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We like to think that we're gradually making progress towards equality. With the advent of ever more high-tech equipment at our fingertips, we tend to assume that progress will be hastened, as new technology is used in positive and democratising ways. But there is a new wave of technologies which threaten this notion. Deepfakes. The metaverse. Cyber brothels. With misogyny being baked into their design, these technologies are dragging women back to the dark ages.

Tim gewöhnt sich weiter an sein Leben im Spiel. Mit Shadowlilly und Cassie eine Gruppe zu gründen, ist eine Selbstverständlichkeit. Die Dynamik seines neuen Teams zu verstehen, ist nur der Anfang. Tim versucht verzweifelt, herauszufinden, für wen der Mann in Orange arbeitet. Da ist immer noch sein ursprünglicher Plan, das Spiel zu spielen und dafür bezahlt zu werden. Das könnte sich als schwierig erweisen, und sich den Kardinal zum Feind zu machen, indem er direkt für den Hohepriester arbeitet, war nicht geplant.

Can we ever truly outrun our past? For the Master of Arms of the Bellona, Cassian Fabius, the past has become a dead and rotting albatross around his neck. Yet, on this voyage across the Mediterranean Sea, he and his companions may face something more horrifying than his past.

This diary gives a remarkably vivid description of the life of Doreen Bates, a professional young woman, who went against the social norms of her time to intentionally have twins fathered by an older married, but childless, colleague in the Inland Revenue, where they both worked as Income Tax Inspectors. At the time the twins were born Doreen did not know if their father could, or would, form part of the family. In the event, he was able to make frequent visits and helped practically, emotionally and financially with the childrens' upbringing.

Manche Menschen wussten einfach, wie man stilvoll abtritt. Tim gehörte nie zu diesen Menschen. Tim war immer ein Planer. Sein Plan war es, aufs College zu gehen, seinen Abschluss zu machen und einen gut bezahlten Job zu finden. Dieser Plan ging gut auf, bis er eine Präsentation sah, bei der er dafür bezahlt werden würde, das neueste immersive Rollenspiel ›The Etheric Coast‹ zu spielen. Bei seiner Abschlussfeier. Nachdem er das Rekrutierungsvideo des Unternehmens gesehen hatte, bekamen die Worte von Big Richie eine ganz neue Bedeutung.

Unlock the future of education with "Rewriting the Rules of Learning," a groundbreaking exploration into innovative teaching strategies and transformative educational practices. This compelling guide challenges traditional classroom norms, inviting educators, parents, and policymakers to embark on a journey of discovery and change. Through vivid case studies and expert insights, the book reveals how to cultivate curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in learners of all ages.

Diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) have never been so important in organizations and yet many feel inadequately prepared. In this guide, the authors combine their expert knowledge to provide a practical approach to bridge this skills and knowledge gap for those delivering Internal Communications. Navigating DEI language can be difficult, but Building a Culture of Inclusivity will help Internal Communication professionals, HR and business leaders engage employees in driving culture change to ensure everyone feels valued and like they belong.

The English alphabet is a tool that we've inherited down the centuries from ancient creators around the world. The alphabet hasn't always had its present form, but rather has undergone all sorts of changes and evolutions to suit the needs of the time. Did you know that five English letters come from a single graphic grandparent? Or that we may know the specific person who invented the letter G? Do you know why Z is the sixth letter for the Greeks, yet the last for us? Or why Q needs to be followed by U?

When the orange tabby kitten, Gordon Pumpkin Smith the Second, is adopted by Lilly and her family, he knows he is in for a great adventure! As Gordon grows, he encounters many other animals and ponders the strange behavior of his humans. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and sometimes heartwarming, this tale is the purrfect story for cat lovers young and old!

THE CRACK CITY STRANGLER: The Homicides of Serial Killer Benjamin Atkins offers a chilling, in-depth account of the horrifying crimes committed by one of America’s most notorious serial killers. In this gripping narrative, award-winning journalist B.R. Bates delves into the twisted life of Benjamin “Tony” Atkins, whose reign of terror in Detroit spanned less than a year in the early 1990s.

In the quiet West Texas town of Morrow, offensive guard Michael “Mickey” Vasquez hopes to impress a college football scout at his next game, but his quest for power leads him to commune with an ancient blood god who offers him a sinister deal.

Alex never expected to fall for his best friend's sister. Then they started playing Revenant Online together, and everything changed. Killing monsters and solving mysteries as a team made him see what he should have seen all along. Sana was more than Ben's sister. She was the woman who captured his heart.

Are you a fan of Stephen King and Dean Koontz? If you're looking for something fresh and new, join the millions of readers/listeners who have already taken the journey to the World's Scariest Places. An isolated region is plagued with rumors of dark and deadly forces—the locals call it Helltown. Since the 1980s there have been numerous reports of occult activity and other possibly supernatural phenomena within certain villages and townships of Summit County, Ohio—an area collectively known as Helltown.

Alex never expected a game to change the way he looked at life, but the launch of Revenant Online changed his perception of the world as much as himself. The old him would never have the courage to make a move on a girl, but this time he was determined not to let the opportunity slip through his fingertips. Inside of the game, he wasn't just Alex, the high school outcast. He was a tank. The man who led his group into battle. In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, Alex was the bulwark between the darkness and the light.

For 2500 years people have been debating how literature changes lives, and versions of those debates continue today in classrooms, school and library boardrooms, and state legislatures. The life-transforming potential of books caught the attention of Dante, Cervantes, Jane Austen, Percy Shelley, and many others. Better Living through Literature surveys what the great thinkers have said on the subject, from Plato and Aristotle to Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud to W. E. B Du Bois, Harold Bloom, and Martha Nussbaum.

God has provided salvation, but when does it begin? What is required of us? Can we lose it? These and other disputed questions have divided Christians for centuries. Matthew W. Bates has already shown that the gospel is about King Jesus and that faith includes allegiance. In Beyond the Salvation Wars, he unpacks additional truths from the Bible and the early church to describe how salvation happens.

Ever been to Taured before? No? In fact, you’ve never heard of it? Well, neither had the rest of the world when in July of 2020, a European businessman showed up at Tokyo International Airport claiming not only to hail from a non-existent country, but showing a legitimate passport to prove it.

Alex was a gamer. Gaming wasn't just a lifestyle. The essence of his favorite hobby was woven into his DNA. At least, that is what his parents liked to say after he pulled an all-night slaughterfest. The hordes of Morlock never saw him coming. What his parents didn't understand was playing games was Alex's chance to be the hero. The release of Revenant Online was going to change everything.

It's the ultimate haunted house challenge. A crumbling stone mansion nestled in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, it may be the best-kept secret in Europe—a little-known attraction featuring nine escape rooms to explore, nine puzzles to solve, and a large cash prize for anyone who makes it to the end. There's just one catch: no one makes it to the end of The No-End House . . . When Joe Hadfield hears about the house from a pair of backpackers, he's intrigued but not interested. He's trying to escape a nightmare of his own.

Im Dschungel hört dich niemand schreien. Die amerikanische Filmschauspielerin Scarlett Cox und ihr Ehemann, der Hotel-Magnat Salvador Brazza, reisen nach Afrika, um ihre angeschlagene Ehe zu kitten. Als man ihnen kurz darauf das Geld und ihre Pässe raubt, suchen sie in der amerikanischen Botschaft in Dar es Salaam Hilfe – am selben Tag, als die Al Qaeda einen Terroranschlag darauf verüben. Binnen weniger Sekunden werden sie als Geiseln genommen und über die Grenze in den Kongo entführt, eine der letzten wilden Gegenden dieses Planeten.