Best Impressions in Hospitality: Your Professional Image for Excellence

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Provides critical dress and appearance advice to personnel staffing in the hospitality industry.

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Investing in Pension Funds and Endowments : Tools and Guidelines for the New Independent Fiduciary

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Investing in Pension Funds and Endowments : Tools and Guidelines for the New Independent Fiduciary
Russell L. Olson
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"For more than 20 years I have admired the diligence and resourcefulness of Rusty Olson in the wise management of fiduciary investments. Institutional executives in all nations may want to study his experienced advice."-John M. Templeton, founder, Templeton Investment Counsel

"Rusty Olson has provided a reader-friendly tour through the complex jungle of investing, pointing out both the opportunities and pitfalls that lie before those responsible for Other People's Money. At once constructive and skeptical, his reputation as the consummate investment professional shines through on every page."-John C. Bogle, founder, The Vanguard Group

On the heels of Enron and other high-profile debacles, the performance of pension fund managers is one of today's hot-button topics. Investing in Pension Funds and Endowments provides tools and guidance for managers to operate prudently while achieving the high rates of return required for successful longterm asset growth. This accessible how-to reference covers all aspects of tax-free investing for pension funds, endowments, trusts, and foundations.

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This book explains the phenomenon of shared damages by which a stranger to litigation is entitled to share in the damages recovered in a legal suit. Two prominent examples are the carer, entitled to share in the fund of damages recovered by a victim of tort, and the indemnity insurer, entitled to participate in damages won by the insured. Simone Degeling argues that the right to share is given to reduce the potential of the claimant's unjust enrichment. This analysis interests restitution and tort lawyers, as well as academic institutions and court libraries.

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Great for English Language Learners, grades K-2.......2007-07-08

As an ESL teacher, I use this book every year. The pictures are just amazing (I'd like to see the real clay pieces) and the poem appeals to young children. There is enough new vocabulary to make it a worthwhile educational endeavor and yet the predictability helps the students to quickly memorize the poem. Years later, they often ask me to read it to them again.

Beautifully Illustrated!.......2005-10-17

My child is now a teenager. I'd lent her original copy of The New Baby Calf to someone, and realized I was saddened by not having a copy of this lovely book in the house any more, so I bought this partly for old time's sake, and partly because Barbara Reid's illustrations are so rich and cleverly detailed, it's a pleasure just to sit and look at them from time to time. What she's done with clay is like nothing I've ever seen. The text is also sweet. Her work is much enjoyed by adults and children. Also check out the Zoe books, Subway Mouse, and others.

fun and unique clay illustrations!!.......2001-02-18

I've been reading this book since I was young and still immensely enjoy it, mostly because of the illustations. Edith Chase uses a different kind of medium for the pictures...clay! The blended colors and textures are eye-catching and witty...very appropiate for children of all ages.

The text is actually a rhyme written by a different author before the whole book came together. I'm pretty sure Edith Chase rewrote it, though. The rhythm of the words make them fun play for your voice.

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Every time calf finds a friend, that friend soon has to go away. Piglet’s mama takes him for a bath. Then Calf meets Bunny, and Duckling, too. When they have to leave, what will Calf do? A warm-hearted story of friendship and fun.

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Baby Calf

Manufacturer: Publications International Ltd.
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0785319263

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This is a cute little book about a Baby Calf and its Mom. The book is cut in the shape of a cow. Excellent for little children to read.

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Baby calf (Favorite animal stories)
Catherine McCafferty
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Baby Calf (Little Reader Farm Animals)
P. Mignon Hinds
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A Calf Is Born
Joanna Cole
Manufacturer: William Morrow & Co
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Binding: Hardcover

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A Calf Is Born
Kiyonori Kaizuki
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A Calf Named Polly
Lans Richardson
Manufacturer: New Age World Publishing
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ASIN: 1594050228

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Lans Richardson, the author, and Charles T. Arndt, the illustrator, have created a delightful story with unique and original art, about A Calf Named Polly who, with the help of kindly Farmer Brown, strives to be "out-standing in her field."

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Biomedical engineering today is a well-recognized area of research. It brings together bright minds from diverse disciplines ranging from engineering, physics, and computer sciences on one side to biology and medicine on the other side. With valuable assistance of members of the International Advisory Committee and Scientific Program Committee, the co-organizing institutions and societies, our sponsors, and distinguished invited lecturers we will ensure that the research and development presented at MEDICON 2007 plenary meetings, scientific sessions, and workshops will truly be relevant and up-to-date.

The MEDICON conferences are international events of high scientific standards with long lasting tradition held every third year in one of the Mediterranean countries under the auspices of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Advances in Processing and Pattern Analysis of Biological Signals (The Language of Science)

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Advances in Processing and Pattern Analysis of Biological Signals (The Language of Science)

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Genomic Signal Processing (Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics)

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Genomic Signal Processing (Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics)
Ilya Shmulevich , and Edward R. Dougherty
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0691117624

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Genomic signal processing (GSP) can be defined as the analysis, processing, and use of genomic signals to gain biological knowledge, and the translation of that knowledge into systems-based applications that can be used to diagnose and treat genetic diseases. Situated at the crossroads of engineering, biology, mathematics, statistics, and computer science, GSP requires the development of both nonlinear dynamical models that adequately represent genomic regulation, and diagnostic and therapeutic tools based on these models. This book facilitates these developments by providing rigorous mathematical definitions and propositions for the main elements of GSP and by paying attention to the validity of models relative to the data. Ilya Shmulevich and Edward Dougherty cover real-world situations and explain their mathematical modeling in relation to systems biology and systems medicine.

Genomic Signal Processing makes a major contribution to computational biology, systems biology, and translational genomics by providing a self-contained explanation of the fundamental mathematical issues facing researchers in four areas: classification, clustering, network modeling, and network intervention.

The potential for signal processing in interacting mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase cascades : (Dissertation)

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The potential for signal processing in interacting mitogen activated protein (MAP) kinase cascades : (Dissertation)
John H., Jr. Schwacke
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Prototype System for Detecting and Processing of IEEE 802.11g Signals

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Prototype System for Detecting and Processing of IEEE 802.11g Signals

Manufacturer: Storming Media
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1423519485

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This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A162724. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: On the modern battlefield, successful and fast communications is a critical issue. So the need for transmitting information in larger amounts through a military high-speed network increases. Thus the military is seeking viable and effective solutions that may fulfill these requirements in an operational environment. This thesis develops a prototype system based on appropriate low-cost software and hardware solutions. This system is able to detect, analyze and process wireless 802.11g signals. The evaluation of the newly designed system proved that it is effective up to distances of about 400 m with a low packet error rate and could be a useful tool for detecting wireless 802.11g networks. After evaluating the system, it was used for capturing wireless signals so that we would determine the effective transmission range and the data throughput of an 802.11g network. We determined that such a wireless network could be used in military operations because it offers high data rates up to 200 m, while it maintains a connection of the wireless clients for distances up to 400 m. In addition, the performance data collected can be used as guidelines for estimating the expected performance in an operational situation and can provide useful information for successful planning.

Effects of stop-signal modality on the N2/P3 complex elicited in the stop-signal paradigm [An article from: Biological Psychology]

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Effects of stop-signal modality on the N2/P3 complex elicited in the stop-signal paradigm [An article from: Biological Psychology]
J.R. Ramautar , A. Kok , and K.R. Ridderinkhof
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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This digital document is a journal article from Biological Psychology, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The principal aim of the present study was to clarify how stop-signal modality affected the speed and efficacy of stopping, using ERP components as converging measures of stop processes. Both performance and ERP latency findings suggested faster processing of stop signals in the auditory than visual version of the stop task. The effects of successful versus unsuccessful stopping on the amplitude and topography of N2/P3 components elicited by the stop signals appeared to be largely independent of the modality of the stop signals. Stop signals elicited a fronto-central N2 that was much larger on unsuccessful than successful stop trials in stimulus-locked waveforms. N2 was followed by a P3 component that showed a fronto-central distribution on successful stop trials. P3 elicited on unsuccessful stop trials showed a posterior-parietal focus, but this topography was manifested more clearly in response-locked than stimulus-locked waveforms. A dipole source analyses confirmed these topographical differences of P3, and further showed that the location of the corresponding dipoles remained largely identical across the visual and auditory versions of the stop-signal task. Taken together, the present findings support the suggestion that ERP components in the stop task reflect endogenous aspects of stop-signal processing, such as effective inhibition of responses on successful stop trials and detection of errors on failed inhibition trials.

Advances in Processing and Pattern Analysis of Biological Signals.

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Advances in Processing and Pattern Analysis of Biological Signals.
Isak, and Gideon F. Inbar, Eds. Gath
Manufacturer: Springer
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Biological Signal Processing (Sonderforschungsbereiche)

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Biological Signal Processing (Sonderforschungsbereiche)

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Biological Signal Processing: Final Report of the Sonderforschungsbereich Biologische Nachrichtenaufnahme Und-Verarbeitung. Grundlagen Und Anwendung (Sonderforschungsbereiche)

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Biological Signal Processing: Final Report of the Sonderforschungsbereich Biologische Nachrichtenaufnahme Und-Verarbeitung. Grundlagen Und Anwendung (Sonderforschungsbereiche)
Hans Christoph Luttgau
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Convergence and divergence in neural networks: Processing of chaos and biological analogy

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Convergence and divergence in neural networks: Processing of chaos and biological analogy
George J Mpitsos
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Riverbank Filtration (RBF) has gained popularity in the past decade as an excellent source of high quality water for public water supply. This text compliments the existing literature on RBF water quality, and provides much-need guidance in the design and operation of RBF facilities. RBF has proven effective in many hydrogeological settings worldwide, and can be an excellent solution to water supply problems in both developed and developing countries.

Topics covered include surface stream hydrology, particle clogging, and biological/geochemical processes. Data and case histories are provided from dozens of installations, providing much-needed practical information regarding RBF design, operation, and performance.

This book provides the necessary tools to evaluate potential RBF sites, and is a must-have if you are considering RBF as a source of water supply.

Riverbank Filtration:: An Evaluation of RBF Hydrology and Impacts on Yield

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Riverbank Filtration:: An Evaluation of RBF Hydrology and Impacts on Yield
Stephen Hubbs , Kay Ball , and Tiffany Caldwell
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This report addresses the basic hydrology of RBF systems, focusing on the interaction of the river, the riverbed, the aquifer, and the well, along with the associated parameters that influence how much water will flow from a given system at a given site. The primary parameter evaluated was specific capacity (pump discharge per unit drawdown). Site and water quality characteristics thought to impact specific capacity were also evaluated, including stream velocity and slope, riverbed shear stress, riverbed media composition, aquifer and riverbed hydraulic conductivity, and river quality and temperature.

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Riverbank Filtration Hydrology
Stephen A. Hubbs
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The Loom of God takes an entertaining, indeed playful, look at numbers and mathematical patterns and the mystical properties that have often been ascribed to them. Clifford Pickover takes you on a romp through numerological history, introducing both its characters (such as the great mathematician Pythagoras) and its concepts: triangle numbers, "perfect" numbers, Fibonnaci numbers, and more. Pickover describes how ancient--and sometimes no-so-ancient--cultures and religions interpreted the significance of various numbers; he examines the geometry of Stonehenge and considers the probability of earth's annihilation by collision with an asteroid. While many authors could chronicle the history of mathematics and its relationship with mysticism and religion, few could do it with the verve and flair that Pickover manages.

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Its the art, the numbers and the story.......2006-06-15

Rarely can you find a mathematical theme devloped in such a complete and beautiful way. The photographic content alone is priceless yet one goes into the story and inmediatly you start calculating. This is a book for all ages and a true collectors item.

The Loom of God is a rich source for bored programmers.......1998-08-11

If you've gotten bored of hunting the wumpus, check out The Loom of God. It covers vast mathematical areas, many of which make excellent computer programs. One intriguing concept presented was that of "sociable numbers." That is, numbers A, B, C, D, E (or more) for which the factors of A add up to B, the factors of B add up to C, and so one, until the factors of E add up to A. As you might imagine, the search for sociable numbers requires either VERY powerful computers, or VERY innovative algorithms... none of which are discussed in the book. It does however, provide an excellent introduction this and many other mathematical topics.

Entertaining bored programmers is not, of course, the primary focus of the book, but it alone makes the book worth buying.

Math made fun, non-fiction and fiction in one.......1998-06-21

The author has done a wonderful job in taking math and making it interesting. By weaving non-fiction and fiction into one coherent story, Pickover has been able to take math and give it a life of its own. Certainly a good addition to any mathematicians library, but an even better addition to everybody's library because everybody can understand it!

"Dazzling tour of number and the numinous." - Publ. Weekly.......1997-05-12

"Clifford A. Pickover leads readers on a dazzling, lushly illustrated tour of the intersection of number and the numinous." - Publisher's Weekly, April 1997

The Loom of God: Mathematical Tapestries at the Edge of Time

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The Loom of God: Mathematical Tapestries at the Edge of Time
Clifford A. Pickover
Manufacturer: Plenum Publishing Corporation
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The Friends of Joe Gilmore
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The Friends of Joe Gilmore
Joe) Saxon, Lyle Gilmore
Manufacturer: Hasting House
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The Friends of Joe Gilmore
Lyle Saxon
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The Friends of Joe Gilmore and Some Freinds of Lyle Gilmore
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The Friends of Joe Gilmore and Some Freinds of Lyle Gilmore
Lyle; Edward Dreyer Saxon
Manufacturer: Hastings House
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ASIN: B000WQB7KO

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The Friends of Joe Gilmore and Some Friends of Lyle Saxon
Lyle Saxon , and Edward Dreyer
Manufacturer: Hastings House
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The Friends of Joe Gilmore and Some Friends of Lyle Saxon
Joe) Saxon, Lyle Gilmore
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The Friends of Joe Gilmore and Some Friends of Lyle Saxon
Lyle Saxon , and Edward Dreyer
Manufacturer: Pelican Publishing Company
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Thundercats: "Reclaiming Thundera" #1-5B Comic Set (Thundercats)
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Thundercats: "Reclaiming Thundera" #1-5B Comic Set (Thundercats)
Ford Lytle Gilmore
Manufacturer: Wildstorm Comics
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Binding: Comic
ASIN: B000V1MMC2

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Picking up where the television series ended, Lion-O begins to rebuild a new life for his people on New Thundera. But all is not as it seems...there are dark stirrings at Mumm-Ra's Pyramid. The Ancient Spirits of Evil seek to unleash the Shadowmaster from the Shadow Realm and it might just spell doom for our heroes!

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The Friends of Joe Gilmore
Lyle Saxon
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The Friends of Joe Gilmore and Some Friends of Lyle Saxon

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The Friends of Joe Gilmore and Some Friends of Lyle Saxon
Edward and Lyle Saxon, Illustrated by Suydam, E.H. Dreyer
Manufacturer: Hastings House
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ASIN: B000NCWE72

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