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lendmark savannah: Health Care Antitrust Aspen Health Law Center, 1998 Antitrust laws touch upon a wide range of conduct and business relationships in the delivery of health care services, and the issues that should be of concern to health care organizations are described. Health Care Antitrust provides practical overviews of the principal legal issues relating to health care antitrust, as well as a general understanding of antitrust analysis as applied to contractual relationships and business strategies that present antitrust risks in a managed care environment. |
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lendmark savannah: Volunteer Bama Dawg David Carroll, 2016-09-19 Volunteer Bama Dawg collects 60+ of Chattanooga broadcaster David Carroll's most popular essays, combining humor, history, and tributes to some unforgettable characters. |
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lendmark savannah: The Annual Meeting of Shareholders Darren C. Baker, Esq. Richard T. Miller, Alexander B. Young, 2008-01-01 ... describes the process of planning and conducting an annual shareholders' meeting for a public corporation. After discussing the general statutory basis for the meeting, the portfolio explains the legal requirements for an annual meeting and discusses various practical and logistical issues to consider before, during, and after the meeting. |
lendmark savannah: War Dances Sherman Alexie, 2013-10-15 The bestselling, award-winning author’s “fiercely freewheeling collection of stories and poems about the tragicomedies of ordinary lives” (O, The Oprah Magazine). Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, War Dances blends short stories, poems, call-and-response, and more into something that only Sherman Alexie could have written. Ordinary men stand at the threshold of profound change, from a story about a famous writer caring for a dying but still willful father, to the tale of a young Indian boy who learns to value his own life by appreciating the deaths of others. Perceptions change, too, as “Another Proclamation” casts a shadow over Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, and “Invisible Dog on a Leash” limns the heartbreak of shattered childhood illusions. And nostalgia for antiquated technology is tenderly rendered in “Ode to Mix Tapes” and “Ode for Pay Phones.” With his versatile voice, Alexie explores love, betrayal, fatherhood, alcoholism, and art in this spirited, soulful, and endlessly entertaining collection, transcending genre boundaries to create something truly unique. This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. |
lendmark savannah: Animal Welfare and Protection Justin Healey, 2009 As the dominant creatures on the planet, humans are nonetheless highly reliant on animals for many things. The extent of humans¿ use of animals in food, research, clothing, entertainment, sport and companionship is immeasurable. This book features a range of information about the wellbeing and protection of animals, much of which is produced by animal welfare advocacy groups. The book contains three chapters: Animal Welfare and Rights; Animal Use in Research and Testing; and Animal Use and Exploitation. Featured issues include human attitudes and opinions about animals, animal-based scientific and medical experimentation, animals in product testing, factory farming, treatment of pets, the use of animals in sport and entertainment, and the beliefs and practices of vegans and vegetarians. Do we treat animals humanely enough?Chapter 1: Animal Welfare and RightsChapter 2: Animals in Research and TestingChapter 3: Animal Use and ExploitationGlossary; Fast facts; Web links; Index |
lendmark savannah: The Toughest Indian in the World Sherman Alexie, 2013-10-15 “Stunning” short stories by the National Book Award–winning author of The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). In this bestselling volume of stories, National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie challenges readers to see Native American Indians as the complex, modern, real people they are. The tender and tenacious tales of The Toughest Indian in the World introduce us to the one-hundred-eighteen-year-old Etta Joseph, former co-star and lover of John Wayne, and to the unnamed narrator of the title story, a young Indian journalist searching for togetherness one hitchhiker at a time. Countless other brilliant creations leap from Alexie’s mind in these nine stories. Upwardly mobile Indians yearn for a more authentic life, married Indian couples push apart while still cleaving together, and ordinary, everyday Indians hunt for meaning in their lives. The Toughest Indian in the World combines anger, humor, and beauty into radiant fictions, fiercely imagined, from one of America’s greatest writers. This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. |
lendmark savannah: The RoutledgeFalmer Reader in the History of Education Gary McCulloch, 2020-11-25 This Reader brings together a wide range of material to present an international perspective on topical issues in history of education today. Focusing on the enduring trends in this field, this lively and informative Reader provides broad coverage of the subject and includes crucial topics such as: * higher education * informal agencies of education * schooling, the state and local government * education and social change and inequality * curriculum * teachers and pupils * education, work and the economy * education and national identity. With an emphasis on contemporary pieces that deal with issues relevant to the immediate real world, this book represents the research and views of some of the most respected authors in the field today. Gary McCulloch also includes a specially written introduction which provides a much-needed context to the role of history in the current educational climate. Students of history and history of education will find this Reader an important route map to further reading and understanding. |
lendmark savannah: Reading Wonders Interactive Read-Aloud Cards Grade K McGraw-Hill, 2012-04-25 Engage your youngest students with these interactive read-alouds. Develop listening comprehension with complex text Include a variety of genres – myths, fables, folktales, poems, and expository selections |
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lendmark savannah: The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck, 2002 For use in schools and libraries only. Penguin celebrates the centennial of John Steinbeck's birth with stunning commemorative editions of his essential works. |
lendmark savannah: Shame & Guilt Jane Middelton-Moz, 2020-08-30 It is my feeling that debilitating shame and guilt are at the root of all dysfunctions in families,” says Jane Middelton-Moz. A few common characteristics of adults shamed in childhood: You may suffer extreme shyness, embarrassment and feelings of being inferior to others. You don’t believe you make mistakes, you believe you are a mistake. You feel controlled from the outside and from within. You feel that normal spontaneous expression is blocked. You may suffer from debilitating guilt; you apologize constantly. You have little sense of emotional boundaries; you feel constantly violated by others; you frequently build false boundaries. If you see yourself in any of these characteristics, you can learn how shame keeps you from being the person you were born to be and how to change that. Shame And Guilt describes how debilitating shame is created and fostered in childhood and how it manifests itself in adulthood and in intimate relationships. Through the use of myths and fairytales to portray different shaming environments, Dr. Middelton-Moz allows you to reach the shamed child within you and to add clarity to what could be difficult concepts. Read Shame and Guilt — you’re worth it. |
lendmark savannah: The Ethics and Politics of Community Engagement in Global Health Research Lindsey Reynolds, Salla Sariola, 2020-06-09 Drawing on a growing consensus about the importance of community representation and participation for ethical research, community engagement has become a central component of scientific research, policy-making, ethical review, and technology design. The diversity of actors involved in large-scale global health research collaborations and the broader ‘background conditions’ of global inequality and injustice that frame the field have led some researchers, funders, and policy-makers to conclude that community engagement is nothing less than a moral imperative in global health research. Rather than taking community engagement as a given, the contributions in this edited volume highlight how processes of community engagement are shaped by particular local histories and social and political dynamics, and by the complex social relations between different actors involved in global public health research. By interrogating the everyday politics and practices of engagement across diverse contexts, the book pushes conversations around engagement and participation beyond their conventional framings. In doing so, it raises radical questions about knowledge, power, expertise, authority, representation, inclusivity, and ethics and to make recommendations for more transformative, inclusive, and meaningful community engagement. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Critical Public Health journal. |
lendmark savannah: Big Data, IoT, and Machine Learning Rashmi Agrawal, Marcin Paprzycki, Neha Gupta, 2022-03 The idea behind this book is to simplify the journey of aspiring readers and researchers to understand Big Data, IoT and Machine Learning. It also includes various real-time/offline applications and case studies in the fields of engineering, computer science, information security and cloud computing using modern tools. This book consists of two sections: Section I contains the topics related to Applications of Machine Learning, and Section II addresses issues about Big Data, the Cloud and the Internet of Things. This brings all the related technologies into a single source so that undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academicians and people in industry can easily understand them. Features Addresses the complete data science technologies workflow Explores basic and high-level concepts and services as a manual for those in the industry and at the same time can help beginners to understand both basic and advanced aspects of machine learning Covers data processing and security solutions in IoT and Big Data applications Offers adaptive, robust, scalable and reliable applications to develop solutions for day-to-day problems Presents security issues and data migration techniques of NoSQL databases |
lendmark savannah: The RBT Ethics Code Jon S. Bailey, Mary R. Burch, 2020 This practical textbook will enable students training to become Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs(TM)) to fully understand and follow the new RBT(R) Ethics Code administered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB(R)). Starting with an overview of the role of ethics and core ethical principles, subsequent chapters provide concrete guidance for each of the three sections of the RBT(R) Ethics Code: responsible conduct, responsibility to clients, and competence and service delivery. The authors then show correct and incorrect applications of each code item and provide practical examples and solutions for applying each section to everyday practice. Also included are test questions where RBTs(TM) can test themselves on their newfound knowledge, along with a glossary, the complete RBT(R) Code of Ethics, and suggested readings. Last, Appendix D, Considerations and Conversation Starters, will help RBT(TM) trainers quickly focus on specific code items and presenting scenarios for discussion and role-plays. This book is intended to serve as a primary text for the training of RBTs(TM) as well as a reference and study guide for these RBTs(TM) and their trainers. |
lendmark savannah: Savannah Blues Mary Kay Andrews, 2002-02-05 “Quirky, endearing characters make Savannah Blues one heck of a good time.” —Jennifer Crusie “Mary Kay Andrews has perfect pitch when it comes to endearing, smart-mouth heroines, and she has caught the languid looniness of the Low Country perfectly.” —Anne Rivers Siddons Meet Weezie (aka Eloise) Foley, a feisty antiques “picker,” banished by her spiteful ex-husband from the house she herself restored in Savannah’s historic district, who must come to terms with a life that has suddenly changed…and not, it, seems for the better. In Mary Kay Andrews’s delectable New York Times bestseller, Savannah Blues, readers will feel the sultry Georgia breezes and taste sea salt in the air, as they lose themselves in a wonderful, witty tale brimming with sass and peopled by a richly endearing cast of delightfully eccentric characters. Revenge is sweeter than sweet in Mary Kay’s capable hands, and readers of Fannie Flagg, Adriana Trigiani, Emily Giffin, Rebecca Wells, and Jill Conner Browne will definitely want to spend some quality time in Savannah. |
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lendmark savannah: Savannah's Secret Robin Murphy, 2022-02-10 After returning from their honeymoon in France, Marie, Cory, and the SIPS team find themselves on another case in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. Trying to help a young girl who discovered a beast killing their livestock, they find a body on Tybee Island with wounds in the neck. Soon after, the team learns that there is more to learn from those keeping secrets from behind their masks at a masquerade ball. But is there such a thing as real vampires, and can Marie and the SIPS Team receive help from a famous young spirit in time before more lives are lost? A compelling cozy mystery with a paranormal twist, Savannah's Secret is the fifth novel in Robin Murphy's Marie Bartek And The SIPS Team series. |
lendmark savannah: Savannah Eugenia Price, 2013-09-10 Orphaned Mark Browning was only twenty when he renounced his father's fortune and sailed to Savannah, his mother's birthplace . . . and the home of two remarkable women. The first is Eliza McQueen Mackay, his mentor's beautiful wife, whom Mark loves with a deep, pure love that can never be spoken. The other is lovely young Caroline Cameron, whose life is blighted by a secret that has tormented her grandparents for half a century—a secret that affects Mark more closely than he imagines. Desiring one woman, loved by another, Mark must confront the ghosts of a previous generation, and face the evil smoldering hate, before he can truly call Savannah his home. |
lendmark savannah: Savannah from Savannah Denise Hildreth Jones, 2004-06-28 When 24-year-old Savannah learns her mother arranged for her to win a fiction contest, she decides that her mother’s drastic meddling calls for drastic countermeasures. Though first place in a fiction contest guarantees that 24-year-old Savannah Phillip's novel will be published, she soon discovers that her mother—Savannah, Georgia's most charming, if diva-like citizen—is behind her literary win. So, mortified and furious, she resolves to give up her dreams of literary fame. Savannah rejects the coveted publishing contract and returns to her hometown, to prove to her parents, her city, and herself, that she is someone who shouldn't be messed with. Someone who's someone, without her mother's assistance. Someone who can write an unforgettable story all by herself, thank you very much. Following in the footsteps of her career hero, a columnist for The Savannah Chronicle, Savannah gets a job at the paper and sets out to take the journalism world by a storm. Her very first assignment is a quest for truth, investigating what appears to be a rigged beauty pageant. Journey with Savannah as she forges new dreams, uncovers the heartache of loss, and comes to terms with her unique calling. Charming contemporary fiction Part of the Savannah series: Book 1: Savannah from Savannah Book 2: Savannah Comes Undone Book 3: Savannah by the Sea Includes discussion questions for book clubs |
lendmark savannah: Saving Savannah Sandra Hill, 2013-09-30 When Tante Lulu decides to matchmake, matches are made. But this time, her meddling Cajun charm will be put to the test . . . |
lendmark savannah: A Down-Home Savannah Christmas Nancy Robards Thompson, 2019-11-01 He chased away her fiancé And waited for her return Like snow falling in Savannah, Georgia, the odds of Elle Clark falling for Daniel Quindlin are slim to none. First, she isn’t home to stay. And second, Daniel caused Elle’s fiancé to leave her at the altar. Even if he had her best interests at heart, falling for her arch nemesis just isn’t natural. Well, neither is a white Christmas in Savannah… |
lendmark savannah: Savannah Secrets Fiona Hood-Stewart, 2014-10-15 When eccentric Rowena Carstairs leaves her sizable estate to an illegitimate grandson who was given up for adoption at birth, Savannah attorney Meredith Hunter is obliged to track him down. Her search takes her to the wilds of Scotland, where she is shocked to discover that the man is none other than infamous corporate raider Grant Gallagher. Despite her reluctance to deal with such a ruthless man, Meredith knows she has no choice but to fulfill her client's wishes. Although he's indifferent to the inheritance, Grant is increasingly curious about the family he never knew he had and his grandmother's motives. And about Meredith, who's not the kind of woman he ever imagined he'd be attracted to. |
lendmark savannah: After Midnight In Savannah B. Forrest Spink, 2005 Convicted of murdering his mother in Savannah, Georgia, in 1991, Jim Martin still maintains that it was his female-impersonator drug supplier who actually killed her. Martin's aunt claims that the Nazarene-minister mother and rebellious homosexual son were doomed to a showdown. |
lendmark savannah: Savannah's Midnight Hour Lisa L. Denmark, 2019-12-15 Savannah’s Midnight Hour argues that Savannah’s development is best understood within the larger history of municipal finance, public policy, and judicial readjustment in an urbanizing nation. In providing such context, Lisa Denmark adds constructive complexity to the conventional Old South/New South dichotomous narrative, in which the politics of slavery, secession, Civil War, and Reconstruction dominate the analysis of economic development. Denmark shows us that Savannah’s fiscal experience in the antebellum and postbellum years, while exhibiting some distinctively southern characteristics, also echoes a larger national experience. Her broad account of municipal decision making about improvement investment throughout the nineteenth century offers a more nuanced look at the continuity and change of policies in this pivotal urban setting. Beginning in the 1820s and continuing into the 1870s, Savannah’s resourceful government leaders acted enthusiastically and aggressively to establish transportation links and to construct a modern infrastructure. Taking the long view of financial risk, the city/municipal government invested in an ever-widening array of projects—canals, railroads, harbor improvement, drainage— because of their potential to stimulate the city’s economy. Denmark examines how this ideology of over-optimistic risk-taking, rooted firmly in the antebellum period, persisted after the Civil War and eventually brought the city to the brink of bankruptcy. The struggle to strike the right balance between using public policy and public money to promote economic development while, at the same time, trying to maintain a sound fiscal footing is a question governments still struggle with today. |
lendmark savannah: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil John Berendt, 1995 |
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lendmark savannah: Her Savannah Surprise Nancy Robards Thompson, 2020-06-01 What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay there… She was a free spirit who wouldn’t be tied down Until he convinced her to say “I do!” Kate Clark’s Las Vegas wedding trip wasn’t for her wedding. But a husband is what she found—and no memory of how it happened! Aidan Quindlin broke her heart in high school. And if she’s not careful, the tempting single dad and his precious little girl could do it again. Once she’s back in Savannah, she knows an annulment is the only way to protect herself. Then she learns she’s pregnant… |
lendmark savannah: Savannah Blues Mary Kay Andrews, 2003-03-04 Landing a catch like Talmadge Evans III got Eloise Weezie Foley a jewel of a town house in Savannah's historic district. Divorcing Tal got her exiled to the backyard carriage house, where she has launched a spite-fest with Tal's new fiancÉe, the elegant Caroline DeSantos. An antiques picker, Weezie combs Savannah's steamy back alleys and garage sales for treasures when she's not dealing with her loopy relatives or her hunky ex-boyfriend. But an unauthorized sneak preview at a sale lands Weezie smack in the middle of magnolia-scented murder, mayhem...and more. Dirty deals simmer all around her—just as her relationship with the cutest chef in town heats up and she finds out how delicious love can be the second time around. |
lendmark savannah: Surviving Savannah Patti Callahan, 2022-04-05 An atmospheric, compelling story of survival, tragedy, the enduring power of myth and memory, and the moments that change one's life. --Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Four Winds [An] enthralling and emotional tale...A story about strength and fate.--Woman's World “An epic novel that explores the metal of human spirit in crisis. It is an expertly told, fascinating story that runs fathoms deep on multiple levels.”—New York Journal of Books It was called The Titanic of the South. The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis. When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski, she's shocked. The ship sank after a boiler explosion in 1838, and the wreckage was just discovered, 180 years later. Everly can't resist the opportunity to try to solve some of the mysteries and myths surrounding the devastating night of its sinking. Everly's research leads her to the astounding history of a family of eleven who boarded the Pulaski together, and the extraordinary stories of two women from this family: a known survivor, Augusta Longstreet, and her niece, Lilly Forsyth, who was never found, along with her child. These aristocratic women were part of Savannah's society, but when the ship exploded, each was faced with difficult and heartbreaking decisions. This is a moving and powerful exploration of what women will do to endure in the face of tragedy, the role fate plays, and the myriad ways we survive the surviving. |
lendmark savannah: The Healing Rose of Savannah Jenny Elaine, 2022-02-22 While seeking solace from a broken heart, Savannah Rose travels to the picturesque city of Savannah, Georgia, only to find herself trapped within the confines of romance, murder, and mystery. It's the 1940's, a war is being waged in Europe, and a serial killer stalks the streets of Savannah, targeting young women and terrorizing the city. When the killer sets his sights on Savannah Rose, she must fight to survive, and in an attempt to save her life, she journeys away from the city, only to encounter tragedy and more heartbreak. Upon returning home, she faces the danger that continues to lurk among the shadows, and struggles to overcome the obstacles thrown into her path. Along the way, she learns the measure of her own worth, discovers the real meaning of life, and finds her one true love.You will be captivated by this story taken from lore and the author's vivid imagination. Blended with rich history and creative storytelling, this suspenseful saga sweeps readers back and forth between the 1940's and the 1960's, and will keep you captivated until its final conclusion. |
lendmark savannah: To the Citizens of Savannah Savannah (Ga.), 1821 |
lendmark savannah: Summer Ray - Savannah's Calling Juliana Love, 2012-08-31 “Savannah's Calling” is the second book in the Summer Ray series. Although the story starts in the amazing town of Gettysburg, due to betrayal and broken dreams, Summer Ray Sherwood and Kathryn Black find themselves in the midst of some pretty fascinating and wild adventures complete with new characters and locations. The General Michael Moses McDaniels and most of the Gettysburg gang are still woven into the story line. Yet, as fate would have it, for the greater good, it seems that evil does prevail. Lessons learned along the way, the fight for freedom and the quest for love make “Savannah's Calling” the turning point of the Summer Ray series for sure! |
lendmark savannah: Sundown on the Savannah River Jeff Crawford, 2021-06-30 |
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