A fast-paced thriller set on the streets of a London rife with undercover magic. Abras, as they are known, can harness these illegal powers, but for con-artist **Amanda Coleman** whose father was a powerful and abusive practitioner magic is anathema. When her criminal crew decide to hire an Abra t

"Following Rivers of Gold and The Golden Empire and building on five centuries of scholarship, World Without End is the epic conclusion of an unprecedented three-volume history of the Spanish Empire from 'one of the most productive and wide-ranging historians of modern times' (The New York Times Boo

The stability of end-bearing piles that are supported laterally along their entire length by an elastic Winkler foundation is investigated for the case when the coefficient of horizontal subgrade reaction varies linearly with depth. A pattern of clustering of buckling modes is shown to occur and the

Novel mixed oligoheterocycles 1-5, containing thiophene/ thiazole, thiophene/1,3,4-thiadiazole, thiophene/oxazole, or thiophene/1,3,4-oxadiazole moieties, were synthesized. The introduction of electronegative heteroatoms such as oxygen and nitrogen into the conjugated π-system leads to a more pronou

This study investigates how means -end chain theory and laddering can be used to represent consumers' reasons for supporting or not supporting abstract marketing products such as ideas, goals, or perceptions. The specific empirical context used to illustrate the approach was the public's perceptions

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**The Saga Nears Its End** is a short story written by George R. Strayton, and included at the start of the sourcebook **Endgame**, published by West End Games as part of the **DarkStryder Campaign**. 3.1 : Y

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End-functional polystyrenes with an N,N-diethyldithiocarbamyl group were prepared by the photopolymerization of styrene with novel diethyldithiocarbamate derivatives as photoiniferters. Under ultraviolet light, the end-functional polymers could initiate a second monomer to polymerize and form block

This study was undertaken to identify the sensory nerve endings in the monkey hip joint capsule. The capsules from six monkeys were stained in bulk by using a modified gold chloride method. Three morphologically distinct nerve endings: Type I, II and IV receptors resembling Ruffini end organs, Pacin

A capillary electrophoresis-amperometric detection system was developed for the determination of propranolol (PRO) at a 33 mm carbon ®ber microdisk electrode (CFE). The cyclic voltammogram, the hydrodynamic voltammograms and the effect of pH were studied. Under the optimum conditions: separation vol

Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) are recessive genetic diseases with similar cellular phenotypes that are caused by mutations in the recently described ATM (encoding ATM) and NBS1 (encoding p95) genes, respectively. Both disorders are accompanied by immunodeficiency i