Conquest, annexation, secession by force these belong to a statecraft which great powers after World War II seemed to have set aside for good. Russia in 2014 however brought them back. Aggression against Ukraine examines the stakes in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk and other troubled borderlands and for international law and public order as a whole.

Many readers today associate the early modern history play with Shakespeare. While not wishing to ignore the influence of Shakespeare, this collection of essays explores other historical drama between 1500 and 1660, covering a wide range of different formats outside the canon of 1590s history cycles. An introduction provides a survey of current criticism, including both early modern and contemporary definitions of the 'history play'. Individual essays in chronological order explore genres that perform 'history' in different ways, such as shows, moralities or closet drama. In this way this collection establishes alternative paradigms of early modern historical drama.

Communicating @ work deals with the complexity of communication in today's multicultural and technological environment where job-seekers need to be communicatively competent, mobile, entrepreneurial, innovative and well connected. Communicating @ work has a conversational, accessible style, not only covering an array of communication situations and formats but also using a holistic, practice-based approach to illustrate the application of effective principles in the workplace. Examples, margin comments and provocative chatroom questions elaborate on concepts and offer down-to-earth guidance on everyday business communication transactions and conduct. Every chapter of the third edition has been updated with the latest findings and debates. Given the proliferation of multimodal digital devices and networking opportunities and challenges, the authors have also increased their focus on new media. Topics include the following: Presentations: individual, group and impromptu; Interviewing: active listening, perception and questioning strategies; Teamwork: conflict handling, decision making and leadership styles; Reporting: investigation, feasibility, audit and project documents; Persuading: proposals, business plans and corporate CVs; Non-verbal modes and body language; Graphics: visual and graphic communication; Media: the internet and new media. Communicating @ work's comprehensive coverage of spoken, written and visual communication for business and industry makes it an ideal textbook as well as a valuable reference in the workplace for professionals.

This text discusses the synthesis, characterization, and application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for the purpose of adsorbing gases. It provides details on the fundamentals of thermodynamics, mass transfer, and diffusion that are commonly required when evaluating MOF materials for gas separation and storage applications and includes a discussion of molecular simulation tools needed to examine gas adsorption in MOFs. Additionally, the work presents techniques that can be used to characterize MOFs after gas adsorption has occurred and provides guidance on the water stability of these materials. Lastly, applications of MOFs are considered with a discussion of how to measure the gas storage capacity of MOFs, a discussion of how to screen MOFs to for filtration applications, and a discussion of the use of MOFs to perform industrial separations, such as olefin/paraffin separations. Throughout the work, fundamental information, such as a discussion on the calculation of MOF surface area and description of adsorption phenomena in packed-beds, is balanced with a discussion of the results from research literature.

Many readers today associate the early modern history play with Shakespeare. While not wishing to ignore the influence of Shakespeare, this collection of essays explores other historical drama between 1500 and 1660, covering a wide range of different formats. An introduction provides a survey of current criticism, exploring both early modern and contemporary definitions of the 'history play'. Individual essays in chronological order discuss a wide variety of possible sources for historical drama, ranging from oral traditions to chronicles. They also explore genres outside the canon which think of 'history' in different ways, such as shows, moralities and closet drama.

It's not always easy making a new friend, especially when it's someone who's not so nice - or so it seems. Join Amy, Charlie, Eli, Max and Penny as our pint-sized heroes stand together to do the right thing When you're around the Do-Righteers, you can't help but smile and want to do good yourself. So come along and discover what's in store for these five friends who prove even when you're little, you can make a great BIG difference