Tiwo knows he has to brush his teeth every day. But sometimes Tiwo forgets to do it. Until one day he got a toothache. The dentist tells Tiwo not to forget to brush his teeth. Will Tiwo learn his lesson and start to brushing his teeth dilligently?
This book is about how the craziest dream comes true. It is not that it seemed impossible. One day journalist Ara Tadevosyan decides to invite to Armenia world famous rockstars, who once helped the country affected by the Spitak earthquake, 1988. This book is a unique guide to make a dream come true. How to start, what to do when calls and emails remain unanswered, when everyone, from friends to sponsors, are skeptical of your ideas, when plans change upside down in the last 24 hours. What to do when the rockstar has finally arrived, but has a toothache? Ara Tadevosyan describes the background of perhaps the most stellar initiative of newly independent Armenia. The story may interest not only rock fans, but also all those who have similar dreams, unwavering will and are full of energy to achieve them.
Dentist CrocoNile needs children’s help to overcome grown-ups’ fear of the dentist! Thankfully, children might help grown-ups to overcome this fear! Gilman Yücel’s orthodontist career brings a unique perspective to this book, written with Feyza Öz. It tells the children what awaits them at the dentist through grown-ups who are afraid to go to a dentist when experiencing a toothache. It gives step-by-step guidance on how to show the grown-ups that it is not something to be feared of, by getting examined first or taking care of their teeth to show them how. Selling Points: Helps children overcome the fear of dentist with the idea of helping a grown-up Accompanied by bright and fun illustrations Written by a leading expert working with children
Zekameron comes from Zek meaning prisoner and is a word-play on Boccaccio's Decameron. 'He came back from interrogation looking like death. Some people look better than he did when they’re being put in their coffin. “What happened then? Did they stick any other articles of the Criminal Code on you? Or break your jaw?” “Nothing like that. I’ve got toothache…” The 100 tales in Zekameron are based on the 14th Century Decameron, but Znak is closer to Beckett than to Boccaccio. Banality and brutality vie with the human ability to overcome oppression. Znak’s stories in different voices chart 100 days in prison in Belarus today. The tone is laconic, ironic; the humour sparse. The stories bear witness to resistance and self-assertion and the genuine warmth and appreciation of fellow prisoners.
Little Red Riding Hood, always curious about the world, wants to visit her grandmother across the forest alone. But she can’t see her way, what difficulties would she encounter? How can she face the big wolf alone in the forest? On her way, she meets a rabbit, a hedgehog and a skunk. She learns to use her feelings to percept the world, her courage and wisdom to save herself from dangers. Surprisingly, in her eyes, the big wolf is quite cute...
This book draws on world-wide experiences and valuable lessons to highlight community-ecosystem interactions and the role of traditional knowledge in sustaining biocultural resources through community-based adaptations. The book targets different audiences including researchers working on human-environment interactions and climate adaptation practices, biodiversity conservators, non-government organizations and policy makers involved in revitalizing traditional foods and community-based conservation and adaptation in diverse ecosystems. This volume is also a source book for educators advocating for and collaborating with indigenous and local peoples to promote location-specific adaptations to overcome the impacts of multiple biotic and abiotic stresses.
The glow of my cigarette picks out a dark shape lying on the ground. I bend down to take a closer look. It’s a dead sparrow. I wondered if I had become that bird, disoriented and lost.’ Young, handsome and contemptuous of his father’s traditional ways, PK Malik leaves Bombay to start a new life in America. Stopping in Manchester to visit an old friend, he thinks he sees a business opportunity, and decides to stay on. Now fifty-five, PK has fallen out of love with life. His business is struggling and his wife Geeta is lonely, pining for the India she’s left behind. One day PK crosses the path of Esther, the wife of his business competitor, and they launch into an affair conducted in shabby hotel rooms, with the fear of discovery forever hanging in the air. Still Lives is a tightly woven, haunting work that pulls apart the threads of a family and plays with notions of identity. Shortlisted for the SI Leeds Literary Prize
The present book is based on twenty five excellent scientific contributions of seventy researchers from topmost research organizations. The book begin with plants used in Sowa-Rigpa system of food and medicine, followed by traditional uses of plants as medicine among Khasi tribe living in northeast India. This compilation contains several research techniques highlighting methods and analysis of documented data, and procedure for scientific validation of findings. Methods for assessing traditional knowledge of highly threatened plants such as Hodgsoniaheteroclita, pharmacological applications of family asteraceae, ethnobotany of family apiaceae, plants used in managing leucorrhea, plants as animal care, phytochemistry of Arisaemajacquemontii, Andrographispaniculata, Blumealacera, Boerhaaviadiffusa, Hemidesmusindicus, Pterocarpussantalinus, Rauwolfiaserpentina, Rauwolfiatetraphylla, and several other ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological parameters used in studying current science is described in this book. Besides, it is followed by several research topics focused to the clinical arena, plants used in relation to cancer, diabetes, skin disorders and many other aspects relates to animal and human health care. Todays food supplements derived from plants are of high demand, and this compilation also highlighted several plants used as nutraceuticals. It has been observed that herbs contain many bioactive compounds with powerful antioxidant properties as evidence from the scientific data, and few research on lianas, lichens and role of allylisothiocyanate as a bioprotective agent also discussed added more value to this compilations. Focused theme such as ethnobotanical trends and techniques, phytochemistry, biological activities, ethnopharmacology and clinical studies is adding and contributing a lots value to this book in discovering leads for medicine formulations.
This book contains seven chapters. Introductory on History, importance and scope of aromatic plants deals with the importance of aromatic crops and their close association with human health and beauty care from time immemorial. History of development of cultivation and aroma based industries in different regions of the world is described to emphasize their significance, scope and role in increasing the quality of human life. Classification of aromatic plants based on their climatic requirement, growth habit and floral morphology elaborated in succeeding will be of great interest to students, researchers and farmers. on Extraction of aroma principles describes traditional as well as modern techniques employed for efficient extraction of volatile oils and oleo-resins from different plants materials and equipments employed for the purpose. Quality of oil is found to vary significantly with ecotypes, season, time of collection, crop maturity and weather conditions prevailing during the growth period, extraction method and duration of extraction process. Conditions and duration of storage also have a bearing on quality of essential oil. This necessitates development and imposition of appropriate quality standards in trade. These aspects are covered in fourth on Quality assurance of essential oils. Aromatic oils & their derivatives and combinations occupy a covetable position in holistic medicines such as aromatherapy. on Aromatherapy details the use of essential oils in human health care, techniques employed, aromatherapy message, aromatic bath, facial care, hair care etc. Information on aromatic oils vide spread application to relieve stress and rejuvenate body are also included. Sixth and seventh s deal with major and other sources of aromatic oils. Under major sources, 17 aromatic crops and under other sources, 25 crops and discussed in detail. These s include the common name, botanical name and synonyms if any and family, vernacular names, importance and uses, habitat and distribution, agro technology, soil, climate, season, land preparation, planting, seed rate and spacing manurial and fertilizer recommendation, irrigation, weed control, pest control, harvest, propagation techniques, herbal yield, extraction and utilization, oil recovery, oil composition, properties of oil, storage requirements etc.
Growing up in the shadow of World War II, in a small town with a simple upbringing, young BenNebres learned very early that life is difficult and he would do well to spend less timecomplaining and more time finding solutions. So find solutions he did.Bienvenido Nebres, SJ takes us through the formative years of his childhood and his education,through the harrowing Martial Law years as he played a pivotal role in the revolution andrebuilding of a wounded nation. His quest to close the poverty gap in the Philippines by way ofeducation guided him through his years as the Ateneo de Manila University president and ledhim to the honor of a National Scientist award.A deeply inspiring memoir, At the Crossroads of Church and World is the story of a man and hisunwavering love for the country he serves.
The Economic and Heritage Plants of Kashmir Himalaya is a ready reference source book, contains Botanical, English, Hindi /Urdu, Ladakhi and Kashmiri names of plants of Economic importance in Kashmir and Ladakh, with brief notes on their habit and habitat, morphology and utility. It largely reflects the regions existing Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture. Approximately, 1300 economic plant species and 500 crop varieties, existing in its agro-ecosystems, in wild as well as cultivated forms, arelisted in the book. Every possible effort has been made to give the latest nomenclature of plants together with their synonyms. Indices of English, Hindi, Kashmiri and Ladakhi names of the plants are appended at the end. The book should be useful to the students of Botany, Agriculture, Horticulture, Pharmacy and those interested in the Cultural Heritage of the region. It can also be helpful to researchers and planners working on the management and conservation of biodiversity of Indian Himalayan regions.
