resources population

Liberalism's Crooked Circle: Letters to Adam Michnik

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Katznelson, Ira, PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, This book is a profoundly moving and analytically incisive attempt to shift the terms of discussion in American politics. It speaks to the intellectual and political weaknesses within the liberal tradition that have put the United States at the mercy of libertarian, authoritarian populist, nakedly racist, and traditionalist elitist versions of the right-wing; and it seeks to identify resources that can move the left away from the stunned intellectual incoherence with which it has met the death of Bolshevism. In Ira Katznelson's view, Americans are squandering a tremendous ethical and political opportunity to redefine and reorient the liberal tradition. In an opening essay and two remarkable letters addressed to Adam Michnik, who is arguably East Europe's emblematic democratic intellectual, Katznelson seeks to recover this possibility. By examining issues that once occupied Michnik's fellow dissidents in the Warsaw group known as the Crooked Circle, Katznelson brings a fresh realism to old ideals and posits a liberalism that "stares hard" at cruelty, suffering, coercion, and tyrannical abuses of state power. Like the members of Michnik's club, he recognizes that the circumference of liberalism's circle never runs smooth and that tolerance requires extremely difficult judgments. Katznelson's first letter explores how the virtues of socialism, including its moral stand on social justice, can be related to liberalism while overcoming debilitating aspects of the socialist inheritance. The second asks whether liberalism can recognize, appreciate, and manage human difference. Situated in the lineage of efforts by Richard Hofstadter, C. Wright Mills, and Lionel Trilling to "thicken"liberalism, these letters also draw on personal experience in the radical politics of the s and in the dissident culture of East and Central Europe in the years immediately preceding communism's demise. "Liberalism's Crooked Circle could help foster a substantive debate in the American elections of and determine the contents of that desperately needed discussion.

Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Osteen, Joel, PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers, Is this as good as it gets? Or can you enjoy more of what life has to offer? Not only can you live happily every day, bestselling author Joel Osteen suggestsyou must discover the potential withinyourself and learn how to use it to live better, and to help others better themselves as well. God didn't create you to be average. You were created to excel You have everything you need to fulfill your God-given destiny, and there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you discover how to be a better you In "Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your LifeEvery Day," Joel Osteen, America's best-known pastor, will inspire and motivate you to live with more joy, hope, and peace -- truly a life of victory Joel will help you look deep inside yourself to become a better spouse and parent, a better boss or employee, a better community leader, a better friend -- in short, a better person Joel Osteen reveals seven simple yet profound principles that when taken to heart will help you become all that God has created you to be. In a straightforward, easy-to-understand style, Osteen explains key biblical values; the text is laced with personal testimonies that will enlighten and uplift you. Each of the seven keys has its own section, complete with a set of practical action points. Thus "Become a Better You" will guide you in the process of uncovering your hidden resources. Within these pages, Joel Osteen addresses topics such as building your confidence, developing betterrelationships, finding peace within, and staying passionate about life. "Become a Better You" will encourage you to reach your unique God-given potential, and will help you to enjoy every day of your life, despite your circumstances. As you incorporate Joel's easy-to-grasp principles into your life, you will be pleasantly surprised at how much more God has in store for you, and how quickly you become a better you

Controlling manager

Controlling manager   CONTROLLING MANAGER The Controlling Manage r will support the CFO in leading the financial & business performance controlling, analysis & reporting requirements, with the objective to provide pertinent KPI’s and recommendations to stakeholders to realise the strategic goals of the Group (based in Italy, Spain, Brazil).   Main responsabilities: foster a strong controlling culture within the organisation; contribute in developing the IT systems for controlling, including the Business Intelligence solutions; building plans and define ways to identify gaps, opportunities, as well as monitoring, expressing and challenging the performance of each business units, products, customers and departments by working closely with all the managers in the Organization. S/he will be the key central analytical resource for the company and will need to quickly develop in-depth knowledge of the business with the objective to provide added-value financial consulting and strategic advice to senior management, supporting ‘optimal’ business decision making. manage 6 resources, part in the Corporate, part in the Italian subsidiaries and will have to work closely with the CFOs of the Countries in Spain and Brazil.   Required skills:   7/8 years of progressive responsible experience in Controlling of a large corporation; A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration; Financial, but also business and commercial minded, partnering-up with other functions outside finance, almost like a consultant does. Pro-active, pragmatic, creative, externally focused and future oriented; Strong analytical insights and modeling skills, at ease with business cases, large databases, processes & systems; Experience in Business Intelligence and reporting Highest standards of accuracy, pertinence, precision and rigorous; Self-control in a time sensitive environment & pressure; IT proficiency; Fluency in English.   Our Client: International Company leading in its sector.   Location: Milano   Rif: FC     Intermedia Selection, società leader in Italia nella ricerca e selezione di professional e middle management, è presente in Italia con più di 35 consulenti tra gli uffici di Milano, Roma. Autorizzazione del ministero del lavoro n° /RS.  . Inserzionista: Intermedia Selection

Classism and Feminist Therapy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hill Ed D., Marcia / Hill, Marcia / Rothblum, Esther D., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Classism and Feminist Therapy: Counting Costs makes therapists more aware of their own class biases which assists them in providing more effective treatment that is sensitive to women's backgrounds. By helping therapists face important issues when their profession intersects with the values and experiences of working-class women, Classism and Feminist Therapy challenges the lack of attention given to issues of class in psychotherapy and serves as a step toward open conversation about the topic.Calling attention to the sociopolitical nature of therapy, contributors define some ways in which current therapeutic practices can become oppressive when class differences between client and therapist are ignored. In Classism and Feminist Therapy, therapists gain valuable insight about how class matters are played out in therapy. These insights are combined with guidelines as to how to engage in a less class-biased form of psychotherapy. To this end, contributors discuss: class-related biases and assumptions commonly held by therapists how to make psychotherapy more responsive to the needs of working-class and poor women the intersection of class, race, and gender and how this applies to therapy strengths and challenges for working-class, poor, and economically privileged women class and gender in a political and sociological context social-psychological dynamics of internalized classism and pathways to healing and self-recoveryThis engaging book alerts therapists to the failures and inadequacies of current approaches to class as an issue in psychological theory and psychotherapy. It discusses how the issue of class has been overshadowed by the assumptions that individuals and society make about it: that people are the class they deserve to be; that class is correlated with how hard one works or how smart one is; and that class is primarily a matter of income or owned assets rather than of access (both psychologically and practically) to resources.All therapists--psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors--of intermediate to advanced levels of knowledge and practice will find information in Classism and Feminist Therapy invaluable for confronting issues of class in their professional and personal interactions.

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

Divorce Lawyers and Their Clients: Power and Meaning in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sarat, Austin / Felstiner, William L. F., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Each year more than 2 million Americans get divorced, and most of them use a lawyer. In closed-door conversations between lawyers and their clients strategy is planned, tactics are devised, and the emotional climate of the divorce is established. Do lawyers contribute to the pain and emotional difficulty of divorce by escalating demands and encouraging unreasonable behavior? Do they take advantage of clients at a time of emotional difficulty? Can and should clients trust their lawyers to look out for their welfare and advance their long-term interests? Austin Sarat and William L. F. Felstiner's new book, based on a pioneering and intensive study of actual conferences between divorce lawyers and their clients, provides an unprecedented behind-the-scenes description of the lawyer-client relationship, and calls into question much of the conventional wisdom about what divorce lawyers actually do. Divorce Lawyers and Their Clients suggests that most divorces are marked less by a pattern of aggressive advocacy than by one of inaction and drift. It uncovers reasons why lawyers find divorce practice frustrating and difficult and why clients frequently feel dissatisfied with their lawyers. This new work provides a unique perspective on the dynamics of professionalism. It charts the complex and shifting ways lawyers and clients "negotiate" their relationship as they work out the strategy and tactics of divorce. Sarat and Felstiner show how both lawyers and clients are able to draw on resources of power to set the agenda of their interaction, while neither one is fully in charge. Rather, power shifts between the two parties; where it is achieved, power is found in the ability to have one'sunderstandings of the social and legal worlds of divorce accepted. Power then works through the creation of shared meanings. Divorce Lawyers and Their Clients examines the effort to create such shared meanings about the nature of marriage and why marriages fail, the operation of the legal process, and the best way to bring divorces to closure. It will be fascinating reading for anyone who is going through a divorce, or has gone through one, as well as for lawyers, judges, and scholars of law and society.

AP U.S. History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Armstrong, Stephen / McBride, Edward, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, An exciting new series of study guides that lets each student design a course of study pitched to his or her individual needs and learning style Each year, more than one million U.S. high school students take one or more advanced placement (AP) exams, and, according to official projections, that number will continue to rise in the years ahead. That is because AP exams confer important benefits on those who do well on them. High AP scores are indispensable to gaining admission to most elite colleges. They provide students with a competitive edge when competing for grants and scholarships. And they allow students to bypass required university survey courses, saving on skyrocketing tuition fees. Designed to coincide perfectly with the most current AP exams, Five Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations guides contain several advanced features that set them above all competitors. Each guide is structured around an ingenious Five-Step Plan. The first step is to develop a study plan, the second builds knowledge, the third and fourth hone test-taking skills and strategies, and the fifth fosters the confidence students need to ace the tests. This flexible study tool is also tailored to three types of students. For the more structured student there is a "Month-by-Month" approach that follows the school year and a "Calendar Countdown" approach that begins with the new year. For students who leave studying to the last minute "Basic Training" covers the basics in just four weeks. Other outstanding features include: Sample tests that closely simulate real exams Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, andfrequently-asked questions Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers

5 Steps to a 5 AP Spanish Language

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: LaVoie, Dennis / Freedson, Grace, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill, An exciting new series of study guides that lets each student design a course of study pitched to his or her individual needs and learning style Each year, more than one million U.S. high school students take one or more advanced placement (AP) exams, and, according to official projections, that number will continue to rise in the years ahead. That is because AP exams confer important benefits on those who do well on them. High AP scores are indispensable to gaining admission to most elite colleges. They provide students with a competitive edge when competing for grants and scholarships. And they allow students to bypass required university survey courses, saving on skyrocketing tuition fees. Designed to coincide perfectly with the most current AP exams, Five Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations guides contain several advanced features that set them above all competitors. Each guide is structured around an ingenious Five-Step Plan. The first step is to develop a study plan, the second builds knowledge, the third and fourth hone test-taking skills and strategies, and the fifth fosters the confidence students need to ace the tests. This flexible study tool is also tailored to three types of students. For the more structured student there is a "Month-by-Month" approach that follows the school year and a "Calendar Countdown" approach that begins with the new year. For students who leave studying to the last minute "Basic Training" covers the basics in just four weeks. Other outstanding features include: Sample tests that closely simulate real exams Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently-asked questions Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers

5 Steps to a 5: AP Calculus AB

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ma, William / Freedson, Grace, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, An exciting new series of study guides that lets each student design a course of study pitched to his or her individual needs and learning style Each year, more than one million U.S. high school students take one or more advanced placement (AP) exams, and, according to official projections, that number will continue to rise in the years ahead. That is because AP exams confer important benefits on those who do well on them. High AP scores are indispensable to gaining admission to most elite colleges. They provide students with a competitive edge when competing for grants and scholarships. And they allow students to bypass required university survey courses, saving on skyrocketing tuition fees. Designed to coincide perfectly with the most current AP exams, Five Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations guides contain several advanced features that set them above all competitors. Each guide is structured around an ingenious Five-Step Plan. The first step is to develop a study plan, the second builds knowledge, the third and fourth hone test-taking skills and strategies, and the fifth fosters the confidence students need to ace the tests. This flexible study tool is also tailored to three types of students. For the more structured student there is a "Month-by-Month" approach that follows the school year and a "Calendar Countdown" approach that begins with the new year. For students who leave studying to the last minute "Basic Training" covers the basics in just four weeks. Other outstanding features include: Sample tests that closely simulate real exams Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, andfrequently-asked questions Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers

Libro di interesse per la gioventu'

La mia vita meravigliosa. 100 cose e lavori fatti con buona volonta, dedizione e umilta: La vita di un imprenditore audace, un uomo che ha saputo ottimizzare le proprie risorse e investire al meglio i propri talenti, fino al raggiungimento dei propri obiettivi e soprattutto di un solido equilibrio interiore. Gianni Barbieri racconta di se e lo fa senza filtri ne ipocrisie, ammettendo i propri errori e senza tacere i fallimenti che hanno costellato la sua ascesa, un percorso segnato, sin da giovanissimo, dalla dedizione al lavoro e alle proprie passioni; con buona volonta, un pizzico di furbizia e di inventiva, e riuscito, crescendo, a ricoprire qualsiasi incarico, dall'operaio in Germania a imprenditore e industriale in Italia, con lo sguardo sempre puntato in avanti, a un orizzonte sempre piu ampio, in cerca di nuove sfide e avventure. Un libro che ricorda a tutti come sia compito delle stesse persone costruirsi il proprio futuro, senza lasciarsi spaventare dalle piu diverse difficolta che la vita puo porre lungo il cammino e senza perdere mai la voglia di fare. The life of a daring entrepreneur, a man who knew how to optimize their resources and make the most of their talents, until achieving their goals and above all a solid inner balance. Gianni Baba tells about himself and does so without filters or hypocrisy, admitting their mistakes and no silenced the failures that have marked his ascent, a marked path, since he was very young, from devotion to work and their passions; with goodwill, a hint of cunning and inventiveness, is successful, growing, to fill any Office, from the worker in Germany to entrepreneur and industrialist in Italy, with our eyes focused forward, a broader horizon, looking for new challenges and adventures. A book that reminds everyone that it is the task of the same people build their own future, without being daunted by the most different difficulties that life can lay along the way and without losing the desire to do. Traduci Th

5 Steps to a 5: AP English Literature

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murphy, Barbara / Rankin, Estelle / Freedson, Grace, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, An exciting new series of study guides that lets each student design a course of study pitched to his or her individual needs and learning style Each year, more than one million U.S. high school students take one or more advanced placement (AP) exams, and, according to official projections, that number will continue to rise in the years ahead. That is because AP exams confer important benefits on those who do well on them. High AP scores are indispensable to gaining admission to most elite colleges. They provide students with a competitive edge when competing for grants and scholarships. And they allow students to bypass required university survey courses, saving on skyrocketing tuition fees. Designed to coincide perfectly with the most current AP exams, Five Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations guides contain several advanced features that set them above all competitors. Each guide is structured around an ingenious Five-Step Plan. The first step is to develop a study plan, the second builds knowledge, the third and fourth hone test-taking skills and strategies, and the fifth fosters the confidence students need to ace the tests. This flexible study tool is also tailored to three types of students. For the more structured student there is a "Month-by-Month" approach that follows the school year and a "Calendar Countdown" approach that begins with the new year. For students who leave studying to the last minute "Basic Training" covers the basics in just four weeks. Other outstanding features include: Sample tests that closely simulate real exams Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, andfrequently-asked questions Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers

Signs of Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor, Natalie, PUBLISHER: Broadway Books, "I know. I know. No one says it but I know..." --from "Signs of Life" Twenty-four-year-old Natalie Taylor was leading a charmed life. At the age of twenty four, she had a fulfilling job as a high school English teacher, a wonderful husband, a new house and a baby on the way. Then, while visiting her sister, she gets the news that Josh has died in a freak accident. Four months before the birth of her son, Natalie is leveled by loss. What follows is an incredibly powerful emotional journey, as Natalie calls upon resources she didn't even know she had in order to re-imagine and re-build a life for her and her son. In vivid and immediate detail, Natalie documents her life from the day of Josh's death through the birth their son, Kai, as she struggles in her role as a new mother where everyone is watching her for signs of impending collapse. With honesty, raw pain, and most surprising, a wicked sense of humor, Natalie recounts the agonies and unexpected joys of her new life. There is the frustration of holidays, navigating the relationship with her in-laws, the comfort she finds and unlikely friendship she forges in support groups and the utterly breathtaking, but often overwhelming new motherhood. When she returns to the classroom, she finds that little is more healing than the honesty and egocentricity of teenagers. Drawing on lessons from beloved books like "The Color Purple" and "The Catcher in the Rye" and the talk shows she suddenly can't get enough of, from the strength of her family and friends, and from a rich fantasy life--including a saucy fairy godmother who guides her grieving--Natalie embarks on the ultimate journey of self-discovery and realizes you can sometimes find the best in yourself during the worst life has to offer. And she delivers these lessons, in way that feels like she's right beside you in her bathrobe and with a glass of wine--the cool, funny girlfriend you love to stay up all night with. Unforgettable and utterly absorbing, "Signs of Life" features a powerful, wholly original debut voice that will have you crying and laughing to the very last page.

5 Steps to a 5: AP English Language

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murphy, Barbara / Freedson, Grace / Rankin, Estelle, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH LITERATURE Grace Freedson, Series Editor An exciting new series of study guides that lets each student design a course of study pitched to his or her individual needs and learning style Each year, more than one million U.S. high school students take one or more advanced placement (AP) exams, and, according to official projections, that number will continue to rise in the years ahead. That is because AP exams confer important benefits on those who do well on them. High AP scores are indispensable to gaining admission to most elite colleges. They provide students with a competitive edge when competing for grants and scholarships. And they allow students to bypass required university survey courses, saving on skyrocketing tuition fees. Designed to coincide perfectly with the most current AP exams, Five Steps to a 5 on the Advanced Placement Examinations guides contain several advanced features that set them above all competitors. Each guide is structured around an ingenious Five-Step Plan. The first step is to develop a study plan, the second builds knowledge, the third and fourth hone test-taking skills and strategies, and the fifth fosters the confidence students need to ace the tests. This flexible study tool is also tailored to three types of students. For the more structured student there is a "Month-by-Month" approach that follows the school year and a "Calendar Countdown" approach that begins with the new year. For students who leave studying to the last minute "Basic Training" covers the basics in just four weeks. Other outstanding features include: Sample tests that closely simulate real exams Review material based on the contents ofthe most recent tests Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently-asked questions Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers

Volume 6c: Motif Tools

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Flanagan, David, PUBLISHER: O'Reilly Media, "Motif Tools and the Xmt programming library that accompanies it on CD-ROM offer resources that will empower Motif programmers and dramatically speed up application development with the X Toolkit and Motif. David Flanagan, author of both the book and the library, writes: "The need for a convenience toolkit is something that not enough programmers and managers realize--Motif is too often viewed as a complete GUI development package, when in fact it was designed only to provide a standard base level of functionality. This is where the Xmt library comes in; it provides many of the widgets and functions that are implemented over and over again by developers. My aim was to put programmer ease-of-use first (something the designers of Motif obviously did not do) and create a library that really simplifies GUI development." The Xmt library contains nine custom widgets and over 250 convenience routines that handle many tricky aspects of GUI programming. The Layout widget, for example, is an incredibly flexible manager widget that makes the confusing and awkward Motif Form widget a thing of the past. And a single Menu widget will create an entire pulldown menu system for your application by reading a special menu description from a resource file or your C code. Other features of the library dramatically simplify the use of Motif XmStrings, automate the transfer of data between the fields of an application's data structures and the widgets of its dialog boxes, and make it possible to automatically create a widget hierarchy completely described in a resource file. "Motif Tools is a complete programmer's guide and reference manual for the Xmt library. But the book is not just a dry volumeabout programming mechanics; it also describes a holistic philosophy of application design and development. It guides the reader through the development of a complete application: from first conception, through design and implementation, and on to the finishing stylistic touches--the myriad little details that make the difference between an application that looks sharp and one that just looks ordinary, between one that is a pleasure to use and one that is just usable. Scattered throughout the book, and collected on the CD, you will also find programming tips and tidbits submitted by Motif programmers from around the world. The price of this book includes a single-programmer license to use the Xmt library source code. Additional licenses may be purchased at a nominal cost.

Degunking Windows 7

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ballew Joli / Ballew, Joli, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media, Restore your Windows 7 PC to peak performance--without spending a lot of money "Degunking Windows 7" is the fast, affordable way to keep your computer running quickly and efficiently. Over time, Windows PCs can become slow because of the accumulation of unneeded and unwanted programs, files, errors, and other "gunk." This book shows you how to take the necessary steps to clean up your Windows PC and restore the speed, responsiveness, reliability, and error-free operation that it had when it was brand new. The proven Degunking 12-Step Program teaches you how to organize your hard disk, load and run only the programs and processes that matter, and clear out the cobwebs hiding in the corners so your computer runs the best it possibly can. After your PC is cleaned and optimized, you'll learn to manage the desktop, organize data in folders, keep email free of spam and harmful programs, create useful and reliable backups, and maintain a good security system for the long term. Unhelpful error messages are explained, and you'll find out how to resolve them. Good maintenance and management practices for media files are detailed, as well as methods for making sure devices are always synchronized and up-to-date. This book puts the practical information the expert PC technicians know directly into your hands "Degunking Windows 7" Walks you through a "12-Step Program" to degunk your PC, then teaches you how to keep your PC clean, organized, and running well Helps stop processes and programs from running in the background that hog system resources Rids the computer of unnecessary data, programs, email, media, trial software, and temporary files that can make the computer hard to manage Improves the speed of start-up, file opening, and Internet browsing Keeps your computer free of adware, spyware, viruses, and unwanted pop-ups, instant messaging software, cookies, and more Step-by-step coverage: Why is My Computer Gunked Up?; The Degunking 12-Step Program; Remove Unwanted Data and Programs; Organize Your File System; Clean Up Your Desktop, Start Menu, and Taskbar; Optimize Your Hard Drive; Clean Up and Secure Your Web Browser; Clean Up Your Email; Secure Your Computer; Clean Up Your Network; Fix Problems with Media; Optimize Syncing; Resolve Error Messages; Create a Backup System; The Best Hardware Degunking; Perform a Clean Install of Windows 7; What to Do When You Purchase a New PC Acquista Ora

Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miley, Karla Krogsrud / O'Melia, Michael W. / DuBois, Brenda L., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, "An empowerment-based method of social work which integrates core themes of the profession." This text is part of the Connecting Core Competencies Series. "Generalist Social Work Practice, "7th edition, fully integrates core social work themes of collaboration, the strengths perspective, values and ethics, social justice and human rights, evidence-based practice, cultural competence, and policy practice. This text offers a progressive practice approach grounded in social work research, reflective of social work values, sensitive to client diversity, and applicable to work with any level of client system including individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Beginning with engaging clients as partners and continuing with assessing, intervening, and evaluating from a strengths perspective, this approach offers social workers a method that fully realizes core social work values, respects client competence, and activates client resources within the context of their lives. All parts of the practice process are described in detail, connected to social work theory, illustrated with case examples, and supported with evidence from social work research. Each chapter focuses on teaching the knowledge, values, and skills reflective of the core competencies and correlated practice behaviors as described in the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). A better teaching & learning experienceThis program will provide a better teaching and learning experience--for you and your students. Here's how: "Personalize Learning -- "MySearchLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. "Improve Critical Thinking --" Teaches students specific strategies to identify and use client strengths in their practice. "Engage Students -- "Offers numerous case examples to apply the empowerment method to all levels of social work, with diverse clients and situations, and across fields of practice. "Explore Current Issues -- "Includes new practice research findings and updates to demographics to ensure currency. "Apply CSWE Core Competencies -- "The text integrates the CSWE EPAS, with critical thinking questions and practice tests to assess student understanding and development of competency. "Support Instructors -- "An Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank (MyTest), BlackBoard Test Item File, MySearchLab with Pearson eText, and PowerPoint presentations are included in the outstanding supplements package.Note: MySearchLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySearchLab, please visit: www.mysearchlab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySearchLab (at no additional Acquista Ora

War Horse

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morpurgo, Michael, PUBLISHER: Egmont Books (UK), Brimming with more than 140 dramatic images, this is the stunning, visual companion to Steven Spielberg's epic adventure, set in rural England and Europe, about a young man and his horse and their separate journeys through the battlefields of the First World War. One of the great stories of friendship and war, the successful novel "War Horse" not only inspired the award-winning stage play, but also inspired one of the great directors in film history to commit his talent, vision, and resources to make this extraordinary movie, which was shot in the countryside of England. "I first fell in love with the story of "War Horse" because I was moved by the relationship between a boy and an animal in Michael Morpurgo's novel and the screenplay by Richard Curtis and Lee Hall," writes Steven Spielberg in his foreword. "But, ultimately, I made it because of what the book and the screenplay say about courage. I t is about the courage of the horse Joey and what he endures to survive, and the courage of Albert in his attempt to find his best friend in a time of war. With every frame of this film, it was my hope to issue a call for courage in our daily lives. A call to 'be brave.'" Additional forewords by producer Kathleen Kennedy, novelist Michael Morpurgo, and co-screenwriter Richard Curtis reveal their feelings about the story and the process of moving it from page to screen. The main body of the book is divided into three sections: Part 1: "Joey's Journey"--A visual retelling, along with script excerpts and filmmakers' comments, of the journey taken by Joey, the horse trained by his beloved Albert, from the striking verdant countryside of Dartmoor, Devon, to training in the British cavalry, to trench warfare in France. Part 2: "The Making of War Horse"--An insider's glimpse of the movie-making process highlighted with fascinating insights from the international cast and the crew about the casting, locations, costumes, horse training, and much more. Part 3: "The History of War Horses"--An illuminating section on the role of horses in battle, illustrated with iconic images from history, vivid drawings, paintings and photographs. This beautiful book is a testament to what can be done when people become impassioned about a goal. As producer Kathleen Kennedy expresses in her foreword: ""War Horse" was one of those unusual productions that comes together in an incredibly short time, and for all the right reasons. Everyone involved understood the film's potential, the richness of the characters, the depth of emotion, and the strength of the story's message."

Service Quality: Research Perspectives

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: White, Susan S. / Schneider, Benjamin, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), "This book is not a 'one-minute' guide for managers in search of alleged quick-fixes of service quality. Instead, it is thirty years of accumulated theory and research that can help serious students understand and analyze this complex phenomenon. The book succeeds in embedding the often overlooked customer within organization studies, using the interdisciplinary approach that scholars preach but seldom practice, and closing with an agenda for future research that others might even find worth pursuing." --Dr. David E. Bowen, Professor of Management and Dean of Faculty and Programs, Thunderbird"Schneider and White promise to deliver insight into the intriguing intricacies of providing excellent services. They deliver sagacity, the intelligent application of knowledge. They do this by being eclectic, disciplined, and thoughtful... Facts about service - what it is, how it happens, what is required to make it better - thankfully dominate this book, supported by good thinking and good methods. No one interested in service quality should miss this book. There is no other book like it." --Rick Guzzo, Ph.D., Mercer Human Resource Consulting"The coverage is excellent. Among other things, it does a nice job of providing a rationale for why researchers and managers need to understand the perspectives of their customers." --Susan E. Jackson, Ph.D., Rutgers UniversityThe last three decades have seen a dramatic increase in the attention businesses devote to their quality of service. Scholars and researchers in a number of disciplines, including marketing, human resources I/O psychology, sociology, and consumer behavior, have all made substantial contributions to understanding what service is, howservice and service delivery quality are experienced by customers, and the role of employees and their organizations in service delivery. Service Quality: Research Perspectives presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the field and its research, including its growth, emerging trends, and debates. Authors Benjamin Schneider and Susan S. White cover the diverse conceptual and empirical approaches that characterize thinking and research on service quality, especially service delivery. It introduces the concept of service and the important ways service production can differ from goods production. It also presents a history of the concept of product quality and the emergence of concern for service quality. Key Features Summarizes conceptual and empirical research from the marketing perspective on the measurement of service quality and customer satisfaction Deals with concepts and approaches to service characteristic of operations management, especially the role of customer variability in service production Introduces research promoting the linkage of service climate experienced by employees to the service quality experienced by customers Presents several HR/OB approaches to organizational design and useful frameworks for integrating ide

Eating Positive: A Nutrition Guide and Recipe Book for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Huber, Jeffrey T. / Riddlesperger, Kris, PUBLISHER: Haworth Press, Proper nutrition is essential to individuals with HIV/AIDS. Yet, it is often difficult to maintain an adequate diet due to a variety of conditions associated with the disease and/or medications used to alleviate symptoms. Eating Positive: A Nutrition Guide and Recipe Book for People with HIV/AIDS solves this problem with easy-to-follow, enticing recipes that fit a variety of common diet restrictions and specific health needs of individuals with HIV/AIDS. You can use this practical nutrition guide and recipe book to customize diet plans for your patients or for yourself (with a doctor's approval) that provide proper nutrition and satisfy the tastebuds.Chapters in Eating Positive are organized by diet type. Each chapter describes the diet type, its benefits and specific restrictions, and actual recipes. Each recipe is accompanied by its respective nutritional values, such as calories, fat, protein, carbohydrates, and percent of daily recommended allowance. An alphabetical index consisting of specific conditions, complications, diet titles, and food stuffs provides ease of use and quick reference. Here is just a sample of some of the many diet types, their benefits, and tasty recipes that are included: Full Liquid Diet: good for people with mouth pain and difficulty chewing as it is easy on the digestive system; recipes include: Orange Cow, Easy Egg Drop Soup, Cherry Dessert, Cottage Cheese Jello Salad, Tropical Frozen Delight, more Fiber Restricted Diet: slows bowel movement and decreases inflammation of the tissues making it a great ally in fighting diarrhea and bowel discomfort; recipes include: Sauteed Cocktail Tomatoes, Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breasts, Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers, Ham Rolls with Eggplant Filling, more Bland Diet: for those who should avoid caffeine, alcohol, spices; recipes include: Raspberry Float, Pasta Salad, Easy Tortellini Soup, One-Eyed Egyptians, Noodle Pudding, Watercress Soup, Sour Cream Coffee Cake, German Potato Dumplings, more High Protein High Calorie Diet: increased calories and nutritional content build up energy resources and assist in improving and maintaining the immune system, stopping and possibly reversing tissue wasting and weight loss and assisting in wound healing; recipes include: Garlic Pasta, Beef and Rice Creole, Spinach Cheese Pie, Tournedos of Beef with Shallot Sauce, Banana Nut Bread, Butterscotch Pie, Pineapple Coconut Cake, many moreThese diets are not prescriptions but rather guides for creating and consuming a practical diet to suit individual needs. You'll find that Eating Positive puts individuals with HIV/AIDS on the road to a more pleasing, fulfilling, and healthy diet.

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,

Monteriggioni - Hotel 9 locali € T910

Proposto da: Agenzia/Costruttore Tipo nuova costruzione: appartamento Classe energetica: F, IPE 167 KWh/m² anno Comune: Monteriggioni SIENA MONTERIGGIONI in vendita struttura ricettiva di mq in borgo rurale del XVII secolo interamente ristrutturato nel e inserito nella splendida e rinomata cornice del Chianti senese. La struttura è composta da tre corpi di fabbrica, in pietra e laterizio, che ospitano 15 confortevoli appartamenti per vacanze, riqualificati e arredati in stile toscano, con aria condizionata, TV satellitare e WI-FI. Il borgo è posto in una posizione collinare dominante con vista panoramica a 360° sugli splendidi paesaggi circostanti della Val d’Elsa. Complice, per ammirare i colori delle stagioni, la base dell’antica torre dell’anno che funge da terrazza godibile all’interno di questo parco naturale di privilegio. Il terreno di mq, a bosco ed ulivi, sul quale insiste il borgo, ospita un’area relax con piscina (16 x 9 m.) e un’area attrezzata a parco giochi. All’interno di una grotta si trova la vasca del Bagno Romano con acqua a temperatura di °, spogliatoio e doccia. Il suggestivo ristorante, realizzato nelle antiche stalle, offre un gradevole spazio per degustare i piatti tipici della cucina toscana accompagnati dagli ottimi vini del territorio, di fama internazionale. La cura e l’attenzione per l’armonia degli ambienti, sia interni che interni, si esprime nell’assenza di barriere architettoniche e nella scelta per l’autonomia ecosostenibile delle risorse e degli impianti. Classe energetica F IPE Kwh/mq annuo SIENA - MONTERIGGIONI - VAL D'ELSA - STRUTTURA RICETTIVA - RICETTIVO - BORGO - VENDITA - RISTRUTTURATO - CASA VACANZE - HOTEL ******************* SIENA MONTERIGGIONI for sale square meters of accommodation in a village of the XVII century. Completely restructured in the year and placed in the renowned and beautiful surroundings of the Chianti Senese. The structure consists of three buildings made of stones and bricks. It has 15 comfortable apartments with Tuscan style furnish, air conditioning, satellite TV and WI-FI. The village is located in a hilltop position with panoramic 360 ° on the beautiful surrounding of the Val d'Elsa. Abet to the wonderfullcolors of the seasons there is an ancient tower of the year that serves as a terrace from which you can enjoy this natural park. The square meters of land all around is of woods and olive trees, in which there is a relaxing area with swimming pool (16 x 9 m.) and playground. Inside a cave you can find the “Roman Bath” with water at a temperature of °, changing rooms and showers. The picturesque restaurant, built in the old stables, offers a pleasant space to taste the typical Tuscan cuisine and excellent local wines of international fame. The care and the attention to all details is expressed in the absence of all architectural barriers; in the choice of all sustainable resources that guarantees autonomy of the structure. Energy Class F IPE Kwh / sq m per year SIENA - MONTERIGGIONI - VAL D'ELSA - ACCOMMODATION - VILLAGE –IN SALE – RESTRUCTURE - HOLIDAY HOUSE– HOTEL

Découverte touristique du Bénin

Le Bénin est un pays de l’Afrique de l’ouest situé au nord par le fleuve Niger, au Sud par l’océan atlantique, à l’Est par le Nigéria, à l’Ouest par le Togo et au Nord-Ouest par le Burkina-Faso. Sa population à plus de dix millions d’habitants avec une superficie de km et compte douze (12) départements et soixante-dix-sept (77) communes. Le Bénin joint d’une stabilité politique très favorable au tourisme et aux investissements et nationaux et extérieurs. Pour vos vacances d’été et voyage touristique n’hésitez plus à choisir la destination Bénin comme point d’atterrissage car vous ne regretterez pas vos vacances d’été. Nous vous proposons à cet effet ce circuit touristique de 14 jours ci-dessous. Circuit de 15 jours. Jour1: Arriver à l’aéroport de puis transfert à l’hôtel. Jour 2: Ouidah (ville historique) - Visite de la forêt sacrée de kpassè: l’histoire de cette forêt repose essentiellement sur des données ou réalité mystérieuse, des divinités y sont représentées par des symboles. - Visite du musée Sao Joao Baptista de Ouidah: situé dans l’ancien fort Portugais il recèle des vestige du commerce des esclaves avec le continent Africain - Visite du temple des Pythons: Il s’agit d’une case où on élève des pythons appelé en langue fon (dangbé) et qui sont des serpents sacrés, adoré généralement par le groupe ethnique houéda - Visite de la route des esclaves: c’est le chemin que les esclaves parcouraient jusqu’à leur embarquement pour les Amériques et comprend les étapes suivantes:  La place tchacha ou place des enchères  L’arbre de l’oublie  L’arbre du retour  La place zomai  Le mémorial de zoungbodji  La porte du non-retour Le soir diné puis nuitée à Ouidah Jour 4: Ganvié Encore appelé la «venise africaine», Ganvié est un village lacustre sur le lac Nokoué et où les populations vivent dans des cases sur pilotis Jour 5: Porto-Novo (capitale politique) Située à 31 km de Cotonou, elle fait office de capitale politique du Bénin et où se trouve le parlement national. On peut y visiter:  Le centre Songhai qui est un centre agro-pastoral où sont développées plusieurs activités comme l’agriculture, la pisciculture, l’élevage……  Le musée ethnographique  Le musée Da-Silva  Le musée Honmè. Le soir diné puis nuitée à Porto-Novo Jour 6: Abomey-Bohicon Dans ces deux villes historiques, on peut visiter respectivement:  Le musée d’Abomey  Le village artisanal  La place Goho  Le site archéologique  Le marché de Bohicon Le soir diné puis nuitée à l’auberge Jour 7: Village Tanéka Arrivée dans le village diné puis nuitée à l’auberge Jour 8: Visite du village: Tanéka est un petit village jonché dans les montagnes. Notre visite nous conduira chez le roi du village, le chef guérisseur du village Dans l’après-midi, continuation sur Natitingou Jour 9: Natitingou - Visite du musée de Natitingou - Visite des chutes de Kota - Visite du marché Le soir diné puis nuitée à l’hôtel Jour 10: Koussoukoingou(village des tata-somba) Les tata-somba sont des maisons de forme ronde construites avec de la boue et de l’argile à la main et qui possède plusieurs chambres. Nous profiterons également d’une belle vue panoramique et dégusterons le tchoukoutou qui est une bière locale de la localité. Le soir diné puis nuitée dans un tata-somba moderne Jour 11: Tanougou Visite des cascades de Tanougou et possibilités de baignade. Dans l’après-midi départ pour le parc de la Pendjari diné puis nuitée dans le parc (Si cela est possible) Jour 12: Visite du parc très tôt le matin, retour à Natitingou diné puis nuitée. Jour: 13: Retour à Cotonou puis nuitée Jour 14: Visite du centre de promotion de l’artisanat, visite de la fondation zinsou. Relaxation à a plage puis le soir transfert à l’aéroport et départ FIN NB: - Le tarif du voyage est de euros/personne pour les 14 jours (hébergement, restauration, visite de site, location de voiture, guidage, chauffeur, carburant comprise) - Gardez sur vous autre somme pour vos achats personnels

Classè SIGMA SSP

Preamplificatori Multicanale Serie Sigma Preamplificatore/processore multicanale a 7.1 canali. 3D e HDMI 1.4. 3D. Streaming da rete, da MAC/PC, dispositivi iOS e da HD/Nas esterno. Airplay e DLNA. Decoder Dolby TrueHD e DTS HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic IIx, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6. DSP applicabile a tutti gli ingressi con equalizzatore parametrico a nove bande. By-pass per stereo. DAC 24bit/192KHz. Display TFT centrale. 2 ingressi USB asincroni (1 frontale e 1 posteriore), 1 presa Ethernet, 2 ingressi ottici e 3 coassiali, 1 uscita coassiale. 3 ingressi audio analogici di cui uno XLR. Pre out 7.1 con i frontali anche in XLR. 8 ingressi (di cui 1 sul frontale) e 1 uscite HDMI 1.4a. RS-232. Trigger IN/OUT. Controllo IR IN/OUT. RJ45 per bus dati. Uscita cuffia. Telecomando. Elegante finitura in alluminio spazzolato nero. A variety of connection options supports virtually any source optimally: Stream audio asynchronously from a computer, storage device or the Internet via the Sigma SSP’s Ethernet connection. The Sigma SSP supports both AirPlay and DLNA streaming. Front and rear panel USB connections support asynchronous streaming from computers and iOS devices. Eight HDMI inputs (including one on the front panel) provide the optimum path for Blu- ray players, games and set-top boxes while simplifying system connections. The Audio Return Channel lets YouTube, Netflix and other online sources decoded at your display play through the Sigma SSP by using the HDMI connection between them. Coax and optical are provided for those sources lacking the HDMI option. DSP options for improving performance are available to all sources. Bass management, a nine-band Parametric EQ and digital domain Tone Control with our Tilt feature ensure that the system can be optimized for your speak - ers and room, and every source sounds its best. An optional phono stage with custom loading may be fitted to accommodate MM and MC cartridges. The Sigma SSP owes its outstanding performance and value to the unique engineering and manufacturing capa - bilities of Classé in Montréal and the B&W Group globally. No other high-end audio designers have access to the resources necessary to deliver such a product at such a competitive price. The Sigma SSP has been conceived and built as an example of quality and value without peer. It will stand as the seminal reference in the preamp/pro - cessor category for many years to come. Modern high-end audio systems tend to fall into one of two broad categories: stereo and theater. But rarely are they used exclusively in those roles. Most have a television display of some kind between stereo speakers or use the surround sound system for playing music. Inevitably, each makes compromises as it tries to accommodate the requirements of the other. The Sigma SSP is designed to build a bridge between these two categories, optimized as a stereo preamp/processor but with HDMI switching and 7.1 channels of high-performance multichannel processing included. The stereo preamp/processor circuitry is derived from the latest generation Delta series CP-800, making the Sigma SSP a stunning performer as a stereo preamp. Test bench measurements are exceptional and suggest comparison with cost-no-object designs. Sonically the Sigma SSP out-performs stereo preamps with stand-alone DACs, while offering superb decoding of high-resolution formats including Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Sigma SSP

Contatto

• ← Precedente
• Successivo →