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A comprehensive guide for those caring for a loved one nearing the
end of life. Many people seek the comfort and dignity of dying at
home. Advances in pharmacology and hospice care allow the dying to
remain at home relatively free of pain and symptoms, but navigating
professional services, insurance coverage, and family dynamics
often compounds the complexity of this process. Extensively updated
and revised, this third edition of Andrea Sankar's Dying at Home: A
Family Guide for Caregiving provides essential information that
caregivers and dying persons need to navigate this journey.
Featuring contributions by professionals and personal stories from
in-depth case studies of family caregivers, this guide discusses
the challenges, resources, benefits, and barriers to care at home.
With updates on advance care planning, developments in palliative
care medicine, and the availability of legally assisted dying, this
edition discusses how to: - Arrange medical care, nursing, and
ancillary therapies - Understand costs, sources of financial
support, and insurance coverage - Collaborate with health
professionals in the home - Assist in implementing pain management
techniques - Find social and spiritual support, as well as
self-care for caregivers - Handle family dynamics and legal matters
- Collaborate to make complex care and treatment decisions -
Navigate the process of dying and caring for the body after death
The Social Enterprise Zoo employs the metaphor of the zoo to gain a
more comprehensive understanding of social enterprise: the
diversity of its forms; the various ways it is organized in
different socio-political environments; how different forms of
enterprise behave, interact, and thrive; and what lessons can be
drawn for the future development and study of organizations that
seek to balance social or environmental impact with economic
success. After setting the stage with a thorough introduction, top
scholars explore the different ways that social enterprises can be
classified, nurtured, and understood. The book not only details the
legal forms utilized in social enterprise and the social
entrepreneurs involved in them, but it also addresses the reasons
for the success or failure of these activities and looks at the
ecologies in which they operate. The ?zookeepers,? such as
governments and the regulatory regimes they establish, are compared
and the important roles they play are examined. The volume
concludes with a look at the future of social enterprise, providing
suggestions for further research and implications for policy and
practice. This innovative and accessible book is recommended for
students, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and managers of
social purpose organizations. Contributors: F.O. Andersson, D.
Brakman-Reiser, C.V. Brewer, F. Calo, J.A. Kerlin, J.D. Lecy, W.
Longhofer, T. Monroe-White, E.A.M. Searing, J.-I. Soh, S. Teasdale,
J.E. Tyler III, D.R. Young, S. Zook
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Saints: A Family Story
John Cavadini, Catherine Cavadini; Illustrated by Anastassia Cassady
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The Social Enterprise Zoo employs the metaphor of the zoo to gain a
more comprehensive understanding of social enterprise: the
diversity of its forms; the various ways it is organized in
different socio-political environments; how different forms of
enterprise behave, interact, and thrive; and what lessons can be
drawn for the future development and study of organizations that
seek to balance social or environmental impact with economic
success. After setting the stage with a thorough introduction, top
scholars explore the different ways that social enterprises can be
classified, nurtured, and understood. The book not only details the
legal forms utilized in social enterprise and the social
entrepreneurs involved in them, but it also addresses the reasons
for the success or failure of these activities and looks at the
ecologies in which they operate. The ?zookeepers,? such as
governments and the regulatory regimes they establish, are compared
and the important roles they play are examined. The volume
concludes with a look at the future of social enterprise, providing
suggestions for further research and implications for policy and
practice. This innovative and accessible book is recommended for
students, researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs and managers of
social purpose organizations. Contributors: F.O. Andersson, D.
Brakman-Reiser, C.V. Brewer, F. Calo, J.A. Kerlin, J.D. Lecy, W.
Longhofer, T. Monroe-White, E.A.M. Searing, J.-I. Soh, S. Teasdale,
J.E. Tyler III, D.R. Young, S. Zook
Uses twenty-two sketches and one-act plays to explore the major devices of comedy and various comedic genre.
A comprehensive guide for those caring for a loved one nearing the
end of life. Many people seek the comfort and dignity of dying at
home. Advances in pharmacology and hospice care allow the dying to
remain at home relatively free of pain and symptoms, but navigating
professional services, insurance coverage, and family dynamics
often compounds the complexity of this process. Extensively updated
and revised, this third edition of Andrea Sankar's Dying at Home: A
Family Guide for Caregiving provides essential information that
caregivers and dying persons need to navigate this journey.
Featuring contributions by professionals and personal stories from
in-depth case studies of family caregivers, this guide discusses
the challenges, resources, benefits, and barriers to care at home.
With updates on advance care planning, developments in palliative
care medicine, and the availability of legally assisted dying, this
edition discusses how to: • Arrange medical care, nursing, and
ancillary therapies • Understand costs, sources of financial
support, and insurance coverage • Collaborate with health
professionals in the home • Assist in implementing pain
management techniques • Find social and spiritual support, as
well as self-care for caregivers • Handle family dynamics and
legal matters • Collaborate to make complex care and treatment
decisions • Navigate the process of dying and caring for the body
after death
On the debate over whether or not arms transfers increase or deter
the chances of war, Cassady B. Craft offers a balanced assessment
of the effect of arms transfers on war involvement and outcomes. He
considers correlations at the state and global level, supplier and
recipient relationships, and the extent of the relationship in the
perceptions of individual leaders.
This is the first study to examine the influence of arms transfers
on combined interstate and civil wars. Drawing on a variety of
theories and quantitative methods, including force-on-force
attrition models, it uses innovative techniques that have the
potential to change the way analysts weigh the impact of weapons
sales. This book will provide both analysts and policymakers with a
comprehensive examination of the various tradeoffs between weapons
sales and the probability of conflict.
A readable, workable text that deals with everything about theatre
and the artists who make theatre possible. Styles of drama,
staging, production, directing and acting, along with all backstage
functions, are defined in detail. Theatre history and the business
of theatre are covered fully for the use of both students and
instructors. The book is divided into three sections: Part I -
Theatre, Drama and Place, Part II - The Production, Part III -
Theatre History. At the end of each chapter is a summary and
questions for in-class discussion. This text has been classroom
tested and updated to be fully adaptable to any teaching
requirement. 15 chapters: What Are Theatre and Drama?, Dramatic
Structure, Dramatic Genre and Style. Theatre Design, The
Production. The Actor, The Director, The Designers, The Business of
Theatre, The Audience and Critic, five Theatre History chapters,
plus a Glossary and Theatre on the Web guide.
In the first 200 years of New Orleans history, the Crescent City
has earned a reputation for sin, temptation, intrigue, lawlessness,
ritual-magic, and ghosts. Step back in time to the city's first few
crime-stained centuriesfrom 17181918to explore classic tales of
mischief, mayhem, and skullduggery. Arranged by topic you will be
compelled to find out whether the heart of Dixie truly beats with
wicked rhythms. Meet a cast of rascals and ruffians as you relive
the era of American piracy and smuggling. Discover legendary
sorcery and unspeakable rumors surrounding Voodoo and ghosts.
Examine violence, the largest mass-lynching ever on US soil, and a
unique red-light district. Remember, though, to have a jazz band or
recording handy...or the famed and frightening Axman may get you!
Here, the sallow specter of crime tends to stand with one foot in
the annals of historical fact, the other in folklore.
Tour the mighty Mississippi River with this first A-Z
encyclopedia-style listing of paranormal phenomena along its
winding length. Presented in a convenient, cross-referenced format,
these pages are an indispensable guide of the supernatural for the
curious traveler, brave riverboat pilot, ghost-folklore buff,
aspiring vampire slayer, and dedicated UFO chaser. Learn how to
distinguish hoodoo from Voodoo and examine posthumous
perambulations and visitations of the pirate Jean Lafitte. Find out
about the domain and habits of devil babies and grunch, assess
haunted plantations and mansions, and chart prominent water-monster
hazards. Please note, though, that the root work conjure-spells,
blues-musician pacts with the devil, loup-garou assemblies,
Bigfoot-trackings, Judas Eyes, and exorcism rituals are offered for
entertainment and historical enlightenment only, and because
dangerous, should not be undertaken by amateurs. So take a ride
down the mighty Mississippi and experience the paranormal for
yourself!
Over the years, the Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie,
and Ontario - have carried Native Americans, explorers, immigrants,
bandits, miners, warriors, and entrepreneurs and have inspired
great tales of life on and around the water. What secrets do the
Great Lakes, also known as the Five Sisters, hold deep? With nearly
60 images and illustrations, Great Lakes Folklore aims to answer
that question. Relive the saga and tragedy of maritime ships the
Success and Griffin. Meet the nefarious Lake Erie monster. Learn
the story of Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie. These
stories and more await. May they take you to places you have never
been before.
The world's second largest reserves of petroleum lie beneath the
land-locked Caspian Sea, making the Caucasus of vital importance to
both regional and global economic and security interests. This book
brings together experts from the US, Russia and the Caucasus to
examine the issues of conflict, foreign policy tradeoffs, and
security in the region. It takes into account the geopolitical
factors, Western and Russian involvement, and the interaction
between domestic and external pressures. Crossroads and Conflict
looks at the challenges faced by these countries and examines the
possibilities for future peace and prosperity in the region.
On the debate over whether or not arms transfers increase or deter
the chances of war, Cassady B. Craft offers a balanced assessment
of the effect of arms transfers on war involvement and outcomes. He
considers correlations at the state and global level, supplier and
recipient relationships, and the extent of the relationship in the
perceptions of individual leaders.
This is the first study to examine the influence of arms transfers
on combined interstate and civil wars. Drawing on a variety of
theories and quantitative methods, including force-on-force
attrition models, it uses innovative techniques that have the
potential to change the way analysts weigh the impact of weapons
sales. This book will provide both analysts and policymakers with a
comprehensive examination of the various tradeoffs between weapons
sales and the probability of conflict.
The first A-to-Z listing of extraordinary, supernatural,
paranormal, and Fortean/inexplicable phenomena on the American
Great Lakes. These five majestic freshwater seasLakes Superior,
Huron, Erie, Michigan and Ontariohave hosted a treasure-trove of
fantastic sailors' tales, mysteries, and legends. Here abide the
long-standing rumors, myths and lore about mermaids, ghost ships,
lake monsters, UFOs, USOs, vortices and triangles, Flying Dutchmen,
wendigos, spook lights, haunted lighthouses, headless apparitions,
melancholy mist-maidens, curses, talismans, thunderbirds, and
sorcerers. Presented for the traveler, folklorist, ghost-buster,
skeptic, cryptozoologist, or the just plain curious.
Industrial engineering has expanded from its origins in
manufacturing to transportation, health care, logistics, services,
and more. A common denominator among all these industries, and one
of the biggest challenges facing decision-makers, is the
unpredictability of systems. Probability Models in Operations
Research provides a comprehensive overview of the probabilistic and
stochastic modeling approaches commonly used to capture the
randomness in industrial and systems engineering.
Immortalized as Dean Moriarty by Jack Kerouac in his epic novel, On
the Road, Neal Cassady was infamous for his unstoppable energy and
his overwhelming charm, his savvy hustle and his devil-may-care
attitude. A treasured friend and traveling companion of Kerouac,
Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Ken Kesey, to name just some
of his cohorts on the beatnik path, Cassady lived life to the
fullest, ready for inspiration at any turn. Before he died in
Mexico in 1968, just four days shy of his forty-second birthday,
Cassady had written the jacket blurb for this book: "Seldom has
there been a story of a man so balled up. No doubt many readers
will not believe the veracity of the author, but I assure these
doubting Thomases that every incident, as such, is true." As
Ferlinghetti writes in his editor's note, Cassady was "an early
prototype of the urban cowboy who a hundred years ago might have
been an outlaw on the range." Here are his autobiographical
writings, the rambling American saga of a truly free individual.
Neal Cassady (1926-1968) was a key figure and writer during the
Beat Generation and is known as the inspiration for Jack Kerouac's
immortalizing character Dean Moriarty. In 1946, Cassady traveled to
New York City where he met famous Beat poets and writers such as
Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg. Cassady's
works were never published during his lifetime.
A four-section book of acting games and improvisations to assist
students in developing their creative abilities. Section one
includes games for relaxing and focusing. Section two helps
students discover new ways of seeing themselves, others and the
world around them. The third section demonstrates with
improvisations how to use space to build scenes and create
characters from imagination. Section four features acting games to
analyze and play characters from existing plays. All of the
essential elements of acting and character development are
explored. A working textbook for acting students of all ages. Four
parts: Relaxing and Focusing Exercises: Acting Games:
Improvisations: Exercises for Characters, Scenes and Plays.
A ghost's work is never done in Cleveland, Ohio. Within these pages
abide tall tales and myths, documented reports, and weird stories
of the unspeakable. Learn about Melonheads, Gore Orphanage, and the
curse of the Franklin Castle. Visit a ghost that stops a train
(repeatedly), a phantom black dog that sinks ships, and a bloody,
clutching hand that terrorizes a family. For the skeptic, the
seeker, the storyteller, and the weekend spook-hunter, learn why
the Best things in death are right here in Cleveland.
Nothing will ever replace the active pleasure of telling and
listening to stories. Only a live storyteller can impart to a tale
that very human touch that brings a gleam of understanding to the
listener's eye. The wonderful world of storytelling is revealed in
this resource manual for beginners and seasoned performers. Many
ideas for finding, writing, adapting and presenting stories are
included. Three parts including: Choosing Stories to Tell,
Developing Original Ideas and Presenting the Story. Story examples
and exercises are given throughout. Each chapter is concluded with
discussion questions and activities. A comprehensive textbook for
oral interpretation. Sample chapters: What Is Storytelling?:
Choosing a Story to Tell; Types of Stories and Where to Tell Them;
The Situation, Audience and Location; Analyzing the Story; Ideas
from Experience; Creating Character.
The twelve chapters of this book provide a complete survey of every
step in playwriting from the germination of an idea to its complete
development into a theatrical production. The book covers the
basics of writing for theatre, creating characters in conflict,
plots and subplots, structure and dialog and winning an audience.
Cassady provides some basic rules but the reader learns most from
the countless examples and anecdotal illustrations from amateur and
professional playwrights. A basic text on the art of playwriting.
Twelve chapters: Germination, The Creative State, Getting Ideas,
Beginning a Script, Some Basics, Dramatic Structure, Dramatic
Structure II, Audience and Theme, Characterizations, Dialog,
Planning and Revising, Producing and Publishing.
A readable, workable text that deals with everything about theatre
and the artists who make theatre possible. Styles of drama,
staging, production, directing and acting, along with all backstage
functions, are defined in detail. Theatre history and the business
of theatre are covered fully for the use of both students and
instructors. The book is divided into three sections: Part I -
Theatre, Drama and Place, Part II - The Production, Part III -
Theatre History. At the end of each chapter is a summary and
questions for in-class discussion. This text has been classroom
tested and updated to be fully adaptable to any teaching
requirement. 15 Chapters: What Are Theatre and Drama? Dramatic
Structure, Dramatic Genre and Style. Theatre Design, The
Production. The Actor, The Director. The Designers, The Business of
Theatre, The Audience and Critic, five Theatre History chapters,
plus a Glossary and Theatre on the Web Guide.
An introduction to the theater, covering such topics as writing a play, choosing a cast, acting techniques, directing, and more.
The insights, skills, and practice you need to ace the Physical
Therapy Assistant certification exam This unmatched guide provides
everything you need to prepare for the National Physical Therapist
Assistant Exam, including a breakdown of the NPTAE format, a
comprehensive content review of all body systems, clinical tips,
yellow and red flags, testing strategies, and sample questions.In
addition to studying content and understanding testing strategies,
taking multiple practice exams is a critical preparation step for
success on the NPTAE. To that end, this book provides two
200-question practice examinations formatted in the style of the
NPTAE. Additional practice questions are available online, along
with AccessPT videos.PTA Examination Review and Test Taking Skills
provides:*FSBPT Site Information Overview, including exam
description, details about duration, number of questions, and when
the exam is offered*Test-Taking Strategies, including advice on how
long to spend on each question, whether or not to skip questions,
and how to avoid distractions*Practice Exams: two 200-question
tests, complete with rationales for both the correct and incorrect
answers*Chapters covering such topics as Musculoskeletal Physical
Therapy, Pediatric and Geriatric Physical Therapy, and Therapeutic
Exercise Foundations
Industrial engineering has expanded from its origins in
manufacturing to transportation, health care, logistics, services,
and more. A common denominator among all these industries, and one
of the biggest challenges facing decision-makers, is the
unpredictability of systems. Probability Models in Operations
Research provides a comprehensive overview of the probabilistic and
stochastic modeling approaches commonly used to capture the
randomness in industrial and systems engineering.
The world's second largest reserves of petroleum lie beneath the land-locked Caspian Sea, making the Caucasus of vital importance to both regional and global economic and security interests. This book brings together experts from the US, Russia and the Caucasus to examine the issues of conflict, foreign policy tradeoffs, and security in the region. It takes into account the geopolitical factors, Western and Russian involvement, and the interaction between domestic and external pressures. Crossroads and Conflict looks at the challenges faced by these countries and examines the possibilities for future peace and prosperity in the region.
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