Sleep Apnea by Brady Nelson5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Machines that offer variable positive airway pressure (VPAP) and automatic positive airway pressure (APAP) are also available. If these conservative methods are inadequate, doctors often recommend continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), in which a face mask is attached to a tube and a machine that blows pressurized air into the mask and through the airway to keep it open. ![]() Some people find relief when using special pillows or devices that keep them from sleeping on their backs, or oral appliances to keep the airway open during sleep. Avoiding alcohol and medications that relax the central nervous system (e.g., sedatives and muscle relaxants).Most treatment regimens begin with lifestyle changes, such as: There are a variety of treatments for sleep apnea, depending on an individual's medical history and the severity of the disorder. Sleep apnea is more likely to occur in males than females, and in people who are overweight or obese. Not everyone who has these symptoms will have sleep apnea, but a visit to the doctor is recommended for people experiencing even a few. ![]()
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Mafia casanova by m robinson5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The reality of our love story was that it was over before it ever had a chance to begin.” There are so many secrets to be unravelled that at times you will be left trying to dissect the lies from the truth. We get a story full of love, jealousy, rivalry, heartbreak, betrayal, and tragedy. Told in Dual POV by Romeo Sinacore and Eden De Rossi “Red”. This book revolves around the Sinacore family, who are one of the most powerful families in the Sicilian Mafia. The Cosa Nostra is made up of five families who feature in these authors previous mafia books so you may well recognise some names and characters as the two join their worlds together. The writing flows so nicely I couldn’t tell which parts were by which author. This is a Romantic Suspense Novel which can be read as a standalone. ![]() Leaves by David Ezra Stein5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() There is such a sense of joy throughout this book about the warming weather, the beauty of spring and the pleasure of being with someone you love and who loves you. The book follows the phrasing and structure of the original song, which will inspire singing along when sharing this one aloud. As the day comes to a close, they watch fireflies and rejoice in spending time together. In the afternoon, the little bunny plays with other young bunnies and papa bunny intervenes when someone is mean. They munch on clover, hide from a hawk, and then return to play in the sun. The two of them explore the meadow together, running under the big blue sky. A papa bunny spends a day with his little bunny, experiencing a day in spring just as the snow is disappearing. Caldecott Honor-winner Stein has rewritten the classic song of Hush Little Baby into a rabbit-filled delight. ![]() Heart is a chainsaw5/30/2023 ![]() She coughs again, has to close her eyes to keep from throwing up. Some men from the town gutted a big haul of them over the side of their boat, the intestines and non-meaty parts adhering together with the congealing blood to make a gooey floating scab. She covers herself with her arms, sits on her heels as best she can.Īnd now she knows what that smell has to be: fish guts. “Sven!” she calls to the blackness encroaching from all sides, now. ![]() what? A mat of algae? Lake scum? At this altitude, snow still in the ditches? She dry heaves, falls to her knees from it. ![]() ![]() He slips in almost without a sound, just one gulp and gone.Īlone on the canoe now, Lotte stands unsteadily, the back of her hand coming instantly up to her nose, her mouth-the smell from whatever stringy grossness Sven dragged in over the side. ![]() Meet Molly by Valerie Tripp5/30/2023 ![]() As a new character comes to life in Tripp’s mind, she finds that the historical period dictates hair styles, fashion trends, and some of the character’s personality traits. Sometimes the Pleasant Company asks Tripp to create a character for a specific period in history, like Molly and Felicity, but other times Tripp has a compelling story to tell, like Kit’s Depression Era story. ![]() Tripp has since created a series of books for five American Girl characters: Molly Felicity (from Colonial America) books four through six for Samantha Josephina (from 1824 New Mexico) and now Kit (from the Great Depression). According to Tripp, “I chose Molly because I thought it would be more of a challenge to make her time period matter to girls.” Pleasant Rowland is on the verge of launching her first American Girl dolls, and she asks Tripp to choose one doll to write about: Kirsten, a pioneer girl Samantha, from New York City at the turn of the 20th century or Molly, on the home front in World War II. ![]() ![]() ![]() Leaning back in their chairs, feet on desks, they’re brainstorming about writing books for girls, about girls, set during different historical periods.įast forward to 1984. Imagine Valerie Tripp and Pleasant Rowland (future founder of the American Girl Collection) taking a break from the reading program they’re creating for an educational publisher. ![]() State of Exception by Giorgio Agamben5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() In England, we consider how emergency powers have been orientated around the protection of the Critical National Infrastructure and how this has produced localised ‘states of exception’ and, relatedly, pedagogical anomalies. We consider the relationship between laws related to disasters and emergencies, and case studies of the ways in which three countries (England, Germany and Japan) educate their populations for crisis and disaster. Second, it is a ‘liminal’ concept expressing the limits of law and where ‘law’ meets ‘not-law’. ![]() We focus on two main aspects of Agamben's work: first, the paradoxical nature of the state of exception, as both a transient and a permanent part of governance. In this paper, we innovatively apply Agamben's theory to the way in which countries prepare and educate the population for various types of emergencies. The term ‘state of exception’ has been used by Italian political theorist Giorgio Agamben to explain the ways in which emergencies, crises and disasters are used by governments to suspend legal processes. ![]() Go kiss the world5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() So with all the adrenaline rush, I went to the ticket counter - "Ticket to lonavala", "Kitna Ticket", "EK." Few miles, Few steps, Million turns - One lesson Having said that, I was worried if I would be lonely, worried that I would not return home safe, worried how will I make the climb (since I have vertigo issues, it was a nightmare) but I was confident that I will survive. ![]() The moment I disclosed to my parents and after having a "hell broke loose" session with them, it was time to book my tickets, gather what I need and leave - A trek to Rajmachi. Three years back when my freinds were tripping over the fact that I am 18, and that I am "Adult" enough to have alcohol and party I had different plans and I made the two best decisions of my life - Join an NGO and TRAVEL SOLO.Īnd how much I pat myself for such wise decisions :D Best Big Decisions Growing up in a traditional TamBram family, I never thought i would travel solo.īut was this the best decision of my life, HELL YEAH! Mark Twain rightly said, "Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all of one’s lifetime." ![]() Number the stars book buy5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() The next day, Ellen's mother, looking very concerned and worried comes over to speak to Mrs. Later, they learn that the Nazis are forcibly closing down all the Jewish owned businesses. The first real indication of change comes when the girls are sent to a neighborhood shop owned by Jews to buy a replacement coat button and discover the school is closed. But when two German soldiers stop ten year old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend and neighbor Ellen Rosen on the was home from school one day, it is clear that things are about to change. ![]() Yet, up until now, the soldiers have left the Danish people basically alone, including the Danish Jews. The Nazis have been occupying the country for three years, but having armed soldiers on every corner is still disconcerting for the peace-loving Danes. Number the Stars begins in September 1943 in Copenhagen Denmark. So, I promptly re-read it as soon as BEA was over. ![]() While listening to Lois Lowry's talk at the Children's Book and Author Breakfast at this year's BEA, I realized that I have read Number the Stars in a long time, so naturally I had never reviewed it her at The Children's War, either. ![]() The proposal book jasmine guillory5/30/2023 ![]() " The Proposal delivers another charming romance that is flirty and fun." Popsugar says The Proposal is one of the best new books to curl up with this fall "With sharp banter, a well-rounded cast of characters, and plenty of swoony scenes, Jasmine Guillory defends her position as one of the most exciting rom-com writers out there." ![]() ![]() “This hip romantic comedy bound to be a delicious treat for literary appetites craving escapism and happy endings.”īuzzfeed says The Proposal is one of the best books of fall 2018 “When the world is going to absolute crap and you can't take it anymore, you need relief.” Shelf Awareness says The Proposal is a delicious treat Romper lists The Proposal as one of the most anticipated books for fall 2018 The Proposal is featured in a piece about writing romance novels that center consent. ![]() How to make the spicy cupcakes from The Proposal The Proposal was mentioned in this New York Times article about Jumbotron proposals. ![]() ![]() ![]() Middle-class Czech émigré Reisz’s own background was worlds away, yet his first feature allows the material to speak for itself, while Finney’s performance electrified audiences and the film industry alike.įour decades later, Nottingham provided the setting for the films of another chronicler of British working-class life, Shane Meadows, including TwentyFourSeven (1997) and This Is England (2006). The pithy dialogue in Nottingham writer Alan Sillitoe’s adaptation of his own novel remains eminently quotable, but it’s the diligent and sympathetic direction by former documentary-maker Karel Reisz that creates an authentic atmosphere for the story of a would-be rebel forced to compromise. All the rest is propaganda.” When no-nonsense lathe operator Arthur Seaton (Albert Finney) voiced his world view, British cinema had never heard anything like it before. White Horse pub in Radford, Nottingham, just round the corner from where. Alan Sillitoe's first novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning began life as a short story, written in 1954, called Once in a Weekend. ![]() “Put working-class life on screen, bluntly and without condescension.” Saturday Night and Sunday Morning was Albert Finney's first major film role, and he brilliantly captured. ![]() |