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The United States is the most dangerous place in the developed world to deliver a baby. Each year, about 700 American women die and 50,000 women are severely injured due to complications related to childbirth. If you are a Black woman in the United States, it is even more dangerous to give birth. Chapter 1 reports on ways to save mothers' lives. Chapters 2 and 3 examine how state and federal policies are impacting residents' access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare services, including abortion.

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L'ouvrage collectif sur les lieux de culte en France et en Europe est un des premiers dossiers presentant de maniere exhaustive l'histoire, la sociologie et le statut juridique des edifices du culte dans une selection d'Etats membres de l'Union Europeenne.La construction et l'entretien des edifices cultuels, la nature de leur affectation mais egalement leur statut au regard des disciplines et droits confessionnels sont autant d'elements traites dans ce livre.Ces themes sont envisages au prisme des evolutions du paysage religieux contemporain dont certains effets ne sont pas sans consequences sur les modes d'utilisation et la construction d'edifices dedies a l'exercice du culte. Le tassement de la pratique religieuse au sein des religions historiques tend a remettre en cause le principe de l'affectation cultuelle exclusive des eglises et des temples au profit d'une double, voir d'une triple utilisation. Inversement, les confessions religieuses d'implantation recente revendiquent l'edification de mosquees, de pagodes et de salles de priere.A cet egard, "Les lieux de culte en France et en Europe" est un instrument de travail necessaire pour ceux qui sont interesses par les relations entre l'Etat, la societe et les religions.

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Hello, Chicago, and hooray! Adventure waits for us today! From the shores of North Avenue Beach to the iconic CLOUD GATE (the Bean), there's so much to do and see in the bustling city of Chicago! With stops at the Art Institute, Grant Park, Navy Pier, and more, this spirited tour of the Windy City is just right for little readers - and their parents! - who are eager to explore. Get ready for adventure - an unforgettable Chicago experience awaits!

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Maeve unfortunately must hurt the one person that she cares for. She now has a choice to save her first target or defy demon law! If she tries to bend the Rules, there may be a chance that neither of them will survive.

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A Companion to Latina/o Studies is a collection of 40 original essays written by leading scholars in the field, dedicated to exploring the question of what 'Latino/a' is. Brings together in one volume a diverse range of original essays by established and emerging scholars in the field of Latina/o Studies Offers a timely reference to the issues, topics, and approaches to the study of US Latinos - now the largest minority population in the United States Explores the depth of creative scholarship in this field, including theories of latinisimo, immigration, political and economic perspectives, education, race/class/gender and sexuality, language, and religion Considers areas of broader concern, including history, identity, public representations, cultural expression and racialization (including African and Native American heritage).

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The prelude to the next monumental Power Rangers event DARKEST HOUR!AN UNEXPECTED NEW TEAM OF POWER RANGERS ARRIVE!As if the medium-spanning, fan-favorite villain Drakkon wasn’t enough of a threat, Mistress Vile has special plans, ones that will bring the Rangers’ greatest foe into our world! But this scheming isn’t without consequences for Drakkon, and he’ll have to take a page from the book of Zordon if he wants the world of the Coinless to survive.But who would be unhinged enough to join his team? As if they have a choice…Meanwhile, the HyperForce Rangers must do everything they can–including gathering any available and unexpected allies from every corner of the multiverse–as they battle against Mistress Vile and Dark Specter’s spreading infection of the Morphin Grid!Acclaimed Dead Mall and Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance writer Adam Cesare teams up with Mighty Morphin artist Moisés Hidalgo to present the last Rangers anyone would want to be… that fans didn’t know they needed! Collects Power Rangers Unlimited: The Coinless #1 and Power Rangers Unlimited: HyperForce #1.

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One of the most significant differences between the New World's major areas of high culture is that Mesoamerica had no beasts of burden and wool, while the Andes had both. Four members of the camelid family--wild guanacos and vicunas, and domestic llamas and alpacas--were native to the Andes. South American peoples relied on these animals for meat and wool, and as beasts of burden to transport goods all over the Andes. In this book, Duccio Bonavia tackles major questions about these camelids, from their domestication to their distribution at the time of the Spanish conquest. One of Bonavia's hypotheses is that the arrival of the Europeans and their introduced Old World animals forced the Andean camelids away from the Pacific coast, creating the (mistaken) impression that camelids were exclusively high-altitude animals. Bonavia also addresses the diseases of camelids and their population density, suggesting that the original camelid populations suffered from a different type of mange than that introduced by the Europeans. This new mange, he believes, was one of the causes behind the great morbidity of camelids in Colonial times. In terms of domestication, while Bonavia believes that the major centers must have been the puna zone intermediate zones, he adds that the process should not be seen as restricted to a single environmental zone. Bonavia's landmark study of the South American camelids is now available for the first time in English. This new edition features an updated analysis and comprehensive bibliography. In the Spanish edition of this book, Bonavia lamented the fact that the zooarchaeological data from R. S. MacNeish's Ayacucho Project had yet to be published. In response, the Ayacucho's Project's faunal analysts, Elizabeth S. Wing and Kent V. Flannery, have added appendices on the Ayacucho results to this English edition. This book will be of broad interest to archaeologists, zoologists, social anthropologists, ethnohistorians, and a wide range of students.

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Macros con Excel 2016. Automatiza tu trabajo es una obra dirigida a los interesados en aprender a programar Macros para poder automatizar las tareas más frecuentes, o incluso crear funciones personalizadas. Se presenta una introducción acerca de las diferentes herramientas que tiene la aplicación Visual Basic para Macros para poder grabar, editar y ejecutar una base de datos. También se exponen los fundamentos de programación en el código VBA, así como las diferentes instrucciones, procedimientos y ciclos dentro del mismo. Asimismo, se muestra cómo preparar una base de datos con un orden de tabulación, cómo crear una función personalizada con el procedimiento FUNCTION, así como la creación de eventos de gráficas, hojas y códigos. Para finalizar se incluye el tema de tablas dinámicas y sus grupos, la construcción y modificación de las gráficas, el objeto RANGE, los diferentes tipos de arreglos y la creación de complementos y módulos de clase.. Aprenda: Cómo editar, grabar y ejecutar un

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It seems that poor Cosette will never escape from the wicked Monsieur and Madame Thénardier. She is only eight years old, but they force her to work hard every day. Jean Valjean has promised her mother that he will rescue the little girl – but Inspector Javert is on his trail. Will the fierce Inspector arrest Jean Valjean? If he does, will Cosette ever be set free? Cosette is not the only person who desperately needs help. When Marius is badly wounded, will even Jean Valjean’s courage and determination be enough to save the brave young student?

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With this collection of essays, Anthony J. Martin invites us to investigate animal and human traces on the Georgia coast and the remarkable stories these traces, both modern and fossil, tell us. Readers will learn how these traces enabled geologists to discover that the remains of ancient barrier islands still exist on the lower coastal plain of Georgia, showing the recession of oceans millions of years ago.First, Martin details a solid but approachable overview of Georgia barrier island ecosystems - maritime forests, salt marshes, dunes, beaches - and how these ecosystems are as much a product of plant and animal behavior as they are of geology. Martin then describes animal tracks, burrows, nests, and other traces and what they tell us about their makers. He also explains how trace fossils can document the behaviors of animals from millions of years ago, including those no longer extant.Next, Martin discusses the relatively scant history - scarcely five thousand years - of humans on the Georgia coast. He takes us from the Native American shell rings on Sapelo Island to the cobbled streets of Savannah paved with the ballast stones of slave ships. He also describes the human introduction of invasive animals to the coast and their effects on native species.Finally, Martin's epilogue introduces the sobering idea that climate change, with its resultant extreme weather and rising sea levels, is the ultimate human trace affecting the Georgia coast. Here he asks how the traces of the past and present help us to better predict and deal with our uncertain future.

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Who spoke of the modern in Southeast Asia? When and where was the modern written? How was it written? How was it received? This collection brings together nearly 300 texts that were originally published between the late 19th to late 20th centuries, selected by a group of scholars as responses to questions such as these. The texts were produced chiefly in various locations in the region, by artists, critics, historians and curators in 13 languages, many of which had never before been translated into the English language. Years in the making, this publication is the first to present such breadth and depth of art writing in the region of Southeast Asia, and will be a valuable resource to students, teachers, scholars and those interested in Southeast Asian studies and art history.

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Biochemistry and Physiology of Polyamines in Plants provides a comprehensive introduction to commonly used methods in polyamine research and the problems unique to plant studies. Topics discussed include polyamine metabolism in plants, the functions of polyamines in plant growth and development, and an examination of analytical methods for polyamines and enzymes of polyamine metabolism. Agronomists, plant physiologists, and biochemists interested in polyamines in plants will find this book to be a valuable reference resource.

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De los Chen a los SunEn la presente obra, el maestro José Luis Serra nos brinda un sólido acercamiento a la disciplina del Taiji Quan abordando aspectos como su historia, práctica, su implicación en la filosofía china tradicional así como su evolución y posterior división en sus diferentes estilos, desde sus inicios hasta nuestros días, en un periplo no exento a veces de cierta polémica pero que a buen seguro será del interés tanto del neófito como del practicante avanzado.Natural de Barcelona (1961), el Maestro José Luís Serra se inicia en la práctica de las artes marciales chinas en 1980. Ha estudiado con prestigiosos maestros y actualmente es discípulo del maestro Chen Xiao Wang, y pertenece oficialmente a la 20 generación de la familia Chen.Como competidor ha participado en numerosos torneos entre los que podemos destacar la medalla de oro en Nan Quan obtenida en el Campeonato de Europa de Wushu, Bruselas 1986; la medalla de oro en Nan Quan (Shao

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El colegio del pueblo de Baeira se está quedando sin alumnos y el curso que viene cerrará sus puertas. Pero sus cuatro alumnos mayores (Ángel, Carlota, Sofía y Miguel) están dispuestos a hacer todo lo posible para impedirlo. Con ese objetivo, crean un periódico digital llamado " La Voz del Valle " . El periódico les llevará a vivir una extraña aventura que cambiará para siempre el destino de su pueblo.Además de disfrutar de la lectura, con este libro los niños podrán conocer las distintas secciones de un periódico y los tipos de textos que se publican en ellos.

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Encuadernación: RústicaColección: Tus libros. Cuentos y leyendasEl bello Adonis se transforma en Anémona, la hábil Aracne, en Araña; Acteón, el cazador, es transformado en ciervo, Atalanta, en leona; Dafné se convierte en laurel, Calisto, en oso, antes de convertirse en la Osa Mayor... Son catorce de las Metamorfosis, transcritas con fidelidad, pero libremente. Una sugerente invitación a adentrarnos en el universo fantástico de Ovidio.

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The breakout web-slinging star of the SPIDER-VERSE animated films returns, as Gwen Stacy tackles new challenges both in and out of costume! It''s time to face the music! The Mary Janes are off on a four-city tour as the opening act to one of Earth-65''s biggest rock bands! Gwen has promised the band that this big break will be all about the music. No web-slinging, just drums. But when a mysterious assassin targets the headliner, Gwen begins to wonder how she got this gig in the first place. And as the tour continues, she will share the stage with stunning new versions of some of your favorite characters! In Chicago, Gwen pulls double duty as drummer and secret bodyguard for Dazzler! But when the Hulk attacks, what is Bruce Banner really after? Collecting: Spider-Gwen: Smash (2023) 1-4

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From home, to school, to juvenile detention center, and back again. Follow the lives of fifty Latina girls living forty miles outside of Los Angeles, California, as they are inadvertently caught up in the school-to-prison pipeline. Their experiences in the connected programs between "El Valle" Juvenile Detention Center and "Legacy" Community School reveal the accelerated fusion of California schools and institutions of confinement. The girls participate in well-intentioned wraparound services designed to provide them with support at home, at school, and in the detention center. But these services may more closely resemble the phenomenon of wraparound incarceration, in which students, despite leaving the actual detention center, cannot escape the surveillance of formal detention, and are thereby slowly pushed away from traditional schooling and a productive life course.

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Free your inner drama queen by drawing fantastic fashion shojo manga (Japanese-style girls' comics) with this resource that teaches you how to depict young characters with style using different elements for exciting results. Create fabulous shojo manga clothing and characters with different looks, primarily in pencil and ink. Loaded with techniques and tips from an exciting young artist, this book demonstrates the Japanese comic-book practices of stylized proportions, clean lines and contrast between black and white (manga is usually published in black and white), with some finished art in colour. It covers basic techniques; heads, including eyes, noses, mouths, ears, skin tones, makeup, hair and facial expressions; bodies; clothes and accessories; different looks; as well as, step-by-step chapters on putting it all together to create specific looks and cool settings.

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