Senator's daughter Heather fell in love with the most handsome boy in high school, Joey. Their relationship came to an end when her unexpected pregnancy was discovered by her parents. They are now both adults and engaged to other people, living with the bitter memory of their first love. One day Heather is shocked to find out that Joey became a movie star and he just won an Academy Award. From the podium of the award ceremony, Joey says: "Heather, I still can't forget about you."
Laura applies for the position of personal secretary to Vasilii Demidov, a Russian businessman whose origin is also of the people of the desert. Laura has been yearning for him-this older brother of her friend-and even treasures a photo of him that she secretly took ten years ago. However, for some reason during the interview, he shows a strange animosity against Laura as he asks questions full of malevolence. Although she is furious and wishes to leave, out of his urgent need for a secretary who is fluent in Chinese he unexpectedly hires her. The next day, Laura departs for Monte Negro for a business trip alone with him!
Upon hearing news of her father's death, Laura returns to her hometown in Wales for the first time in over ten years.Waiting for her there is her older stepbrother, Oliver, with whom she once shared a forbidden love. "And I told myself that I would never make the same mistake again...." Laura is troubled by her realization that, even now, her love for him has not been extinguished. But Laura is unaware of the role that her stepmother, Stella, played in their separation and in her father's death !
On the very night of her wedding, Molly's new husband, Sholto Cristaldi, left her for another woman, Pandora. Molly, who was nineteen at the time, ran away after being betrayed by a man she adored. Her marriage was annulled, and the incident involving the wedding night became a huge scandal. Now, Sholto stands on top of the international money market and is a star of high society. On a stormy night four years later, Molly finds herself stuck in a house with Sholto and ends up spending the night with him. But it seems his heart still belongs to Pandora...
Years after divorcing her unfaithful husband, Kate Vincent arrives at work assuming it will be just another day. To her dismay, she finds out thather boss is being replaced by her ex-husband, billionaire businessman, Sean Howard. Desperate to keep Sean as far away from herself and her precious little secret, Kate immediately submits her letter of resignation and rushes home. The life she's built instantly shatters around her when Sean shows up on her doorstep refusing to accept her letter of resignation and comes face-to-face with her secret.
After hearing that her brother is in jail, Abbie isdevastated. She discovers that her father has gone to meet a sheikh to try to make a deal for her brother...and ends up offering the royal her hand in marriage! At the same time, Abbie finds herself falling for the sheikh's brother, Malik...who initially mistakes her for the family maid!How will they handle their strong yearning for one another now that Abbie is to be engaged to Malik's brother?
Rico has it all; as the famous chef of "A Passion For Pasta," he's rich enough to kill time in a monthly poker game with his friends. Still, he's bankrupt when it comes to love. When a bet is taken too far, the stakes may be too high. He's challenged his opponent, Renee, to be his mistress for a month! Can she add a little spice to his life, or will she make his pot boil over?
After a terrible incident with love left her heartbroken and jobless, Dominique throws love to the wind and is on the prowl for a rich husband she can wrap around her finger. When brewing magnate Charles Brandon takes a liking to her, she's inexplicably apprehensive. By some stroke of luck, Charles fell head over heals in love with Dominique the moment he laid eyes on her. He has a complex about his looks, he's older and he's extremely wealthy. He's the perfect candidate for her scheme! So why is she so uneasy?
Alors que Misty Malone, une jeune femme aussi têtue que ravissante qui se qualifie elle-même de garçon manqué, se rend au mariage de sa soeur dans un petit village du Kentucky, elle fait la rencontre de Morgan Hudson, l'un des cinq « frères Buckhorn », tous aussi beaux et renommés les uns que les autres. En dépit de l'indéniable alchimie physique qui s'installe entre eux, Misty est déterminée à ne plus jamais laisser aucun homme l'approcher. Mais au fur et à mesure qu'elle le côtoie, le comportement bienveillant et rassurant de Morgan fait douter Misty quant à sa résolution. Parviendront-ils à dépasser le mystérieux secret que Misty garde sur son passé et à accepter leurs sentiments réciproques ?
Carlee a décidé de porter l'enfant de feu son mari via une insémination artificielle. C'est alors que la banque de sperme lui annonce que la semence utilisée pour la féconder est celle d'un autre homme : Hal Ward, un pilote de course automobile connu dans le monde entier qui se trouve être l'héritier d'une prestigieuse et riche famille. C'est ainsi que Carlee se retrouve à porter le bébé d'un homme qu'elle n'a jamais rencontré ! Le deuxième choc vient quand un représentant de la famille Ward lui rend visite pour la persuader de se marier à Hal, étant donné que son enfant sera l'héritier de la fortune familiale. Bien qu'une telle proposition la scandalise, elle accepte de visiter le manoir des Ward. C'est là qu'elle rencontre enfin Hal, un très bel homme qui, en l'occurence, ne semble pas du tout être intéressé par le mariage qu'on lui propose !
Verity is looking to make a fresh start in her hometown, leaving her company and former life behind in London. While on the road, a young girl suddenly jumps out in front of her car and Verity ends up taking the girl to the hospital. Verity is shocked to find out that the girl is actually the daughter of Silas, the man who once tossed her aside. The two were star-crossed lovers, and despite pledging their eternal love to each other, Verity left for New York, while Silas married another woman and pursued his dream of opening his own business. When he suddenly shows up at her door, he makes a cold demand: "Stay out of my life."
Octobre 1951. Couper les branches des fagots qui servent à démarrer le feu des cheminées est une tâche dont s'acquittent volontiers les écoliers à la campagne. Du haut de mes 12 ans, j'y mets beaucoup d'ardeur quand pétarade une mobylette que je reconnaîtrais entre mille. Pas de doute, c'est l'abbé Russin qui vient voir mes parents. Avec lui, il faut s'attendre à tout. Je n'en mène pas large.
Voilà plus d'un an qu'il a pris la direction de l'école libre des garçons de Tomirnel. Il enseigne dans la grande classe où sont regroupés les CM1, les CM2 et les "fins d'études" qui préparent le CEP, le fameux certif'. Pour être efficaces, ses méthodes n'en sont pas moins plus que contestables. Il a des jours "avec" et des jours "sans". Dans les jours avec : la classe d'une trentaine d'élèves est une vraie ruche qui bourdonne à tout va. Bien malin celui qui pourrait deviner à quelle division appartient tel ou tel enfant, tant l'abbé a l'art d'individualiser le travail. La "flèche" du CM1 s'entraîne à résoudre les problèmes des "fins d'études", tandis que l'"escargot" de 14 ans tire la langue sur les pièges d'une dictée de cours moyen. On s'épaule, on s'entraide, chacun avance à son rythme... et tout le monde est satisfait.
Applications of nanotechnology are the remarkable sizes dependent on physiochemical properties of nanomaterials that have led to the developed protocols for synthesizing nanomaterials over a range of size, shapes and chemical compositions. Nanomaterials are normally powders composed of nanoparticles which exhibit properties that are different from powders. Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale with their wide applications in energy sector, including -but not limited to- energy resources, energy conversion, energy storage, and energy usage; drug delivery systems including- safety concerns, perspective, challenges, target therapeutics for cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and other human diseases, nanomaterials based tissue engineering; and food sectors including to- food safety and quality, opportunities, challenges, nanomaterials based enhancing food packing, and determination of foodborne pathogens, agro and marine food, analysisof market, regulations and future prospects.
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Composite materials are formed when the combination of separate materials acquire new properties distinct from its components. They have a range of applications in fields such as mechanical and electrical engineering, food science and biomedicine and represent a fast-growing area of research. Composite Materials: Applications in Engineering, Biomedicine and Food Science provides an overview of current technologies and applications related to composite materials in these fields. Organized by discipline, the text encompasses a wide variety of composite materials, including polymer, ceramic, biomaterial, hydroxyapatite, nanofiber and green composites. Early chapters detail the enhanced mechanical, magnetic, dielectric properties of electrical and thermal conductive composite materials, which are essential in daily science. Subsequent chapters focus on filler or reinforcement materials, including carbon materials, hybrid materials and nanomaterials. Particular emphasis is placed on nanocomposite materials, as these have increasingly diverse field applications. Various manufacturing methods, such as the synthesis method and top-down/bottom-up manufacturing, are also discussed. Coverage of the recent progress, challenges and opportunities surrounding composite materials make this text a one-stop reference for engineers, scientists and researchers working in this exciting field.
