de nouvelles notes et references et les index detailles ont ete entierement revises et approfondis. De ce fait, ces ouvrages constituent aujourd'hui des travaux essentiels de reference pour tous ceux interesses par l'etude de l'Eglise medievale et de son droit.

Eigentümer*innen und Manager*innen von Familienunternehmen sind aktuell mit vielfältigen Herausforderungen konfrontiert und stellen sich u.a. folgende Fragen: Wie können Familienunternehmen nachhaltiger gestaltet werden? Wie können sie sicher an die nächste Generation übergeben werden? Wie können Familienunternehmen professionalisiert werden? Wie können sie langfristig in Krisen bestehen? Diese und viele weitere aktuelle Herausforderungen im Management von Familienunternehmen werden in diesem Fachbuch jeweils in einem eigenen Beitrag in der Tiefe und wissenschaftlich fundiert behandelt. Die Autor*innen gehen dabei auch auf die besondere Relevanz aktueller Trends und globaler Krisen ein. 

Collected Studies CS1071 The central figure in this volume is that of Gratian, whose monumental compilation of canon law sparked off the revival of legal studies in the medieval West. In other collections of essays, Stephan Kuttner dealt with the development of canon law in the two centuries that followed the publication of Gratian's Decretum, and the ideas that this engendered; here he is concerned with the foundations upon which all these later efforts were based. The work of Gratian is, of course, the principal focus, but the studies then follow the spread of the teaching of law, from its inception at Bologna in the 1140s to its appearance soon after in other centres of learning in the West especially in France, in the Anglo-Norman schools and in Germany. With a quarter of the volume consisting of additional notes and extensive indexes, it makes a contribution of the greatest importance to the historical study of canon law. For this second edition, a new section of additional notes has been supplied, and the volume is introduced with an essay by Peter Landau; these take account of the important recent work on Gratian and the Decretum and chart the significance of Stephan Kuttner's work.

This fourth selection of articles by Professor Kuttner complements the volumes previously published by Variorum. Its subject is the history of the Church law of the Middle Ages, and the manner in which it has been studied. One group of articles is particularly concerned with the broader implications of medieval law, with its role in the history of doctrines and ideas: other sections focus on the history of the Glossators in modern research, and on the canonists of the period following the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX " the Glossa Ordinaria and the works of St Raymond of PeA+/-afort and Johannes Andreae form specific areas of interest. As in the previous volumes, there is an extensive section of 'Retractiones", recording the results of further research and assiduously detailing and commenting upon work done in the field since the articles were first published. To facilitate access to all this material, important indexes have also been provided. Cette quatrieme collection d'articles du Professeur Kuttner complete les volumes preablement publies par Variorum. Elle a pour sujet l'histoire du droit l'Eglise au Moyen Age et la maniere dont il a ete etudie. Un des groupes d'articles traite en particulier des implications plus larges medieval et de son rAle dans l'histoire doctrines et des idees. D'autres se concentrent sur l'histoire des Glossateurs au travers de la recherche moderne et sur les canonistes de la periode suivant les decretales du pape Gregoire IX " les Glossa Ordinaria et les travaux de St Raymond de Penafort et de Johannes Andreae constituent des passages d'interet specifiques. De mAme que dans les volumes precedentes, il existe une importante section de 'Retractiones' ou sont enregistres les resultants de recherches supplementaires et ou y sont faits un compte-rendu assidueusement detaille, ainsi que des commentaires sur le travail accompli dans la domaine en question depuis la premiere publication des articles. Afin de faciliter

With history and the extraordinary parallels between Biden and FDR as his guide, the veteran political analyst diagnoses what's at stake for America in 2022 and beyond Joe Biden has found his way back to Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. After four decades of diminishing prospects for ordinary people, the public likes what Biden is offering. Yet American democracy is in dire peril as Republicans, increasingly the national minority, try to destroy democracy in order to cling to power. It is the best of times and the worst of times. In Going Big, bestselling author and political journalist Robert Kuttner assesses the promise and peril of this critical juncture. Biden, like FDR in his time, faces multiple challenges. Roosevelt had to make terrible compromises with racist legislators to win enactment of his program. Biden, to achieve the necessary governing coalition, needs to achieve durable multiracial coalitions. Roosevelt had to conquer fascism in Europe; Biden must defeat it at home. And after four decades of neoliberal policy disasters reflecting Wall Street's political influence, Biden needs to go beyond what even FDR achieved, to restore a democratic economy of broad possibility. From a writer with an unparalleled understanding of the history and politics that have made this moment possible, this book is the essential guide to what is at stake for Joe Biden, for America, and for our democracy.

Dieses Buch bietet strukturierte und aktuellste Informationen zu allen Routineanwendungen der Mehrschicht- (Multidetektor-) Computertomographie, auch der neuesten Gerategeneration (Dual-Slice bzw. Dual-Layer).

Es enthalt ausfuhrliche Kapitel zum technischen Hintergrund und behandelt systematisch alle wichtigen Organsysteme: Herz, Kopf und Hals, Thorax und Abdomen mit parenchymalen Organen und Gastrointestinaltrakt.

Jedes Protokoll wird tabellarisch prasentiert; dies ermoglicht dem Benutzer einen schnellen Uberblick uber die gewunschten Anwendungen und die notwendigen Einstellungen des CT-Gerats.

Alle Beitrage sind verfasst von anerkannten Experten auf dem Gebiet der CT, die nicht nur ihre reiche klinische Erfahrung in jedem Anwendungsgebiet einbringen, sondern auch Anleitungen fur Indikationen, Arbeitsablauf, Nachbearbeitung und Rekonstruktionsalgorithmen erarbeitet haben."

The 2020 presidential election will be pivotal for the credibility of government and for democracy itself, argues Robert Kuttner in this compelling call to arms. Either America continues the twin slides into corrupt autocracy and corporate plutocracy-the course set in the past half century by Republican and Democratic presidents alike-or Americans elect a progressive Democrat in the mould of FDR. At stake is nothing less than the continued success of the American experiment in liberal democracy. Kuttner convincingly shows that a progressive Democrat also has a better chance than a centrist of winning the presidency in the current political environment. The Stakes is the book to read ahead of the 2020 primaries.

Das vorgelegte Buch ist als Erganzung des gut eingefuhrten Werkes Blomeyer/Kutt- ner "Exportfinanzierung. Nachschlagewerk fur die Praxis" zu verstehen. Wahrend dort der Schwerpunkt mehr auf der technischen Darstellung und der Entwicklung des kurz- sowie des mittel- und langfristigen Exportfinanzierungsgeschaftes liegt, solI hier auf spezielle neue Entwicklungen im mittel- und langfristigen Finanzie- rungsbereich eingangen und hierbei insbesondere die engen Zusammenhange zwi- schen Liefergeschaft und Finanzierungsart herausgearbeitet werden. Urn dem Leser den Hintergrund dieser Entwicklungen klarer vor Augen zu fuhren, war es erforderlich, nicht nur auf die neuen Leitfaden der AKA und der GEFI, son- dern auch auf internationale Abkommen und diverse neugefaBte Richtlinien des Bundes Bezug zu nehmen. Zum besseren Verstandnis des Lesers wurden diese in den Anhang aufgenommen. Bei der Erarbeitung dieser Thematik kamen dem Autor, der als Leiter der Zentralen Auslands-Finanzierungs-Abteilung der Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Frank- furt, tatig ist, insbesondere die vielfaItigen Erfahrungen zugute, die er uber viele Jahre intensiver Beschaftigung mit dieser Materie sammeln konnte. v Inhalt A. Einleitung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Der deutsche Investitionsgtiter- und Anlagenexport, die Veranderung der terms of payment und somit der Finanzierungserfordernisse und damit verbundene Bilanzprobleme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Das Buch bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in alle Aspekte der Benutzung moderner Bibliotheken. Zentrales Thema ist der Bibliothekskunde mit seinen Wunschen und seinem Verhalten. Daneben sind die Aufbewahrung und Prasentation der klassischen Bestande sowie die Verfugbarkeit und das Angebot elektronischer Medien inhaltliche Schwerpunkte, zu denen die Vermittlung von Informationskompetenz ganz allgemein sowie die verschiedenen Moeglichkeiten der Auskunftserteilung und der Dokumentlieferung gehoeren. Die Auftritte von Bibliotheken in Web 1.0 und Web 2.0 Plattformen werden unter verschiedensten Aspekten, wie Usability, Informationsgehalt oder den spezifischen Chancen und Risiken bewertet.

This text disputes the laissez-faire direction of both economic theory and practice that has gained prominence since the mid-1970s. Dissenting voices, the author argues, have been drowned out by a sea of circular arguments and complex mathematical models that ignore real-world conditions and disregard values that can't easily be turned into commodities. Included is an explanation of how some sectors of the economyrequire a blend of market, regulation and social outlay.

The Earth is long dead, blasted apart, and the human survivors who settled on Venus live in huge citadels beneath the Venusian seas in an atrophying, class-ridden society ruled by the Immortals - genetic mutations who live a thousand years or more. Sam Reed was born an immortal, born to rule those with a normal life-span, but his deranged father had him mutilated as a baby so that he wouldn't know of his heritage. And Sam grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and the law, thinking of the Immortals as his enemies. Then he reached the age of eighty, understood what had happened to him and went looking for revenge - and changed his decaying world forever. Fury is a powerful, dark and compelling novel that explores the sensual, bloody and urgent nature of humankind's striving.