This book investigates the influence of ethnicity on the development of psychological climate perceptions and discusses the implications of this influence on diversity in organizations. Cultivating individuals within corporations to value diversity may prove to be challenging since this process is a cognitive and psychological one. This book regards organizational members' perceptions of their organization as real and suggests that they ought to be taken as such. Consequently, the success of an organization's diversity efforts is contingent on the attention it pays to the perceptions that its members hold not only about human difference but also about issues of diversity within their organization. It is only when members' perceptions are determined that organizations should proceed to employ diversity programs.
Clothing for every possible weather event-- check. Personal necessities-- check. Wide assortment of microphones-- check. Stereo recorder for spooky midnight podcasting-- check. Inaccurate maps of 'The Kanc'-- check. Formalwear-- check. If you have all of the above items packed, you are ready to accompany Senator and Wendy V on another book's worth of adventures. Enjoy the drives, the hikes, and the rides. You can even hang your head and hands outside the car.
Once again it's time to roam the country by car, bike, boat, plane, and foot-- perhaps minus a wounded toe. Make your reservation to join Senator and Wendy V as they tackle a 6,000-mile spread of the United States. Don't be overwhelmed; you just need an occasionally accurate map, comfortable shoes, about half of the alphabet, and a sense of humor. They'll be happy to have you ride along. Just tell 'em Lyin' Jimmy sent you!
Just when you thought the country was safe, here comes the third volume of the travels of Senator and Wendy V. How to Start a Fire Under the Sea follows them during another two years, including excursions north, east, south, and west of home. Given their track record, you should probably read about these places now-- while they still exist!
Have you ever taken your grandma to see a surrealist hologram of a rock star? Ever wondered what to do if your fort is being attacked by natives? Ever experienced the magic of Fort Wayne? Ever been part of a 360 improvisational music event involving garbanzo beans? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, you are long overdue for a dose of the Travels of Senator and Wendy V. Better pick up How to Eat a Pizza From a Can right away. Own the next conversation piece in the ultimate small talk mosaic.
If you combined the wit of Oscar Wilde, the narrative presence of Charles Dickens, the social commentary of Mark Twain, and the literary mastery of Vladimir Nabokov, you would have one heck of a book. If, however, you are willing to settle for a second helping of the humorous and honest tales of a girl, a boy, and their toothbrushes, invest in How to Change a Flat on a Unicycle. Volume I will be lonely on your shelf without it.
If you want to experience the splendors of Europe, the magic of the Far East, and the mystique of Africa, from the comfort of your armchair, watch the Travel Channel. If, however, you want to read the honest, humorous, and occasionally pensive account of two overgrown kids tromping around the country on a mission, ingest this book. You will likely emerge older, wiser, and a few dollars poorer than when you began.
Have you ever wondered how to strategically avoid seafood in a region that offers little else to eat? Do you tear up at Stonewall Jackson's final words? Does the term 'vertical heterophoria' paint images of concerts you attended in the late 60s? No matter how you answered these questions, if you have stuck with them this far, you are ready once again to join Senator and Wendy V for some of their most unusual adventures yet in How to Take a Drink From a Cactus.
With fifty states under their seatbelts, Senator and Wendy V are headed for more adventures near and far, hot and cold. Follow them as they search Door County for an abandoned Wisconsin nightclub. Then narrow down 1,000 or so itineraries for the perfect initial European vacation. (If it involves children dressed as rats, an impromptu conga line, and a famous decomposer, you're on the right track.) Endure hot, humid summers. Find relief canoeing a cool lake and hiking in the snow and ice. Learn that crampons are nothing like one might picture. If you're not ready to slow down yet, grab a bookmark and get going.
ABOUT THE BOOK Anyone with a yard looks for the best way to make it beautiful without breaking the bank. Perhaps you are moving to a new house, with nothing but the blank slate of fresh dirt in the front yard without a tree to provide shade. Maybe you’ve just purchased a fixer-upper with overgrown shrubbery planted decades ago that has been allowed to overwhelm the entire front of the house. Or perhaps, you’ve been staring at your yard for years with the desire to improve it, but feeling that money is simply too tight to do any major overhaul of the space. Whatever your situation, you are in luck: great landscaping does not need to cost a fortune; it simply takes a bit of knowledge and common sense. Landscaping can seem to be overwhelming to the beginning homeowner. After all, many people pay professional landscapers thousands of dollars for their services. But there are hundreds of gardening magazines, books, blogs, and video tutorials available, each offering advice on how to improve your front yard. Start your research by asking the landscaping questions in this quick book! EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK Buying plants in pots can prove to be a costly exercise in futility. You might be inclined to buy five-gallon potted plants, but purchasing one gallon potted plants instead can yield good results with savings. The plants will be smaller, but within a season they will grow and fill out a plant bed. When you place the new plants, space them apart according to their mature size, not the size that they are at planting time. Use fertilizer as you plant to help give your new fledglings a stronger start. More care during planting will mean higher survival of plants as the season progresses. Divide clumps of plants to create several starters to spread out in your beds as opposed to just putting the pot into one spot. Good candidates for splitting are grasses, perennial flowers such as geraniums, and plants that put out runners. Within a year or two, you can fill in a large bed with only the starting purchase of a few plants... Buy a copy to keep reading!
The only modern guide to interpreting and writing real property descriptions for surveyors Technical land information is no longer the exclusive domain of professional surveyors. The Internet now houses a multitude of resources that nontechnical professionals—such as attorneys and realtors—access and implement on a daily basis. However, these professionals are trained in aspects of law and commerce that do not provide the proper education and experience to interpret and evaluate their land boundary information discoveries correctly. As a result, their analysis is often erroneous and the data misapplied—ultimately leading to confusion and costly litigation. Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions attempts to bridge the ever-widening gap between the users of land boundary information and the land surveyors who produce it. An expert team of authors integrates the historic and legal background of real property interests with fundamental concepts of the surveying profession in a manner accessible for average readers. These provide the basics for both properly comprehending older descriptions and competently constructing complete and modern real property descriptions that foster better communication. Highlights in this book include: An in-depth exploration of historic descriptions and how to read them Coverage of the widely accepted ALTA/ACSM Land Boundary Survey standards and associated property descriptions A diverse collection of examples and practice scenarios An overview of the latest issues related to the use of GPS and GIS Written in easy-to-understand language, this practical resource assists nontechnical professionals in understanding exactly what a surveyor does and does not do, and serves as a valuable tool for obtaining the most satisfactory, accurate, and complete real property descriptions.
The world-famous Chile Pepper Institute is the only organization devoted to the study, cultivation, and enjoyment of the world’s favorite fiery fruit, and The Official Cookbook of the Chile Pepper Institute is your guide to cooking with and enjoying chile peppers in all their magnificent, flavorful varieties. With over eighty recipes celebrating the world’s diversity of chiles and more than a hundred photos of chiles in the field, at the market, and on your plate, The Official Cookbook is like a tour through the Institute’s famous Teaching Garden. The Official Cookbook is the only book organized to include almost every chile variety worldwide. Each chile includes a description of its history, where it originated and where it is grown now, and its flavor profile, heat index, and common uses. And, of course, recipes!
Offering evidence from both detailed individual country studies and homogenized statistics across the Latin American and Caribbean region, this book examines the impact of the minimum wage on wages, employment, poverty, income distribution and government budgets in the context of a large informal sector and predominantly unskilled workforces.
This extraordinary memoir by a leading Russian scientist who worked for decades at the nerve center of the top-secret Biopreparat offers a chilling look into the biological weapons program of the former Soviet Union, vestiges of which still exist today in the Russian Federal Republic. Igor Domaradskij calls himself an inconvenient man: a dedicated scientist but a nonconformist who was often in conflict with government and military apparatchiks. In this book he reveals the deadly nature of the research he participated in for almost fifteen years.From 1950 till 1973, Domaradskij played an increasingly important role as a specialist in the area of epidemic bacterial infections. He was largely responsible for an effective system of plague control within the former USSR, which prevented mass outbreaks of rodent-born diseases. But after twenty-three years of making significant scientific contributions, his work was suddenly redirected.Under pressure from the Soviet military he helped design, create, and direct Biopreparat, the goal of which was to develop new types of biological weapons. From the inception of this highly secret venture Domaradskij openly expressed his skepticism and criticized it as a risky gamble and a serious error by the government. Eventually his critical attitude forced him out of the communist party, and finally cost him the opportunity of continuing his scientific work.Domaradskij goes into great detail about the secrecy, intrigue, and the bureaucratic maze that enveloped the Biopreparat scientists, making them feel like helpless pawns. What stands out in his account is the hasty, patchwork nature of the Soviet effort in bioweaponry. Far from being a smooth-running, terrifying monolith, this was an enterprise cobbled together out of the conflicts and contretemps of squabbling party bureaucrats, military know-nothings, and restless, ambitious scientists. In some ways the inefficiency and lack of accountability in this system make it all the more frightening as a worldwide threat. For today its dimensions are still not fully known, nor is it certain that any one group is completely in control of the proliferation of this lethal weaponry.Biowarrior is disturbing but necessary reading for anyone wishing to understand the nature and dimensions of the biological threat in an era of international terrorism.Igor V. Domaradskij (Moscow, Russia) is chief research fellow of the Moscow Gabrichevsky G. N. Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology; a member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Russia; and the author of fourteen books on microbiology, biochemistry, and immunology. Wendy Orent (Atlanta, GA) is a freelance writer and ethnologist.
In this volume an account is given of the technologies relevant to the detection of sentinel lymph nodes in the context of surgical oncology. This is a rapidly and evolving field, and the clinical applications discussed in this volume are exciting and important. A multidisciplinary team was assembled to discuss this subject in the light of direct experience gained by each of the groups in the previous 12 months. Clinical case material is presented and the methodology of sentinel lymph node imaging and detection is discussed in detail. The authors have assembled in a single volume a significant amount of personal data and a comprehensive literature review which will serve as a single reference and teaching source for all those interested in this critical technique relevant to the management of large numbers of patients in surgical oncology.
An all-new collection of gene-pool belly flops Most people don't need a PhD to know that doing chin-ups off the edge of a seventh-floor balcony is a recipe for disaster. Or that it's a bad idea to put a paintball gun in your mouth and pull the trigger. Or to think twice before joyriding in a shopping cart strapped to a four-wheel drive. Darwin Award winners lack this basic sound judgement. Named for Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, The Darwin Awards celebrates those who have dived headfirst into the shallow end of the gene pool. From offering a bear a beer to self-testing a Taser to jumping a drawbridge on a bike, The Darwin Awards V: Next Evolution honours these macabre and entertaining feats of hapless misjudgement. Fully illustrated with over a hundred new awe-inspiring tales, including science essays from guest writers and answers to FAQs about evolution in action, The Darwin Awards V: Next Evolution demonstrates how uncommon common sense still is.
Romance novelist Monica Ross made a remarkable comeback after divorcing her disloyal husband, Joshua. Leaving her home in Connecticut, Monica makes a fresh start in the Montana Mountains, and begins a new life in a new town. All she needs is a little peace and quiet to do what she loves most, write her next great novel. Only after needing a little carpentry done in her new cabin and meeting the towns master of woodwork does she remember why she enjoys writing romance so much. The handsome Jack Bear enters Monicas life like a warm breeze on a frigid day. He seemed to step straight out of one of her novels. The attraction between the two is instantaneous. Only time will tell whether the sparks between the two grow into more than just handyman and boss, or if shadows of the past will creep in to ruin Monicas new beginnings. Prepare to be dazzled in Wendy S. Ottos new book Silver Moon Shadows, which gives her readers a sweet and warmhearted story of a little town full of unlikely characters and a love story or two.
Good church leadership sets the example by trickling down to the church people. A healthy church has great values and actions bubbling up from the members to encourage and build up all. Bubble Up Church talks about what everyone can do to create an inspiring church whether or not one has any official position or role to fill.
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