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A Christmas Spirit
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rikki, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, It is said that a crisis will either make or break a family. Sometimes, even the strongest of relationships can fall apart when troubles arise, and we can be shocked by the manner in which people respond to problems. Issues which were previously ignored or buried are suddenly emphasized, demanding attention, at any cost. Left ignored, the price is very high, as the family in this book discovers. "A Christmas Spirit" is an intensely emotional story about a family's journey through a very difficult and turbulent period. Already having endured many hardships, this family is fractured without even realizing it until the youngest child becomes critically ill. With Christmas approaching, the little girl's health takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Quietly, her parents and brothers begin falling apart and it doesn't take long before the fractures become enormous cracks, threatening to shatter the family completely. Four-year-old Angelina watches as her family is forced to confront its demons, and she longs for her parents and brothers to find their way to healing. But as with many healing journeys, things must get a lot worse before even beginning to get better... "A Christmas Spirit" is certain to move its readers to tears as they connect and identify with each member of the Lane family. Meet Angelina and the others: Wife and mother, Kathy, so lost in her own emotions that she withdraws from life, entirely in denial; her husband, Robert, guilt-ridden and feeling inadequate; teen son, James, consumed by his own anger to the point of self-destruction; and Elijah, the wise old ten-year-old soul, trying to be the glue that holds his family together. Follow these troubled hearts, who are lost and struggling to find their way through the darkness, and who have lost all hope of ever finding the light.
Trio: A Corpus Christi Trilogy
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caram, Eve La Salle, PUBLISHER: Plain View Press, Eve La Salle Caram's new short novel, published here in Trio for the first time, is a story not only about a search for a lost relative, but about finding the lost pieces of several lives. It is also the story the author's students at Los Angeles City College, who after reading her novel Rena, A Late Journey, have repeatedly urged her to write Looking For Johnny, the story that brings her Corpus Christi novels full circle. About: Looking For Johnny "Two of my favorites just became three Eve Caram has fulfilled the promise offered by Dear Corpus Christi in her usual inimitable style." Carolyn Howard-Johnson, multi award-winning author and poet "Looking for long lost Johnny was the last thing Elizabeth wanted to do, and we, as readers, are compelled to search with her. Eve La Salle Caram draws us into her web of mystery in a world of secrets that Looking For Johnny weaves. A relentless page turner, impossible to put down, riveting " Linda Rader Overman, award winning author, Letters Between Us About: Rena, A Late Journey "A lyrical telling...the rhythms in Rena, A Late Journey, are magical and gentle, the losses and revelations gut wrenching. Caram's enchanting novel brings healing in the form of a friendship that sees no boundaries of color or age or passage of time..." Louinn Lota, Arts and Entertainment Writer, Associated Press About: Dear Corpus Christi "Eve La Salle Caram's voice is very strong. With the first line you are swept into another place and time. I love this book " Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, author of Magdalena, and When The Rainbow Goddess Wept "A novel that speaks of ephemeral joy." Cathy Downs, English Professor, Texas A & M, Kingsville "Her deep feelings for that place and its people come to us as truth..." Elizabeth Spencer "Wonderful and very touching." John Rechy
Schoolyard Ecology
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barrett, Katharine / Willard, Carolyn, PUBLISHER: Great Explorations in Math & Science (Gems), In this series of outdoor, life-science investigations for grades 3-6, the schoolyard, is the environment to be investigated. Many ecological, environmental, and life science concepts are explored. Students learn biological sampling techniques; mapping and related mathematical skills are developed. In addition to temporarily collecting samples in "shake boxes," investigations focus on ants and spiders, and can be extended in many directions. Students learn that a bush may be home to a "community" of interacting plants and animals. Based on their observations and findings, students select a small area as their favorite location. Environmental writing about their favorite locations crowns the closing activity. This guide is designed to spark student curiosity about the patterns and interactions in nature, beginning with their immediate environment-the schoolyard. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction Time Frame Activity 1 Exploring the Schoolyard Study Area Activity 2 Finding and Observing Spiders Tales from the Web Activity 3 Discovering Animal Communities Activity 4 Tracking Ants Activity 5 Special Study Sites Behind the Scenes Guide to small Common Schoolyard Animals Spider Web Identification key Resources Assessment Suggestions Literature Connections Summary Outlines "In this era of hype about hands-on activities, the school yard is too often given short shrift, except for occasional nature walks.... The book, a product of a team effort, underwent extensive tryout and review by teachers and specialists, and it shows."-"Science Books & Films," August/September "Overall this is a very thorough presentation of five excellentecological activities for children. This is the way science should be taught. The investigations encourage children to learn by "doing" and to discover for themselves how organisms interact with each other and their environment. The activities are also invaluable because they foster in children an appreciation and stewardship for other living things. If they can be taught to value spiders and ants, the rest will be easy."-"The American Biology Teacher," May
The Power of Purpose: Living Well by Doing Good
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Temes, Peter S., PUBLISHER: Three Rivers Press (CA), "The Power of Purpose" begins with a simple but remarkable statement: "The more you focus on helping others, the more you will succeed in reaching your own goals." Peter S. Temes builds on this fundamental insight to share a simple plan for living with the truest and most enduring kind of happiness. At the heart of "The Power of Purpose" are the "three levels of thinking." At the first level, we ask, Who am I? and What do I want? At the second level, we ask, Who do other people think I am? How do I look to them? But the real magic happens when we hit the third level, forgetting about ourselves and asking the questions that lend a powerful sense of purpose to our lives: How do others look to themselves? How can I help others become the people they want to be? To help us along the way, Temes, who teaches humanities at Columbia University, draws on the wisdom of great thinkers including Aristotle, Soren Kierkegaard, and Abraham Lincoln; the life lessons of great achievers ranging from Mother Teresa to Michael Jordan; and home truths he's gathered from his parents, his grandparents, and his three children. From all these sources and from his own life of great personal accomplishment, Temes identifies the essential knowledge that brings people happiness and success. He cites Aristotle's notion that happiness is not a psychological state but a moral one, resulting from doing good in the world. Temes also believes in the pivotal importance of trust and team-building in every area of life, from the family to the workplace to the street corner. "The Power of Purpose" is a map for finding the confidence and power, the opportunities and occasions, and--most important--the techniques and strategies for centering your relationships and work on helping others. It is a book with a point of view: the clearest path to your own success and happiness lies in helping others get to where they want to go. "From the Hardcover edition."
Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCabe, Kevin / Montgomery, Lucy Maud / Ferns, John, PUBLISHER: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, The poems in this collection by Lucy Maud Montgomery were written to reach the readers she thought of as "kindred spirits" - those thousands of people who then, as now, would be as deeply moved as she was by beauty in nature and in spirit. She felt herself drenched with beauty. It was an emotion that evolves heart-deep recognition in readers who will find an echo of their own yearnings and hungers for emotional outlet. Maud Montgomery was well aware that greatness as a poet was beyond her reach, but her verses were capable of putting into words what ordinary people felt and often could not explain. They express the sense of awe and delight arising from the simple human experiences of all that is lovely in the world. "I've written one real poem out of my heart," she confided to a friend in a week when she had sent off several verses she knew to be pot-boilers. But even these held a small kernel of thought, of appreciation, of gratitude for the gift of natural beauty. The poems in this collection will reach as deeply into the heart of today's readers as they did in those who first read them half a century ago. Critics are now finding new insights and much genuine ability in Montgomery's poetry, but the poems remain poems for people. She wrote for people who hunger for a way to give voice to their deepest thoughts and emotions. She wrote as an artist paints, in vivid scenes with vivid colours. Her verses are clearly defined gem-like vignettes depicting familiar scenes beloved by all the friends of the earth. She writes of clouds and sky, the clash and thunder of waves on a seashore, the scents of garden and woodland, the kinship of humanity with whatever gods there be. The qualities of simplicity and earnestness are not to be spurned. While ordinary people can respond to these eternal truths, Montgomery's poems will continue to be read and treasured.
: The Kremlin Games
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Flint, Eric / Huff, Gorg / Goodlett, Paula, PUBLISHER: Baen Books, #14 in the multiply bestselling Ring of Fire Series. After carving a place for itself among the struggling powers of 17th century Western Europe, the out-of-time modern town of Grantville, West Virginia must fight for its life in a war-torn Europe just emerging from medieval skullduggery. . Grantville has bounced back and established its new mission and identity, but it seems some have been left behind--people like Bernie Zeppi, courageous in the battle, but unable to figure out what to do with himself in a world that's utterly changed. Then Russian emissary Vladimir Gorchacov arrives in Grantville and hires Bernie to journey to Moscow and bring the future to a Russia mired in slavish serfdom and byzantine imperial plots. Bernie jumps at the chance. He figures it to be an easy gig, complete with high pay and hot-and-cold running women. But one thing Bernie hasn't counted on is the chance to find his purpose in Mother Russia, from fighting the needless death of children from typhoid to building the first dirigible in Russian history. And then there's love. Just as Bernie realizes his feeling for a certain Russian noblewoman may have gone way beyond respect, he finds them both enmeshed in the deadly politics of Kremlin power struggles. War with Poland is afoot and Russia itself is about to get a revolution from within-three centuries early. Bernie Zeppi, former Grantville auto mechanic, is going to have the chance to prove he's not the loser he believed himself to be. For now Bernie's task is to save the woman he loves and the country he has come to call his own from collapse into a new Dark Age. About : The Kremlin Games: "..".a well-constructed plot filled with satisfying measures of comedy, romance, political intrigue, and action."--"Publishers Weekly" About Eric Flint's Ring of Fire series: "This alternate history series is...a landmark..."--"Booklist" " Eric] Flint's "" universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians."--"Booklist"..".reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis..."--"Publishers Weekly"..".each new entry appears better than the previous one, a seemingly impossible feat...terrific."--"Midwest Book Review" " C]ombines accurate historical research with bold leaps of the imagination."--"Library Journal"
Choose to Lose: The 7-Day Carb Cycle Solution
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Powell, Chris, PUBLISHER: Hyperion Books, Don't lose the will to become the person you want to be. Choose to Lose the weight, and start the next chapter of your life as the person you know you truly are. EAT MORE CARBS BURN FAT BUILD MUSCLE QUICK-FIX RECIPES NO GYM REQUIRED CHEAT EVERY OTHER DAY From celebrated fitness trainer Chris Powell, star of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, comes this inspirational weight loss book to help anyone conquer their weight. You've seen him change lives on television. Now, in Choose to Lose, Powell presents fast and easy workouts, diet guidance, basic recipes, and insight into finding the true transformation mindset. Following his Carb Cycle Solution, you can drop pounds safely and quickly while learning how to 'listen to your body' to optimize your overall health and fitness. Powell's easy-to-follow Carb Cycle Solution contradicts everything you've heard about avoiding carbohydrates in an attempt to lose weight. Not only are you encouraged to eat carbs, but he will show you how to use them to amplify your weekly weight loss. By cycling between high-carb and low-carb days, your body will alternate boosting metabolism one day and burning fat the next. You will never feel deprived of the foods you love because you can fine-tune the solution to suit your needs. Powell gives you complete control over your nutrition, plus plenty of opportunities to indulge, and offers many delicious recipes to help you stay on track. If you work it, the Carb Cycle Solution may very well work for you--for the rest of your life. With detailed exercises and accompanying photographs, as well as guidelines on how to revamp your environment, support system, and more, Powell not only shows you how to lose pounds, but also works with you as a coach and mentor, teaching you how to finally take control of the incredible machine that is your body. His words of encouragement will be there day after day as you build unstoppable momentum, guiding your body toward your ideal weight. Great physical change begins with a psychological one: change your mind, change your body.
ICT Manager settore Aeronautico
Quanta Tech, specializzazione "Aerospace, Defence & Shipbuilding", ricerca per importante azienda cliente operante nel settore aeronautico un ICT Manager. La risorsa si occuperĂ di assicurare lâimplementazione della strategia di sviluppo delle tecnologie ICT dellâazienda e garantire la gestione del team ICT, finalizzata ad ottenere performance ottimali del sistema e dei servizi agli utenti. In particolare si occuperĂ di: - Assicurare lo sviluppo e la gestione sullâERP aziendale - Assicurare la sicurezza informatica dellâazienda - Assicurare la definizione ed amministrazione di piani di emergenza (disaster plan) per garantire il corretto funzionamento dellâazienda in caso di crisi - Assicurare la definizione di logiche e metodi per lâaggiornamento e lo sviluppo del software aziendale - Diagnosticare e risolvere problematiche ERP relative ad hardware, software, accesso utente - Consigliare nuove funzionalitĂ o modifiche alla configurazione/flussi di lavoro in base al feedback degli utenti - Coordinare e supervisionare l'aggiornamento del sistema ERP interfacciandosi sia lato utenti interni che consulenti esterni Il candidato ideale deve possedere i seguenti requisiti: - Laurea in informatica/ingegneria informatica o similari - Esperienza ultraquinquennale in ruoli di responsabile ICT, maturata per almeno il 30% in aziende manifatturiere - Esperienza almeno biennale nel ruolo di ICT Manager, preferibilmente in azienda manifatturiera - Esperienza nellâintroduzione di sistemi ERP - Buona conoscenza della lingua Inglese - Conoscenza completa dell'architettura di rete e della tecnologia client /server - Conoscenza delle logiche di sicurezza informatica - Conoscenza delle tecniche di sviluppo software - Process analysis, description, improvement and automation - Conoscenza degli ambienti di produttivi con particolare riferimento al sistema di produzione discreta; (preferenziale lavorazioni meccaniche di precisione) - Conoscenza di base dei flussi ERP dei dipartimenti amministrativi e commerciali - Conoscenza approfondita dellâambiente server WINDOWS - Conoscenza approfondita della struttura database SQL e relativo linguaggio - Conoscenza dei principi di sicurezza delle base dati - CapacitĂ di scrivere documentazione e procedure operative standard - CapacitĂ di analizzare e risolvere i problemi del sistema ERP segnalati dagli utenti - Apprezzata la conoscenza del sistema ERP INFOR CSI, MES COMPAS - Problem finding e problem solving tecnico organizzativo - Pianificazione e controllo risorse umane e tecniche - CapacitĂ di comunicazione e leadership - Visione dâinsieme, âstrategic thinkingâ e doti analitiche - Team Working - Competenze di team e project management Si offre contratto a tempo indeterminato. Sede di lavoro: Provincia di Torino
Brainworks: The Mind-Bending Science of How You See, What
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sweeney, Michael S. / Copperfield, David, PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society, Admit it. When you hear "neuroscience," you expect something abstract and remote, very complex, of little practical use. But this time? It's personal. National Geographic "Into" "Your Brain "makes YOU the test subject of an array of astonishing experiments. Your brain is going to be stimulated, fooled, and ultimately amazed, as scientists and other experts show you how this three-pound blob of gray matter makes you, you. Rather than simply displaying a collection of puzzlers or stating what happens during an illusion, this captivating book guides you to experience visual tricks firsthand and then explains your brain's reaction in clear, user-friendly language--giving every reader a strong personal interest in finding out why his or her mind acts the way it does. The companion to a highly anticipated, three-part series airing on the National Geographic Channel in Spring , this book will definitely mess with your head--to entertain you and show you the very cool complexities of how your brain does its job. In three sections--Sights, Sounds, and Memories--you'll see for yourself why visual illusions hoodwink the brain. You'll hear how sounds can provoke strong emotions and understand your brain's response to them. And you'll think of events that may not have actually happened, in order to learn how the mind can create a false memory. " " "Into Your Brain "brings together a crack team of scientists and researchers from a wide range of fields, including neurology, psychology, chemistry, audiology, and ophthalmology. Best-selling author Oliver Sachs, awareness expert Dan Simons, and memory expert Elizabeth Loftus are just a few of the notables who lend their considerable brainpower to this unprecedented project. The book also draws on the know-how of those who traffic in brain tricks--illusionists like Penn & Teller, artists like color expert Beau Lotto, and sound designers like Julian Treasure--to bring each mind-bending illusion to life. Smart, engaging, exciting, and deeply worthwhile, "Into Your Brain "pulls you in, manipulates your mind, and leaves you with a better understanding--as well as a richer appreciation--of the marvels that go on up there in the old noggin.
Me, Inc. How to Master the Business of Being You: A
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ventrella, Scott W., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Advance praise for Me, Inc "Ventrella takes the best practices of Fortune 500 companies and shows how you can apply them to another important venture--you Your life deserves at least as much attention as your job does, so read this book and turn your time on Earth into a satisfying, meaningful enterprise." --Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager? and Leading at a Higher Level "Rarely does a book so authentically capture the essence of what a true personal brand transformation is all about. Me, Inc. provides a unique approach to discovering your personal brand and making it a reality. Through Ventrella's insights and invaluable self-discovery tools, readers quickly learn that when you build your personal brand, you build a brand of value--value that eloquently translates into success throughout every facet of your life." --Laura Tessinari, Senior Partner, Director of Training, Ogilvy & Mather "The Me, Inc. program has guided me on the path to even greater personal and professional achievement and life satisfaction than I ever thought possible." --Jack Hallahan, Vice President, Advertising and Brand Partnerships, MobiTV "In all of the thirteen years since I first heard Ventrella speak on this subject, I have consistently been impressed by the value of his approach and the responses of the hundreds of students who have benefited from his structured program. With the publication of Me, Inc., Ventrella reveals to a much larger audience the way to create successful, happy lives. His students at Fordham and executive coaching clients have been applying it with excellent results for years." --James A. F. Stoner, Professor Fordham University, Graduate School of Business Administration "Me, Inc. provides a clear road map to achieving your goals and finding greater work-life balance. Ventrella's approach offers an interesting and powerful way to assume control; by managing your life's ambitions as seriously as you might a business endeavor, you can clarify your thoughts, set priorities, and turn your dreams into reality. Ventrella is a very effective coach and, like any good boss, he doesn't let you off the hook. You want to change things? Look no further." --Teri Schindler, Media Consultant, Patrick Davis Partners
Commercial bike for retail sales
Custom built commercial bike perfect for any kind of retail sales, promotion, information spot. Equipped with solar panel, GPS, camera, battery, led lights and two LCD flat screen monitors. Very light (190kg) and durable. Can be operated without any problems by anyone. With a spacious storage area. The branding of the bike can be easily customized to allow endless possibilities for any commercial use. The bike is totally independent and can be operating on the move. You can also plug it in and use indoors. Bike equipment and specs: - Frame: Custom made alloy frame with oversized head tube - Drivetrain: Shimano Nexus 3 speed hub - Brakes: Hydraulic disc brakes (operated with a single lever) - Cockpit: Very wide handlebars with durable downhill stem and comfy ESI grips - Wheels: Custom made wheels and hubs for extra durability - Pedals: Standard flat pedals - Tires: Schwalbe Crazy Bob with downhill tubes - Seat: KS - very comfortable for longer operational hours - Lighting and safety: Bike equipped with road legal safety lights - Extra storage: Waterproof bike bags for additional storage Main specs: - Solar panel on the roof - Built in alarm system - Control console with key-lock and switches. - Battery for energy storage (20 Ah / GEL / 12A) - Power inlet for super-fast charging (2 hours) - LED lights on the roof, under the display section and under the bike - 2 x 24" LCD Samsung T24E390EW IPS monitors with very high contrast on the adjustable tilting mounts with remotes able to play any multimedia content - High definition camera with LED - GPS module for tracking - 3 extra car lighter power outputs - Built in fans under the main display section - Plenty of storage in the 5 fully sliding drawers for merchandise in the back of the bike - Giant storage space in front of the bike - Locks on every storage locker Tech specs: - Weight (net): 190 kg - Operational weight (with cargo): 302 kg - Maximum weight: 420 kg - Measurements (length, width, height): 252 cm; 134 cm; 198 cm - Clearance: 22,5 cm - Suggested V-Max: 15 km/h - Suggested V-Max during turn: 5 km/h - Turning circle: 1,75 m - Inlet charging: AC 230V, 50 Hz - Operational temperature: 1 - 50 °C - Battery (size/type/charging type/ charging time): 20 Ah / GEL / 12A / 2h Offer from Gdynia, Poland. Please contact us for more information: . Currently we have 4 bikes in stock. The listed price of ⏠includes VAT/TAX and is for a single bike. The condition is perfect. We can help with the shipment to any location in Europe.
The Curtain: Witness and Memory in Wartime Holland
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schogt, Henry G., PUBLISHER: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, Henry Schogt met his wife, Corrie, in in Amsterdam. Each knew the other had grown up in the Netherlands during World War II, but for years they barely spoke of their experiences. This was true for many people -- the memories were just too painful. Years later, Henry and Corrie began to piece their memories together, to untangle reality from dreams. Their intent was to help others understand what had happened then, and how it influenced and affected not only their lives but those of all who survived. The seven stories in "The Curtain" reveal how two families -- one Jewish, one non-Jewish -- fared in the Netherlands during the German occupation in World War II. Each vignette highlights a specific aspect of life; all show how life changed for everyone, and forever. Four stories are based on the author's memories of his own non-Jewish family: Henry's friendship with a Jewish teenager; the conflict of personal antipathy with the realization that help must be provided; the Schogt parents' determination to do the right thing; the difficulties of coping with an aunt with Nazi sympathies. These are stories about the randomness of survival and the elusive nature of memory. For the Jewish family, three stories drawn from the memories of the author's wife and family demonstrate the bewildering situation of trying to make impossible life-determining decisions when faced with confusing and deceitful decrees. The family must struggle with the luck -- or absence thereof -- of finding refuge when forced from their homes, and with the perplexing inconsistencies of the collaboration of Dutch authorities and police with the Nazis. "The Curtain" emphasizes the difference between the options that were open to non-Jews and Jews in the Netherlands. Non-Jews could freely choose whether to actively resist the Germans, collaborate with the Nazis, or just to do nothing, and try to live a normal life in spite of wartime restrictions. Dutch Jews, on the other hand, did not have a choice -- whatever they did, whatever decisions they made, they were doomed, and it often seemed, when someone survived, just simple luck. A short introduction about the war years and an appendix with a chronology of decrees, events, and statistics, provide background information for this haunting memoir of those disturbing years during the German Occupation in the Netherlands.
Finding George Orwell in Burma
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larkin, Emma, PUBLISHER: Penguin Press, Over the years the American writer Emma Larkin has spent traveling in Burma, she's come to know all too well the many ways this brutal police state can be described as "Orwellian." The life of the mind exists in a state of siege in Burma, and it long has. But Burma's connection to George Orwell is not merely metaphorical; it is much deeper and more real. Orwell's mother was born in Burma, at the height of the British raj, and Orwell was fundamentally shaped by his experiences in Burma as a young man working for the British Imperial Police. When Orwell died, the novel-in-progress on his desk was set in Burma. It is the place George Orwell's work holds in Burma today, however, that most struck Emma Larkin. She was frequently told by Burmese acquaintances that Orwell did not write one book about their country--his first novel, "Burmese Days"--but in fact he wrote three, the "trilogy" that included "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four." When Larkin quietly asked one Burmese intellectual if he knew the work of George Orwell, he stared blankly for a moment and then said, "Ah, you mean the prophet " In one of the most intrepid political travelogues in recent memory, Emma Larkin tells of the year she spent traveling through Burma using the life and work of George Orwell as her compass. Going from Mandalay and Rangoon to poor delta backwaters and up to the old hill-station towns in the mountains of Burma's far north, Larkin visits the places where Orwell worked and lived, and the places his books live still. She brings to vivid life a country and a people cut off from the rest of the world, and from one another, by the ruling military junta and its vast network of spies and informers. Using Orwell enables her to show, effortlessly, the weight of the colonial experience on Burma today, the ghosts of which are invisible and everywhere. More important, she finds that the path she charts leads her to the people who have found ways to somehow resist the soul-crushing effects of life in this most cruel police state. And George Orwell's moral clarity, hatred of injustice, and keen powers of observation serve as the author's compass in another sense too: they are qualities she shares and they suffuse her book--the keenest and finest reckoning with life in this police state that has yet been written. A brave and revelatory reconnaissance of modern Burma, one of the world's grimmest and most shuttered police states, using as its compass the life and work of George Orwell, the man many in Burma call simply "the prophet"
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McBride, James, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, Make this your next book club selection and everyone saves. Get 15% off when you order 5 or more of this title for your book club. Simply enter the coupon code MCBRIDECOLOR at checkout. This offer does not apply to eBook purchases. This offer applies to only one downloadable audio per purchase. Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, "The Color Of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother." The son of a black minister and a woman who would not admit she was white, James McBride grew up in "orchestrated chaos" with his eleven siblings in the poor, all-black projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn. "Mommy," a fiercely protective woman with "dark eyes full of pep and fire," herded her brood to Manhattan's free cultural events, sent them off on buses to the best (and mainly Jewish) schools, demanded good grades, and commanded respect. As a young man, McBride saw his mother as a source of embarrassment, worry, and confusion--and reached thirty before he began to discover the truth about her early life and long-buried pain. In The Color of Water, McBride retraces his mother's footsteps and, through her searing and spirited voice, recreates her remarkable story. The daughter of a failed itinerant Orthodox rabbi, she was born Rachel Shilsky (actually Ruchel Dwara Zylska) in Poland on April . Fleeing pogroms, her family emigrated to America and ultimately settled in Suffolk, Virginia, a small town where anti-Semitism and racial tensions ran high. With candor and immediacy, Ruth describes her parents' loveless marriage; her fragile, handicapped mother; her cruel, sexually-abusive father; and the rest of the family and life she abandoned. At seventeen, after fleeing Virginia and settling in New York City, Ruth married a black minister and founded the all- black New Brown Memorial Baptist Church in her Red Hook living room. "God is the color of water," Ruth McBride taught her children, firmly convinced that life's blessings and life's values transcend race. Twice widowed, and continually confronting overwhelming adversity and racism, Ruth's determination, drive and discipline saw her dozen children through college--and most through graduate school. At age 65, she herself received a degree in social work from Temple University. Interspersed throughout his mother's compelling narrative, McBride shares candid recollections of his own experiences as a mixed-race child of poverty, his flirtations with drugs and violence, and his eventual self- realization and professional success. The Color of Water touches readers of all colors as a vivid portrait of growing up, a haunting meditation on race and identity, and a ly
First Do No Harm: Being a Resilient Doctor in the 21st
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rowe, Leanne / Kidd, Michael, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Australia, Rediscover the joy of being a great doctor "All would gain from reading this timely and thoughtful book from two of the acknowledged intellectual leaders of the profession."--Professor Trisha Greenhalgh OBE, University College London. 5 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW "It is clearly appropriate for physicians around the world....This is an extraordinary one-of-a-kind book for all clinicians as they take time to consider where they are and where they are going in their everyday lives. Well done "--"Doody's Review Service" Advance praise for "First Do No Harm": "A challenging book for the thinking doctor "--Professor John Murtagh, AM (from the foreword)..". medical practice can make for a stressful life and most doctors tend to dodge, rather than confront this impact. "First Do No Harm" starts with the preliminary 'do no harm to your own health as doctor'."--Professor Chris van Weel, President, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) "This is a wonderful resource that will make a real difference to the health and effectiveness of medical practitioners. Finding balance and building resilience are challenges for us all in our busy lives and this is just what the doctor ordered."--Chris Mitchell, President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners "The perfect personal prescription for the busy doctor."-- Professor Deborah Saltman, AM, Brighton and Sussex Medical School. "This inspiring book calls for a more supportive medical culture to assist us to become more resilient doctors."--Dr. Gabrielle Casper, immediate past chair of the Medical Women's International Association "First Do No Harm" provides medical practitioners with information and resources on strategies for self care as an essential element of their professional life. It aims to encourage medical practitioners to recognize and discuss the challenges facing them, promote self care as an integral and accepted part of the professional life of medical practitioners, and assists medical practitioners to develop useful strategies for self care. Rowe and Kidd explore the too often ignored issue of physician self-care and highlight the dangers of ignoring this problem. It is a timely examination of the troubles doctors the world over face regarding their work-life balance and receiving mental health care. The statistics surrounding physician self harm are alarming and even as early as , physicians in England noticed that a higher suicide rate occured among physicians when compared to the general population. This trend has certainly persisted to the present day, with female doctors at particular risk. This excessive risk of suicide among female doctors illuminates the need to tackle issues of stress and mental health experienced by doctors. With their extensive medical and professional experience, the authors have created a legacy to be
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lewis, Michael, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only "the single most influential baseball book ever" (Rob Neyer, Slate) but also what "may be the best book ever written on business" (Weekly Standard). I wrote this book because I fell in love with a story. The story concerned a small group of undervalued professional baseball players and executives, many of whom had been rejected as unfit for the big leagues, who had turned themselves into one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball. But the idea for the book came well before I had good reason to write it-before I had a story to fall in love with. It began, really, with an innocent question: how did one of the poorest teams in baseball, the Oakland Athletics, win so many games? With these words Michael Lewis launches us into the funniest, smartest, and most contrarian book since, well, since Liar's Poker. Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the front offices of major league teams, and the dugouts, perhaps even in the minds of the players themselves. Lewis mines all these possibilities-his intimate and original portraits of big league ballplayers are alone worth the price of admission-but the real jackpot is a cache of numbers-numbers -collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers and physics professors. What these geek numbers show-no, prove-is that the traditional yardsticks of success for players and teams are fatally flawed. Even the box score misleads us by ignoring the crucial importance of the humble base-on-balls. This information has been around for years, and nobody inside Major League Baseball paid it any mind. And then came Billy Beane, General Manager of the Oakland Athletics. Billy paid attention to those numbers -with the second lowest payroll in baseball at his disposal he had to-and this book records his astonishing experiment in finding and fielding a team that nobody else wanted. Moneyball is a roller coaster ride: before the season opens, Oakland must relinquish its three most prominent (and expensive) players, is written off by just about everyone, and then comes roaring back to challenge the American League record for consecutive wins. In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Michael Lewis shows us how and why the new baseball knowledge works. He also sets up a sly and hilarious morality tale: Big Money, like Goliath, is always supposed to win...how can we not cheer for David?
Alumni Manager
EIT RawMaterials seeks an Alumni Manager About us EIT RawMaterials, initiated and funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, is the largest consortium in the raw materials sector worldwide. EIT RawMaterials unites more than 120 core and associate partners and 190 project partners from industry, research institutions and higher education from over 20 EU countries. They collaborate on finding new, innovative solutions to improving the raw materials sector along the entire value chain â from extraction to processing, recycling and reuse. The EIT RawMaterials Alumni creates new events, new services and new opportunities for people in the EIT RawMaterials community to continue to connect with each other and increases access to existing EIT RawMaterials events and services. Our mission is to support and complement the work of EIT RawMaterials, add value for individual alumni members, the Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) as a whole and more widely to EIT and the raw materials sector, and to contribute to the long-term legacy of EIT RawMaterials. EIT RawMaterials Alumni is for everyone who has a relationship with EIT RawMaterials, including current and past participants in: Masters and PhD programmes, Lifelong Learning courses and Wider Society Learning activities Business creation activities such as Business Ideas Competitions, Start-up & SME booster funding and Accelerator programmes EIT RawMaterials partners and their staff EIT RawMaterials staff Members of other KICS and the wider raw materials sector who have an interest in connecting and collaborating with EIT RawMaterials alumni We started work to develop an alumni association in and have recruited a volunteer Board and have developed a three year strategy and an action plan for . We have already signed up around 200 alumni, some of whom have already taken part in events and the Board has decided on the name EIT RawMaterials Alumni. To enable EIT RawMaterials Alumni to develop further we are looking for an Alumni Manager. The Alumni Manager will be responsible for the overall coordination and management of EIT RawMaterials Alumniactivities. The alumni manager will: Support EIT RawMaterials in developing the alumni network, promoting interaction with other stakeholders in the EIT RawMaterials communityand in implementing plans for events, information services and working towards a mentoring programme Organise, attend and participate in alumni events Introduce the necessary software platform to manage a database, communications and website Keep members informed and provide tailored news and information through the website, newsletter and social media on events, courses, publications etc (within and beyond EIT RawMaterials) Support the EIT RawMaterials AlumniBoard to implement plans and to manage Board meetings and communications Coordinate closely with the Board and with EIT RawMaterials Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings Maintain and develop relations with EIT and with other EIT KICs and in particular their alumni associations Provide written and/or verbal reports to the Management and Executive Board on regular occasions Travel across Europe. Qualifications and experience An academic degree 5 years professional experience incl. experience of working in a complex organisation Background in alumni work High English-language proficiency (level C1) with excellent verbal, written and presentation skills Very good organisation and coordination skills including attention to detail and multitasking A combination of drive, tenacity and diplomacy Experience using computers for a variety of tasks Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook. Additional information The Alumni Manager (m/f) will be employed by EIT Raw Materials GmbH and based at our Headquarters in Berlin. They will report to the Director of Education. It is a full-time position, with a permanent contract, starting as soon as possible. Application deadline: 10 February .
HP Netserver LPr
Powerful, high-density, ultra-thin server that delivers performance and value The HP Netserver LP r is an ultra-thin rack-optimized server that offers superior performance and scalability for customers who want to grow their business without growing their valuable data center space. The LP r is ideal for dedicated applications as well as Web-hosting, Internet/intranet, proxy, caching, access, DNS, infrastructure, or file and print services for both fast-growing Internet service providers and corporate enterprise customers. The product's ultra-thin 1U form factor delivers rack space optimization without sacrificing performance, expandability, serviceability, or manageability features high-densityââŹ"1U form factor allows you to install up to 42 servers and 84 IntelÂŽ PentiumÂŽ III CPUs in one rack best valueââŹ"ideal server for infrastructure and Web-hosting applications with an Intel Pentium III processor at 1GHz, three internal hot-swappable hard drives, external SCSI port, open 64-bit I/O slot, and up to 4GB memory support manageabilityââŹ"end-to-end management software solution that increases your IT productivity while maximizing server uptime superior rack deploymentââŹ"complete toolless solution that enables you to seamlessly integrate and deploy the LP r into a wide variety of customer environments low total cost of ownershipââŹ"Web-enabling performance, easy serviceability, and space-saving form factor provide you with the best customer value key specifications performance processor Intel Pentium III processor at 1GHz with 133MHz front side bus cache 256KB ECC L2 on-die cache per processor ECC memory 256MB 133MHz ECC SDRAM standard 4GB maximum capacity (4 DIMM slots) Supports 128MB, 512MB, and 1GB DIMM I/O expansion slots One open full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slot SCSI controller Integrated dual-channel Ultra3 SCSI controller with 160MB/sec data transfer rate mass storage system Five front-accessible shelves: Three low-profile shelves for hot-swappable drives (supporting three low-profile drives in trays common only to LP r) One 3.5-inch flexible disk drive One CD-ROM drive maximum internal storage GB maximum (using three 36.4GB low-profile drives) video Integrated; supports to 65K color at 85Hz video 4MB SDRAM standard video memory CD-ROM drive 24X Max-speed IDE CD-ROM drive flexible disk drive 3.5-inch 1.44MB flexible disk drive built-in I/O ports One server management port (convertible to serial port) One 25-pin parallel port One SCSI port for external connection Two TX LAN ports Two USB ports Video port-SVGA PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports availability hot-swap disk drives Supports 9.1GB, 18.2GB, and 36.4GB low-profile Ultra3 SCSI disk drives (rpm) Supports 18.2GB low-profile Ultra3 SCSI disk drives (rpm) network interface Dual integrated TX LAN adapters Supports fault tolerance, load balancing, and Cisco Fast EtherChannel clustering support MicrosoftÂŽ Cluster Service self-restart capacity Automatic Server Restart (ASR) that reboots the server in the event of a NOS hang self-correcting memory Manageable error checking and correcting (ECC) system memory and ECC cache memory testing features Extensive built-in self-test intelligent management installation and configuration Easy system setup and configuration with HP Netserver Navigator, which is included with every server Automates the HP Netserver installation and configuration process Provides NOS tuning and system optimization tips management software HP Toptools provides proactive monitoring and alerting plus easy troubleshooting to keep Netservers up and running Instant Toptools for quick reactive troubleshooting of HP Netservers Industry-leading HP OpenView Manage x Event Manager for NOS management Easy integration with other leading network and system management products remote administration Integrated HP remote Assistant provides emergency remote access over a modem with a single unified event log for faster troubleshooting and can also be accessed over the LAN using Terminal Concentrator Optional HP Toptools Remote Control card for even more powerful remote management, including remote LAN access, advanced security, online diagnostics, and group actions Built-in remote power cycling over the LAN diagnostic software HP Diagtools 2.3 standards supported IPMI v 1.0 for system monitoring SNMP PMI rack configuration rack-optimized design 1U form factor (1.75-inch height) Versatile range of rackmount solutions including rails, center-mount and flush-mount Telco 2-post brackets, and optional slides and cable management arm for ease of use and service in HP or industry-standard third-party racks flexibility supported operating systems Microsoft WindowsÂŽ , Server and Advanced Server Microsoft Windows NTÂŽ Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Enterprise Edition Linux (Caldera, Red Hat, SuSE, and TurboLinux) Citrix Metaframe for Microsoft Windows Citrix Metaframe for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 security and safety system security Startup password Enable or disable serial port, flexible disk drives, and write operations to flexible disk drives, CD-ROM, and hard disk boot service and support warranty Three-year, next-business day, onsite limited warranty from HP or authorized resellers (standard business hours) worldwide 24-hour turnaround time on replacement units with Express Service Option at no extra charge (U.S. only) reseller support services Comprehensive reseller support framework, to ensure successful support of HP Netservers, includes: Proactive Notification e-mail service Service and support Web site Server Management and Hardware Troubleshooting courses (STAR) Troubleshooting Toolkit 24 Ă-- 7 telephone support for authorized resellers Business Builders Reseller Support regulatory compliance electromagnetic emissions USA/Canada: FCC Title 47, Part 15, Class B (Self-Declaration) EU Countries: EN Class B including EN (Harmonic Current Emissions) and EN (Voltage Fluctuation and Flicker) Korea: M of C Class A Japan: VCCI Class B Australia/New Zealand: CISPR 22 Class B Taiwan: BSMI CNS Class A electromagnetic immunity EU Countries: EN /CISPR 24 including: EN /IEC : Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) EN /IEC : Radiated Immunity EN /IEC : Electrical Fast Transient (EFT)/Burst EN /IEC : Surge EN /IEC : Conducted Immunity EN /IEC : Voltage Dips and Interruptions safety EN /IEC Compliance (International) UL Listed (USA, File E) Highly Specialized Equipment (Mexico) TĂĹV Certified (Germany) CE Marking (Europe) CUL Listed (Canada, File E) Gost Mark (Russia) B-Mark (Poland) Japan energy saving law Category: J Energy Efficiency Ratio: Energy Efficiency Ratio is the quotient of consumed power that is measured according to the Energy Saving Law measurement method divided by the capacity specified in the Energy Saving Law specifications operating temperature 41 to 86 degrees F (5 to 30 degrees C) at ft. (914m) for 1GHz clock speed operating humidity % relative humidity, non-condensing acoustic emissions Sound pressure (LpA):