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I took 89/100 in DELF A2. I want to continue studying French. I headed to the Institue Francais en Irak and inscribed for the courses that will help me prepare for the B1 examination. They were kind enough to photocopy for me the pages I need for the coming lesson, till they bring new books that I can use. I went home glad. I looked at the photo of the lesson and it was little strange. Somebody, a female body?, playing flute? in a forest, nearby a river, and there are snakes. I googled the name of the painter Henry Rousseau and see other paintings by him. I went to sleep.  Today I woke up early refreshed. Yesterday I ...
Source: psychiatry for all - April 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Source Type: blogs

New Books Party: books received this week
A veritable smörgåsbord of brilliant science, nature and history writing awaits you! (Well, in this case, a very small smörgåsbord.) Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 18, 2014 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Science Books Genetics Science and nature Immunology Source Type: news

New Books Party: books received this week | @GrrlScientist
What good is a weekend without a good book to read? Take a look at these books -- hot off the presses -- that you may enjoy!Below the jump, I mention the books that I received recently. They are gifts, review copies that arrived in the mail, or that I purchased in London. These are the books that I may review in more depth later, either here or in print somewhere in the world. Perhaps the most starting finding is that those boobies bullied as chicks are more likely to go on to torment nestlings as adults. In an extraordinary paper published in 2011, the Nazca researchers referred to a 'cycle of violence', a phrase usually ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 11, 2014 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Science Books Science and nature History Source Type: news

New Books Party: books received this week
A veritable smörgåsbord of brilliant science, nature and history writing awaits you!Below the jump, I mention the books that arrived whilst I was traveling in London. They are gifts, review copies that arrived in the mail, or are purchases I made in London. These are the books that I may review in more depth later, either here or in print somewhere in the world. While birds, insects and mammals, evolved flight in their own ways, a fourth model labored hidden under the waves. It was a one-off, an aerial exotic, an evolutionary miracle that has been given the ocean's most appropriate name: flying fish. ... Those fish seen ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 28, 2014 Category: Science Tags: Science Books Birds Zoology Chemistry Biology Mathematics Physics Marine life Children and teenagers Source Type: news

Recently received books
Orthopantomography /Ignazio Pandolfo. Milan: Springer, 2013. This book sets out to describe in detaildiverse technical and methodological aspects of the examination, from image acquisition through to artifact generation due to lack of experience or malfunctioning. It will be of great value to the radiologist in routine interpretation and reporting of orthopantomography as it offers possible solutions for all of the most common diagnostic and methodological problems. The ECG made easy /John R. Hampton. 8th ed., Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2013. The ECG Made Easy directs users of the electrocardiogram to stra...
Source: DentistryLibrary@Sydney - March 28, 2014 Category: Dentists Tags: New books Source Type: blogs

Serious About Writing A Novel? Do It In 30 Days
Two new books detail how you can write a novel in 30 days, with or without participating in National Novel Writing Month.read more
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - March 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan K. Perry, Ph.D. Tags: Creativity Personality Procrastination Work books Chris Baty Denise Jaden flow NaNoWriMo novel perfectionism Susan K. Perry Source Type: news

Just received
Cleft lip and palate: diagnosis and management. /Samuel Berkowitz (ed). 3rd ed, Berlin: Springer, 2013. Cleft Lip and Palate: Diagnosis and Management is an unparalleled review of treatment concepts in all areas of cleft involvement presented by an international team of experienced clinicians. A unique feature of the book is that it largely consists of longitudinal facial and palatal growth studies of dental casts, photographs, panorexes, and cephalographs from birth to adolescence. What's In your mouth? What's In your child's mouth? /Douglas A. Terry. Chicago: Quintessence, 2013. Health care providers have a responsibili...
Source: DentistryLibrary@Sydney - March 14, 2014 Category: Dentists Tags: New books Source Type: blogs

Let’s Go Skydiving!
Sometimes I’m asked what drives me most, what inspires me to take action. My answer is curiosity. I’m curious about a great many things. I love to learn experientially most of all. Here’s a list of some things I’ve explored in my life thus far (in no particular order): 30 days of continuous travel 35 days of continuous travel 3 months of comedy improv lessons and two live performances 6 years of Toastmasters (dozens of speeches) competing in several speech contests traveling and speaking internationally 2 years serving as an officer of a non-profit corporation (including CEO) 4 years membership in ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - March 11, 2014 Category: Life Coaches Authors: Steve Pavlina Tags: Balance Goals & Goal Setting Intention & Manifestation Motivation Travel Source Type: blogs

New Books
Source: Addiction - March 10, 2014 Category: Addiction Tags: NEW BOOKS Source Type: research

Introducing young children to the world of computer programming
Shelly Flais, MDWe at Pediatric Health Associates support your child's health and medical concerns, and we also seek to nurture kids as a whole, including both mind and body. In this spirit, today's blog post is on the topic of childhood education, to provide food for thought for parents in the evolving 21st century. As Illinois schools implement newer Common Core standards, the face of education continues to evolve. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) curricula are gaining more attention as these fields foster particular skills that will be necessary for the workforce over the next few decades. Computer scie...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - February 28, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Healthy Habits Source Type: news

New books received this week
Contemporary oral and maxillofacial surgery / James R. Hupp (ed). 6th ed, St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby, 2014. The 6th Edition enhances your skills in evaluation, diagnosis, and patient management. Full-color photographs and drawings show how to perform basic surgical techniques, and an overview of more advanced surgical procedures includes guidelines on when to refer patients to specialists and how to provide supportive postoperative care. This edition also includes the latest developments in dental implants, instrumentation, and current technology. Reconstructing faces : the art and wartime surgery of Gillies, Pickerill, McIndo...
Source: DentistryLibrary@Sydney - February 17, 2014 Category: Dentists Source Type: blogs

New Books Party: books received this week | @GrrlScientist
This week, I give you an overview of some science, maths, modern art, political science and nature books that I've been reading.Below the jump, I mention the books that I received recently, either as gifts or as review copies, or that I purchased somewhere. These are the books that I may review in more depth later, either here or in print somewhere in the world. When I get new books, I like to share them with people. Unfortunately, you are all so far away, so I cannot host a book party in my crib where you can look then over, so I'll do the next best thing. I'll host a book party on my blog each Friday of the week when I e...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 10, 2014 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: theguardian.com Blogposts Art and design Mathematics Books Animals Science and nature Source Type: news

Kavita Patel: Woman to Watch 2014
Managing Director for Clinical Transformation and Delivery, Engelberg Center forHealth Care Reform and Fellow of Economic Studies, Brookings Institution Primary Care Physician, Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Instructor, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles Follow Kavita on Twitter: @KavitaPMD “[My patients] allow me to be in their lives for some of their best and worst times and that pushes my imagination constantly. Their experiences make me dream about how we can flip our current health care system on its head and make it truly patient-centered!” – Kavita Patel A 17-minute s...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - December 14, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

10 grammar books to read before you die of boredom | Mind your language
A seasonal selection of new (and not so new) books about language that are anything but dullBooks about English fall into various categories, mostly offputting ones: the academic, rarely of much interest, and often incomprehensible, to the general reader; the lament for a (mythical) golden age "when everyone knew how to use grammar"; the prescriptions of Dr Grammar (do this, or you are clearly illiterate). Here are some that avoid these traps.Best of the newTaking as its premise that what you say matters less than how you say it, Mark Forsyth's Elements of Eloquence: How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase (Icon Books) take...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 13, 2013 Category: Science Authors: David Marsh Tags: Comment theguardian.com Blogposts Media Books Language Reference and languages Source Type: news

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