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This unique workbook presents 28 hypothetical legal cases that cover key constitutional questions and controversies and includes worksheets on which students can render and defend their decisions. A fascinating, hands-on way to approach often difficult subject matter, the cases can be used to illustrate more than one issue and can be as complex or as simple as instructors require.

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No matter how visually appealing or packed with content your Web site is, it isn't succeeding if it's not reaching the widest possible audience. If you get this guide, you can be assured it will! By deconstructing a series of real-world Web sites, author and Web designer extraordinaire Dan Cederholm outlines 10 strategies for creating standards-based designs that provide flexibility, readability, and user controlkey components of every successful Web site. Each chapter starts out with an example of what Dan refers to as an unbulletproof conceptan existing site that employs a traditional approach and its associated pitfalls. Dan then deconstructs that approach, noting its downsides and then making the site over using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). By the end of each chapter, you'll have replaced traditional, bloated, inaccessible page components with lean markup and CSS. The guide culminates with a chapter that pieces together all of the page compone

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Anthony Sequeira, CCIE No. 15626, is a seasoned trainer and author regarding various levels and tracks of Cisco, Microsoft, and AWS certifications. Anthony formally began his career in the information technology industry in 1994 with IBM in Tampa, Florida. He quickly formed his own computer consultancy, Computer Solutions, and then discovered his true passionteaching and writing about information technologies.   Anthony joined Mastering Computers in 1996 and lectured to massive audiences around the world about the latest in computer technologies. Mastering Computers became the revolutionary online training company KnowledgeNet, and Anthony trained there for many years.   Anthony is currently a full-time instructor with ACI Learning. ACI Learning is a leader in audit, cybersecurity, and IT professional training.

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Anthony Sequeira (CCIE No. 15626) began his IT career in 1994 with IBM in Tampa, Florida. He quickly formed his own computer consultancy, Computer Solutions, and then discovered his true passion: teaching and writing about networking technologies. Anthony lectured to massive audiences around the world while working for Mastering Computers. Anthony has never been happier in his career than he is now, as a senior technical instructor for Splunk. He is an avid tennis player, a private pilot, and a semi-professional poker player, and he loves anything at all to do with technology.

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The updated Study Card is a six-panel laminated card showing all body systems and their organs and functions. This is a value pack item that can be added to any student package for no additional charge.

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Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education has always been known for its innovation, strong research base and accessibility.  The tenth edition has all of those strengths, but has a greater focus on highly effective, research-based practices that are described in a very step-by-step, applied manner.  Heward presents an informative and responsible introduction to the professional practices, trends, and research that define contemporary special education while also conveying the diversity and excitement of this changing field.  The book is for those teachers who will be professionals in the area of special education or those who are working with students that have exceptionalities.

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Achieve! is a four-level print and digital English language course designed specifically for the Caribbean learner.Spanning lower secondary and CESC®, Achieve! delivers comprehensive syllabus coverage through its range of interactive components that support students and teachers in the life-long development of English language and literacy skills. Through a range of features and themes, each section of this book covers core skills related to listening, speaking, reading and writing, as well as the mechanics of language, grammar and vocabulary. Literature, language appreciation, media and cross-curricular skills development are intergrated consistently throughout. Achieve! is designed to be flexible so that the series will suit a diversity of classromms, and teaching and learning styles. The accompanying Teacher's Handbook helps with teacher support and differentiation strategies. Log on to

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This new, third edition of Mathematics for Caribbean Schools (book 2) retains its popular structure and syllabus coverage, but provides extra examination practice for students to consolidate their learning at the end of each chapter.The series contains the following features: many exercises in every chapter worked examples for each topic full syllabus coverage relevant group exercises to encourage investigation and discussion practice exams in Books 1 and 2 CSEC Mathematics exam papers in Books 3 and 4 a free Teacher's Guide for each level with extra exercises, answers and guidance a colourful and lively design to engage students

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A 5- level Spanish course for students ages 7-11. Written to conform to the syllabuses used across the Caribbean, it's features include: a colourful and highly-illustrated design to captivate and engage students a communicative approach to learning to provide a more natural way to grasp basic Spanish. Including pronunciation exercises stimulating games and a broad variety of fun, practical activities to consolidate learning a free audio CD of songs, poems and rhymes to accustom students to spoken Spanish a free Teacher's Guide detailing how the course can be taught and giving suggestions on lesson plans, extended exercises and reinforcement activities.

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The latest edition of New Caribbean Junior Readers offers: highly attractive full-colour pages which are clear and easy to follow a variety of extracts from the Caribbean and beyond including fiction, poetry and non-fiction to broaden students' understanding extracts on environmental, technological and historial topics supporting an integrated approach to learning extracts to develop comprehension and critical thinking skills for students.

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The latest edition of New Caribbean Junior Readers offers: highly attractive full-colour pages which are clear and easy to follow a variety of extracts from the Caribbean and beyond including fiction, poetry and non-fiction to broaden students' understanding extracts on environmental, technological and historial topics supporting an integrated approach to learning extracts to develop comprehension and critical thinking skills for students.

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition of Viva! Students' PracticeBook 4 provides an accessible, thematic approach to learning Spanish, matching the demands of the CXC syllabus. The course's original approach of learning by listening, speaking, reading and writing is retained. In addition, many exercises have been reconstructed to closely mirror the range that students will meet in the CXC examination.This Practice Book supplements the Students' Book and the free, brand new audio CD, making Viva! The only course to offer a complete CXC-specific package. Tailor-made to meet the needs of students as they prepare for their examination, features of this book include: new stimulating activities covering Spanish in real-life 'situaciones' that complement the themes of each unit in the Student's Book exercises to be used in conjunction with

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This highly successful series The People Who Came (Book 2) consists of three books specifically written for the junior years of secondary schools in the Caribbean. Unique in its scope, the series provides a history of the people of the New World from a West Indian point of view.Key features include: Many maps, diagrams, illustrations and colour photos throughout Lively and direct style A wide range of questions and activities at the end of each chapter designed both to test knowledge and to stimulate further enquiry and thought. Varied and stimulating suggestions for follow-up activities at the end of each quarter. Book Two covers the history of the Caribbean from the arrival of Columbus, through the establishment of settlements by the Europeans, to the plantation system and slavery. The book ends with slave rebellions and emancipation movements.This new edition has

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The course's original 'communicative' approach - of learning by listening, speaking, reading and writing - remains unchanged.The first three books examine the everyday lives of two families, one Caribbean and one Latin American, to provide a lively teaching framework of varied activities and situations. Twelve lessons, each on a particular theme, are divided into three sections containing approximately one week's work.Features New to Viva! (Students' Book 1) include: NEW Added practice of Spanish in real-life 'situanciones'. NEW A troubleshooting Grammer Builder which gives students with difficulties added practice in essential grammar skills, or which serves as an extra revision section. NEW Guidance on pronunciation, together with extra vocabulary boxes, to aid students' word recall. NEW Three End-of-Term Tests in each book providing teachers with ready assessment

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The anthology Sunsong (Book 2) contains a mixture of poems from across the Caribbean and from other parts of the world. The selection is varied, challenging and enjoyable. It includes rhythmic poems for choral orchestration, story poems for humour and entertainment, as well as poems for serious thought. Poems have been specifically chosen to cover a range of experiences and cater for the interests of both adolescent girls and boys. Each volume includes: Questions to accompany each poem Lavish illustration designed to act as a stimulus for further writing Many questions and comments to introduce students to the use of poetic devices. Suggestions for follow up activities A wide choice of poets, each with a brief biography The poems are graded and become progressively more difficult but the accompanying notes and questions provide the necessary guidance

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History of Jamaica has been revised to bring the account of the island's history up to date. Many maps and photographs have also been added.This edition of the authoritative History of Jamaica covers the whole of the history of the island from the arrival of the Arawaks a thousand years ago until the present day. That thousand year period has also seen the arrival of the Spaniards and the extermination of the Amerindians, the coming of the British and the introduction of slavery, the fight for freedom and the achievement of Independence. This story, with its many facets: the Buccaneers, the Maroons, the National Heroes and others, is told by the Government Archivist in a flowing narrative which is backed by a knowledge based on the closest contact with original documants.

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Paresh Gupta, CCIE No. 36645, has almost two decades of experience in the computer industry. Currently, as a senior leader of Technical Marketing Engineering for Cisco, he drives the technical and market evolution of products, technologies, and solutions such as SAN Analytics, Nexus Dashboard, UCS, MDS, and Nexus switches. He has been testing and validating congestion in storage networks for many years. In his multiple roles, he has invented/patented many ideas, developed many features, and trained thousands of people in sales, partner, and customer communities. Paresh is the creator of the fullblown traffic monitoring apps for Cisco UCS Servers (UTM) and MDS switches (MTM). Hundreds of organizations use Paresh's apps in production around the world.   Edward Mazurek, CCIE No. 6448, has more than 40 years of experience in the computer networking industry. The first 18 were with IBM, supporting products such as Virtual Machine (VM)

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Jothy Rosenberg has been an incorrigible entrepreneur since 1988. Formerly the VP of Borland's developer division, Jothy has founded and run nine technology startups, two of which had $100 million exits.

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YURI DIOGENES, MSC has a Master of Science in cybersecurity intelligence and forensics investigation from UTICA College and is currently working on his PhD in Cybersecurity Leadership from Capitol Technology University. Yuri has been working at Microsoft since 2006; currently, he is a Principal PM Manager for the Customer Experience Engineering Defender for Cloud Team, where he manages a global team of product managers focusing on cloud security posture management and workload protection. Yuri has published more than 30 books, mostly about information security and Microsoft technologies. Yuri is also a professor at EC-Council University, teaching in the Bachelor in Cybersecurity Program. Yuri has an MBA and many IT/security industry certifications, such as CISSP, MITRE ATT&CK Cyber Threat Intelligence Certified, ECND, ECEH, ECTI, ECSA, ECHFI, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Network+, CASP, and CyberSec First Responder. You can follow Yuri on Twitter at @yuridiogenes. NICHOLAS DICOL

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Wendell Odom, CCIE Enterprise No. 1624, was the first Cisco Press author for Cisco certification guides. He wrote all prior editions of this book, along with books on topics ranging from introductory networking to CCENT, CCNA R&S, CCNA DC, CCNP ROUTE, CCNP QoS, and CCIE R&S. In his four decades as a networker, he has worked as a network engineer, consultant, systems engineer, instructor, and course developer. He now spends his time focused on updating the CCNA books, his blog (www.certskills.com), building his new CCNA YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@NetworkUpskill), and teaching online (www.certskills.com/courses). You can find him at www.LinkedIn.com/in/WendellOdom, Twitter (@WendellOdom), and at his blog, which provides a variety of free CCNA learning resources. Jason Gooley, CCIEx2 (RS, SP) No. 38759, is a very enthusiastic and engaging speaker who focuses on teaching others. Jason has more than 30 years of experience in the industry an

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Shane Sexton has spent years learning and teaching all things IT. He holds CCNP Security, CND, CySA+, CCNA CyberOps, and numerous other certifications and has prepared thousands of students to take these exams. Shane earned bachelor's degrees in technology management and liberal studies (and wishes he'd taken fewer philosophy classes). He currently works as a network and system administrator at an MSP, where every day brings new learning opportunities. When he's not tackling IT emergencies, Shane practices piano, reads anything nonfiction, and expertly avoids family members with printer issues. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with three cats who have no respect for his property or the rule of law. Raymond Lacoste has dedicated his career to developing the skills of those interested in IT. In 2001, he began to mentor hundreds of IT professionals pursuing their Cisco certification dreams. This role led to teaching Cisco courses full t

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John Capobianco has a dynamic and multifaceted career in IT and networking, marked by significant contributions to both the public and private sectors. Beginning his journey in the field as an aluminum factory worker, Capobianco's resilience and dedication propelled him through college, earning a diploma as a Computer Programmer Analyst from St. Lawrence College. This initial phase set the foundation for a career underpinned by continuous learning and achievement, evident from his array of certifications, including multiple Cisco certifications as well as Microsoft certification.   Transitioning from his early educational accomplishments, Capobianco's professional life has spanned over two decades, featuring roles that showcased his technical prowess and strategic vision. His work has significantly impacted both the public and private sectors, including notable positions at the Parliament of Canada, where he served as a Senior IT Planner and Integ

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Lindy Ryan teaches visual analytics and data visualization in Rutgers' Professional Science Master's program. As Research Director for Radiant Advisors, she led work in data discovery, enablement, visualization, and visual analytics, and developed Radiant's Data Visualization Competency CenterTM methodology. Her books include The Visual Imperative and Visual Data Storytelling with Tableau (Addison-Wesley, 2018). A published novelist, screenwriter, and short-film director, her creative work has won numerous awards.

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Jason Gooley, CCIE No. 38759 (RS and SP), is a very enthusiastic and spontaneous person who has more than 25 years of experience in the industry. Currently, Jason works as a Technical Evangelist for the Worldwide Enterprise Networking Sales team at Cisco Systems. Jason is very passionate about helping others in the industry succeed. In addition to being a Cisco Press author, Jason is a distinguished speaker at Cisco Live, contributes to the development of the Cisco CCIE and DevNet exams, provides training for Learning@Cisco, is an active CCIE mentor, is a committee member for the Cisco Continuing Education Program (CE), and is a program committee member of the Chicago Network Operators Group (CHI-NOG), www.chinog.org. Jason also hosts a show called MetalDevOps. Dana Yanch, CCIE No. 25567 (RS,DC) CCDE No. 20130071, at the time of writing content for this book was a Global Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco focused on designing and deployin

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