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In a small Arizona town, a man counts his blessings: a lovi ... Read more

In a small Arizona town, a man counts his blessings: a loving wife, two teenage daughters, and a job that allows him to work at home. Then "The Store" announces plansto open a local outlet, which will surely finish off the small downtown shops. His concerns grow when "The Store's"builders ignore all the town's zoning laws during itsconstruction. Then dead animals are found on "The Store's" grounds. Inside, customers are hounded by obnoxious sales people, and strange products appear on the shelves. Before long the town's remaining small shop owners disappear, and "The Store" spreads its influence to the city council and the police force, taking over the town! It's up to one man to confront "The Store's" mysterious owner and to save his community, his family, and his life! * Bentley Little is the author of The Mailman, The Ignored,Dominion, and University * Stephen King praised both University and The Ignored * Bentley Little's books appeal to the same readership asNew York Times bestselling authors Stephen King,Peter Straub, and Dean Koontz * Bentley Little is a recipient of the Horror Writers Association'sBram Stoker Award * We have much more coming from Bentley Little Minimize

Do you buy from online auction houses such as ebay and yaho ... Read more

Do you buy from online auction houses such as ebay and yahoo? Do you find yourself writing notes on this & that piece of paper? Never quite knowing what you need to pay for and what you have or have not received? If this is you, you need i buy on eBay, THE BEST WAY TO GET ORGANIZED! i buy on eBay is an 8" x 9" 3-ring binder system that comes with 200 double-sided i buy tracking sheets, 5 tab dividers and instructions. Once you have personalized your tab dividers, they will help you keep track of: * Which auctions you are bidding on * Which auctions you have won * Which auctions you need to pay for * Who needs an email * What you have & have not received and * What feedback you need to send Written Record Keeping is super important. Why? 1st: Good Written Records can help you acquire and maintain a high feedback rating. Sellers leave feedback comments based on how quickly emails are answered, how quickly items are paid for and general follow through. Using i buy sheets will help you to take care of these things in a timely manner. 2nd: Most online auction houses only keep records for 30 days. i buy sheets are necessary for when the computers purge your information. 3rd: i buy record keeping is super if you are buying for investment purposes. This written record can be used for both resale and insurance. 4th: i buy records are invaluable if a package that you are expecting never arrives or is delayed. You will have all your dates of correspondence, payment information, and tracking #'s at your fingertips. This record is also valuable to check the description of what you purchase against what you actually receive. 5th: These records are great to use for trend analysis. Who is bidding against you? How much are they typically willing to pay? i buy can help you spot bidding trends and plot your bidding strategy. 6th: If you work at different computers, your written i buy journal is invaluable. Good record keeping takes little time and the benefits are enormous! Get i buy on eBay and Get Organized Today! Minimize

Buying Property in Poland is the complete guide for investo ... Read more

Buying Property in Poland is the complete guide for investors in search of capital gain, private buyers relocating for a lifestyle change, work or retirement and business entrepreneurs keen to be part of this rapidly developing nation. Written by those who live in the country and work constantly with foreign buyers Tim Hill brings together the collective experience of his own staff, consultants, real estate agents and those who have already bought and benefited. This complete guide shares... * insider information on Poland, its people and its history * key facts and figures on the Polish property market and economy * detailed overviews of all 16 regions * in-depth maps showing planned and existing roads, airports and economic development zones * offplan, resale, newbuild and land purchases explained * recommendations on what to buy and where to buy it * the buying process fully explained * step-by-step useful sources of further information * . and much, much more Buying Property in Poland is the definitive publication for all types of buyers who don't want to pay over the odds, be taken for a ride or waste time on purchases that go nowhere. Poland is already being discovered by millions. Within twenty years it will have an economy and property market similar to Western Europe but here and now there is a window of opportunity for those who can see it but just need a little help to grasp it. Minimize

Successfully Buy Your Franchise Expert Advice from a Busin ... Read more

Successfully Buy Your Franchise Expert Advice from a Business Broker If you are thinking about starting or buying a buying a business, one of your options will be to consider buying a franchise. You may decide to buy an existing franchise or buy the rights to a franchise and start from scratch. This comprehensive workbook will help you understand the complexities involved and the decisions you have to make. Written by a professional business broker with many years of real world business experience, this guide is intended to help you buy your franchise in the shortest possible time for the best possible price. You will learn many important lessons on how to: - Prepare so you know how to examine the different opportunities - Plan ahead for taxes and legal matters - Hire the right professionals to assist with the process - Avoid potential roadblocks and pitfalls - Obtain necessary finance - Conduct research and properly prepare for success - Search for the franchise that makes sense to you - Qualify your franchise options - Conduct effective negotiations Also included are dozens of worksheets, checklists and charts to help you prepare for and track each step of the transaction. According to the International Franchise Association, a new franchise opens every 8 minutes and drives over 40% of all retail business. Annually, franchising accounts for over $800 billion in sales and over $1 trillion of total franchise sales and employs over 8 million people. Buying a franchise can be a complex and emotional process that can be improved with knowledge and preparation. This workbook arms you with the tools you need to navigate through the transaction and successfully buy your franchise. Also check out the other books in this series. Minimize

Fashion buying, a key component in fashion retailing, is se ... Read more

Fashion buying, a key component in fashion retailing, is second only to design as a career option for fashion graduates. The buyer has a central role in influencing what consumers choose to wear and in determining whether a fashion retailing company succeeds or fails. Buying is a multi-faceted job, which typically involves fashion forecasting, range-planning, garment sourcing and budgeting.This comprehensive textbook describes the buying cycle, buying for stores and mail order and how to start a career in fashion buying. A glossary of buying terminology, as well as input from fashion buyers currently working for major companies, give a clear insight into this exciting and challenging role. The new edition has been revised throughout, includes more emphasis on buying for the internet, and all the interviews have been updated or replaced. Minimize

These are exciting times for business managers and marketin ... Read more

These are exciting times for business managers and marketing professionals, yet the challenges imposed by ongoing social and technological developments are daunting. In an age in which marketers can reach their audiences with greater facility than ever before, firms have never been less in control of their customer targets. This increasing connectedness of consumers provides a range of unique and promising opportunities for product and brand managers. Connecting With Consumers describes the various strategies and techniques that can be utilized to harness consumer influence. The book traces evolving developments in the consumer marketplace, considers their impact on the potential reshaping of the marketing profession, and describes the emerging set of tools that can enable marketers to respond to new marketplace realities. It provides, clear, up-to-date coverage of a number of topics currently on the minds of many: Web 2.0, word of mouth, buzz, the social web, social media metrics, customer engagement, viral and guerrilla marketing. The book critically assesses emerging marketing strategies and tools within the context of research and theory, and provides numerous applied examples to illustrate marketing successes and common pitfalls to avoid. It argues throughout for a more collaborative relationship between companies and consumers towards their mutual benefit. Although the balance of power has shifted to the consumer for each of the various aspects of the marketing process, collaboration is what the future of marketing likely will be all about. Marketers can avoid irrelevance in the face of change, but this will require a clear commitment to connecting with consumers rather than searching for ways to regain control over them. The book challenges marketers to make a choice: embrace the ongoing changes as opportunities for reshaping relationships with consumers, or cling to the past at the risk of becoming irrelevant. This is the book for those who choose the first alternative. Minimize

This title brings together the perspectives of leading insu ... Read more

This title brings together the perspectives of leading insurance practitioners to provide a variety of new insights into the behaviour and rationale behind organised insurance buying and risk assessment. It presents the strategies, motives and methods practiced by the major players and suggests why corporate behaviour and internal culture may have an influence on insurance purchasing. It examines the global behavioural aspects of reinsurance and breaks down buying patterns by organisational type and preferred strategy Provides inside knowledge to assist insurers in assessing their own reinsurance buying policies and to utilise the most appropriate and effective modelling techniques for specific needs. It includes sections on: alternative strategies; risk assessment; and the role of capital as well as a study of how transactions are now being made and efforts to create more sustainable relationships in the industry. Minimize

The implementation of stored procedures in MySQL 5.0 a huge ... Read more

The implementation of stored procedures in MySQL 5.0 a huge milestone -- one that is expected to lead to widespread enterprise adoption of the already extremely popular MySQL database. If you are serious about building the web-based database applications of the future, you need to get up to speed quickly on how stored procedures work -- and how to build them the right way. This book, destined to be the bible of stored procedure development, is a resource that no real MySQL programmer can afford to do without. In the decade since MySQL burst on the scene, it has become the dominant open source database, with capabilities and performance rivaling those of commercial RDBMS offerings like Oracle and SQL Server. Along with Linux and PHP, MySQL is at the heart of millions of applications. And now, with support for stored procedures, functions, and triggers in MySQL 5.0, MySQL offers the programming power needed for true enterprise use. MySQL's new procedural language has a straightforward syntax, making it easy to write simple programs. But it's not so easy to write secure, easily maintained, high-performance, and bug-free programs. Few in the MySQL world have substantial experience yet with stored procedures, but Guy Harrison and Steven Feuerstein have decades of combined expertise. In MySQL Stored Procedure Programming, they put that hard-won experience to good use. Packed with code examples and covering everything from language basics to application building to advanced tuning and best practices, this highly readable book is the one-stop guide to MySQL development. It consists of four major sections: MySQL stored programming fundamentals -- tutorial, basic statements, SQL in stored programs, and error handling Building MySQL stored programs -- transaction handling, built-in functions, stored functions, and triggers MySQL stored programs in applications -- using stored programs with PHP, Java, Perl, Python, and .NET (C# and VB.NET) Optimizing MySQL stored programs -- security, basic and advanced SQL tuning, optimizing stored program code, and programming best practices A companion web site contains many thousands of lines of code, that you can put to use immediately. Guy Harrison is Chief Architect of Database Solutions at Quest Software and a frequent speaker and writer on MySQL topics. Steven Feuerstein is the author of Oracle PL/SQL Programming, the classic reference for Oracle stored programming for more than ten years. Both have decades of experience as database developers, and between them they have authored a dozen books. Minimize

Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author From Space to Ea ... Read more

Store Search search Title, ISBN and Author From Space to Earth: Laboratory and Marketplace by Berndt Feuerbacher, Ernst Messerschmid Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Fifty years have changed our view of space. The spin-off technologies from the world #039;s space programs have an ever increasing influence on our daily lives. While early spaceflights were mainly nationalistic demonstrations of power, today a wide range of scientific or technological obje Minimize

Who first introduced Manolo Blahnik to Americans: Vogue, or ... Read more

Who first introduced Manolo Blahnik to Americans: Vogue, or a canny buyer at Bendel’s? Where under one roof can shoppers find Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Prada, and Hermès? Here are the great retail palaces—from Harrods to Barneys to Galeries Lafayette—where shoppers spend their day in opulent settings, drifting from cosmetics to shoes, stopping for lunch, the hairdresser, and endless temptations along the way. With photographs and ephemera from all over the world, this lavish book goes beyond in-store extravaganzas to the history of these consumer institutions, the personalities behind them, their vast range of goods, unique architecture, advertising, and associated sociological trends. With perfumed air and chandeliers, department stores have lured millions for over a century with that enticing, dizzying sense that no matter how much you already have, there is always more.Praise for The World of Department Stores:“Since my visits as a child to La Opera Department Store in Santo Domingo, I have believed that the best department stores are merchants not of clothing or shoes or cosmetics but of dreams. Whitaker’s book is a remarkable around-the-world look at these dream factories. It is an invaluable resource to anyone interested in the business of retailing and to shoppers everywhere.”—Oscar de la Renta “The World of Department Stores is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the foundations of the urban experience in the West and the department store as the ultimate expression of the needs of the rising middle class and its tastes.” ­—Leonard Lauder, Chairman Emeritus, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.   “I have nothing but good memories about the many department stores that played an important part in my business, [and] I warmly welcome the publication of this wonderful and unique book on department stores throughout the world.” —Hubert de Givenchy "The birth of the department store in the late 19th century brought everything glamorous together under one roof—from inviting, intelligent architecture and design to the latest fashions. Jan Whitaker's The World of Department Stores looks back to the biggest and brightest shops— including the belle epoque splendor of Paris's Bon Marché, the block-long, palatial GUM in Moscow; and the always outrageous holiday windows at Barneys New York." –Elle Décor "In photos and art, this visual feast details the extraordinary history of the world's "great retail palaces" from the past century. With authoritative and informative text." -Sacramento Bee "Illustrated with photos of window displays, catalog covers and the Gilded Age architecture of institutions from Philadelphia’s long-gone Wanamaker’s to Paris’s still-strong La Samaritaine, The World of Department Stores makes a worthwhile gift for the history, sociology or shopping buff on your list. " -Washington Post Minimize

As television transformed American culture in the 1950s, cr ... Read more

As television transformed American culture in the 1950s, critics feared the influence of this newly pervasive mass medium on the nation's literature. While many studies have addressed the rhetorical response of artists and intellectuals to mid-twentieth-century mass culture, the relationship between the emergence of this culture and the production of novels has gone largely unexamined.In A Novel Marketplace, Evan Brier illuminates the complex ties between postwar mass culture and the making, marketing, and reception of American fiction. Between 1948, when television began its ascendancy, and 1959, when Random House became a publicly owned corporation, the way American novels were produced and distributed changed considerably. Analyzing a range of mid-century novels--including Paul Bowles's The Sheltering Sky, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Sloan Wilson's The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, and Grace Metalious's Peyton Place--Brier reveals the specific strategies Minimize

The concept of profiting from trading volatility is not new ... Read more

The concept of profiting from trading volatility is not new, but is known to only a few players in the derivatives industry. Buying and Selling Volatility is the first book to explain this trading strategy in detail without using complex mathematics. Offering a new approach to the subject of options, seen purely from a volatility viewpoint, the author uses illustrations to clearly explain the connection between volatility and options. He explains how investors can profit from the volatility, or lack of volatility, of an option price regardless of whether the market rises or falls. Useful to both novice investors and professional traders, Buying and Selling Volatility also supplies the reader with a risk management software system that is comparable to those used commercially. Minimize

Why People Buy provides an original approach to studying an ... Read more

Why People Buy provides an original approach to studying and understanding consumers, showing how to identify their goals, wants, dbeliefs, and choices. Discussing these and many other issues from the point of view of the marketing manager seeking to attract new customers, retain old ones, increase business, or convert customers from rivals, O'Shaughnessy explains all the major criteria that enter into consumer choices. Original and provocative, Why People Buy is "must" reading for anyone involved in selling or buying. Minimize

Retail trade has recognized the opportunity of qualificatio ... Read more

Retail trade has recognized the opportunity of qualification and individualization through high-grade buildings. For a long time commercial architecture was linked exclusively to the city center: markets, passages and, starting in the 20th century, Department stores. In the postwar period, shopping malls made their appearance at the urban periphery, introducing new approaches that included space for leisure activities and gastronomic amenities. In the next step self-contained mega-malls sprouted in the open countryside, making shopping facilities completely autonomous from urban structures. The richly illustrated volume, provided with detailed planning material, shows the latest tendencies in shopping architecture worldwide as seen in 101 projects in the cities, the periphery and outside. Minimize

This new reference discusses the fundamentals of stored-pro ... Read more

This new reference discusses the fundamentals of stored-product entomology that need to be considered in planning, implementation, and evaluation of a pest management program. It is based on the review of an extensive database of references and many years of research on stored-product insect problems by the expert authors. With recent regulatory changes, consumers concern about pesticide residues in food, and food companies embracing IPM and alternative approaches for pest management, this book is timely. It provides the basic information needed to manage pests with and without the use of chemicals.Managing pests requires a thorough understanding of insect biology, behavior, ecology, sampling, pros and cons of management options, and responses of insects to the various management options. This comprehensive book covers all of these topics, beginning with a discussion of the scope of stored-product entomology. It also provides insight into the diversity of foods and habitats utilized by stored-product insects, the types of economic losses attributable to them, and the ways in which an understanding of their biology can be used to study or manage these insects. Insect mobility, sources of insect infestation, sampling, life history, and population growth are discussed as well, as they play an important role in developing an effective sampling program. In addition, decision aids, the cost of management methods, and the resistance of insects to management methods are covered. For insight into the thought process of choosing treatment options, eight pest management methods are thoroughly described, including a statement of the basic operating principle and background information. For help choosing various chemical and nonchemical methods for diverse situations, the advantages, disadvantages and implementation options for each method are given. Students, extension educators, consultants, food industry sanitarians and managers, legislators, regulators, and insect pest management professionals are sure to find information that will help them to improve pest management.Excellent teaching tool!Study questions at the end of each chapterSuggested supplemental reading, including books, conference proceeding papers, literature reviews, research papers, government publications, and popular articles General overview of the biology for a basic understanding of pest control issuesGuides the reader through the thought process of designing a pest control program or research study Images of the most damaging of stored-product insect pest species for identification of families Quick methods for distinguishing closely related stored-product insect species Minimize

Mark Ramseyer and Frances McCall Rosenbluth show how ration ... Read more

Mark Ramseyer and Frances McCall Rosenbluth show how rational-choice theory can be applied to Japanese politics. Using the concept of principal and agent,Ramseyer Minimize

The American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending Pattern ... Read more

The American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending Patterns Product Details: Product: Book (Paperback) - 578 pages ISBN: 9781935114284 Author: Editors of New Strategist Publications Publisher: New Strategist Pubns (June 1, 2009) Description: Quick and easy access is the goal of The American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending Patterns. Designed for convenience, The American Marketplace draws on scores of government and proprietary sources to give you a population profile of the United State Minimize

Revolutionize your approach to business! As a Christian bus ... Read more

Revolutionize your approach to business! As a Christian businessperson, you live in a corporate pressure cooker. Yet you want your life to affect more than your company's bottom line.... Minimize

A growing number of people are interested in buying propert ... Read more

A growing number of people are interested in buying property in Morocco with its ancient towns, coastal resorts and snowy peaks. This North African kingdom boasts 1,400 miles of coastline, year-round sunshine and an open invitation to foreign investment and has seen a sharp increase in the numbers of house-buyers from abroad over the last four years.Buying a House in Morocco is aimed at anyone seriously considering purchasing a property in Morocco to live in permanently, rent out, or transform to a guesthouse. Extensively researched and informatively written, it will give readers a rich insight into what to expect and how to go about fulfilling their dream for a new home.Morocco offers an enormous range of housing, from the traditional dars and riads of the medina to the villas, new developments and old Moroccan style farmhouses of the countryside. The regional guide also covers the different types of properties to be found in each region, such as:>Swiss-style chalets in Ilfrane>The riads (grand courtyard homes) in Marrakesh>Elaborate Andalusian villas in Tangier>Kasbahs in the Draa ValleyIn line with the Moroccan government's aim to quadruple tourism to ten million visitors a year by 2010 the appeal to potential home buyers will keep increasing. Approximately $5 billion is being invested in six luxurious coastal resorts including golf courses and luxury villas and on improving the country's infrastructure and accessibility. This spells good news for the letting market, for guesthouse owners and for those who are purchasing homes as an investment. Minimize

The Second Edition of The Retail Store: Design and Construc ... Read more

The Second Edition of The Retail Store: Design and Construction show how to design successful selling machines catering to todays sophisticated and demanding shoppers. Step-by-step you are shown how to analyze your design needs according to your type of store, its location, the product, price-point, and budget. You will find out how to design and organize a store that reinforces a desired image, attracts the right kind of shoppers and motivates buying behavior. Create flexible, timeless and tasteful stores that stimulate todays customers to buy.The psychology of buying and selling as it impacts the various elements of store design including: spatial organization, product display, storefronts, material selection, lighting and systems is covered in detail. In depth explanations and case studies of merchandising design and product placement, store fixtures, graphics, store re-imaging, scheduling, and security are included as well as cutting edge tips on emerging areas such as theater-like lighting, fiber-optic technology, and smell and taste research. The Second Edition of The Retail Store: Design and Construction spells out proven techniques for designing and constructing stores that are durable, flexible, efficient, appropriate, and stimulation...in short...stores that sell. Minimize

As television transformed American culture in the 1950s, cr ... Read more

As television transformed American culture in the 1950s, critics feared the influence of this newly pervasive mass medium on the nation's literature. While many studies have addressed the rhetorical response of artists and intellectuals to mid-twentieth-century mass culture, the relationship between the emergence of this culture and the production of novels has gone largely unexamined.In A Novel Marketplace, Evan Brier illuminates the complex ties between postwar mass culture and the making, marketing, and reception of American fiction. Between 1948, when television began its ascendancy, and 1959, when Random House became a publicly owned corporation, the way American novels were produced and distributed changed considerably. Analyzing a range of mid-century novels--including Paul Bowles's The Sheltering Sky, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, Sloan Wilson's The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, and Grace Metalious's Peyton Place--Brier reveals the specific strategies Minimize

Buyer or Seller-Come Out a Winner The working relati ... Read more

Buyer or Seller-Come Out a Winner The working relationship with the person opposite you at the negotiating table during a sale can determine your success or failure. Experienced attorney Ira Nottonson covers both sides of the table, presenting the buyer's and the seller's perspectives, as well as critical steps in the sale process, including presentation, negotiation and documentations. Learn how to gain the upper hand, minimize financial risk and come out a winner, no matter on which side of the table you're sitting. Nottonson covers: Strategies for judging the value of a business Finding the right buyer or seller Buzzwords and basic concepts buyers and sellers need to know Negotiation preparation, roles and techniques Strategies specific to a buyer and a seller including initial research, preparation, cost analysis and working with professional advisors such as accountants and brokers Whether you're purchasing or selling, this book helps you close the deal! For 30 years, Entrepreneur has provided the most trusted business advice available to business owners. Our legal guides continue that tradition by offering current and cost-effective legal advice so you can resolve the business and legal issues you face on a daily basis. We also help you identify when it's in your best interest to seek the personalized advice and services of a practicing lawyer. Additional Articles Included on CD-ROM : Valuing a Business as a Buyer: Be Careful! Using Someone Else's Money to Buy a Business Making the Business Deals Getting the Best from Professional Advice The Basics of Negotiating Selling Yourself What Makes a Business Run? What Is the Money for Anyway? Setting the Record Straight: The Franchise and the Independent Getting the Advice That Counts Do You Really Want to Own a Business? Building Your Business for the Future If You're Going to Sell Your Business Contracts: Ambiguities and Bad Memories Who Is Going to Buy Your Business? Don't Let Money Get Tight in Your Business Trusting Your Professional's Ethics The Alternative of Partnering Up Service Fees of Professionals-Good and Bad Being Your Own Lawyer Negotiating Is a Crooked Path Borrowing When You Can't Go to the Bank Can You Really Protect against Disclosure? The Frightening Aspect of Being Sued Growing at the Right Speed What Are You Looking For? Minimize

Store Wars The battle for mindspace and shelfspace Judith C ... Read more

Store Wars The battle for mindspace and shelfspace Judith Corstjens, Arrow Consultancy, Bois-le-Rois, France and Marcel Corstjens, Professor of Marketing Insead, Fontainebleau, France Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) marketing has become a struggle between manufacturers and retailers for control of Mindspace and Shelfspace. Partnership is seen as an Indian wrestling match between manufacturers and retailers: co-operation can only be gained from a position of strength. Marketing for FMCG manufacturers now involves understanding retailers, their business and marketing strategies, their strengths and their limitations. The major aim of modern marketing is to affect the balance of power between retailers and their suppliers. Store Wars sets out to equip the reader to thrive in this climate. "Advertising agencies are in a unique and sensitive position as mercenaries in the battle between manufacturers and retailers. They work for both sides. This book provides, with its concept of mindspace and shelfspace, a profound and contemporary insight into the anatomy of branding on both sides of the divide." Martin Boase, Chairman, Omicom UK plc "The battle for mindspace and shelfspace provides a practical framework within which FMCG managers will need to test, adjust or even fundamentally change their strategic address. It describes the new reality." Dominic Cadbury, Executive Chairman, Cadbury Schweppes plc "Marcel and Judy have brought to bear their intellectual prowess and institutional knowledge to provide an enlightening view of issues in modern retailing. A book full of thought-provoking ideas for academics and practitioners alike." Rajiv Lal, Professor of Marketing, Stanford University Minimize

This unique book is written specifically for those in grain ... Read more

This unique book is written specifically for those in grain operations and addresses the full range of topics related to maintaining the quality of grain stored on the commercial scale. It demonstrates how science-based information can be incorporated into grain storage operations to increase efficiency and decrease the risk of grain deterioration. Written in layman s language, it will be comprehensible to every reader regardless of academic background. The focus of the book reflects the author s many years of research experience in farm bins and grain elevators, in addition to his extensive contact with grain operations professionals, both on the job and in the more than one hundred storage meetings he has conducted. The text was reviewed by grain industry leaders to ensure that it speaks to the information needs of real grain handlers and by leading scientists to ensure the accuracy of the information.This book will not duplicate any book on your shelf -- it does not merely summarize the information already available to grain operations personnel. Rather, the text guides the reader to the existing publications before proceeding to information not available elsewhere. Topics covered include: grain quality factors and terminology; grain insects and molds; physical processes affecting stored grain; grain sampling and monitoring; sanitation in grain elevators; aeration management; grain dryer management; and bulk grain fumigation. This resource will be of use to grain handlers, grain storage managers, grain elevator managers, bulk handlers, and grain merchandisers. It will also be an excellent teaching tool for courses in Agricultural Systems Management, Transport and Distribution - Grain Handling, Grain Processing, Feed Manufacturing, Grain Drying & Storage Systems, Grain Storage, Flour Milling, Applied Entomology, Applied Mycology, and related areas of study. Minimize

Written by a leading COM authority, this unique book reveal ... Read more

Written by a leading COM authority, this unique book reveals the essence of COM, helping developers to truly understand the why, not just the how, of COM. Understanding the motivation for the design of COM and its distributed aspects is critical for developers who wish to go beyond simplistic applications of COM and become truly effective COM programmers, and to stay current with extensions, such as Microsoft Transaction Server and COM+. Box examines COM from the perspective of a C++ developer, offering a familiar frame of reference to ease you into the topic. Minimize

This work examines the management of inter-organizational c ... Read more

This work examines the management of inter-organizational cooperative ventures that seek to produce knowledge rather than products. Contending that our understanding of the strategic management of collective action needs improvement, Murphy details the general concepts of managing cooperative R&D, including the need to forge a consensus among participants. Three specific ventures--the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, and Sematech--are analyzed for their successes and failures, as well as the lessons that can be learned from them. Minimize

"Religion is infiltrating the arena of consumer culture in ... Read more

"Religion is infiltrating the arena of consumer culture in increasingly visible ways. We see it in a myriad of forms?in movies, such as Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, on Internet shrines and kitschy Web ?altars,? and in the recent advertising campaign that attacked fuel-guzzling SUVs by posing the question: What would Jesus drive? In Religion, Media, and the Marketplace, scholars in history, media studies, and sociology explore this intersection of the secular and the sacred. Topics include how religious leaders negotiate between the competing aims of the mainstream and the devout in the commercial marketplace, how politics and religious beliefs combine to shape public policy initiatives, how the religious ?other? is represented in the media, and how consumer products help define the practice of different faiths. At a time when religious fundamentalism in the United States and throughout the world is inseparable from political aims, this interdisciplinary look at the mutual influences between reli Minimize

Create a dynamic, fully featured, online store with the mos ... Read more

Create a dynamic, fully featured, online store with the most powerful open source e-commerce software Step-by-step guide to building your own online store Focuses on the key features of Magento that you must know to get your store up and running Customize the store's appearance to make it uniquely yours Clearly illustrated with screenshots and a working example In Detail Magento is the world's most evolved e-commerce solution. It runs on the Apache/MySQL/PHP platform. From one installation, you can control multiple storefronts, all sharing customer and product information. Magento's templates and themes enable you to customize the look and feel of your store, even optimizing it for mobile phones. Extensions enable you to connect Magento to a large number of payment gateways and shipping services. Modular code enables you to upgrade your Magento installation while retaining your customizations. Support is provided free by an active open source community and by subscription to Varien, the company behind Magento. Magento is one of the most exciting, flexible, and customizable e-commerce systems. It offers you an extensive suite of powerful tools for creating and managing an online store. As your online store grows, you can be sure that this robust e-commerce system can handle your needs. However, getting started with Magento can be difficult without the right guidance. This book provides that guidance in the form of a step-by-step approach to building a simple, effective online store. The book covers the key features of Magento that will help you get your store up and running. It guides you through installation, configuration, populating your store with products, accepting payments, maintaining relationships with your customers, and fulfilling orders. When you create an online store with Magento, you usually follow a defined series of steps. This book is arranged to support that process. Each chapter shows you how to get the most from one step. You will learn to customize the default Magento storefront so that it becomes your store and also about Magento's directory structure and where some of the elements of a store are customized. This experience will help you if you decide to go beyond this book and install new themes or create your own themes. As you work your way through each chapter, your store will grow in scope and sophistication. By the time you finish this book, you should have a basic but complete, working online store. What you will learn from this book? Install and configure Magento and add products to your online catalog Create categories and attributes to build your catalog of products Enhance your products with descriptions, images, and inventory information Create product categories to help your customers navigate your online store Automatically apply sales tax rules to different shipping addresses and different types of products Present and sell products in groups and sets Display products related to the one that is being viewed by a customer Offer your customer choices for a product's size, color, or other attribute and give discounts based on quantities Accept payments using Paypal, credit cards, and checks/money orders and offer a variety of shipping options Create your own, customized shipping rates and connect to shippers such as UPS, FedEx, and USPS Approach This book will provide you with step-by-step instructions for installing, configuring, and using Magento to run your own e-commerce site. We will set up an example store in the book with enough information to adapt the instructions according to your needs. Who this book is written for? This book is for anyone who wants to create an online store using Magento. If you are a non-technical person and are discouraged by the complexity of this powerful e-commerce application, this book is ideal for you. Minimize