... towards us. Their metal bodies shone in the sun as they moved forwards to the guns. One on the left, the furthest away, held a large case high in the air, and the terrible Heat-Ray shone towards ... light ofthe dawn. Destruction had never been so total in the history of war. And, shining in the morning light, three ofthe tripods stood on the common, their tops turning as they examined the ... to the gate ofthe next house. I helped my servant into the back ofthe cart, then jumped up into the driver's seat beside my wife. In another moment we were clear ofthe smoke and the...
... these numbers demand mothers everywhere be given these numbers demand mothers everywhere be given the basic tools they need to break the cycle of poverty the basic tools they need to break the ... resources, they often spend them on the health and well-being of their families, and it has been proven that their own health and practices determine the health and prospects ofthe next generation.To ... basic tools they need to break the cycle of poverty and improve the quality of life for themselves, their and improve the quality of life for themselves, their children, and for generations to...
... some ofthe phenomena shaping the lives of children in urban areas, from their reasons for moving to the city and their experience of migration to the challenges of getting by in the face of ... take into account the expanding scale ofthe problem. An urban world viiNotes: Because ofthe cession in July 2011 ofthe Republic of South Sudan by the Republic ofthe Sudan, and its subsequent ... city.Over the course of a decade, the state of the world’s urban children has worsened. The number of people living in slums has increased by over 60 million. These are mothers and fathers,...
... suggested the necessity for prompt action on the part ofthe State authorities. On the 10th of September, the Governor, acting under the direction ofthe President ofthe United States, issuedanother ... thousand ofthe freemen of Pennsylvania, under the terms of the proclamation ofthe previous day, to repel the rebel invasion.Immediately after the publication ofthe proclamation of Wednesday, ... appreciation of, and gratitude for, the services ofthe braveveterans oftheWarofthe Rebellion, to whose heroic deeds we are indebted for the preservation of ourliberties, and the blessings of a...
... leading to professional success and the accumulation of wealth. The athleticism and good looks of jocks and cheerleaders can only godownhill.Thus, worked into the subtext ofthe movie is the jocks' ... in the nerds' inability toconform to the mainstream. It is their outsider status that marks them as nerds, and they areoutsiders because they have different priorities.What Revenge ofthe ... of Revenge ofthe Nerds is not that nerds get their revenge (that will happen indue time). Instead, the central joke is that the nerds get their revenge prematurely. They defeat the jocks and...
... LIFEINFRASTRUCTURESTATE OF THE WORLD’S CITIES 2012/ 2013Prosperity of CitiesPROSPERITYSTATE OFTHE WORLD’S CITIES 2012/ 2013 Prosperity of Cities The City is the Home of Prosperity. It is the place where ... World Urban Forum edition ofthe State ofthe World’s Cities Report 2012/ 2013: Prosperity of Cities. The nal edition will include the foreword by the Secretary General ofthe United Nations, maps, ... text boxes. The designations employed and the presentation ofthe material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part ofthe Secretariat ofthe United Nations...
... conceptions ofwar as such, rather than on the substantive ortechnical aspects ofthe law of war. It tells the story, in narrative form, of the interplay through the centuriesbetween,ontheonehand,legalideasaboutwarand,ontheotherhand,statepracticeinwarfare.Neffcovers ... doctrine of the Middle Ages. He then traces the decline of this conception of war in favour of a view ofwar as an instrument of statecraft, culmina-ting in the evolution of what became known as the ... AND ATHENA27 towards war- waging, with defence from enemies being one ofthe fore-most, if mundane, tasks ofthe philosopher-kings. This matter -of- factacceptance ofthe constancy of warfare...
... rare by themselves. However, we have only found one such case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature. In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and ... monitor the counterpart of the symptomatic patient, irrespective ofthe absence of symptoms. At last, Twin A was admitted to our department with a serious fever, which can also induce loss of ... counterpart of the symptomatic patient with AC as early as possible, irrespective ofthe absence of symptoms. Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of in-terest exists....
... incision was made on the skull via the posterior temporal route. The occipital squama was cut off and the posterior edge ofthe fo-ramen magnum and posterior arch ofthe atlas were then fully decompressed, ... excised due to the tight adhesion ofthe anterior wall ofthe cyst to the cervical spinal cord. A suture wound clo-sure ofthe dura mater was performed using artificial mesh repair. The postoperative ... compared to pre-surgery. The results of pathological examination showed that the wall ofthe cyst was composed of fibrous tissue but without epi-thelial cells; the diagnosis of arachnoid cyst was...
... (3) the location ofthe impact and the occur-rence ofthe tumor corresponded exactly one to the other; and (4) there was a more than one year interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe ... documented the absence of tumor at the time ofthe brain injury. We suggest that these conditions for the accep-tance of a causal relationship between cranial trauma and brain tumor study are the ... interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe tumor of at least 1 year, a longer latent period increasing the likelihood of a causal relationship. 5. The presence ofthe tumor must be proved...