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Amid a growing consensus that the staggering toll of gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health issue, the Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health has convened experts on gun policy and violence from the United States and selected other countries to summarize relevant research and its implications for policymakers and concerned citizens. Legal scholars weigh in on the constitutionality of recommended policies, and researchers present new data on public support for a wide array of policies designed to reduce gun violence.

WordPress is being utilized by over 23.3 percent of the outstanding 10 million websites. It is the also the most renowned blogging system in use on the web, with almost 60 million active websites. In this lesson, several teachings will be provided to help those who like to engage in the strong and growing online competition, and the primary tool that they must have is a website. Here are lessons on how to build a WordPress website for your own domain, from scratch, even if you are a complete beginner.

There are some who are blessed to hear the Divine voice. Stephanie Holmes is one who did hear. Like a modern-day Job, she is a reluctant traveler who follows an extraordinary path during a freak snowstorm that leaves her and her fiancé, Daryl, stranded in the mountains of East Tennessee on Christmas Eve. no less! Oh, and is it mentioned, she is eight months pregnant? Daryl Robard know these mountains. From one side of the vast wilderness to the other. He grew up here. Wants to come back home, to live his life here with Stephanie. And that life -- that future he desires -- starts now. He's ...

The most comprehensive guide written on captive insurance company design, formation, management, and taxation focused on closely held small captive applications for successful private business owners. Detailed guidance on domicile selection, risk pool variations, insurance policy selections & pricing, selecting a captive manager, fees, costs and much more. Emphasis on enterprise risk captives (aka micro-captives and 831(b) captives).

Kill the Indian, Save the Man. That is the goal of the Dawes Commission, a federal agency. The Commission is charged with destroying the Muscogee-Creek Nation by allotting communally owned tribal lands to individual members. Forced assimilation is the zeitgeist of 1920s Oklahoma. SAM DAVIS is a handsome, roguish, half-breed. He brokers real estate between illiterate Creeks and land-hungry palefaces. Assimilation makes for good business. Oil strikes bring thousands of fortune-seeking whites to Tulsa. Sam's commissions soar against cascading reports of missing and murdered Creeks. When Sam is...

Emily and Sanctary face their greatest challenge yet. With war brewing just outside the wall, they are forced to learn a new way of life. Do they have the strength to not only survive the war but also not lose who they are in the process?

Everything comes with a price, even being immune… Emily continues to work hard to ensure that Sanctuary continues to grow. However, she learns the price that comes with her immunity and must overcome it. Hope continues to grow, as does Emily’s feelings. Can she manage to keep everything she has worked for when her past arrives at the gate?

Promises can either provide safety and happiness or danger and regret… Emily continues to struggle with Chad trying to find a way to control her once more. She wants to trust him but knows he is after everything she has, including Hope. Emily must make vows and face old ones when Shawn’s past comes back to them. Can their relationship and Sanctuary survive so many promises?

Selling or buying a business can be a lucrative but risky transaction. It's all too easy to sell yourself short or to overpay as the buyer. If you want to avoid the costly mistakes that many business owners make in M&A transactions, this book is for you. It provides valuable guidance on how to prepare for and negotiate your deal, and how to leave the bargaining table with more money in your pocket!

Criminal Justice Today with Dr. JD breaks down the U.S. criminal justice system while providing a case by case analysis of how law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges get away with corruption.

The guide will help you understand the important aspects of public speaking, things you should consider while preparing your speech or presentation, what you can use to make an indelible impression on the audience, and if you have a fear of going up on a stage, how you can overcome this phobia.

Chancellor Thorn fled before the battle for the capital began, and now seeks to place himself on the kingdom’s seat of power. He uses Irina’s ancient cult to form a new religion whose priests are determined to displace the crown.

Women with endometriosis don't always have symptoms. Sometimes women go in for treatment for infertility or pelvic pain and get a diagnosis of endometriosis. This guide is to help women who have pelvic pain and endometriosis. It'll help you learn more about this health condition and help you get an idea of available treatment options. Besides this, you'll also find some alternative modes of treatment that could help relieve your symptoms.

A beating heart gives life to a body—in Paul's case, a stranger's gave life to his. His long-awaited miracle and second chance at life, thought to bring peace to over three decades of turmoil, was an adversity in disguise. One he will now struggle to overcome. Caught between the excitement of new life and the chaos of grief, Paul finds himself at odds with the stranger residing in his chest. Though his inspiration to write music has been fully restored, the will to carry on is shattered by a flood of thoughts and feelings that were foreign to him until his transplant.

Supplying you with Damn Good Life Advice from unique individuals! This podcast is for anyone looking for quality information regarding finance, relationships, and more. You might as well tune-in since you're here!

To light the way ahead, he must burn his past...When Harvey Stone betrays his foster-father, John Cartwright, by failing to carry out one of his bloody requests, a series of events unfold, opening doors to the past that should have remained closed for eternity. A killer is awoken, and his sights are set on revenge. Racked with guilt, Harvey takes one last glance at the house where he and sister grew up before turning his back on the family that raised him, setting a course to find his sister’s killer.

Talking to your kids and getting them to open up to you as parents can be tough. They may feel afraid to talk, or feel awkward about the topic at hand, or may not know how to broach the subject with you. This book was designed to help you as parents (or guardians or caretakers) learn to communicate with your children in a way that makes them open up to you. Included are new and fresh insights and suggestions with methods of solving common problems.

Staying alive isn't always the best option. This is doubly true for Jess Starfall. When his homeworld, Nera, was invaded by the Human menace, the Nerian government decreed a diaspora for its native peoples in order to survive. Unfortunately, Jess didn't make it off Nera with the rest of his people. Five years later, the planet is nothing more than a landfill for the Humans, a world of trash where he was left to question whether enduring any longer was worth it. Or at least he did until one fateful day when scavenging through the refuse, he encountered an object that would transform his life...

Vol. 3 & 4: Mobile, Metadata, and the Machines Watching You Because it’s not paranoia if they really are listening, tracking, and triangulating your location. Welcome to the part of the fight where things get uncomfortable: mobile spyware, Stingrays disguised as friendly cell towers, rogue QR codes, AI-powered OSINT engines scraping your every move. This volume goes deeper: mobile OS lockdown, open-source tools that don’t betray you, quiet ways to communicate when the rest of the internet is on fire. We hit nodes, ransomware, privilege escalation, and Pegasus. We dissect Onion routing ...

Cybersecurity for Activists: A Field Manual from A to Z Defend yourself. Defend your data. Defend your movement. From burner phones to browser hardening, from metadata leaks to mass surveillance, this no-nonsense guide gives you the tools to stay secure in an insecure world. Whether you’re organizing protests, supporting whistleblowers, researching sensitive topics, or just trying to opt out of corporate spyware, Cybersecurity for Activists walks you through how to protect yourself—and your community. Written in plain language but packed with expert-level detail, this field manual ...