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Stellenbosch is world renowned for its wine, gorgeous scenery, and beautiful people. It’s the home of students working towards their future, successful businessmen and respected professors. But don’t let the luxury and blue mountains fool you. The sleepy town hides numerous crimes that rocked this community, the country and the world.
Over the past two decades the front pages of newspapers splashed the details of the murders of Inge Lotz, Hannah Cornelius, Susan Rohde, the Van Breda family... But this book also contains the less known victims such as Felicity Cilliers, the farm worker who’s murder was forgotten by all but her family. The victims and the murderers in this book come from all walks of life and confirms that not even Stellenbosch can escape the harsh reality of crime in South Africa.
The acclaimed author and journalist Julian Jansen third book reads like a crime novel and contains never before published information on each of the crimes.
Stellenbosch staan internasionaal bekend as 'n dorp van weelde en wyn, 'n plek van pragtige natuurskoon en mooi mense. Dit is die tuiste van Suid-Afrika se sake-adel, geleerde professore en studente bestem vir groot dinge.
Maar die idilliese beeld wat in reisbrosjures en op sosiale media voorgehou word, versluier 'n skadukant. Tussen die ou eikebome, blou berge en geskiedkundige wynplase broei dieselfde boosheid wat Suid-Afrika een van die lande met die hoogste moordsyfer in die wêreld maak.
Oor die afgelope twee dekades het verskeie opspraakwekkende moordsake in dié dorp koerantvoorblaaie gehaal. Inge Lotz, Hannah Cornelius, Susan Rohde, die Van Breda-gesin... Maar hierdie boek gaan ook oor Stellenbosch se minder bekende slagoffers soos dié van die plaaswerker Felicity Cilliers - 'n vrou van wie die wêreld vergeet het.
'n Uiteenlopende verskeidenheid slagoffers en moordenaars tree in die blaaie van dié boek na vore en wys dat nie eens Stellenbosch die oersondes kan vryspring nie.
Sleep disorders and disruptions are commonly associated with
negative mood, hostility, poor concentration, and ego depletion.
And while researchers have long investigated the widespread
negative effects of shift work on individuals, the knowledge
derived from these studies is rather limited to those with
non-linear work schedules. However, whether employees are clocking
in a normal 9-5 or trudging through the graveyard shift, sleep is a
crucial activity for us all. If the quantity and quality of our
sleeping patterns are disrupted, the consequences affect not only
the employee but for the organization they work for, as well. Work
and Sleep: Research Insights for the Workplace addresses the
effects of sleep on employee and organizational functioning, and
the impact of common work experiences on a night's rest. With a
team of influential organizational psychologists at the helm, the
editors lead a group of expert contributors as they each explore
the issues that, regardless of industry, matter in work force
well-being today.
Drawing on clinical experience dating from the birth of the NHS in
1948, Julian Tudor Hart, a politically active GP in a Welsh coal
mining community, charts the progress of the NHS from its 19th
century origins in workers' mutual aid societies, to its current
forced return to the market. His starting point is a detailed
analysis of how clinical decisions are made. He explores the
changing social relationships in the NHS as a gift economy, how
these may be affected by reducing care to commodity status, and the
new directions they might take if the NHS resumed progress
independently from the market. This new edition of this bestselling
book has been entirely rewritten with two new chapters, and
includes new material on resistance to that world-wide process. The
essential principle in the book is that patients need to develop as
active citizens and co-producers of health gain in a humanising
society and the author's aim is to promote it wherever people
recognise that pursuit of profit may be a brake on rational
progress.
The first edition of Human Genome Epidemiology, published in 2004,
discussed how the epidemiologic approach provides an important
scientific foundation for studying the continuum from gene
discovery to the development, applications and evaluation of human
genome information in improving health and preventing disease.
Since that time, advances in human genomics have continued to occur
at a breathtaking pace.
With contributions from leaders in the field from around the world,
this new edition is a fully updated look at the ways in which
genetic factors in common diseases are studied. Methodologic
developments in collection, analysis and synthesis of data, as well
as issues surrounding specific applications of human genomic
information for medicine and public health are all discussed. In
addition, the book focuses on practical applications of human
genome variation in clinical practice and disease prevention.
Students, clinicians, public health professionals and policy makers
will find the book a useful tool for understanding the rapidly
evolving methods of the discovery and use of genetic information in
medicine and public health in the 21st century.
Games software has its roots in a "cottage" industry, ignoring
formal methodologies, instead leaving the programmers to find
homespun solutions to the technical problems faced. The picture has
now changed: the scale of the problems faced by programmers means
that more methodical techniques must be applied to game development
to prevent projects spiralling out of control, both in terms of
technical complexity and cost. The book addresses how program teams
can develop ever more complex entertainment software within the
constraints of deadlines, budgets and changing technologies. It
establishes a set of best practices tempered with real-world
pragmatism, understanding that there is no "one size fits all"
solution. No member of the game development team should be working
in isolation and the book will be useful to producers, designers
and artists as well as the programmers themselves. In addition, the
book addresses the needs of the growing number of Game Development
courses offered in academia, giving students a much-needed insight
into the real world of object-oriented game design.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re the only person who’s thought that
prayer is a bit strange, then this is the book for you. It can feel
wrong to admit that having a conversation with someone we can’t see can
feel rather unusual. Prayer is one of those disciplines that we all
know we should be doing more regularly and perhaps enjoying more than
we are, but the reality is that it can be something even mature
Christians find a struggle. Prayer doesn’t come naturally to most of us
which can leave us feeling guilty, stuck in a rut, or far away from God.
Julian Hardyman tackles head-on those questions we all have about
prayer, but feel we can’t ask. He gives us permission to be honest
about how our prayer lives are going.
Fresh Pathways in Prayer provides fresh, practical ideas to help us to
enjoy talking to our heavenly Father.
Love cars, love France? Then make the most of your next trip with
this essential guide! Enjoying a special journey across the channel
with friends or a club? Looking to include automotive-themed
locations in your family holiday? This guide, shows you how to
combine them with a gourmet meal, wine tasting at a chateau - or
just relaxing on the beach! Full of practical, clear, easy-to-find
information, this is the ideal companion when planning a trip, or
as an on-the-road reference book.Divided into five regions - Paris
& the Ile-de-France, Western France, Southern France, Central
France & the Alps, and North-East France - each chapter
contains a wealth of detailed information for the auto enthusiast.
With sections on museums, classic and modern car shows,
automobilia, buying car parts, historic and modern motorsport
events, and race circuits, each entry is illustrated in full
colour. This unique guide, now in its 2nd edition, has been fully
updated for 2017, and provides you with all you need to know to
enjoy a visit to France with a motoring twist - when to go, how to
get there, and where to find out more.
Faces of Mallorca features fifty-nine locals from the island and
authentically captures people's hopes, dreams and aspirations. It
showcases the diverse culture and the rich heritage of the past and
shows how its people adapt to a bright new future. Whether you love
beautiful photography, moving stories or just love Mallorca, Faces
of Mallorca transports you into the lives of people in this sunny,
warm climate. * Big book format * Full color photography * Foreword
by Toni Nadal * Texts by Mark Julian Edwards and Stephanie Schulz *
Photography by Mark Julian Edwards
This classic collection of animal stories follows the adventures of
a local vet and the various animals who need his help and care.
From a poorly cow who needs urgent treatment, a lost pony who needs
rescuing or even a cheeky cat who keeps getting into mischief, this
heartwarming collection of animal tales, set against the beautiful,
snowy backdrop of the stunning Yorkshire landscape, is perfect to
be shared together at this special time of year.
This collected volume addresses issues pertaining to education and
migration from a variety of philosophical and ethical perspectives.
It is high time to critically analyze ethical issues in education
under conditions of globalization, not only because migration and
globalization are topical issues, but also because dominant
academic approaches in the ethics and political philosophy of
education have a tendency to narrow their focus on the education of
sedentary citizens. However, many learners and educators experience
high levels of both voluntary and constrained mobility. The
contributions to Education and Migration address issues pertaining
to migration-related education from a variety of ethical and
philosophical perspectives, including analytic applied ethics,
continental philosophy, care ethics, Hegelian philosophy, the
capability approach and theories of distributive justice.
Distinguished scholars, as well as younger researchers, from a
variety of disciplines (educational scholars, lawyers,
philosophers, psychologists and sociologists) tackle in these eight
essays core issues in the ethics and political philosophy of
education, such as citizenship education or justice in access to
education, from a perspective that takes human mobilities into
account. The collection puts a special emphasis on the diversity of
migratory experiences, on the significance of education for
citizens and non-citizen migrants, long-term residents and
undocumented children, immigrants and return migrants. This book
was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Global
Ethics.
My name is Julian Reid, a gardener from Wiltshire, UK. The title of
this book, Totally Unexpected Poems, is based on my experiences,
from things that have happened to me, things I have seen or
listened to and people I have met throughout my life.
For three weeks in July 1945 all eyes were fixed on a humid Paris,
where France’s disgraced former head of state was on trial,
accused of masterminding a plot to overthrow democracy. Would
Philippe Pétain, hero of Verdun, be condemned as the traitor of
Vichy? In the terrible month of October 1940, few things were more
shocking than the sight of Marshal Philippe Pétain—supremely
decorated hero of the First World War, now head of the French
government—shaking hands with Hitler. Pausing to look at the
cameras, Pétain announced that France would henceforth collaborate
with Germany. “This is my policy,†he intoned. “My ministers
are responsible to me. It is I alone who will be judged by
History.†Five years later, in July 1945, after a wave of violent
reprisals following the liberation of Paris, Pétain was put on
trial for his conduct during the war. He stood accused of treason,
charged with heading a conspiracy to destroy France’s democratic
government and collaborating with Nazi Germany. The defense claimed
he had sacrificed his personal honor to save France and insisted he
had shielded the French people from the full scope of Nazi
repression. Former resisters called for the death penalty, but many
identified with this conservative military hero who had promised
peace with dignity. The award-winning author of a landmark
biography of Charles de Gaulle, Julian Jackson uses Pétain’s
three-week trial as a lens through which to examine one of
history’s great moral dilemmas. Was the policy of collaboration
“four years to erase from our history,†as the prosecution
claimed? Or was it, as conservative politicians insist to this day,
a sacrifice that placed pragmatism above moral purity? As head of
the Vichy regime, Pétain became the lightning rod for collective
guilt and retribution. But he has also been an icon of the
nationalist right ever since. In France on Trial, Jackson blends
courtroom drama, political intrigue, and brilliant narrative
history to highlight the hard choices and moral compromises leaders
make in times of war.
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Captain Thomas Kydd's first mission after the triumph of Trafalgar
is to capture and protect a fragile new British colony: 19th
century Cape Town. Following the victory at the Battle of
Trafalgar, England is free to seek conquests and colonies in the
furthest reaches of the world. But even if the British can defeat
the enemy and take possession of the capital, there is still more
fighting to be done. Kydd and his men must stave off attacks from
all sides, while braving the wild beasts and hostile environment of
Africa's vast and savage hinterland.
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Julian Stockwin
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In this seventh book of the series, Thomas Kydd is master of his
own brig-sloop Teazer and he must race the clock to make her
battle-ready to defend Malta against Barbary pirates and the
French, who are frantically trying to rescue the remnants of their
army in the Levant. Suddenly, peace is declared, and the young
captain finds himself ashore. To make ends meet, he agrees to
transport convicts to Australia. Little does he know that his
friend Renzi, weakened by illness and embittered with the service,
is also bound for that colony as a settler. There they will be
forced to face their deepest fears and prove themselves against all
odds.
A classic collection of farm animal tales written by best-loved
Yorkshire Vet, Julian Norton. Follow the adventures of a local vet
and the various farm animals who need his help and care over the
course of one summer. Set against the wild and beautiful Yorkshire
hills, these ten stories featuring farmyard favourites such as
horses, goats, cows and more are sure to delight and inspire a love
of animals from the youngest age.
In the eighth book of this popular series, Thomas Kydd and Nicholas
Renzi return to England in 1803 after tumultuous episodes on the
other side of the world to find England in peril of starvation and
bankruptcy. Kydd is placed back in command of his beloved vessel,
Teazer, but he barely has time to prep her for the sea when he is
sent on an urgent mission. Smugglers, enemy privateers, and
treacherous sea conditions await Kydd on his journey to northern
France on the eve of war, but equally worrisome events are
occurring ashore. A growing attachment to the admiral's daughter
curbs Kydd's blissful reunion with Teazer and he is forced to make
a terrible decision that may cause the end of his friendship with
Renzi-or the end of his naval career.
It is 1793. Europe is ablaze with war. The British prime minister
is under pressure to intimidate the French and dispatches a Navy
squadron to the French coast. To man the ships, ordinary citizens
must be press-ganged; Thomas Paine Kydd, a young wig-maker from
Guildford, is seized and taken across the country to be part of the
crew of the 98-gun line-of-battle ship Duke William. The ship sails
immediately and Kydd has to learn the harsh realities of shipboard
life fast. Despite all he goes through, amid the dangers of tempest
and battle, he comes to admire the skills and courage of his fellow
seamen, taking up the challenge himself to become a true sailor and
defender of Britain at war.
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