IHandbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies

Sunggyu Lee, James G. Speight, Sudarshan K. Loyalka “IHandbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies"
CRC | 2007-03-23 | ISBN: 0824740696 | 568 pages | PDF | 11,5 MB

In addition to enabling a clean and energy efficient future, alternative fuel sources are fast becoming a necessity for meeting today's growing demands for low-cost and convenient energy. The Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies offers a thorough guide to the science and available technologies for developing alternatives to petroleum fuel sources and petrochemical feedstocks. This handbook focuses on the different intermediates and raw material options that can generate energy output and products equivalent to conventional petroleum sources. It presents short-term options for clean alternative energy sources that complement the development of long-term sustainable energy infrastructures. Detailing the chemical processes for each technology, the text assesses the environmental impact, benefits, and performance of the various processes and fuel products. It also summarizes processing and transportation issues, safety concerns, regulations, and other practical considerations associated with alternative fuels. After presenting a global energy overview, the book describes clean and alternative methods of producing liquid fuels, crude oil, syngas, and methanol from coal, coal slurry, natural gas, resids, oil sand bitumen, and oil shale. It details the chemical reaction mechanisms, biological processes, and unit operations for converting corn, lignocellulosic materials, and biomass into alcoholic fuels. It also covers the processes and thermodynamics of converting various waste materials into energy. The final chapters discuss the science, benefits, and applications of geothermal energy, nuclear energy, and fuel cells. Blending up-to-date technical information with current trend analyses and feasible implementation strategies, the Handbook of Alternative Fuel Technologies provides an ideal foundation for scientists, engineers, and policymakers interested in developing alternative energy sources.

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Space Planning for Commercial and Residential Interiors

Space Planning for Commercial and Residential Interiors
McGraw-Hill Professional | 2003-01-03 | ISBN: 0071381910 | 524 pages | PDF | 11,4 MB

An essential underpinning for every subsequent decision in interior design, effective space planning sets the stage for successful interiors--interiors that work functionally and please aesthetically. Within these pages, you'll discover how to:
* Allocate space effectively in venues from home offices to airport lounges, retail stores, and hospitals
* Apply tools such as square-foot analyses and bubble and block diagrams, as well as 350 illustrations, including prototype plans and clear details, for optimum design results
* Gather and employ information on human factors
* Handle building-code issues
* Approach technical issues regarding building systems, including building necessities such as utilities, communications, and technical and mechanical fixtures
* Organize a project easily through use of dozens of handy checklists and guidelines
* Score high on space-planning portions of the NCIDQ and NCARB exams
* Score high on space-planning portions of the NCIDQ or NCARB exams.

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Nightly Business Report Presents Lasting Leadership

Nightly Business Report Presents Lasting Leadership
Wharton School Publishing | 2004-10-22 | ISBN: 0131531182 | 288 pages | PDF | 1 MB

This book is well- organized with the various business leaders sorted into groups based on the specific type of contribution that each particular leader made to his/her place of business and to society itself. A brief introduction begins each chapter and this is followed by the spotlights of each of the twenty- five leaders. In each instance, the man or woman in the spotlight has a page taken from his/her history, showing how a specific challenge was faced and what was done to rise to the occasion. A leadership lesson is also shared, with plenty of quotations from the leaders that summarize what they think are the important components of sound management and what they feel are some of the significant reasons why their companies have prospered the way they have. Also included with each individual is a timeline of events illustrating the important life events for each of these business leaders.

This book is written like other management books in that it tries to be informative and pragmatic. It deals with real world events, changes in customer preferences, changes in the business climate, and trends in product and service offerings. But unlike many other management books, this one is more entertaining to read. The main reason lies in the fact that this book isn't one continuous text that emphasizes a specific style of management or management theory. Instead, it offers different ideas from many different managers showing how these men and women approached problems in different ways but still succeeded in the long run. Also, this book is easier to read because it is broken up into twenty- five small pieces. This makes it easier to read because there is always a place to pause and resume at a later time.

Overall, "Lasting Leadership" is a very good business book, one that demonstrates the importance of vision and strong decision making when it comes to successful business operation. Best of all, it shows how business can be approached in many different ways while still reaching the final end result: A successfully managed crisis that benefits rather than hinders a company's progress and sets it on the path for future success.

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Technology Best Practices

Technology Best Practices
Wiley | 2002-10-28 | ISBN: 0471203769 | 312 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB

Spencer and Johnston explain that sound management principles are as relevant in the technology arena as they are anywhere else. Covers a host of hot topics including: software and hardware selection, security, remote access, managing IT staff, and emerging technologies.

* Offers access to www.technologybestpractices.com web site containing sample planning templates, contingency plans, policies, annual inventory worksheet, and Help Desk.
* Includes strategic technology planning, and managing and training techniques
* Shows how to apply technology tools to improve business.


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Software Project Management in Practice

Software Project Management in Practice
288 pages | Addison-Wesley Professional (February 10, 2002) | ISBN: 0201737213 | CHM | 1 MB

Aimed at developers and IT managers alike, Software Project Management in Practice offers an invaluable guide to using lightweight software processes in real projects. Filled with sample documents, this book can benefit any organization seeking to improve the ways it manages software.

In an era of ever tighter schedules, implementing a serious software process becomes even more difficult. This book ventures a simple argument: that the techniques for software process management used by InfoSys (a company with a "mature" software process) can be applied to other organizations. Packed with sample documents drawn from real projects, this book is also notable for its clear presentation and the absence of the theoretical and jargon-laden prose that can be found in many software engineering texts.

The author first looks at how to assess a company's software process using the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and other schemes. Surprisingly, the tools at InfoSys (which earn high CMM marks) are not fancy case tools, but databases, spreadsheets, and Microsoft Project files. Its software process database, for example, allows new projects to reuse existing documents and expertise. After an overview of the modified waterfall model software process used at InfoSys, the author looks at techniques for estimating the size and scope of projects. Then it's on to quality planning. A consistent theme here is that metrics and statistical process control (SPC) should be used to track defects. The book then covers risk assessment and the structure of teams. A standout section on configuration management outlines the role for preserving builds and project documents at each stage of the game.

Later sections examine the actual implementation and deployment of software. The author's argument for peer review of code is a strong one. He details strategies for running design and code reviews (if even by a single person) to catch defects and improper designs, as well as tips for overcoming resistance to such practices.

Sample defect tracking and status for projects also gets its due. Sample documents (using spreadsheets and even the layout of disk directories) to store project information show that a simple approach can yield productive results. The author then shows how to analyze the patterns of defects in software, including how to use statistical techniques to spot out-of-control projects. The book closes with the ways in which a project postmortem (or "project closure analysis") can be used to spot what went wrong and to improve things the next time around.

For both those new to software process or for those who want to see some practical ideas for successful process in a fast-paced world, this concisely packaged title fills a valuable niche with its mix of current thinking on software process and excellent real-world examples.

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The Leadership Advantage: How the Best Companies Are Developing Their Talent to Pave the Way for Future Success

Robert M. Fulmer, Jared L. Bleak “The Leadership Advantage:
How the Best Companies Are Developing Their Talent to Pave the Way for Future Success"
AMACOM | 2007-10-10 | ISBN: 0814409253 | 272 pages | PDF | 1,8 MB

The best competitive weapon any company can have is its up-and-coming leaders. The Leadership Advantage shows companies what some exceptional organizations are doing to develop their best and brightest. Based on substantial research and featuring the results of a 2006 study conducted by Duke Corporate Education, APQC, and the Center for Creative Leadership, Robert M. Fulmer and Jared L. Bleak show how these companies:
* create learning opportunities for individual employees as well as the entire company * maintain a strong partnership between line managers and human resources * develop high-potential employees * evaluate success by measuring company-wide achievement * tie leadership development to business goals
Featuring illuminating case studies of companies like Caterpillar, Cisco Systems, and PepsiCo that have made leadership development an integral part of their business strategy, The Leadership Advantage will ensure that today’s businesses have the tools to help their most promising talent reach their greatest potential and to create a company-wide culture of excellence.

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Project Management in New Product Development

Bruce T. Barkley “Project Management in New Product Development"
McGraw-Hill Professional | 2007-11-02 | ISBN: 0071496726 | 397 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

Turn Innovative Ideas into Products and Services—and Manage and Control Them Using Project Management Tools
The first book to integrate project management and product development, Project Management in New Product Development shows you how to manage the translation of ideas into new products and services and get them to market cheaper, better, and faster using advanced project management tools and techniques.
Packed with detailed case studies and illustrations, this unique book explains how to move new products and services quickly from concept to product to market as a managed and seamless process free of problems and delays. This project tool also shows how to ensure that bad products are stopped at gateway points, before they become product and project failures. Project Management in New Product Development features:
The first integrated treatment of project management and new product development designed for modern, globally oriented firms
Numerous case studies covering software, technology, electronics, construction, telecommunications, military, and aerospace
150 informative tables, figures, and graphics

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The Psychology of Leadership: New Perspectives and Research

In this book, some of the world's leading scholars come together to describe their thinking and research on the topic of the psychology of leadership. Most of the chapters were originally presented as papers at a research conference held in 2001 at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University. The contributions span traditional social psychological areas, as well as organizational theory; examining leadership as a psychological process and as afforded by organizational constraints and opportunities. The editors' goal was not to focus the chapters on a single approach to the study and conceptualization of leadership but rather to display the diversity of issues that surround the topic.

Leadership scholars have identified a host of approaches to the study of leadership. What are the personal characteristics of leaders? What is the nature of the relation between leaders and followers? Why do we perceive some people to be better leaders than others? What are the circumstances that evoke leadership qualities in people? Can leadership be taught? And so on. The contributions to this book examine these important questions and fall into three categories: conceptions of leadership, factors that influence the effectiveness of leadership, and the consequences and effects of leadership on the leader. All in all, the chapters of this volume display part of a broad spectrum of novel and important approaches to the study of the psychology of leadership. We hope that they are equally useful to those who are or would be leaders and to those who study the topic. As recent events have served to remind us, it is too important a topic to be ignored

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Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training

Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training (International Handbooks on Information Systems)
Springer | 2008 | ISBN: 3540741542 | 466 pages | PDF | 40,5 MB

The handbook's goal is to enable the reader to gain a deep understanding of past, current and future research and applications in the field of educational technology. The reader will gain an in-depth understanding of complex theories, strategies, concepts, and methods relating to the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational technologies. Because it combines both the present experience in the field and the vision of its emerging directions, the handbook will be a comprehensive guide for researchers and practitioners working with educational technologies. All the chapters of the second edition are newly written, the handbook therefore presents the latest developments in the field.

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Focus Multimedia - Job Interview Skills [Training Video]

Focus Multimedia - Job Interview Skills [Training Video]
Training CD + Bonus Book | 479 MB | Graphics: 800 x 600 | English

Have you ever been in a job interview and been asked questions that have made your mind go blank? Questions like “what are your strengths?”, or even worse – “what are your weaknesses?”

“what are your strengths?”, or even worse – “what are your weaknesses?”

Whether you’re new to the job market, out of work or looking for a new challenge, Teaching-you Job Interview Skills

helps you gauge the best answers to even the toughestquestions that an interviewer can fire at you.

No two job interviews are the same and the key to success lies in thorough preparation and practice. Teaching-you Job

Interview Skills provides everything you need to make a good impression and supply the interviewer with the answers

they’re looking for.

Designed to eliminate stress and nerves, Teaching-you Job Interview Skills will boost your confidence and prepare you

for anything the interviewer decides to throw at you. With random interviewer selection and random question choice, the

interview practice is reflective of a real interview situation. Practice answering over 500 video interview questions, with the

added advantage of a useful hints section which explains the nature of the question and provides examples of what you

should - and shouldn’t - say. Teaching-you Job Interview Skills gives you the confidence and interview know-how to go

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US News & World Report (07/07/2008)

US News & World Report (07/07/2008)
Pages: 80 | PDF | 20.85 mb

* The American Revolution:
- Myths and realities.
- George Washington and the limits of patriotism.
- Ben Franklin's French connection.
- Plundering, war crimes, and collateral damage.

* The veep contenders.

* Getting fit on vacation.


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The Sound of Stevie Wonder: His Words and Music (The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection)

The Sound of Stevie Wonder: His Words and Music (The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection)
Praeger Publishers | 2006-03-30 | ISBN: 027598723X | 216 pages | PDF | 1,5MB

Since his professional debut in 1962, Stevie Wonder has recorded sixty-four singles that have made the Billboard top 100, including ten that reached number one. Wonder was one of the first Motown artists to have complete control over the writing, arranging, and recording of his songs, and achieved that stature before he was 20 years old. He has won 17 Grammy awards, was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and earned the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. Equally important, his work as a producer, arranger, and instrumentalist on other artists' recordings has put him in the highest rank of musical collaborators. This is the first work of criticism on this important documentarian of American life, as well as the introductory volume in The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection. Through a combination of biography and critical analysis, James Perone's groundbreaking new book reveals the many ways in which Stevie Wonder's body of work emerged, developed, reflected its time, and influenced myriad other artists. After revealing the social, cultural, and political context of Wonder's work, the book provides detailed analysis of his compositions and recordings, with a focus on both his well-known songs and those known only to his hardcore fans. The volume also contains discussions of cover versions of Wonder's compositions, a discography of his recordings, a song title index, an annotated bibliography, and a general index.

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Successful Talent Strategies

Successful Talent Strategies
AMACOM | 2002-11-22 | ISBN: 0814407463 | 256 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Successful Talent Strategies provides a blueprint for talent planning in an economy where skillfully deployed human capital is the difference between unbridled success and struggling to stay afloat. Step by step, the book illustrates the process of creating a business-aligned talent system, with detailed strategies for:

* Aligning initiatives with department processes, corporate objectives, and market realities * Identifying necessary competencies and attributes * Establishing talent flow and talent engagement processes, including sourcing and retention methods, performance management, and reward systems * Measuring and improving talent strategy results, and more

Featuring many examples from companies of all types and sizes, Successful Talent Strategies can help any business find and keep top talent in any conditions.


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How to Pass Technical Selection Tests

Mike Bryon, Sanjay Modha “How to Pass Technical Selection Tests"
Kogan Page Ltd | 2005-07-03 | ISBN: 0749443758 | 192 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

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Joomla! Cash! Money-making weapons for your Joomla! website

Joomla! Cash! Money-making weapons for your Joomla! website
Packt Publishing | 2007 | ISBN 9781847191403 | English | 180 pages | PDF | 10 MB

Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System (CMS) that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. It is an open-source solution that is freely available to everybody. Joomla! is used all over the world to power everything from simple, personal homepages to complex corporate web applications. Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of managing the content needed to make your website sing. The emphasis of this book is towards business and online e-commerce; it will give you a valuable knowledge base on search engines, layout and design, implementing a shopping cart, marketing your website, affiliate marketing and more. You will appreciate the concise and straightforward method to set up a cash-generating website.

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An Overview of Online Learning, Second Edition

Saul Carliner “An Overview of Online Learning, Second Edition"
HRD Press, Inc | 2003-01 | ISBN: 0874257409 | 240 pages | PDF | 1,6 MB

If you're thinking about using online learning in your organization, On-Line Learning will become one of your greatest planning resources. The author explains online learning in simple language, defines basic terms and concepts, and addresses three key considerations when planning an online learning program:
Learning goals you can achieve with online learning—many you can't achieve in a classroom
Technology you need to consider when starting or expanding an online learning program
Project issues associated with the successful design, development and delivery of online learning
You'll learn:
How online learning compares to distance learning, e-learning, web-based training and computer-based training
How to deal with the new opportunities—and challenges—the computer imposes
The difference between formal and informal learning
3 types of supporting technologies
How to develop online learning materials
The book includes a glossary of terms and samples of online learning lesson designs and is packed with examples, resources and suggestions to ensure your next effort is a success.

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Digital edition of COMPUTER WORLD 25th Jun 2008

Digital edition of COMPUTER WORLD 25th Jun 2008
English | 32 Pages | 1.3 MB

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IQ Mindbenders: A Fantastic Collection Of Over 500 Mind-Bending Puzzles

Find out what it takes to become a puzzle master. More than 500 IQ brainteasers–some of the most devious ever published–offer a challenge that will stretch anyones analytic and lateral thinking abilities to the limit. The requirements for cracking these puzzles include a sharp mind, keen mathematical skill, and a supremely logical approach. Go through a group of grids, determine the logic in their organization, and decipher the missing pattern in the final one. Check out the time on four different watches, and then figure out what hour the fifth watch should read. Look at dominoes lined up side by side, and calculate what number should appear on the last domino to complete the series. Every puzzle is brainy fun.

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Computer News Middle East - Issue 196 (04/2008)

Computer News Middle East - Issue 196 (04/2008)
Pages: 76 | Computer News Middle East - Issue 196 (04/2008) | PDF | 15.75MB

* Planning gets real: How to build an I.T strategy you can act on today.

* Plus: Security advisor middle east: Looking to
open source for security: what options do you have?

* Emerging markets.

* Desktop virtualisation.

* Print services management.

* Surveillance.

* ITSM

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Best Websites for Financial Professionals, Business Appraisers, and Accountants

Best Websites for Financial Professionals, Business Appraisers, and Accountants
Wiley | 2003-07-11 | ISBN: 0471333387 | 256 pages | PDF | 6,5 MB

A no-nonsense guide to quickly finding and evaluating the quality and usefulness of a site. Written by two of the industry's leading researchers, this book helps professionals evaluate, target, and locate the best financial and business Web sites. The authors reveal tips and traps and recommend favorite sites, including a comprehensive review of the most important financial sites on the Internet.
Eva Lang (Memphis, TN) is a nationally recognized expert on electronic research for business valuation and litigation support services. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Financial Consulting Group, the largest alliance of business valuation and consulting firms in the U.S. Jan Tudor (Portland, OR) is President of JT Research and a popular speaker on research strategies on the Internet.


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