• COVER/BEHAVIOR:
Inside the Autistic Mind - A wealth of new brain research--and poignant testimony from people who have autism--is lifting the veil on this mysterious condition
•
A Tale of Two Schools - Early intervention in a well-run program is the key to helping autistic children reach their potential. A close-up look at two approaches
• SCIENCE/EDUCATION:
How to Combat Senioritis - Schools are learning how to make the time between homecoming and the prom about more than slacking off
Human
betrayal, medical terror and a race against time... Jealousies, distrust, and
hidden rivalries uncover dark secrets, then a dozen vials of a deadly virus go
missing. As a blizzard whips out of the north on Christmas Eve, several people
converge on a remote family house. Stanley Oxenford, director of a
pharmaceutical research company, has everything riding on a drug he is
developing to fight a lethal virus. Several others are interested in his
success too: his children, at home for Christmas with their offspring, have
their eyes on the money he will make; Toni Gallo, head of his security team and
recently forced to resign from the police, is betting her career on keeping it
safe; an ambitious local television reporter sniffs a story, even if he has to
bend the facts to tell it; and a violent trio of thugs are on their way to
steal it, with a client already waiting. As the storm worsens and the group is
laid under siege by the elements, the emotional sparks crackle and dark secrets
are revealed that threaten to drive Stanley and his family apart for ever.
Filled with
startling twists, Whiteout is the ultimate knife-edge drama from an
international bestselling author who is in a class by himself.
Секретная правительственная лаборатория ограблена!
Сверхсовременная система сигнализации почему-то не сработала.
Лаборант, занимавшийся разработкой вакцины против таинственного вируса, погиб.
И похищен контейнер, содержащий смертельный вирус.
Кто преступники?
Почему подвергают угрозе жизни сотен тысяч людей?!
Расследование начинает начальник службы безопасности лаборатории Тони Галло.
Пока ее единственная надежда - снежная буря, которая должна хотя бы на время остановить преступников!..
Glossary of Linguistics a glossary that I collected over the years for my own use. Currently it consists of more than 700 terms. Additions, corrections and suggestions are welcome!
Joost van de Weijer
It is sometimes suggested that the terminology, or ‘jargon’, of modern linguistics is unnecessarily complex. This is a criticism which need not detain us long. Every science has its own technical vocabulary: it is only because the layman takes on trust the established sciences, and especially the ‘natural’ sciences, that he does not question their right to furnish themselves with special vocabularies. The technical terms used by linguists arise in the course of their work and are easily understood by those who approach the subject sympathetically and without prejudice.
TIME Magazine December 11, 2006 Vol. 168 No. 24
Articles:
· Can Bush Find An Exit? - Calls for a staged withdrawal from Iraq
· Iraq: The War Without Honors - U.S. troops are fighting and dying with valor
· What I Did On My Travels - Two weeks of globetrotting gives the President a chance to see the world
· What are all those Russians up to? - The poisoning of an ex-spy sows doubt about the city's mysterious émigré élite
· Losing Lebanon - The U.S. once saw it as a hope for democracy in the Middle East. Now the country is veering toward civil war
· The Hospital Wars - Surgery and imaging centers owned by doctors are swiping patients from traditional hospitals
· Extra: Newspapers Aren't Dead - Some predict their imminent demise, but the dailies remain profitable, popular and powerful
· What's Toxic In Toyland - San Francisco's ban on toys like these has sparked a sharp debate about the dangers of plastic contaminants
· The Next Crime Wave - Violent offenses are rising in midsize U.S. cities for the first time in 10 years
· Bring Back the T. Rex - Michael Crichton's 15th novel - scientific nightmare full ofout-of-control geneticists and their mutant creations · The Maya Are Us - Mel Gibson's latest film has a lot on its mind
· Yeah, I'm Talkin' To You - Robert De Niro on spies, acting and Matt Damon
Philosophy Then and Now A Look Back at 26 Centuries of Ideas That Have Shaped Our Thinking
This book is a history of philosophy that is simple and straightforward but captures the complexity and diversity of the subject. It has three basic purposes:
(1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West;
(2) to relate philosophical ideas and movements to their historical background and to the cultural history of their time;
(3) to trace the changing conception of the definition, the function, and the task of philosophy.
