This book is for any one with diabetes or prediabetes. Diabetes office visit is about making better use of the knowledge, tools and medications that are available today in their doctors offices to prevent the complications of this disease. As physicians and health care providers: - WE know what the complications of diabetes are. Increased risk of Heart attacks, strokes, nerve, kidney and eye damage - WE know what the risk factors are that put us at risk of these complications. - WE know that these risk factors can be controlled and that complications can be reduced and prevented. - We also know from recent studies that only about 12 % of people with diabetes were able to achieve 3 target goals of an A1c
This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. Deindustrialising communities have called upon street theatre companies to re-animate public space and commemorate industrial heritage. How have these companies converted derelict factories into spaces of theatrical production? How do they connect their work to the industrial work that once occurred there? How do those connections manifest in theatrical events, and how do such events give shape and meaning to ongoing redevelopment projects? This book develops an understanding of the relationship between theatre and redevelopment that goes beyond accusations of gentrification or celebrations of radical resistance. Ultimately, Calder argues that deindustrialisation and redevelopment depend on theatrical events and performative acts to make ongoing change intelligible and navigable. Working memories brings together some of current theatre scholarship’s fundamental concerns while demonstrating the significance of those concerns to an interdisciplinary readership.
First published in 1987. Yu. F. Samarin (1819-1876) was one of the original SIavophiIs. He was the most important Slavophil statesman, making a very significant contribution to the formulation, drafting and implementation of the Emancipation Edict of 1861. He also served creatively in the whole range of Zemstvo council work at both the provincial and municipal levels, and made a substantial impact on policy as a passionate exponent of Russian interests in Poland and the Baltic provinces. In this study Samarin's development and performance as a political thinker is examined from his early days as a master’s student at the University of Moscow to the completion of his work on the peasant land reform in 1864. This book establishes that Samarin was a competent political theorist, who is best characterized as an "enlightened conservative". This title will be of great interest to students of history, politics and philosophy.
Ben Adams is out of control, but the truck hurtling at him out of the Seattle snow is the least of his problems. The workaholic computer-programming genius and former child chess champion, has been dragging a past behind him he can't shake. This just finally throws him over the cliff. "Go back to where you are broken Ben and fix it," he hears. Can he really get off the merry-go-round, and start over? Ben discovers himself and his true loves, in the skies and rugged wilds of British Columbia. But powerful figures in the Washington State software industry won't let him go that easily. Entrapped into a morass of stock fraud, blackmail and murder, Ben must use every skill he possesses, battling for physical and emotional survival against biker thugs, aerial killers, the governments of two countries, even the largest predator on earth. Now the clock is against him too ... Redemption Cove is a pulsating thriller and adventure novel, as well as a heartbreaking love story, set in the ruggedly beautiful Pacific Northwest against a backdrop of Seattle high-tech stock-options fraud, British Columbia First Nations land rights conflicts, revenge and murder, and one man's pursuit of redemption against all odds.
This book has been written specifically to provide practice in the kind of questions that will be faced in the Credit Level Chemistry exam. As part of the Prepare to Pass series, this text is geared towards giving pupils the basic knowledge and skills to fulfil their potential and achieve examination success. It contains 200 topic-based graded numerical problems with answers, clear explanations, worked examples and additional short practice tests to ensure that the core information has been learned.
In this delightful story-and-activity book, a 1992 International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Children's Choice, Alice shares her suggestions for hosting a proper and glorious tea party. Elegantly designed and beautifully illustrated, this collection of stories, games, recipes, and activities will bring a little bit of Wonderland into every child's life. Full color.
It's the height of the Lebanese Civil War. Powerful opposed forces threaten to turn the entire middle east into a giant conflagration. Egypt has declared peace on Israel. Fatah's drive for a Palestinian homeland will be derailed unless that's reversed quickly. Terrorist leader Abu Jihad sees his life's work and the source of his personal power, discarded. Israel is at a weak moment timing and security-wise. A conflict between their Army and Police has come to a head over who protects civilians. And it's Shabbat. Innocent people are enjoying their lives. Jihad sets his killing teams loose, and it's up to a few poorly armed soldiers and traffic policemen to protect the nation as they rampage south towards vulnerable Tel Aviv. Who will win the apocalyptic showdown?
Philip Roth scholars continue to reflect on what Philip Roth’s retirement in 2012 means for the landscape of American literature and what his professed disappearance from the public eye in 2014 would mean for the future consideration of his legacy. This collection seeks to answer those questions in a scholarly way. Composed of eleven original essays written by accomplished scholars in the field of Philip Roth Studies, the collection is both relevant and engaging on three levels: it is the first of its kind to offer a scholarly retrospective of Roth’s works and career; it considers Roth within the American literary imagination; and it speculates on Roth’s legacy—particularly the enduring quality of his novels that will continue to resonate long after his retirement.
Enjoying the challenges of being a Dragonslayer's apprentice, which include complaining townspeople, a hawk-eyed Dragonslayer, and dragons with bad attitudes, Jackie thrives on the adventures that come her way. Original.
He remained a myth throughout his life – almost a horror story. To many just a rumour, and to others, UK’s most feared gangster! Nobody knew him. Now it was his turn to tell his story and expose several truths regarding organised crime and corruption. But how much can he reveal – how much can we believe? A life of blood, fear and regret compiled with a search for understanding and empathy. Is he looking for forgiveness? Or does he only have a tale to tell? We’ve all read about villains – hard men. It has captivated us, shocked us and in some cases inspired us, but in this book, Paul Reddy looks to educate and inform us, and to a lesser extent, looks to entertain us too. The shocking story of Britain's most infamous gangster in his own words!
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