Studio Classroom Lets Talk In English June 2007 ISO | 460 MB

Let's Talk in English, first published in 1981, and Studio Classroom rank number one and two as the best-selling English magazines in Taiwan. Let's Talk in English, the best domestic English conversation magazine, has earned the IBC Good Programs Award. It provides practical vocabulary and conversation skills to help you learn to speak English well by using simple, useful vocabulary.

Studio Classroom Advanced June 2007 ISO | 555 MB

Studio Classrooms publishes three monthly magazines for English learners: Let's Talk in English, Studio Classroom and Advanced. Each magazine provides practical, interesting articles to help readers improve their English skills. Radio and television programs accompany each article and air Monday through Saturday. The radio programs are also available on MP3 and on the Internet. Studio Classroom is a program under ORTV (Overseas Radio & TelevisIon Inc.). Currently, more than 600,000 people seek to improve their English skills by the product of Studio Classroom in China, Taiwan Korea, and other country in America, Europe, and Australia.

Nonnative speakers of English will find this instructional workbook a helpful source for improving and expanding their English language vocabulary in preparation for the IELTS examination (International English Language Test for Students). Over 60 activities are provided, including word games, puzzles, and quizzes that are specifically designed to target problems areas common to nonnative speakers.

" Fait par des spécialistes, ce manuel s'adresse à un public vaste et motivé " (Revue Générale de Thermique) - " Une encyclopédie de la construction en terre " (Le Sauvage) - " Ce dossier est le fruit d'un travail d'études, d'expérimentations, de réalisations, portant sur plusieurs années, pour faire connaître un matériau millénaire et réfléchir sur les intérêts de sa pratique moderne " (Techniques et Architecture) - " A l'aide de nombreux dessins et photos, les auteurs démontrent sans peine que l'habitat en terre est une dimension de l'écologie " (Rustica) - " Cet ouvrage collectif prouve qu'il ne s'agit désormais ni d'un archaïsme ni d'une utopie " (100 Idées) - " Pas aussi terre à terre qu'on voudrait le croire " (Le Nouvel Observateur) - " Ce guide pratique indique comment utiliser le sol, élever des murs (pétrir, couler, compacter, mettre la terre en blocs, etc.) " (Bulletin du Livre) - " Il faut absolument lire le livre de CRAterre car la terre est l'avenir de l'homme " (La Tribune - Le Progrès).

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Comment concevoir ; édifier et aménager le bâtiment et le territoire en n'hypothéquant pas l'avenir de nos enfants ? Quelles architectures et quels urbanismes seront capables de répondre à nos besoins et à ceux des générations futures ? En 368 fiches didactiques et plus de 776 pages, le Traité d'architecture et d'urbanisme bioclimatiques répond à ces questions et à bien d'autres encore. Il propose des réponses concrètes en synthétisant l'état de l'art et des connaissances. Il offre une nouvelle approche conceptuelle assise sur l'examen systématique du " coût global actualisé ". A l'heure des grandes interrogations sur les changements climatiques, ; les aspirations au développement des populations du Sud, le maintien des niveaux de vie des populations du Nord, cet ouvrage veut partager avec tous les acteurs de la construction, de l'aménagement et du développement, qu'ils soient professionnels, étudiants, enseignants ou élus locaux et nationaux, les fruits d'un savoir concret et opérationnel. Le grand public trouvera également dans ce livre les informations et le sources d'inspiration pour construire sa propre maison individuelle bioclimatique, en accord avec ses convictions environnementales.

Jeff Biddle / John Bryan Davis, «A Companion to the History of Economic Thought»
Blackwell Publishing | ISBN: 0631225730 | 2003-07-01 | 736 pages | PDF | 3.8 Mb

Assembling contributions from top thinkers in the field, this companion offers a comprehensive and sophisticated exploration of the history of economic thought. The volume has a threefold focus: the history of economic thought, the history of economics as a discipline, and the historiography of economic thought. The essays in the first section focus on the history of economic ideas, with topics ranging from ancient, medieval and Islamic thought, to Marxian, Utopian and post-war thought. The second section explores important historiographical topics, including the sociology of economics, methodology, exegesis, and textuality.Each chapter serves as a complex introduction to the chosen topic, and gathered together they provide an extensive synthesis of the field as a whole. The volume is an essential resource for anyone researching or studying the history of economic thought, and will also serve as an excellent text for courses in this area.

Meeting Excellence is a comprehensive resource that provides a wide range of ready-to-use tools that have been developed and tested by a meeting initiative within Novartis Pharmaceuticals. It is based on years of research observing team meetings, examining existing meeting documents, and conducting a number of intensive individual interviews in the U.S. and Europe. This important book offers the information and tools needed to prepare, facilitate, and follow up on all your meetings.

John G. Proakis, «Wiley Encyclopedia of Telecommunications , 5 Volume Set»
Wiley-Interscience | ISBN: 0471369721 | 2003-01-06 | 3074 pages | PDF | 66.5 Mb

Engineers have long required a comprehensive yet concise resource to turn to for reliable, up-to-date information on the continually evolving field of telecommunications. In five easily searched volumes, the Wiley Encyclopedia of Telecommunications provides a broad, clear overview of both the fundamentals of and recent advances in telecommunications. This essential reference-the only one dedicated to telecommunications for electrical engineers-is available in print and online formats. Topics Include: *Optical communications *Modulation and demodulation *Coding and decoding *Communication networks *Antennas John G. Proakis is the Series Editor for the Wiley Series in Telecommunications and Signal Processing. In preparing this Encyclopedia, Dr. Proakis been assisted by an editorial board of five leading telecommunications engineers from academia and industry.

One of America's top professional speakers and seminar leaders, Brian Tracy has been a consultant and trainer for hundreds of corporations large and small. His bestselling audio and video programs have been translated into 14 languages and are used in 31 countries. More than one million people have attended his programs on success, sales effectiveness and personal fulfillment.

Z Michalewicz / M Schmidt / M Michalewicz / C Chiriac, «Adaptive Business Intelligence»
Springer | ISBN: 3540329285 | November 29, 2006 | 246 pages | PDF | 5 Mb

In the modern information era, managers must recognize the competitive opportunities represented by decision-support tools. Adaptive business intelligence systems combine prediction and optimization techniques to assist decision makers in complex, rapidly changing environments. These systems address the fundamental questions: What is likely to happen in the future? And what is the best decision right now? Adaptive Business Intelligence includes elements of data mining, predictive modeling, forecasting, optimization, and adaptability. The authors have considerable academic research backgrounds in artificial intelligence and related fields, combined with years of practical consulting experience in businesses and industries worldwide. In this book they explain the science and application of numerous prediction and optimization techniques, as well as how these concepts can be used to develop adaptive systems. The techniques covered include linear regression, time-series forecasting, decision trees and tables, artificial neural networks, genetic programming, fuzzy systems, genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, tabu search, ant systems, and agent-based modeling.

Robert Schwartz, John Aidan Byrne, Antoinette Colaninno, «The New NASDAQ Marketplace
(Zicklin School of Business Financial Markets Conference Series Baruch College)»
Springer | ISBN: 0387486003 | February 2007 | 165 pages | PDF | 1.1 Mb

The NASDAQ Stock Market has been reengineered in recent years from a competitive dealer market to a modern hybrid. The broader NASDAQ marketplace, including ECNs and ATSs, has also experienced substantial growth and development. This conference brought together leading buy-side and sell-side participants and NASDAQ executives to put these changes into sharper focus. The resulting book assesses both the current market structure and the direction in which the new NASDAQ marketplace is heading.

Cheng-few Lee, Alice C. Lee, «Encyclopedia of Finance»
Springer | ISBN: 0387262849 | April 17, 2006 | 1116 pages | PDF | 4.2 Mb

The Encyclopedia of Finance is a major new reference work covering all aspects of finance. Coverage includes finance (financial management, security analysis, portfolio management, financial markets and instruments, insurance, real estate, options and futures, international finance) and statistical applications in finance (applications in portfolio analysis, option pricing models and financial research). The project is designed to attract both an academic and professional market. It will also have international approach to ensure its maximum appeal.

A public domain was one of the Framers' most important gifts to our cultural tradition. This extraordinary book makes real. Outstanding and useful information about copyright, public-domain material, fair use, and how to navigate this sometimes daunting field.

In I Don't Know What I Want . . . But I Know It's Not This, career consultant Julie Jansen won over readers with the same comforting, clear headed approach that she brings to her many Fortune 500 clients. Now she tackles a problem that affects every working person, regardless of occupation: difficult people.