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An intrepid reporter, Martin Grant decides to settle in beautiful Bananaville but soon discovers that behind the beautiful and tropical facade lies a town full of mystery and violence.
Martin's Secret is an intense sci-fi thriller with one foot set in the present and the other set in the futuristic world of advanced artificial intelligence and robotics. This gripper includes romance, exciting plot twists and thrilling action from start to finish. Martin's Secret will alternately bring you to an adventure climax and make you feel the full weight of Martin and Jessica's desperate plight as the evolving plot fascinates to the very end.
Featuring articles by top experts from such companies as Rambus, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and FreeScale, this collection addresses the issues that concern those in the ICT field looking to keep systems safe and secure without sacrificing quality or ease of use. This book cogently addresses verification, standards, handoff, and legal issues to create a comprehensive look at one of the most important, yet sometimes under-appreciated, topics in the industry.
Kayla Lee Ann Davis, a successful lawyer and a loving mother, did not expect to put her own life, as well her whole family’s, in danger when she took Lucky Martin’s case. After she proved in court that Lucky is innocent, his father, Grant Martin, started to come after Kayla and her family. One by one, the people Kayla hold dear in her heart are taken away from her, murdered by Grant and his accomplices. Kayla finds herself struggling to live a normal life for her twins and to find the man responsible for the brutal killings in her neighborhood. As the Christmas holidays draw near and her wedding coming to a close, evil lurks in their midst. Grant Martin will stop at nothing to get what he wants, and he wants Kayla more than anything. Murder in the Pines is not an ordinary mystery and crime story. It speaks of love, relationship, and hope. It speaks of how a bond within a family develops and stays strong despite an outside threat looming over them.
In the Vietnamese science community, knowledge production and sharing are still limited. Based on intensive field work, this book investigates how organizations operating in the field of water research understand and practice knowledge management. The national science policy, culture, tradition, international collaboration, and local market forces all contribute to the current conditions of knowledge exchange in Vietnam. It is shown that the concentration of organizations in "knowledge clusters" could possibly increase the innovative capacity of research and development, which represents a key driving force in the country's ambitious plans of becoming a middle income country. (Series: ZEF Development Studies - Vol. 17)