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The Names of Plants
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gledhill, David / Gledhill, D., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book provides both a handy reference to the scientific names of plants and a clearly written account of the ways in which the naming of plants has changed with time and why these changes were necessary. It deals with the problems of using common names for plants against the historical background of our increasing discrimination of kinds of plants. It then goes on to consider landmarks in the standardization of both common and 'scientific' names and the development of internationally agreed principles governing the format and use of names in botany, sylviculture, agriculture and horticulture. From the alphabetical list the reader may interpret the scientific names of plants from any part of the world. For this second edition a number of changes and corrections in both parts have been made. The author has attempted to keep the first part acceptable to the amateur gardener by resisting a temptation to make it a definite guide to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Others have done this already and with great clarity. Revision has allowed the inclusion of a brief comment on both synonymous and illegitimate botanical names and reference to recent attempts to accommodate the various traits and interests in the naming and names of cultivated plants.
Smartphone Android 5.1, 1GB RAM 8 GB ROM Nuovo
Nuovo Smartphone VK World 800X Android 5.1, Display 5 Pollici 1GB RAM 8 GB ROM Caratteristiche Generali o OS Version: Android 5.1 o CPU: MTK Quad Core o GPU: Mali-400MP o Processor Speed (max): 1.3GHz o RAM: 1GB o Internal Memory: 8GB o External Memory: Support up to 64GB o Display Size: 5 Inch o Display Resolution: 960x540 o Touch Screen: Support Capacitive o Multi-touch: Support 2 Point o Frequency: 2G: GSM MHz, 3G: WCDMA MHz o GPS o Bluetooth o FM Radio o Smart Wake o Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot (Tethering) o Google Play o IMEI Number: 2 o Sensors: Proximity, Accelerometer, Gravity, Light o Mic and Speaker o Removable Battery o Battery Size: mAh o Continuous Usage Time: About 2 Hours o Battery Standby: About 180 Hours o Wi-Fi: b/g/n o 5 Megapixel Front-Facing Camera + 8 Megapixel Rear Camera o Video Resolution: 640x480 Front / x720 Back Porte o 2(4G/WCDMA/ GSM) SIM card slot - 1x Micro SIM, 1x Normal SIM o Micro SD card slots o Micro USB o 3.5 mm Audio out port Lingue o Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, German, English, Spanish, Filipino, French, Italian, Magyar, Dutch, Portuguese (Brasil), Portuguese (Portugal), Vietnamese, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Hebrew, Arab, Thai, Korean, Chinese (Simp), Chinese (Trad), Japanese Media Formats o Video: MP4, 3GP, AVI o Audio: MP3, WMA, WAV o Graphic: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP o E-Book: PDF, TXT
Baudelaire in Chains: A Portrait of the Artist as a Drug
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hilton, Frank, PUBLISHER: Peter Owen Publishers, Charles Baudelaire was a pivotal link between Romanticism and Modernism and had a major influence on modern poetry, but few who have examined his life and work have fully understood the effect of opiate addiction on his personality, or the extent to which it damaged him. In this fascinating, comprehensive biography, Frank Hilton, lecturer at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in England, contends that the drug is at the root of all of Baudelaire's problems, and in particular his chronic inability to apply himself to any prolonged creative work, which constantly tormented him. Unquestionably there is significantly more to Baudelaire than his opium addiction. But a proper awareness of what it did to the poet helps to illuminate those puzzling aspects of his life and behavior that were not previously understood. This work will give those who know little or nothing about the great poet a wide-ranging portrait of a suffering artist, and to those who are familiar with Baudelaire's life and work, it will present him in an unexpected light.
Mathematics in Games, Sports, and Gambling: The Games People
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gould, Ronald J., PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall/CRC, A Fun & Interesting Way to Teach an Introductory Mathematics Course Presents a Mix of Discrete Probability, Statistics, & Elementary Discrete Mathematics Topics With an emphasis on mathematical thinking and problem solving, Mathematics in Games, Sports, and Gambling - The Games People Play shows how discrete probability, statistics, and elementary discrete mathematics are used in games, sports, and gambling situations. It draws on numerous examples, questions, and problems to explain the application of mathematical theory to various real-life games. Only requiring high school algebra, the text offers flexibility in choosing what material to cover in a basic mathematics course. It covers permutations in the two-deck matching game so derangements can be counted, introduces graphs to find matches when looking at extensions of the five-card trick, and studies lexicographic orderings and ideas of encoding for card tricks. The text also explores linear equations and weighted equations in the section on the NFL passer rating formula and presents graphing to show how data can be compared or displayed. For each topic, the author includes exercises based on real games and sports data. Acquista Ora
Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You've Been Told
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Conard, Edward, PUBLISHER: Portfolio, In the aftermath of the Financial Crisis, many commonly held beliefs have emerged to explain its cause. Conventional wisdom blames Wall Street and the mortgage industry for using low down payments, teaser rates, and other predatory tactics to seduce unsuspecting home owners into assuming mortgages they couldn't afford. It blames average Americans for borrowing recklessly and spending too much. And it blames the tax policies and deregulatory environment of the Reagan and Bush administrations for encouraging reckless risk-taking by wealthy individuals and financial institutions. But according to "Unintended Consequences," the conventional wisdom masks the real causes of our economic disruption and puts us at risk of facing a slew of unintended--and potentially dangerous--consequences. "Unintended Consequences" is not a book that takes a couple of insights and expands them into 300 pages; rather, it covers the entire scope of the economy. It's a fascinating and contrarian case for how the economy "really" works, what went wrong over the past decade, and what steps we can take to start growing again. Whether you agree with the book's provocative and counterintuitive conclusions or not, "Unintended Consequences" will reward you with a sophisticated understanding of the contemporary economy, one no other book has yet provided. To read an excerpt from "Unintended Consequences," please visit http: //www.edwardconard.com/book-excerpt For up-to-date information on everything related to "Unintended Consequences," visit www.edwardconard.com
Empowering Teachers and Parents: School Restructuring
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hess, G. Alfred, Jr., PUBLISHER: J F Bergin & Garvey, A much-needed examination of the impact on teachers and parents of the effort to improve our schools through restructuring, this book looks at professionalization and parent empowerment programs from the ground level rather than from the large-scale policy level. The editor, active in both policy setting and monitoring implementation, approaches the subject with an overarching view that weaves together a set of diverse case studies that examine some of the most notable efforts in this area of school reform. The first section demonstrates the tremendous difficulties involved in attempting to reshape the culture of public school teaching, noting both institutional resistance to change and the personal resistance of the professionals who are, in theory, being empowered through this approach. The second section details the problems of launching parent empowerment opportunities, in a large urban setting, and a contrasting case examines the choice of enrollment option. Here, too, these studies examine the effectiveness of these programs. The conclusion reflects on the opportunities such innovations provide for researchers and assesses the importance of such research in shaping the innovations themselves through evaluations while they are in process.
Seventh Amphibious Force: Command History, 10 January -
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Command History Staff / Daniel E. Barbey, PUBLISHER: Military Bookshop, This official study from contains material whose purpose has been to record significant incidents and conditions, dates and statistics, and methods and opinions of those who were part of the Seventh Amphibious Force. Part I of the study "Narrative History." Part II (a) is "Command, Staff Oganization and Administration." Part II (b) is "Amphibious Training of Ground Force by Seventh Amphibious Force." Part II (c) is "Special Problems, Functions and Organization Within Seventh Amphibious Force." Part II (d) is "Special Operations Seventh Amphibious Force During Philippines - Borneo." Part II (e) is "Medical Services and Casualty Care in the Seventh Amphibious Force." Part II (f) is "Air Support Operations." Part II (g) is "Adminstrative Command Seventh Amphibious Force Chronological Account." Additional annexes of charts, tables and maps are also included. Please note this is a reprint of an important historic publication and has been extensively cleaned up by the publisher. While every effort has been made to make these books accessible they sometimes reflect the nature of the age of the originals including the typefaces, typewriter used, print quality and occassional marginalia. These are not poor quality OCR documents with missing pages or tracts illegible text.
Re-Presenting the Good Society
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooke, Maeve, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Contemporary critical social theories face the question of how to justify the ideas of the good society that guide their critical analyses. Traditionally, these more or less determinate ideas of the good society were held to be independent of their specific sociocultural context and historical epoch. Today, such a concept of context-transcending validity is not easy to defend; the "linguistic turn" of Western philosophy signals the widespread acceptance of the view that ideas of knowledge and validity are always mediated linguistically and that language is conditioned by history and context. In "Re-Presenting the Good Society," Maeve Cooke addresses the justificatory dilemma facing critical social theories: how to maintain an idea of context-transcending validity without violating anti-authoritarian impulses. In doing so she not only clarifies the issues and positions taken by other theorists--including Richard Rorty, Jurgen Habermas, Axel Honneth, and Judith Butler--but also offers her own original and thought-provoking analysis of context-transcending validity. Because the tension between an anti-authoritarian impulse and a guiding idea of context-transcending validity is today an integral part of critical social theory, Cooke argues that it should be negotiated rather than eliminated. Her proposal for a concept of context-transcending validity has as its central claim that we should conceive of the good society as "re-presented" in particular constitutively inadequate representations of it. These re-presentations are, Cooke argues provocatively, regulative ideas that have an imaginary, fictive character.
The Man Who Was Tricked to Death
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Silverthorn, William A., PUBLISHER: Airleaf, Twin boys are born to Henry and Elizabeth Stewart a short time after World War II at a fairly acceptable interval after they were joined in holy matrimony. The story takes place in Chicago and like all young families they enjoyed their children. That is until they discovered there is a real problem. Not the usual problems of growing up but one of the boys just can?t seem to except life as it is handed to him. Dad is not there all that much, being a Day trader and Securities Banker and Mom is just to busy in her social scene to notice the little things at first. But soon she does begin to take notice and it is a surprise to her at just what is going on in their young lives. We go into the story in the third chapter. The first two are arranging how it all began, after they have left all their turbulent childhood behind. They are now about 32 years old. The rest you will hear in the flashbacks as it all becomes explained to you as to the Who, What and Why?
On the Threshold of Adolescence
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Koepke, Hermann / Creeger, Catherine E., PUBLISHER: Steiner Books, This book tells the story of how Suzanne, a young teacher at a Waldorf school, copes with the changes her class is going through at the transition from childhood to adolescence. The problems she and the parents of her students must face are familiar to all parents of teens: drug use, smoking, apathy, rebelliousness, moodiness, to name only a few. We accompany Suzanne in her sincere struggle to help her students as she talks to other faculty members and to help parents and then adapts her teaching to the students' changed needs. Suzanne learns much from an older mentor, whose advice and guidance are based on Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science, and so do we. The anthroposophical perspective gives adolescence a new, more meaningful face. Understanding it as part of our destiny and our development toward individuality will help us guide our young people as they take the first uncertain steps on the road to independence. Hermann Koepke, a Swiss Waldorf teacher of many years experience, is well known in Europe. He is also the author of Encountering the Self: Transformation and Destiny in the Ninth Year.
Embracing Fear: And Finding the Courage to Live Your Life
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rutledge, Thom / Oriah Mountain Dreamer, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Fear takes many forms -- dread, worry, panic, anxiety, self-consciousness, superstition, and negativity -- and manifests itself in many ways -- avoidance, procrastination, judgment, control, agitation, and perfectionism, to name just a few. Fear is our constant companion. It haunts us day and night and prevents us from living to our potential. Whether we are afraid of the dark or of being alone, failure or commitment, public speaking or flying, fear dominates our lives, affecting nearly every decision we make."Embracing Fear" challenges us to confront and move beyond the destructive control of unhealthy fear. Utilizing the acronym F-E-A-R, psychotherapist Thom Rutledge maps out a step-by-step methodology: Face it Explore it Accept it Respond to itInstead of repressing or ignoring the voices of panic and dread, we learn that it is only through facing, exploring, accepting, and responding to fear that we free ourselves from its paralyzing grip. Combining compelling stories from the author's twenty-year practice, examples from his own struggles with addiction and depression, and practical exercises and tools, "Embracing Fear" does not pretend to teach the impossible and eliminate fear, but rather shows us that once we understand it we can live beyond its tyrannical control. This powerful life-transforming guide is for everyone who constantly worries about the "what-ifs," but is ready and willing to triumph over fear's pervasive presence once and for all.
The Immunology of Human Pregnancy
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Claman, Henry N., PUBLISHER: Humana Press, The relationship between a mother and her fetus is a unique symbiotic union, and immunological problems in one will most likely affect the other. The question of the immunology of fetal survival-which seems a profound paradox-has thus become one of great importance to biologists and physicians in all specialties. In The Immunology of Human Pregnancy, the distinguished physician and immunologist Henry N. Claman surveys the complexly intertwined fields of immunology and obstetrics/perinatal medicine, successfully developing a state-of-the-art synthesis that will help clarify the subject for every reader. This integrated, single volume explores in depth such fundamental issues as: The immunological interactions between mother and fetus. a The "immunological paradox of pregnancy"-Why doesn't the mother reject the fetus, half of whose genes are foreign? a The question of immunological competence in the mother during pregnancy. a What effects do maternal autoimmunity have on the fetus? a What effect does pregnancy itself have on autoimmune disease? a The immunological basis of spontaneous abortion and possible immunization for treating this condition. Comprehensive, thoroughly up-to-date, and unified in approach, Henry N. Claman's authoritative and long-awaited treatment of The Immunology of Human Pregnancy is a stimulating and insightful book for all clinicians and researchers.
Black Mirror/Espejo Negro
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lasch, Pedro / Pedro Lasch / Jennifer a. Gonzalez, PUBLISHER: Duke University Press, The provocative three-part project "Black Mirror/Espejo Negro" by the artist Pedro Lasch encompasses a museum installation, photographs of the installation, and this bilingual book, including many of the photos, the artist's statement, and critical commentaries. The project began as an installation commissioned by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University to accompany the exhibition "El Greco to Velazquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III." In a gallery adjacent to the exhibit of Spanish Golden Age masterpieces, Lasch placed black rectangular mirrors on the walls, each with an image of a Spanish Renaissance painting behind it. Pre-Columbian stone and ceramic figures, chosen by Lasch from the museum's permanent collection of Meso-American art, stood on pedestals facing toward each mirror and away from visitors entering the room. Viewers were drawn into a meditation on colonialism and spectatorship when, on looking into the black mirrors, they saw the pre-Columbian figures, seventeenth and eighteenth-century Spanish priests and conquistadores, themselves, and the contemporary gallery environment. The book "Black Mirror/Espejo Negro" includes full-color reproductions of thirty-nine photographs of the installation, as well as the text that Lasch wrote to accompany it. In short essays, scholars reflect on Lasch's work in relation to current debates in art history and visual studies, race discourse, pre-Columbian studies, postcolonial theory, and de-colonial thought. "Contributors." Srinivas Aravamudan, Jennifer A. Gonzalez, Pedro Lasch, Arnaud Maillet, Walter Mignolo, Pete Sigal
Guys Life Application Study Bible-NLT
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tyndale, PUBLISHER: Tyndale House Publishers, The $lt;i>Guys Life Application Study Bible$lt;/i> features designs and notes created uniquely for guys 11 and up. This Bible was developed and written by experienced youth and children's writers, ministers, and experts to engage today's tween- and younger teen-aged guys. The notes help them learn to think biblically about real issues they face, such as self-esteem, friendship, and peer pressure. Based on the bestselling $lt;i>Life Application Study Bible.$lt;/i> $lt;br>$lt;b>FEATURES: $lt;/b> $lt;ul>$lt;li>Age-appropriate notes, including: $lt;ul>$lt;li>$lt;u>Freeze Frame$lt;/u>--A first person narration of Bible characters about their own experiences and lessons learned $lt;li>$lt;u>What Now?$lt;/u>--Unique, authentic scenarios about boys that are written in the third person, in a conversational format. Designed to leave readers to make their own decision about a real-life situation, while being pointed to scripture for answers $lt;li>$lt;u" Survived $lt;/u>--Personal stories of how older teens handled situations tweens are currently facing $lt;li>$lt;u>I'm Not the Only One $lt;/u>--Gives a lighter perspective on embarrassing situations $lt;li>$lt;u>Amazing Facts$lt;/u>--Interesting tidbits of information from the Bible designed to hook readers to scripture$lt;/ul> $lt;li>Fashionable cover designs $lt;li>16 pages of full-color illustrations walk the reader through Bible-time daily life and customs $lt;li>Presentation page $lt;li>90-day reading plan $lt;li>Topical index $lt;li>8.75 font size$lt;/ul>
The Ultimate Web Developer's Sourcebook
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Keyes, Jessica, PUBLISHER: AMACOM/American Management Association, From basic information on how to manipulate GIF images to sophisticated guidelines on how to connect a database to an Internet site, The Ultimate Internet Developer's Sourcebook is the first one-stop reference that delivers all the answers. Complete, authoritative, and up-to-date, it's packed with: -- Clear explanations -- plus mini-tutorials -- of crucial Web-related topics and technologies -- Hot Internet tips and tricks, contributed by 30 industry experts -- Sample code to help users quickly solve problems, along with links for finding more code -- Screen shots to further clarify the explanations From design issues to coding fundamentals to server and performance dynamics, Internet and intranet developers will turn to this all-encompassing reference for specific guidance on how to: Locate freebies for a Web site -- animate images -- add e-commerce to a site -- use meta tags -- acquire and manage content -- audit Web-based systems for security, usability, and privacy -- use ASPClasses, Perl, and Voice XML -- code cookies -- write a shopping cart system using JavaScript -- use an Application Service Provider to host a database -- produce a static HTML table -- perform Web site maintenance -- handle applet to server communication -- and much more.
Do We Need a Marriage Contract: Understanding How a Legal
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cochrane, Michael G., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Congratulations You've decided to get married. It's a wonderful time, but there's more to think about than just the perfect wedding and honeymoon. Marriage is more complicated than it used to be. People are marrying later in life and perhaps for the second or third time. Often they are bringing more assets and more liabilities into the relationship, blending children from previous relationships, and generally facing all kinds of new challenges. Marriage contracts, wills and Powers of Attorney are all valuable ways to set your expectations in advance. "Do We Need a Marriage Contract? "is written in clear, nontechnical language and includes real-life examples based on Canadian cases. Cochrane includes a sample marriage contract to address the critical issues you need to be aware of, including: Protection of assets brought into the marriageThe special practical and financial concerns of blending children into new familiesFamily pressure to have a marriage contractBusiness pressure to have a marriage contractHow to have a discussion with your partner and not spoil the romanceHow marriage contracts work with your wills and Powers of AttorneyHow to work in a cost-effective way with a lawyerHow to avoid the relationship mistakes that lead to divorce This is your future together. Get it right from the very beginning. Take the advice of Michael Cochrane, a lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in family law, and carefully consider the numerous issues that can affect your relationship.
In the City of Neighborhoods: Seattle's History of Community
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Donnell, Arthur J., PUBLISHER: iUniverse, "It's like being in a small town right in the middle of a big city. People belong to their neighborhood first, and that neighborhood belongs to the city." -- Karen Boyle, Seattle neighborhood activist. Seattle, Washington, has earned a national reputation as a "City of Neighborhoods" and a place where citizens take an active role in finding solutions to the problems of urban life. The efforts of Seattle's neighborhood-based councils and not-for-profit organizations were also seen as part of a national "neighborhood movement" that achieved prominence in the s and s. Originally completed in as a series of radio programs exploring the history and directions of the neighborhood movement, "In the City of Neighborhoods" was written and produced by award-winning journalist Arthur J. O'Donnell. The series also highlighted economic survival skills for non-profit organizations during an era of budget constraints. In this edition of "In the City of Neighborhoods," O'Donnell augments his exploration of neighborhood activism with later articles covering the Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) syndrome. This special section, called "It's My Backyard, Too," provides insights into the arguments and tactics of those who oppose power plants, transmission lines and other energy developments.
Gender Equity Right from the Start
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sanders, Jo Shuchat / Koch, Janice / Urso, Josephine, PUBLISHER: Routledge, What makes girls avoid math, science, and technology in school? And what can teacher educators do to help new teachers keep this from happening so that all of our children's talents can find expression? These two volumes provide teaching materials and background information on gender equity for teacher educators in mathematics, science, and technology education and their students. A practical guide, Gender Equity Right from the Start is usable by professors of education for preservice teachers and by staff developers for in-service teachers. By adapting the material for other subjects, it can also be used by teacher educators in content areas other than math, science, and technology. It consists of two volumes: Instructional Activities for Teacher Educators in Mathematics, Science, and Technology contains some 200 teaching activities on the major issues in gender equity, emphasizing solutions and not just problems. Activities take place in out-of-class assignments and field experiences whenever possible to minimize demands on class time. Sources and Resources for Education Students in Mathematics, Science, and Technology contains student materials needed for the activities as well as extensive print, electronic, organizational, and other resources for further information.
User Participation in Building Design and Management
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kernahano, David / Kernoham, David / Joiner, Duncan, PUBLISHER: Architectural Press, Now available in paperback, this book addresses the need for building users and providers to work together to solve the design and management problems that persistently beset them. It describes a generic process of building evaluation, which brings the two groups into dialogue about the quality of buildings, and provides step by step guidance on how to use it. It illustrates many applications of the process, providing benefits in the briefing and programming of building projects, the selection of building accommodation and the maintenance of occupied buildings. This process, which is designed to be adapted to the specific needs of the people involved in it and for use in different situations, has been tested in several countries and found to be practical and cost effective. It is equally useful for any type and size of facility, for design proposals in preparation and for buildings in use. It can be applied to almost every built form or space. This book is an essential tool for design and management professionals, offering them opportunities to extend their services in response to the growing expectations and demands of building users. It also enables building users to articulate their needs and demands for quality accommodation, and to gain power in dealings with people who supply buildings.
Old Risks-New Solutions, or Is It the Other Way Around?
ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: World Bank Publications, Old Risks New Solutions, Or Is It The Other Way Around is the latest book in a series based on the MIGA Georgetown University Symposium on International Political Risk Management. The Symposium has traditionally brought together almost 200 senior practitioners from the political risk insurance (PRI) industry, including investors, insurers, brokers, lenders, academics and members of the legal community. This volume reflects the key issues which have faced investors and insurers alike including arbitration and a dynamically evolving marketplace. Contributors to this volume reflect on the evolution of the PRI industry during a period of dramatic changes in the marketplace. Not only has the crisis had a tremendous impact on the volume of investment projects, particularly into developing countries, but also on the perception of risk and claims management. The volume begins with a look at the global market place in the aftermath of the financial crisis from an insurer s perspective. It continues with an overview of claims experience and key issues investors should understand when relying on bilateral investment treaties. The volume then examines challenges facing investors and insurers alike when considering sovereign risk within the context of political risk. The volume concludes with an overview of the PRI industry and its evolution over time how did insurers see the global marketplace evolving over time, what are they predicting now, and how much has it really changed? Old Risks New Solutions provides valuable insights for practitioners and investors alike, particularly in today s turbulent and uncertain markets.
Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain: The Practice of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Finando, Donna / Finando, Steven, PUBLISHER: Healing Arts Press, A clinical reference manual for the evaluation and treatment of muscle pain- Contains detailed illustrations of pain patterns and trigger-point locations- copies sold in first hardcover editionMyofascial pain syndromes are among the fastest growing problems that physicians, osteopaths, acupuncturists, and physical, occupational, and massage therapists encounter in their patients. In Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain Donna and Steven Finando have organized vast amounts of information on treating myofascial pain into an accessible "user's manual" for healthcare practitioners. They examine a wide range of pain patterns and present evaluation and palpation techniques for reducing trigger points--and thereby alleviating pain--in the most clinically significant musculature of the body. This comprehensive yet easy-to-use reference guide to treatment of muscle pain begins with chapters on the concept of Qi and its relationship to myology, specific trigger point location and activation, and palpatory skill-building techniques. Subsequent sections provide detailed information on each muscle to teach clinicians to locate quickly and accurately individual points of pain and compensation. A visual index allows easy identification of the muscles that may be involved. Trigger Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain provides necessary and invaluable information for sufferers and any professional involved with myofascial disorders.
Alternative Perspectives in Assessing Children's Language
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holland, Kathleen / Bloome, David / Solsken, Judith, PUBLISHER: Praeger, One of the realities of educational practice in the late 20th century is the increasing role of assessment, especially of children's oral and written language. While there are many issues and problems surrounding this assessment, one problem that needs to be addressed is the lack of alternative ways of assessing children's language and literacy for K-12 practitioners. There are many ways to approach the assessment of language and literacy. How one approaches the assessment of oral and written language depends, in large part, on how language is defined and on what purposes language is viewed as serving. In this book, alternative ways of assessing language are based on three different perspectives defining language and its uses: anthropological, socio-psycholinguistic, and literary. Although applying these perspectives to language is not new, only recently have educators and others taken seriously the need for assessment of language to be consistent with the perspectives of language underlying classroom instruction. Simply put, as language education (including reading, writing, and oral language) becomes increasingly based upon anthropological, socio-psycholinguistic, and literary principles, the assessment of language and literacy must also be based upon such principles. This book discusses and illustrates how to reconceptualize assessment in terms of the alternative perspectives outlined here.
Who Will Be Saved?: Defending the Biblical Understanding of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: House, Paul R. / Thornbury, Greg A., PUBLISHER: Crossway Books, Of the many doctrinal challenges facing the church today, the most critical may be opposition to the traditional, biblical view of God and the doctrine of salvation. For centuries Christians agreed that God is sovereign, that He does not change, that He is both kind and all-powerful. Yet in recent decades process theologians have regularly depicted God as a constantly evolving deity, and postmodernists have defined Him in diverse, even contradictory ways. A number of scholars--some with evangelical roots or affiliations--have even gone so far as to claim that salvation may come through other religions and not exclusively through a conscious personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Given these internal and external challenges, evangelical Christianity must reassert the inerrant, biblical definition of God and the doctrine of salvation, and do so in a way that is convincing in our postmodern setting. That is the goal of Who Will Be Saved? Some of the most significant figures in evangelical theology--including Carl F.H. Henry, D. A. Carson, and R. Albert Mohler--explore the traditional view of salvation through a contemporary lens, beginning with the doctrine of God as the author of salvation. They then move on to the pressing matters confronting Christians today--the exclusivity of Christianity, the work of the church, our evangelism strategies--that are driven by one's conclusions about the doctrine of God. The biblical response to inclusivist perspectives presented here will empower Christians to faithfully and convincingly continue declaring the gospel message in these postmodern times.
Measuring the Universe: Our Historic Quest to Chart the
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ferguson, Kitty, PUBLISHER: Walker & Company, More than years ago, Eratosthenes, in Alexandria, used a stick, a hole in the ground, sunllght at summer solstice, and elementary geometry to measure the circumference of the Earth with surprising accuracy, long before anyone was able to circumnavigate it. Today, scientists are attempting to measure the entire universe and to determine its origin. Although the methods have changed, the quest to chart the horizons of space and time continues to be one of the great adventures of science. "Measuring the Universe" is an eloquent chronicle of the men and women- from Aristarchus to Cassini, Sir Isaac Newton to Henrietta Leavitt and Stephen Hawking-who have gradually unlocked the mysteries of "how far" and in so doing have changed our ideas about the size and nature of the universe and our place in it. Kitty Ferguson reveals their methods to have been as inventive as their results were-and are-eye-opening. Advances such as Copernicus's revolutionary insights about the arrangement of the solar system, William Herschel's meticulous creation of the first three-dimensional map of the universe, and Edwin Hubble's astonishing discovery that the universe is expanding have by turns revolutionized our concept of the universe. Connecting centuries of breakthroughs with the political and cultural events surrounding them, Ferguson makes astronomy part of the sweep of history. To measure the seemingly immeasurable, scientists have always pushed the boundaries of the imagination-today, for example, facing the paradox of an ever-expanding universe that doesn't appear to expand "into" anything. In Kitty Fergeson's skillfill hands, the unimaginable becomes accessible and the splendid quest something we all can share.
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