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Increased tourism has turned the food service and hospitality
industry into one of our economy's fastest-growing sectors. This
growth presents new challenges to food-handling professionals
throughout the industry. This second edition of The Hospitality
Industry Handbook on Hygiene and Safety has incorporated additional
content and features to reflect the fast-moving changes and to
benefit both students and employees of the hospitality industry.
A magnificent novel of ambition, love and adventure It had not been
easy for Joe Mahoney to leave his beloved Rhodesia. All he
possessed by the time he reached England was a battered cargo plane
and a dream. From this slender beginning, Mahoney and his partner
built the Rainbow - the project that would revolutionise the face
of commercial flying. Mahoney had everything to gain and little
enough to lose - but there were some very interested parties who
planned to make certain he lost it all ...
An enthralling tale of courtroom drama, blackmail and high
adventure in Hong Kong in the last year of British rule, from the
bestselling author of Hold My Hand I'm Dying and Roots of Outrage.
Adventure, romance, political insight and dramatic locations -
ingredients that have established John Gordon Davis as a major name
in international adventure thrillers. Now he has added his own
experience as a lawyer in Hong Kong to create an action-packed
tale, filled with powerful courtroom scenes, set against the
dramatic background of a city preparing for political upheaval. Al
Hargreave, Hong Kong's Director of Public Prosecutions, is taking a
break in nearby Macao to recover from the collapse of his marriage
when he meets Olga, a beautiful Russian. Almost before he knows
what's happening, they are planning a new life together - the only
problem is that Olga's pimp has other ideas. Suddenly Olga is
snatched away, and Al is presented with an impossible dilemma.
Either he commits professional suicide by intentionally losing a
case against a Russian Mafia boss, or he gives up any chance of
happiness, and leaves Olga to suffer an unknown fate at the hands
of her captors in Moscow.
An unforgettable tale of adventure and heartache in the unforgiving
Australian Outback. A stirring account of a woman's awakening -
tension, passion and heart-stopping action. Helen McKenzie is
looking into the future and she doesn't like what she sees. Her
role as a mother is almost over - her husband works thousands of
miles away, her children will soon leave home - and she is alone in
the Australian Outback, facing a terrible dilemma. Should she take
off to pursue her unfulfilled ambitions, or stay behind, a faithful
wife, locked in predictable security? Ben Sunninghill has all the
freedom he wants. Travelling the world on a motorbike, this
carefree stranger from New York never spends long in one place -
until he appears in Helen's backyard to borrow a spanner, stays on
to help out around the farm, and ends up changing their lives
forever. Ben gives Helen the confidence to take control of her own
destiny, but finds himself losing control of his. As Helen and Ben
battle with their feelings, a storm of troubles is brewing that
will leave behind a trail of broken lives ...
A Pope is dead; his successor has just survived an assassination
attempt; death is meted out in the South Atlantic with the
explosive fury of Exocet missiles; a disgraced banker is found
hanging under a London bridge; a row of US servicemen's coffins is
lined up in the Caribbean heat of Grenada ... The events at first
seem unconnected, but are linked by their shocking violence. And it
is these events that take Jack Morgan back to the Caribbean island
where the woman he was to have married, Anna Hapsburg, is fighting
for survival. Morgan has been drummed out of the Navy on trumped-up
charges, and Anna's husband, Max, is deeply implicated not only in
Morgan's fll from grace, but also in an international network of
shady deals that tie in with the recent events. Together, Morgan
and Anna uncover a deviously camouflaged trail that will lead them
to the rotten core of a worldwide conspiracy that goes to the top
of the seemingly respectable governments and religious institutions
...
'They'll shoot you Davey - like an animal yourself ...' To half the
world they were folk heroes. To the other half they were lunatic
vandals. Davey Jordon - the quiet man burning with a silent rage.
Charlie Buffalohorn - the full-blooded Cherokee steeped in the
ancient faiths of his people. In the earliest hours of the New York
morning they were driving big trucks west for the Smokey Mountains.
By dawn the alarm was up and it seemed like half the goddamned
nation was coming to gun them down.
The sins of the past come home to roost in the New South Africa in
the action-packed new novel from a master of the international
thriller. The bestselling author of Hold My Hand I'm Dying and
Roots of Outrage returns once more to the country he knows best -
South Africa - for his heart-thumping new thriller, filled with
political intrigue, courtroom drama and high adventure. Since the
historic 1994 elections brought in the New South Africa, Jack
Harker, a former operative for South African military intelligence,
has created a new identity for himself as a publisher in New York,
and a new life with writer and activist Josephine Valentine, who
knows nothing of his undercover past. But his world is suddenly
thrown into turmoil when he hears about the new Truth and
Reconciliation Commission, which offers amnesty to those who
confess to crimes committed during the dark days of Apartheid, and
prosecution to those who do not. If Jack tells the truth about
everything he was ordered to do in the service of his country, will
Josephine ever be able to forgive him? If he keeps quiet, will
former colleagues betray him? And will he even be given the choice?
His confession would implicate a lot of powerful people, and it
soon becomes clear that they will go to any lengths to ensure he
will never be able to testify.
A panoramic novel filled with adventure, passion, a cast of
unforgettable characters, and penetrating political insight. South
Africa - a land long ron asunder by age-old struggles fro freedom.
Now the apartheid era is brought vividly to life. Accused of
treason following an illicit affair with activist Patti Ghandhi,
journalist Luke Mahoney is forced to flee into exile. Only when
South Africa finally moves into a new era is it safe for him to
return - after long years of reporting on the racial oppression and
the bloodshed from beyond its borders. It is a time of momentous
change, uncertain optimism, fear and forgiveness. With
unforeseeable speed, the ANC is unbanned, Nelson Mandela is
released - and a ghost from Luke's past returns. Suddenly his new
life with Afrikaner academic Katrina de la Rey is thrown into
turmoil, as the violence ravaged country braces itself for the
first historic elections.
A heart-stopping adventure ... A chilling Nazi legacy in today's
Southern Africa. A month after the end of World War II, a U-boat
with a mysterious cargo founders off South West Africa's
treacherous Skeleton Coast. Two German Officers reach the surface
and battle their way to the shore, but the bloody struggle that
follows leaves one man murdered and the other facing a perilous
journey across the terrible, burning sands... Forty years later,
trawler captain James McQuade stumbles across the story, and the
thought of a submarine full of Nazi war gold sets his pulse racing.
Soon he uncovers startling evidence that the escaping German, a top
Nazi, survived the desert crossing and is now a leading member of
the South African neo-fascist group, the AWB. A simple salvage
operation rapidly escalates into an international manhunt, with
much more than sunken treasure at stake...
The virtual campus: Trends for higher education and trainingwas the
theme of the IFIP Working Conference on which this book is based.
lt was a joint event of Working Groups 3.3 and 3.6, Research and
distance Education respectively, of IFIP Technical Committee 3 for
Education. International dissemination and promotion of cooperation
are IFIP aims that we particularly wanted to address. This is why
we opened the event to non WG members and have established a
virtual forum on the WEB that has been widely visited. The
programme for the 27 to 29 November 97 in Madrid included invited
speakers from leading institutions in the field, reviewed and
selected contributions from an open call for papers, on-site
demonstrations of !arge European projects and discussion sessions
involving distant and present participants. The event attracted
experts from 23 countries. About a hundred persons were involved,
from all over the world. The spread and accessibility of
information and communication technologies are rapidly changing
p!"actices in learning and research activities, both in
professional and academic settings. The number, variety and scale
of experiences reported in recent publications shows a growing
international involvement concerning not only small groups of
researchers but also institutions fully committed in that
direction.
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Book of the Future (Hardcover)
David Jefferis, Kenneth Gatland; Illustrated by Gordon Davies, Terry Hadler; Designed by Brian Lewis; Illustrated by …
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First published in 1979, the Usborne Book of the Future is a
fondly-remembered book from a time when people dreamed of the
future as a place filled with wonder and amazing new technology.
After more than 40 years of science fiction focussing on dystopias
and doom, it's time to remind readers young and old that, in fact,
the Future is STILL a place that holds hope and excitement. The
book is built in three sections. The first explores all kinds of
robots, the jobs they will do on land, sea and in space, and where
they will get power from. The second is all about cities of the
future, and how people will live, what new buildings they will
build, how computers will change the world, and what people will do
for fun. The final section is about the future of travel, from
planes, trains and cars on Earth, to Space shuttles and journeys to
colonise other planets. This re-issued book retains the original
text and stunning artwork, but now comes with a foreword by
renowned BBC Futurologist Tom Cheesewright, who was inspired into
his career by the original edition of the book. From outlining the
internet to asteroid mines to 3D printers and robot helpers, you'll
be surprised by how accurately this book predicted life in the 21st
Century. Long out of print, copies of the original printing of this
book fetch three figures on auction sites. Now at last people who
remember this book from their childhood can find it again, and
share it with the next generation, at normal bookshop prices!
Hoteliers, restaurateurs, licensees and catering managers will, in the course of their work, enter into many legal relationships with other parties whilst at the same time being required to adhere to all of the statutory laws that apply to their business. A sound knowledge of the law is therefore important to the professional owner or manager, as are knowledge of business management and the fundamental skills of the profession.
What did the early Christians wear' What did they eat' What did
they talk about over the dinner table' What recreations did they
enjoy' These are among the questions answered in this study, which
reveals the social background to the first five hundred years of
the Church's development, through six vividly recounted,
biographical portraits. Applying the methods of the social
historian to the early Church, the author describes the daily life
of the first believers, personifying the general facts and
depicting them in these composite portraits of specific
individuals, who are taken as representatives of different strands
of early Christian life: Clement, a philosopher and teacher in
Alexandria at the end of the 2nd century Paul of Samosata, A.D.
268, who taught heretically in Antioch Virginia, A.D. 304, whose
last day on earth is set against the background of Diocletian's
persecutions Diogenes, a sexton of Rome John Chrysotom, A.D. 400, a
great Bishop of the Church John Cassian, a friend of Chrysotom and
resident of Marseilles. The author uses contemporary documents and
authorities to construct the biographies, which animate and
illuminate the early development of the Church. By conducting the
reader through the daily routines of these individuals, the past is
recreated as a living reality. "A little rest is now obviously
called for, and Paul goes up to the roof where a couch is placed
beneath an awning. The air is pleasantly warm and filled with the
mingled scent of lilies, jacinths and pinks which rises from the
many gardens of Antioch." Extract from Paul
South Africa's hospitality industry has to cater for extremely
diverse nutritional needs - those of foreign tourists, as well as
South Africans from all cultural and religious sectors. Eating
patterns and trends are constantly changing and it is a challenge
to ensure that healthy and nutritional meals are planned and
prepared - whether cooking for hundreds of guests, customers or for
families at home. Nutrition principles, dietary guidelines and
ideas on how to fully utilise South African food resources are
explored in this practical and interactive hospitality industry
handbook and it concludes with a detailed section on menus and menu
planning activities.
The virtual campus: Trends for higher education and trainingwas the
theme of the IFIP Working Conference on which this book is based.
lt was a joint event of Working Groups 3.3 and 3.6, Research and
distance Education respectively, of IFIP Technical Committee 3 for
Education. International dissemination and promotion of cooperation
are IFIP aims that we particularly wanted to address. This is why
we opened the event to non WG members and have established a
virtual forum on the WEB that has been widely visited. The
programme for the 27 to 29 November 97 in Madrid included invited
speakers from leading institutions in the field, reviewed and
selected contributions from an open call for papers, on-site
demonstrations of !arge European projects and discussion sessions
involving distant and present participants. The event attracted
experts from 23 countries. About a hundred persons were involved,
from all over the world. The spread and accessibility of
information and communication technologies are rapidly changing
p!"actices in learning and research activities, both in
professional and academic settings. The number, variety and scale
of experiences reported in recent publications shows a growing
international involvement concerning not only small groups of
researchers but also institutions fully committed in that
direction.
This Bampton Lecture series of 1958 provides an illuminating
exposition on the Ascension, which as J.G. Davies asserts, has been
a greatly neglected article of the creed. J.G. Davies thoroughly
examines the Biblical material before following the history of the
doctrine and its development from the period of the ante-Nicean
Church, through the Carolingian Renaissance to the reforming
monastic movements of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The
author also gives a systematic commentary on the Ascension doctrine
as it may reasonably be held and taught today. This is a key
theological work in the doctrine of the Ascension that deals with
the origin and significance of the Apostles Creed.
What did the early Christians wear' What did they eat' What did
they talk about over the dinner table' What recreations did they
enjoy' These are among the questions answered in this study, which
reveals the social background to the first five hundred years of
the Church's development, through six vividly recounted,
biographical portraits. Applying the methods of the social
historian to the early Church, the author describes the daily life
of the first believers, personifying the general facts and
depicting them in these composite portraits of specific
individuals, who are taken as representatives of different strands
of early Christian life: Clement, a philosopher and teacher in
Alexandria at the end of the 2nd century Paul of Samosata, A.D.
268, who taught heretically in Antioch Virginia, A.D. 304, whose
last day on earth is set against the background of Diocletian's
persecutions Diogenes, a sexton of Rome John Chrysotom, A.D. 400, a
great Bishop of the Church John Cassian, a friend of Chrysotom and
resident of Marseilles. The author uses contemporary documents and
authorities to construct the biographies, which animate and
illuminate the early development of the Church. By conducting the
reader through the daily routines of these individuals, the past is
recreated as a living reality. "A little rest is now obviously
called for, and Paul goes up to the roof where a couch is placed
beneath an awning. The air is pleasantly warm and filled with the
mingled scent of lilies, jacinths and pinks which rises from the
many gardens of Antioch." Extract from Paul
Become well-versed with basic networking concepts such as routing,
switching, and subnetting, and prepare for the Microsoft 98-366
exam Key Features Build a strong foundation in networking concepts
Explore both the hardware and software aspects of networking
Prepare by taking mock tests with up-to-date exam questions Book
DescriptionA network is a collection of computers, servers, mobile
devices, or other computing devices connected for sharing data.
This book will help you become well versed in basic networking
concepts and prepare to pass Microsoft's MTA Networking
Fundamentals Exam 98-366. Following Microsoft's official syllabus,
the book starts by covering network infrastructures to help you
differentiate intranets, internets, and extranets, and learn about
network topologies. You'll then get up to date with common network
hardware devices such as routers and switches and the media types
used to connect them together. As you advance, the book will take
you through different protocols and services and the requirements
to follow a standardized approach to networking. You'll get to
grips with the OSI and TCP/IP models as well as IPv4 and IPv6. The
book also shows you how to recall IP addresses through name
resolution. Finally, you'll be able to practice everything you've
learned and take the exam confidently with the help of mock tests.
By the end of this networking book, you'll have developed a strong
foundation in the essential networking concepts needed to pass Exam
98-366. What you will learnThings you will learn: Become well
versed in networking topologies and concepts Understand network
infrastructures such as intranets, extranets, and more Explore
network switches, routers, and other network hardware devices Get
to grips with different network protocols and models such as OSI
and TCP/IP Work with a variety of network services such as DHCP,
NAT, firewalls, and remote access Apply networking concepts in
different real-world scenarios Who this book is forIf you're new to
the IT industry or simply want to gain a thorough understanding of
networking, this book is for you. A basic understanding of the
Windows operating system and your network environment will be
helpful.
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