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Educated Guesses

Making Policy about Medical Screening Tests

By: Louise B. Russell

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Educated Guesses

Making Policy about Medical Screening Tests

By: Louise B. Russell

Standard recommendations such as annual Pap smears for women and prostate tests for men over forty are in fact simply rules of thumb that ignore the complexities of individual cases and the tradeoffs between escalating costs and early detection, Russell argues. By looking beyond these recommendations to examine conflicting evidence about the effectiveness of screening tests, Russell demonstrates that medical experts' recommendations are often far simpler and more solid-looking than the evidence behind them. It is not at all clear, for example, that annual Pap smears are effective enough in reducing deaths from cervical cancer to justify the enormous additional costs involved in testing all women every year rather than every three years. Nor is there solid evidence for the value of prostate cancer screening, despite recommendations that all men over forty be tested annually.

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Univ of California Press

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0520083660

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9780520083660

Popular Religion in Late Saxon England

Elf Charms in Context

By: Karen Louise Jolly

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Popular Religion in Late Saxon England

Elf Charms in Context

By: Karen Louise Jolly

In tenth- and eleventh-century England, Anglo-Saxon Christians retained an old folk belief in elves as extremely dangerous creatures capable of harming unwary humans. To ward off the afflictions caused by these invisible beings, Christian priests modified traditional elf charms by adding liturgical chants to herbal remedies. In Popular Religion in Late Saxon England, Karen Jolly traces this cultural intermingling of Christian liturgy and indigenous Germanic customs and argues that elf charms and similar practices represent the successful Christianization of native folklore. Jolly describes a dual process of conversion in which Anglo-Saxon culture became Christianized but at the same time left its own distinct imprint on Christianity. Illuminating the creative aspects of this dynamic relationship, she identifies liturgical folk medicine as a middle ground between popular and elite, pagan and Christian, magic and miracle. Her analysis, drawing on the model of popular religion to redefine folklore and magic, reveals the richness and diversity of late Saxon Christianity.

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399

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UNC Press Books

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1469611147

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9781469611143

The Kipper Patrol

By: Louise Wilkinson

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The Kipper Patrol

By: Louise Wilkinson

Thornaby, 1930, saw the formation of 608 squadron Auxiliary Air Force. Remembered by some veterans as ¿the kipper patrol,¿ their job as part of Coastal Command, involved protecting shipping convoys, looking for submarines and defending the northern supply routes. Although their role was never seen as glamorous and never received national glory, nonetheless, they played a significant part in the defence of the United Kingdom. This book tells the story of young pilots such as Geoffrey Ambler, Geoffrey Shaw, William Appleby-Brown and Peter Vaux, and airmen such as Albert Guy, Harold Coppick and Syd Buckle, and considers how their lives were dramatically changed with the onset of the Second World War, which saw them cease to be part-timers and become full time members of the Royal Air Force.The book serves as an insight into the history of this squadron, as well as the history of Thornaby Aerodrome itself. It uses as its basis, a series of interviews with veterans from the squadron and presents their memories of squadron life, along with many of their personal photographs. The Kipper Patrol provides a long awaited history of a squadron remembered by many local people, and recognised by both the Airman Memorial and the replica Spitfire. It serves as a lasting memory to both the squadron and the aerodrome, and in particular, to the many veterans who so willingly gave up their time to share their memories.

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180

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Pneuma Springs Publishing

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190580945X

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9781905809455

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3

The Middle Ages

By: Karen Louise Jolly,Edward Peters,Catharina Raudvere

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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3

The Middle Ages

By: Karen Louise Jolly,Edward Peters,Catharina Raudvere

Covers the rise of "white magic" & Christian persecution of sorcery.

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310

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812217861

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9780812217865

The Territorial Air Force

The RAF's Voluntary Squadrons, 1926–1957

By: Frances Louise Wilkinson

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The Territorial Air Force

The RAF's Voluntary Squadrons, 1926–1957

By: Frances Louise Wilkinson

“What is almost certainly the definitive account of the Auxiliary Air Force, the Special Reserve and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.” —Paul Nixon, Army Ancestry Research To date, little has been written about the Territorial Air Force as a voluntary military organization and no sustained analysis of its recruitment and social composition undertaken. Made up of three different parts, the Auxiliary Air Force, the Special Reserve and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, these three separate and different groups have not featured significantly in existing literature. Along with a history of the Territorial Air Force, this book includes an analysis of how the volunteers joined, and what kinds of men were accepted into the organizations as both pilots and officers. The influences class and social status had on recruitment in the run up to the Second World War are also discussed. There is an exploration of the key differences between the Auxiliary squadrons and the SR squadrons, as well as the main reasons for the idea of merging the SR squadrons into the AAF squadrons. Briefly discussed are the newly formed University Air Squadrons that were set up to promote “air mindedness” and to stimulate an interest and research on matters aeronautical. Military voluntarism continued to play a key role in the defense of twentieth-century Britain, and class ceased to be the key determining factor in the recruitment of officers as the organizations faced new challenges. Within both the AAF and the RAFVR the pre-war impression of a gentlemen’s flying club finally gave way to a more meritocratic culture in the post-war world.

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314

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Air World

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1526751046

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9781526751041

Tradition and Diversity

Christianity in a World Context to 1500

By: Karen Louise Jolly

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Tradition and Diversity

Christianity in a World Context to 1500

By: Karen Louise Jolly

This text is designed to serve as a primary source reader. It addresses medieval Christendom in the context of world history. It combines the traditional approach (the medieval Christian tradition found in the church hierarchy and theological development) with the newer approach to cultural diversity - diversity within European Christianity (women mystics, heretics, and popular religion), and diversity without, in a world context (non-European Christianity and relations with Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism).

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585

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Routledge

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1317453441

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9781317453444

Technology in Hospitals

Medical Advances and Their Diffusion

By: Louise Russell

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Technology in Hospitals

Medical Advances and Their Diffusion

By: Louise Russell

This book, part of Brookings' Studies in Social Economics series, examines medical innovations and technology developments in American hospitals.

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204

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815720939

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9780815720935

Martha's Vineyard Cookbook

Over 250 Recipes And Lore From A Bountiful Island

By: Jean Stewart Wexler,Hillary King Flye,Louise Tate King

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Martha's Vineyard Cookbook

Over 250 Recipes And Lore From A Bountiful Island

By: Jean Stewart Wexler,Hillary King Flye,Louise Tate King

This book, originated by the late Cordon Bleu chef and Blueberry Hill Farm owner Louise Tate King, has been expanded with all-new chapters on the foods of the island’s African-American and Brazilian communities. Recipes reflect the Vineyard’s complete culinary heritage that also includes Wampanoag Indians, English and Scottish whaling families, and Portuguese fishermen. Chapters are devoted to chowders, seafood, shellfish, meat and poultry, and local produce such as berries, walnuts, and pumpkins. Additional chapters include recipes for salads, side dishes, breads, cakes, pies and puddings, marmalades, sauces, and other good things! Photographs and sidebars focusing on Vineyard folklore and natural history imbue the book with a nostalgic charm that allows anyone to take home a little part of the island.

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321

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1461748518

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9781461748519

Philosophical Logic

By: Robert L. Arrington,Peter M. Burkholder,Shannon Dubose,James W. Dye,James K. Feibleman,Bertrand P. Helm,Max Hocutt,Harold N. Lee,Donald H. Weiss,John C. Sallis,Louise N. Roberts

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Philosophical Logic

By: Robert L. Arrington,Peter M. Burkholder,Shannon Dubose,James W. Dye,James K. Feibleman,Bertrand P. Helm,Max Hocutt,Harold N. Lee,Donald H. Weiss,John C. Sallis,Louise N. Roberts

With this issue we initiate the policy of expanding the scope of Tulane Studies in Philosophy to include, in addition to the work of members of the department, contributions from philosophers who have earned advanced degrees from Tulane and who are now teaching in other colleges and universities. The Editor THE LOGIC OF OUR LANGUAGE ROBERT L. ARRINGTON Wittgenstein wrote in the Tractatus that "logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world. " 1 In line with his suggestion that a proposition is a 'picture', Wittgenstein argued that propositions 'show' the logical structure of the real. He was insistent, however, that "the apparent logical form of a proposition need not be its real one. " 2 As a result of this we can misunderstand the structure of fact. Philosophical problems arise just when "the logic of our language is mis understood. " 3 It is common knowledge that much of this view of logic was rejected by Wittgenstein himself in the Philosophical Investi gations. There we are told that language has no ideal or sublime 4 logic which mirrors the structure of the extra-linguistic world. Consequently, inferences from the structure of language to the structure of that extra-linguistic world are invalid. Reality can be 'cut up' in any of a number of ways by language. Wittgenstein adopted a view of philosophy which would render that discipline a non-explanatory, non-critical study of the multiple ways in which language can be used.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9024702909

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9789024702909

School Effectiveness

Fracturing the Discourse

By: Louise Morley,Naz Rassool

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School Effectiveness

Fracturing the Discourse

By: Louise Morley,Naz Rassool

How have the school effectiveness and school improvement movements arrived where they are today? Over the past three decades there has been a great deal of development, from the 1960s when debates arose regarding equality of opportunity, to the 1980s when market concepts came into play. This book contrasts current thinking on educational standards with prevailing thought from prior decades, and tackles difficult questions of quality and educational outcomes. Anyone wishing to improve their understanding of school effectiveness will find this book interesting and highly informative.

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Routledge

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1135708487

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Book's by Louise B. Russell

Educated Guesses

Educated Guesses

Popular Religion in Late Saxon England

Popular Religion in Late Saxon England

The Kipper Patrol

The Kipper Patrol

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 3

The Territorial Air Force

The Territorial Air Force

Tradition and Diversity

Tradition and Diversity

Technology in Hospitals

Technology in Hospitals

Martha's Vineyard Cookbook

Martha's Vineyard Cookbook

Philosophical Logic

Philosophical Logic

School Effectiveness

School Effectiveness

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