Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Stanley Kubrick directs this classic 1950s drama based on the true story of French soldiers who refused to go over the top to certain death in the First World War The film which is in turn based on the novelisation of the incident by Humphrey Cobb stars Kirk Douglas as Colonel Dax the leader of a group of soldiers who have already endured a great deal of horror in the trenches of France When the vain & ambitious General Mireau (George Macready) orders Dax & his men to attack a well-fortified German position known as the Anthill Dax informs him that the task is virtually impossible & will result in many deaths Desperate for promotion Mireau insists that the attack proceeds & is outraged when the second wave of soldiers refuse to enter the battle after witnessing the slaughter of their comrades When Mireau & his acolytes select three soldiers for court-martial as scapegoats for the rebellion Dax
- a lawyer during his civilian life
- elects to defend the men from the charges himself

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Pathways
- the game you almost always win! can you be the first to build your pathway from one side of the board to the other?
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Pathways is a dual skills course that can be taught in parallel or as individual strands
- Reading & Writing & Listening & Speaking
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Pathways to Excellence offers dynamic provision to fulfil the Computing & ICT elements of the Technology Experiences & Outcomes at level 3 of Curriculum for Excellence The book acts as an access point to a range of textual & online digital resources designed to support delivery of the Outcomes in a motivating style that encourages active & collaborative learning throughout A mapping grid ensures coverage af all experiences & outcomes as well as literacy numeracy & health & wellbeing requirements & templates for cross-curricular projects are designed to- involve individual & groupwork & include opportunities to experience & develop organisational & planning skills
- incorporate the use of ICT to research communicate organise & present information
- provide a range of opportunities to develop critical thinking & peer & self-evaluation skills- include checklists & criteria to aid assessment- connect with a wide range of other curricular areas- provide opportunities to contribute to numeracy & literacy outcomes Accompanying Dynamic Learning materials offer Lesson Builder suggestions interactive whiteboard activities image support weblinks quizzes & teacher support

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Patience is an indescribable psychedelic science-fiction love story veering with uncanny precision from violent destruction to deeply personal tenderness in a way that is both quintessentially Clowesian' & utterly unique in the author's body of work This 180-page full-colour story affords Clowes the opportunity to draw some of the most exuberant & breathtaking pages of his life & to tell his most suspenseful surprising & affecting story yet The story opens in 2012 when Jack Barlow returns home to find Patience his pregnant girlfriend murdered We meet him next in 2029 still haunted by the murder He hears of a guy who thinks he's invented a device that enables time travel On the next page Jack is in 2006 watching Patience on her dates with boys Is one of them the killer? ...

Disregarded disrespected & dismissed Renny has a chip on his shoulder Once an equal partner in a criminal syndicate that rules Las Vegas he now finds himself living in a shack in the desert But the shack has a workshop & Renny&s been busy It’s time to march his robot army into the neon hell of a cyberpunk Vegas & retake his seat at the table Or take the wood from the table & build enough caskets for the whole syndicate Old friends better run because Operation PATIENCE! CONVICTION! REVENGE! is underway Like an Elmore Leonard novel set in the world of Blade Runner PATIENCE! CONVICTION! REVENGE! is offbeat & often funny but all about the dark corners of cities & minds A violent criminal genius with a bad case of monomania makes for the most fun you&ll have with a comic this year Written by Patrick Kindlon (There&s Nothing There We Can Never Go Home) & drawn by Marco Ferrari (Famous Monsters Presents) PATIENCE! CONVICTION! REVENGE! continues Kindlon’s exploration of difficult characters & irreverent themes Having broken the chains of good taste Kindlon goes all-in & writes a vengeance-obsessed lunatic as if he&s riding beside him – all wrapped in a gangster tale like no other! ...

Patient Blood Management (PBM) is an innovative clinical concept that aims to reduce the need forallogenic blood transfusions cut health-care costs & avert or correct the risk factors related toblood transfusion thus minimizing the rate of side effects & complications This comprehensivehands-on volume offers a three-point approach for the implementation of PBM to improve patientoutcome focusing on how to prevent or treat anemia reduce blood loss & increase anemiatolerance The book also goes beyond preoperative PBM with detailed accounts of coagulationdisorder management & the administration of coagulation products & platelet concentrates Special Features Presentsa clear three-pillar strategy for the application of PBM diagnosis andtreatment of anemia reduction of peri-interventional blood loss andoptimization of the tolerance to anemia in the everyday clinical setting Coversissues such as PBM during surgery requirements for modern transfusionmedicine ordering blood products the role of pre-anesthesia clinicsbenchmarking processes & potential implications of PBM in the publichealth sector Overview of research in PBM including landmark studies & current clinical trials Boxes in each chapter highlighting key information core statements & summaries A multidisciplinary & international team of contributors experienced in PBMPatient Blood Managementis a guide for clinicians & residents whose patients are at risk foranemia coagulation disorders or severe blood loss Anesthesiologistssurgeons & specialists involved in the use of blood & bloodproducts can use the book for quick reference or to learn more about aleading-edge concept for optimizing patient safety & improvingoutcome ...

In the summer of 1953 maverick neurosurgeon William Beecher Scoville performed a groundbreaking operation on an epileptic patient named Henry Molaison But it was a catastrophic failure leaving Henry unable to create long-term memories Scoville's grandson Luke Dittrich takes us on an astonishing journey through the history of neuroscience from the first brain surgeries in ancient Egypt to the New England asylum where his grandfather developed a taste for human experimentation Dittrich's investigation confronts unsettling family secrets & reveals the dark roots of modern neuroscience raising troubling questions that echo into the present day ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Lacie Donovan suffers from a problem that is all too common for college students an empty wallet With semester break at hand a flyer on the campus bulletin board offering 1000 for medical research volunteers could not have been posted at a better time Lacie her friend Killian & half a dozen other participants sign up for the 3-day experiment Unfortunately they&ve unknowingly volunteered their bodies as human guinea pigs in an ongoing US Military experiment aimed at developing a bioweapon ...

'A profoundly pleasurable book which offers that rare combination of daring accomplished technique illuminated with extraordinary simplicity & clarity His latest must-have book will inspire & delight' Michel & Alain Roux Patisserie reflects award-winning chocolatier William Curley's passion for taking classic recipes & modernizing them with his own innovations Creating finest top quality patisserie is often seen as something only a trained professional can do however with patisserie equipment now easily accessible to all it's easy to start making perfect patisserie at home Patisserie processes are broken down into a step-by-step guide complete with expert knowledge to produce flawless creations every time & a series of basic recipes
- covering sponges creams & custards pastry & syrups
- provide a solid foundation in patisserie techniques as well as inspiration for aspiring creative pastry chefs Packed full of mouthwatering delicious recipes including classics such as Rhum Baba & Tarte Alsacienne that are given a modern adaptation this gorgeous bake book will awaken & inspire the pastry chef in you!

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