This much-needed book examines the implications of the 'Every Child Matters' (ECM) national and local framework for working with children. It analyses the key issues from the perspective of the different professions that make up the 'new children's workforce' and explores interprofessional considerations. The book includes practice issues and case examples from health, education, social work, playwork, children's centres and early years, and considers the opportunities and challenges presented by the current agenda. It will be widely welcomed by tutors and practitioners alike, enabling readers to make sense of the legislation and national guidance, and to understand better the new agendas for children's services. For more information visit: http://www.everychildmattersbook.co.uk/

This book examines the human consequences (individual, social, cultural, and economic) of civil war and political repression in Castilleja del Campo, a town in southern Spain with barely more than 600 inhabitants today. The narrow geographical focus allows for a coherent chronological narrative with relevance to current public issues such as the unequal distribution of wealth, political polarisation, the violation of human rights, government surveillance of civilian populations, and extra-legal detentions, torture and executions. The declarations of eyewitnesses are complemented by personal documents, contemporary newspaper accounts, and documents from the town's municipal archive and other archives in the province of Seville. The work presents the events from the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in April 1931 onward from multiple points of view and analyses the interactions among a gallery of characters: Republican and pro-Franco mayors and councilmen; union leaders and affiliates; members of the fascist-inspired Spanish Falange; the schoolteacher; the priest; widows and orphans of the men who were shot; administrators and managers of the estates of the nobles; shaved women paraded through the streets; combatants; day labourers; civil guards; black marketeers; prisoners. Placing these characters and events in their provincial, regional, and national context, the town becomes a microcosm that reflects the experience of Spain during those traumatic years. Published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies.

"The book's called PREDICATION 2012 because this is the starting point for a potential shift in human consciousness." "Surely," Jean wonders as she snoops around Professor Murray's office," a Nobel Prize winner could choose a more illustrious post? Why not one in Paris, New York or even in London?" Predication 2012 was inspired by Mayan end date, 21 December 2012. This also marked the end of the Sun's 26,000 year journey around the galaxy to the centre of the Milky Way where it lined-up with a black hole. The effects of this alignment - regarded by many as 'The Shift' - have begun. They are invisible but potent. Can we raise our vibrations sufficiently to save the earth and ourselves from disaster? Jean is Hygiene Director for the new Science Block of Birmingham University, headed by Ethan Murray, an American professor who recently won a Nobel Prize for his work on telepathy. But why is the new professor so fascinated by Jean? He is not the only one. Charismatic Stewart Richanti controls the media and has built a glamorous 'Ark for Armageddon' in the Middle East. He invites the wealthy and the lucky to Oasis, where the 'unlucky' - dead or alive - will serve them. Richanti has a keen eye on Jean. He knows that Jean holds a crucial key to the meaning of The Shift! As the book moves from biographical narrative into a fast-paced sci-fi thriller, moments of zany comedy side with others of knuckle-whitening tension. The reader joins a race against time to turn the tables on those who would turn us into puppets... or compost.

This 401 page book is crammed full of information and advice for the new or experienced hypnotist. The book is a wonderful read if you have any interest in Hypnosis or simply want to know how it is done. It is a new fresh and exciting title that unwraps the mystery surrounding what hypnotist's do on stage. Richard Barker goes into depth teaching and advising on how to perform stage shows as well as how to give better presentations and promote and market shows. He covers social media and back of room sales as well as inductions and street hypnosis. This book is very detailed and goes far beyond other books in print about stage hypnosis. The book will appeal to those wanting to learn hypnosis or who are already a hypnotist wanting to brush up on their skills as well as a curious audience member. This book will quickly earn it's place as the only guide to stage hypnotism and will become an instant classic

An introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and how it is used that will help students apply accounting as a usable, everyday business tool. It adopts an intuitive, informal approach to describe basic principles - what they are, why they exist and how they are used - to help students see the connections between different parts of accounting and the rest of the business world. Written by an award-winning teacher and former management accountant, it encourages students to engage with the material by using questions and worked examples to test knowledge and understanding as they read. It includes a glossary of financial terms that is a useful guide to the language of business. Part of the Cambridge Short Introductions series of concise, authoritative guides to core subjects in business and management.

"The robust, advanced technologies of Symbian OS are accessible to developers today in millions of phones worldwide through the Series 60 Platform. Inside "Developing Series 60 Applications" there are sixty example applications, focused entirely on native Symbian OS C++ programming, which will help developers take advantage of the rapidly growing opportunities in Symbian OS smartphone software development."-David Levin, CEO, Symbian Ltd.

The first official book on Series 60 Platform development-from design to deployment

Series 60 smartphone developers are deploying the next wave of mobile services. With more than 60% of all mobile phone manufacturers licensing Series 60 Platform, Series 60 represents the smartphone market with the largest user base for mobile application developers.

To help nurture this growing market, Nokia has worked directly with EMCC Software, a leading Symbian and Series 60 Competence Center, to create Developing Series 60 Applications, the definitive guide to Series 60 development for C++ programmers and software designers. Fully reviewed by Nokia's subject matter experts, the authors cover the entire development process-from design, programming, and testing to debugging and deployment-while providing sixty complete projects, each with full C++ source code and installation scripts.

"Developing Series 60 Applications" includes coverage of:

• Series 60 development tools, IDEs, and C++ SDKs
• The underlying Symbian OS
• Application design with the Series 60 framework architecture
• User interface controls, menus, dialogs, lists, and editors
• Basic and advanced Series 60 communications APIs
• Multimedia development: drawings, fonts, bitmaps, animation, and audio
• Invoking standard application views and using application engines
• Building more powerful applications with C++ APIs
• Series 60 Developer Platforms 1 and 2

An introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and how it is used that will help students apply accounting as a usable, everyday business tool. It adopts an intuitive, informal approach to describe basic principles - what they are, why they exist and how they are used - to help students see the connections between different parts of accounting and the rest of the business world. Written by an award-winning teacher and former management accountant, it encourages students to engage with the material by using questions and worked examples to test knowledge and understanding as they read. It includes a glossary of financial terms that is a useful guide to the language of business. Part of the Cambridge Short Introductions series of concise, authoritative guides to core subjects in business and management.

An introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and how it is used that will help students apply accounting as a usable, everyday business tool. It adopts an intuitive, informal approach to describe basic principles - what they are, why they exist and how they are used - to help students see the connections between different parts of accounting and the rest of the business world. Written by an award-winning teacher and former management accountant, it encourages students to engage with the material by using questions and worked examples to test knowledge and understanding as they read. It includes a glossary of financial terms that is a useful guide to the language of business. Part of the Cambridge Short Introductions series of concise, authoritative guides to core subjects in business and management.

An introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and how it is used that will help students apply accounting as a usable, everyday business tool. It adopts an intuitive, informal approach to describe basic principles - what they are, why they exist and how they are used - to help students see the connections between different parts of accounting and the rest of the business world. Written by an award-winning teacher and former management accountant, it encourages students to engage with the material by using questions and worked examples to test knowledge and understanding as they read. It includes a glossary of financial terms that is a useful guide to the language of business. Part of the Cambridge Short Introductions series of concise, authoritative guides to core subjects in business and management.