Best Selling Books by John Waters

"Structured in the same way as the MRCP part 2 written exam, the two volumes of this self-assessment book together contain over 270 questions based on clinical scenarios which address the more difficult aspects of the medical curriculum. Chapters are divided by clinical specialties. Volume 1 includes: cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology and metabolic medicine, gastroenterology, haematology, and infectious diseases. Volume 2 includes: neurology and ophthalmology, oncology and palliative care, psychiatry and clinical pharmacology, nephrology, respiratory medicine and rheumatology. The first section of each chapter contains a clinical scenario followed by a multiple-choice, 'best-of-five', question written in the style of the MRCP exam. The second section of each chapter contains the answer, a concise and clear explanation of the reasoning behind the given answer being correct, as well as a comprehensive tutorial on the subject matter which uses high-quality diagrams and tables to help readers absorb and retain information quickly and orderly. References for further reading are also then given for those interested in a broader review"--

`Taking Supervision Forward wins unconditional approval. There is a throughout a coherent, continuing thread of concern, comment and information which makes reading this book either as a whole or in its chapter sections, a creative and satisfying experience' - The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling & Psychotherapy `This is a thought-provoking collection of contributions, some critically examining aspects of supervision that have previously been well established and some identifying controversies in working practice' - Counselling `This book lives up to its claim to be a timely and thought-provoking evaluation of contemporary supervisory practices and structures in counselling and psychotherapy' - John Hopton, Therapeutic Communities This book evaluates supervisory structures and practices in the light of recent research and experiences. It provides counsellors and psychotherapists with a considered examination of the supervision process and draws attention to those aspects of supervision that may benefit from critical analysis and reform. The first part of the book explores some inherent difficulties that may impinge upon the effectiveness of supervision, while the second part identifies debates relating to working practice, and the impact of the cultural environments in which counselling is now taking place. In the final chapter, key figures in counselling and psychotherapy contribute short pieces outlining what they feel will be significant issues for supervisory practice in its next phase of development.

Abstract: The presence of noise and coherent returns from clutter often confounds efforts to acoustically detect and identify target objects buried in inhomogeneous media. Using iterative time reversal with a single channel transducer, returns from resonant targets are enhanced, yielding convergence to a narrowband waveform characteristic of the dominant mode in a target's elastic scattering response. The procedure consists of exciting the target with a broadband acoustic pulse, sampling the return using a finite time window, reversing the signal in time, and using this reversed signal as the source waveform for the next interrogation. Scaled laboratory experiments (0.4-2 MHz) are performed employing a piston transducer and spherical targets suspended in the free field and buried in a sediment phantom. In conjunction with numerical simulations, these experiments provide an inexpensive and highly controlled means with which to examine the efficacy of the technique. Signal-to-noise enhancement of target echoes is demonstrated. The methodology reported provides a means to extract both time and frequency information for surface waves that propagate on an elastic target. Methods developed in the laboratory are then applied in medium scale (20-200 kHz) pond experiments for the detection of a steel shell buried in sandy sediment.

It is a simple fact that access to high-speed broadband is now as vital a component of K-12 school infrastructure as electricity, air conditioning, and heating. The same tools and resources that have transformed educators' personal, civic, and professional lives must be part of learning experiences intended to prepare today's students for college and careers. College students rely on technology for academic success and to improve personal productivity. In the workplace, everyone from mechanics to accountants to physicians depends on technology to conduct their work, grow their businesses, and collaborate with their colleagues--both locally and globally. With easy access to reliable, robust, and cost-effective broadband, one can ensure that each student's school experience mirrors evolving societal expectations for public education. Access permits students to create engaging text and multimedia projects such as videos, collaboratively conduct research with students on the other side of the state or the world, take online courses not available locally, and talk directly with authors and experts. Teachers can collaborate with colleagues, participate in professional development online, and immediately analyze the results from online assessments to personalize instruction for each student. Given that bandwidth availability determines which online content, applications, and functionality students and educators will be able to use effectively in the classroom, additional bandwidth will be required in many, if not most, K-12 districts in this country in the coming years. If educators are serious as a nation about preparing all students for college and careers, a concerted national effort will be required to address both school-based bandwidth needs and out-of-school access for students and educators. Given current trends and the real-world experiences of states and leading districts, this paper offers four recommendations for policymakers and school leaders committed to charting a course for the future of K-12 education enabled by broadband. Appended are: (1) Terms and Definitions; (2) Select Federal Funding Sources; and (3) References. (Contains 57 endnotes.) [For "The Broadband Imperative: Recommendations to Address K-12 Education Infrastructure Needs. Executive Summary," see ED532312.].

This short paper reflects on the experience of implementing personal budgets and self-directed support in order to consider how key elements of the approach might inform a new way of working; one designed to operate at a community rather than an individual and family level. It set out a new approach, 'Community Fund Holding', which puts public money in the hands of a community so they can achieve an agreed set of outcomes. The Community Fund Holding model contains 3 fundamental elements: the Community Fund itself; community planning; and review and evaluation. The paper explores how decisions may be devolved to local communities in ways that bring them real choice and control, while delivering the strategic and preventative outcomes commissioners require.

A love triangle goes bad on the movie set for Secret Desires when a determined killer prowling Crystal Dreams Pictures brutally murders two Academy-Award-Winning stars under exclusive contract with the Hollywood studio. The film's leading actor, Lance Vaughn is rising to the top with unprecedented speed. His fairytale romance with Natalie Baldwin, the film's makeup artist, begins to fade when his stunning co-star, Kela Ryan, faces the critical decision to play her part opposite Vaughn and to become his secret lover. When Lance doesn't show up for publicity photos the morning after the mega-budget picture wraps, Natalie finds Lance in the guesthouse of his Bel Air mansion, dead with a .38 caliber revolver next to the body. Within hours of the discovery of Vaughn's body, the LAPD reluctantly arrest Jake Baldwin, a decorated veteran detective with LAPD. The arrest is based on purely circumstantial, but troubling evidence: the gun found at the crime scene is his. The next day Natalie, who also just happens to be Jake's daughter, thinks of only one person who could possibly beat the rap against her father - Grant Westmore, Jake's former partner on the Job. As the days pass in Grant's exhaustive search for the real killer, Kela is found murdered in her Beverly Hills estate. At the crime scene, Grant uncovers a startling fact: Kela died in the same manner as Lance. Except this time, the killer did not leave behind the murder weapon. Inching closer toward the explosive truth about the killer's identity, the police, along with Grant and his investigative dream team, soon realize they've all glossed over one person: Natalie Baldwin. Having known Natalie since she was a little girl, Grant doesn't want to believe the possibility that she's capable of two cold-blooded murders. After ruling out several other possible suspects, and grasping at a faint hope that they're all wrong about Natalie, Grant orders a full-court press to find out one way or the other.