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Killer Cure
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bewley, Elizabeth L., PUBLISHER: Dog Ear Publishing, Killer Cure will change forever how you think about your health and health care. Leaving conventional wisdom in the dust, Killer Cure reveals startling and unforgettable insights: Why health care in America accidentally kills people each week -- even though every doctor and nurse you know is terrific Why health care's hidden assumptions about you are almost certain to damage your health -- and what you can do about it Why health care's focus on solving yesterday's problems may reduce life expectancy in the U.S. -- by as much as five years Why you might want to become CEO of your own health and health care -- and how to go about it The root cause of America's health care crisis is that health care is not about you. Health care is not designed to help you enjoy good health. It is designed to help doctors take action: write prescriptions, perform surgery, etc. That focus hurts you in two ways: First, those actions are likely to damage you nearly as often as they help you because of side effects, complications, and other problems with care delivery. For example, hospital ICUs (Intensive Care Units) have a remarkable number of characteristics in common with prison camps for terrorist suspects. People die needless deaths as a result. Second, the focus on actions the doctor takes crowds out actions you could take that would often get you better outcomes. For example, more than people a year get a foot or leg amputated instead of learning simple ways to prevent foot infections in the first place. To get better results, the health care system first needs to embrace a new purpose: to enable people to lead the lives they want. Three further changes are necessary: The first is a social revolution akin to freeing the slaves or granting women the right to vote. With this revolution, the health care system will no longer treat the people it serves as if they were second-class citizens whose intelligence, values, priorities, and needs can safely be ignored while others call the shots. The second is more realistic expectations about what health care can deliver. The third is management of health care as a process -- connecting the dots among actions that are uncoordinated today. Killer Cure provides a tool kit to help you safeguard your life until these changes take place. Before closing, the book makes surprising predictions concerning a future in which health care is about you. At the end of Killer Cure is a Readers' Discussion Guide. It is offered to aid you in thinking about and discussing both the book and your own health care experiences.
iExec Enterprise Essentials Companion Guide
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Young, Martha / Jude, Michael, PUBLISHER: Cisco Press, "iExec Enterprise Essentials Companion Guide" is the official print companion to the Cisco(R) Entrepreneur Institute's new iExec Enterprise Essentials curriculum-innovative IT-related business education designed to help you transform organizations through the strategic use of IT and Internet applications. Working through a realistic, start-to-finish case study, you'll learn exactly how to use technology to help businesses enhance their processes and drive sustainable competitive advantage. Organized to fully align with the course's online curriculum, this is the only authorized iExec textbook. You'll begin by reviewing the global trends, opportunities, and strategic imperatives that now drive IT's usage. Next, you'll discover IT-enabled business strategies that increase productivity, efficiency, innovation, and profitability and learn how to trans-form any organization into an agile, high-performance Networked Virtual Organization (NVO). Through hands-on practice, you'll learn how to assess and improve organizational readiness, enhance governance, Internet-enable internal and external processes, use portfolio management to plan business-driven IT investments, manage change, and more. Martha L. Young, president and founder of Nova Amber, LLC, has more than 19 years of experience in the technology market, working and consulting with Fortune 500 companies such as Lockheed Martin and Coors Brewing Company. She holds a B.S. in international business from the University of Colorado. Michael Jude, Ph.D., manages accounts for leading management solution vendors. He has more than 20 years of experience in telecommunications, as well as a Ph.D. in decision science from WaldenUniversity and an M.S. in engineering management and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado. Young and Jude are co-authors of "The Case for Virtual Business Processes" (Cisco Press). - Master every topic and concept in the new Cisco Entrepreneur Institute's iExec Enterprise Essentials curriculum - Understand the global trends and business drivers behind today's investments in IT and Internet technologies - Build Networked Virtual Organizations that respond more quickly to customers, collaborate better with partners on value-added activities, and reduce cost by standardizing processes, data, and infrastructure - Perform external and internal situation analysis, create an e-vision for success, and build an effective business case - Implement strategic planning and portfolio management to create a successful Internet-enabled business roadmap - Prioritize opportunities for process improvement using the Internet and IT - Identify change management techniques that can reduce your risks Category: Computers and Networking Covers: Network Technology
Application Architecture for Websphere: A Practical Approach
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bernal, Joey, PUBLISHER: IBM Press, Architect IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Applications for Maximum Performance, Security, Flexibility, Usability, and Value Successful, high-value WebSphere applications begin with effective architecture. Now, one of IBM's leading WebSphere and WebSphere Portal architects offers a hands-on, best-practice guide to every facet of defining, planning, and implementing WebSphere application architectures. Joey Bernal shows working architects and teams how to define layered architectural standards that can be used across the entire organization, improving application quality without compromising flexibility. Bernal begins by illuminating the role of architecture and the responsibilities of the architect in WebSphere applications and SOA environments. Next, he introduces specific architectural techniques for addressing persistence, application performance, security, functionality, user interaction, and much more. Bernal presents a series of sample architectures drawn from his work with several leading organizations, demonstrating how architectures can evolve to support new layers and changing business requirements. Throughout, his techniques are specific enough to address realistic enterprise challenges, while still sufficiently high-level to be useful in diverse and heterogeneous environments.Coverage includes- Choosing persistence frameworks that serve business requirements without excessive complexity- Avoiding persistence-related problems with performance, security, or application functionality- Designing and deploying effective middle layers and dependent libraries within WebSphere Application Server- Using WebSphere mechanisms and architectural techniques to avoid common security attacks such as SQL injection- Improving performance with WebSphere Application Server caching, including Distributed Maps and Servlet/JSP fragment caching- Using presentation frameworks to provide fast, robust, and attractive user interaction- Incorporating portals that provide a standardized framework for merging multiple applicationsJoey Bernal is an Executive IT Specialist with IBM Software Services for Lotus. Senior Certified with IBM as an IT Specialist, he has an extensive background in designing and developing Web and Portal Applications. He often leads IBM teams that have assisted dozens of clients in leveraging WebSphere Portal to address architecture, design, and implementation challenges. A frequent speaker on WebSphere and portal topics, Bernal is coauthor of Programming Portlets, and hosts the developerWorks blog: WebSphere Portal in Action. Prior to joining IBM, he was Director of IT for an incentive and performance improvement company, and served as lead technical advisor and architect for high-profile Internet and intranet applications at several Fortune 500 companies. You can also visit the author's Web site at www.bernal.net.The IBM Press developerWorks(R) Series is a unique undertaking in which print books and the Web are mutually supportive. The publications in t
Cerco: Ritiro gratis o permuta di sterei per casa Hi Fi
Ritiro, a Catania Messina Palermo, Siracusa, impianti audio video Hi Fi alta fedeltà stereo per casa usati, anche antichi, di qualsiasi dimensione perfettamente funzionanti ed in ottime condizioni oppure permuto con sistemi più grandi o più piccoli o più consoni alle vostre esigenze musicali. Ritiro anche: casse auto costruite, videoregistratore SVHS, T-amp, equalizzatore grafico o parametrico con analizzatore di spettro audio, giradischi Technics SL grigi in perfette condizioni con coperchi e testine, sintoamplificatore Dolby Pro Logic Technics SA-TX 50, finale Technics SE-A con Vu Meters, equalizzatore Technics SH, finale Proton AA, finale Kenwood Basic M-2A, equalizzatore Kenwood con analizzatore di spettro, mixer Monacor MPX DS, casse Infinity SM, Casse Wharfedale Diamond 10, etc... Sono interessato a componenti delle seguenti o equivalenti marche: Sony, JVC, Kenwood, Bic, Teac, Denon, Harman/Kardon, Infinity, Sansui, Proson, Philips, Yamaha, JBL, Samsung, LG, Bose, Akai, Nad, Marantz, Panasonic, Technics, Pioneer, Toshiba, Indiana Line, RCF, Grundig, LEM, ESB, Onkyo, Nikko, Dual, Chario, Bang and Oflunsen, B&W, Tensai, McIntosh, Rotel, Audio Research, Lenco, Electrocompaniet, Wharfedale, Fisher, Scott, Sherwood, McLaren, Sharp, Sanyo, Thorens, Mitsubishi, Energy, Sound Dynamics, Ciare, Hitachi, Tec, Aurex, Cabre, Cambridge Audio, Basf, Luxman, Nakamichi, Arcam, Jamo, AKG, Unitra, Magnat, Geloso, Telefunken, Caos, Superscope, Accuphase, Acoustech, Acoustic Research, Acoustic Solutions, Acurus, ADC, Adcom, Advent, AIMS, Aiwa, Akai, Alba, Alchemist, Alesis, Allied Radio Corporation, Alpage Alpine, Altec Lansing, AMC, Ampex, APT Corporation, Arcam, Arena, ASC, Athena, Atlantic Technology, Audible Illusions, Audinac, Audio Control, Audio Note, Audio Pro, Audio Technica, Audiolab, Audiomeca, Aura, Bang & Olufsen, Bartolomeo Aloia, BASF, Belles Research, BGW, BIC, BK Components, Blaupunkt, Bluenote, Bogen, Boston Acoustics, Bowers and Wilkins, Bozak, Braun, Brionvega, BSR, BST, C-Audio, Cabasse, California Audio Labs, Cambridge Audio, Cambridge Soundworks, Carver, Castle, Celestion, Cerwin Vega, Classe Audio, Clearaudio, Concept, Concord, Conrad-Johnson, Copland, Counterpoint, Creek Audio, Crown, Crysler Electric, Cyrus, Dahlquist, DBX, Densen, DPA, Dual, Dynaco, Dynaudio, Dynavector, Ecler, Eico, Electro-Voice, Energy, EPI, Esart, ESS, Eumig, Ferguson, Ferrograph, Fidek, Fisher, Focal, Fostex, Goodmans, Gradiente, Graetz, Hafler, Harman Kardon, Heathkit, Heybrook, HH Electronic, HH Scott, Hughes, Ion Systems, ITT, Jamo, Jeff Rowland, Jensen, John Linsley Hood, JR Loudspeakers, KEF, Kirksaeter, KLH, Klipsch, Krell, Kyocera, Lafayette, Leak, Lecson, Legacy, Linn, Lowter, Luxman, Luxor, Magnepan, Mark Levinson, Martin Logan, McCormack, McIntosh, Meridian, Metaxas Audio, Michaelson Audio, Michell, Mission, Mitsubishi, Mondial Designs, Monrio, Moscode, Music Hall, Musical Fidelity, NAD, Nagra, Naim Audio, Nakamichi, National, NEC, Nikko, Nordmende, Nortronics, Oppo, Optimus, Ortofon, Otari, Paisley Research, Panasonic, Paradigm, Parasound, Peavey, Perpetual Technologies, Phase Linear, Phonic, Polk Audio, Praecisa, Proceed, Proton, PS Audio, QED, Quad, Radford, RadioShack, Realistic, Rega, REL, Revac, Revox, Rogers, Rotel, Royd, SABA, SAE, Sankyo, Sears LXI, Sennheiser, Sentec, Setton, Sharp Optonica, Sherwood, Sonab, Sonace, Sonic Frontiers, Sonneteer, Soundcraftsmen, Spectro Acoustics, Spendor, Stax, Studer, Sugden, Sumo, Superphon, TAG McLaren, Tandberg, Tannoy, Tascam, TDK, TDL Electronics, Theta Digital, Threshold Audio, Thule Audio, Uher, Videoton, Voice Of Music, WEGA, Yakov Aronov, Yaqin.