In the year 2029, people are allowing neural implants known as chips to be inserted into their foreheads. Marketed as a medical device that will prevent disease and provide health benefits, the chip also tracks everything we see and do. In an Internet of Things world, the chip is celebrated for curing disease and creating unlimited virtual realities. An underground resistance group is working to expose a government plan designed to hack into citizens' brains via the chip and control their thoughts. The group recruits Nick Winston, a young tech executive, to go undercover in the government's newest agency, BrainShare, and find evidence that will expose the truth. Nick slowly descends into a whistleblower's worst nightmare, walking a dangerous tightrope-each action becoming a choice to save his own life or save his society.Code 44 thrusts us into a dystopian future, not too far off, where the merging of man and machine unravels to show how the subtle erosion of a free society creates the ultimate fight between individual privacy and the national good.

Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

On the surface, sixteen-year-old Lian is a serious student and dutiful daughter, destined for a fine career as a concert violinist, but Lian has a secret identity. She is part of 06/04, a band of cyber-investigators who work to expose injustice and corruption. In this virtual world, Lian goes by the code name, "Komiko." Lian has no trouble keeping her daily life separate from her secret one, until a dead body washes up in Big Wave Bay. Lian investigates, with help from 06/04. Soon, she meets Matt Harrison, the new kid at her school. She learns that Matt's dad, Rand Harrison, is a corporate goon, whose clothing company exploits its workforce. And she finds a connection between the dead girl and Mr. Harrison. Lian and the 06/04 team are thrust into their most dangerous investigation ever, and Lian will learn that no one is ever quite who they seem to be...

Life doesn't come with a rule book or does it? This book was written for those who are struggling to love themselves, who have issues maintaining positive relationships and those who just want to make their lives better. If you are looking for pages full of "you can do it!" this is not the book for you. It is raw, real and life changing. Learn the code so that you can elevate your life.

Archival snapshot of entire looseleaf Code of Massachusetts Regulations held by the Social Law Library of Massachusetts as of January 2020.

An updated guide and commentary to the rules which regulate anti-doping in sport, including numerous case studies.

Archival snapshot of entire looseleaf Code of Massachusetts Regulations held by the Social Law Library of Massachusetts as of January 2020.