In order to understand common conditions such as coeliac disease and Crohn's disease, one must view the gut in its evolutionary context. This is the novel approach to the gut and its diseases that is adopted in this book. The first part tells the story of the evolution of the gut itself - why it came about and how it has influenced the evolution of animals ever since. The second part focuses on the evolution of immunity and how the layers of immune mechanisms are retained in the gut, resembling the strata revealed in an archeological dig. The final part, 'The Gastro-Archeologist', ties the first two together and highlights how understanding the gut and immune system in their evolutionary context can help us understand diseases affecting them. Ambitious in its scope but telling a unique story from a refreshingly novel perspective, the book offers an informative and enjoyable read. As the story of the gut, immunity and disease unfolds, the author aims to endow readers with the same sense of awe and excitement that the subject evokes in him. Difficult concepts are illustrated using simple and colourful analogies, and the main content is supplemented with anecdotes and unusual and amusing facts throughout the book. The book is intended for anyone with an interest in the gut, its immunity and diseases, ranging from school and college biology and biomedical students, to professionals working in the field, and to patients suffering from intestinal diseases who want to understand more about their conditions.

For twenty-five years, "Studies in Outdoor Recreation" has been a standard text in courses on parks and outdoor recreation and serves as an invaluable reference for park and recreation managers. The first book to integrate the social science literature on outdoor recreation, it reviews studies from this broad, interdisciplinary field and synthesizes them into a body of knowledge, providing an historical perspective on outdoor recreation research and developing its practical management implications. This third edition is completely revised to reflect current research and new concerns in the field. A new chapter examines the emerging issue of sense of place and its relationship to outdoor recreation. The book concludes with twenty principles to guide outdoor recreation management and research. An extensive bibliography and A Guide to the Social Science Literature in Outdoor Recreation lead readers to valuable primary source material. An essential resource for students, scholars, and professionals, "Studies in Outdoor Recreation" explores the theoretical and methodological issues in outdoor recreation and describes the management implications of outdoor recreation research.

Studies in Outdoor Recreation has long been a standard text in courses on parks and outdoor recreation and serves as an invaluable reference for park and recreation managers. The first book to integrate the social science literature on outdoor recreation, it reviews studies from this broad, interdisciplinary field and synthesizes them into a body of knowledge, providing an historical perspective on outdoor recreation research and developing its practical management implications.This fourth edition is revised to reflect current research and new concerns in the field. An essential resource for students, scholars, and professionals, Studies in Outdoor Recreation explores the theoretical and methodological issues in outdoor recreation and describes the management implications of outdoor recreation research. Contributors to the fourth edition include Megha Budruk, Kelly Goonan, Jeffrey Hallo, Daniel Laven, Steven Lawson, Rebecca Stanfield McCown, Laura Anderson McIntyre, Ben Minteer, Peter Newman, Elizabeth Perry, Peter Pettengill, Nathan Reigner, William Valliere, Carena Van Riper, and Xiao Xiao.

"Long-distance walking is good for you and good for the earth... But most of all, walking is a joyful celebration of life and the diverse, beautiful, and curious world in which we live." --from the Introduction
Walking is simple, but it can also be profound. In an increasingly complex and frantic world, walking can simplify our lives. It encourages intimate contact with places and people, promotes health, and is one of the most sustainable forms of recreation. Robert and Martha Manning invite readers to explore the pleasures of long-distance walking in their inspiring new book, Walking Distance.
At the heart of "Walking Distance" are firsthand descriptions of thirty of the world's great long-distance hikes, spanning six continents and ranging from inn-to-inn to backpacking trips. Each entry--from Turkey's Lycian Way to Vermont's Long Trail--features personal anecdotes, natural and cultural history, and useful tips, including suggestions for preparing for hikes and for additional reading. Each trail narrative is richly illustrated with color photographs and maps.

The Walks
Alta Via 1 (Italy)
C&O Canal (Maryland, U.S.)
Camino de Santiago (Spain)
Cape Winelands Walk (South Africa)
Chilkoot Trail (Alaska, U.S. and B.C., Canada)
Cinque Terre (Italy)
Coast to Coast Trail (England)
Colorado Trail (Colorado, U.S.)
Cotswold Way (England)
Great Ocean Walk (Australia)
Inca Trail (Peru)
John Muir Trail (California, U.S.)
Kaibab Trail (Arizona, U.S.)
Kalalua Trail (Hawaii, U.S.)
King Ludwig's Way (Germany)
Kungsleden (Sweden)
Long Trail (Vermont, U.S.)
Lost Coast Trail (California, U.S.)
Lycian Way (Turkey)
Milford Track (New Zealand)
Ocala Trail (Florida, U.S.)
Overland Track (Australia)
Paria River Canyon (Utah and Arizona, U.S.)
South Downs Way (England)
Superior Hiking Trail (Minnesota, U.S.)
Tahoe Rim Trail (California and Nevada, U.S.)
Tour du Mont Blanc (France, Italy, Switzerland)
Walker's Haute Route (France, Switzerland)
West Coast Trail (B.C., Canada)
West Highland Way (Scotland)

"I'll always remember you . . ." There's always that special someone . . . the one you can't quite forget. The one who gets underneath your skin, whose memory rises so unexpectedly. That elusive memory you remember within the blink of an eye and can never let go once it surfaces. Memories of You is a collection of poetry based on this very thought/theme. From lost love, to friendship, and heartache, it's never hard to forget those who've impacted your life in so many ways. We'll always remember and we'll never forget, forever holding close those memories of you

Iocasta has a secret. One, she's loath to reveal. It's no secret that Iocasta Meldren is the apple of her father's eye. As the Goddess of Life and Love, she's lived a very privileged life. For as long as she can remember, she's basked in the adoration of those who follow her, an adoration she makes the most of. A chance encounter one fateful night robs her of that which she holds the most dear. She'd give anything to hold tight to the remnants of her broken innocence. She's lived with the repercussions of that night since then, praying that no one learns of her precious secret. Deep inside, she wishes she could keep the life she's now entrusted with. Iocasta knows her time is running short. The wolf hovers at her door, ready to release her from the burden she now bears. If she's to succeed in holding fast to the one thing she loves the most, she'll need to devise a plan to keep her enemy at bay. Her precious bundle must be protected, at all cost. The question is, how can she do just that when there's no one trustworthy around to give her the helping hand she so clearly needs?

Ninety-four women currently serve in the 112th Congress: 77 in the House (53 Democrats and 24 Republicans) and 17 in the Senate (12 Democrats and 5 Republicans). Ninety-two women were initially sworn in to the 112th Congress, two women Democratic House Members have since resigned, and four others have been elected. This number (94) is lower than the record number of 95 women who were initially elected to the 111th Congress. The first woman elected to Congress was Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-MT, 1917-1919, 1941-1943). The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA). She was appointed in 1922 and served for only one day. A total of 278 women have served in Congress, 178 Democrats and 100 Republicans. Of these women, 239 (153 Democrats, 86 Republicans) have served only in the House of Representatives; 31 (19 Democrats, 12 Republicans) have served only in the Senate; and 8 (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans) have served in both houses. These figures include one non-voting Delegate each from Guam, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Currently serving Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) holds the record for length of service by a woman in Congress with 35 years (10 of which were spent in the House). On March 17, 2012, she broke the record previously held by Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA), who served in the House for 35 years. Of the 39 women who have served in the Senate, 14 were first appointed and 5 were first elected to fill unexpired terms. Nine were chosen to fill vacancies caused by the death of their husbands, and one to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of her father. Of these 10, 3 were subsequently elected to additional terms. Hattie Caraway (D-AR, 1931-1945) was the first Senator to succeed her husband and the first woman elected to a six-year Senate term. A total of 31 African American or black women have served in Congress (1 in the Senate, 30 in the House), including the 15 serving in the 112th Congress. Eight Hispanic women have been elected to the House; seven serve in the 112th Congress. Six Asian American women have served in the House, including four in the 112th Congress. Eighteen women in the House, and 10 women in the Senate, have chaired committees. In the 112th Congress, one woman chairs a House committee, and five women chair Senate committees, with one female Senator chairing two committees. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House, in the 110th and 111th Congresses. This publication identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 278 women who have served in Congress. It will be updated when there are relevant changes in the makeup of Congress.

There are 43 African American Members serving in the 112th Congress, all in the House of Representatives. There have been 133 African American Members of Congress: 127 have been elected to the House; 5 have been elected to the Senate; and 1 has been appointed to the Senate. There have been 104 Democrats, 101 in the House and 3 in the Senate; and 29 Republicans, 26 in the House and 3 in the Senate. The number of African American Members has steadily increased since the first African Americans entered Congress in 1870. There were fewer than 10 Members until the 91st Congress (1969-1971). In the 98th Congress (1983-1985), the number surpassed 20 for the first time and then jumped to 40 in the 103rd Congress (1993-1995). Since the 106th Congress (1999-2001), the number has remained between 39 and 44 serving at any one time. The first African American Member of Congress was Hiram Rhodes Revels (R-MS), who served in the Senate in the 41st Congress (served 1870-1871). The first African American Member of the House was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who also served in the 41st Congress. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY), elected to the 91st through 97th Congresses (1969-1983), was the first African American woman in Congress. Since that time, 30 other African American women have been elected, including Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL, 1993-1999), who is the only African American woman, as well as the first African American Democrat, elected to the Senate. Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI, 1965-present), the current chair of the House Judiciary Committee, holds the record for length of service by an African American Member (46 years). He was first elected to the 89th Congress (1965-1967) and has served since January 3, 1965. Representative James E. Clyburn (D-SC, 1993-present) and former Representatives William H. Gray III (D-PA, 1979-1991) and J.C. Watts (R-OK, 1995-2003) have been elected to the highest leadership positions held by African American Members of Congress. Representative Clyburn, the House Assistant Democratic leader in the 112th Congress, served as the House majority whip in the 110th and 111th Congresses and as vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus in the 108th and 109th Congresses. Representative Gray was chair of the House Democratic Caucus in 1989 (101st Congress). Later in that Congress, when a vacancy occurred, he was elected House majority whip, a position he held until his resignation from Congress in September 1991 (102nd Congress). Representative Watts served as chair of the House Republican Conference in the 106th-107th Congresses (1997-2001). Twenty African Americans have served as committee chairs, 19 in the House and 1 in the Senate. The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), whose origins date back to 1969, currently has 43 members. Over its 40-year history, the CBC has been one of the most influential caucuses in Congress.

A world too different from what we once knew . . . all we hold onto now is survival. Memories of the dead remind Annie Page of the world she'd once known. Renegade forces are closing in, seeking to command the little that remains. Yet she refuses to stand by and watch the world crumble. Her children's love the driving force behind the choices that she's made, she's determined to make their world a better place. Yet their survival comes with a price - one that she never meant to pay.

Israel has not enjoyed security along its shared northern border with Lebanon for more than 40 years. Prior to the defeat of the combined Arab armies in 1967, the nation of Israel enjoyed a relatively peaceful border with Lebanon. However, the 1967 conflict created a refugee problem that forced many Palestinians to seek shelter in neighboring countries. As a result, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO): after experiencing problems with the Jordanian government: moved to Lebanon and began a series of cross-border attacks against the Israeli people, government, and military.2 The PLO's actions so destabilized and weakened the Lebanese government: indeed produced a sectarian civil war: that it was unable to exercise control over its southern territory. Given this situation, the nation of Israel felt compelled to act militarily and invaded southern Lebanon in the summer of 1982 for self-defense purposes.3 Over the next 18 years of occupation, Israeli forces fought the PLO, the Amal militia, and an emergent group called Hezbollah: better known as the Party of God. Hezbollah: a Shia Muslim oriented terrorist group: became the dominant terrorist force in Lebanon while Fatah and Hamas became the main Palestinian terrorist factions in the West Bank and Gaza.

My purpose and goal for this book is to help anyone who might be in need of finding answers to the questions facing them. This has been my desire for 50 years in the ministry. The length of the ministry is a qualifying factor, plus the wide range of involvements have given me proof of success in helping people who sought out or were present under my ministry. I found out a long time ago, this ministry is much more than standing behind a pulpit. Some of the rewarding parts of the ministry for me have been one on one conversations, small groups in teaching sessions and larger assemblies in funeral services and congregations. My personal approach in every aspect of the ministry is to help people see themselves as God sees them in His Word; then help them see themselves to identify their problems. Drawing from my education and experiences, I see people through eyes of concern and compassion; not as judge and jury. I attribute any and all of my success to a God given grace and understanding.

The Coroner came in and sat at his desk. "Help yourselves to the coffee guys. Let's analyze what we have. I think she was punched while sitting on the bed and then hit on the head rendering her unconscious. The dust on the floor didn't indicate a struggle occurred away from the bed. I think the assailant straddled her and stabbed her while she was on her back. A right handed person would automatically stab her on the left side while in that position, but the head and face injuries are indicative of a left hander. The coloration of the abrasions and contusions and the hemmorhaging surrounding the ribs, lungs and spleen were minimal as opposed to the extent of the injuries. She was barely alive when she was being kicked. I can almost see the guy standing on the bed and kicking her after he stabbed her. Death occurred immediately after that, because there wasn't any noticable hemmorhaging on the hymen or the hand. I can tell you she was dead when she was raped and her fingers cut off. Rayburn found footprints on the bed linen to back up my theory. I have the pathologists report here." He picked up some papers from his desk. "Your suspect has A positive blood." They started for the door when the Coroner called out to them. "You better nail this bastard, he isn't finished." How much time did Detectives Hawke and Slaughter have?

The Coroner came in and sat at his desk. "Help yourselves to the coffee guys. Let's analyze what we have. I think she was punched while sitting on the bed and then hit on the head rendering her unconscious. The dust on the floor didn't indicate a struggle occurred away from the bed. I think the assailant straddled her and stabbed her while she was on her back. A right handed person would automatically stab her on the left side while in that position, but the head and face injuries are indicative of a left hander. The coloration of the abrasions and contusions and the hemmorhaging surrounding the ribs, lungs and spleen were minimal as opposed to the extent of the injuries. She was barely alive when she was being kicked. I can almost see the guy standing on the bed and kicking her after he stabbed her. Death occurred immediately after that, because there wasn't any noticable hemmorhaging on the hymen or the hand. I can tell you she was dead when she was raped and her fingers cut off. Rayburn found footprints on the bed linen to back up my theory. I have the pathologists report here." He picked up some papers from his desk. "Your suspect has A positive blood." They started for the door when the Coroner called out to them. "You better nail this bastard, he isn't finished." How much time did Detectives Hawke and Slaughter have?

An orphan boy was left on their doorstep on a cold wintry night. He was adopted, named Junior and raised as their own son. Junior grew up and became fries with a girl elf named Harmony. One day two north pole villans decided to kidnap Mama Claus and hold her for ransom or Christmas would be destroyed. Junior and Harmony devised a plan to rescue Mama Claus, capture the gad guys and save Christmas. This is a story to be enjoyed by all ages.

How much can we use the environment without spoiling what we find so valuable about it? Determining the carrying capacity of parks and related areas is a perennial question whose urgency grows each year as the number of visits continues to increase. "Parks and Carrying Capacity" represents a comprehensive assessment of the issue, as it: - offers a historical and conceptual treatment of
carrying capacity
- describes and illustrates research approaches for
assessing carrying capacity, including qualitative and quantitative
surveys, normative theory and methods, visual research approaches,
trade-off analysis, and simulation modeling
- examines management alternatives for limiting the environmental
and social impacts of visitor use
- considers the broader question of environmental management and
how the issue of carrying capacity can be applied more generally
- discusses how the theory and methods associated with managing
the carrying capacity of parks and protected areas might be extended
to other areas of environmental management The book includes a series of case studies that describe research programsdesigned to support analysis and management of carrying capacity at eight diverse units of the U.S. National Park System, and an additional case study that explores how the foundational components of carrying capacity (formulating indicators and standards, monitoring, and adaptive management) are being applied in an increasing number of environmental and natural resources fields to address the growing urgency of sustainability. "Parks and Carrying Capacity" is an important new work for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and researchers inoutdoor recreation, park planning and management, and natural resource conservation and management, as well as for professional planners and managers involved with park and outdoor recreation related agencies and nongovernmental organizations.

In order to understand common conditions such as coeliac disease and Crohn's disease, one must view the gut in its evolutionary context. This is the novel approach to the gut and its diseases that is adopted in this book. The first part tells the story of the evolution of the gut itself - why it came about and how it has influenced the evolution of animals ever since. The second part focuses on the evolution of immunity and how the layers of immune mechanisms are retained in the gut, resembling the strata revealed in an archeological dig. The final part, 'The Gastro-Archeologist', ties the first two together and highlights how understanding the gut and immune system in their evolutionary context can help us understand diseases affecting them. Ambitious in its scope but telling a unique story from a refreshingly novel perspective, the book offers an informative and enjoyable read. As the story of the gut, immunity and disease unfolds, the author aims to endow readers with the same sense of awe and excitement that the subject evokes in him. Difficult concepts are illustrated using simple and colourful analogies, and the main content is supplemented with anecdotes and unusual and amusing facts throughout the book. The book is intended for anyone with an interest in the gut, its immunity and diseases, ranging from school and college biology and biomedical students, to professionals working in the field, and to patients suffering from intestinal diseases who want to understand more about their conditions.