Taking a unique approach to studying Russian political culture, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the attitudes and activities of residents in two provincial capitals, Syktyvkar and Kirov. It shows evidence of underlying democracy in popular opinions. It also finds an authoritarian side that is being strengthened by the ongoing crisis of Russia's transition. The author directs a critical eye toward the contemporary research on Russian political culture.

In the wrong place at the wrong time! Loyalty to a childhood friendship can have devastating results. When an AWOL marine kills an innocent young girl, his friend, caught completely off guard, must choose between silence or going to the law. In the end, he suffers the worst fate imaginable: prison, for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The only thing that saves him from the daily nightmares of this harsh and brutal new world he now finds himself in is his artisitic abilities. This is a true story.

Taking a unique qualitative approach to studying Russian political culture, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the attitudes and activities of residents in two provincial capitals, Syktyvkar and Kirov. It shows evidence of underlying democracy in popular opinions. It also finds an authoritarian side that is being strengthened by the ongoing crisis of Russia's transition. In entering a controversial subject area, the author directs a critical eye toward the contemporary research on Russian political culture.

Propagation of functional or pathological ionic disturbances in biological systems plays an important role in normal regulatory mechanisms and in disease. For example, potassium diffusion in brain tissue is involved in spreading excitation. Models of this type of phenomenon often take the form of a reaction-diffusion system in one spatial dimension with con­tinuous dynamic variables. This text examines propagation in three spatial dimensions through a network of discrete dynamic elements coupled by diffusion. Conditions permissive of pulse origination and propagation can be determined...

Jeff Griggs is a family man who wants nothing more than to win the Oleander Hills Homeowner's Association Holiday Decorating contest and provide an amazing Christmas for his wife Joan and his two boys Matt and Marcus. Getting suspended from his job at the Las Vegas airport causes a chain of events which threaten his financial ability to meet that obligation. Along the way, members of the Griggs family meet strangers who remind them to remain faithful with a mysterious prediction that 'Big things will happen.' It's a comforting tale that reminds all of us that Christmas miracles can happen -...

Matt Griggs is a talented young man seeking to take his fledgling music career to the next level. With the reassurance of his father Jeff, he enlists the assistance of a slick manager who books him to perform at a music festival in three short weeks. With a ton of schoolwork to finish and a new band needing rehearsal time, Matt is pushed to his limits. In this follow-up to Lost Wages: A Las Vegas Christmas Tale, James Alexander has crafted a story which continues following the lives of The Griggs family from the neon city of Las Vegas to the wine country of Temecula, California. Matt's...

This issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics covers the most common and uncommon obstetric emergencies, including emergency caesarean section, resuscitation of the newborn, and hypertensive crisis. Other articles include coverage of the most daunting ob complications--shoulder dystocia and intrapartum hemorrhage. James Alexander, MD, serves as Guest Editor for this important issue.

The advantage of having lessons learned by those who went before shared with us can be invaluable. If we choose to listen and learn we avoid the labor of tilling the same soil and moving directly to planting and harvesting. Here, in My Brother's Keeper is a collection of letters from James Alexander to his younger brother, on the virtues and vices, the duties and dangers of youth. These are advice to heed and lessons to learn to aid in our daily life.