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Successfully Conduct and Report on Any Architectural Forensic Investigation

Architectural Forensics clearly defines the role, responsibilities, and essential work of forensic architects. This unique resource offers comprehensive coverage of building defects and failures, types of failure mechanisms, and job-critical tasks such as fieldwork, lab testing, formulating opinions, and providing expert testimony. Packed with 300 illustrations, in-depth case studies, and numerous sample documents, this vital reference takes you step-by-step through every phase of conducting investigations...diagnosing building failures... preventing and curing building defects...and reporting on findings. The book also includes strategies for avoiding liability and resolving disputes-potentially saving vast amounts of time and money.

Authoritative and up-to-date, Architectural Forensics Features:
Full details on conducting investigations and reporting on architectural forensics
Clear guidance on preventing and curing building defects and failures
In-depth coverage of field work, photogrammetry, and lab testing
Practical insights into litigation, dispute resolution, and expert testimony
Solid business advice on presentation methods, marketing, and setting up an office and website

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How to Do Everything NetObjects Fusion 11

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Design custom web sites with NetObjects Fusion 11

Get up and running quickly on the latest version of the complete, do-it-yourself web site design software. How to Do Everything: NetObjects Fusion 11 explains how to navigate the interface, configure the toolbars and panels, create web sites and pages, position and format text, and include graphics and audio. You'll get tips for designing and structuring your site, and adding advanced functionality, such as search capability, site mapping, forms, FAQs, Guestbooks, and security. Design, develop, publish, and manage your NetObjects Fusion 11 web site with ease using this hands-on guide.
Build a web site template and pages Add text, graphics, and audio Work with tables and objects Establish site look and feel with SiteStyles Set up site navigation and build hyperlinks Create a photo gallery Customize your site with Flash, Java, and ActiveX Collect data with forms Set up Frequently Asked Questions and Guestbooks Create advanced functionality with custom components Publish your site to the web

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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 High Availability with Clustering & Database Mirroring

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Previous McGraw-Hill SQL Server 2005 titles have sold more than 40,000 copies

High availability is an important new focus for SQL Server 2005--IT professionals must be skilled in maximizing system uptime

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CREATE CONSENSUS AROUND YOUR IDEAS - AND ADVANCE YOUR CAREER!

The business world turns on the art of the deal. And with Negotiate Your Way to Success, you'll master 24 powerful strategies designed to help you conduct negotiations of any type. This easy-to-read guide delivers step-by-step instruction on identifying and working with each negotiator's hot button issues, to ensure the process and the result satisfy all parties. You'll advance your own position and accomplish organizational goals in an atmosphere of productivity - not confrontation. Plus, you'll learn how to:
Negotiate any type of business deal Understand and appeal to each party's hot button issues Negotiate effectively in cross-cultural situations Understand the games people play during negotiation Deal with emotions Employ essential active listening techniques Discover when to walk away from a negotiation

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Get the most out of your iPhone by learning how to use all of its powerful capabilities. Filled with tips, tricks, and shortcuts, this book shows you how to set up your iPhone, make calls, manage voicemail, and load contacts. But that's just the beginning. You'll also learn how to send and receive email, look up turn-by-turn directions, listen to music, plan your week, play videos, and so much more. Plus, you'll find out how to install third-party applications and even use your iPhone with different carriers. Now that you've got the hottest handheld on the market, take it to the limit with help from this hands-on guide.
Activate your iPhone and modify settings Sync your data to your iPhone Organize contacts, make calls, and use voicemail Load and play music, podcasts, videos, and TV shows Send, receive, and manage email and SMS messages Browse the Internet with Safari Manage and sync appointments with the calendar Take pictures and view photos Navigate using Google Maps Get weather forecasts, YouTube videos, and stock information instantly Troubleshoot and maintain your iPhone Hack your iPhone to install third-party applications Unlock your iPhone for use with different carriers

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Join the ranks of top eBay sellers with even more insider tips!

Are you ready to take your eBay selling to the next level? This beyond-the-basics guide reveals the trade secrets that have propelled the savviest entrepreneurs into eBay PowerSellers. Now it's your turn to start earning up to $150,000 per month through your eBay business!

The Second Edition of eBay PowerSeller Secrets is packed with up-to-date guidance in effectively running a eBay store, selling and shipping internationally, finding little-known sources for products, advertising your wares, managing inventory, collecting payments, keeping records, and much more.

[Sidebar] NEW! Covers eBay Express, eBay's Marketplace Research reports, ProStores, Skype, eMail Marketing, and even selling through Amazon and your own website. Plus, checklists to help you stay on track!

Learn from hundreds of PowerSellers just what it takes to succeed on eBay:
Determine what sells best on eBay, when it sells, and why Develop listings that create high traffic and product demand Handle end-of-sale payments and protect yourself from fraud and loss Manage listings, inventories, and communications Track incidentals, deductions, expenses, and other tax-related items Automate to ease processes such as creating and posting listings, managing feedback, e-mail, and shipping Use Blogs and eBay Guides and Reviews to drive traffic to your listings Make big money through eBay's Affiliates program

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Lifespan Investing: Building the Best Portfolio for Every Stage of Your Life

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Accumulate wealth at every stage of life under any market condition

The smartest, healthiest way to invest is for the long haul. In The Lifespan Approach to Investing, veteran investor and author Clifford Pistolese deftly explains the need for this approach and provides proven techniques for maximizing wealth at every age and stage of your life.

Presenting an age-based portfolio management plan, Pistolese outlines three different strategies based on where you are in your life cycle. He reveals the best ways to take advantage of capital gains opportunities during bull markets, avoid loss of capital during bear markets, and increase your assets and income flow during range-bound markets. Pistolese also gives you failsafe procedures for evaluating the timeliness of potential investments, from stocks and bonds to ETFs, REITs, TIPS, and more.

Now you can secure your financial future with:
A solid investment strategy designed to multiply your assets over your lifetime Valuable internet resources to help you select investments based on your financial retirement objectives and level of risk tolerance Useful charts that illustrate common price patterns, trading volume characteristics, moving averages, trendlines, price breakouts, key reversal days, and much more

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Glenn Harrold has sold more than 500,000 hypnotherapy CDs in the United Kingdom since 1997. In the United States, he is a constant bestseller on Audible.com, with more than 25,000 downloads in the last 12 months, and is consistently in the top 20 on iTunes audiobooks chart

Harrold teaches readers to harness their own brain power to abandon unhealthy eating habits

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Filled with hundreds of hands-on tutorials, tips, and techniques, this is the thorough, in-depth reference that every Second Life resident needs. Learn how to create a unique avatar and then explore, build, socialize--and even earn real money. Inside, you'll find exclusive coverage of all the menus, features, and utilities. Whether you're a newbie or an old hand, this book will help you get the most out of Second Life.
Understand all the user interface features Build hidden rooms, custom teleporters, secret sliding panels, and more Shop for cool stuff and find the best values Master the Maps, Inventory, Appearance, and Search dialogs Start scripting with help from step-by-step tutorials Control lag and find lost items using Preferences and the hidden Client menu Visit exotic lands, travel in time, and enjoy roleplay Create beautiful objects using expert texturing techniques Earn money in ways that best suit your talents Find land bargains, a bit of privacy, a great house, and lasting friendships

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Improve Your English: English in the Workplace

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Hear and see how English is actually spoken--from real-life speakers

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A revolutionary new DVD that teaches you practical English using real conversations

Improve Your English: English in the Workplace combines the video advantages of DVDs with the educational benefits of fluent American English speakers in unscripted interviews. You will benefit from hearing real people--men and women from various regions and occupations--having spontaneous conversations about the workplace, their jobs, and careers. The DVD also has a transcript and workbook designed to refine your listening and speaking skills.

Includes one 120-minute DVD.

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"I'd recommend this book to anyone, whether beginner or expert." --From the Foreword by Peter Buck of R.E.M.

"Because everything is explained so concisely, you spend less time wading through pages and more time recording music." --Sound on Sound magazine

"An excellent book for any engineer or home recordist just getting into Pro Tools." --Tape Op magazine

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Hedge Your Portfolio in a Changing Market

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In just a decade, the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) market has grown from one billion dollars to more than half-a-trillion dollars.

While previous books have provided introductions to and listings of ETFs, ETF Strategies and Tactics offers practical guidance on how to invest in these funds and use them to balance your portfolio.

Written by a powerhouse authorial team, ETF Strategies and Tactics thoroughly covers the ins and outs of ETFs, detailing how they work, their distinctive characteristics, who trades them, who owns them, and their advantages and disadvantages compared with other investment vehicles. As markets evolve, new ETFs come and go. This authoritative reference will keep you on top of your game by providing focused decision-making techniques that help determine the viability of any ETF, including its value in sector and international investing.

While laying out a proven, systematic ETF investment plan, ETF Strategies and Tactics covers such valuable topics as:
ETFs vs. mutual funds How ETFs are developed, what types of indexes are used, and the costs that determine returns How ETF regulations can help investors spot red flags in a fund and avoid tax problems The underlying tools of every ETF that can contribute to effective trading and minimized costs and taxes The proper use of ETFs based on an investor's goals and his/her ability to manage risk The unique short-selling opportunities associated with ETFs ETF options How to trade ETFs in the European market Inverse ETFs that go up when the market goes down
Complete with one-on-one interviews with professionals from major ETFs, as well as a number of valuable appendixes, ETF Strategies and Tactics is a unique guide you will keep at your fingertips during your day-to-day activities.

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Laurence Rosenberg, Neal Weintraub, Andrew Hyman

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Five Proven Steps to Free Yourself from Guilt for Good!

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Highly qualified author: Carrell is a registered psychiatric nurse, relationship coach, therapist, and former university campus chaplain

Includes a prescriptive five-step plan for freeing readers from all types of guilt, whether its familyrelated, religious, or self-imposed

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Acquire the Design Information, Methods, and Skills Needed to Master the New VLIW Architecture!

VLIW Microprocessor Hardware Design offers you a complete guide to VLIW hardware designproviding state-of-the-art coverage of microarchitectures, RTL coding, ASIC flow, and FPGA flow of design. The book also contains a wide range of skills-building examples, all worked using Verilog, that equip you with a practical, hands-on tutorial for understanding each step in the VLIW microprocessor design process.

Written by Weng Fook Lee, an internationally renowned expert in the field of microprocessor design, this cutting-edge hardware design tool presents unsurpassed coverage of the latests in VLIW microprocessing. Authoritative and comprehensive, VLIW Microprocessor Hardware Design features:
Step-by-step information on the VLIW hardware design process A wealth of Verilog-based designs ASIC and FPGA implementations Expert guidance on the best-known methods for RTL coding Over 75 detailed illustrations that clarify each aspect of VLIW design
Inside this Complete VLIW Microprocessor Toolkit
Introduction Design Methodology RTL Coding, Testbenching, and Simulation FPGA Implementation Testbenches and Simulation Results Synthesis Results and Gate Level Netlist

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Harness the Latest Modular Design Methods to Increase Productivity, Save Time, and Reduce Costs in Manufacturing

Machine designers and toolmakers can turn to Modular Design for Machine Tools for a complete guide to designing and building machines using modular design methods. The information and techniques presented in this skills-building book will enable readers to shorten machine design time...improve reliability...reduce costs...and simplify service and repair.

Packed with over 100 detailed illustrations, this essential resource explores the basics of modular design...the methodology of machine tools... the description and application of machine tools...interfacial structural configuration in modular design...stationary and sliding joints...model theory and testing...and much more. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, Modular Design for Machine Tools includes:
Expert classification of machine tool joints Concise definitions of machine tool joints and characteristics Similarity evaluations of structural configurations Design formulas and features of single flat joints under dynamic loading Solved examples that illustrate and prove formulas Hard-to-find graphs for gear design, comparative tables for machine tool drives, and simplified electrical circuit designs
Inside This Cutting-Edge Modular Design Guide
Part 1: Engineering Guide to Modular Design and Description/Methodology of Machine Tools What Is Modular Design? Engineering Guide to and Future Perspectives on Modular Design Description of Machine Tools Application of Machine Tools to Engineering Design Part 2: Engineering Design for Machine Tool Joints-Interfacial Structural Configuration in Modular Design Machine Tool Joints Engineering Design Fundamentals Practice and First-Hand Views of Related Engineering Developments: Stationary Joints and Sliding Joints Engineering Knowledge of Other Joints Measurement of Interface Pressure by Means of Ultrasonic Waves Model Theory and Testing

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Open up a whole new world of communication through ASL

You can easily learn ASL with help from The American Sign Language Phrase Book. With more than 500 phrases, this is the reference guide to everyday expressions in American Sign Language, providing a quick way for you to converse with deaf people.

Clearly illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, this book focuses on areas such as health, family, school, sports, travel, religion, time, money, food and drink, and small talk. This edition's new chapter on technology boasts 50 phrases to help you communicate about the Internet, computing, video relay, and more. There is even a chapter that gives you phrases for communicating about signing: asking people to sign slower, indicating your fingerspelling ability, and requesting help with your fledgling skills.

From asking simple questions (How are you?) to more complex phrases (There's no sign for that, you have to fingerspell it.), The American Sign Language Phrase Book gives you the power to communicate easily and comfortably in ASL.

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Barbara Bernstein Fant, Betty Miller, Lou Fant

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The Essential Resource for Oracle DBAs--Fully Updated and Expanded<p>Manage a flexible, highly available Oracle database with help from the expert information contained in this exclusive Oracle Press guide. Fully revised to cover every new feature and utility, Oracle Database 11g DBA Handbook shows how to perform a new installation, upgrade from previous versions, configure hardware and software for maximum efficiency, and employ bulletproof security. You will learn to automate the backup and recovery process, provide transparent failover capability, audit and tune performance, and distribute your enterprise databases with Oracle Net.</p>

Plan and deploy permanent, temporary, and bigfile tablespaces

Optimize disk allocation, CPU usage, I/O throughput, and SQL queries

Develop powerful database management applications

Guard against human errors using Oracle Flashback and Oracle Automatic Undo Management

Diagnose and tune system performance using Oracle Automatic Workload Repository and SQL Tuning Sets

Implement robust security using authentication, authorization, fine-grained auditing, and fine-grained access control

Maintain high availability using Oracle Real Application Clusters and Oracle Active Data Guard

Respond more efficiently to failure scenarios by leveraging the Oracle Automatic Diagnostic Repository and the Oracle Repair Advisor

Back up and restore tables, tablespaces, and databases with Oracle Recovery Manager and Oracle Data Pump Export and Import

Work with networked databases, data warehouses, and VLDBs

Put the latest Oracle Database 11g tools to work--Oracle Total Recall, Oracle Flashback Data Archive, and more

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Your solution to mastering I.V. therapy

Looking for a quick way to learn the ins-and-outs of I.V. therapy but find other books dripping with complexity? Here's your lifeline! I.V. Therapy Demystified infuses essential information with clear explanations to make learning easy.

Written by a nursing professor, this detailed guide covers fluids and electrolytes, I.V. therapy delivery systems, and peripheral and central I.V. therapy. You will learn about crystalloid and colloid solutions and blood component, parenteral nutrition, and pharmacological therapies. I.V. therapy in infants, children, and older adults is also covered. Filled with key terms to help you to remember important concepts, and complete with end-of-chapter quizzes to test your knowledge, this book will teach you the fundamentals of I.V. therapy in no time at all.

I.V. Therapy Demystified is your shortcut to mastering this essential nursing topic.

This fast and easy guide offers:
Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter An NCLEX-style quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses Measurements labeled in SI units Indications for I.V. therapy and options for delivery A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work

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Weekend Millionaire Secrets to Negotiating Real Estate: How to Get the Best Deals to Build Your Fortune in Real Estate

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Negotiate like a millionaire and get the best value every time!

In their runaway bestseller Weekend Millionaire's Secrets to Investing in Real Estate, Mike Summey and Roger Dawson revealed a powerful formula for making a killing in real estate during your spare time. Now, the fourth book in the Weekend Milionaire Series, Weekend Millionaire Secrets to Negotiating Real Estate teaches the fine art of negotiating in every kind of real estate climate. The authors arm you with proven negotiation secrets and tactics for buying properties at wholesale values, meeting seller's needs, and making the highest profits on your investment.

Weekend Millionaire Secrets to Negotiating Real Estate shows you how to negotiate with:
Sellers Sellers through real estate agents Sellers in foreclosure Banks Title companies Closing attorneys Property managers Contractors

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Beyond Success: Building a Personal, Financial, and Philanthropic Legacy

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You've worked hard to achieve financial success, and now you want to leave a legacy. You want to know how others like you have made a positive impact with their time and assets. You want to safeguard your money, help others, and do the best for your children-without ruining their motivation to make their own way in the world. But ultimately, you want your contributions to matter.

Beyond Success is the first thorough guide that assists individuals with the achievement of a meaningful and lasting financial, philanthropic, and generational family legacy. As a financial and philanthropic expert, Randall Ottinger combines his personal experiences in both fields with extensive research that draws on insights from hundreds of legacy leaders such as Bill Gates Sr., Jeff Brotman of Costco, and Sandy Weill of Citigroup, as well as thought leaders and advisors in the philanthropy and family wealth professions.

Ottinger reveals best practices and strategies you can adopt to:
Turn money into a meaningful and fulfilling legacy Make wealth a positive force in your family Avoid the common pitfalls of family wealth transfers Prepare children for money Achieve social impact through portfolio philanthropy practices Preserve wealth, values, and enterprises across future generations
Ottinger develops a legacy planning framework to help translate your goals into measurable action steps for achieving the highest levels of personal fulfillment and social impact. He also provides insights into the latest trends in philanthropy, and examines the likely impact on the civil sector of the $100 trillion of wealth that is transferring from today's baby boomers to future generations.