The projects featured in Close to Home are within a 15-mile radius of where Louisville architect Michael Koch was born, raised, and has practiced for almost forty years. Educated at the University of Kentucky School of Architecture during the Dean Anthony Eardley era, where he was taught by Guillermo Julian de la Fuente, Peter Carl, Stephen Deger, Judith DeMaio, Clyde Carpenter, and Herb Greene, Koch has created a body of work in the Ohio River Valley that is site-specific and expressive, translating Kentucky's regional idioms into a vibrant modernism. From airy houses that take advantage of Louisville's Olmstead-designed parks and local materials, to structures that are strikingly adapted to the Ohio River floodplain, to church-inspired metropolitan projects, Koch's buildings are a memorable part of the city's landscape. Close to Home presents the award-winning achievements of his firm Michael Koch and Associates Architects, and introduces readers to the simple elegance of his designs and meaningful contributions he has made to the architecture of Kentucky.
StarOffice is a full-featured, fully integrated suite of office productivity tools with a strong international following. This volume, which comes with a word processor (StarOffice Writer), spreadsheet application, and drawing and presentation program, addresses the formula editor and a third-party database module that is installed with the software.
Learn how to manage commonly encountered problems in plastic and reconstructive surgery with this unique case-based approach Covering head, neck, trunk, extremities, and cosmetic concerns, this sourcebook uses numerous visual clinical scenarios to illustrate essential plastic and reconstructive surgical principles. Each chapter is organized by a well-illustrated case, followed by algorithms that take you through effective management strategies and clinically relevant information. The result is an ideal resource for oral board preparation and a valuable primer for students, residents, and attending physicians from diverse specialties. FEATURES: The first resource of its kind, based on visual clinical scenarios designed to sharpen clinical-decision making Each case includes an algorithm to guide management strategies An extensive, high-yield collection of information and insights for each case Practical pearls from leading authorities close each case and provide concept-clarifying take-away points Full-color clinical photos add emphasis to must-know points throughout each case Suggested references provide further information on each subject
This advanced EURACHEM textbook is designed for training, teaching and continuing studies providing an in-depth but easy to understand coverage of Quality Assurance in Chemical Measurement. The CD-ROM accompanying the book contains course materials of 10 experiencedspecialists in the field withmore than 200 overheads (graphics and text) as ready-to-use Powerpoint R documents. The book will serve as an advanced textbook for analytical chemistry students and professionals in industry and service labs and as a reference text and source of course materials for lecturers. TOC:M. Koch: Basic Statistics.-B. Wenclawiak: Glossary (incl. organisations).-B. Wenclawiak: Fit for Purpose.-M. Koch: Quality Manual.-E. Hadjicostas: Validation of Methods.-R. Kraus: ISO 17025-Accreditation.-E. Hadjicostas: ISO 9000-Certification.-M. Valcarcel: Accreditation vs. Certification.-E. Hadjicostas: Good Laboratory Practice.-R. Kraus: Calibration and Detection Limits.- A. Williams: Measurement Uncertainty.-I. Papadakis: Reference Materials.-M. Koch: Control Charts.-M. Koch: Proficiency Testing.- I. Papadakis: Metrology in Chemistry/Traceability.-B. Wenclawiak: QA in Educational Institutions.-E. Hadjicostas: TQM and Cost of Quality.
Sunflower Subdivisions is the first poetry collection by Michael Koch, and it features his unique writing style on an expanded variety of topics. The poems are instantly engaging and memorable, snappy and comprehensible, and always to the point. Accentuating these poems are hand-drawn pictures that bring out the charm of each work.
Christmas Means Tamales is an anecdotal account of how to make tamales, but it is much more. The author takes you back to your own memories of family food events and foods that will remind you of the joyous occasions with family and friends. As you read on you will find yourself drawn into the times you sat at mom's kitchen waiting for her to finish the cake or icing so you could lick the bowl clean. The friendship, loving traditions and superstitions that add to the savor of the foods will bring you back for more. The book is an easy read with 60 recipes that are easy to read, follow and use. All the ingredients that author uses are easily obtained in most grocery stores or in a neighborhood deli. Most of the recipes are family foods that have been handed down and maintained for several generations. Gorditas and Adovado are unique New Mexico dishes that will delight, as will the stories. Most of the recipes have a vignette associated with them which will give you insight to a love affair with good food and a warm loving family tradition that is rural Arizona in the 1940's and 1950's
Over Pluto is the darkly comic tale of a young man from Mercury embarking to find purpose in his life. While the world continues to degrade him, he soon becomes a hero in his own eyes as he soon loses empathy with all of society. The story has no real protagonist, no real villain, and no real lessons, but is instead a character study on a misguided juvenile and his descent into villainhood. This dramatic and darkly comic tale bends the science fiction genre's expectations and creates a gripping narrative that binds the reader in. The web of emotions the main character contains makes him one of the great unreliable narrators, as well as eliciting audience relations all over the board. Without the baggage of expectations, Over Pluto is able to be both a vicious satire of modern society and a loving dedication to independent art. This is the first novel by author Michael Koch and shows his blending of modern science fiction and classical literature, all while telling a unique story about confused youth. He takes a smart, cutting look at the mindset promoting isolation all while insulting it with his hyperbolic storylines. His writing perfectly balances the sophistication of classic literature with camp, creating a unique voice that delicately rips apart expectations to create a work of art all his own.
This book begins with a murder in Tulsa of a construction site guard during the summer of 1921. Police found no leads to this murder mystery. Soon the victimas family hired two local detectives. Their efforts secured several arrests of small-time crooks. Their chief suspects were Arthur aDoca Barker and Volney Davis. Both were apprehended, convicted and sent to prison. But they were released well before their sentences were completed through underhanded means. By the early 1930s America was in the clutches of a aGreat Depressiona and several infamous criminals emerged to the fascination of the public sector who read of their crimes reported in all the big cities by local newspaper reporters. One such group of bandits was the Barker-Karpis Gang, which terrorized many states. This book explores their rise and fall, and tells of their many murders, robberies and kidnappings.
Author Mel Odom goes redneck as he shows players all the strategies, secret codes, and cheats of Redneck Rampage. Gamers will learn how to help Leonard and Bubba find their prize-winning cow and get her back from the aliens.
Causal uncertainty is a wide-spread phenomenon. Courts are often unable to determine whether a defendant’s tortious conduct was a factual cause of a plaintiff’s harm. Yet, sometimes courts can determine the probability that the defendant caused the plaintiff’s harm, although often there is considerable variance in the probability estimate based on the available evidence. The conventional way to cope with this uncertainty has been to apply the evidentiary rule of ‘standard of proof’. The application of this ‘all or nothing’ rule can lead to unfairness by absolving defendants who acted tortiously and may also create undesirable incentives that result in greater wrongful conduct and injustice to victims. Some courts have decided that this ‘no-liability’ outcome is undesirable. They have adopted rules of proportional liability that compensate plaintiffs according to the probability that their harm was caused by the defendant’s tortious conduct. In 2005 the Principles of European Tort Law (PETL) made a breakthrough in this regard by embracing rules of proportional liability. This project, building on PETL, endeavours to make further inquiries into the desirable scope of proportional liability and to offer a more detailed view of its meaning, implications, and ramifications.
Covering the entire spectrum of this fast-changing field, Diagnostic Imaging: Pediatrics, fourth edition, is an invaluable resource for pediatric radiologists, general radiologists, and trainees—anyone who requires an easily accessible, highly visual reference on today’s pediatric imaging. Dr. A. Carlson Merrow, Jr., and his team of highly regarded experts provide up-to-date information on recent advances in technology and safety in the imaging of children to help you make informed decisions at the point of care. The text is lavishly illustrated, delineated, and referenced, making it a useful learning tool as well as a handy reference for daily practice. Serves as a one-stop resource for key concepts and information on pediatric imaging, including a wealth of new material and content updates on more than 400 diagnoses Features more than 2,500 illustrations including radiologic images, full-color illustrations, endoscopic and bronchoscopic photographs, clinical photos, and gross pathology images Features updates from cover to cover including specifics from revised disease classifications and new terminology in best practices recommendations for radiologic reporting Reflects evolving imaging technology in conjunction with increased awareness of radiation, contrast, and anesthesia safety in children, and how these advances continue to alter pediatric imaging approaches Uses bulleted, succinct text and highly templated chapters for quick comprehension of essential information at the point of care
Art Druey's return from his drop-it-all trip to Italy proves dramatic. His pal Ian snaps and Shirley suddenly disappears. Comic art on a real human scale in this final part of Cosey's warm and engrossing novel. In full-colour.
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