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Repo! [videorecording] : the genetic opera / by Burg, Mark.; Heffner, Daniel J.; Koules, Oren.; Mazzocone, Carl.; Smith, Darren,1962-; Bousman, Darren Lynn.; Vega, Alexa.; Head, Anthony Stewart,1954-(CARDINAL)340607; Brightman, Sarah,1960-; Hilton, Paris,1981-(CARDINAL)466984; Zdunich, Terrance.; Moseley, Bill,1951-; Sorvino, Paul.(CARDINAL)516000; Burg/Koules Productions.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)(CARDINAL)340342; Twisted Pictures (Firm);
Director of photography, Joseph White ; editor, Harvey Rosenstock ; music, Darren Smith, Terrance Zdunich.Alexa Vega, Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Terrance Zdunich, Bill Moseley, Paul Sorvino.In the not-so-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges called GENECO, a biotech company that offer organ transplants, but at a steep price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and are hunted by the Repo Man.MPAA rating: R; for strong bloody violence and gore, language, some drug and sexual content.DVD ; Region 1 ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Multiple organ failure; Biotechnology industries; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.; Debtor and creditor; Repossession;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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In shock : my journey from death to recovery and the redemptive power of hope / by Awdish, Rana,author.(CARDINAL)351934;
Introduction: A chance to die -- Bled white -- A hollowness -- Waiting to fail -- Sequestered words -- Increments and impediments -- Shifting frames -- Vulnerable masses -- Censors of light -- Revolutions -- Deliverance -- Relapse -- Broken vessels -- We can do better: communication tips."The gripping story of a physician who suddenly became a dying patient, and a riveting exploration into the worlds of personal loss and faltering medical care. Dr. Rana Awdish never imagined that an emergency trip to the hospital would result in hemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her unborn child. Awdish spent months fighting for her life, enduring consecutive major surgeries and multiple overlapping organ failures. At each step of the way, Awdish faced something even more unexpected: her fellow doctors' inability to truly see or acknowledge the pain of loss and human suffering. This exacting emotional distance was completely at odds with the vision of medicine she had aspired to. Yet, heartbreakingly, she recognized herself in every failure--the product of a culture that had normalized clinical distance and hardwired self-protective barriers into medical training. As she finds herself on the other side of the same partitions she was trained to construct, Awdish artfully illuminates the dysfunction of disconnection for everyone involved. It is through her unflinching examination of the fatal flaws in a well-intentioned but often-misguided standard of care that Awdish achieves a crystalline vision of a different and better possibility for us all. Shatteringly personal yet wholly universal, In Shock offers a brave road map for anyone navigating illness and presents physicians with a new paradigm and rationale for cultivating emotional bonds with their patients."--Jacket.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Awdish, Rana; Physicians; Physician and patient.; Medical ethics.;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 15
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Overcoming post-deployment syndrome : a six-step mission to health / by Cifu, David X.(CARDINAL)499508; Blake, Cory.(CARDINAL)388604; Blake, Cory.(CARDINAL)388604;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Putting it all together : a holistic system for health -- Post-deployment syndrome : the illness of war -- Military and veteran health care systems : a traditional approach -- A new model of wellness (rebuilding the warrior) -- First step : understanding your body's symptoms -- Second step : discovering your strengths and resources -- Applying healing principles -- Re-establishing normalcy -- Creativity : integrating health into your life -- Resuming the productive mission : basic training -- The return of the warrior : a lifetime of success."Dr. David Cifu and Cory Blake work at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Polytrauma Center (one of only four in the country), providing intensive rehabilitation care to service members who have experienced injuries to multiple organ systems. This type of injury that results in physical, cognitive, psychological, and psychological impairments has recently been identified as "Post-Deployment Syndrome." Overcoming Post-Deployment Syndrome offers soldiers and their families a comprehensive guide to dealing with the all-too-common repercussions of combat duty, including post-traumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. The book details state-of-the-art treatments for these difficulties and outlines specific ways to improve couple and family relationships. It offers tips on rejoining the workforce and reconnecting with children, and it focuses on the integration of traditional and complementary techniques. Overcoming Post-Deployment Syndrome provides personal vignettes from soldiers who have successfully reintegrated into their families, workplaces, and communities, a wealth of community and government resources, tips, and suggestions. Dr. Cifu and Cory Blake have been at the forefront of treating veterans - they know what the issues are and have answers"--History has taught us repeatedly that it is possible to overcome adversity. Cities and nations have been rebuilt after war and calamity. Entire companies and even industries have come back from economic failure and ruin. There are scores of books and movies filled with individuals who have beaten the odds and returned to their personal greatness. The goal of this book is to teach you the techniques needed to help you to rebuild, to aid you in your comeback, and to allow you to return to your own greatness. It won't necessarily be easy. It won't be given to you on a silver platter. You'll need to work for it. You'll need to strap on your boots to make it happen. You will have to fully engage to meet this new mission. But it can happen. Your road to wellness is in front of you. It's as real as the road outside your door. It's as possible as any success story. It's your own personal miracle waiting to happen"--
Subjects: Medicine, Military.; Soldiers; Psychology;
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How to fly a horse : the secret history of creation, invention, and discovery / by Ashton, Kevin.(CARDINAL)408822;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Inspiring and empowering, this journey behind the scenes of humanity's greatest creations reveals the surprising way we make something new. What do Thomas Jefferson's ice cream recipe, Coca Cola, and Chanel No. 5 have in common? They all depended on a nineteenth-century African boy who, with a single pinch, solved one of nature's great riddles and gave birth to the multimillion-dollar vanilla industry. Kevin Ashton opens his book with the fascinating story of the young slave who launched a flavor revolution to show that invention and creation come in unexpected shapes and sizes. From the crystallographer's laboratory where the secrets of DNA were first revealed by a long-forgotten woman, to the electromagnetic chamber where the stealth bomber was born on a 25-cent bet, Ashton weaves tales of humanity's greatest creations to unpack the surprising true process of discovery. Drawing on the Amish and the iPhone, Kandinsky and cans of Coke, Lockheed, South Park, and the Wright brothers--who set out to "fly a horse"--he showcases the seemingly unremarkable individuals, gradual steps, multiple failures, and countless ordinary--and usually uncredited--acts that led to our most astounding breakthroughs. Creators, he shows, apply everyday, ordinary thinking that we are all capable of in particular ways, taking thousands of small steps, working in an endless loop of problem and solution. He explores why innovators meet resistance and how they overcome it, why most organizations stifle creative people, and how the most creative organizations work. In a passionate and profound narrative that amazes and inspires, Ashton's book sheds new light on how "new" comes to be"--
Subjects: Creative ability; Inventions; Success;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Well-connected : accurate, unbiased information on current patient care
Subjects: Periodicals.; Alcoholism.; Allergy.; Alzheimer's disease.; Anemia.; Angina pectoris.; Anxiety disorders.; Anxiety.; Asthma in adults.; Asthma in children and adolescents.; Asthma.; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.; Back pain and sciatica.; Backache.; Benign prostatic hyperplasia.; Bipolar disorder.; Birth control options for women.; Brain; Breast; Bronchitis.; Carpal tunnel syndrome.; Cataract.; Cerebrovascular disease.; Cervix uteri; Chickenpox.; Cholesterol.; Chronic fatigue syndrome.; Colds and the flu.; Colon (Anatomy); Colon and rectal cancers.; Congestive heart failure.; Contraception.; Coronary heart disease.; Crohn's disease.; Depressions.; Diabetes diet.; Diabetes.; Diet.; Ear, External; Ear; Eating disorders.; Ehrlichiosis.; Encephalitis, viral.; Endometriosis.; Epilepsy.; Estrogen; Exercise.; Fibromyalgia.; Foot pain.; Gallstones.; Gastroesophageal reflux.; Glaucoma.; Gout.; Hay fever.; Headache; Headache; Health; Heart attack and acute coronary syndrome.; Heart failure.; Heart-healthy diet.; Heart; Heartburn.; Hepatitis.; Herpes simplex.; Hodgkin's disease.; Hormone therapy.; Hypertension.; Hypothyroidism.; Immunization.; Impotence.; Infertility, Female.; Infertility, Male.; Inflammatory bowel diseases.; Influenza.; Insomnia.; Intermittent claudication.; Kidneys; Leukemia.; Liver; Lungs; Lungs; Lyme disease.; Lymphoblastic leukemia.; Lymphomas.; Melanoma.; Menopause.; Menstruation disorders.; Migraine.; Multiple sclerosis.; Myocardial infarction.; Narcolepsy.; Non-small cell lung cancer.; Obesity.; Osteoarthritis.; Osteoporosis.; Otitis media in children.; Ovaries; Parkinson's disease.; Peptic ulcer.; Periodontal disease.; Peripheral vascular diseases.; Pneumonia.; Premenstrual syndrome.; Prostate; Prostate; Psoriasis.; Reducing diets.; Restless legs syndrome and related disorders.; Rheumatoid arthritis.; Rhinitis.; Schizophrenia.; Scleroderma (Disease); Scoliosis.; Shingles (Disease); Shingles and chickenpox (Varicella-zoster Virus); Sickle cell anemia.; Sinusitis.; Skin Wrinkles and blemishes.; Skin; Skin; Sleep apnea syndromes.; Sleep disorders.; Smoking.; Stress (Psychology); Systemic lupus erythematosus.; Travel to developing countries.; Type 2 diabetes.; Ulcerative colitis; Urinary incontinence.; Urinary organs; Urinary tract infections.; Uterine fibroids.; Vasectomy and vasovasostomy.; Vitamins.; Weight loss.; Breast.; Erectile dysfunction.; Estrogen.;
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Handbook for mortals : guidance for people facing serious illness / by Lynn, Joanne,1951-(CARDINAL)750365; Harrold, Joan K.(CARDINAL)648551; Center to Improve Care of the Dying.(CARDINAL)213266;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-228) and index.
Subjects: Death.; Terminally ill.; Terminal care.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The constitutional origins of the American Revolution / by Greene, Jack P.(CARDINAL)127904;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue : inheritance -- Empire negotiated, 1689-1763 -- Empire confronted, 1764-1766 -- Empire reconsidered, 1767-1773 -- Empire shattered, 1774-1776 -- Epilogue : legacy."Using the British Empire as a case study, this succinct study argues that the establishment of overseas settlements in America created a problem of constitutional organization that created deep and persistent tensions within the empire during the colonial era and that the failure to resolve it was the principal element in the decision of thirteen continental colonies to secede from the empire in 1776. Challenging those historians who have assumed that the British had the law on their side during the debates that led to the American Revolution, this volume argues that the empire had long exhibited a high degree of constitutional multiplicity, with each colony having its own discrete constitution and the empire as whole having an uncodified working customary constitution that determined the way authority was distributed within the empire. Contending that these constitutions cannot be conflated with the metropolitan British constitution, it argues that British refusal to accept the legitimacy of colonial understandings of the sanctity of the many colonial constitutions and the imperial constitution was the critical element leading to the American Revolution"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Constitutional history; Constitutional history; Constitutional history;
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Teaching Web search skills : techniques and strategies of top trainers / by Notess, Greg R.(CARDINAL)208677;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326)and index.1. Web searching and the teaching paradox -- Online searching background -- Internet information growth -- Origins of the Web -- Instructional background -- The teaching connection -- Teaching simplicity -- The state of Web searching today -- Changing patterns -- 2. Understanding our audience -- General audience characteristics -- Novices -- Know-it-alls -- Experienced users -- Pairing strategies for hands-on workshops -- Audience assessment -- Navigation versus search confusion -- Remembering what we did not know -- Box confusion -- Address confusion -- Button confusion -- Browser differences and problems -- Operating system and hardware issues -- Adaptability and change -- 3. Choosing the instructional session type -- Hands-on sessions -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Facilities -- Planning -- Exercises -- Lecture and demonstration sessions -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Facilities -- Planning -- Semi-online tutorials -- Capturing a screen shot within PowerPoint -- Course coverage and distance education -- Other settings and approaches --10. The search engines -- The starting point -- Ask -- Exalead -- Gigablast -- Google -- MSN search -- Windows Live -- Yahoo! -- Directories -- 11. Creating a framed workshop Web page -- Advantages and disadvantages of frames -- Frames code and explanation -- Top page with frameset -- Left frame table of contents -- Content pages -- Exercise pages frame set -- Exercise one top frame : JavaScript and a form -- Other exercise pages -- Solutions for frame breakers -- 12. Presentation tips, tricks, and shortcuts -- Keyboard shortcuts -- General Windows shortcuts -- Browser shortcut keys -- Shortcuts for filling out forms -- Other shortcuts -- Quick links and the personal toolbar -- Bookmarklets -- Zapping images, animations, and more -- Bookmarklets for Web searching -- The pop-up presence -- The shortcut advantage -- 13. Tales from the trenches : anecdotes, examples, and exercises -- Analogies, sayings, and terminology tales -- Boolean examples -- Exercises -- Unexpected answers -- Limitations of search engines -- Failures -- Facilities failures -- The team teaching danger -- Web site instruction and the Web searching paradox -- Lost interest -- Formulas for success -- Afterword -- Appendix A. The trainers : introduction to the interviewees -- Appendix B. Sample handouts and other training material -- Appendix C. URL list.4. Online tutorials : friend or foe? -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Issues with online tutorials for Web searching -- Search engine inconsistencies -- Search feature changes -- Databases changes -- Online tutorial examples -- Web search guide tutorial : research, Web searching -- Finding information on the Internet : a tutorial -- Internet tutorials -- LearnAndGo, searching the Web -- Quick tutorial on searching the Internet -- Net.TUTOR : using Web search tools -- Interactive tutorials : Internet search tips and mouse exercise -- Tutorial : site clustering and filtering -- The information cycle -- Information literacy online tutorials -- Finding tutorials -- Tutorials : worth the effort? -- 5. Organization : focus, length, and goals -- Primary session focus -- Pure Web searching -- Basic Internet training -- Advanced Internet training -- Part of multiple sessions -- Course-integrated bibliographic instruction -- Session length -- Variations in length -- Ideal length -- The burnout paradox -- Goal setting -- A collection of goals -- How many main goals? -- Specific objectives -- Bringing it all together --6. Terminology -- Importance of terminology -- Definitions -- Search engine -- Directory -- Portal -- Metasearch engine -- Ad bidding engine -- Answer engine -- Metasite -- News search engine -- Opinion engine -- Site search engine -- Invisible Web -- Other terminology distinctions -- Final thoughts on terminology -- 7. Content : Web search features -- Search features -- Phrase searching -- Boolean searching -- Truncation -- Field searching -- Limits -- Stop words and case sensitivity -- Sorting -- The teaching choice -- 8. Content : primary concepts -- Research process -- Question analysis -- Using more than one search tool -- Search engines versus directories -- Evaluation -- Which primary concepts to teach -- Recent changes in teaching topics -- Additional concepts to consider -- Identifying ads -- Understanding Web addresses (or URLs) -- Understanding databases -- Teaching change -- 9. Additional content : image searching, news, Usenet, and more -- News -- Usenet newsgroups and opinions -- Pictures and images -- Multimedia -- Phone numbers -- Bibliographic databases -- Subject-specific sites -- Invisible Web -- The lost obvious --This comprehensive and readable guide presents a variety of approaches to instructional design and methodology, lists a range of essential training resources, and features dozen of helpful figures, search screens, worksheets handouts, and sample training materials.
Subjects: Internet searching;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Moonshot : inside Pfizer's nine-month race to make the impossible possible / by Bourla, Albert,author.; Carter, Jimmy,1924-author of foreword.(CARDINAL)139164;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-214).Preface: Luck never comes to the unprepared -- Business NOT as usual -- What is obvious is not always right -- Thinking big makes the impossible possible -- Lightspeed -- The ultimate joy -- Past, present, future -- Manufacturing, the second miracle -- Equity : easier said than done -- Navigating a political minefield -- A beacon of hope -- The science of trust -- A pro-patient, pro-innovation agenda."A riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history, Moonshot recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Albert Bourla, made "the impossible possible"--creating, testing, and manufacturing a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine that previously would have taken years to develop. Dr. Bourla chronicles how the brilliant, dedicated minds at Pfizer, under the enormous strains of the global pandemic, overcame a series of crises that were compounded by social and political unrest, and reveals the doubts, decisions, obstacles, and failures they encountered. As Dr. Bourla makes clear, Pfizer's success wasn't due to luck; it was because of preparation driven by four simple values--Courage, Excellence, Equity, and Joy. Moonshot is a story of leadership under the most unprecedented circumstances--how Dr. Bourla, a Greek immigrant, a child of Holocaust survivors, and a veterinarian, became the head of one of the world's largest corporations and initiated a dramatic transformation of the organization just before a global health crisis would serve to test the organization, its scientists, and its leader, like never before. Moonshot describes best practices that can be used to address the multiple, unprecedented challenges our world faces, reveals Pfizer's implementation of scientific breakthroughs at a record-breaking pace, and offers leadership lessons that can help anyone successfully manage their own seemingly unsolvable problems. As Dr. Bourla explains, "I am sharing the story of our moonshot--the challenges we faced, the lessons we learned, and the core values that allowed us to make it happen--in hopes that it might inspire and inform your own moonshot, whatever that may be."--
Subjects: Bourla, Albert.; Pfizer Inc.; Biotechnology.; COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 vaccines; Drug development; Immunology.; mRNA vaccines; Vaccines industry.; Viral vaccines.; Viral vaccines; Viral vaccines;
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Bag man : the story behind the improbable rise of Coach / by Frankfort, Lew,author.;
"A Coach handbag is an icon, but Lew Frankfort knew nothing about bags or fashion when he became assistant to the owner of Coach after heading New York City's Agency of Child Development. By the time he left Coach, he had spent 29 years as its CEO, leading its stunning growth from a scrappy maker of leather goods to a $5 billion global brand. Coach created a new market segment-accessible luxury-that transformed the retail industry. How did the son of a Bronx policeman, working in social services, go on tobuild a legendary bag business, grow it by a multiple of 1,000, and become recognized as one of the world's best CEOs? Bag Man is Lew Frankfort's illuminating leadership story. Frankfort offers insights and lessons from his successes and failures and articulates how Coach was able to keep reinventing itself over decades. He also shares his struggle with a haunting fear of failure, including how it drove an obsession with consumer insights that made Coach unique in the industry. Summing up Coach's philosophy in three words-"magic plus logic"-Bag Man shows how Coach blends the magic of creativity and the logic of business in the right ways at the right times to produce sustainable, profitable growth. Frankfort's behind-the-scenes stories explain the magicand logic of Coach and how it might apply to your endeavor, including how to: Design, merchandise, and market products people love; create a performance-driven culture with investment-grade leaders; broaden a brand's appeal while staying true to its ethos; drive strategies that pair a brand's unique value with the right market opportunities; and scale and transform a business to achieve next-level organic growth. A riveting, candid business memoir, Bag Man traces an extraordinary leadership journey that built a legacy brand"--
Subjects: Frankfort, Lew.; Coach Inc.; Handbag industry; Chief executive officers;
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