This book is a study of the internationalism of William Howard Taft. In the months after war broke out in 1914, Taft was second only to Woodrow Wilson in his awareness of the need to preserve the peace of the world through a new version of international organization. Built upon a synthetic interpretation of Taft's foreign policy ideas and initiatives, the book encompasses the whole of his public career as a statesman, from his years as civil governor of the Philippines through his tenure as chief justice of the Supreme Court. During those years, he moved from a basic belief in the theory and practice of balance of power to the application of dollar diplomacy. In response to the calamity of World War I, Taft came to recognize that world peace must be based upon a combination of idealism and realism, of high-minded principles placed and kept in effect by force, deliberately chosen and carefully applied.

This book attempts to explain the scientific basis for UHT sterilization and aseptic filling, as well as describe the processes and equipment used. I have tried to avoid producing merely a catalogue of sterilizers and aseptic fillers. Instead I have attempted to explain the principles on which the different types of plant operate, and discuss the factors which influence performance, so that information given by manufac turers may be assessed by readers in relation to their own processing requirements. Statements are generally supported by references. Where no re ference is given, personal experience or my interpretation of the work of others is my justification. Although the book deals mainly with milk and milk products, I hope that the information it contains will be useful to those dealing with other products, since the principles of processing are in general the same. The book is based on more than 30 years' involvement with research into UHT processing and aseptic filling. During this time I have been fortunate to work with and to talk to many people from whom I have learned a great deal. I benefited from conta.cts with Dr T. R. Ashton (England) and Professor H. Hostettler. (Switzerland), who were pioneers in the commercial development of UHT milk. More recently I have been privileged to know and work with research workers in many countries having a common interest in UHT processing. Of these, I should mention particularly Professors E. L. Thomas, V. A."

Archaeological chemistry is a subject of great importance to the study and methodology of archaeology. This comprehensive text covers the subject with a full range of case studies, materials, and research methods. With twenty years of experience teaching the subject, the authors offer straightforward coverage of archaeological chemistry, a subject that can be intimidating for many archaeologists who do not already have a background in the hard sciences. With clear explanations and informative illustrations, the authors have created a highly approachable text, which will help readers overcome that intimidation. Topics covered included: Materials (rock, pottery, bone, charcoal, soils, metals, and others), Instruments (microscopes, NAA, spectrometers, mass spectrometers, GC/MS, XRF & XRD, Case Studies (Provinience, Sediments, Diet Reconstruction, Past Human Movement, Organic Residues). The detailed coverage and clear language will make this useful as an introduction to the study of archaeological chemistry, as well as a useful resource for years after that introduction.

Archaeological chemistry is a subject of great importance to the study and methodology of archaeology. This comprehensive text covers the subject with a full range of case studies, materials, and research methods. With twenty years of experience teaching the subject, the authors offer straightforward coverage of archaeological chemistry, a subject that can be intimidating for many archaeologists who do not already have a background in the hard sciences. With clear explanations and informative illustrations, the authors have created a highly approachable text, which will help readers overcome that intimidation. Topics covered included: Materials (rock, pottery, bone, charcoal, soils, metals, and others), Instruments (microscopes, NAA, spectrometers, mass spectrometers, GC/MS, XRF & XRD, Case Studies (Provinience, Sediments, Diet Reconstruction, Past Human Movement, Organic Residues). The detailed coverage and clear language will make this useful as an introduction to the study of archaeological chemistry, as well as a useful resource for years after that introduction.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., distinguished American jurist, and Patrick Augustine Sheehan, an Irish clerical-savant, enjoyed a warm and notable friendship based largely on their exchange of letters from 1903, when they first met in Ireland, until 1913, the year of Sheehan's death. This correspondence illuminates what is otherwise a largely hidden and little appreciated side of the mind and faith of Justince Holmes. Sheehan was able to draw from his friend an awareness and s ympathy for human frailty and its counterpoint, faith in a divine plan of earthly things, thoughts and feelings that surfaced in letters to other of his friends. The importance of this edition of the Holmes-Sheehan letters rests in the first instance on this discovery. But Canon Sheehan wsa no mere foil for Holmes as they discussed with equal insight issues as varied as the economic man and the age of faith, of classical works, including Dante's Divine Comedy and Pascal's Pensees. Holmes discovered in the Canon a man of the most profound faith who remained open and tolerant of the beliefs and non-beliefs of others. He is better understood because of his affection for Sheehan, and, no less telling, because of the Canon's admiration for him. Gary J. Aichele in Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: Soldier, Scholar, Judge finds this set of letters perhaps the most unusualof any collection of Holmes correspondence published to date.

Leaders are fundamentally charged with getting things done - being productive. To do this, we have to understand that Time is every organization's most valuable asset. When leaders spend their time focused on the right goals, engaged in the right activities, and with the right people, they product the Waterfall Effect. The Waterfall Effect is the benefits that cascade down through the organization, into the community, and out to the customer/client base. There are six principles every leader can follow to be productive and create the Waterfall Effect: 1. Developing Field Vision - the ability to assimilate and respond to numerous data inputs. 2. Keeping the Glass Half Full - the impact of attitude at the leadership and managerial level. 3. Leveraging the Value of Silence - the timing of when to talk and when to remain quiet. 4. Peeling Back the Onion - the value of uncovering the hidden potential in others. 5. Setting the Bar - the importance of setting and maintaining proper expectations. 6. Triaging Priorities - the need for constant appraisal of what needs doing right now. This book covers all six principles in detail, providing you 18 concrete suggestions wrapped in examples, exercises and stories to drive the point home. Imagine, in under an hour, you could be producing the Waterfall Effect every day

Three days before her twenty-fourth birthday, Katherine Gregory receives a letter from her deceased mother. It details a faery curse in which the eldest child in each generation will die in their twenty-fifth year. Three days before her twenty-fourth birthday, a new love interest comes knocking, and her first love has returned - neither men are what they seem, and Katherine may have to choose between them. Three days before her twenty-fourth birthday, Katherine must decide if this is all real, or if the strange visions she's been having are just a figment of her imagination. The race to unravel the mystery begins, and Katherine must solve it - for any day after her birthday could be her last.

Five hundred years have passed since the Earth shifted on its axis - a catastrophic event that wiped out civilization and released magic back to Earth. Now, a dark age shrouds our world once more. Journey into a future rife with witches, conjurers, and mythical creatures that have returned from the nether realm. Follow three intertwined fates: Paine, a young man hunted by Confederation soldiers who are on a crusade to wipe out magic; Brahm, the battle-hardened woman that slaughtered his mother, and in whose body the woman's soul now resides; and John, a friar once imprisoned for heresy, now assigned by a woman Pope to destroy the boy he unwillingly fathered. Take a voyage to the future as the legions of heaven and hell combine to bring the Words of the Prophecy to fruition. A war of the gods is coming. And the ones we expect to deliver us from evil are not who they seem. ----------- The Second Coming is the first book of the epic fantasy series, Words of the Prophecy.

E-mail is the boon of the modern world and the bane for most of us working in it. We love the way we can communicate with it, but we hate the way e-mails stack up in our inbox. The truth is that we couldn't do our jobs effectively without e-mail, so we need to find ways to make better use of this amazing tool. Send - A Dozen Ways to Make E-mail Productive Again does exactly that - teach you a host of easily implemented ways to use e-mail more effectively and productively...again. This book will help you will learn: 1. Six tips for better email mechanics - using the functions of the tool better 2. Six tips for better messaging and communication - creating better content in email 3. Clear delineation of when email is a productive tool and when it is a time sink 4. How integrating this communication tool with others produces a better result for everyone Effective use of e-mail makes you more productive and more focused on the things that need your attention.

Our work days move faster and faster. The phone's ringing, the e-mail's pinging, and someone has just dashed in waiving something important It's overwhelming. All we want is some peace and quiet so we can focus on getting something done. But how? How can we get some quiet in our day? How can we get some focus back? How can we regain a sense of command over our career and life? We need a little Done - Time Management Strategies for Regaining Command of Your Day That's how. The truth is that getting focus back into the day doesn't require dramatic changes in the way we work. All that's needed are a few small changes to how we approach our technology, our schedules, our tasks and each other. Those small changes deliver a renewed sense of command and control over our days, careers and lives. The reward? It's not just getting more done. No. It's feeling better about what we do because success is a feeling, not a result. It feels good to check something off the list. It feels good to put a project to bed. It feels good to walk into a meeting early. That's the promise of Done - Time Management Strategies for Regaining Command of Your Day. By adopting any one or more of the actionable suggestions contained in the book, we begin to drive the bus again, instead of hanging on desperately to the back bumper

QuietSpacing is an revolutionary way to effectively manage the frenetic nature of modern work life. Born from the need by people for a better way to stay abreast of their busy professional lives, QuietSpacing lays out a simple way to organize, track and complete everything you have going on in your world. The QuietSpacing implementation guide (applied in Microsoft Outlook 2010) teaches you a new way to view how you interact with your work, with your technologies, and with others. It goes further, though, providing a step-by-step guide to implementing the strategies and behaviors necessary to increase your productivity and sense of control and satisfaction over your personal and professional worlds The foundation of the methodology is recognizing that there are only four types of stuff that we deal with each day. Coupling this simple classification system with four-step process for managing your work greatly improves your processing speed and effectiveness. The icing on the cake comes from the dozens of QuickTips embedded throughout the book that reduce the interruptions and distractions you suffer and help you further increase your productivity. Find out what thousands of people have already learned about how to increase your productivity and regain control over your work day. QuietSpacing is great for anyone who: - Is bombarded by interruptions and distractions throughout the day. - Wants to conquer their e-mail, schedule and/or task list (especially for those working in Microsoft Outlook 2010). - Uses a smartphone. - Interacts with others during the day. - Seeks to command their work environment. - Craves a stronger sense of accomplishment and control over their lives. Give yourself the gift of getting back in command of your day