The Dutch percussionist Han Bennink is a jazz rarity: he's as comfortable with Dixieland and bebop as he is with free jazz. Bennink has played on Eric Dolphy's LAST DATE album and in contexts as diverse as Lee Konitz, Derek Bailey and Cecil Taylor. He has a strong, certain feel for swing, but can interact with instrumentalists in a heartbeat: his anarchistic live performance style falls somewhere between Ed Blackwell and the Three Stooges' Curly Howard. The confounding and exhilarating NERVE BEATS is a rare European Bennink album from 1973.Here Bennink plays drums and percussion, as well as clarinet, trombone, electronics, and anything else within easy reach, one or two or more at a time. At times NERVE BEATS seems a good-humored, zany free-for-all, but, upon careful listening, structure, both implicit and explicit, appears. Percussive explorations give way to trance-like minimalist textures and rainforest evocations, with Bennink subtly layering melodic motifs, rhythm, and noise. What makes this challenging music such a joy is Bennink's madly mischievous yet amiable sense of humor, and his utter refusal to take either himself or his performance seriously. Han Bennink makes free jazz that's fun.
The Dutch percussionist Han Bennink is a jazz rarity: he's as comfortable with Dixieland and bebop as he is with free jazz. Bennink has played on Eric Dolphy's LAST DATE album and in contexts as diverse as Lee Konitz, Derek Bailey and Cecil Taylor. He has a strong, certain feel for swing, but can interact with instrumentalists in a heartbeat: his anarchistic live performance style falls somewhere between Ed Blackwell and the Three Stooges' Curly Howard. The confounding and exhilarating NERVE BEATS is a rare European Bennink album from 1973.Here Bennink plays drums and percussion, as well as clarinet, trombone, electronics, and anything else within easy reach, one or two or more at a time. At times NERVE BEATS seems a good-humored, zany free-for-all, but, upon careful listening, structure, both implicit and explicit, appears. Percussive explorations give way to trance-like minimalist textures and rainforest evocations, with Bennink subtly layering melodic motifs, rhythm, and noise. What makes this challenging music such a joy is Bennink's madly mischievous yet amiable sense of humor, and his utter refusal to take either himself or his performance seriously. Han Bennink makes free jazz that's fun.
Beleef het allemaal opnieuw het feestje voor de baby van Roseanne het Thanksgivingtoneelstuk van DJ de internetverslaving van Jackie twee verschillende Beckys de komst van Jerry Garcia Conner de bruiloft van Darlene en de hartaanval van Dan. In dit bekroonde seizoen komen loose meatsandwiches oude liefdesbrieven en stijldanslessen voorbij en wordt er ongevraagd een bar mitswa bezocht. Verder zien we een eerbetoon aan de comedyseries uit de jaren 50 een griezelig Ouijabord een homotrouwerij proefmonsters uit de supermarkt een bezoek aan Disney World en nog veel meer.In deze 25 afleveringen worden de gastrollen vertolkt door onder anderen Ed McMahon Pat Harrington Jr. Jenna Elfman Shecky Greene Norm Crosby Mariel Hemingway June Lockhart Fred Willard de cast van Stomp Shelley Winters Eric Dane en Tony Curtis.Tracklist 1 Shower the People You Love with Stuff 2 Let Them Eat Junk 3 Roseanne in the Hood 4 The Last Date 5 Halloween The Final Chapter 6 The Fifties Show 7 The Getaway Almost 8 The Last Thursday in November 9 Of Mice and Dan 10 Direct to Video 11 December Bride 12 The Thrilla near the Vanilla Extract 13 White Sheep of the Family 14 Becky Howser M.D. 15 Out of the Past 16 Construction Junction 17 Were Going to Disney World 18 Disney World War II 19 Springtime for David 20 Another Mouth to Shut Up 21 Morning Becomes Obnoxious 22 Ballroom Blitz 23 The Wedding 24 Heart Soul 25 Fights StuffSound Dolby Digital 2.0Speelduur 598 min.Leeftijd Alle leeftijdenProductiejaar 1995Acteurs Michael Fishman Sara Gilbert John Goodman Roseanne Barr Laurie MetcalfRegisseur Gail MancusoEMMYWIN
You certainly can't call Chris Spedding's 2005 release, Click Clack, a true blues album. While the respected session guitarist's roots certainly lay in blues-rock, the production is too pristine and the performances too perfect to be classified as blues. But if your forte is mature, mainstream rock with a slight bluesy edge (à la Eric Clapton's latter-day work), then Click Clack will be right up your alley. Even at his most upbeat, Spedding manages to keep everything extremely laid-back -- the tempos, the licks, even his Mark Knopfler-like vocals. The album's title comes from an old Captain Beefheart track, which Spedding covers here (and which turns out to be one of the album's highlights), while two other instrumental covers prove to be highlights -- the jazzy 'Ramblin'' (by Ornette Coleman) and the album closer, 'Last Date' (by Floyd Cramer). But not all of Click Clack consists of covers, as evidenced by such Spedding originals as the album opener, 'Hilife' (which sounds comparable to a song you'd hear while waiting on the phone for your computer's tech support), 'Hear Your Daddy,' and 'How to Get Rid of the Blues.' He'll probably forever be best known for playing with others, but Spedding has his own voice, as evidenced by Click Clack. ~ Greg Prato
Although it isn't necessarily a definitive retrospective, Essential is the best CD compilation of Floyd Cramer's solo recordings yet assembled. Containing 20 tracks, including his hits 'Last Date,' 'San Antonio Rose' and 'Stood Up,' the disc captures Cramer's signature stride piano style in all of its glory on a variety of country, pop and R&B numbers. Cramer was as well-known as a sideman as he was a solo artist, and even if Essential contains none of his session work, it contains a good portion of his very best recordings, making it a fine introduction to one of the most influential pianists in country and pop history. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
After parting ways with the Lovin' Spoonful in 1967, co-founder Zalman Yanovsky -- better known to fans and friends simply as 'Zally' -- surfaced the following year on his lone solo long-player Alive and Well in Argentina (1968). The effort returned the artist back to the early rock as well as country & western roots that had inspired him. Plus, he was able to modernize, if not counter the weepy and introspective direction the Spoonful was continually drifting toward as John Sebastian scored the easier listening 'Darling Be Home Soon' and 'Younger Generation.' Bearing his trademark sense of humor -- and help from none other than Jerry Yester -- his replacement in the Spoonful -- and former bandmate Joe Butler (drums), the platter has the feel of a Lovin' Spoonful side project. The opening rave-up 'Raven in a Cage' is preceded by a surreal composite of farmyard audio effects and 'Oh, Canada!' -- the Canadian National Anthem. The song's heavier execution instantly recalls the Spoonful's 'There She Is' and '4 Eyes' with just a hint of Yanovsky's jug band roots and overtones. With electric guitars wailing, the lethargic and definitely sardonic update of one-hit wonder Joe Jones' 1960 'You Talk Too Much' is Yanovsky at his irreverent best. Yet he manages to turn it into a commendable performance before the bottom literally falls out of the groove. Continuing with the trip down memory lane are impressive interpretations of the Floyd Cramer instrumental 'Last Date' as well as the Bobby Day-penned 'Little Bitty Pretty One' -- a hit for Thurston Harris in 1957. Yanovsky's impassioned and slightly out of tune vocal plea inoculates it with a shot of soul, while the thoroughly echoplexed chorus has a gritty lo-fi feel. The banjo-fralin' title track 'Alive and Well in Argentina' adopts a rural flavor and melody comparable to Dave Dudley's 18-wheeler ode 'Six Days on the Road.' The lyrics demonstrate the artist's tweaked funny bone, not to mention a not-so-subtle reply to the question that Spoonful fans and reporters were asking in the wake of Zally's departure. The 1971 reissue of the LP on Kama Sutra added the single 'As Long as You're Here' -- which was written by the team of Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon who are perhaps best-known for the Turtles' hits 'Happy Together,' 'She's My Girl,' and 'Cat in the Window.' In due time they would also provide the Joe Butler-led incarnation of the Lovin' Spoonful '('Till I) Run with You' and 'Amazing Air' on their Revelation Revolution '69 collection. Equaling if not surpassing the earlier covers are Yanovsky's raw reading of George Jones' divorce ode 'Brown to Blue' and a honky tonkin' take of Ivory Joe Hunter's 'I Almost Lost My Mind.' The upbeat poppish spin of John Sebastian's 'Priscilla Millionaira' comes on the heels of the Lovin' Spoonful's version from Everything Playing. An attempt at full-blown (or, perhaps more accurately overblown) psychedelia is heard on the pseudo-heavy 'Hip Toad.' It stands in contrast to the overt mixture of trippy electric guitars and orchestrated jamming titled 'Lt. Schtinkckhausen' -- ultimately sounding more like Frank Zappa than the Spoonful. The colorful jacket artwork collage is credited to Peter Max, while the dimestore novel-esque liner notes are courtesy of Carl Gottlieb -- a writer for the Smothers Brothers TV Show among numerous other credits. ~ Lindsay Planer
You certainly can't call Chris Spedding's 2005 release, Click Clack, a true blues album. While the respected session guitarist's roots certainly lay in blues-rock, the production is too pristine and the performances too perfect to be classified as blues. But if your forte is mature, mainstream rock with a slight bluesy edge (à la Eric Clapton's latter-day work), then Click Clack will be right up your alley. Even at his most upbeat, Spedding manages to keep everything extremely laid-back -- the tempos, the licks, even his Mark Knopfler-like vocals. The album's title comes from an old Captain Beefheart track, which Spedding covers here (and which turns out to be one of the album's highlights), while two other instrumental covers prove to be highlights -- the jazzy 'Ramblin'' (by Ornette Coleman) and the album closer, 'Last Date' (by Floyd Cramer). But not all of Click Clack consists of covers, as evidenced by such Spedding originals as the album opener, 'Hilife' (which sounds comparable to a song you'd hear while waiting on the phone for your computer's tech support), 'Hear Your Daddy,' and 'How to Get Rid of the Blues.' He'll probably forever be best known for playing with others, but Spedding has his own voice, as evidenced by Click Clack. ~ Greg Prato
Although it isn't necessarily a definitive retrospective, Essential is the best CD compilation of Floyd Cramer's solo recordings yet assembled. Containing 20 tracks, including his hits 'Last Date,' 'San Antonio Rose' and 'Stood Up,' the disc captures Cramer's signature stride piano style in all of its glory on a variety of country, pop and R&B numbers. Cramer was as well-known as a sideman as he was a solo artist, and even if Essential contains none of his session work, it contains a good portion of his very best recordings, making it a fine introduction to one of the most influential pianists in country and pop history. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
After parting ways with the Lovin' Spoonful in 1967, co-founder Zalman Yanovsky -- better known to fans and friends simply as 'Zally' -- surfaced the following year on his lone solo long-player Alive and Well in Argentina (1968). The effort returned the artist back to the early rock as well as country & western roots that had inspired him. Plus, he was able to modernize, if not counter the weepy and introspective direction the Spoonful was continually drifting toward as John Sebastian scored the easier listening 'Darling Be Home Soon' and 'Younger Generation.' Bearing his trademark sense of humor -- and help from none other than Jerry Yester -- his replacement in the Spoonful -- and former bandmate Joe Butler (drums), the platter has the feel of a Lovin' Spoonful side project. The opening rave-up 'Raven in a Cage' is preceded by a surreal composite of farmyard audio effects and 'Oh, Canada!' -- the Canadian National Anthem. The song's heavier execution instantly recalls the Spoonful's 'There She Is' and '4 Eyes' with just a hint of Yanovsky's jug band roots and overtones. With electric guitars wailing, the lethargic and definitely sardonic update of one-hit wonder Joe Jones' 1960 'You Talk Too Much' is Yanovsky at his irreverent best. Yet he manages to turn it into a commendable performance before the bottom literally falls out of the groove. Continuing with the trip down memory lane are impressive interpretations of the Floyd Cramer instrumental 'Last Date' as well as the Bobby Day-penned 'Little Bitty Pretty One' -- a hit for Thurston Harris in 1957. Yanovsky's impassioned and slightly out of tune vocal plea inoculates it with a shot of soul, while the thoroughly echoplexed chorus has a gritty lo-fi feel. The banjo-fralin' title track 'Alive and Well in Argentina' adopts a rural flavor and melody comparable to Dave Dudley's 18-wheeler ode 'Six Days on the Road.' The lyrics demonstrate the artist's tweaked funny bone, not to mention a not-so-subtle reply to the question that Spoonful fans and reporters were asking in the wake of Zally's departure. The 1971 reissue of the LP on Kama Sutra added the single 'As Long as You're Here' -- which was written by the team of Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon who are perhaps best-known for the Turtles' hits 'Happy Together,' 'She's My Girl,' and 'Cat in the Window.' In due time they would also provide the Joe Butler-led incarnation of the Lovin' Spoonful '('Till I) Run with You' and 'Amazing Air' on their Revelation Revolution '69 collection. Equaling if not surpassing the earlier covers are Yanovsky's raw reading of George Jones' divorce ode 'Brown to Blue' and a honky tonkin' take of Ivory Joe Hunter's 'I Almost Lost My Mind.' The upbeat poppish spin of John Sebastian's 'Priscilla Millionaira' comes on the heels of the Lovin' Spoonful's version from Everything Playing. An attempt at full-blown (or, perhaps more accurately overblown) psychedelia is heard on the pseudo-heavy 'Hip Toad.' It stands in contrast to the overt mixture of trippy electric guitars and orchestrated jamming titled 'Lt. Schtinkckhausen' -- ultimately sounding more like Frank Zappa than the Spoonful. The colorful jacket artwork collage is credited to Peter Max, while the dimestore novel-esque liner notes are courtesy of Carl Gottlieb -- a writer for the Smothers Brothers TV Show among numerous other credits. ~ Lindsay Planer
Now brought up to date in a new edition, Brazil traces the history of Brazil over the last 500 years. Considered one of the most lively and informative of it's kind, this text employs a political and economic narrative while still including relevant information on society and culture.
* Covers all key semiconductor devices with up-to-date information and easy-to-understand descriptions. Each chapter is presented in a logical manner enabling students to learn all important devices from a single source. * Covers historical developments of devices and technology in the last 100 years.
Appearing nearly forty years after the last significant text on the topic, this book brings the psychoanalytic theory on play truly up to date and elucidates its significance for clinical work with the help of illustrative clinical vignettes.
*In A World by Itself, six distinguished British historians offer the most definitive and compelling history of the British Isles to date. *Tracing the political, religious and material cultures from the Romans to the present day, it is at once an urgent reassessment of our shared past, and an inspirational celebration of British history. *It focuses on the major themes and most dramatic moments of the last two millenia, from the Romans to reformation, revolution to restoration, wars both civil and global, and the enduring question of what it means to be 'British'. History, like the present, is always changing, and scholarship on the history of the British Isles is currently experiencing a golden age. The breakdown of modernism, the eclipse of the Marxist tradition and of the 'Whig interpretation' that sees all history as progress, combined with the trajectories of nationalism in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, have all generated unprecedented intellectual activity.Nor has the world stood still: the collapse of communism, the issues of integration into the EU, and the advance of multiculturalism have led more and more people in the English-speaking world as a whole to sense that their collective landscape now looks profoundly different from that inhabited by theirancestors even a few decades ago.
This product is now out of date as the GCSE curriculum has changed. Please order the new edition ISBN 9781406654462. This unique Interactive Revision Tutor offers students an exciting and revolutionary new way to revise for their GCSE exams. A book, CD-ROM and tailored links to the UK's most visited revision website combine to create a complete, interactive and personal revision experience that students will love using. The original GCSE Bitesize book contains everything the student needs for basic revision, with all the information clearly laid out over double-page spreads and broken down for quick and instant revision. By using the CD-ROM contained within the book students can really target and focus their revision on the areas they most need help. A digitised, on-screen version of the book features dedicated links to the amazing wealth of additional information and resource found on the BBC Bitesize revision website. Audio clips, additional written material and full-colour pictures, diagrams and charts really bring the subject matter to life and help the student engage fully with the topic they are studying.Interactive practice tests, sample exam questions and the Last Minute Learner' combine to fully prepare students for their exam. The CD-ROM also contains a useful Revision Planner'. Daily reminders will help students carefully plan and organise their revision, ensuring they make the best use of their time and can focus on the topics most important to them. This Interactive Revision Tutor contains everything a student needs to make their revision fun, focussed and highly productive.
Each chapter describes a major step in the history of life - the breakthroughs that made new forms of life possible Explores the origins of sex, the first multicellular creatures, explains how hard skeletons evolved, why animals moved to land, and how the first forests were born Presents a completely up-to-date picture of the earliest origins of life, exploring new concepts such as the 'RNA world' and the Last Universal Common Ancestor Takes an interdisciplinary view - introducing new ideas from many areas including evolutionary biology, earth history, geochemistry, palaeontology, systematics, and astrobiology Covers life on land, and in the sea and air, and looks at animals and plants from algae and insects to dinosaurs and mammals Includes the latest perspectives on human evolution There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episodes in that story - from the very origins of life four million years ago to the extraordinary diversity of species around the globe today. Beginning with an explanation of the controversies surrounding the birth of life itself, each following chapter tells of a major breakthrough that made new forms of life possible: including sex and multicellularity, hard skeletons, and the move to land. Along the way, we witness the greatest mass extinction, the first forests, the rise of modern ecosystems, and, most recently, conscious humans. Introducing ideas from a range of scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and earth history, to geochemistry, palaeontology, and systematics, Michael Benton explains how modern science pieces the evidence in this vast evolutionary puzzle together, to build up an accessible and up-to-date picture of the key developments in the history of life on earth.
China's emergence in the 21st century to the status of great power has significant implications for its relationship with the United States, the sole superpower in the post-Cold War World. Now that China is rising as an economic, political, and military power and has expanded its diplomatic activism beyond Asia into Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East, its rise has profoundly transformed its relationship with the US and compelled leaders in both countries to redefine their positions toward each other. This book, written by leading scholars and policy analysts from both the US and China, explores the transformation and multifaceted nature of US-China relations, including how the political elite in both countries have defined their strategic objectives in response to China's rise and managed their relations accordingly. It provides an up-to-date analysis on the policy adjustments of the last decade, and covers all the important issue areas such as security, nuclear deterrence, military modernization, energy, trade and economic interaction, and Asia-Pacific power reconfiguration.It does not seek to confirm either an alarmist or optimistic position but presents different views and assessments by foreign policy specialists with the hope that leaders in Washington and Beijing may make positive adjustments in their policies to avoid confrontation and war. It will also be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of US and Chinese politics, international relations and comparative politics.
This product is now out of date. Please order the new edition ISBN 9781406654356 This unique Interactive Revision Tutor offers students an exciting and revolutionary new way to revise for their GCSE exams. A book, CD-ROM and tailored links to the UK's most visited revision website combine to create a complete, interactive and personal revision experience that students will love using. The original GCSE Bitesize book contains everything the student needs for basic revision, with all the information clearly laid out over double-page spreads and broken down for quick and instant revision. By using the CD-ROM contained within the book students can really target and focus their revision on the areas they most need help. A digitised, on-screen version of the book features dedicated links to the amazing wealth of additional information and resource found on the BBC Bitesize revision website. Audio clips, additional written material and full-colour pictures, diagrams and charts really bring the subject matter to life and help the student engage fully with the topic they are studying.Interactive practice tests, sample exam questions and the Last Minute Learner' combine to fully prepare students for their exam. The CD-ROM also contains a useful Revision Planner'. Daily reminders will help students carefully plan and organise their revision, ensuring they make the best use of their time and can focus on the topics most important to them. This Interactive Revision Tutor contains everything a student needs to get the results they want.
This book presents statistics regarding procedural actions taken on US district and circuit court nominations for the period January 4, 1977 through 2002. Among other things, the statistics for the 1977-2002 period show: Over the course of five successive presidencies, the senate confirmation percentage for circuit court nominations has declined. The great majority of each President's nominations have either been confirmed or returned. An average of seven nominations per President have been withdrawn. One nomination has been disapproved by a senate vote. The confirmation percentage for district and circuit court nominations combined was greater than 60 per cent for every congressional session from 1977 through 1990, whereas the district and circuit combined confirmation rate has been less than 60 per cent for eight of the last 12 congressional session. The average number of days elapsing between nominations date and final action has been higher for most Congresses in the post-1990 period than for prior Congresses.Starting with the 100th Congress (1987-1988), and in five of the seven Congresses since, an average of more than 100 days has elapsed between nomination dates and committee votes on either district or circuit court nominations, or on both. For almost every Congress in the post-1990 period, the percentages of district and circuit court nominations left pending at the end of the congress were higher than corresponding percentages for the pre-1990 Congresses. The Senate returned substantially more nominations during the 102nd, 106th, and 107th Congresses than during any other Congresses in the 1977-2002 period. The average number of days between nomination date and final action increased in Congresses ending in presidential election years. The vast majority of judicial nominations submitted during the 1977-2002 period received committee hearings and votes, as well as full Senate votes. However, during the 102nd, 106th, and 107th Congresses, there were reductions in the share of nominations receiving committ
Illustrates the remarkable achievements of one of the great empires of the West, from the traditional date of Rome's founding - 754 BCE - until the fall of the Western Empire in 476 CE, the year in which the last emperor, the boy Romulus Augustus, was deposed by the Goths and the imperial insignia was sent to Constantinople.
Begin or expand a successful genealogical research project using the proven, up-to-date methods and tools in this thoroughly revised bestselling guide. Featuring new coverage of Web 2.0 applications such as push technology, streaming video, blogs, podcasts, and social networking, Genealogy Online, Ninth Edition covers the wide array of ancestry-related networks, websites, and other online services, and explains how they all work. Discover how to start your search, find specific types of genealogical information on the Web, and use online tools effectively and efficiently. Techniques for tracking, organizing, analyzing, and sharing research are included. The potential for finding clues, data, and other researchers looking for the same family names has increased exponentially in the last decade. This expert guide will help you take full advantage of the cutting-edge genealogy resources available at your fingertips.
Numerous research programs have developed over the last decade to improve the understanding of the causes, prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications. Efficient synthesis of the data and information from these diverse sources is crucial to prioritize interventions and assemble resources for the implementation of public health programs. This book meets this need and builds on previous works to reflect the evolution of science related to diabetes public health. Through compelling evidence related to the current health and economic impact of diabetes, the book provides effective approaches to prevent and manage diabetes through the practice of public health. It combines state-of-the-art descriptions of risk factors and complications, effective and cost-effective approaches to prevention and treatment, translational research, and genomics to give a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis on diabetes public health. Critical review and synthesis of influential epidemiologic studies and consensus statements, expected future advances in trials and technologies, and public health information resources are also highlighted topics.With significant attention to diabetes control in the U.S. and North America, Diabetes Public Health should be required reading for public health practitioners and researchers, as well as anyone involved in health policy, administration and management. It will also be of interest to academics in the field of diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Multiculturalism has been one of the dominant concerns in political theory over the last decade. To date, this inquiry has been mostly informed by, or applied to, the Canadian, American, and increasingly, the European contexts. This volume explores for the first time how the Australian experience both relates and contributes to political thought...
Sixty years ago, China was one of the poorest countries in the world, populated mostly by rural peasants, and still suffering from more than a century of internal turmoil and international humiliation. Today, China is a rapidly modernizing economic dynamo with growing global influence. Politics in China is an authoritative introduction to how this transformation occurred, and how China is governed today. Written by an international team of highly-regarded China scholars, each chapter offers an accessible overview of a key topic in Chinese politics. The opening section provides readers with a firm grounding in China's modern political history, from the fall of the last imperial dynasty through era of communist rule under Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and their successors. The next section covers the political system, with chapters on Communist Party ideology, the structure of the political system, and the policies behind the country's spectacular economic performance. The book then focuses on several major issues in China today: politics in the countryside and the cities; the arts; the environment; public health; and population policy.The final chapters cover politics in four important areas located on China's geographic periphery: Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Comprehensive and fully up to date in its coverage, Politics in China is essential not only for students studying contemporary China, but for any reader interested in learning how this rising power has evolved in recent times and the workings of its current political system.
Ileus is a general functional inhibition of the propulsive bowel activity in the absence of mechanical bowel obstruction. Postoperative ileus (POI) is a more specific condition which is a transient cessation of coordinated bowel motility after surgery, preventing effective transit of intestinal content. Depending on the type of surgery, and especially when the bowels are involved in the surgery, the incidence can be high, affecting 4 to 20 percent of abdominal surgery patients. Typically, in the small intestine, it can last up to 24 hours; in the stomach, between 24 and 48 hours; and in the colon, between 48 and 120 hours. During this time, the patient is prohibited from eating and drinking, often requiring nasogastric suction and parenteral feeds until passage is restored. Until then, the patient cannot be discharged from the hospital. POI is the most common reason for delays in discharge after abdominal surgery and can greatly increase the cost of healthcare. It is estimated that the healthcare costs as a result of complications of postoperative ileus may be as high as one billion dollars per year.Though there is some available literature on POI, there is a dearth in new, up-to-date information on the latest management trends and emerging pharmacological therapies.Accelerating recovery of gastrointestinal function improves clinical outcomes, enhances patient comfort, and has a positive economical effect in that it shortens the length of hospital stay and reduces hospital cost. Treatment options include pharmacological as well as non-pharmacological approaches, specifically epidural anesthesia and traditional, non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as other opioid sparing analgesics. Part of the new Oxford American Pocket Notes series, this very concise guide presents a brief overview of the diagnosis, prevention, and management of postoperative ileus. A valuable resource in the hospital setting for surgeons, anesthesiologists, gastroenterologists, OB/GYNs, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse pract
A reference book for landowners, farmers and their advisors on the laws affecting the ownership, occupation and use of agricultural land. This new edition brings the coverage up to date by revising existing chapters to reflect the enormous changes in the law in the last ten years.
This product is now out of date. Please order the new edition ISBN 9781406654448. This unique Interactive Revision Tutor offers students an exciting and revolutionary new way to revise for their GCSE exams. A book, CD-ROM and tailored links to the UK's most visited revision website combine to create a complete, interactive and personal revision experience that students will love using. The original GCSE Bitesize book contains everything the student needs for basic revision, with all the information clearly laid out over double-page spreads and broken down for quick and instant revision. By using the CD-ROM contained within the book students can really target and focus their revision on the areas they most need help. A digitised, on-screen version of the book features dedicated links to the amazing wealth of additional information and resource found on the BBC Bitesize revision website. Audio clips, additional written material and full-colour pictures, diagrams and charts really bring the subject matter to life and help the student engage fully with the topic they are studying.Interactive practice tests, sample exam questions and the Last Minute Learner' combine to fully prepare students for their exam. The CD-ROM also contains a useful Revision Planner'. Daily reminders will help students carefully plan and organise their revision, ensuring they make the best use of their time and can focus on the topics most important to them. This Interactive Revision Tutor contains everything a student needs to make their revision fun, focussed and highly productive.
A comprehensive history of Ireland over the last fifty years which examines many aspects of Irish history, including the effects of the women's movement, Ireland's entry into the European Union, and gives a thorough and up-to-date account of 'The Troubles;' it is essential reading for anyone interested in Ireland's recent past.
Examines the various forms of evidence used to establish the history and scale of environmental changes during the Quaternary. The evidence has been extremely diverse, ranging from landforms and sediments to fossil assemblages and isotope ratios. This text is now fully up to date since its last publication.
The fourth edition of the Oxford Russian Dictionary is an invaluable text for any serious student of Russian, or any Russian native speaker learning English. This edition also contains many enhancements, including new supplementary material with a correspondence section, grammar help, and extra sections on the pronunciation of Russian and English. The text has also been updated with hundreds of new words - in both the English and Russian sides of the dictionary - especially important given changes in language and culture over the last few years. These new words mean that the Oxford Russian Dictionary continues to be the leader in its field as the most comprehensive, up-to-date Russian dictionary available. The dictionary is also more accessible for Russian speakers, with the addition of contextualizations on the Russian-English side to help users select the most appropriate translation. There is an extensive guide to English grammar, written in Russian, and the Russian native speaker who wishes to use or understand American English is well catered for.This dictionary includes 12 months' access* to Oxford's premium Russian / English online dictionary service, Oxford Language Dictionaries Online, so you can find accurate translations and extra resources wherever you are. The site is regularly updated with the latest new words and meanings from Oxford's modern languages research programme, the Oxford Languages Tracker. You can also hear audio pronunciations and improve your language skills with online cultural notes, guides to writing, and much more. *Terms and conditions apply; please see www.oxforddictionaries.com/access for information.
The ultimate sociological resource Written by three eminent professors, this reference has been updated to reflect the shifts of sociological thought in the last five years, making it the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date dictionary of sociology available. 496 pages
Provides an invaluable, detailed and up-to-date coverage of atmospheric effects and their impact on satellite communications systems design and performance.Significant progress has been made in the last decade in the understanding and modelling of propagation effects on radio wave propagation in the bands utilized for satellite communications. This book provides a comprehensive description and analysis of all atmospheric effects of concern for today’s satellite systems, and the tools necessary to design the links and to evaluate system performance.This book will serve as an excellent reference to communications engineers, wireless network and system engineers, system designers and graduate students in satellite communications and related areas.Key features:Provides the state of the art in communications satellite link design and performance from the practicing engineer perspective – concise descriptions, specific procedures and comprehensive solutionsContains the calculations and tools necessary for evaluating system performanceProvides a complete evaluation of atmospheric effects, modelling and predictionFocuses on the satellite free-space link as the primary element in the design and performance for satellite communications, and recognizes the importance of free-space considerations such as atmospheric effects, frequency of operation and adaptive mitigation techniquesa solutions manual is available directly from the author (lippolit@gwu.edu)
`This text provides an up to date account of how things currently stand in political philosophy, and will provide an excellent introduction for students from any background. It gives a lucid and careful account of the central controversies and sites of disagreement in political theory over the last thirty years and rather than sacrifice theoretical sophistication and nuance for the sake of clarity and accessibility, it admirably achieves both' - Catriona McKinnon, University of York This comprehensive textbook provides a complete and accessible introduction to the main theorists and issues in contemporary political theory today. The text is organized into two major parts. The first, Contemporary Liberal Theory, outlines four distinct liberal theories of justice to introduce the work of Rawls, Nozick, Gauthier and Dworkin. The second, Alternative Traditions, introduces the theorists and themes associated with four key areas of contemporary debate: communitarianism, multiculturalism, deliberative democracy and feminism. By giving students questions for consideration and using applied examples throughout, the text illustrates the practical relevance of contemporary theoretical debates to everyday issues in policy and politics. The result is an essential overview of all the main traditions, issues and positions in political theory today that will serve as an invaluable resource for all students of contemporary political theory, political ideas and political philosophy. Colin Farrelly is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Introduction to Contemporary Political Theory will complement Contemporary Political Theory: A Reader edited by Colin Farrelly and also published by SAGE Publications.
This volume brings Tony Benn's diaries up to date, including events from the Gulf War to the rise of New Labour, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the war in Afghanistan. He covers British politics during three wars, five party-leaders and two Prime Ministers.
Food additives are the cause of a great deal of discussion and suspicion. Now in its third edition, this definitive title aims to inform this debate and bring the literature right up to date especially focussing on the changes in legislation since the last edition.
Mensen die lijden aan diabetes mellitus of reumatische aandoeningen hebben regelmatig last van hun voeten. De behandeling van en begeleiding bij voetproblemen wordt voor die patiënten (deels) toevertrouwd aan een medisch pedicure of aan een pedicure met een certificaat ‘Voetverzorging bij diabetici ‘of een certificaat ‘Voetverzorging bij reuma-patiënten’. Om de kennis en vaardigheden van deze zorgprofessionals up-to-date te houden, heeft brancheorganisatie ProVoet de laatste inzichten en adviezen over de behandeling van deze aandoeningen vastgelegd in deze richtlijnen.Deze richtlijnen zijn voornamelijk gebaseerd op bewijs uit wetenschappelijke publicaties, aangevuld met de ervaringen van de werkgroepleden die de richtlijn hebben opgesteld. Daardoor is het een praktische leidraad geworden met uitvoerbare adviezen. Het gebruiksgemak wordt bovendien vergroot door de consistente indeling: diabetes mellitus en reumatische aandoeningen zijn opgesplitst in twee delen, die elk dezelfde indeling hebben.Elk deel begint met een vakinhoudelijke inleiding en bevat verder hoofdstukken over behandeling, over specialistische technieken en over preventie, educatie, emotionele aspecten en organisatie van de (na)zorg. Bovendien is elk deel voorzien van een uitgebreide literatuurlijst.
Polymorphism - the multiplicity of structures or forms - is a term that is used in many disciplines. In chemistry it refers to the existence of more than one crystal structure for a particular chemical substance. The properties of a substance are determined by its composition and by its structure. In the last two decades, there has been a sharp rise in the interest in polymorphic systems, as an intrinsically interesting phenomenon and as an increasingly important component in the development and marketing of a variety of materials based on organic molecules (e.g. pharmaceuticals, dyes and pigments, explosives, etc.). This book summarizes and brings up to date the current knowledge and understanding of polymorphism of molecular crystals, and concentrates it in one comprehensive source. The book will be an invaluable reference for students, researchers, and professionals in the field.
Eric Grove provides the only up-to-date, single-authored, short history of the Royal Navy over the last two hundred years, synthesizing the new work on the subject that has radically transformed our understanding of the story of British naval development.
In 1877 the famed Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli used his brand-new 8.6 inch telescope to study the planets. To his great surprise he suspected that he saw symmetry on Mars. In the years that followed one astronomer after another looked at the red planet and gradually a mythology was formed - a mythology of alien intellect. By the 1890's the martial influence had spilled over into all walks of life and sparked philosophical debates and wondrous fictions. Scientists, fantasists and people of all creeds looked up and wondered - is there life out there? Now, more than a century later, nations around the world are bombarding Mars with an unprecedented fleet of exploratory vehicles. Their journey taking less time than it took Amundsen and Shackleton to reach the poles of Earth, these small but hardy robotic emissaries are thrusting their way through the depths of interplanetary space to take up residence in the barren Martian deserts. Their goal is to answer one of the oldest questions in mankind's history. Is there life out there? In this sequel to the best-selling first volume, the reader is brought up to date with the most recent results from our nearest neighbour.Filled with a wealth of facts about the latest fleet of Martian explorers as well as a look at what may be coming next in mankind's most ambitious quest for knowledge. Includes DVD-V / DVD-ROM featuring: Exclusive interviews with Mars Rover Mission Scientist Steve Squyres, Senior Flight Engineer Rob Manning, Mission Manager Jim Eriksen, the complete Cornell animation of the Rovers created by Maas Digital, a NASA animation of a proposed Manned Mars mission, the exciting mission control broadcast of the landing of Opportunity in Meridiani Planum and as an added extra special bonus, extremely rare video of Dr Wernher von Braun filmed in 1976 at the occasion of his last public speech about Mars exploration.
Education, Equality and Human Rights addresses the crucial issue of human rights and its relationship to education in the twenty-first century. Each of the five equality issues of gender, race, sexuality, disability and social class are covered as areas in their own right, and examined in relation to education. Written by experts in each particular field, chapters trace the history of the various issues up to the present and enable readers to assess their continuing relevance in the future. The third edition of this important book will be significantly updated in light of major changes that have taken place since the last edition was published.Fully revised to reflect changes in law and policy, new issues considered include: The 'credit crunch' Barack Obama's presidency in the US New Labour's latter years and the impact of changes resulting from the next election The impact of economic migration from Eastern Europe on women and work in Britain Climate change and its potential effects as new types of refugees flee climate chaos Impact of new technologies on the gendered experiences of education Emphasis on 'community cohesion' examined from an antiracist perspective David Gillborn's Critical Race Theory in Education Legislation on civil partnerships New research on school-based sex and relationships education Three major new studies on homophobia in UK schools The UN's Rights of People with Disabilities convention and what it means for inclusive education Education, Equality and Human Rights provides the most up to date perspective on world-wide equality issues for teachers and student teachers at all stages.
This is a fully updated third edition of Japanese Law originally published in 1992. The book remains the only comprehensive introduction to Japanese law available in English. This edition covers the major reforms in Japanese law since the last edition and brings the reference work fully up to date.
The Politics of the New Germany continues to provide the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date textbook on contemporary German Politics. It covers the entire postwar era but has a particular focus on the post-reunification era. The text takes a new approach to understanding politics in the post-unification Federal Republic. Assuming only elementary knowledge, it focuses on debates and issues in order to help students understand both the workings of Germany's key institutions and some of the key policy challenges facing German politicians. Written in a straightforward style by three experts, each of the chapters draws on a rich variety of real-world examples. In doing so, it highlights both the challenges and opportunities facing policy-makers in such areas as foreign affairs, economic policy, immigration, identity politics and institutional reforms. The book also takes a bird's-eye view of the big debates that have defined German politics over time, regardless of which party happened to be in power. It pinpoints three key themes that have characterised German politics over the last sixty years; reconciliation, consensus and transformation.This 2nd edition has been revised and updated throughout and features new material on: Grand Coalition Lisbon treaty Constitutional Court Financial crisis and credit crunch Reform of social policy Afghanistan
This fifth edition of Cardiac Pacing and ICDs continues to be an invaluable and accessible clinical reference guide for cardiologists, electrophysiologists, surgeons, fellows, residents, nurses, PAs, and technicians. Fully revised and updated, this popular text offers expanded information on ICDs and CRT devices, with more focused bibliographies, enhanced figures and additional examples and tables, ensuring that this book is even better than the last edition. As with the previous edition, the chapters are organized in the sequence of the evaluation of an actual patient, making it an effective and practical guide. Features include: Updated information on ICDs and CRT devices New authors with up-to-date perspectives on device management Updated information based on new AHA/ACC and HRS guidelines Many completely new and updated chapters and illustrations New tables and flow charts to emphasize key concepts
Over the last four decades, women's history has developed from a new and marginal approach to history to an established and flourishing area of the discipline taught in all history departments. Clio in the Classroom makes accessible the content, key themes and concepts, and pedagogical techniques of U.S. women's history for all secondary school and college teachers. Editors Carol Berkin, Margaret S. Crocco, and Barbara Winslow have brought together a diverse group of educators to provide information and tools for those who are constructing a new syllabus or revitalizing an existing one. The essays in this volume provide concise, up-to-date overviews of American women's history from colonial times to the present that include its ethnic, racial, and regional changes. They look at conceptual frameworks key to understanding women's history and American history, such as sexuality, citizenship, consumerism, and religion. And they offer concrete approaches for the classroom, including the use of oral history, visual resources, material culture, and group learning. The volume also features a guide to print and digital resources for further information.This is an invaluable guide for women and men preparing to incorporate the study of women into their classes, as well as for those seeking fresh perspectives for their teaching.
This Routledge Linguistics Classic includes a new foreword and substantial new chapter, bringing this seminal text up to date. In Verbal Hygiene, Deborah Cameron takes a serious look at popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. Instead of dismissing the practice of 'verbal hygiene', as a misguided and pernicious exercise, she argues that popular discourse about language values; good and bad, right and wrong, serves an important function for those engaged in it. A series of case-studies deal with specific examples of verbal hygiene: the regulation of 'style' by editors, the teaching of English grammar in schools, the movements for and against so-called 'politically-correct' language and the advice given to women on how they can speak more effectively.In this revised edition, Cameron considers how the issues covered in the case studies have developed over time and provides new instances of verbal hygiene, which have emerged in the last 15 years , from conflicts and debates on the verbal representation of terrorism since 2001 to moral panics about immigration and ethnic diversity which are expressed in terms of language. Addressed to linguists, professional language-users of all kinds, and to anyone interested in language and culture, Verbal Hygiene calls for legitimate concerns about language and value to be discussed, by experts and lay-speakers alike, in a rational and critical spirit.
British Political History 1867-2001 is a comprehensive summary of the major political developments of British history over the last 140 years. This 3rd edition brings the picture up to date with coverage of the 2001 general election.
Competentiemanagement is voor veel P&O-ers de nieuwe standaard geworden en staat tegenwoordig bij veel organisaties dan ook voor modern, up-to-date HRM-beleid. Toch blijven veel leidinggevenden het nog lastig vinden om een goed competentiegericht gesprek te houden met hun medewerkers. Ze zien dat de medewerker nog beter zou kunnen functioneren, dat hij nog niet helemaal in zijn kracht zit. Maar wat is wijsheid? Vooral zijn sterke kanten nog beter ontwikkelen en zijn zwakke kanten negeren totdat hij zelf of zijn collega’s er last van krijgen? Of juist toch die zwakke kanten aanpakken omdat juist daar de belemmeringen zitten? Zijn die vaardigheden überhaupt wel ontwikkelbaar? En zo ja, hoe pak ik dat dan aan? Vragen waarop dit boek de antwoorden heeft.De auteurs geven van bijna vijftig competenties de ontwikkelbaarheid, de persoonlijkheidskenmerken die belemmerend kunnen werken, en heel veel coachingstips. Juist de combinatie van theorie, voorbeelden, leessuggesties en tips maakt dit boek tot een onmisbaar naslagwerk voor iedere leidinggevende.
Suitable for undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational behaviour, this classic textbook has provided many generations of students with an exceptional introduction to organization, written by the masters of the subject. Now adapted to meet the needs of students in Europe, it offers real life examples drawn from a global range of organisations, and up-to-date insights into the latest research from across the world and hot topics The US edition of this book is one of the world's leading organizational behaviour texts because its content and organization consistently reflect the most recent developments in theory and in practice. This brand-new adaptation of Organizational Behaviour has been inspired by the original edition and explores organizational behaviour from a wider, European-centred perspective. Case studies and exercises have been re-written for European students and content draws on research and examples from across the world. Covering exciting new topics and offering the latest research, this text continues to be a leader in the field of organizational behaviour.New case studies and examples based on companies from across Europe and the rest of the world such as Ferrari, Dresdner Kleinwort, the Hilti Group, Google and more help to bring the subject alive. At last, there is an Organizational Behavior textbook that provides case examples from both sides of the Atlantic. This European edition of Robbins & Judge combines theoretical substance with practical relevance. It offers students in OB the unique opportunity to discover the diversity of Europe, and to put it in a more global perspective.' Frans M. van Eijnatten, Eindhoven University of Technology A cracking read for students of organizational behaviour in a European context. Real-world examples and thorough scholarship bring the text to life.' Alexandra Beauregard, London School of Economics
