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In today s data-driven world, professionals need to know how to
express themselves in the language of graphics effectively and
eloquently. Yet information graphics is rarely taught in schools or
is the focus of on-the-job training. Now, for the first time, Dona
M. Wong, a student of the information graphics pioneer Edward
Tufte, makes this material available for all of us. In this book,
you will learn: to choose the best chart that fits your data; the
most effective way to communicate with decision makers when you
have five minutes of their time; how to chart currency fluctuations
that affect global business; how to use color effectively; how to
make a graphic colorful even if only black and white are available.
The book is organized in a series of mini-workshops backed up
with illustrated examples, so not only will you learn what works
and what doesn t but also you can see the dos and don ts for
yourself. This is an invaluable reference work for students and
professional in all fields."
The terms "Eurodollar" and "Eurocurrency" were widely used in the
1970s, a time when the US dollar was prevalently traded in Europe.
Later, the Eurodollar market was extended to Asia, especially
Singapore and Hong Kong, and to cover a wider range of non-local
currencies. But international markets have changed, with Renminbi
set to become the world's dominant offshore currency. Leading
bankers, analysts, bank supervisors, economists, journalists,
professors, and lawyers contributed to Investing in Asian Offshore
Currency Markets, exploring various issues regarding offshore
currency markets in Asia, and especially the challenges and issues
in building the offshore market for Renminbi.
The offshore currency market is a foundation of offshore bond
market, helping well-established corporations in global financing.
Following the global financial tsunami in 2008 and European debt
crisis in 2009-2011, this book aims to document the latest issues,
challenges, trends and thoughts relating to offshore currency
markets in Asia.
This complete primer on San Francisco Bay is a multifaceted
exploration of an extraordinary, and remarkably resilient, body of
water. Bustling with oil tankers, laced with pollutants, and
crowded with forty-six cities, the bay is still home to healthy
eelgrass beds, young Dungeness crabs and sharks, and millions of
waterbirds. Written in an entertaining style for a wide audience,
"Natural History of San Francisco Bay" delves into an array of
topics including fish and wildlife, ocean and climate cycles,
endangered and invasive species, and the path from
industrialization to environmental restoration. More than sixty
scientists, activists, and resource managers share their views and
describe their work - tracing mercury through the aquatic
ecosystem, finding ways to convert salt ponds back to tidal
wetlands, anticipating the repercussions of climate change, and
more. Fully illustrated and packed with stories, quotes, and facts,
the guide also tells how San Francisco Bay sparked an environmental
movement that now reaches across the country.
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When Caesar Tiberius I comes down to Jerusalem, a terrorist
organisation called the Sicarii plots to assassinate him to rid
Judea once and for all from Roman occupation. For this reason,
Hexia is send to complete a transaction between the Church, an
underground Christian sect, and Joseph Caiaphas, High Priest of the
Jews. But Hexia fails in her mission and decides to run. This sets
off a series of events that causes her fate to become entwined with
a slave, a priest's daughter, and a vengeful terrorist.
With an entire empire at stake, a battle for the Fire Staff breaks
out. For the one who controls the Fire Staff becomes the Witch and
heads the Fire of Mars - he will be the pillar upholding all of
Rome. A deadly game begins, but those who play it will soon find
out that the power they seek might just corrupt their very soul.
Each portable pocket resource and quick refresher in the brand new
Instant Workups series helps you develop and refine your diagnostic
skills. Practical and easy-to-use, each title includes the most
commonly encountered medical conditions in a specialty. Clear
workup plans for each condition are presented, giving you quick and
focused guidance. Topics are organized alphabetically and cover the
signs, symptoms, and abnormal lab readings for all conditions.
Replace information taken from memory or multiple references with
one concise, indispensable book so you can make accurate diagnoses
in less time! Covers the most commonly encountered pediatric
conditions to provide you with a practical and useful manual for
daily practice. Reflects how a patient actually presents with an
organization by presenting sign, symptom, or lab abnormality.
Includes a brief background discussion on each topic, followed by
lists of important related materials (such as medications that may
contribute to each condition) and laboratory and/or radiographic
tests to be ordered. Describes each diagnostic test so you can
refresh or familiarize yourself with the purpose of the test.
Provides a sound framework for building a workup with algorithms
for each topic.
The Comprehensive Guide To Careers In Sports, Second Edition
Provides An Overview Of What Students Should Consider And Expect
From The Varied Career Options Available To Them In Sports. This
Book Answers The Questions Students Are Most Likely To Have,
Including What Courses They Should Take, What Areas Are Available
To Them, What Salary They Can Expect To Earn After Graduation, And
How They Can Get The Job Of Their Dreams. In The Highly Competitive
Field Of Sports Management, It Is Important For Individuals To
Prepare Themselves Well And To Make The Right Decisions Along The
Way. Although There Are No Guarantees Of Success, This Book Will
Increase Students' Likelihood Of Finding Success In The Sports
Industry. Encouraging Research And Realistic Expectations, This
Book Has Been Developed By An Author With Many Years Of Experience
As A Respected Practitioner, Teacher And Internship Coordinator.
In this thoroughly revised Fourth Edition, Glenn Wong provides a
comprehensive review of the various sports law issues facing
professional, intercollegiate, Olympic, high school, youth, and
adult recreational sports. Major topics include tort liability,
contracts/waivers, antitrust law, labor law, constitutional law,
gender discrimination, drug testing, intellectual property law,
broadcasting laws pertaining to sports agents, business and
employment law, Internet gambling, and athletes with disabilities.
Significant additions here include new court decisions, agreements
(contracts and collective bargaining agreements), and legislation
(federal, state, association, and institutional rules and
regulations). Discussions of legal concepts are supplemented with
summaries and excerpts from hundreds of actual sports cases. Wong
cites a variety of books, law review articles, newspaper articles,
and Web links for those requiring further information on particular
topics. This text-professional guide serves as an invaluable
resource to those involved, or studying to become involved, in the
vast industry of sports.
This book provides new research on police. Chapter One examines if
newspaper reporting of crime in a given jurisdiction affects the
levels of racial bias in the local polices traffic stop behavior.
Chapter Two presents contemporary expectations of physical fitness
in law enforcement. Chapter Three reviews the applications of
predictive analytics for crime prevention.
In this thoroughly revised Second Edition, Glenn Wong updates and
adds to his already highly successful First Editon. He addresses
the significant changes that have come about in amateur sports law
and administrative practice over the last several years. These
changes impact amateur athletic associations; athletes' rights;
administrative procedures; and the liability of sponsoring
organizations. Issues of special topicality and importance,
including women's sports, drug testing, and the issues involved in
the change of status to professional, are closely examined. Amateur
sports have expanded rapidly, as have legal issues and
ramifications concerning them. Wong's careful, detailed, and clear
exposition and analysis both organizes and clarifies fundamental
principles affecting athletes, associations, and management in the
category of amateur sports. This is an indispensable text, resource
and guide.
The presence of cyanide is a significant issue in industrial and
municipal wastewater treatment and management, in remediation of
former manufactured gas plant sites and aluminum production waste
disposal sites, in treatment and management of residuals from
hydrometallurgical gold mining, and in other industrial operations
in which cyanide-bearing wastes were produced. The complexity of
the chemistry and toxicology of cyanide and the risk it poses in
different environmental contexts make its management and
remediation extremely challenging. Cyanide in Water and Soil is the
first book to present the state-of-the-art in managing cyanide
across a wide range of industrial and environmental contexts.
The book brings together current knowledge and information about
cyanide release to and behavior in the environment, and explores
how to control or remediate these releases. No other broad-based
examination of this topic exists. Exploring the anthropogenic and
natural sources of cyanide in the environment, the authors address
the full range of issues pertaining to cyanide fate, transport,
treatment, and toxicity in water and soil as well as approaches
currently used in risk assessment and management. They have
developed a careful balance of depth and scope of coverage,
providing current references that help readers learn more about
topics of particular interest.
An array of technologies is available for the treatment of
cyanide in surface water and groundwater, wastewaters, and
contaminated soils and sludges. These technologies span the gamut
of biological, chemical, electrolytic, physical, and thermal
treatment processing. Presenting examples of applications of the
technologies employedmost commonly in municipal and industrial
settings, the book is a useful reference tool for engineers,
scientists, practitioners, and researchers in academia, industrial
organizations, government, and engineering and science consulting
firms.
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