Maya Kapoor swaps the snowy mountains for the glittering ocean." Maya Kapoor arrived in Mumbai with a glamorous dream, quite literally. Maya wants to be a serious fashion writer for the high-end fashion magazine, Glamorous, but luck is not in her favor. Instead, she lands a job with a local fashion magazine, Style. Maya hates everything about it but for now this is all she has. Despite all the odds, Maya is excited about living an independent, fashionable life in the city of dreams. At twenty-five, love has eluded Maya. But when she bumps into the dashing photographer, Aryan Malik, she falls head over heels for his gorgeous smile and charming manner. But Maya seems to be stuck in a rut - her credit card bills are sky-high, her melodramatic mother can't stop ranting, the boss is unbearably cruel, her younger sister has decided to tie the knot, and she's not sure if Aryan could love a simple, confused girl like her. Will Maya get the fairytale life she dreamed about or will she let everything slip through her fingers? Read her diary and find out.
The book deals with dual role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which is beneficial and harmful at below and above threshold limits, respectively. To date, the emphasis has been laid only on ROS aspects damaging/ disrupting cellular machinery and inflicting crop productivity loss. The ROS is believed to be a hallmark of both abiotic and biotic stress. However, the recent researches have unambiguously established that the ROS at below threshold confers protection against both abiotic and biotic stress, augmenting crop productivity. This emphasizes for a proper understanding of ROS based physio-molecular mechanisms and their upgradation in crops to adapt them to stress conditions. As a result, the cultivation area of various economically important crops and their productivity and quality can be enhanced, arresting degradation of sites, improving environment quality and mitigating ill impact of climate change. The book encompasses recent information on positive and negative impact of ROS on stress tolerance mechanisms and their management in augmenting crop performance. The information has been well illustrated and categorized in several chapters crafted lucidly, maintaining connectivity and synergy with each other. The book provides up-to-date comprehensive scientific information dual role of ROS, hitherto neglected, in crop abiotic and biotic stress management that would immensely benefit and educate graduate/ post graduate students, entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists and faculty members alike.
Indian social media is awash with right-wing trolls who incite online communal tension and abuse anyone who questions them. But who are they? How are they organized? In this explosive investigation, conducted over two years, Swati Chaturvedi finally lifts the veil over this murky subject
Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC), also called as Keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KCOT) remains to be an intriguing entity, hitherto. Its paradoxical behavior has always attracted the controversies. It is difficult to understand even for the clinicians and pathologists. The need was felt by the authors of this book to have a simple and clearly outlined book so that everyone who is involved in dealing with this entity; be at graduate, postgraduate or doctoral level gets a fair understanding of the topic. This book provides an overview of nomenclature, classification, recurrence, molecular aspects, and management of OKC/KCOT with emphasis on controversy i.e. whether “OKC/KCOT is Cyst or Tumor”. The attempt has been made to make this dreaded topic an easy going one. There may be few repetitions in the book, which have been done to facilitate understanding among students. Authors welcome the suggestions for improving the further edition of the book.
Ananya is a simple middle-class woman. This story is about her journey through thick and thin, moon after moon, her struggle, her faith, and most importantly, her spirit. It is about how she stumbled into the idiosyncrasies of society and then the rare triumph of her courage and her conviction. On her wedding night, she discovered she was married to a drug addict. A bad marriage followed despite her efforts to keep it pieced together. Without any complaint, grudge, or malice, she just took things in her stride and moved on, willingly embracing the hardships that came her way. Her only friends in her trials and tribulations were unrelenting courage and faith. As she was rebuilding her life, brick by brick, she met a stranger, Samarth, on the Internet on a lazy afternoon. They struck a chord instantly, and life again began to smile for Ananya. She saw a new meaning, a new direction, and a new dawn as their relationship slowly blossomed into love. However, the novel does not just tell the story of Ananya, but it also brings to the forefront the mind-set of our society. That it doesnt make life easier for someone wanting to live with dignity. It spreads spikes on the path.
The third edition of Bubbles, Drops, and Particles in Non-Newtonian Fluids provides comprehensive coverage of the scientific foundations and the latest advances in particle motion in non-Newtonian media. Thoroughly updating and expanding its best-selling predecessor, this edition addresses numerical and experimental developments in non-Newtonian particulate systems. It includes a new chapter on heat transfer in non-Newtonian fluids in the free and mixed convection regimes and thus covers forced convection regimes separately in this edition. Salient Features: Demonstrates how dynamic behavior of single particles can yield useful information for modeling transport processes in complex multiphase flows Addresses heat transfer in Generalized Newtonian Fluid (GNF), visco-plastic and visco-elastic fluids throughout the book and outlines potential strategies for heat transfer enhancement Provides a new detailed section on the effect of confinement on heat transfer from bluff-bodies in non-Newtonian fluids Written in a clear and concise manner, this book remains an excellent handbook and reference. It is essential reading for students and researchers interested in exploring particle motion in different types of non-Newtonian systems encountered in disciplines across engineering and the sciences.
‘What could be worse than a daughter's death?’ Ask the Nalwas, whose nuclear family imploded one night as they became India's no.1 story. Along comes the fiery and feisty investigative reporter Meera—unable to stop herself from following the story, whatever the consequences. She wants justice for Ambika, the young daughter of the Nalwas, because this murder had shaken all her certainties and made her question the sanity of her middle-class life. As she dives into Delhi's dirty, scandalous society, she’s confronted with rich, connected lawyers, manipulative politicians and a crash course on how the levers of power are misused. What she unmasks is a shocking conclusion to the country's most scandalous murder.
This book deals with importance of opportunities for doubling farmers’ income, enhancing farmers’ income, employment generation, improving food and nutritional security, enrichment of soil, air and water quality, enhancing biodiversity, aesthetic and recreational value, carbon sequestration and climate change and mitigation through agroforestry. This book contains 20 chapters naming introduction, policy & scheme, IFS, sericulture, lac culture, apiculture and economically important tree species (Teak, Gamhar, Poplar, Malabar neem, Eucalyptus, Sandalwood and Bamboo), horticulture/fruit tree species (Mango, Aonla, Guava, Coconut, Cashew nut, and Medicinal and Aromatic plants) based agroforestry system which gives higher gross income, net return, B: C ratio than open farming system (sole crops).
e-book of COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS & OFFICE MANAGEMENT TOOLS, BCA, First Semester for Three/Four Year Undergraduate Programme for University of Rajasthan, Jaipur Syllabus as per NEP (2020).
Sonography has emerged as a substantial diagnostic tool today. This handbook aims to cover ultrasound physics, abdominal and obstetric sonography, color Doppler, high resolution sonography and USG guided interventions with multiple choice questions and case reports for practical orientation.
Academic Triumphs: The Journey To Excellence" is a compelling narrative that delves into the world of scholastic endeavors, tracing the path to academic success. This tome sheds light on the tenacity, resilience, and dedication required to achieve excellence in the realm of education. Through a tapestry of personal anecdotes, expert insights, and evidence-based strategies, readers are guided on a transformative journey of intellectual growth and discovery. The book masterfully intertwines tales of challenges faced and overcome with tools and techniques proven to enhance academic outcomes. From cultivating a growth mindset to mastering time-management skills, each chapter serves as a stepping stone towards scholastic achievement. "Academic Triumphs: The Journey To Excellence" is not just a guide; it's an inspiration, encouraging learners of all ages to pursue their passions, remain curious, and relentlessly chase after their academic dreams.
Northern India experienced great crise in the years between C.A. D. 475 and 1030. Many a time this part of the world was the scene of foreign invasions-Empires arose and distintegrated: society and economy changed to a great extent; many Brahmanas of this period migrated.
Buy School Management and Leadership e-Book for B.Ed 4th Semester in English language specially designed for ( RTMNU ) Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University ) By Thakur publication.
This book contains high-quality research articles and reviews that promote research and reflect the most recent advances in intelligent wavelet based techniques for advanced multimedia applications as well as other emerging areas. In recent time, wavelet transforms have become useful in many signal, image and video processing applications, especially for multimedia security and surveillance. A few applications of wavelets in security and surveillance are watermarking, fusion, steganography, object detection, tracking, motion recognition and intention recognition, etc. Wavelets are well capable of analyzing signal, image and video at different resolution levels, popularly known as multiresolution analysis. The multiresolution analysis is advantageous in multimedia security and surveillance applications. It provides flexibility in selection of different resolution levels that leads to better accuracy. Furthermore, recently sparse representation has become an advancement to analyze wavelet coefficients. It is observed that wavelet transforms possess the invariance property which makes them suitable for many vision applications. This book provides a concise overview of the current state of the art and disseminates some of the novel and exciting ideas and techniques. In addition, it is also helpful for the senior undergraduate and graduate students, researcher, academicians, IT professional and providers, citizens, customers as well as policy makers working in this area as well as other emerging applications demanding state-of-the-art wavelet based multimedia applications.
Potassium (K+) is an essential mineral macronutrient abundantly present in the cytosol which, unlike other macronutrients, is not metabolized and does not integrate into macromolecules. Compared to animal cells, K+ is more abundantly present in plant cells. Overall performance of the plant, and operation of metabolic machinery depends upon intracellular K+ homeostasis (K+ uptake and efflux) via K+ channels and transporters acting as mediators of cellular responses during plant development. Unlike animals, plants lack sodium/K+ exchangers; plant cells have developed unique transport systems for K+ accumulation and release. In Arabidopsis thaliana, 71 K+ channels and transporters have been identified and categorized into six families. Plant adaptive responses to several abiotic and biotic stresses are mediated by regulation of intracellular K+ homeostasis. In this report, we highlight the role of K+ in abiotic and biotic stresses, features of channels and transporters responsible for its homeostasis along with its evolutionary relationship, perception and sensing mechanisms, and K+ deficiency triggering different signaling cascades. Overall, this book covers the role of K+ in plants would be significantly helpful to research, academic community as well as students to understand the one of the major attributes of plant biology.
The present volume, Practitioners' Experiences in Tackling the Second Wave of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Indian Villages: A Compendium of Statewise Deliberations - Rural Realities 2021is a compilation of intellectual and analytical deliberations on the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural India. The compendium is a product of the series, The State of Villages- #RuralRealitiesunder the IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS). It incorporates the composition of policymakers, practitioners, researchers, faculty, and University and college students across India and other countries. The discourses highlight the community's role in mitigating the pandemic's impact and recoupment strategies, with the lack of awareness, reluctance towards and fear of testing and isolation, hesitancy towards vaccines, and a general feeling of mistrust for the government posing as major barriers. The series focuses on the states and union territories of India, including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh. The objective is to acknowledge the geographic, socio-economic and political uniqueness and suggest recommendations in accordance with these differences.
There are some questions that plague all of us. Who am I? Where do I come from? Where do the feelings and desires that torment my consciousness come from? In her first book, In Search of Happiness, author Swati Shiv uses her years of experience as a soul healer and self-empowerment therapist to investigate these questions. The book is an enthralling story of her patient Dev and his severe and confounding mental and emotional conflicts. Using hypnotherapy, Swati delves deep into Dev’s soul and witnesses his journey over nine lives of crime, violence, illness, fear and harmful attachments. Each session unfolds elements of life between lives, offers time for rest and introspection, and allows his spirit guide to heal the soul and change the belief systems carried over several lifetimes. The resonating tale of a storm-tossed soul and its journey to a safe harbor, In Search of Happiness is a must-read for anyone who seeks their true self and true expression of that self. SWATI R SHIV, a long-time practitioner of hypnotherapy and past-life therapy, specializes in healing emotional trauma caused by unknown factors. Her work focuses on understanding the soul and discovering happiness through treatment of physical diseases, relationship conflicts, confidence issues, phobias, negative spirit attachments and much else. Swati is based in Delhi, India.
A hundred-year-old stage steeped in tradition. Six contestants with a world to gain and everything to lose. Three judges who stand between them and their dreams. It is October in Shimla. The air is crisp, the mist is rising and the stakes are sky-high as the finalists of India's No. 1 reality cooking show, Hot Chef, are pitted against each other in a live shoot at the historic Gaiety Theatre. The spices are ground, the fires are lit, the knives have been sharpened... Then things start to go horribly wrong. As she picks her way through a maze of testimonies and motives, Shimla's Superintendent of Police, Niki Marwah, is more determined than ever to get to the bottom of a perplexing mystery ? one that is dangerously close to her heart.
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of child well-being within the context of Indian states, focusing on the progress made in eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets. What sets this book apart is its unique perspective, as it delves into the well-being of children, examining their experiences across six key dimensions: child poverty and deprivation, anthropometric failure and undernutrition, child health and healthcare services, quality education, violence and gender equity, and overall child well-being. The book relies on data from various data sources such as the National Family Health Survey, Unified District Information System, and National Crime Records Bureau statistics. The child well-being score is calculated following the UNDP methodology, enabling a ranking of states and districts in terms of their progress between 2015-16 and 2019-21. In addition to rigorous quantitative analysis, the book delves into the implications of key policies like the National Education Policy, National Health Policy, social protection schemes, and Poshan Abhiyan on child development and their role in achieving SDG targets. It systematically compares the performance of Indian states in relation to SDG targets, using child-specific indicators, making this book truly unique. It incorporates more than 30 child-related indicators, spanning the eight child-specific SDGs selected for analysis. The child well-being achievement score from 2015-16 serves as a baseline for assessing the progress toward SDG goals. The indicators presented in this book serve as valuable tools for tracking SDG progress and sustainably monitoring child well-being at the state level. Ultimately, the book not only reveals the depth of deprivations but also provides a roadmap for region-specific priority areas, strongly advocating for child-centric policy interventions. This book will be useful for the academicians, policy makers, government officials, civil bodies, NGOs and other research communities including doctoral researchers who are working in the field of child wellbeing.
A succinct account of various routinely experienced pathologies and suitable images has been presented as approximately162 case studies. The cases are structured into thematic chapters with an integrated approach to basic learning. Each case study follows a similar format with a brief clinical presentation, relevant imaging findings, discussion with differential diagnosis, management, and suggested readings. This book focuses on the pointwise description of cases routinely encountered in abdominopelvic imaging that help students, trainees and radiologists to write certificate examinations. Key Features: Presents chapters in the form of case studies, along with a brief illustrative description of normal anatomy and abnormal findings. Uses image-based quizzes for easy comprehension for trainees, residents, and practicing radiologists. Incorporates pivotal cases from the hepatobiliary, pancreatic, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal systems in a single book.
This book looks at the ecological stress on cities and engages with challenges of reducing vulnerabilities and risks of pollution on the health, well-being and livelihoods of people living in developing countries. Cities are the world’s highest energy consumers and the biggest producers of toxic wastes and pollutants. With an emphasis on the environmental issues facing the city of Delhi, the volume focuses on steps to preserve and manage the city’s urban green spaces. It explores the concept of urban green spaces and their economic, social, health, and psychological significance in cities. Drawing from their fieldwork and research in Delhi, the authors identify the sources of pollution in the city and access the role of urban green spaces in countering adverse effects. They further examine the relationship between green spaces and social and economic development, urban health, and urban governance. They highlight the good practices followed by other global cities. The volume also offers suggestions and policy recommendations to reverse and recover ecological balance in cities. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of environment and ecology, public health, urban planning and governance, development studies, urban geography, urban sociology, resource management and health economics. It will also be useful for policy makers, and NGOs working in the areas of sustainability, urban planning and management and environmental preservation.
Globally grain legumes are the second most important group of crops in the world. Together with cereals, they have been dominant staple for human food and animal feed. About one third of dietary protein and almost an equal amount of processed vegetable oils are estimated to come from grain legumes. In the world, total grain legume production exceeds 300 million tons (pulses 61.34 million tons, groundnut 35.50 million tons and soybean 203.16 million tons). They occupy 190 million ha of land (13% of the total land under cultivation). Among countries, India is the key player contributing to the global kitty. Approximately, 840 million people are undernourished mainly on account of inadequate intake of proteins, vitamins and minerals in their diets. Grain legumes provide micro-nutrients and dietary proteins that play essential role in human nutrition by complementing other foods that are primary source of carbohydrates. Legume seeds generally contain 20-25% proteins and significant amount of micronutrients. Combined consumption of cereals and legumes largely alleviate mutual deficiencies ensuring a balanced diet. Unfortunately, this is seldom the case as legume yields are generally low. Thus, increasing legume yields has important bearing on improving nutrition and health.
A book that can help the readers get familiar with Kotlin's most essential features and aspects KEY FEATURESa- Get familiar with the fundamentals of Kotlin language a- Find answers to frequently asked jumbled questions in an interviewa- A guide that is duly supported by several examples and self-explanatory analogies DESCRIPTIONThis book covers all the possible interview and coding questions in Kotlin. This book is based on Kotlin programming language and its comparison to Java. With a complete overview of OOPs, null safety, generics, and many other exciting features, this book is a perfect choice for fresher and experienced Java developers who want to learn more about this alternative JVM language. WHAT WILL YOU LEARNa- Get an overview of OOP, Java & KotlinGet to know more about Higher-Order Functions and Lambdasa- Get familiar with the working of Operatorsa- Explore more about Coroutines, one of the great features of Kotlin a- Understand the work of the Extension function in Kotlin a- Understand how to safeguard the code from data classes using Null SafetyWHO THIS BOOK IS FORThis book is a must-have guide for Enterprise Architects, Project Managers, Programmers Analysts, Software Engineers, Students, and Interview Panellists.Table of Contents1. Core Concepts2. Advanced ConceptsAbout the AuthorSwati Saxena is expert in Java programming and coding as she is MCA , OCJP (Oracle Certified Java Professional) and ADST , having in-depth knowledge of the subject and very vast experience in developing and training .She has been awarded by Rajasthan Women Achievement Award in 2019 and Pratibha Samman for her writing work.She is an achiever of Certificate of Excellence by MyGov.She has written "e;C programming and coding Question Bank with solution"e;, "e;Java-A Complete Practical Solution"e;, "e;Kotlin At A Glance"e; for BPB publications.The alumnus of her, are well placed in many reputed organizations all over India.
“He told her about his city, about its nooks and crooks and everything in between. He told her about its shattered windows and broken people, about everything he loved and hated in it. Sometimes, when he was in a good mood, Nik told her about himself; his beginnings and the things he’s done to climb to the top. ” ― Andrea Tomić, Grad zvijeri
A luxurious hilltop resort. A high-stakes corporate retreat for a team of cutthroat professionals. An unexpected death, a roomful of suspects, a handsome Army officer with a secret past It is peak tourist season in Shimla, and the last thing anyone needs is a dead body appearing mysteriously at the bottom of a hill. Enter Shimla?s ace cop, the hot and happening Superintendent of Police Niki Marwah, determined to leave no stone unturned in her quest to nail the culprit. As Niki and her team race against time to solve the mystery, they uncover a web of bitter rivalries, secret grudges and vicious lies. Everything points to murder and, with the list of suspects growing, Niki realizes it will take all of her ingenuity to stop a ruthless killer.
Find Out More About: A Girl Like Me Here Recently Transplanted From The Quiet, Green Suburbs Of Minnesota To The Bustling Concrete Jungle That Is Gurgaon, Sixteen-Year-Old Anisha Rai Is Determined Not To Take To The New Place She Must Call Home. While Her Irrepressible Mom, Isha, Thrives On The Crazy Juggling Between A Hotshot Job And Their New Home, Annie&Mdash;Desperately Clutching On To Memories Of Her Father Whom She Lost Three Years Ago&Mdash;Plods Through Each Day With As Little Enthusiasm As She Can. But It&Rsquo;S Not Going To Work, Is It? Not When She&Rsquo;S Discovered That Her Goofy Childhood Friend Keds Has Transformed Into Quite A Dude And Still Remembers Their First Kiss; That She&Rsquo;S Been Severely Infected By Her Quirky Classmates&Rsquo; Zest For Everything Fun Despite Utmost Resistance; That The H-O-T-T College-Going Theatre Enthusiast Kunal Wants To Teach Her A Lot More Than Drama . . . And When Her Deceptively Unassuming Neighbours Reveal Hidden Agendas, Annie&Rsquo;S Life Suddenly Becomes Hotter To Handle Than She Could Ever Have Imagined. Deftly Weaving Through Home And School And The Secret Places In Annie&Rsquo;S World, A Girl Like Me Is An Unforgettable Story, Crackling At Every Turn With The Heartbreak And Promise&Mdash;And The Breathless Exuberance&Mdash;Of Teenage Life. &Lsquo;Read The Opening Chapter Of A Girl Like Me Below&Rsquo; New Delhi. It Has Changed Since I Saw It Last, It Has Thickened, Blackened, Erupted Like A Pollinating Pod. The Straight, Sparse Lines That Used To Make Up The Contours In The Distance Are Gone. They Are Shattered Into Fragments, Twisted Into Flyovers, Contorted Into High-Rises, Billboards, Pounding Masses Of People. The Buildings Are Taller And Leaner, The Slums Have Gained Weight, The Colours Are Vivid Whirls And Splatters, Grimier And Shinier All At Once. It Comes At Me With A New Snarl And An Old Odour, This Old New City, It Pelts Me With Its Heat, It Lashes Across My Face; It Makes Me Dizzy. I Close My Eyes Against The Burning Yellows And Blinding Reds Outside My Taxi Window, Settle Back Against The Burning Vinyl Seat. My Mind Pulls Up The Soothing Greys And Whites Of The Winter Backyard. It Used To Be Bald, The Winter Backyard. A Birch, A Pine, A Few Skinny Ashes; A Single Dutch Elm That Spread Its Filigreed Wings Over The Peeling Deck, The Sunlight Shards Of Silver Pierced Through Its Bony Branches. When The Breeze Blew You Saw Stars Dance. And On The Ground, The Endless Snow. It Covered Everything; It Looked Soft And Fluffy As A Comforter Filled With Down, Like You Could Lie Right Down And Pull It Over Yourself And Disappear Underneath Its Soft White Folds And Dream Soft White Dreams. And All Around The Shrunken Skeletons Of Bushes That Promised To Keep A Quiet Vigil; The Icicles Hanging From Their Arms That Promised To Keep The Soft White Cold Pinned Down Around You. It Had Been Quiet, The Backyard In Winter. So Quiet That If You Looked Straight Up You Could Hear The Sounds Of The Universe. The Explosions On Jupiter And The Storms On Saturn And The Thin Slivers Of Mythical Ice That You Imagined Froze Ever Harder On Mars. You Could Hear The Crash Of Meteors And The Flares On The Sun And The Birthing Pains Of Planets In Galaxies Far, Far Away. Time Was A Tease On The Backyard In Winter. At Night, If You Were Alone, It Would Run Amok. You&Rsquo;D Be Staring Out At The Quiet Nothingness And Suddenly, Like A Drunken Diva, It Would Step Right Out Of Its Clothes And Go Skinny-Dipping In The Cold Night Air. It Would Fling Out Its Arms And Turn Cartwheels On The Snow, It Would Dance Backwards And Forwards And Round And Round And Take You Spinning Along With It. And Then, Just As Suddenly, It Would Spit You Out And Leave You Cold. Oh, The Backyard Had Been Cold. So Cold. A Sweet Chill Descended From The North Pole Every Winter And Froze In Ice Every Ache, Every Lingering Pain. Frosty-Faced, Fur-Hooded, Shovelling And Salting Your Driveway You Didn&Rsquo;T Notice For A While&Mdash;Not Till The Mountains Of Snow Ran Runny, Not Till The New Squirrels And Goslings And Chipmunks Took Over The Yard, The Loons The Lake&Mdash;That Some Essential Part Of You Was Missing. That Spring Paw Prints Could Spring Tears In Your Eyes. I Open My Eyes Against The Smart Of Fresh Ones. Before Me Is The Frayed Collar Of The Taxi Driver. It Is Crumpled, Sagging, Ringed With Sweat. Above It A Brown Neck Rises Dark And Lined, Like The Solid Trunk Of A Sturdy Tree. Like Dad&Rsquo;S Used To Be. He&Rsquo;D Been Tone Deaf And Loud-Voiced And Prone To Singing, My Dad. His Was The First Voice I Heard When I Woke Up Every Morning. Good Morning, Ani-Bunny . . . Annie, Dad! My Name&Rsquo;S Annie! Funny Ani, How You Kill Me, Aha, Sunny Ani! He&Rsquo;D Sing It To The Abba Song, Butchering Both Lyrics And Melody. I&Rsquo;D Launch My Pillow At Him. He&Rsquo;D Laugh. His Eyebrows&Mdash;So Thick I Could Have Braided Them&Mdash;Would Dance. His Cheeks, Freshly Shaved And Still Stubbly, Would Stretch Wide; His Enormous Elastic Nose Even Wider . . . Ani, Honey! He Used To Swing Me Around On His Wide Back Even When I Wasn&Rsquo;T So Small Any More. Rock-A-Bye-Ani . . .Daddy! Stop! On The Treetop . . . Daa-Ddy!!! We Stopped Missing Him Last Halloween, Ma And I. It Had Been A Whole Year. Ma Dressed Up As An Oompa Loompa In A Leafy Body Suit With A Sack Of Cacao Beans And Went To Her Office Party And Promised To Come Back Drunk. I Gelled My Hair Green And Attached A Ring To My Brow And Went Trick-Or-Treating With Jessica And Jaime. It Was A Hoot. Jessica Drove With The Top Down On The Mustang, Her Witch Hat Awry. Midway Through, It Started To Snow. It Fell In Our Hair And Our Faces And Our Eyes And We Stopped At The Edge Of The Lake To Catch Our Breath And Watched The Chill Rise In Smoky Wisps From Our Lips. We Made Breath Rings In The Frosty Night And Jaime Played With Her Orange Hair And Described The Many Ways In Which Brad Anderson Was A Jerk. There Were Millions. And Then Jessica Spotted A Deer. It Was At The Far Side Of The Lake, Slatted Between The Trees. Its Neck Froze The Instant It Saw Us. For A Moment Its Eyes Flashed Bright In Its Face, Like Embers In Gold. We Stared At It And Held Our Breath. And Then It Ran Away. Oh, It Was A Good, Hard Winter Last Year; The Kind Where The Mercury Drops To Twenty-Two Below And The Hairs In Your Nostrils Stick Together And Everyone Walks Around With A Furry Nordic Halo And It&Rsquo;S Okay If You Never Smile. There Had Been Such Comfort In That Bitter Cold. Everything Had Been, For A Short While, Bearable. And Then In April The Snow Melted And The Layers Came Off. I Missed Him. I Missed His Hands. There Was A Pair Of Hands At The Grocery Store&Mdash;Dark, Broad, Square, With Dried Raisins For Knuckles&Mdash;The New Pakistani Gentleman At The Counter Ringing Up Our Purchases. There Were Dark Whiskers Of Hair On The Backs Of His Fingers, Wiry And Tough And Bristling; Those Hands Came Home With Me Stuck Like Splinters In My Skin. I Looked In The Mirror And Saw Thick Brows, Dad&Rsquo;S Brows, Wide, Knotted, Ropy. I Went At Them With Ma&Rsquo;S Tweezers Till They Were Shreds Of Shoelace Ringed In Smarting Flesh, Above Stinging Eyes. They&Rsquo;D Been So Dark, His Eyes. Black And Shiny, Patent Leather. They Looked At You With A Fierce Love, You Saw Yourself Shine In Them. Even Through The Glasses; When He Had His Glasses. I&Rsquo;D Found Them In The Freezer Once, Stuck To The Frozen Enchiladas. He Loved Those Soggy Enchiladas. He&Rsquo;D Left Them Too Long In The Microwave One Summer And A Wormlike Squiggle Of Sauce Had Squirted On To His Forearm Right Above The Thin Strip Of Pale Skin That Lived Under Hi
Probably the salivary glands are the most histologically heterogeneous group of tumors and the greatest variety of morphological characteristics among their cells and tissues among all the tissues in the human body. Over the past 40 years, our knowledge of salivary gland pathology including the classification and behaviour of many of the tumors, has been evolving. This book entitled “Recent advances in salivary gland tumor pathology” brings collective information regarding etiology, histological types and diagnosis of all types of salivary gland pathologies. It provides a full description of all important aspects so as to allow the reader to gain a better insight of each pathology discussed. It focuses on the role of Genetics, increasing use of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies and morphological variability of tumors by Immunocytochemical Profiles in different salivary gland pathologies. Hereby we attempt to accumulate all the recent advances and information which has gathered over the past decade on tumors of the salivary gland. So this information may be useful in diagnosis of salivary gland neoplasms and guide us about the prognosis of individual neoplasm. The book is intended for a wide variety of people, including professionals, researchers and students.
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