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May 1996Die verfassungsrechtliche Umweltschutzpflicht des Staates.
Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Umweltschutzklausel des Art. 20 a GG.
by Tsai, Tzung-Jen
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March 2006
Zur Problematik der Tatbestandsalternativen im Strafrecht.
Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Lehre vom strafrechtlichen Tatbestandsmerkmal.
by Tsai, Sheng-wei
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HorticultureNovember 2006Vegetable Brassicas and Related Crucifers
by Geoffrey R Dixon
The Brassica crops provide the greatest diversity of products derived from a single genus. As vegetables they deliver leaves, flowers, stems and roots that are used either fresh or in processed forms. This book covers the Occidental crops derived from B. oleracea (cole or cabbage group) and Oriental types from B. rapa (Chinese cabbage and its relatives). Both groups are of immense importance for human nutrition, containing vital vitamins and cancer preventing substances.
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MedicineFebruary 2020Progress and pathology
by David Cantor, Sally Shuttleworth, Melissa Dickson, Emilie Taylor-Brown, Laurens Schlicht, Steven Taylor, Kristine Swenson, Torsten Riotte, Manon Mathias, Steffan Blayney, Agnes Arnold-Forster, Mikko Myllykangas, Projit Mukharji, Alice Tsay, Daniel Simpson, Christopher Hamlin
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MedicineFebruary 2019THE DAO OF TCM: WHEN LAOZI AND ZHUANGZI MEET HUANGDI NEIJING
by Tsai Biming
Many people in Europe and America have long been familiar with the ancient Chinese sage Laozi and the philosophy of the Dao De Jing. Even more of us have experienced the benefits of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) through herbal treatment, acupuncture, traditional massage, and more. But how many know that when Daoist philosophy and the ancient science of traditional medicine come together, they form a powerful, energizing formula for holistic living? Tsai Biming’s four-part treatise on the power of Daoist thought and TCM puts us in direct conversation with ancient sages, as Tsai unravels the rich metaphors of the Dao De Jing and the Zhuangzi and illuminates their relevance to contemporary life. Why do people today expend all our energy on achieving success, yet never seem to find satisfaction? Why do we know so much about advancement, yet nothing about happiness? Tsai’s four-part book provides inspiring answers to questions like these. Part I examines the nature of ambition, finding guidelines in Daoist texts for those of us looking to keep both our dreams and our bodies healthy. Parts II and III lay out the many differences between mainstream values and the values of traditional Chinese medicine and life philosophy, while Part IV gives us a key to navigating those discrepancies by illuminating “the use of uselessness”, the secret at the heart of Daoism. A long-time adherent of traditional Chinese medicine, Professor Tsai Biming brings her expertise in Chinese philosophy to bear in a way that reveals the undying relevance of ancient texts as well as the true coherence between Daoism and traditional medicine.
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FictionMay 2020Son of Formosa
by Yu Peiyun, Zhou Jianxin
* 2021 Taipei Book Fair Award The true story of Tsai Kun-lin, born in Qingshui, Taichung, in 1930, as he lives through Japanese rule and the arrival of the Kuomintang. Polite and a good student, Tsai found himself sentenced to ten years in jail for “membership of an illegal organization” after attending a high school book club. This graphic novel recounts his tenacity and determination. The 1930s, Japanese-ruled Taiwan. A young boy, Tsai Kun-lin grows up, accompanied by picture books and folk tales. But the merciless flames of World War 2 soon arrive – protests, bombing and conscription will change his life forever. After the war, the young booklover learns a new language and hopes to finally live a life of peace, never expecting his attendance at a high school book club will land him in jail. Transported to the penal colony for political prisoners on Green Island, he loses ten years of his youth to torture, terror, hard labor, and brainwashing. This series of graphic novels draws on the actual events of Tsai’s life. At Taichung First Senior High School he was a trainee soldier and a good student; years later he was sentenced to ten years in prison for attending a high school book club. On release he worked in publishing and advertising, and founded Prince, a children’s magazine which kept Taiwan’s cartooning tradition alive during martial law. He raised funds to allow a rural little league team to compete in Taipei and, on retirement, became a human rights activist. Tsai’s life is Taiwan’s recent history writ small. There is darkness, but always a light; hardship, but always the strength to endure. A simple yet graceful style faithfully recreates the historical scenes, with the accurate use of the Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese languages bringing those times to life. The warmth and vitality of the storytelling demonstrate that while we cannot control events, we can, as Tsai did, persevere through them.
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Graphic novels: true stories & non-fictionDecember 2021Son of Formosa
by Yu Pei-Yun, Zhou Jian-Xin
The true story of Tsai Kun-lin, born in Qingshui, Taichung, in 1930, as he lives through Japanese rule and the arrival of the Kuomintang. Polite and a good student, Tsai found himself sentenced to ten years in jail for“ membership of an illegal organization” after attending a high school book club. On release he worked in publishing and advertising, and founded Prince, a children’s magazine which kept Taiwan’s cartooning tradition alive during martial law. He raised funds to allow a rural little league team to compete in Taipei and, on retirement, became a human rights activist. Tsai’s life is Taiwan’s recent history writ small. This graphic novel recounts his tenacity and determination. VIDEO
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Care of the elderlyFebruary 2005The Good Practice Guide to Therapeutic Activities with Older People in Care Settings
by NAPA, Edited by Tessa Perrin
There are many activity manuals on the market today but this publication is the first to offer a clear guideline on exactly what constitutes good practice in activity provision. Written by the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), a charity whose remit is to set standards and disseminate knowledge of good practice in activity provision and to support activity providers who work in care settings for older people, this guide offers: A model of good practice in one concise volume A benchmark against which activity providers can measure and evaluate their practice Clear links to current national standards Guidance for care home owners and managers who wish to respond to the recent government initiatives on providing activities for their clients A call for clinical governance in the emerging 'profession' of activity provision.
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Children's & YAOnce Upon a Time – The Story of Princess Kavalan and the Turtle General
by Yao-Yu Tsai
Legend has it that Guishan Island, also known as Turtle Island, and the Yilan Plain are the incarnations of the Turtle General and Princess Kavalan. The author's unique style, replete with rich colors and bold curves, brings the characters vividly to life and shapes the landscape. The result is a powerful rendition of this ancient Yilan tale.
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August 2020Graph Theory, with an Algorithmic Perspective
by Gerard Jennhwa Chang, Mu-Tsun Tsai
Among various research methods of graph theory, the key ones are topology, probability theory, algebraic method, and algorithm. Efficient algorithm can assist the computer to perform fast calculation and is practically valuable. From the mathematical perspective, algorithm is in fact a form of mathematical induction and therefore it can be used to prove theorems. Conversely, an inductive proof of a theorem can be converted into algorithm.
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Illustrated Taiwan Keywords: A Hand-Drawn History of 1940-2020
by Chiou Hsien-Hsin
This is the first album of caricatures that records Taiwan’s not-so-distant past from 1940 to 2020, completely bilingual with Chinese and English placed side by side. It compiles a total of 184 caricatures of Taiwan’s history and 302 important keywords of Taiwan, divided by event and arranged in chronological order. Like standing on a historical timeline, it guides us to experience memories of the past and show us important people and events from Taiwan since 1940. Reference content： 01 https://www.kuan-culture.com/%E6%89%8B%E7%B9%AA%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E9%97%9C%E9%8D%B5%E5%AD%97 02 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=344180440105447 About the Author A caricaturist documenting factual and current events.Born in Shuangxi, Taipei, in 1963.Graduated from the National Taiwan Academy of Arts Art Department, Chinese Painting Group, and the C.T.E de Vincennes School of Design, Division of Exhibition Space Design, in Paris, France. Part1 A Hand-Drawn History of 1940-1948 #Taiwan Hit by a Demographic Shock #Second Chinese Civil War #Chongqing Negotiations #Taiwan Power Myth #Peng Meng-chi #27 Brigade #Hsieh Hsueh-hung #Pai Chung-hsi #Lin Ting-li #Ko Yuan-fen #Chang Chi-lang #Chen Fu-chih #Chen Cheng-po #Chen Tsuan-ti #Tang Te-chang #Huang Jung-tsan #Yuanshan Massacre #Chiayi Militia #Thomas Liao #Chung Hao-tung #April 6 Incident #Temporary Provisions for National Mobilization to Suppress the Communist Rebellion #Huang Chi-nan #Yang Kuei Part2 A Hand-Drawn History of 1949-1987 #Chen Yi Communist Spy Case #Chen Cheng #Taiwan Area Emergency Martial Law #40,000 to 1 Dollar #White Group #Kao Yi-sheng #Losing Watan #Valery S. de Beausset #July 13 Penghu Incident #Grand Victory at Kuningtou #Tang Shou-jen #Not Reporting Known Communists Is a Crime Equal to Being One #Civil Service Recruitment According to Province of Origin #China Women’s Anti-Communist and Anti-Russia League #Outbreak of the Korean War #US Seventh Fleet to Taiwan's Defense #Kuo Kuo-chi #Kuo Yu-hsin #Western Enterprises Inc. #Wu San-lien #Military Education at Senior High School Level and Above #37.5% Rent Reduction and Land-to-the-Tiller #China Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps #Termination of Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance #Lee You-pang #Battle of Nanri Island #Luku Base Case #Xiluo Bridge Open for Traffic #Treaty of Taipei #Getting Rich in the White Terror Period #Tuapse Incident #Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty #Dachen Islands Withdrawal #Sun Li-jen Coup Case #Vietnam War #May 24 Incident #August 7 Flood #Central Cross-Island Highway Open for Traffic #Lei Chen Case #Chiang Regime Failed to Stop Mongolia Joining the UN #Start of Taiwan Television Broadcasts #Chen Chih-hsiung #Storing Water in Shihmen Reservoir #Hukou Coup #MacArthur Thruway Open for Traffic #Declaration of Formosan Self-Salvation #End of US Aid #Chiang Ching-kuo, Boss of the Intelligence Agency #Nine-Year Compulsory Education #Electoral Fraud Through Power Failure #Peeled Banana Case #Peng Ming-min Escapes Taiwan #April 24 Chiang Assassination Incident #Taiyuan Insurrection #Protect Diaoyu Movement #Establishment of China-Japan Diplomatic Relations #Blowhard Taiwanese Youth Policy #Cheng Ping #Death of Chiang Kai-shek #Yen Chia-kan #80,000 Invalidated Votes #Pai Ya-tsan Incident #Death of Mao Zedong #Wang Sing-nan Mail Bomb Incident #Zhongli Incident #Completion of Sun Yat-sen Freeway #Chiang Ching-kuo Elected President #Taiwan Relations Act #Qiaotou Incident #Hsu Hsin-liang #Yu Teng-fa #Taoyuan Airport Renamed Chiang Kai-shek Airport #Kaohsiung City’s Status Raised #Chungtai Hotel Incident #Formosa Magazine #Formosa Incident #Formosa Incident and Chen Shui-bian #Huang Hsin-chieh #Age of Defense Lawyers #Wang Ching-hsu’s Massive Arrests #Shih Ming-teh Apprehended #Lin Family Murders #Formosa Trials #US Pressure in the Formosa Trials #First-Class Special Exam #Chen Wen-chen Incident #Hsu Shih-hsien #Chiang Nan Case #Tenth Credit Cooperative Case #May 19 Green Action #Democratic Progressive Party Established #Lee Yuan-tseh #Taoyuan Airport Incident #March 7 Incident #Lifting of Martial Law #Opening Up of Cross-Strait Family Visits Part3 A Hand-Drawn History of 1988-2010 #Death of Chiang Ching-kuo #February Political Struggle #May 20 Incident #Breaking Through the Blacklist #Establishment of Eslite Bookstore #President from Taiwan: Lee Teng-hui #Blacklist Incident #Wild Lily Student Movement #End of Diplomatic Relations with Saudi Arabia #Big Four of the Non-Mainstream #Su Chien-ho Case #End of the Period of National Mobilization for Suppression of the Communist Rebellion #Taiwan Independence Association Case #Chen Wan-chen Case #TRA Zaoqiao Train Collision #South Link Line Open for Traffic #April 19 Occupation of Zhongxiao West Road #Criminal Code Article 100 #Chien Kang Kindergarten Bus Fire #Hualien Collective Electoral Fraud #Silver Medal in Olympic Baseball #Establishment of South Korea-China Diplomatic Relations #Lifting of Martial Law on Kinmen and Matsu #Complete Re-election of the Ten-Thousand-Year Congress #Wave of Hijackings in China #Koo-Wang Talks #New Party Established #Qiandao Lake Incident #Influence of the Qiandao Lake Incident #Nagoya Air Crash #Direct Elections of Provincial Governor and City Mayors #Welcome Restaurant Fire #Lee Teng-hui’s February 28 Apology #Implementation of National Health Insurance #Lee Teng-hui’s Visit to Cornell University #Taiwan Strait Missile Crisis #First Direct Presidential Election Candidates Lin and Hau #First Direct Presidential Election Candidates Peng and Hsieh #First Direct Presidential Election Candidates Lee and Lien Elected #Liu Pang-yu Murder Case #Pai Hsiao-yen Case #Chiang Wei-kuo Passed Away #Two-State Theory #Great Earthquake of September 21 #First Party Alternation #Pachang Creek Incident Part4 A Hand-Drawn History of 2000-2020 #Millennium Bug #Bursting of the Dot-Com Bubble #First Party Alternation #Pachang Creek Incident #Pingtung Speaker Cheng Tai-chi Executed #Gaoping Bridge Collapse #Sydney Olympics #Construction of Fourth Nuclear Reactor Halted #Merchant Vessel Amorgos Oil Spill # US-China Airplane Collision #Taiwan Solidarity Union Established #September 11 Terrorist Attacks #DPP Biggest Party in National Assembly #China Joined WTO #US-China Most-Favored Nation Treatment #Taiwan Joined GATT #Euro Issued #Aung San Suu Kyi Released #China Airlines Penghu Air Crash #Sri Lanka Civil War Ended #One Country on Each Side Talk #Policy Cutting Use of Plastic Implemented #Spring Festival Chartered Flights for Cross-Strait Taiwanese Businesspeople #Outbreak of SARS Epidemic #Chiang-Soong Mei-ling Dies of Illness in New York #First Taiwan Pride Parade #Referendum Act Officially Announced #Withdrawal of Parties, Government and Military from Media #Hand-in-Hand Taiwan Rally #March 19 Shooting Incident #Lawsuit to Declare Election of President Invalid #Athens Olympics #US President George 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Bush Second Term #US Military Invasion of Iraq #Taipei 101 Completed and Opened #Hsu Wen-long One China Statement #Ad Hoc National Assembly Elections #South Asia Earthquake #Hurricane Katrina Struck America #Worsening of Avian Flu #Chen Che-nan Casino Scandal #NCC Organization Act Passed #Major KMT Victory in 3-in-1 Elections #Cessation of Guidelines for National Unification #Depose Chen Red Shirt Army Movement #Chen Shui-bian State Visits #Earthquake in Indonesian Java #Solar System Reduced to Eight Stars #Abe Shinzo, New Prime Minister of Japan #North Korea Nuclear Tests #Former Iraq President Hussein Executed #Taiwan High-Speed Rail Open for Traffic #Opening of the National 228 Memorial Museum #Ma Ying-jeou Special Expenses Case #Sarkozy Elected President of France #Global Oil Prices Skyrocket #US Subprime Mortgage Crisis #Kaohsiung’s Sanmin Township Renamed Namasia Township #Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew Elected President and Vice President #Tsai Ing-wen, New DPP Chairperson #Central Bank Opened Taiwan for Renminbi Influx #Beijing Olympics #National Pension Officially Set Up #Want Want Domination of China Post #Chen Yunlin in Taiwan #Three Cross-Strait Links #Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act #Obama Assumed Presidential Post #Panda Diplomacy #Typhoon Morakot #Dalai Lama’s Visit to Taiwan #Wenhu Line Open for Traffic #Liu Chao-shiuan Asked to Resign #Google Announced Withdrawal from Chinese Market #Sean Lien Shooting #Major US Arms Sales to Taiwan #Chen Shui-bian Imprisoned #Cross-Strait Cooperation Agreement on Medicine and Public Health Affairs #Status of Five Cities Raised #Great Japan Earthquake of March 11 #Plasticizer Incident #Kuokuang Petrochemical Scrapped Development #US Military Killed Bin Laden #Ma-Wu Ticket Formed #Steve Jobs Passed Away #Arab Spring #Ma-Wu Successfully Elected for Second Term #Fuel and Electricity Inflation Policy #Lin Yi-shih Bribery Case #US President Obama Second Term #Xi Jinping Appointed Highest Leader of China #Boston Marathon Bombing #White Shirt Army Movement #Dapu Incident #Syria Chemical Weapon Attack #Ma-Wang Strife #Sunflower Movement #Russian Annexation of Crimea #TransAsia Airways Penghu Air Crash #Kaohsiung Gas Explosion #Ting Hsin Malevolent Oil #Chen Shui-bian Released #Greece Debt Crisis #European Refugee Crisis #Two Days Off per Week Policy #Hung Hsiu-chu Replacement Controversy #Ma-Xi Meeting #Paris Terrorist Attack #Wei Kuan Building Collapse #Taiping Island Turned into Rock #Hsiung Feng III Missile Misfire #Trump Elected US President #Trump-Tsai Call #One Fixed Day Off and One Flexible Rest Day Formally Adopted #Park Geun-hye Impeachment #China-Europe Railway #Establishment of China-Pakistan Diplomatic Relations #Three Major Pension Reforms Passed in Three Readings #Taipei Universiade # Lee Ming-che Incident #Relaxing of Organized Crime Definition Passed in Three Readings #China Lifts Restrictions on Presidential Term #Taiwan Travel Act #North Korea-US Summit #UK Signs Bill to Leave the EU #2018 North and South Korea Summit #Yellow Vest Movement #Reiwa Era #Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage #Japan-South Korea Trade War #Tsai Ing-wen Transit in New York #Diplomatic Crisis #Tsai-Lai Ticket Second Term #Havoc Wreaked by Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia #China-India Border Clashes #Han Kuo-yu Recalled #Communist Planes Harassed Taiwan #Hong Kong Area National Security Law Passed #Lee Teng-hui Passed Away
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Dietetics & nutritionJune 2009The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts
Workshop Summary
by Paula Tarnapol Whitacre, Peggy Tsai, and Janet Mulligan, Rapporteurs; National Research Council
In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in "food deserts" must rely on convenience stores and small neighborhood stores that offer few, if any, healthy food choices, such as fruits and vegetables. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) convened a two-day workshop on January 26-27, 2009, to provide input into a Congressionally-mandated food deserts study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. The workshop, summarized in this volume, provided a forum in which to discuss the public health effects of food deserts.
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Natural disastersSeptember 2013Launching a National Conversation on Disaster Resilience in America
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by Peggy Tsai, Rapporteur; Committee on Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters; Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy; The National Academies
With the increasing frequency of natural and human-induced disasters and the increasing magnitude of their consequences, a clear need exists for governments and communities to become more resilient. The National Research Council's 2012 report Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative addressed the importance of resilience, discussed different challenges and approaches for building resilience, and outlined steps for implementing resilience efforts in communities and within government. Launching a National Conversation on Disaster Resilience in America is a summary of a one-day event in November 2012 to formally launch a national conversation on resilience. Nationally-recognized experts in disaster resilience met to discuss developing a culture of resilience, implementing resilience, and understanding federal perspectives about resilience. This report includes a broad range of perspectives and experiences derived from many types of hazards and disasters in all parts of the country.
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Food & DrinkMay 2022Japanese Superfoods
Learn the Secrets of Healthy Eating and Longevity - the Japanese Way!
by Yumi Komatsudaira
Discover the secrets of Japanese superfoods and learn how you can incorporate them in your daily meals!Yumi Komatsudaira grew up in her family's seaweed shop, snacking on the green treats on which her family built their health-based culinary business. Now she shares the secrets of healthy eating that have guided the Japanese for ages.Superfoods are the life-giving ingredients that our bodies need for balance, wellness, healing, and longevity. Cholesterol-reducing, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, gut-healthy—the list of their benefits goes on and on. The Japanese—who face fewer health issues, less obesity, and have longer lifespans than those in other countries—have long known the power of these key ingredients.In this book, Komatsudaira combines her extensive expertise with ocean vegetables and Japanese cooking to show you how to create simple, delicious, and super-healthy Japanese-style meals at home.The power-packed, super-nutritive dishes include: Red Quinoa Salad with Hijiki and Kabocha My Grandma's Scattered Sushi Bowl Napa Cabbage, Potato and Bacon Miso Soup Edamame Hummus Yakitori Grilled Chicken Wings Okinawa-Style Braised Kombu and Pork Matcha Cheesecake Kombu Smoothies with Lemon Yogurt and Blueberries Unlock the power of nature's goodness, Japanese style. Japanese Superfoods allows you to discover a healthier way to eat while opening a whole new world of flavor and power-packed nutrition.
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August 2012Out of the Darkness
by Dolores Durando
From the author of Beyond The Bougainvillea Even in the darkest hours he sought the light of love. That he survived was a miracle. That he found happiness, a victory. Meet Marty, a young boy born into a brutal family environment where not even a shred of dignity, hope and kindness can take root. Child protective services were a thing of the future in the 1950’s, and so there was little help for Marty or others like him. He endured almost unbelievable cruelty, both from his family and at the California institution where the state placed him. But every dark side has its opposite. Marty is rescued by the love of Joe, an old man who refuses to give up on him. Marty goes to live with Joe’s wealthy friend, Benito, who owns a vineyard in the heart of the magical Napa Valley. Benito’s large, loving family includes Rosita, a shy girl whose beauty is marred by a cleft palate. Marty is soon absorbed into a wonderful new life; Rosita gives him unconditional love. His transformation is stunning. For more than twenty-five years author Dolores Durando worked in the mental health field, primarily as a Licensed Psychiatric Technician. Out of the Darkness is based on events she witnessed during an era when many large mental institutions were no better than prisons run with a brutal lack of enlightenment or compassion. Today, at 91, she is thankful to see the sweeping reforms in mental health and the positive results of publicity, education and modern technology. In addition to her writing, she is an award-winning sculptor and painter. Her previous title for Bell Bridge Books is Beyond the Bougainvillea, a historical based on the author’s experiences working among the diverse men and women who built the great California dams of the early 1900’s.
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Public health & preventive medicineDecember 2008Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin
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by Alexandra Beatty, Kimberly Scott, and Peggy Tsai, Rapporteurs, Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin, National Research Council
One of the biggest threats today is the uncertainty surrounding the emergence of a novel pathogen or the re-emergence of a known infectious disease that might result in disease outbreaks with great losses of human life and immense global economic consequences. Over the past six decades, most of the emerging infectious disease events in humans have been caused by zoonotic pathogens--those infectious agents that are transmitted from animals to humans. In June 2008, the Institute of Medicine's and National Research Council's Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin convened a workshop. This workshop addressed the reasons for the transmission of zoonotic disease and explored the current global capacity for zoonotic disease surveillance.
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FictionLE GRAND ART DES PETITES ESCROQUERIES
THE GREAT ART OF SMALL SCAMS
by SOPHIE ENDELYS
A passionate author, a gourmet editor, a stalking pianist, a depressive puppeteer, a seductive psychologist, a ghost lawyer, a mother hen concierge, a poetry glasses maker ... these are the main characters of this suspense fiction novel where lies and manipulation are at the heart of a story full of mysteries. 2010 - Clémence James, a silent and lonely pianist, receives a package containing 502 drawings made by her mother Julia, during her long hospital stay in a Norman convent after a serious car accident. Clémence is upset because her mother was declared dead just after the tragic event in 1989. These sketches prove she was alive until 1999. Ten years of lies … Clémence was unable to visit her. Julia James was a writer. Just before her accident, she took refuge in a small Norman house in order to finish working on her manuscript. It was entitled The Great Art of Small Scams. In her fascinating writings, Julia indicates the progress of her research into history of impostors, liars, and other deceivers. But these notes will remain a draft forever and, it is a shame for her editor Marius who, now retired, has chosen to drown his fears into the culinary art. Why did someone fake Julia’s death? Was it her husband, who was about to divorce and wanted to rush things in order to get married again quickly with another woman? Or her publisher, who granted her an astronomical advance he had to pay every month for the writing of a book that would never be released? And, was the accident really an accident? The truth is probably hiding near the Norman house where Julia stayed with her daughter at the twilight of her life. Behind the half-timbering of this house and across the surrounding area, a large-scale sham had emerged and had spread like weeds. Did the author find out about it? Twenty years later, Clémence is determined to drop the masks.
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Business, Economics & LawSeptember 2020The Rebirth of Bourbon
Building a Tourism Economy in Small-Town, USA
by Steve Coomes, Kim Huston, Michael Mangeot
Welcome to Bardstown, KY: The Bourbon Capital of the World® Bourbon’s popularity is now a global phenomenon, but you need only look at Bardstown, Kentucky, to see its remarkable and evolving impacts. This historic city of 13,500 people is booming as a result, but it’s also enduring growing pains. The economic impacts from a massive influx of tourists to what is now America’s bourbon epicenter are positive on many levels, but with those crowds comes pressure on infrastructure, services and accommodations. The demand for hotels, bars and restaurants is at an all-time high, and investors from across the globe are addressing those needs. Still, as a two-century-old Kentucky cultural and entertainment center – long before it was discovered by bourbon drinkers – many locals want to ensure the traditional Bardstown experience doesn’t disappear amid novel entertainment options.
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Teaching, Language & ReferenceJuly 2017Korean Culture in 100 Keywords
by Cho Yong-hee, Han Yumi, Tcho Hye-young
The 100 keywords for this book have been selected through several rounds of surveys with the students at the Korean Cultural Center in Paris, France. The 100 facts address extensive sectors. The facts have been selected because they not only help French and global learners have an overall understanding of the state of Korea, but also represent the background knowledge necessary to study essential words and grammar in learning Korean from various aspects including culture, history, tradition and society. The 100 keywords thus chosen serve as the topic of each subject. This book has a total of 100 subjects, largely divided in six themes so that learners can easily search the subject they would like to know. The six themes are: Theme 1: Symbolic Icons (10 Subjects) Theme 2: Food, Clothing and Shelter (12 Subjects) Theme 3: Geography and Tourism (21 Subjects) Theme 4: Society & Daily Life (19 Subjects) Theme 5: History and Religion (20 Subjects) Theme 6: Arts and Culture (18 Subjects) Each subject consists of two pages. On the upper left side is a photo that can explain the subject at a glance. Under the photo is a Korean text that introduces contents that must be learned regarding the subject. In order to help the learning, two questions are added to check the learner’s understanding of the text. The answers are provided in the appendices at the end of this book. On the upper right side is the English translation of the Korean text. The translation will serve for learners to measure their level of Korean proficiency in terms of understanding; in addition, it will satisfy the need for Korean learners who have long wanted to have a bilingual textbook. On the bottom is the English translation of each Words and Expressions section to help readers understand the Korean text. Small photos that are relevant to each subject are added to provide greater enjoyment.
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Diseases & disordersDecember 2009Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases
by Gerald T. Keusch, Marguerite Pappaioanou, Mila C. Gonzalez, Kimberly A. Scott, and Peggy Tsai, Editors; Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin; National Research Council
H1N1 ("swine flu"), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases are a growing concern given multiple factors: their often novel and unpredictable nature, their ability to emerge anywhere and spread rapidly around the globe, and their major economic toll on several disparate industries. Infectious disease surveillance systems are used to detect this threat to human and animal health. By systematically collecting data on the occurrence of infectious diseases in humans and animals, investigators can track the spread of disease and provide an early warning to human and animal health officials, nationally and internationally, for follow-up and response. Unfortunately, and for many reasons, current disease surveillance has been ineffective or untimely in alerting officials to emerging zoonotic diseases. Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases assesses some of the disease surveillance systems around the world, and recommends ways to improve early detection and response. The book presents solutions for improved coordination between human and animal health sectors, and among governments and international organizations. Parties seeking to improve the detection and response to zoonotic diseases--including U.S. government and international health policy makers, researchers, epidemiologists, human health clinicians, and veterinarians--can use this book to help curtail the threat zoonotic diseases pose to economies, societies, and health.
