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The unclaimed : abandonment and hope in the City of Angels / by Prickett, Pamela,author.(CARDINAL)884957; Timmermans, Stefan,1968-author.(CARDINAL)655475;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-302) and index.Prologue: Ashes -- Part 1. Alive -- New directions -- Aging in place -- My way -- Van life -- Part 2. Forgotten -- Gone -- Investigation -- County dispo -- Part 3. Remembered -- The dead don't vote -- A calling -- Steel and sassafras -- Standing in the gap -- Presente -- Epilogue: The kindness of clay -- Afterword: Memento mori."An intimate, deeply moving investigation of an underreported phenomenon--the rising number of unclaimed dead in America today--and what it says about the state of our society. For centuries, people who died destitute or alone were buried in potters' fields--a Dickensian end that even the most hard-pressed families tried to avoid. Today, more and more relatives are abandoning their dead, leaving it to local governments to dispose of the bodies. Up to 150,000 Americans now go unclaimed each year. Who are they? Why are they being forgotten? And what is the meaning of life if your death doesn't matter to others? In this extraordinary work of narrative nonfiction, eight years in the making, sociologists Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans uncover a hidden social world. They follow four individuals in Los Angeles, tracing the twisting, poignant paths that put each at risk of going unclaimed, and introducing us to the scene investigators, notification officers, and crematorium workers who care for them when no one else will. The Unclaimed lays bare the difficult truth that anyone can be abandoned. It forces us to confront a variety of social ills, from the fracturing of families and the loneliness of cities to the toll of rising inequality. But it is also filled with unexpected moments of tenderness. In Boyle Heights, a Mexican American neighborhood not far from the glitter of Hollywood, hundreds of strangers come together each year to mourn the deaths of people they never knew. These ceremonies, springing up across the country, reaffirm our shared humanity and help mend our frayed social fabric. Beautifully crafted and profoundly empathetic, The Unclaimed urges us to expand our circle of caring--in death and in life"--

Subjects: Unclaimed dead.; Death;

Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 13

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The breast test book : a woman's guide to mammography and beyond / by Jones, Connie(Connie Phillips),1965-author.; Linver, Michael N.,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in American women. Although cardiovascular-related deaths significantly outnumber breast cancer deaths, breast cancer is arguably the most feared diagnosis among American women. Great strides have been made to heighten public awareness of breast cancer, with particular emphasis on early detection with mammography. Breast radiologists regularly witness the extreme anxiety that just the thought of being diagnosed with breast cancer can cause a patient. This anxious anticipation is often heightened by a lack of knowledge about what to expect from the process of breast imaging evaluation, which is frustrating for both patient and practitioner and can negatively affect the experience. Physicians often encounter patients who have little or no understanding of the reasoning behind the examination or procedure about to be performed-sometimes even up to the day of their breast cancer surgery. Furthermore, most women who undergo breast evaluations will not be diagnosed with cancer. The incidence of breast cancer is only 125.3 per 100,000 women (or 3-6 in every 1,000 screenings), however, symptoms of benign breast abnormalities are quite common and impact many more lives. Accurately diagnosing these non-cancerous conditions can alleviate much anxiety, in addition to helping patients towards a correct treatment plan. The Breast Test Book is a straightforward guide to the process of radiologic breast evaluations. Based on the most current scientific research and best standards of clinical practice, it will help debunk myths, shed light on misinformation, and provide clear facts about what women should expect from these screenings. This improved understanding will ultimately allow patients to play more active roles in their own care and, in the event that a diagnosis is made, give them confidence in their treatment. "--Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in American women. Physicians often encounter patients who have little or no understanding of the reasoning behind the examination or procedure about to be performed. Jones and Linver provide a straightforward guide to the process of radiologic breast evaluations, designed to help debunk myths, shed light on misinformation, and provide clear facts about what women should expect from these screenings.Part I: First Things First. Breast Imaging: Until There's a Cure: The Unknown Frontier in Women's Health ; The Screening Mammogram Guidelines Controversy: What You Absolutely Must Know: Addressing the Elephant in the Room, and the Case for Tomosynthesis -- The Who. You! How You Impact Your Care: Your Responsibilities and Information You Need to Know ; The Breast Imaging Team: Radiologist, Technologists, and Navigator ; The Rulers of Mammoland: MQSA, ACR, SBI, and the Other ABCs of Imaging ; Your Referring Doctor: The Delicate Balance of the Referral-Consult Relationship -- The What. The Tools of Breast Imaging: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words -- The Why. How It All Works: An Overview: A Bird's-Eye View of the Whole Process ; How It All Works: The Screening Evaluation: Screening the Asymptomatic Population and Saving Lives ; How It All Works: The Diagnostic Evaluation: Symptomatic Patients and the Journey to the Correct Diagnosis ; Breast Urgent-cies: The Cannot Wait Until Tomorrow! ; You Need a Biopsy-Don't Panic!: Image-Guided Needle Biopsy: A Remarkable Advance in Technology and Patient Care ; You Don't Have Breast Cancer: The Value of a Benign Evaluation ; You Have Been Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: The Critical Role of Radiology in Treatment Planning and Follow-up -- Other Considerations. Special Cases: Pregnancy, Lactation, Breast Implants, Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Male Breast Cancer ; How Does Your Report Get to You and To Your Doctor?: No News Is Not Necessarily Good News ; Patients' Questions About the Imaging Evaluation: Leaving More Can Save Your Life -- Breast Imaging Meets the Outside World. Medicolegal Issues and Liability: Can Breast Imaging Survive the Liability Crisis? ; Safety Issues in Mammography and Breast Imaging: Assessing the Risk-Benefit Ratio ; The Breast Density Discussion: Information versus Notification.First things first -- The who -- The what -- The why -- Other considerations -- Breast imaging meets the outside world.

Subjects: Breast; Breast; Tomosynthesis; Breast; Breast; Breast.;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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The last : a novel / by Jameson, Hanna,author.(CARDINAL)806631;

For fans of high-concept thrillers such as Annihilation and The Girl with All the Gifts, this breathtaking dystopian psychological thriller follows an American academic stranded at a Swiss hotel as the world descends into nuclear war--along with twenty other survivors--who becomes obsessed with identifying a murderer in their midst after the body of a young girl is discovered in one of the hotel's water tanks. Jon thought he had all the time in the world to respond to his wife's text message: I miss you so much. I feel bad about how we left it. Love you. But as he's waiting in the lobby of the L'Hotel Sixieme in Switzerland after an academic conference, still mulling over how to respond to his wife, he receives a string of horrifying push notifications. Washington, DC has been hit with a nuclear bomb, then New York, then London, and finally Berlin. That's all he knows before news outlets and social media goes black--and before the clouds on the horizon turn orange. Now, two months later, there are twenty survivors holed up at the hotel, a place already tainted by its strange history of suicides and murders. Those who can't bear to stay commit suicide or wander off into the woods. Jon and the others try to maintain some semblance of civilization. But when the water pressure disappears, and Jon and a crew of survivors investigate the hotel's water tanks, they are shocked to discover the body of a young girl. As supplies dwindle and tensions rise, Jon becomes obsessed with investigating the death of the little girl as a way to cling to his own humanity. Yet the real question remains: can he afford to lose his mind in this hotel, or should he take his chances in the outside world?

Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Apocalyptic fiction.; Nuclear warfare; Hotels; Murder; Isolation (Philosophy);

Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17

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Under fire : the untold story of the attack in Benghazi / by Burton, Fred,1958-(CARDINAL)404804; Katz, Samuel M.,1963-(CARDINAL)758326;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-284) and index."On the night of September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, came under ferocious attack by a heavily armed group of Islamic terrorists. The prolonged firefight, and the attack hours later on a nearby CIA outpost, resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including the American ambassador to Libya. After the fall of Qaddafi, Benghazi was transformed into a hotbed of fundamentalist fervor and a den of spies for the northern half of the African continent. Moreover, it became the center of gravity for terrorist groups strategically situated in the violent whirlwinds of the Arab Spring. On the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists had their sights set on the U.S. presence in the city. Based on the exclusive cooperation of eyewitnesses and confidential sources within the intelligence, diplomatic, and military communities, Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz reveal for the first time the terrifying twelve-hour ordeal confronted by Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, his Diplomatic Security (DS) contingent, and the CIA security specialists who raced to rescue them. More than just the minute-by-minute narrative of a desperate last stand in the midst of an anarchic rebellion, Under Fire is an inspiring testament to the bravery and selflessness of the men and women who put their country first while serving in one of the most dangerous regions in the world"--"The explosive inside account of the attack against the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence outposts in Benghazi, Libya On the night of September 11, 2012, the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya, came under ferocious attack by a heavily armed group of Islamic terrorists. The prolonged firefight, and the attack hours later on a nearby CIA outpost, resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including the American ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, the Information Officer, Sean Smith, and two former Navy SEALs, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, working for the Central Intelligence Agency. After the fall of Qaddafi, Benghazi was transformed into a hotbed of fundamentalist fervor and a den of spies for the northern half of the African continent. Moreover, it became the center of gravity for terrorist groups strategically situated in the violent whirlwinds of the Arab Spring. On the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, a group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists had their sights set on the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence presence in the city. Based on the exclusive cooperation of eyewitnesses and confidential sources within the intelligence, diplomatic, and military communities, Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz reveal for the first time the terrifying twelve-hour ordeal confronted by Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, his Diplomatic Security (DS) contingent, and the CIA security specialists who raced to rescue them. More than just the minute-by-minute narrative of a desperate last stand in the midst of an anarchic rebellion, Under Fire is an inspiring testament to the bravery and selflessness of the men and women who put their country first while serving in one of the most dangerous regions in the world"--

Subjects: Stevens, John Christopher, 1960-2012; United States. Special Mission (Banghāzī, Libya); Benghazi Consulate Attack, Banghāzī, Libya, 2012.; Diplomatic and consular service, American; Terrorism investigation; Ambassadors; Embassy buildings;

Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 13

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Teen rights (and responsibilities) : a legal guide for teens and the adults in their lives / by Truly, Traci.(CARDINAL)527815; Truly, Traci.Teen rights.;

section I. Teens and school -- 1. The First Amendment in school -- The student newspaper -- Library books -- Religious material -- Vulgarity and slurs -- Apologies and forced speech -- The First Amendment and the dress code -- 2. Dress codes -- T-shirts -- Styles of clothes -- Earrings -- Political or religious clothing -- Approved dress codes -- 3. School prayer -- Student-led prayer -- Private school prayer -- 4. Compulsory attendance laws, private schools, and homeschooling -- The laws on skipping school -- Private schools -- Homeschooling -- Charter schools -- Changing laws -- 5. Searches in school -- Searching possessions -- Strip searches -- Locker searches -- Student's right to an attorney -- Random searches -- Private schools -- 6. Confidentiality of school records -- Public records -- Subpoena -- 7. Sexual harassment in school -- Harassment by an official -- Student-to-student harassment -- You as the accused -- 8. Discrimination in athletics -- Contact sports -- Non-contact sports -- Boys seeking to be on girls' teams -- 9. Students with disabilities -- Defining disability -- Evaluating the child's needs -- Providing services in school -- Participating in extra curricular activities -- 10. School discipline -- Written rules -- School police officer -- Juvenile detention -- Crime and punishment -- Due process -- Drugs and alcohol policies -- Corporal punishment -- Crimes at school -- 11. Expulsion from private school -- Suing for money -- Deciding factors in court -- Private school contract vs. public school notice -- 12. Dropping out and the GED -- 13. Suing the school -- Immunities -- District liability --section II. Teens and home -- 14. Becoming an adult -- Teens seeking emancipation -- Parents seeking emancipation -- Limited rights -- Procedure -- Divorcing your parents -- The in-between year -- 15. Teens' rights vs. the rights of others -- Your body -- Speech -- Parental obligations and rights -- School -- Workplace -- Your actions -- Friends -- 16. Discipline by parents -- 17. When parents divorce -- Deciding with which parent to live -- Dealing with court procedures -- Guardian ad litem -- Custody order -- Child support -- Grandparents' rights -- Stepparents -- Kidnapping -- Foster parents -- Adoption -- 18. Running away -- Being thrown out -- 19. Financial responsibility -- Getting a job -- Chores and allowance -- Acts of teens -- Juvenile crimes -- 20. Insurance -- Health insurance -- Car insurance--liability states -- No-fault insurance -- Premiums -- 21. Driving -- Driver's licenses -- Traffic tickets -- Automobile accidents -- Curfews -- 22. Vandalism -- Parental responsibility -- Teen responsibility -- 23. Sexual crimes and physical abuse -- Statutory rape -- Date rape -- Being underage, yourself -- Physical abuse -- 24. Alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and weapons -- Driving under the influence (DUI) -- Smoking -- Drugs -- Guns and weapons -- 25. The Internet -- Dangers -- Filters --section III. Teens and their bodies -- 26. Eating disorders -- Types of disorders -- What to do when a friend has an eating disorder -- Treatment of eating disorders -- 27. Suicide -- 28. Birth control -- Condom distribution programs -- 29. Abortion -- Parental notification -- Teen fathers -- Forcing teens to have abortions -- 30. Marriage -- Parental consent -- Marriage and legal adulthood -- Property ownership -- Legal marriage -- Same-sex marriage -- Divorce -- Parental support -- 31. Medical care -- Consenting to your own care -- Insurance and payment -- Drug and alcohol treatment -- Abortion -- Birth control -- Prenatal care -- Sexually transmitted disease -- You as an adult -- 32. Confidentiality -- Medical records -- Teens with attorneys --section IV. Teens and work -- 33. Limitations on young workers -- FLSA -- Limits on work hours -- 34. Rights and obligations of workers -- Minimum wage -- Overtime -- Deductions from your check -- Extra benefits -- Rights to privacy in the workplace -- Dress and conduct codes -- Disabilities -- Losing your job -- Job tips -- 35. Discrimination in the workplace -- Affirmative action -- Gender discrimination -- Sexual harassment in the workplace --section V. Teens and property -- 36. Teens and property ownership -- Guardians -- Inheriting from parents -- Death of minors -- 37. Signing contracts -- Banking -- Insurance -- Education -- Cancelling contracts -- Getting it in writing -- Cosigners -- Breach of contract -- Authorization to sign contracts --section VI. Teens and the courts -- 38. Suing and being sued -- How a lawsuit works -- Appealing -- 39. Role of the lawyer -- Advantages of having a lawyer -- Advantages to representing yourself -- Selecting an attorney -- Building a relationship with your attorney -- 40. Juveniles and the criminal justice system -- Age of majority -- Delinquency -- Pleas and disposition -- Procedure -- Constitutional protections -- Confessing -- Use of juvenile records -- Adult proceedings for juveniles -- The adult criminal system -- 41. Dependency and neglect cases -- Abuse -- Teen parents -- 42. Teens as crime victims -- 43. Legal research -- Statutes and codes -- Cases -- Glossary -- Table of cases -- Appendix A. List of resources -- Appendix B. State-by-state laws.

Subjects: Minors; Teenagers;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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