The goal of the Asilomar Workshop on Fault-Tolerant Distributed Computing, held March 17-19, 1986, was to facilitate interaction between theoreticians and practitioners by inviting speakers and choosing topics so as to present a broad overview of the field. This volume contains 22 papers stemming from the workshop, most of them revised and rewritten, presenting research results in distributed systems and fault-tolerant architectures and systems. The volume should be of use to students, researchers and developers.

Centuries on from the discovery of her beloved island in the sun, Emily Thompson, Rose to her friends, leaves for the motherland, England, in search of a better life. One day her children will be able to join her and choose from a dazzling array of possibilities. Till then, it's hard work for the young woman in this rich man's country; not only must Rose scrape the money together for a new life, but she must also come to terms with this unknown phenomenon: di Hinglish dem... James Dunbar. Jack is what he answers to. Even from his poky council flat on the seventh floor he can see all too clearly that the streets of London are most definitely not paved with gold. Picking his way through the mucky incidents of life, he consoles himself that things will get better; his kids won't turn into ruffians and go smashing up other people's property. One day they'll all live in a house with a garden. No graffiti anywhere in sight. And no dog shit on the pavement, either... They happen to meet at a bus-stop, Emily and Jack. Encounters which do seem to contain a glint of that something better they are both looking for, if only they had the courage to reach out and touch it... An account of the black immigrant experience jostling to find its place among the white working class. A tale of how the humble live whilst waiting for their dreams to come true. Peppered with humour and compassion, Long Time Walk on Water is, above all, an unforgettable love story: the story of a mother's love and the price her family must pay for generations to come. Beautifully written... Joan Barbara Simon is a wordsmith par excellence. Sunday Gleaner

Mitzy Pitzy, the only bad fairy in the entire Fairy Kingdom, was so mean, jealous and nasty the fairies began calling her the worst possible name. They called her Inca Stinka. One day Queen Gwendolyn's favorite Maid in Waiting, Pookie, discovers Inca Stinka in the Far Away Bramble Bushes with huge piles of baby teeth stolen from beneath the pillows of all the Children of the World. It is very clear Inca Stinka has not given the children the required fairy kiss and thank you gift. Nothing could be worse Terrible A Tooth Thief A Terrible Tooth Thief After much deliberation, the beautiful and wise Queen and her fairies devise a plan to rescue the teeth, use them for good purpose and make things right for the children. However, it demands a very dangerous and scary journey across the Great River where nasty Truman the Troll lives and an encounter with the worst possible fairy ever imagined. This is a story for everybody who ever lost a tooth and never knew how close they came to never getting a fairy kiss and a gift under their pillow. A great story as well as a gift for anyone who has ever lost a tooth.

In The Red Room the reader may recline with this sumptuous collection of unabashed polished poetry and prose in which are explored both the vivid and the more subdued contours of the female sensual landscape. The wife, the mother, the mistress, the daughter. Every generation of woman has her say. Every mode of physical expression granted. The passion. The patience. The fear. And the hatred... Voicing those questions, those desires which convention has tamed out of the 'good' female, Joan Barbara Simon and her chorus of eloquent, critical protagonists dare to sidestep propriety in their search for sincere personal fulfilment and redefinitions of the intimate experience. 'Surprising literary maturity.' WASAFIRI

If you suffer from back problems and have tried to find relief in all the usual ways, try something that actually works, Dorn Spinal Therapy. This self-help book by Barbara Simon, a Dorn Spinal Therapy practitioner, teaches you how to alleviate your back pain for life using Dorn Spinal Therapy. This series of safe simple exercises is an alternative to chiropractic therapy and other more aggressive therapies, plus you can do it anywhere at anytime. Barbara Simon is one of the few practitioners who has studied under the master himself, Dieter Dorn. She introduced Dorn Spinal Therapy to the Australian and overseas market as a practitioner and a lecturer. She has been featured on ABC National TV as well as in various health magazines and papers. Now her clearly written book takes you step by step through the Dorn Spinal Therapy program and enables you to benefit from this amazing therapy in the comfort and privacy of your own home. You can finally experience relief from pain by using this easy and gentle method.

For many of us, the presidential election of 2000 was a wake-up call. The controversy following the vote count led to demands for election reform. But the new voting systems that were subsequently introduced to the market have serious security flaws, and many are confusing and difficult to use. Moreover, legislation has not kept up with the constantly evolving voting technology, leaving little to no legal recourse when votes are improperly counted. How did we come to acquire the complex technology we now depend on to count votes? Douglas W. Jones and Barbara Simons probe this question, along with public policy and regulatory issues raised by our voting technologies. "Broken Ballots" is a thorough and incisive analysis of the current voting climate and it approaches American elections from technological, legal, and historical perspectives. The authors examine the ways Americans vote today, gauging how inaccurate, unreliable, and insecure our voting systems are. An important book for election administrators, political scientists, and students of government and technology policy, "Broken Ballots" is also a vital tool for any voting American.

At a time of dramatic increases in the prevalence of obesity, it is appropriate that Type 2 diabetes has received a great deal of attention by the endocrinology community. Clearly, the management of insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk is a critical issue. However, it is important to also acknowledge and address Type 1 diabetes, whose prevalence is also increasing, and whose management remains complex. Currently it is estimated that 10-15% of those with diabetes carry the diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, and frequently the diagnosis is not straightforward, as many clinicians recognize that more adults previously thought to have Type 2 diabetes actually have late-onset Type 1 diabetes (also termed latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult or LADA). Over the last decade tools for the management of Type 1 diabetes have also evolved; therefore, clinicians now have the opportunity to more closely replicate normal physiologic insulin secretion with either basal-bolus insulin therapy or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusions. While these advancements allow clinicians to manage patients with Type 1 diabetes better, they also add complexity to patient treatment. An updated text to address the concepts behind the recognition of new onset Type 1 diabetes in adults, the ongoing care of adults with established Type 1 diabetes, and future potential therapies and devices is warranted to review these issues for both endocrinologists and primary care providers with an interest in diabetes.
As part of the Oxford American Endocrinology Library, this volume stands as a concise guide in the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes in adults. The authors briefly examine the classification and pathophysiology of Type 1 diabetes (including predication and prevention and LADA) and address management (blood glucose monitoring, insulin therapy, and Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion) and complications (Hyperglycemia, Retinocpathy, Nephropathy, Neuropathy, etc) of the disease. Finally and perhaps most significantly, the authors consider "special situations" associated with Type 1 Diabetes patients, including inpatient treatment, pancreas and inslet transplantation, and how to treat pregnant and depressed patients and patients with eating disorders.

Miss Virginia Mendes stumbles from the bourgeois bliss of her brittle marriage into the world of virtual romance, convinced that He must be out there, somewhere... A woman who learns to know her mind and sheds her qualms about giving the world a piece of it. Of her sensuality, her philosophy, her triumphs and her pitfalls... all the Woman she is. A voracious depiction of liberty, goaded by a click of the mouse; at times a war cry, at times a wry embrace of the female quotidian. Magnificently compelling, the irresistible power of Simon's writing opens the door to our better Self.