Today, everything and everyone is a brand. If you want to develop your personal brand, but can’t afford the fees of a branding firm, this book provides access and insights into a thought-leading mind. For entrepreneurs and professionals looking to manage their business career, it’s more than just theory. It’s part step-by-step guide, part story-sharing written to inspire and help bring your own brand to life. Here, branding expert Henry Wong shares his process to help you compete in the market and workplace.
Understanding DB2 9 Security is the only comprehensive guide to securing DB2 and leveraging the powerful new security features of DB2 9. Direct from a DB2 Security deployment expert and the IBM® DB2 development team, this book gives DBAs and their managers a wealth of security information that is available nowhere else. It presents real-world implementation scenarios, step-by-step examples, and expert guidance on both the technical and human sides of DB2 security. This book’s material is organized to support you through every step of securing DB2 in Windows®, Linux®, or UNIX® environments. You’ll start by exploring the regulatory and business issues driving your security efforts, and then master the technological and managerial knowledge crucial to effective implementation. Next, the authors offer practical guidance on post-implementation auditing, and show how to systematically maintain security on an ongoing basis. Coverage includes Establishing effective security processes, teams, plans, and policies Implementing identification and authentication controls, your first lines of defense DB2 in Windows environments: managing the unique risks, leveraging the unique opportunities Using the new Label Based Access Control (LBAC) of DB2 9 to gain finer-grained control over data protection Encrypting DB2 connections, data “in flight,” and data on disk: step-by-step guidance Auditing and intrusion detection: crucial technical implementation details Using SSH to secure machine-to-machine communication in DB2 9 multi-partitioned environments Staying current with the latest DB2 security patches and fixes
The topic of weight loss seems to be everywhere you turn. It feels like you can't even turn on the television anymore without seeing someone talking about ways you can lose weight. Why is this such a prominent topic in the 21st century? There is one simple reason for all the fuss surrounding the topic of weight loss - America is fat. Diet plans and diet pills are two of the biggest potential solutions that people turn to for help. Unfortunately, neither of these are likely to hold up over the long run. For one thing, diet pills can be dangerous, and there is very little evidence to prove their effectiveness. As best, you are probably wasting money when you purchase diet pills, and at worst you may even be harming your health. When it comes to diet plans, the company selling the plan usually has something else to sell you - a diet food of some kind. Those foods, while low in calories, also tend to be devoid of any real nutritional value. They might taste okay in some cases, but that is usually because they are loaded with salt and preservatives. Far from healthy, they just attempt to momentarily fill you up with fake food. If you have the will power, you might be able to lose a few pounds while basically starving yourself of the nutrition that your body desires. Over the long run, however, this method is almost certain to fall short. You'll return to the foods you used to eat, and your weight will return, as well. In this book, you will learn the secrets to achieving your IDEAL weight the proper way.
PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY is the premier source of clinically relevant information on the prevention of coronary heart disease. Thoroughly updated by international experts, the book discusses screening, risk factors, prevention in special populations, and primary and secondary prevention in the context of the daily practice of medicine. PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY is a "must have" for cardiologists and primary care physicians. Review of the first edition: "Excellent...Structured in a way that invites the reader to use it as a comprehensive reference...The combination of theory and guidelines with a practical approach to the patient at risk for cardiovascular diseases is a strength." The New England Journal of Medicine
Panda school Chinese English ABC book is a fun way for children to learn and practise basic words and phrases. Children quickly gain confidence as they work through the letters of the alphabet ... Each unit has several word examples with an English and Chinese pronunciation guide ... Although the book is primarily aimed at exposing Chinese speakers to the English alphabet, it would also be very useful for English speaking children who are setting out to learn the Chinese (Mandarin) language."--Introduction, p. [3].
Anchored by a consistent emphasis on the patient, the Clinical Medicine Series is a vital resource for anyone in the primary care setting, the hospital, or the ambulatory setting. Inside each volume, busy practitioners will find up-to-the-minute patient management advice that no other source can match. And when you factor in the series' affordable price, quick-scan design, and internationally renowned authorship, it's easy to see why the Clinical Medical Series will be first on any dedicated professional's reading list.-- For cardiologists and primary care physicians, this is a critical summary of the extensive literature on heart disease risk factors and prevention-- Offers clear clinical strategies to successfully screen, identify, and control cardiovascular risk factors-- Highlights include smoking cessation, evaluation of family history, obesity and weight control, hypertension, gender and ethnic factors, and prevention in youth-- Each chapter provides evidence-based protocols for reducing the risk of heart disease and secondary episodes.
There are Chinatowns in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, London ... in many different countries all around the globe. But wherever they are located geographically, Chinatown is one community, Fire a gun in New York's Chinatown and the echo reverberates seconds later in Hong Kong. Political pressures emanating from Mainland China are felt by the new wave of immigrants on Mott, Hester, and Delancey Streets in hours." "American-born Jack Yu became one of the few ethnically Chinese officers in the NYPD. Now he has been promoted out of the Chinatown Precinct. But he cannot get away from Chinatown's criminals - his old friends - who are hooked up with Hong Kong based triads in a crooked scam of international proportions." "Henry Chang shows us the people he understands so well: a Chinese yuppie whose loss of face ends in tragedy; an ailing bookie with romance in his soul; a would-be gang leader and the tough new immigrants from Fukien who confront him; and the triad official, Grass Sandal, sent from Hong Kong to liase with local benevolent societies. Year of the Dog shows us what exists beneath the surface of the tourists' Chinatown."--BOOK JACKET.
Stability of Geotechnical Structures: Theoretical and Numerical Analysis is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and applications of soil mechanics in structural stability. Chapters explain different mathematical methods to calculate structural stability metrics. Topics covered in the book include upper and lower bound methods, kinematic methods, slip line methods, limit analysis, limit equilibrium, and element methods. Additionally, fundamental principles in plasticity formulation are discussed in sufficient details, and sample computer programs are included to aid the readers in learning the presented theoretical material. The book also features worked examples for easy understanding. Theoretical material in the book is based on actual research conducted by the authors, with additional literature reviews and discussions about important topics in geotechnical engineering. Stability of Geotechnical Structures: Theoretical and Numerical Analysis is suitable for students undertaking advanced foundation or geotechnical engineering courses at undergraduate or postgraduate levels. Frontiers in Civil Engineering brings scholarly references on all topics related to civil engineering to the fore. Each volume presents thematic information on theoretical frameworks and practical applications in the field, including (but not limited to) soil and rock mechanics, flood control, road and railway engineering, and the construction of large buildings, bridges and dams. The series aims to compile and present useful information in the form of handbooks and monographs for students involved in technical courses in addition to providing updated references for professional engineers about the latest trends in civil engineering.
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