The growing number of elder men providing hands-on care to loved ones, particularly spouses, undeniably represents a hidden segment of the home care population. With that in consideration, caregiving in communities of color, in particular, is increasing while numbers of informal (unpaid) caregivers are projected to triple by 2030. Despite statistics, studies on African-American men who care for other elders (such as spouses and parents) - indeed, "the hidden among the hidden" - are negligible. This text follows a study conducted by Helen Black, a research scientist focusing on aging, alongside John Groce and Charles Harmon, founders of Mature Africans Learning from Each Other (M.A.L.E.), in which they interviewed elderly African-American men in caregiver roles. As a whole, The Hidden Among the Hidden is unique in its study of caregiving in the areas of subject matter, methodology, and presentation of findings. The men whose attitudes and behaviors toward caregiving are recorded in this book share a wealth of knowledge for other caregivers, gerontologists, healthcare professionals, students, and the community in general.

For companies in and around the telecommunications field, the past few years have been a time of extraordinary change-technologically and legally. The enacting of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the development of international trade agreements have fundamentally changed the environment in which your business operates, creating risks, responsibilities, and opportunities that were not there before.

Until now, you'd have had a hard time finding a serious business book that offered any more than a cursory glance at this transformed world. But at last there's a resource you can depend on for in-depth analysis and sound advice. Written in easy-to-understand language, "Telecommunications Law in the Internet Age" systematically examines the complex interrelationships of new laws, new technologies, and new business practices, and equips you with the practical understanding you need to run your enterprise optimally within today's legal boundaries.
* Offers authoritative coverage from a lawyer and telecommunications authority who has been working in the field for over three decades.
* Examines telecommunications law in the U.S., at both the federal and state level.
* Presents an unparalleled source of information on international trade regulations and their effects on the industry.
* Covers the modern telecommunications issues with which most companies are grappling: wireless communication, e-commerce, satellite systems, privacy and encryption, Internet taxation, export controls, intellectual property, spamming, pornography, Internet telephony, extranets, and more.
* Provides guidelines for preventing inadvertent violations of telecommunications law.
* Offers guidance on fending off legal and illegal attacks by hackers, competitors, and foreign governments.
* Helps you do more than understand and obey the law: helps you thrive within it.

"This hard-hitting critique of US policy toward Latin America includes a historical sketch of US relations with individual countries. Black argues persuasively that the US has been the major oppponent of needed reforms in Latin American countries and the major proponent of predatory military establishments. The unwavering US goal, she believes, has been preservation of the established US empire in Latin America, but she cites differing strategies to attain this goal used by conservatives (President Reagan) and liberals (President Carter). She sees a weakening of US hegemony, however, as pressures for reform become irresistable. . . . This book should be read by all who view US policy toward Latin America as benevolent." Choice

Chemistry for the Protection of the Environment 4 focuses on:

a [ Environmental aspects of agricultural practices

a [ Field characterization and quantification of chemical constituents

a [ Fate of contaminants in the environment/environmental monitoring

a [ Thermal treatment technologies

a [ Remediation of contaminated sites

a [ Wastewater treatment and sludge management

a [ Environmental Security

a [ Risk Assessment and Environmental Management

This volume is the proceedings of the first CPE conference in the new millennium and the thirteenth in a well-established series of conferences on Chemistry for the Protection of the Environment, first established in 1976. With support of the U.S. EPA, the series of conferences provides an opportunity for interdisciplinary exchange of ideas among international specialists, from diverse fields and backgrounds, on the chemical aspects of environmental protection. Over the years, the CPE conferences have gathered participants from more and more countries, and the scope of interests have been broadened. Held in Hilo, Hawaii, this was the first of these international conferences to take place in the United States. The Organizing Committee attracted to the conference a wide range of talented scientists and engineers who have useful ideas to contribute on how to clean our environment.

Any pollution control or pollution cure action today must take into consideration not only one element of the environment, like water, air or soil but also proper environmental handling and related problems. In all cases, chemical processes play a highly significant role. In recent years there has been a shift from wastewatertechnologies and pollutant monitoring problems to environment management and solid wastes issues. This book provides a forum for chemical scientists and engineers who are dedicated to the worthy mission of making a cleaner, healthier world for everyone.

The central goals of Chemistry for the Protection of the Environment are to improve technology transfer and scientific dialogue, thereby leading to better comprehension of and solution to a broad spectrum of environmentally related problems.

In today’s fast-paced world, sixty days sounds like a long time. But what if you could change your health forever in those sixty days? Originally designed by Dr. Jessica Black as a way to positively impact the lives of diabetics, The Freedom Diet reaches far beyond controlling blood sugar levels. Dr. Black’s plan helps people gain the freedom to enjoy life to its fullest by converting unhealthy habits into healthier ones through exercise and dietary changes. Proven effective over years of use by Dr. Black’s patients, The Freedom Diet details a plan not only for healthy living and weight loss but also for the prevention of premature aging and chronic illness. Break your addictions, change your thinking, and never count calories again for the rest of your life. Your new life is only sixty days away.

From birthday cakes and anniversary dinners to summer vacations at the beach, each family has its own ways of marking the days and seasons of its life. For the Christian family especially Episcopalians it s no different. With an array of colors and an assortment of rich traditions, Episcopalians move through the Church year, marking the days and seasons that tell the story of Christ in our lives in history and today.

This book written for newcomers to the Episcopal Church as well as lifelong members takes readers by the hand and leads them through the Church year, from the first Sunday of Advent through the last Sunday of Pentecost, answering questions like Why do we use purple in Lent? and What does Maundy Thursday mean? In an easy-to-read conversational style, Welcome to the Church Year introduces readers to the traditions of the Church seasons and explains why we do what we do. But it does more than offer interesting trivia about church vestments and pageantry. Its insights can help readers participate in the liturgies of the Church year in a deeper, more meaningful way."

In this guide for newcomers as well as lifelong Episcopalians, author Vicki Black helps readers navigate the currents of Anglican liturgy and discover its richness and beauty. As we use the Book of Common Prayer, Black says, we discover we are not alone, and this liturgical current of worship, prayer, and praise will indeed take us where we want to go union with the God we seek to love. Welcome to the Book of Common Prayer shows readers everything from where to find the Sunday collect to how to pray the Daily Office. But it s more than a how-to. It offers history and background that help make the prayer book a more meaningful part of the worship life of individuals and congregations. With thoughtful reflection questions, this is a perfect volume for parish study groups. "

Part of the well-established Welcome to... series from Morehouse Publishing, this book addresses church history from the grassroots perspective of how Anglicans have prayed, thought about, and lived out their faith through the centuries.

This book invites newcomers into a deeper engagement with Scripture. Many new Anglicans may be nervous about opening the Bible, which can seem foreign or irrelevant; others simply don't know how to begin. One of the often overlooked gifts of the Anglican church is that the texts and doctrines of the Bible are embedded in our prayers, liturgies, and creeds. Thus, Anglicans tend to know the Bible better than they realize - they just don't know chapter and verse. Making that knowledge explicit and placing it in context can help to overcome the 'disconnect' many Anglicans feel with the Bible, and can open the way for further and more in-depth study.

The flourishing website known as the Episcopal Cafe (www.episcopalcafe.org) produced by the Diocese of Washington attracts several thousand visitors a day. Its popular column Speaking to the Soul, which contains a concise, well-developed spiritual reflection for every day of the year, draws from many different sources, including scripture, church history, saints biographies, books of prayers, liturgies, and ancient and contemporary theologians and spiritual writers.

This daily reader grew out of that column. It follows the Episcopal Church s liturgical seasons and includes observation of major feast days as well as saints days.

The reading for a particular saint s day might be taken from the saint s writings, prayers, or biography, or might develop a theme such as martyrdom or growth in the spirit. Other readings focus on particular emphases of the seasons (the Incarnation during Advent and Christmas; spiritual disciplines during Lent); or speak more generally to the Christian life (prayer, discipleship, ministry, the sacraments, conflict and reconciliation, and so on).

Readings are taken from every century of the church s life, with particular attention to how the writings and experiences of earlier Christians can shed light on the difficulties, joys, and concerns of the church today. Excerpts are long enough to give a satisfying and complete context of the writer s intended meaning. "

The Freedom Diet Cookbook is the companion book to Dr. Jessica Black's The Freedom Diet and contains over 100 new recipes to include during the sixty day The Freedom Diet program and beyond. Recipes with nutritional information include breakfast foods, snacks, desserts, appetizers, entrees, soups, and beverages. The Freedom Diet Cookbook is an indespensable resource for following Dr. Black's plan for a happier, healthier and skinnier you.

In today’s fast-paced world, sixty days sounds like a long time. But what if you could change your health forever in those sixty days? Originally designed by Dr. Jessica Black as a way to positively impact the lives of diabetics, The Freedom Diet reaches far beyond controlling blood sugar levels. Dr. Black’s plan helps people gain the freedom to enjoy life to its fullest by converting unhealthy habits into healthier ones through exercise and dietary changes. Proven effective over years of use by Dr. Black’s patients, The Freedom Diet details a plan not only for healthy living and weight loss but also for the prevention of premature aging and chronic illness. Break your addictions, change your thinking, and never count calories again for the rest of your life. Your new life is only sixty days away.

The Freedom Diet Cookbook is the companion book to Dr. Jessica Black's The Freedom Diet and contains over 100 new recipes to include during the sixty day The Freedom Diet program and beyond. Recipes with nutritional information include breakfast foods, snacks, desserts, appetizers, entrees, soups, and beverages. The Freedom Diet Cookbook is an indespensable resource for following Dr. Black's plan for a happier, healthier and skinnier you.

"...a well-curated collection of chapters that provides a broad state-of-the-art survey of how roots contribute to plant crop performance and edaphic stress tolerance...Given the urgency to deploy sustainable and resilient agricultural technologies, this excellent collection demonstrates how novel approaches and collaborative trans-disciplinarity can prepare the field of root biology for transformative, real-world impacts." (Annals of Botany) Recent decades have seen a dramatic increase in research on plant roots. A deeper understanding of the complex ways roots interact with soils is making it possible to 'design' roots to optimise nutrient/water uptake in low-input environments, as well as deliver other benefits such as improved soil health and reduced nutrient leaching. Continued research is needed in this important area so that it can contribute to more sustainable, 'climate-smart' crop production. Understanding and improving crop root function features authoritative reviews of current research in all aspects of root science, including root growth regulators, root anatomy, nutrient acquisition and root system architecture. This collection discusses the responses of plant roots to abiotic and biotic stresses and how understanding nutrient uptake can be exploited to optimise root function. The book concludes with a dedicated section on methods used to improve crop root function and crop nutrient use efficiency, such as the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). With its eminent editor and international array of expert authors, Understanding and improving crop root function will be a standard reference for university researchers in crop physiology and nutrition, government and other agencies supporting agriculture, companies supplying crop nutrition products and services, as well as farmers.

These proceedings provide a forum for chemical scientists and engineers dedicated to making a cleaner, healthier world for everyone. They cover a wide range of related subjects such as environmental monitoring, wastewater treatment, and sludge management.

The Freedom Diet Cookbook is the companion book to Dr. Jessica Black's The Freedom Diet and contains over 100 new recipes to include during the sixty day The Freedom Diet program and beyond. Recipes with nutritional information include breakfast foods, snacks, desserts, appetizers, entrees, soups, and beverages. The Freedom Diet Cookbook is an indespensable resource for following Dr. Black's plan for a happier, healthier and skinnier you.

Adventure feature in which a young man must prepare himself to do battle with the dragon that killed his father. Will Shepherd (Richard McWilliams) lives a simple and rustic life in the mountains until the unfortunate death of his father. Forced to seek a living in the lowlands thereafter, Will ends up in the employment of Sterling (Ian Cullen), a local land owner and knight. Sterling thinks little of Will and sends him to work on the farm, but the old man's daughter, Kate (Nicola Posener), befriends the boy from the mountains. The pair set about unravelling a past mystery which has bound their families together and getting Will ready for the rite of passage in which he must take on and destroy the dragon.