An insight into the changing nature of the industrial and business space property market and how business space development schemes can be initiated and implemented to revitalise urban areas.

The purpose of this book is to assess the changing nature of the industrial and business space property market which has developed out of the recession of the early 1980s. It also shows how business space development schemes can be implemented to revitalize urban areas. It covers the investment and development market, how schemes are financed and the different techniques used to appraise their financial viability, the layout and design characteristics of industrial workshop and business space developments of all sizes, the influences of central government's economic fiscal and planning policy, local authority iniatives to revitalize inner urban areas and the variety of methods used to implement new development including partnerships and negotiated solution.

Is the family in terminal decline? Are new forms of living arrangement supplanting the nuclear family household in modern Britain? This book presents wide-ranging evidence, based on original research, about changes that have taken place in modern family and household forms, mainly in Great Britain but also with some reference to West Germany. There are specific chapters on different household types: on changes in the care for the elderly, on financial support to and from young adults living at home, on lone parents and on single householders. There are also contributions on the way in which households divide and arrange domestic labour and formal paid employment. Throughout the book, a contrast is drawn between the official assumptions made by policy makers and social institutions about the nature of the domestic group, and the actual living arrangements found by social researchers.

Raw-Riffic Food's Raw Food Basics is a great resource for anyone interested in transitioning to a raw food diet and lifestyle, or wanting to learn more about it. The more than 250 recipes are simple, delicious, and inspirational, the perfect way to transform personal health and well-being. Plus, learn all about eating a diet high in raw and living foods, and how to get started. This creative and informative book is sure to be referred to again and again.

A colorful and inspirational book, on the benefits of a raw food diet and lifestyle, by consuming smoothies and by supplementing with super foods, Raw-Riffic Food's 101 Super-Charged Juices, Shakes & Smoothies is more than just another raw recipe book. The book is packed with information, resources, and recommendations, as well as 101 delicious, nutritious, and super-charged juices, shakes and smoothies

Chicago's love affair with opera began early, in 1850, when the frontier town welcomed its first traveling opera singers. A full house applauded the opening performance, but during a repeat performance the next day, the theater burned to the ground. Nonetheless, Chicago had been bitten by the opera bug, and it has never lost its enthusiasm for the art. More than sixty years-and many visiting opera companies-would pass before the city established an opera company of its own. Robert Marsh recounts the trials and triumphs of the entrepreneurs and the colorful international artists who brought opera to Chicago and staged it in a number of different theaters. In the first half of the twentieth century, seven opera companies were started in Chicago-and failed. Finally, in 1954, three friends launched the company that became Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the city gained a company that not only thrived but earned recognition as one of the nation's great cultural institutions. This book also details the history and fortunes of the Chicago Opera Theater from its inception in 1974 to the present. Singers, musicians, enterprising impresarios, richly decorated opera houses, and performances that held audiences spellbound all figure into Marsh's lively account of opera in Chicago. The story also provides an overview of changes in the operatic repertoire, audience development, and approaches to production as opera grew from a "stand-and-sing" event to its full flowering as enriching musical drama. Enlivened with nearly a hundred illustrations, 150 Years of Opera in Chicago embraces its subject enthusiastically. This broad and engaging overview is supplemented with a list of professional opera performances in Chicago, from 1850 to 2005.

Methadone Maintenance: A Counsellor's Guide to Treatment presents concepts and strategies that distinguish methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) as an area of specialization within substance use counselling. This practical guide: provides a detailed discussion of opioids and opioid dependence summarizes the advantages and limitations of MMT orients the reader to best practices in MMT counselling discusses polysubstance abuse, concurrent disorders, pregnancy, and MMT and pain includes case studies that illustrate the details of clinical practice. Experienced counsellors will find that the concepts and practices presented in this guide will help them consolidate their own thinking or challenge them to rethink some of their assumptions about counselling MMT clients. The guide will also be an invaluable resource for counsellors who have a background in substance use counselling, but are relatively new to counselling clients in MMT.

Cette nouvelle edition revisee est un document de reference important pour les pharmaciens qui dispensent de la methadone. Le traitement d'entretien a la methadone (TEM) est l'intervention pharmacologique la plus efficace contre la dependance aux opioides. Les pharmaciens sont les membres de l'equipe traitante qui ont le plus de contacts avec les patients qui prennent de la methadone. Intervenant de premier recours, le pharmacien, peut avoir une reelle influence positive sur les resultats therapeutiques, en offrant encouragements, soutien et motivation aux patients tout au long de leur traitement. Ce guide pratique et complet fournit de l'information detaillee sur: les opioides et la dependance a d'autres substances; la methadone et le TEM; la distribution et l'auto-administration de la methadone; les precautions de dosage de la methadone permettant de minimiser son detournement; la continuite des soins lorsque le patient est hospitalise ou incarcere; les effets indesirables, la toxicite, la surdose et le sevrage; les interactions medicamenteuses avec la methadone (section elargie); l'entretien a la methadone dans des situations particulieres comme la grossesse, l'allaitement, l'insuffisance hepatique et renale, et le VIH/sida. Le guide comprend aussi 40 pages d'annexes que les pharmaciens peuvent distribuer aux patients, dont des renseignements sur le TEM, des exemples d'entente de TEM, des conseils durant les deplacements et de l'information sur les surdoses. Entretien a la methadone: Guide de traitement a l'intention des pharmaciens est conforme aux lignes directrices specifiques de traitement d'entretien a la methadone publiees en 2001 par l'Ordre des medecins et chirurgiens de l'Ontario.

Spline Regression Models shows the nuts-and-bolts of using dummy variables to formulate and estimate various spline regression models. For some researchers this will involve situations where the number and location of the spline knots are known in advance, while others will need to determine the number and location of spline knots as part of the estimation process. Through the use of a number of straightforward examples, the authors will show readers how to work with both types of spline knot situations as well as offering practical, down-to-earth information on estimating splines.

" Explorations in Theology and Film brings together theologians, biblical scholars, film and media specialists, and experts in language and literature to consider the potential of films contribution to contemporary Christian theological discussion. The main focus of the book is on the creative conversation between film and theology in the contemporary West, and it raises crucial questions about the interaction between theology and culture. " Explorations in Theology and Film will be an invaluable resource to students and those researching in the areas of theology and religion as well as media and cultural studies.