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Practical Rails Projects
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alameda, Eldon, PUBLISHER: Apress, The best way to learn Rails is by creating a variety of applications with it. You already know the basics of Rails, and you're familiar with the exciting features and benefits associated with using this Ruby-based framework. You're now at the point where you need to gain firsthand experience with Rails by thoroughly exploring the features and building several different types of web applications. Eldon Alameda takes a focused approach to guiding you through the creation of multiple real-world examples that are designed to get your hands dirty with the core features of Rails, while providing you with the valuable experience of creating real Rails applications. Projects you'll work on include creating a simple blog with an external API, constructing a workout tracker with a RESTful interface and graphs, and converting an existing PHP site to Rails while adding an advanced JavaScript interface. As an added bonus, the final project makes use of the edge version of Rails as you build an application that utilizes Active Resource, which provides an opportunity to explore the various changes and features that will be included with Rails 2.0. Each project is designed to provide you with the necessary information and tools to give you a running start at solving that problem yourself, and each project includes a number of additional ideas and exercises for ways that you can extend each application to fit your own needs. What you'll learn Implementing caching options Developing applications the RESTful way Adding graphs to your Rails application Connecting to a legacy database Building generators to automate installation of common files Building an XML-RPC API into your Rails applications Who is this book for? This book is for anyone who has gone beyond the basics of Rails and wants to learn higher-level Rails techniques. It is also useful for those experienced in other disciplines (such as Java and PHP) who want to learn Rails. About the Apress Practical Series The Practical series from Apress is your best choice for getting the job done, period. From professional to expert, this series lets you apply project-motivated templates (or frameworks) step by step in a very direct, practical, and efficient manner toward current real-world projects that may be sitting on your desk. So whatever your career goal, Apress can be your trusted guide to take you where you want to go on your IT career empowerment path.
Beyond the Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McKinney, Phil, PUBLISHER: Hyperion Books, The Killer Questions Your Company Should Be Asking Generating and executing great ideas is the key to staying ahead in a rapidly changing world. It seems so basic. Why is it so hard to actually get right? According to innovation expert Phil McKinney, the real problem is that we're teaching people to ask the wrong questions about their businesses--or none at all. There has to be a better way. In Beyond the Obvious, McKinney will help you use his proven FIRE (Focus, Ideation, Rank, Execution) Method to dig deeper and get back to asking the right questions--the ones all companies must ask to survive. Full of real-world examples, this book will change the way you operate, innovate, and create, and it all begins with battle-tested questions Phil has gathered on note cards throughout his career. Shared for the first time here, these "Killer Questions" include: What are the rules and assumptions my industry operates under? What if the opposite were true? What will be the buying criteria used by my customer in 5 years? What are my unshakable beliefs about what my customers want? Who uses my product in ways I never anticipated? These questions will reframe the way you see your products, your customers, and the way the two interact. Whether you're a company of thousands or a lean startup, Beyond the Obvious will give you the skills and easy-to-follow plan you need to make both the revolutionary changes and nuanced tweaks required for success. Praise for Beyond the Obvious "Human beings are creatures of habit, so getting ourselves and our teams to think beyond the obvious is a challenge we face all the time. Phil McKinney is an innovation expert, and his killer questions and hit-the-spot anecdotes provide a great way to get out in front of opportunities we otherwise won't see." --Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Escape Velocity "I've always believed that asking the right questions is the essence of design. Phil McKinney proves that point with this wonderful set of killer questions that will jumpstart--or greatly enhance-- your innovation efforts." --B. Joseph Pine II, co-author, The Experience Economy & Infinite Possibility. "Product Innovation is a prerequisite to building great brands. Phil's questions are a prerequisite to building innovative products." --Satjiv S. Chahil, former global marketing chief, Apple
How to Hit a Curveball: Confront and Overcome the Unexpected
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singer, Scott R. / Levine, Mark, PUBLISHER: Portfolio, "None of us knows what the future holds. But once you've learned how to confront and overcome the unexpected, this lack of knowledge will cease to make you anxious. Tomorrow will no longer be something to fear. And believe me, that's a great feeling" As a professional, you want to be ready for anything. You'll spend hours, dars, even years, perfecting your technique, studying the competition and stepping up to challenges in order to make yourself an all-star. But at some point in your life, regardless of what you do or how far up the ladder you've climbed, you will be thrown a curveball-an unexpected challenge that comes at you quickly and without warning. The kind that forces you to rethink, well, everything. Whether it's the loss of a job, a newly assigned responsibility at work, or a global recession that threatens your entire company or industry, an unanticipated charge can knock even the most experienced among us off guard. So if you want to succeed in business-and in life-it's not enough to be the smartest in the room or even the hardest working; you have to be a great curveball hitter. Investment banker Scott R. Singer learned this lesson the hard way. But after a series of career challenges and personal setbacks, he started to develop a new approach to dealing with unforeseen problems by adopting a new attitude toward life. He realized that curveballs are a part of the game and the greatest players know how to knock them out of the park. Singer shares his personal story and insights as well as those of some prominent curveball hitters he interviewed, such as Leslie Moonves of CBS, Alan Schwartz of Bear Stearns, and actor Michael J. Fox. Singer's rules for surviving and thriving when faced with uncertainty include: Step up to the plate: Accept what's happened; don't fight it. Tell others right away, and let them help. Be the batter, not the ball: Don't let your imagination get the best of you. Be a realist, not a pessimist. Keep your eye on the ball: Focus on what you can do instead of worrying about what might happen or what's beyond your control. This fun yet practical book is full of valuable advice and anecdotes that can help anyone avoid striking out at work (or at home) and maybe even turn those surprising challenges into tremendous opportunities. Visit www.hitacurveball.com
Los Angeles Review No. 12
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: GALE, KATE, Davio, Kelly, PUBLISHER: Red Hen Press, "The Los Angeles Review" started off with a small group of editors in Los Angeles and work mostly by L.A. writers. We've expanded through the years and now the editors are spread throughout California and the Northwest (plus one in Michigan). What unifies the journal is a focus on the writing of the Left Coast, on the way that the writing of the West works outside the framework of the traditional and the academic, pushes back against writing that fits into small spaces, writing that was written for a small group of elite intellectuals. Many of these stories look forward and backward at the same time, at what was and what could have been, at what will be and what could change. Writing in the West continues to evolve and move forward over the edge. It is the writing of desire. My definition of the writing of the West comes from my play, "The Moon Landing is a Hoax." We write about: Sky, clouds, water, hiking, boats, machines, wide open spaces, grasses, mountains, caves, racks of antlers, mustard seed growing, wild orchids, waterfalls, fat people, hairy people, ugly people, dipshits, trailer trash people, truck drivers, soldiers, gypsies, Mexicans, nuclear bombs, test sites, Las Vegas, military bases, guys that work on cars, half wits from Kansas, women with no teeth and curlers in their hair in case they go out later and all of us eating the dark that is America. Flynn Berry's "Surfing," the story of a man, as told by his brother, growing to adulthood, becoming addicted to drugs, going through one rehab stint after another, ends like this: "Here is what I want, out of the many, many things I want. I want to go to Berkeley to our old house in . I want to hang out with my brother when he is four, when he is bright and goofy. His hair is blond and he is three feet tall.... Below us is the wide shining bay, with no trace of the fog he loves to watch come in... I will tell him to be brave. That he will be fine. If I think about it closely enough, maybe it is true. Maybe it is happening right now, in one of the universes, in one of the dimensions that I can't see. He tilts his head, voice excited, telling me about a supernova. There, smell the eucalyptus. Try to imagine it better. Nothing--is unattainable." And that is what the work in LAR wants to believe. That we can push ourselves to the edge of the world and reinvent story, language, what is possible.
Ownership Thinking: How to End Entitlement and Create a
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hams, Brad, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill, It's an insidious disease that is crippling companies, destroying our economy, and crushing potential. It's infecting the very roots of business performance, and it's spreading fast. It isn't the recession, market volatility, scandal, or greed. "It's entitlement. And it may be killing your business." In myriad ways, entitlement has been cultivated for decades. As a result, too many employees today believe that they are entitled to a paycheck simply because they show up. Brad Hams has proven that we are not doomed to a path of entitlement and dependence. After more than 15 years working with hundreds of companies, he knows that the vast majority of employees addicted to entitlement actually want to engage, want to contribute, and feel much better about themselves when they are in an environment that requires them to do so. Now, with "Ownership Thinking," Hams shares his strategy that will increase your company's productivity, employee retention, and profitability: The Right Education: Teach employees the fundamentals of business and finance, how their company makes money, and how they add--or take away--value.The Right Measures: Identify the organization's Key Performance Indicators and teach employees to forecast results in an environment of high visibility and accountability. The Right Incentives: Create incentive plans that are self-funding and clearly align employees' behavior to the organization's business and financial objectives. Your employees will learn to think and act like owners and will become active participants in the financial performance of the business. They will gain the self-esteem that is only possible through achievement and will reap rewards that are in alignment with the success of their organization. Meanwhile, you will enjoy your role more, sleep better at night, and leave a legacy that is far more inspiring and significant than you dreamed possible. Praise for "Ownership Thinking" "You would have to read a dozen other books to even come close to Ownership Thinking--a systematic and practical process for getting your employees to give that extra effort and brain power we know they possess." --Verne Harnish, CEO, Gazelles; author, "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits" "Brad Hams tells it like it truly is: transparency creates trust; trust creates engagement; engagement creates a healthy enterprise. This thoughtful and practical book shows you how to achieve all of these things and more." --Chip Conley, founder and executive chair, Joie de Vivre; author, "Peak" "Comprehensive and marvelously clear, "Ownership Thinking"'s techniques for creating change are focused, direct, and motivating. This is a wise book, unusually useful, and I recommend it most highly." --Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D., author, "Danger in the Comfort Zone" and "The Psychological Recession" "Brad Hams is one of the most
Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buxton, Bill, PUBLISHER: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Bill Buxton and I share a common belief that design leadership together with technical leadership drives innovation. Sketching, prototyping, and design are essential parts of the process we use to create new products. Bill Buxton brings design leadership and creativity to Microsoft. Through his thought-provoking personal examples he is inspiring others to better understand the role of design in their own companies--Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft "Informed design is essential." While it might seem that Bill Buxton is exaggerating or kidding with this bold assertion, neither is the case. In an impeccably argued and sumptuously illustrated book, design star Buxton convinces us that design simply must be integrated into the heart of business--Roger Martin, Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Design is explained, with the means and manner for successes and failures illuminated by engaging stories, true examples and personal anecdotes. In Sketching User Experiences, Bill Buxton clarifies the processes and skills of design from sketching to experience modeling, in a lively and informative style that is rich with stories and full of his own heart and enthusiasm. At the start we are lost in mountain snows and northern seas, but by the end we are equipped with a deep understanding of the tools of creative design.--Bill Moggridge, Cofounder of IDEO and author of Designing Interactions "Like any secret society, the design community has its strange rituals and initiation procedures. Bill opens up the mysteries of the magical process of design, taking us through a land in which story-telling, orange squeezers, the Wizard of Oz, I-pods, avalanche avoidance, bicycle suspension sketching, and faking it are all points on the design pilgrim's journey. There are lots of ideas and techniques in this book to feed good design and transform the way we think about creating useful stuff." -Peter Gabriel I love this book. There are very few resources available that see across and through all of the disciplines involved in developing great experiences. This is complex stuff and Buxton's work is both informed and insightful. He shares the work in an intimate manner that engages the reader and you will find yourself nodding with agreement, and smiling at the poignant relevance of his examples.--Alistair Hamilton, Symbol Technologies, NY Books that have proposed bringing design into HCI are aplenty, though books that propose bringing software in to Design less common. Nevertheless, Bill manages to skilfully steer a course between the excesses of the two approaches and offers something truly in-between. It could be a real boon to the innovation business by bringing the best of both worlds: design and HCI. --Richard Harper, Microsoft Research, Cambridge There is almost a fervor in the way that new products, with their rich and dynamic interfaces, are being released to the public-typically promising to make lives easier,
Radical Marketing: From Harvard to Harley, Ten Who Broke the
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rifkin, Glenn / Hill, Sam, PUBLISHER: HarperBusiness, How did the Grateful Dead use its fanatical following to build a $100 million band that still thrives today, despite the fact that the band split up in ? How did upstart Boston Beer Company--makers of Sam Adams--revolutionize the beer industry and prevail over lumbering incumbent Anheuser-Busch without an advertising budget? And how did lams create the premium pet food market and grow from $16 million to $600 million in sales in just fifteen years, while charging twice the price of competitor Ralston-Purina? Through radical marketing. In the tradition of such bestsellers as "Thriving on Chaos" and "Built to Last, Radical Marketing" is a fresh, provocative approach to marketing and strategy that has proven hugely successful for organizations ranging from Harley-Davidson to Harvard Business School. In this book, Sam Hill, cofounder of Helios Consulting and an oft-quotes expert on marketing, and Glenn Rifkin, a veteran business writer for the "New York Times," identify the unconventional strategies that have enabled ten innovative companies to usurp valuable market share from traditional industry leaders. Just what do these organizations have in common? Each is in tune emotionally with their customer base--allowing them to glean superior marketing insight without spending millions of dollars on advertising or employing huge marketing departments. Each is focused more on the big picture--growth and expansion--than on short term profits. And, despite their current success, each started out with little more than a passion for their products, forcing them to do things more cheaply and creatively. How do these commonalties equal success? In "Radical Marketing," you willlearn how: by forging long-term strategic alliances and seeding the globe with enthusiastic missionaries, the NBA has become the most powerful global sports brand in the world, elevating ticket sales and TV rights to $2 billion; Harley-Davidson helped spur its regeneration by starting a club of owners--and, in so doing, re-established itself as an enduring brand, a darling of Wall Street, and nothing less than an American icon of freedom and individuality; little-known EMC became the dominant player in the computer storage market, eclipsing industry leader IBM--by aggressively courting IBM' s customer base and creating a community of users around EMC' s products; Snap-on Tools owns 60 percent market share and became a nearly $2 billion company, selling tools door-to-door to its core customer base of over one million auto mechanics; Providian Financial, whose CEO lacked any formal marketing training and expertise, cracked new markets and won an army of new customers without using focus groups or any traditional advertising; Harvard Business School created the market for graduate business schools and established itself as the gold standard of its industry not by resting on the laurels of the auspicious Harvar
DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK LP. EMI Made in Italy. Buono stato
DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK LP. EMI Made in Italy. Buono stato, copertina vissuta. Testo in italiano ed in inglese IN ITALIANO Questo LP "Vinyl 12" è stato testato ed è risultato ottimale nell'ascolto, senza interruzioni o rumori di rilievo. La superficie ha pochissimi segni e molto leggeri. Stato generale: Eccellente. Etichetta: (buona condizione senza scritte o adesivi) Copertina (sleeve): stato medio. Catalogo: C Printed: Spediamo gli oggetti in tutto il mondo. Tutti gli articoli sono ben confezionati per garantire che raggiungano l'acquirente nella condizione in cui l'oggetto è partito da noi. Normalmente, noi spediamo entro 5 giorni dal vostro acquisto ed è disponibile la spedizione Raccomandata Internazionale e le opzioni assicurate. Si possono effettuare acquisti multipli, per avere un risparmio sulle spese di spedizione. Restituzione: rimborso completo se l'oggetto viene restituito entro 10 giorni dal ricevimento, nello stesso stato e con lo stesso tipo di spedizione uguale a quella nostra. Nessun rimborso è dato se oggetto è smarrito o rovinato a meno che non avete richiesto / pagato una raccomandata assicurata. L'assicurata, che sarà effettuata su Vs. richiesta, ha un costo di E. 8 Per qualsiasi problema ci fosse, vi prego di contattarmi se l'articolo per qualsiasi motivo, non fosse di vostro gradimento, prima mettere feedback negativi. Costo spedizioni per l'estero (spedizione registrata) Europa (non per l'Italia): 14 Euro Australia: 24 Euro America, Asia: 19 Euro IN ENGLISH This LP "Vinyl 12" has been tested and proved to be optimal listening, without interruption or noise relief. Surface has very few marks and very light. Overall Condition: Good. Label: good condition with no writing Sleeve album: medium, with no writing on it adhesive. Catalogo: C Printed: We ship items worldwide. All items are well-packed to ensure that they reach the buyer in the condition in which the object is started by us. Normally, we ship within 5 days of your purchase and is available Registered Mail International and options insured. You can make multiple purchases for savings on shipping. Returns: full refund if the item is returned within 10 days of receipt and in the same state with the same type of shipping the same as ours. No refund is given if item is lost or damaged unless you have requested / paid a courier. The insured, which will be made on your request, at a cost of Euro 8,00 For any problem there is, please contact me if the item for any reason, not to your liking, put the first negative feedback. Shipments cost for foreign country (Shipment registered) Europe (cost not for Italy): 14 Euro Australia: 24 Euro America, Asia: 19 Euro
A Football Band of Brothers: Forging the University of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Porter, W. Thomas, PUBLISHER: Trafford Publishing, Almost fifty years ago, a group of student-athletes entered the University of Washington. As freshmen, they were not eligible to play varsity football so they began their collegiate football on a frosh team that went unbeaten against Northwest opponents. Most members of the team played both offense and defense. Some had to work part-time to finance their education. The single ones lived with other students in dormitories and fraternity houses. Some were married and had children. In , Washington had been rocked by a player revolt which led to the firing of the head football coach. Disgruntled, he exposed a slush fund used by zealous boosters to directly pay players more than the Pacific Coast Conference allowed. The Husky athletic program was put on probation for two years along with Cal, UCLA and USC. It was a difficult period for a once proud and successful program. Thirty-one year old George Briggs was hired as Athletic Director to clean up the mess and hire a new coach. Darrell Royal, a former All-America quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and the head coach at Mississippi State, accepted a four-year contract in and started the Husky football program on the road to recovery. Royal's tenure was brief. After the season ended, Royal resigned to take his dream job at the University of Texas where he had a very successful career which included three national championships. Briggs then hired 29-year old Jim Owens, a teammate of Royal and an All-America end. He had been a top assistant under Bear Bryant at Kentucky and Texas A&M. He was one of the architects of the "Junction Boys" ten days in hell that forged the Aggies' conference championship threeyears later. Owens and his staff brought a philosophy that included an emphasis on team unity, defense, tough physical and mental conditioning, the use of the helmet to tackle and block and punish opponents, and a willingness to pay the price for success. In , the Huskies were mostly a bunch of sophomores - supposedly the youngest college team in America - and went 3-7. Over the next two years, the Huskies forged the second best record of a collegiate football team in America - 20 wins and two losses. With 20 victories, one tie, and one loss, only Mississippi had a better resume. In , they won the conference title, the first for Washington since , and upset heavily favored Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, 44-8. It was Washington's first Rose Bowl victory and brought respectability back to West Coast football. Shortly after that game, Bud Wilkinson, Jim Owens' former coach, called to congratulate his former pupil on the stunning victory. He said, "It would be hard to find a club anywhere, anytime, that played a 60-miniute period any better than that team that day." In the season, despite injuries to many key players including All-America quarterback and Hesiman hopeful, Bob Schloredt, the then senior-laden tea
LP. 33g. Vinile.King Crimson.The Wake of Poseidon
Collezionista vende. Testo in italiano ed in inglese IN ITALIANO Questo LP "Vinyl 12†è un PINK ISLAND ed è stato testato ed è risultato ottimale nellâ€(TM)ascolto, senza interruzioni o rumori di rilievo. La superficie non riporta segni di rilievo. Praticamente nuovo. Stato generale: Eccellente. Etichetta: “Pink Island†in ottime condizioni. Copertina (sleeve): Ottimo stato non ci sono strappi o segni. Catalogo: ILPS Made in: UK . E. Spediamo vinili in tutto il mondo. Tutti gli articoli sono ben confezionati per garantire che raggiungano lâ€(TM)acquirente nella condizione in cui lâ€(TM)oggetto è partito da noi. Normalmente, noi spediamo entro 5 giorni dal vostro acquisto, salvo gravi imprevisti, ed è disponibile la spedizione Raccomandata Internazionale e le opzioni assicurate. Si possono effettuare acquisti multipli, per avere un risparmio sulle spese di spedizione. Restituzione: rimborso completo se lâ€(TM)oggetto viene restituito entro 10 giorni dal ricevimento, nello stesso stato e con lo stesso tipo di imballo e spedizione. Nessun rimborso è dato se oggetto è smarrito o rovinato a meno che non abbiate richiesto/pagato una raccomandata assicurata. L'assicurata, che sarà effettuata su Vs. richiesta, ha un costo di E. 10. Consigliamo comunque, di firmare la ricevuta di consegna, scrivendo: "CON RISERVA". Per qualsiasi problema ci fosse, vi prego di contattarmi se l'articolo per qualsiasi motivo, non fosse di vostro gradimento, prima mettere feedback negativi. Costo spedizioni per l'estero (spedizione registrata) Europa (non Italia): 14 Euro Australia: 24 Euro America, Asia: 19 Euro IN ENGLISH This LP "Vinyl 12" PINK ISLAND, has been tested and proved to be optimal listening, without interruption or noise relief. Surface has very few marks and very light. Overall Condition: Good. Label: Island Excellent condition. Sleeve album: Very good condition. integrate. Catalogue: ILPS Made in: UNITED KINGDOM E. We ship items worldwide. All items are well-packed to ensure that they reach the buyer in the condition in which the object is started by us. Normally, we ship within 5 days of your purchase and is available Registered Mail International and options insured. You can make multiple purchases for savings on shipping. Returns: full refund if the item is returned within 10 days of receipt and in the same state with the same type of shipping the same as ours. No refund is given if item is lost or damaged unless you have requested / paid a courier. The insured, which will be made on your request, at a cost of Euro 10. For any problem there is, please contact me if the item for any reason, not to your liking, put the first negative feedback. Shipments cost for foreign country (Shipment registered) Europe (cost not for Italy): 14 Euro Australia: 24 Euro America, Asia: 19 Euro
Cat Bearing Gifts: A Joe Grey Mystery
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murphy, Shirley Rousseau, PUBLISHER: William Morrow & Company, In this poignant new entry in Shirley Rousseau Murphy's beloved, award-winning series, feline P.I. Joe Grey and his four-legged cohorts are plunged into a nightmarish mystery involving a series of strange events that endangers them and the humans they love The confusing events that early fall in Molena Point began perhaps with the return of Kate Osborne, the beguiling blond divorcee arriving in California richer than sin and with a story as strange as the melodies spun by a modern Pied Piper to mesmerize the unwary. Or maybe the strangeness started with the old faded photograph of a child from a half-century past, and the memories she awakened in the old yellow tomcat. Perhaps that was the beginning of the odd occurrences that stirred through the coastal village, setting the five cats off on new paths.... On the way home from visiting their friend Kate Osborne in San Francisco, tortoiseshell Kit and her elderly housemates, Lucinda and Pedric Greenlaw, are hurt in a terrible car crash on a winding coastal road. The accident is terrifying enough, but then two dangerous men steal the Greenlaws' town car, making off with a secret hoard of jewels and gold--a gift bestowed from Kate's newfound treasure--carefully hidden inside its doors. As paramedics rush the Greenlaws to the emergency room, a badly shaken Kit hides from hungry coyotes in the forested hills above the highway, waiting for Joe, Pan, and their human companions, Ryan and Clyde Damen, to rescue her. Back home in Molena Point, yellow tomcat Misto, discovering a faded photograph of a child living fifty years ago, becomes lost in his memories of that past century--while Joe Grey and his tabby lady prowl an abandoned stone cottage where they've discovered two rough-looking men hiding. The cats smell mildewed money, and soon smell human blood, too, and they wonder: Could these unsettling incidents be tied to the injury of the Greenlaws and to the theft of their car and treasure? Could they be, as well, part of the larger mystery involving the very source of the cats' magical powers? Misto and his unfailing memory might provide some answers, but his feline detective efforts are nearly derailed when Misto's son, Pan, the bold red tomcat, led on by the Greenlaws' exotic treasure and by his taste for adventure, drives a painful wedge between himself and Kit, just when their romance feels so filled with joy. But Kit is busy with other matters, too, as she follows the two housebreakers, one badly injured and the other eager to end his partner's misery, as they make off with more wealth than even they realize. Though the cats know more than the thieves about the unique items stolen, their investigation is still in trouble. Only slowly, and after two sudden murders, do they at last claw their way to the truth, examining more intently the source of the gold and jewels, understanding more clearly, as well, the secrets of the moldering treasury bills--the mystery of their source
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 – 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 .
Jimi Hendrix A musical Legacy Bootleg 4 CD
Fantastico bootleg con ottima qualità sonora. 4 CD e booklet fotografico con 32 pagine.Scritto in lingua Inglese. Una rara produzione Italiana del . Include rarità dal al . In eccellenti condizioni. CD #1 Goodbye Bessie Mae 2:25 Philadelphia (Lonnie Youngblood) Soul Food 3:31 " My Diary 2:22 LA (Rosa Lee Brooks) Utee 1:57 " Testify 3:13 NYC (Isley Brothers) Whole Lotta Shakin' 2:54 LA (Little Richard, NO Hound Dog 2:21 " Jimi involvement!) I'm A Man 3:04 NYC (Curtis Knight, live) Strange Things 2:58 " (Curtis Knight) How Would You Feel? 3:11 " Free Spirit 5:36 Hackensack, NJ (No Hendrix Involvement) House Of The Rising Sun 5:30 " Hey Joe 3:07 London (Out of the Studio) Red House London I Don't Live Today 3:50 London Purple Haze 2:42 " Fire 2:38 " The Wind Cries Mary 3:32 " Are You Experienced? 2:47 " (Symphony of Experience) Purple Haze 2:20 " CD #2 = Room Full Of Mirrors 2:32 London (Studio Haze) Shame Shame Shame 1:50 " Catfish Blues 5:30 Vitu (Radio One) She's So Fine 2:38 London (Sotheby's alternate Bold As Love 3:33 " takes/mixes) EXP 1:57 Up From The Skies 2:56 Little One 3:32 London (Take One) Love Or Confusion 2:49 London (Radio One) Gloria 8:45 London (The Singles Album) Burning Of The M/L 3:56 Stockholm (Stockholm, Stages) Sgt. Pepper 1:40 " Like A Rolling Stone 7:37 London (Generation Club) The Stars That Play... 3:58 NYC (Instrumental) Dream 2:08 London (Acetates) Dance 2:00 " Electric Ladyland 1:31 London (Loose Ends) Ain't Too Proud T/B Jam 8:20 BBC, London (BBC) Getting My Heart BTA 4:31 BBC, London Castles Made Of Sand 2:23 London (?) CD #3 = All Along The Watch'r 3:51 London (alternate mixes/takes) London Somewhere 3:48 Sound Center, NYC Morrison's.../ TNK 8:10 NYC (Scene Club jam) Wild Thing 6:51 Clark U (Atwood Hall) Angel 3:23 NYC (home demo) Gypsy Eyes 4:22 " (alternate mix) Cherokee Mist 7:10 " (No Hendrix Involvement) God Save The Queen 5:07 summer '68 Three Little Bears 4:07 NYC (alternate takes) Voodoo Child 6:32 NYC Traffic Jam 5:19 London (with Traffic) Dueling Guitars 3:25 NYC(?) summer '68 (Bleeding Heart) Spanish Castle Magic 9:43 Winterland (Winterland) CD #4 = interview 0:37 London Vodoo Child 4:27 BBC, London (Lulu show) Hey Joe / SOYL 4:00 " Jimi/Jimmy Jam NYC (complete) Ships Passing ITN 2:40 NYC (Woodstock) Message To Love 3:36 Shokan Lord I Sing The Blues 4:16 " (very edited) Little DB... 5:04 NYC (BoG promo) Earth Blues 5:18 Baggies, NYC (BoG Rehearsals) Gypsy Boy 3:14 NYC early '70 Alcatraz 4:13 " (aka Midnight Lightning) Capt. C / Cher.Mist 6:15 " (Isle of Fehrman) Bleeding Heart 3:13 " Killing FLoor 3:52 Fehmarn Voodoo Child 9:00 "
Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cagan, Joanna / Mause de, Neil / de Mause, Neil, PUBLISHER: Common Courage Press, Are you a sports fan distraught over seeing your home team move to another city? Or a happy sports fan whose city has just lured that team to your home turf with a brand new stadium? Or maybe you don't follow sports, but as a taxpayer are decrying cutbacks in school funding and other services. Whoever you are, state and local officials have thrown you a financial curve ball. While President Reagan made famous the false and chiding comment about "welfare queens" who ride around in Cadillacs, Field of Schemes introduces you to some real welfare kings -- who not only prefer BMWs, thank you, but also know the meaning of fun: -- A millionaire pizza baron wants more corporate luxury seating than his historic old ballpark provides, so he demands a new stadium at taxpayer expense, saying the old one is falling down. A group of grass-roots activists reveal that his engineering reports are faked, and that it would be far cheaper to renovate the old ballpark -- but the city and state go ahead with the project anyway. -- A used-car salesman turned baseba11 team owner promises to pay for a new stadium out of his own pocket, if the state government just agrees to move a highway to clear the land. Several backroom deals later, the state is paying to move the highway and raising a quarter-billion dollars towards the stadium costs, -- and the team owner is getting his stadium scott-free. -- The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft wants to buy a football team, but only if the state will build him a new stadium first. So he pays the state $4 million to hold an emergency referendum -- then spends millions more in advertising to make sure he wins. In exchange, he gets over $400 million in statetax money to build his team's new home. -- When an economically depressed city is faced with losing its football team, it scrambles to allocate $220 million for a new, state-of-the-art stadium. The next day, the city school system announces that it plans to lay off up to 160 teachers and eliminate interscholastic athletics. -- A Sunbelt town builds a new arena at public expense in order to lure expansion basketball and hockey franchises to the region. Just nine years later, the city is forced to build two new arenas, one for each sport, to keep the teams from bolting town. Total cost: almost $400 million, including $50 million for the soon-to-be-abandoned first arena. From Seattle Sea Hawks owner Paul Allen of Microsoft to New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, from Tom Monaghan of Domino's Pizza who destroyed Tiger Stadium to the building of Camden Yards, the stories are all here in a uniquely accessible journalistic style that brings you up close and personal to the moguls -- to the activists protecting your wallet. You'll be gripped by the behind-the scenes threats and political machinations in this play-by-play draining of billions of dollars from the public treasury. Between and , U.S. cities spent some $1.5 billion on building or r
Dischi Vinile Anni Dance Unidisc-Prolude (VANDL
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P.LION PROJECT A Salty dog - disco vinile PL 33 giri
P.LION PROJECT A SALTY DOG • â(TM)« • â(TM)ª • â(TM)« • â(TM)ª • â(TM)« • CONTIENE SIDE A: A SALTY DOG SIDE B: SEA SO BRUE • â(TM)« • â(TM)ª • â(TM)« • â(TM)ª • â(TM)« • CODICE PL PLP 001 PARI AL NUOVO - ATTENZIONE: SI TRATTA DI UN DISCO SINGOLO / MAXI 45 GIRI CONDIZIONI: PARI AL NUOVO - Recensione P.LION PROJECT, IL CAPOLAVORO "A SALTY DOG", IL RITORNO DI UN RE DEL POP E IL GRANDE CLASSICO DEL PASSATO DIVENTA ORIZZONTE DEL POP FUTURO. A Salty Dog è una delle canzoni più conosciute e amate dell'ultimo secolo. P. Lion ricorda che "la RAI utilizzò questa meravigliosa canzone come sigla finale di A come Avventura. Il video finale mi stregò completamente e decisi che la mia vita sarebbe stata dedicata alla musica." P. Lion: ovvero tornare alle origini per fare il balzo dal presente al futuro, che si chiama P.Lion Project. Questa versione di A Salty Dog è infatti impreziosita dalla originalissima interpretazione della vocalist Paola Parisi. E non parliamo di una cover, ma di qualcosa che è molto più profondo e leggero come la brezza dell'oceano infinito. A Salty Dog di P.Lion Project è un incontro tra sensibilità diverse a distanza di spazio e di tempo, che si trasformano in un miracolo possibile: un miracolo che solo la musica sa fare. P. Lion Vero nome: Pietro Paolo Pelandi Profilo: P. Lion â€" P. LION Project P. Lion (Pietro Paolo Pelandi, born on in Alzano Lombardo - Italy) is a composer and author launched in dance music market during the Eighties. The stage name P. Lion comes from the lion who is the family crest. He began playing and studying piano since the tender age of 5 years and slowly discovered his artistic talent as a composer rather than a virtuoso instrumentalist, attracted by the great emotional and communicative power of music. The experience in the band DREAM, founded in Alzano Lombardo in the early 70's, along with drummer/percussionist and composer/author Noberto Mosconi, drummer Giovanni Marcassoli, guitarist Giorgio Pelliccioli, bassist Stefano Colombelli, keyboardist Massimo Berti (hereinafter WishKey) will convince him more and more to focus on writing songs and deepening of technologies, wearing audio recording. In passed his exams as a composer and author and entered as registered in SIAE, in which became as Associated in with the nomination of the President Roman Vlad. From to had been working as a textile chemist at the MCS Urgnano which gave him the opportunity to travel, especially across Europe and the USA and by these experiences grew the desire to publish some of the many songs that recorded in his small studio. In , in the wake of the newly Italo Dance, released his first single "Happy children" produced by David Zambelli (DJ and owner of the record store American Disco in Bergamo) to whom he submitted a "cassette tape" with 3 demo including the harmonic basis of Happy Children. The record had been realized with Marco Gotti (sax) and Bruno Bergonzi (Simmons drum) at Regson Studio in Milan with the engineer Enzo Maffione. Mixed by Massimo Noé at Baby Studio. Distributed in Italy by Discomagic, within a few months became one of the unforgettable "Evergreen" dance of the Eighties and was bought by Carrere France at MIDEM for worldwide distribution. In he leaved his job as a textile technician and repeated the success with the second single "Dream", especially in the French market, where his two hits remained for years the soundtrack of the two most important TV musical shows TOP30 and TOP50. He lived in France from to , based in Provence, promoting Radio/TV throughout Europe and performing the songs of the first LP â€Å"Springtimeâ€. After the success of the first album and with the end of the collaboration with the team of David Zambelli, he also became producer of himself and recorded several discomixes as "Believe Me", "Under The Moon" and "You'll never break my heart" with the historic Italian label Durium. The early Nineties saw P. Lion active and focused on the recording technology and deepening of digital audio in the personal studio of Alzano Lombardo as well as in the one situated in the School of Music CDPM of which he became Vice President. In he released his second album, titled "A Step In The Right Way", devoted to his son Edoardo, born in '94, published by FMA and its original publisher Italo Allione. He has also worked as composer, arranger and producer for several artists including Betty Villani (De nuevo tu) and Tony Sheridan (Colors) as well as consultant of the jazz label â€Å"CDPM/Lionâ€. The last decade also saw the creation of the label and music publishing Faier Entertainment and DiPaiTon together members Tullio Lanfranchi and Davide Sapienza. At the end of he started the design and construction, with the invaluable help and advice of friends and fellow musicians Ugo Passera, Lucio Bianchetti and Roger Rota, the new professional recording studio P. LION Studios in Ranica combining the best of the analog and digital audio technologies. Precious to the achievement of a unparalleled quality listening the contribution of Maestro Bruno Santori which provides the main monitors and 2 studio recorders from ex DbOne Recording Studio. Unfortunately on the â€Å"big†studio based on SSL G Plus was closed due to the general economic and music production crisis. On February start with a single for the new LP of P. LION Project with the main vocalist Paola Parisi and backing vocal Carlo Baggi. New single MONeY released on May, 10 is the first song from the upcoming album. Discography Albums: • Springtime (Discomagic - Carrere Records, ) • A step in the right way (FMA Records, ) Singles/Maxi 45: • Happy Children (Discomagic - Carrere Records, ) • Dream (Discomagic - Carrere Records, ) • Reggae radio (Discomagic - Carrere Records, ) • Believe me (Durium Records, ) • Under the moon (Durium Records, ) • You'll never break my heart (Durium Records, ) • Burn In His Hands (P.Lion Production, ) • A Salty Dog/Sea So Blue (Records, ) • MONeY (Records, ) • Remember (Records, )
Metabones adattatore da Canon EF a Sony E-mount Mark IV
Electronic aperture, EXIF, image stabilization, autofocus Your PayPal receipt is your order confirmation. There is no separate email confirmation until shipment takes place. This Smart AdapterTM has the following features: True electronic integration of aperture diaphragm - let camera automatically choose aperture in P or S exposure modes, or dial in yourself on the camera body in A or M modes. Powered by camera body. No external power source required. Wide open button (opposite of depth-of-field preview function) makes manual focusing easy. The tripod foot is detachable and compatible with Arca Swiss, Markins, Photo cam ball heads. High performance 32-bit processor and efficient switched-mode power supply. Flocking material coating inside the inner hole to reduce the internal reflection. Enhancement on new MARK IV (MB_EF-E-BT4) vs. old MARK IV (MB_EF-E-BM4): The inner hole is painted with flocking material coating. This can further reduce the internal reflection. Disclaimer: we are NOT licensed, approved or endorsed by Sony or Canon. Description Compatibility Supported Not supported EF lenses (see below for list of tested lenses) EF-S lenses (see note 1) Image stabilization (IS) lens Electronic manual focusing (e.g. EF L II and discontinued EF L) EXIF (focal length, aperture, zoom range) P, A, S, M exposure modes Autofocus (see autofocus support section below) Distance and zoom display on VG and FS series camcorders (see note 3) Auto magnify (see note 2) Contax N mount lenses modified to Canon EF by Conurus Contax 645 NAM-1 adapter modified to Canon EF by Conurus Sigma, Tamron and Tokina lenses in Canon EF mount (see note 3) Lens correction such as peripheral shading, CA and distortion Focus confirmation "chip" (e.g. Dandelion) Stacking another lens mount adapter on top (see note 4) Lens: Tamron SP mm F/2.8 XR Di II VC Note: 1. Vignetting at corners may occur for certain EF-S lenses because they are designed to cover a 1.6x crop image circle but Sony NEX has a 1.5x crop sensor. 2. Requires lenses supporting distance information. 3. A third party zoom lens may need to be registered with the Smart Adapter first in order to detect its maximum aperture. Autofocus is disabled for most third-party lenses. 4. For example, some improperly-made M42 screw mount adapters may cause a short-circuit with the electronic contacts of the Smart Adapter and cause damage to the Smart Adapter and/or camera body. Tested Camera Bodies A7S (Mark IV supports auto "APS-C Size Capture" with EF-S lens) - Smart Adapter with firmware V0.32 or later A7R (Mark IV supports auto "APS-C Size Capture" with EF-S lens) A7 (Mark IV supports auto "APS-C Size Capture" with EF-S lens) PXW-FS7(autofocus works only in photo mode, but is disabled in movie capture mode) - Smart Adapter with firmware V0.40 or later NEX-FS700 (autofocus works only in photo mode, but is disabled in movie capture mode) NEX-FS100 (autofocus works only in photo mode, but is disabled in movie capture mode) NEX-EA50 NEX-VG900 (Mark IV supports auto "APS-C Size Capture" with EF-S lens) NEX-VG30 NEX-VG20 NEX-VG10 NEX-7 NEX-6 NEX-5R NEX-5N NEX-5 NEX-C3 NEX-3 NEX-A Tested Lenses The following lenses have been tested for autofocus operation. Minimum firmware version required shown in parenthesis. Thanks to the community for reporting success with lenses shown in bold. Canon EF primes EF L II USM EF L II USM EF IS USM EF L USM (Ver.19) EF L USM EF L II USM EF USM (Ver.18) EF USM macro (Ver.17) EF L USM (Ver.17) EF L II USM (Ver.17) EF L IS USM Extender EF 1.4x III Extender EF 2x (mark I) Canon EF zooms EF L USM fisheye EF L USM EF L (Ver.18) EF USM EF L USM II EF II (Ver.18) EF III EF L (Ver.18) EF L IS USM II EF L USM EF L IS USM EF L IS USM EF IS USM EF (non-L, not USM, push-pull zoom) (Ver.18) EF L IS USM Canon EF-S EF-S USM EF-S IS USM EF-S IS USM EF-S EF-S IS EF-S IS EF-S macro USM Sigma DC DC OS HSM (Ver. DC HSM old version (Ver.18) Tamron SP Di VC USD A007 (Ver.15) SP Di VC USD A009 (Ver.31) Tokina (full frame) (Ver.18) Tokina DX AT-X PRO SD (IF) DX (Ver.15) Note: Sigma OS HSM may occasionally run into a focus accuracy issue at the telephoto end. Manual Focus Only The following lenses have been tested with previous firmware versions with manual focus, aperture control, image stabilization (if applicable) and EXIF support. Autofocus is supported only for those lenses marked with an asterisk (*) on NEX-5R/6 Canon EF primes EF L (mark I) EF USM* EF L USM (mark I) EF (old version, non-IS) TS-E L TS-E EF USM EF II MP-E macro EF L (mark I) EF L USM Canon EF zooms EF L (mark I) EF L IS USM* EF II EF Contax N modified by Conurus Vario-Sonnar Vario-Sonnar Vario-Sonnar Planar Planar Makro-Sonnar (Ver.21) NAM-1 adapter Sigma (full frame) EX HSM EX DG HSM DG HSM (Ver. DG Macro EX DG Macro HSM Sigma DC EX ASPH EX HSM ASPH DC OS HSM EX DC HSM new version (Ver.17) Tamron VC SP SP Di LD A001 Tokina AT-X PRO Zeiss ZE ZE Distagon ZE Distagon ZE Distagon 35/2 ZE Makro-Planar 50/2 ZE Makro-Planar This Smart Adapter is also compatible with fully manual lenses which have no electrical contacts. Customers have reported success with the following fully manual lenses. Samyang Zeiss CP.2 25mm/T2.9 Zeiss CP.mm/T2.1 Note: 1. 1. Lenses not listed above are not tested and they may or may not work. We do our best to resolve any compatibility issue you find but firmware updates are by factory service only and there is a nominal shipping/handling charge. 2. Mount lens on EF Extender 1.4x or 2x first before attaching both on Metabones Smart Adapter. 3. Mount Contax 645 lens on modified NAM-1 first before attaching both on Metabones Smart Adapter. Autofocus Autofocus is supported, with the following known limitations. Autofocus speed is very slow and inadequate for most moving subjects. The autofocus speed is unfit for professional use for sure, and it would disappoint most enthusiasts. Only Canon-branded lenses introduced in or after are officially supported. Autofocus may be disabled for older Canon lenses and most third-party lenses, including most Sigma, Tamron and Tokina lenses and all Contax N lenses modified by Conurus. On NEX camera bodies in camcorder form factor (e.g. FS series), autofocus may be available only in photo mode but not in movie capture mode. Continuous AF is not supported. DMF mode (direct manual focus) is not supported. For non-camcorder camera bodies (e.g. NEX-7), during movie capture, if the subject moves to a different distance, half-press the shutter release button to re-activate autofocus and lock onto the subject again. Since autofocus speed is slow, there may be visible disruption in the resulting footage. The first two autofocus attempts are used to calibrate the lens and as a result may not lock successfully on the target. Half-press the shutter release button again and autofocus will lock successfully. Autofocus may have difficultly locking onto subjects which are very close to the nearest focusing distance of the lens. Autofocus accuracy depends heavily on the working condition of the lens. Lenses with hidden problems which may not be apparent on Canon DSLRs will lead to inaccurate and unreliable autofocus on Sony NEX. Typical problems of this kind that we have seen include an unsmooth/erratic autofocus mechanism (e.g. getting stuck intermittently at a certain focusing distance), a faulty/worn-out distance encoder or other faulty/worn-out internal sensors. Why Metabones? Since its inception, Metabones has been designing and manufacturing lens adapters recognized among professionals and enthusiasts as leaders in design and workmanship. Contrary to the popular trend of other factories using an aluminum ring painted black on the camera-body-side, we instead take no short-cut but use precision-machined brass with chromium plating on both the camera-body and the lens sides of our adapters, in order to ensure smooth mounting, great appearance, and durability. The lens side of the adapter features a strong leaf-spring structure, strengthening the adapter-lens connection and ensuring tightness of the lens in order to reduce wear and prevent focus errors and optical alignment issues from appearing. Metabones uses matte-black treatment to keep internal reflection to a minimum in order to maintain the maximum optical quality possible with the lens. All Metabones Adapters follow this tradition of uncompromising precision, robust build quality and outstanding finish. Our new Smart AdapterTM series of products add industry-leading electronic interfacing technology from Canada, with true electronic control of the lens', aperture directly from the camera body. Features Both camera-side and lens-side of the adapter are made of brass, precision-machined and plated with chromium. Satin surface finish - just like your OEM lens and camera mounts. Precise fit and solid connection - lens has no play, gap or wiggling when mounted on adapter and no adjustments are required to fit your lens. Designed to reach infinity focus while maintaining the correct registration distance required to maintain optical quality of CRC lenses or lenses with floating elements. Our Smart AdapterTM series adapters have the following additional features True electronic integration of aperture diaphragm - let camera automatically choose aperture in P or S exposure modes, or dial in yourself on the camera body in A or M modes. EXIF data such as lens identification, focal length and aperture.