Author: YoYo
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477791086
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
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In part seven of the Vermonia series, Naomi and Fly find themselves on Blue Star where they encounter a group of skaters who look very familiar. As they struggle to find a way to return to the fight in Turtle Realm, they learn that General Uro's influence extends all the way to Union City. Jim and Rainbow make a last stand in the Canyon of Wind committed to resisting the onslaught of Uro's soldiers. Doug and the Blacksmiths lay siege to the Ice Palace desperate to find their friend Satorin. Mel falls ever more deeply in love with Captain Acidulous but fears the vision of the future revealed to her. With unshakeable bravery our heroes continue to fight against Uro's evil scheme to capture the Bolirium, which would enslave them all.
Author: YoYo
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477791094
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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In this thrilling conclusion to the Vermonia saga, our heroes face their ultimate challenge brought to life with spectacular manga art. The final chapter to the Vermonia saga opens with our four heroes bravely standing up to seemingly insurmountable odds. Uro's assault on the last pillar of the Turtle Realm continues. With Uro's awakening, the dark Yami magic is growing stronger and stronger. The sheer size and power of the Deras is enough to bring the guardian ministers into the fray, but even their powers aren't enough to stop Uro's will. The battle rages continuously, and with things at their bleakest, the indomitable spirit of the four skater kids from Blue Star must shine forth and inspire hope even when all seems lost. But will that be enough to overcome the evil destructive magic on such a huge scale and when the stakes are so high?
Author: YoYo (Group)
Publisher: Walker
ISBN: 9781406338201
Category : Fantasy comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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The four pillars supporting life in the Turtle Realm: fire, wind, water & thunder are under threat from General Uro's army. Mel & Ruka remain imprisoned in the castle of Captain Acidulous. In their quest to rescue Mel & protect the pillars, Naomi, Doug, & Jim must dive deep into the Oritsa Ocean to join forces with the Aqami people.
Author: Claudia J. Carr
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331950469X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book offers a devastating look at deeply flawed development processes driven by international finance, African governments and the global consulting industry. It examines major river basin development underway in the semi-arid borderlands of Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan and its disastrous human rights consequences for a half-million indigenous people. The volume traces the historical origins of Gibe III megadam construction along the Omo River in Ethiopia—in turn, enabling irrigation for commercial-scale agricultural development and causing radical reduction of downstream Omo and (Kenya's) Lake Turkana waters. Presenting case studies of indigenous Dasanech and northernmost Turkana livelihood systems and Gibe III linked impacts on them, the author predicts agropastoral and fishing economic collapse, region-wide hunger with exposure to disease epidemics, irreversible natural resource destruction and cross-border interethnic armed conflict spilling into South Sudan. The book identifies fundamental failings of government and development bank impact assessments, including their distortion or omission of mandated transboundary assessment, cumulative effects of the Gibe III dam and its linked Ethiopia-Kenya energy transmission 'highway' project, key hydrologic and human ecological characteristics, major earthquake threat in the dam region and widespread expropriation and political repression. Violations of internationally recognized human rights, especially by the Ethiopian government but also the Kenyan government, are extensive and on the increase—with collaboration by the development banks, in breach of their own internal operational procedures. A policy crossroads has now emerged. The author presents the alternative to the present looming catastrophe—consideration of development suspension in order to undertake genuinely independent transboundary assessment and a plan for continued development action within a human rights framework—forging a sustainable future for the indigenous peoples now directly threatened and for their respective eastern Africa states. Claudia Carr’s book is a treasure of detailed information gathered over many years concerning river basin development of the Omo River in Ethiopia and its impact on the peoples of the lower Omo Basin and the Lake Turkana region in Kenya. It contains numerous maps, charts, and photographs not previously available to the public. The book is highly critical of the environmental and human rights implications of the Omo River hydropower projects on both the local ethnic communities in Ethiopia and on the downstream Turkana in Kenya. David Shinn Former Ambassador to Ethiopia and to Burkina Faso Adjust Professor of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Author: Neltje Blanchan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flowers
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Author: Jin-Hua Li
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030279200
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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This open access book summarizes the multi-disciplinary results of one of China’s main primatological research projects on the endemic Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), which had continued for over 30 years, but which had never been reported on systematically. Dedicated to this exceptional Old World monkey, this book makes the work of Chinese primatologists on the social behavior, cooperation, culture, cognition, group dynamics, and emerging technologies in primate research accessible to the international scientific community. One of the most impressive Asian monkeys, and the largest member of its genus, the Tibetan macaque deserves to be better known. This volume goes a long way towards bringing this species into the spotlight with many excellent behavioral analyses from the field. - Frans de Waal, Professor of Psychology, Emory University, USA. Macaques matter. To understand primate patterns and trends, and to gain important insight into humanity, we need to augment and expand our engagement with the most successful and widespread primate genus aside from Homo. This volume focuses on the Tibetan macaque, a fascinating species with much to tell us about social behavior, physiology, complexity and the macaque knack for interfacing with humans. This book is doubly important for primatology in that beyond containing core information on this macaque species, it also reflects an effective integrated collaboration between Chinese scholars and a range of international colleagues—exactly the type of collaborative engagement primatology needs. This volume is a critical contribution to a global primatology. - Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, USA. I have many fond memories of my association with Mt. Huangshan research beginning in 1983, when together with Professor Qishan Wang we established this site. It is such a beautiful place and I miss it. It is gratifying to see how far research has progressed since we began work there, becoming more internationalized and very much a collaborative endeavor under the long-term direction of Professor Jin-Hua Li and colleagues. This book highlights the increased interest in this species, representing a variety of disciplines ranging from macro aspects of behavior, cognition and sociality, to micro aspects of microbes, parasites and disease, authored by a group of renowned Chinese and international primatologists. I applaud their efforts and expect more interesting work to come from this site in the years ahead. - Kazuo Wada, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan.
Author: Jack L. Hofman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Author: YoYo
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477791078
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 213
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The last pillar standing, the Pillar of Wind, is being attacked by General Uro's army. Jim and the barrier-making defenders are desperate to protect it, knowing full well that failure means the destruction of the Turtle Realm. Meanwhile, Naomi and Fly are stranded on Blue Star struggling to get back to help their friends. Doug and his allies continue their harrowing quest to rescue Satorin and Mel from the Ice Palace. Our heroes face the most difficult and deadly challenges yet, but they continue to fight for a world they've come to love. Uro's evil conquests must be stopped, for if the Turtle Realm falls, Earth will be next.
Author: James Henry Nelson
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN: 9788120604247
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 960
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Author: YoYo (Group)
Publisher: Walker
ISBN: 9781406337518
Category : Fantasy comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Mel's life spirals out of control when she is kidnapped by one of General Uro's henchmen and imprisoned in another world. Her friends and bandmates, Doug, Naoim and Jim, must waste no time trying to save her.
