Software Industry Accounting: 1997 Cumulative Supplement

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This unique volume delivers practical and successful techniques used by some of the world's most competitive and innovative companies to the hands of the Human Resource Manager. Techniques described in the book can help any company enhance its ability to recruit, retain and improve its employee relations. A synthesis of effective recruiting techniques is explained including a review of Merck's Interview Skills workshop, Hewlett-Packard's Behavioral Interviewing and Marriott's recruitment programs. Effective retention techniques are also explained, including Federal Express' Guaranteed Fair Treatment Procedure, General Electric's Work Out Program, Motorola's Six Sigma program, Merck's Flextime program and Cypress' Goal Setting process. Several successful techniques for improving communication and recognition are also examined including PepsiCo's SharePower. Additionally, a wide range of techniques are examined which should help companies better manage diversity within the workplace, reduce turnover, simplify work and build employee self esteem.

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1820 edition by T. Bensley, London.

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Chemistry in the last century was characterized by spectacular growth and advances, stimulated by revolutionary theories and experimental breakthroughs. Yet, despite this rapid development, the history of this scientific discipline has achieved only recently the status necessary to understand the effects of chemistry on the scientific and technological
culture of the modern world.
This book addresses the bridging of boundaries between chemistry and the other "classical" disciplines of science, physics and biology as well as the connections of chemistry to
mathematics and technology.
Chemical research is represented as an interconnected patchwork of scientific specialties, and this is shown by a mixture of case studies and broader overviews on the history of organic chemistry, theoretical chemistry, nuclear- and cosmochemistry, solid state chemistry, and biotechnology. All of these fields were at the center of the development of twentieth century chemistry, and the authors cover crucial topics such as the emergence of new subdisciplines and
research fields, the science-technology relationship, and national styles of scientific work.
This monograph represents a unique treasure trove for general historians and historians of science, while also appealing to
those interested in the theoretical background and development of modern chemistry.

Chemical Sciences in the 20th Century : Bridging Boundaries

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Chemical Sciences in the 20th Century : Bridging Boundaries
Carsten Reinhardt
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUC6SM

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Biological and Medical Data Analysis, ISBMDA 2004, held in Barcelona, Spain in November 2004.

The 50 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on data analysis for image processing, data visualization, decision support systems, information retrieval, knowledge discovery and data mining, statistical methods and tools, time series analysis, data management and analysis in bioinformatics, integration of biological and medical data, metabolic data and pathways, and microarray data analysis and visualization.

Knowledge Discovery from XML Documents: First International Workshop, KDXD 2006, Singapore, April 9, 2006, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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Knowledge Discovery from XML Documents: First International Workshop, KDXD 2006, Singapore, April 9, 2006, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3540331808

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Workshop on Knowledge Discovery from XML Documents, KDXD 2006, held in Singapore in conjunction with the 10th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (PAKDD 2006).

The 10 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on XML data mining methods of classification, clustering and association; XML data reasoning and querying methods, query optimization; and on XML data applications of transportation and security.

Machine Learning: ECML 2003: 14th European Conference on Machine Learning, Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 22-26, 2003, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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Machine Learning: ECML 2003: 14th European Conference on Machine Learning, Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 22-26, 2003, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 3540201211

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Machine Learning, ECML 2003, held in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia in September 2003 in conjunction with PKDD 2003.

The 40 revised full papers presented together with 4 invited contributions were carefully reviewed and, together with another 40 ones for PKDD 2003, selected from a total of 332 submissions. The papers address all current issues in machine learning including support vector machine, inductive inference, feature selection algorithms, reinforcement learning, preference learning, probabilistic grammatical inference, decision tree learning, clustering, classification, agent learning, Markov networks, boosting, statistical parsing, Bayesian learning, supervised learning, and multi-instance learning.

Statistical Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

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Statistical Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall/CRC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1584883448

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Massive data sets pose a great challenge to many cross-disciplinary fields, including statistics. The high dimensionality and different data types and structures have now outstripped the capabilities of traditional statistical, graphical, and data visualization tools. Extracting useful information from such large data sets calls for novel approaches that meld concepts, tools, and techniques from diverse areas, such as computer science, statistics, artificial intelligence, and financial engineering. Statistical Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery brings together a stellar panel of experts to discuss and disseminate recent developments in data analysis techniques for data mining and knowledge extraction. This carefully edited collection provides a practical, multidisciplinary perspective on using statistical techniques in areas such as market segmentation, customer profiling, image and speech analysis, and fraud detection. The chapter authors, who include such luminaries as Arnold Zellner, S. James Press, Stephen Fienberg, and Edward K. Wegman, present novel approaches and innovative models and relate their experiences in using data mining techniques in a wide range of applications.

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ACE OF ACES
The Life of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker

H. Paul Jeffers
Author of In the Roughrider’s Shadow
In this important new biography, acclaimed historian H. Paul Jeffers brings to vivid life one of the most daring and dramatic figures of twentieth century America–Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. Born to immigrant parents with humble means at the turn of the century, Edward Rickenbacker was destined to embody the ingenuity, innovation, and courage that would make the United States a world power.

Rickenbacker burst onto the national scene as one of the nation’s first star race car drivers. In an era when tracks were rough and safety precautions virtually unknown, Rickenbacker pushed the fastest machines at terrifying speeds. Later in life, he would own the Indianapolis Speedway and help establish the sport of modern race car driving as we know it.

But Rickenbacker’s lasting fame came as an “Ace of Aces” in World War I, a fearless fighter pilot who would chase the “Flying Circus” of the legendary Red Baron above the battlefields of France. With his “Hat-in-the-Ring” squadron, Eddie was among the first to understand that the new technology of aviation would forever change the face of warfare. Shooting down twenty-six enemy planes in just seven months, he captured the hearts of a nation back home involved in its first Great War.

Even after the war, he remained a national figure as one of the founders of Eastern Airlines. Turning his wartime experience to peacetime industry, Rickenbacker again led American interests in reshaping the world. And in one of the most dramatic chapters of World War II, a plane on which Rickenbacker flew as a civilian crash-landed in the Pacific Ocean. He survived as a castaway for twenty-four days before a rescue that defied the odds.

Ace of Aces is the unparalleled story of a hero and the dramatic events that shaped our country and our history.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Well Written, Very Interesting Eddie Rickenbacker Biography.......2005-02-23

In his book "Ace of Aces: The Life of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker", historical author H. Paul Jeffers has produced a very enjoyable, readable work on the life of this most interesting American hero. In the early chapters, we are, appropriately, presented with ample detail about Rickenbacker's upbringing by Swiss immigrant parents, the various jobs he had, and a certain amount of boyhood recklessness that leaves us wondering how he ever survived to age 14. We learn also that Rickenbacker learned valuable lessons about hard work and respect of work tools from his father. These served him well in his later exploits as a race car driver, World War I ace, president of Eastern Airlines, and survivor of a nearly month-long experience adrift on a raft in the Pacific during World War II. Jeffers supplies us with good details about the social and political climate of the times, digressing from time to time on these matters so that Rickenbacker's life in cast within this historical context. Not surprisingly, more than one third of the book focuses on Rickenbacker's WW I experiences. Especially interesting are descriptions of aeriel engagements in which Rickenbacker either emerges victorious or has another close scrape with death. Aviation buffs will no doubt enjoy this. Jeffers obviously admires Rickenbacker and, though acknowledging the man's sometimes dictatorial manner in treating underlings at Eastern Airlines board meetings and the like, does not dwell excessively on such details. Consequently, we are left with a very favorable overall impression of America's greatest WW I ace.

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Not long after Indiana University had won the NCAA championship in 1981, a young man of twenty was hurriedly riding his bicycle in order to make it on time for a tennis tournament. He had plans for returning to the game after having been sidetracked with the "college life." Although he expected to attend graduate school, he was hoping to play professional tennis one day. He never made it to that tournament. A head-on collision with an automobile had crushed his dreams and also his neck, resulting in a cervical spinal cord injury. As he lay in the intensive care unit unable to move, he listened to music on his Walkman to distract him from his terrible predicament. His favorite tape, "The Lamb" by Genesis, seemed to help keep his attitude positive and hopeful. The following months are torturous and frustrating and he prays for a miracle; near-death experiences that seem too mysterious to comprehend show him that there is life beyond human existence. Then, after finally making it to the rehabilitation unit, he meets other young men in similar situations and they all struggle together to increase their functional abilities. In this rare and candid memoir, Stephen Thompson shares his many tribulations as he experiences new beginnings, both physical and spiritual, and strives for the ultimate goal of any spinal cord injury victim: to walk again.

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Bret Harte was the best-known and highest paid writer in America in the early 1870s, yet his vexed attempts to earn a living by his pen led to the failure of his marriage and, in 1878, his departure for Europe. Gary Scharnhorst's biography of Harte traces the growing commercial appeal of western fiction and drama on both sides of the Atlantic during the Gilded Age, a development in which Harte played a crucial role.

Harte's pioneering use of California local color in such stories as "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" challenged genteel assumptions about western writing and helped open eastern papers to contributions by Mark Twain and others. The popularity of Bret Harte's writings was driven largely by a literary market which his western stories helped create.

The first Harte biography in nearly seventy-years to be written entirely from primary sources, this book documents Harte's personal relationships and, in addition, his negotiations with various publishers, agents, and theatrical producers as he exploited popular interest in the American West.

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Firewalkers: Dreamer
Shiloh Walker
Manufacturer: Ellora's Cave
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1419951599

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Powerfull,but hard to use.

Dragon Dice Kicker Pack 2: Firewalkers/8 Dice and Rule Folder (Hit Dice Game Supplement , No 2)
TSR
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0786902949

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Powerfull,but hard to use........1998-11-20

The Firewalkers are ok dice,but I think they have to many manuvers.However,if you like manuvers,this is the best one to get!

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Beqa; Island of the Firewalkers
Freda Rajotte and John Bigay
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SJOGTE

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Interior is clean, and wraps are good, tight and bright; showing only a little edgewear. Prior owner's name. Slight foxing to edges and to a couple of initial pages. Many illustrations, photos, charts and maps.

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Firewalker
David L. Brockhoeft
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1424160766
Release Date: 2007-02-12

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Every day we live our lives completely surrounded by other subcultures that never cross our paths. This is an introduction to a world that so-called normal choose to ignore. It is a reality that happens day in and day out right under out noses, and we never acknowledge it. Firewalker will open your eyes and your mind. This intoxicating, page-turning story of addiction and manipulation will take you to a world only known by a few. Join James and Willow on a disastrous roller coaster ride of dysfunction and the moral value of one man's life. Hold up your hands and scream as the ride begins.

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A Wonderful & Inspiring Book
Changing history
A brave story
courageous girl
A very compelling and encouraging story!!

Firewalker
Lyca Shan
Manufacturer: TurnKey Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0974003077

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Firewalker is Shan's courageous story of her first hand experience with cult indoctrination. This book illustrates - in captivating detail - the horrors of growing up in a cruel environment of mind control and physical isolation. It is Shan's compelling account of falling victim to the cult mentality, and finding the inner strength to break free.

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A Wonderful & Inspiring Book.......2006-03-14

This book is a definite must read. It has become a favorite of mine and what amazes me is that the book was written by a first time author. The emotion, power and imagery contained within the book is often reserved for more seasoned writers, but Ms. Shan has done a tremendous job with this book.

A favorite and a must read of anyone who is looking for amazing and real life examples of people who have overcome tremendous odds.

Changing history.......2005-07-15

When I heard about this book, I was excited and looking forward to reading it. Unfortunately, it does not live up to expectations. The first few pages were disappointing. What happened to her ex-husband? Why is he, the person that took her on the firewalk, not included? Was this changed from the original manuscript so that he would not get any of the rights from the book? People who actually knew Lyca when she moved from Arizona to Georgia know that she was unemployed, and that her now ex-husband's employer moved them there. I have no problem with literary licences, but this just started with an outright lie.

While what happened to Ms. Shan was awful, the way to get through the experience and become a better person is not to change the story.

A brave story.......2003-09-05

This book is a brave story of an ex-cult member who struggles her way out and into her life. It is courages story with lots of adventure.

courageous girl.......2003-08-22

Lyca's tale is of the heartbreak of the wrong things happening at the wrong time. On the heels of her final breakoff with her spiritual leader, she is taken advantage of by her brother, and hurt over and over again just as she is beginning to recover.

She tells amazing stories of the subtle problems of power and the temptations they bring. I went around for a day stunned as I read some of the bone-harrowing heartbreaks of her early life.

But it's definately a story of overcoming, and you can damn well bet that Lyca has overcome.

A very compelling and encouraging story!!.......2003-08-22

This is a must reading material for anyone. Those who need encouragement in life will find it very motivating to read this story and those who think they are encouraged enough will find out how much more they can accomplish.
Don't want to reveal the story here, but the bottom line - one is capable to achieve anything. All it takes is to find the right track in life. The question is how to find it ? I beleive the author answers it. Get it, guys!

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The Firewalkers
Charles Fishman
Manufacturer: Alyson Pubns
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The firewalkers
Erwin E Castillo
Manufacturer: Anvil Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 9712702383

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The Firewalkers (Gay Modern Classics)
Francis King
Manufacturer: Alyson Pubns
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Binding: Paperback

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THE FIREWALKERS: A MEMOIR.
Frank. Cauldwell
Manufacturer: John Murray
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OAAM7C

Firewalkers: Literary concelebrations 1964-1984

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Firewalkers: Literary concelebrations 1964-1984
Leonard Casper
Manufacturer: New Day Publishers
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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