Some things you can't take back. All Steve wanted was to find the balls to tell the girl of his dreams how he felt. And he finally had. Today was that day. A day engineered with no distractions. A day for just the two of them. No roommates. No cowardice. No second-guessing that the friendship they'd built over the last year wasn't more. Today was the day his hellish existence would move into the light. Snatched away by four simple words, Steve's day turns dark. From one second to the next, taking his future in his hands turns to a speeding train bearing down on him. Each day more torturous than the last, he’s forced to watch his love slumber through the whole experimental procedure. A procedure that has never worked. A procedure that turns her from his friend into subject 10-0-9. When she wakes, when she finally comes to, the first to survive, Steve wants to take it all back. The nightmare he'd been living was nothing compared to this.

Geïllustreerde beschrijving met achtergrondinformatie over de tentoonstelling 0,10 gehouden in Sint Petersburg (Leningrad) in 1915 met werk van Russische avant-garde schilders

Dee’s power sets her apart from the Soldiers she trains with. Both her similarities and differences have confused the lines of who she is, so even the Rishis remain unsure of what to make of her. A new twist in her adventure comes to light when she's claimed as family. Excited to finally have answers, Dee struggles to adapt to this new information. But then Zibanitu, Hamal's silent patron, decides it’s his role to sort things out. Dee travels to yet another location, this time visiting under lock and key. Is she a guest or a prisoner? Friends and foes are difficult to identify. If she can hold out just a little longer, Dee’s determined she can regain control of her life. Will feelings of family overwrite her need for vengeance, or will she find death is her only option against those who are forever?

Marshmallow Math sets out a fun and novel way of teaching young children math. The book's progressive approach will help to ensure that your child truly understands fundamental math concepts and is able to master basic math skills including counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The book provides many quick, simple, and fun activities for you and your child to do together.

this is a summary of his daily thoughts which he wrote every night. He loves the beach, poetry, long walks, night runs, riding his bike, sunsets and smelling his own feet. though this is not a perfect commercial grade book, this is a story of a persons life. a true story of his wanderings. his convictions. his passions. his dreams. his frustrations. his love. yes. these thoughts come from his heart. this is his story of his road to greatness if theres ever one for him. a true story to tell the whole world and the ones left behind.

The first single-source reference covering the state of the art in grid and utility computing economy research This book presents the first integrated, single-source reference on market-oriented grid and utility computing. Divided into four main parts—and with contributions from a panel of experts in the field—it systematically and carefully explores: Foundations—presents the fundamental concepts of market-oriented computing and the issues and challenges in allocating resources in a decentralized computing environment. Business models—covers business models for service providers and brokers supporting different types of distributed applications, as well as business rules-based models for managing virtual organizations and accounting operations and services in grid computing environments. Policies and agreements—introduces policies, agreements, and specifications for the negotiation and establishment of contracts between providers and consumers. It also covers different approaches for resource allocation based on service-level agreements (SLAs) and management of risks associated with SLA violations. Resource allocation and scheduling mechanisms—covers economic models, such as commodity models, reciprocation, auctions, and game theory, and middleware technologies, such as Nimrod/G and Gridbus, for market-oriented grid computing and utility-oriented resource allocation. This book expertly captures the state of the art in the field while also identifying potential research directions and technologies that will facilitate the creation of global commercial grid and utility computing systems. It is an indispensable reference for systems architects, practitioners, developers, new researchers, and graduate students.