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Places to go. People to see. For the busy woman with a thousand things in the air at once, where is the time to luxuriate in an earth-toned room in the thrall of haunting flute music and aroma therapy candles? Between the board meeting and soccer practice? Nonsense! If today's busy woman wants be awash in bliss, she needs to make it happen--fast! This book, written by a noted expert in energy psychology, positive psychology, and neurolinguistic programming (NLP), offers busy women simple, in-the-moment energy balancing tips that can boost energy and foster wellness is just minutes--or even seconds!--each day.

After a brief orientation to the techniques used in Everyday Bliss for Busy Women, the reader will learn simple, powerful techniques to ease stress and tension, relieve aches and pains, and reconnect the mind and spirit. Latter chapters address specific issues in a woman's day, from getting up in the morning to getting to work to bedtime routines for bliss and relaxation.

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Now that MySQL has proven to be a robust product for large, demanding environments, both programmers and administrators want more information on how to get the most out of it. High Performance MySQL goes beyond the basics to explain how MySQL works "under the hood" so that experienced users can understand why it's fast and, conversely, what can slow it down.

In this new edition, you'll learn how to maximize the speed and robustness of MySQL through advanced configuration, and methods to optimize everything from schemas, queries, server settings and applications to operating systems, and hardware -- topics that typical MySQL books don't cover very well. Other requirements for scaling MySQL, such as replication, backups, and load balancing, are thoroughly discussed as well.

This is not a book on MySQL theory -- it's a collection of hands-on methods for solving real-world problems, by authors who have the experience to back it up.

High Performance MySQL includes:

• Clustering solutions
• Impacts of new features of MySQL 5.0/5.1, including stored procedures, partitioned databases, triggers, and views
• Expanded comparisons of storage engines and optimization techniques specific to each one
• Federation (scaling by dividing data among different servers or different clusters)
• Optimization of subqueries
• Use of the new information schema to retrieve data about the server and your databases
• Optimization of advanced querying features, such as full text searches and the use of cursors

With this book, you'll discover good practices for large demanding environments, and learn about MySQL's weaknesses and how to work around them. High Performance MySQL offers the advanced solutions you need to ensure a smoothly functioning database-driven website..
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Scottish artist Andy Goldsworthy uses a seemingly infinite array of purely natural materials, from snow and ice to leaves, stone, and twigs in the creation of his one-of-a-kind sculptures Unlike such artists as Christo and Michael Hiezer, whose works leave definite marks on the landscape, Goldsworthy's approach is to interrupt, shape, or in some other way temporarily alter or work with nature to produce his fragile, mutable pieces. To create "Broken Icicle," for example, Goldsworthy was only able to work on the sculpture in the early morning, when temperatures were below freezing. As with most of his works, ultimately, the materials used to create this piece returned to their natural state, leaving no trace of the artwork's existence save for the stunning photos in this book..
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Chakras are the seven spinning energy centers of the human body that control every dimension of our physical, mental and spiritual well being. Now, Anodea Judith - one of the country¹s foremost experts on the therapeutic use of the chakra system - gives access to this subtle energy matrix, opening a powerful path for healing and spiritual growth with a complete chakra "wellness kit:" Chakra Balancing. Anodea Judith begins with a journey through each of the chakras where listeners discover their purpose, imbalances, and strengths - and learn how to balance their energies for health and awakening. This specially boxed, complete home-study course includes: a 102-page illustrated workbook providing essential information on the chakras, organized into seven lessons - one for each of the chakras, two audio CDs with seven guided audio meditations to work with each of the chakra centers, and to address their imbalances, and seven beautifully illustrated chakra cards with a visual image of each chakra, and a description of their key principles and correspondences..
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Believing that drugs and psychoanalysis were not always the best course of treatment for a variety of mental illnesses, Dr. Carl Pfeiffer began an extensive program of research into the causes and treatment of mental illness, and in 1973 opened the Brain Bio Center in Princeton, New Jersey. Here, with a team of scientists, he found that many psychological problems can be traced to biochemical imbalances in the body. With these patients, he achieved unprecedented success in treating a wide range of mental problems by adjusting diet and providing specific nutritional supplements for those conditions where deficiences exist. This book documents his approach.

Each year, thousands of people are diagnosed as schizophrenic; many more suffer from depression, anxiety, and phobias.

Dr. Pfeiffer's methods of treatment presented in Nutrition and Mental Illness are a valuable adjunct to traditional therapies, and can bring hope of real wellness to many of those who suffer. 

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What should I do next; grade the math test or tackle the laundry? Homeschooling at the Speed of Life gives busy homeschooling mothers a thoughtfully thorough resource for bringing order back to their home. In tune with today's pace, the book provides basic home-management principles, teaching parents how to de-clutter their homes, develop life skills in their children, tame the paper monster, and keep organized records.

Also emphasized are ways to build relationships and use the home as a center for hospitality and outreach. The book even includes Rockett's easily adaptable File-a-Plan organizing system on a bonus CD-ROM. Homeschooling moms will be keeping up with their good work in no time!.
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Using a process approach to writing, this book focuses on teaching strategies that will help children in grades K-8 use the writing process to develop and improve their writing skills and their writing products. It examines all major types of writing through a practical presentation that includes a wealth of children's authentic writing samples which helps bring the writing process to life. Explains the components of the writing workshop and provides suggestions for use with all grade levels. Focuses on monitoring the process children use as they write and helps to assess children's written products. Presents five levels of support that teachers can provide for children as they write. Contains lists of children's literature. For teachers and administrators of Elementary School writing/language arts..
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