The acclaimed book for parents whose children have special education needs.
The Individualized Education Program (IEP)determines the nuts and bolts of your child's special education. But it's easy to get lost in the paperwork and bureaucracy.

Boxing fans love the upset, seeing the underdog surprise the heavy favorite and take the fight to him, winning over the fans and—perhaps even more important—the judges. Sylvester Stallone mined that emotion through his long series of Rocky films.

Teach yourself how to build Web applications and services for Microsoft .NET-with tools and instruction, straight from the source! In a single, economical package, this DELUXE LEARNING EDITION delivers Microsoft's popular Step by Step tutorial for Microsoft ASP.NET along with fully supported, standard-edition software for the Microsoft Visual C# .NET development system. Featuring instruction and examples focused on C# programming, this Step by Step book enables you to work at your own pace-and apply your learning to real Visual C# .NET software, not a simulation. It's everything you need to build the skills and knowledge for developing .NET-ready Web applications and Web services, right now.

Sit down at the keyboard and cinch that deal! Press the send button and get the account!Writing skills are mimportant than ever in determining business success. They can make the difference between climbing the corporate ladder and getting stuck on a low rung. An e-mail that's clear, concise, and targeted will get more than just a response—it will get results…including your boss's attention!

Wall Street is where poker and modern financeand the theory behind these "games"clash head on. In both worlds, real risk means real money is made or lost in a heart beat, and neither camp is always rational with the risk it takes. As a result, business and financial professionals who want to use poker insights to improve their job performance will find this entertaining book a "must read." So will poker players searching for an edge in applying the insights of risk-takers on Wall Street.

Who is the only NBA coach to record 60-win seasons with three different franchises? Who is the only person to win NBA coach of the Year and the same league's MVP award? Regardless of how well you think you know basketball, theres bound to be questions in this book to challenge and enter- tain, to stimilate discussion, amd to start and settle arguments. Featuring questions from the professional, collegiate, and women's games.

Transact-SQL doesn’t always offer the functions needed for a project, but with user-defined functions, introduced in Microsoft SQL Server 2000, programmers can create their own. Transact-SQL User-Defined Functions discusses creating, using, and managing user-defined functions and system user-defined functions. The first part of the book explains the SQL syntax required to create, manage, and use UDFs, while the second part describes the system UDFs that Microsoft has added to SQL Server as tools to implement SQL Server functionality.

Teach yourself exactly what you need to know about using Microsoft Project 2002 project-management software-just when you need it. With STEP BY STEP, you can work through every lesson or choose your own best starting point. The book uses easy-to-follow instructions and friendly, non-intimidating language to walk you through the steps for planning, organizing, and analyzing project tasks, deadlines, and resources. Hone your new skills using practice files on CD. STEP BY STEP is the easy way to introduce yourself to Microsoft Project 2002 features and functions-and quickly build mastery with everyday tasks-one step at a time!

Queer Images chronicles representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer sexualities over one hundred years of American film. The most up-to-date and comprehensive book of its kind, it explores the ever-changing images of queer characters onscreen as well as the work of queer filmmakers and the cultural histories of queer audiences–from the works of discreetly homosexual filmmakers during Hollywood's Golden Age and classical Hollywood's attempt to purge sex perversion from films, to queer exploitation and physique films, cinematic responses to AIDS, and how contemporary Hollywood deals with queer issues. An essential volume for film buffs and anyone interested in sexuality and culture. Visit our website for sample chapters!

The world as we know it needs a new economics. Climate change, financial crisis and out-of-control globalization–all the major problems facing the world have their root in the dominant economic system.

ACM's flagship magazine, Communications of the ACM, is the premier chronicler of computing technologies, covering the latest discoveries, innovations, and research that inspire and influence the field. Each month, Communications brings readers in-depth stories of emerging areas of computer science, new trends in IT, and practical research applications. Industry leaders choose Communications to debate technology implications, public policies, engineering challenges, and market trends.

The Earth is made of layers, each with its own unique characteristics and processes that make it a vital part of the planet. The solid inner core, for example, is the farthest layer from the planet's surface, yet it provides much of the heat needed to fuel dramatic surface phenomena such as volcanoes and earthquakes. Likewise, the outer core generates a magnetic field that protects the planet from harmful particles in space. In "Layers of the Earth", learn how scientists use modern tools like seismology, geodesy, computer modeling, and global positioning systems to study the workings of the inner Earth.

This book uses the 2001 anthrax attacks as its point of departure for an analysis of the past, present, and future of America's preparedness to deal with major challenges to public health, including bioterrorism and pandemic flu. The study identified the strength and weaknesses of the system while making recommendations for improvements. This allows the U.S. to be better prepared if faced with a larger or different biological threat. This book looks for linkages not only between bioterrorists and pandemic defenses, but also between public health security and the wider field of homeland security. Johnstone highlights some key foundation plans and strategies that are to serve as a basis for public health security. Failure to address these crucial issues not on

Kyoto2, by writer, journalist and broadcaster Oliver Tickell puts forward a strikingly original new solution to the tentative, failed steps of the Kyoto Protocol.Using a system of finite production rights for greenhouse gases, which would be traded by organizations on a global auction, Kyoto2 seeks to succeed where the original agreement failed. Regulated by an independent body, the funds could be poured back into healing the wounds inflicted by climate change. In his combination of idealism with realistic proposals, Tickell exposes the flaws in current approaches, and envisions a fairer and more effective system.

Teens in Americas inner cities grow up and construct identities amidst a landscape of relationships and violence, support and discrimination, games and gangs. In such contexts, local environments such as after-school programs may help youth to mediate between social stereotypes and daily experience, or provide space for them to consider themselves as contributing members of a community.