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In the Footsteps of Paul

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Follow a trailblazer’s path and see for yourself all the places that Paul visited . . .

Paul’s missionary journeys are much more than mere dotted lines on rough maps at the back of your Bible. His travels changed the world, and when you, too, follow In the Footsteps of Paul, you’ll experience those amazing journeys more powerfully than ever. The lens of renowned photographer Ken Duncan traces everywhere Paul is known to have traveled. Ken’s stunning photos, combined with Scripture and writings from noted authors, creates an exciting platform for experiencing the life and times of one of the apostles who introduced Jesus to the Roman world and beyond.

In the Footsteps of Paul

The Risen Jesus and Future Hope

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‘Always be prepared,’ wrote the apostle Peter, ‘to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.’ Reading and digesting this book will help. Gary R. Habermas begins his apologetic for Christianity by demonstrating the historicity of the resurrection of Christ. He then connects the resurrection to several key tenets of Christian theology, through paths not only historical, but also philosophical, counseling, and experiential. The resurrection, Habermas shows, is the central belief for every Christian, whether that person believes it was an actual historical event or not. But it is Habermas’ illustration that Jesus quite literally rose bodily from the dead that makes this book so unique. The resurrection is not only the foundation for Christian belief past and present, but also the basis for future hope. What, for instance, does the resurrection of Jesus have to teach us about our own fear of death? Habermas’ answers to this and other questions proves how essential the resurrection is to living a Christian life, and gives us great hope for the future.

This is a book that ‘pulls it all together.’ I learned something fresh and new about the resurrection in virtually everyone of its chapters. No one acquainted with the spirit and content of this book could possible see the claims about Christianity regularly found in such books as The Da Vinci Code as anything but historical errors of the first order.

The Risen Jesus and Future Hope

People Who Love Us Felicity Henderson Augsburg Fortress Publishers

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People Who Love Us is the perfect way to teach young children to be thankful. With colorful and delightful drawings popping off the pages children can thank God for the people who play with them, help them, and love them.

People Who Love Us (Pop-Up Prayers)

Food We Eat

–Children will learn to thank God for everything around them from the simple to the spectacular.
–Simple thank-you prayers children can read and recite over and over.
–Encourages young children to thank God for all he gives us.
–Pop-up page will delight readers of all ages.

Food is fun and kids will have fun reading about the great food that God gives us. They see that rain and sun help food grow and that healthy food tastes great. Children learn to thank God for all the nourishment he gives us: body and soul.

Food We Eat (Pop-Up Prayers)

R-Trees: Theory and Applications Databases Database Design

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Space support in databases poses new challenges in every part of a database management system & the capability of spatial support in the physical layer is considered very important. This has led to the design of spatial access methods to enable the effective & efficient management of spatial objects. R-trees have a simplicity of structure & together with their resemblance to the B-tree, allow developers to incorporate them easily into existing database management systems for the support of spatial query processing. This book provides an extensive survey of the R-tree evolution, studying the applicability of the structure & its variations to efficient query processing, accurate proposed cost models, & implementation issues like concurrency control and parallelism. Written for database researchers, designers & programmers as well as graduate students, this comprehensive monograph will be a welcome addition to the field.

From the reviews: “The book contains nine chapters , an epilogue, a reference section, and an index, in addition to the preface and list of figures and tables. The book is written in a very informal and user-friendly manner with lots of examples, illustrations, and tables. The authors have succeeded in making this book very accessible, understandable, and readable. This book will be invaluable to professionals, researchers, teachers, and students who deal with spatial data management systems and their access methods.”

R-Trees: Theory and Applications (Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing)

Computational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications

“An excellent introduction to the field is given here, including a general motivation and usage cases beyond simple graphics rendering or interaction.” from the ACM Reviews by William Fahle, University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Hardcover: 398 pages
Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3540779736
ISBN-13: 978-3540779735
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

Computational Geometry: Algorithms and Applications

Microsoft Access 2010 VBA Macro Programming Nonfiction Computers & Internet Microsoft Visual Basic

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Develop custom Access VBA macros

Perfect for power users, Microsoft Access 2010 VBA Macro Programming reveals how to maximize the features and functionality of Access 2010. You’ll get in-depth details on Access VBA programming and application development followed by 20 real-world projects–complete with source code–that show you how to set up specific subroutines and functions. This practical resource then explains how to include the subroutines in the Access menu system and transform a set of interrelated VBA macros into an Access add-in package. Create your own Access 2010 VBA macros right away with help from this hands-on guide.

Learn how to:Create and enhance forms and reportsDesign custom dialog boxes and buttonsDevelop custom menus for the RibbonUse SQL queries with VBACreate table macrosUse Office object models to interact with other Microsoft applicationsCreate and manipulate charts and graphsWork with external databasesAdd functionality to your programs with API callsAnimate objects in AccessEnhance database securityCreate audit trailsHandle large text filesTransfer data via FTP

Microsoft Access 2010 VBA Macro Programming

Microsoft? Access? 2010 Inside Out

You’re beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your database skills to work! This supremely organized reference is packed with hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It’s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Access 2010 — and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery!Master essential data management and design techniquesImport and link to data from spreadsheets, databases, text files, and other sourcesUse action queries to quickly insert, update, or delete entire sets of dataCreate custom forms to capture and display dataDesign reports to calculate, summarize, and highlight critical data–and learn advanced techniquesAutomate your application with macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)Use Access Services to extend your database application to the WebA Note Regarding the CD or DVDThe print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For thosecustomers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book isavailable, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free downloadvia O’Reilly Media’s Digital Distribution services. To download thiscontent, please visit O’Reilly’s web site, search for the title of thisbook to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the coverimage (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that whilewe provide as much of the media content as we are able via freedownload, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Pleasedirect any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.

Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 36191 KB
Print Length: 1488 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition
Sold by:Amazon Digital Services
Language: English
ASIN: B0043M52MW

Microsoft? Access? 2010 Inside Out

Privacy: What Developers and IT Professionals Should Know

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When you are on a Web site you don’t know well, and you are asked to complete an online form, if you are like most people you immediately weigh in your mind issues of how private the information you provide will be kept. Studies have shown that 64% of consumers have left a Web site because of concerns about privacy, and that online retailers lose $6.2 billion a year in sales because of privacy issues. Lack of privacy conditions in building an application or a web site is a liability; conversely, a web site where the consumer feels that their privacy will be guarded is a competitive advantage. In our securityconscious world privacy is a topic of concern right up there with identity theft and spam. Yet until now there has not been one source of information for developers on how to develop applications and web sites that will take into consideration privacy concerns. JC Cannon draws upon the experience he has learned from his role in the corporate privacy group at Microsoft to give developers a complete guide to including privacy in their development process. It covers topics such as spam, digital rights management, the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) project, and protecting database data.

Privacy: What Developers and IT Professionals Should Know (paperback)

Java in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference

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The bestselling Java in a Nutshell has been updated to cover Java 1.1. If you’re a Java programmer who is migrating to 1.1, this second edition contains everything you need to get up to speed on the new features of Java 1.1. Or if you are just now jumping on the Java bandwagon, Java in a Nutshell still has all of the features that have made it the Java book most often recommended on the Internet. An advanced introduction to Java for C and C++ programmers teaches you everything you need to know about the language, while the complete quick-reference contains descriptions of all of the classes in the Java 1.1 API, with the exception of the Enterprise APIs.
Java in a Nutshell also fully describes the syntax of the Java language, making it the only quick reference that a Java programmer needs.

The second edition of Java in a Nutshell covers Version 1.1 of the Java Development Kit (JDK). It includes all of the material from the first edition, as well as the following updated information for Java 1.1:

A detailed overview of all of the features in Java 1.1, both on a package-by-package basis and in terms of overall functionality. A comprehensive tutorial on “inner classes” that explains how to use all of the new types of inner classes: static member classes, member classes, local classes, and anonymous classes. Practical, real-world example programs that demonstrate the features in Java 1.1, including object serialization, the new AWT event handling model, internationalization, and a sample Java Bean. A complete quick reference for all of the classes, methods, and variables in the core Java 1.1 API. The quick-reference pages include indicators that make it easy to find the 1.1 material. In addition, cross-reference material is now provided directly on each reference page.

With the 1.1 release, Java has grown too large to fit in a single book, even in quick-reference form. Thus, we see the need to split Java in a Nutshell into multiple volumes. This volume, the “original” Java in a Nutshell, documents the most commonly used features of Java and is an indispensable reference for all Java programmers. We may publish a separate volume that will cover the Java “Enterprise APIs”, which include the database connectivity, remote method invocation, and security features, as well as other forthcoming components, such as CORBA IDL support and the electronic commerce framework. And as other new Java APIs are developed and released, we may consider adding new volumes to the Java in a Nutshell series.

The release of Java 1.1 brings many new features to the Java language. Java in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, a worthy successor to the author’s bestselling first edition of the book, offers an excellent way to keep up with most of them.

You’ll find that the second edition carries over many strong points from the original, including a quick-start introduction to Java for C or C++ programmers and the handy quick-reference format. It also details the many new features of Java 1.1, including extensions to the object model and the new release of the Abstract Windowing Toolkit , Inner Classes, Java Beans, and Java ARchive files. The book does not attempt to cover "enterprise" application programming interfaces , such as Java’s new commerce-related security features, Java Database Connectivity and Remote Method Invocation . The author plans to document these features in a separate volume.

The second half of Java in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, is a quick reference to all the packages that comprise the Java API. In the course of over 300 pages, the author introduces each package with a summary and a graphical hierarchy diagram. He then documents each package’s component classes and interfaces in detail. For cases where you know the name of a class, but not its package, an index of classes, methods, and fields provide a useful cross-reference to the packages that contain them. This edition removes some of the example code of the previous edition, but provides many samples that cover new language features. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Java in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference (Java Series) (3rd Edition)

Heuristics and the Law Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Heuristic & Constrained Search

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In recent decades, the economists’ concept of rational choice has dominated legal reasoning. And yet, in practical terms, neither the lawbreakers the law addresses nor officers of the law behave as the hyperrational beings postulated by rational choice. Critics of rational choice and believers in “fast and frugal heuristics” propose another approach: using certain formulations or general principles (heuristics) to help navigate in an environment that is not a well-ordered setting with an occasional disturbance, as described in the language of rational choice, but instead is fundamentally uncertain or characterized by an unmanageable degree of complexity. This is the intuition behind behavioral law and economics. In Heuristics and the Law, experts in law, psychology, and economics explore the conceptual and practical power of the heuristics approach in law. They discuss legal theory; modeling and predicting the problems the law purports to solve; the process of making law, in the legislature or in the courtroom; the application of existing law in the courts, particularly regarding the law of evidence; and implementation of the law and the impact of law on behavior.Contributors:Ronald J. Allen, Hal R. Arkes, Peter Ayton, Susanne Baer, Martin Beckenkamp, Robert Cooter, Leda Cosmides, Mandeep K. Dhami, Robert C. Ellickson, Christoph Engel, Richard A. Epstein, Wolfgang Fikentscher, Axel Flessner, Robert H. Frank, Bruno S. Frey, Gerd Gigerenzer, Paul W. Glimcher, Daniel G. Goldstein, Chris Guthrie, Jonathan Haidt, Reid Hastie, Ralph Hertwig, Eric J. Johnson, Jonathan J. Koehler, Russell Korobkin, Stephanie Kurzenhuser, Douglas A. Kysar, Donald C. Langevoort, Richard Lempert, Stefan Magen, Callia Piperides, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Clara Sattler de Sousa e Brito, Joachim Schulz, Victoria A. Shaffer, Indra Spiecker genannt Dhmann, John Tooby, Gerhard Wagner, Elke U. Weber, Bernd Wittenbrink

“Amos Tversky was one of the most important social scientists of the last century. This extraordinary collection demonstrates his range and brilliance, and in particular his genius for showing how and why human intuitions go wrong. Is there a ‘hot hand’ in basketball? Is arthritis pain related to the weather? Why do we exaggerate certain risks? Why are some conflicts so hard to resolve? Tversky’s answers will surprise you. Indispensable reading, and full of implications, for everyone interested in social science.”–Cass R. Sunstein, Law School and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago

Heuristics and the Law (Dahlem Workshop Reports)

Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart

“How do people cope in the real, complex world of confusing and overwhelming information and rapidly approaching deadlines? This important book starts a new quest for answers. Here, Gigerenzer, Todd, and their lively research group show that simple heuristics are powerful tools that do surprisingly well. The field of decision making will never be the same again.”–Donald A. Norman, author of Things That Make Us Smart and The Invisible Computer

“Gigerenzer & Todd’s volume represents a major advance in our understanding of human reasoning, with many genuinely new ideas on how people think and an impressive body of data to back them up. Simple Heuristics is indispensable for cognitive psychologists, economists, and anyone else interested in reason and rationality.”–Steven Pinker, author of How the Mind Works and Words and Rules

“In the past few years, the theory of rational (sensible) human behavior has broken loose from the illusory and empirically unsupported notion that deciding rationally means maximizing expected utility. Research has learned to take seriously and study empirically how real human beings … actually address the vast complexities of the world they inhabit. Simple Heuristics … offers a fascinating introduction to this revolution in cognitive science, striking a great blow for sanity in the approach to human rationality.”–Herbert A. Simon, Carnegie Mellon University, and Nobel Laureate in Economics

“This book is a major contribution to the theory of bounded rationality. It illustrates that the surprising efficiency of fast and simple procedures is due to their fit with the structure of the environment in which they are used. The emphasis on this ecological rationality is an advance in a promising and already fruitful new direction of research.”–Reinhard Selten, Professor of Economics at the University of Bonn, and Nobel Laureate in Economics

“In recent years, and particularly in the culture wars, many people have written about rationality. These authors now provide a summary of this recent history, organized on the basis of different types of decision making. In each case, the authors summarize the literature so as to provide an implicit history. But the book is more fundamentally aimed at making rationality workable by showing ‘the way that real people make the majority of their inferences and decisions.’”–Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

“The underlying argument of the book is that the environments in which we evolved and in which we now live have certain regularities, and that decision making mechanisms–both evolved mechanisms, and the mechanisms that we actually use today–take advantage of these environmental regularities. Most of the book illustrates this argument by showing that in many circumstances shortcut decision making mechanisms (the ‘simple heuristics’ of the title) are remarkably accurate…This book by Gigerenzer and his associates marks a significant advance in the analysis.” — Paul H. Rubin, Journal of Bioeconomics, Vol 2, 2000

Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195143817
ISBN-13: 978-0195143812
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart

Everything Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s: Erase your debt personalize your budget and plan now to secure your future

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Erase your debt, personalize your budget, and plan now to secure your future

Everything Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s: Erase your debt, personalize your budget, and plan now to secure your future (Everything Series)

Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac 2011: Health Care Industry Market Research Statistics Trends & Leading Companies

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PLUNKETT’S HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2011

Key Features:
-Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
-Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
-Industry Associations and Professional Societies List
-In-Depth Profiles of hundreds of leading companies
-Industry Glossary
-Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online

Pages: 722
Statistical Tables Provided: 38
Companies Profiled: 490
Geographic Focus: Global

A complete market research report, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and developments at innovative firms.
You will gain vital insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.

-How is the industry evolving?
-How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
-How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
-What is the size of the market now and in the future?
-What are the financial results of the leading companies?
-What are the names and titles of top executives?

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

Major Trends Affecting the Health Care Industry
-Continued Rise in Health Care Costs
-Employers Push Health Care Costs onto Employees/On-Site Clinics Begin to Appear
-Medicare and Medicaid Spending Continue to Surge/Baby Boomers Pass 65 Years of Age Soon
-Health Care Reform Act of 2010 Set to Bring Big Changes
-Vast Number of Uninsured and Underinsured Americans
-Few New Blockbusters: Major Drug Patents Expire While Generic Sales Growth Continues
-Biotech and Orphan Drugs Pick Up the Slack as Blockbuster Mainstream Drugs Age
-Malpractice Suits Are Blamed for Rising Health Care Costs/Tort Reform Is Capping Awards for Damages
-Obesity Sparks Government Action
-Health Care Goes Offshore, Medical Tourism and Clinical Trials Thrive in China, India and Elsewhere
-Disease Management Programs Take Root
-Health Care Industry Grows Rapidly in China and India
-Health Care Technology Introduction
-Information Technology and Health Care
-Stem Cells: Multiple Sources Stem from New Technologies
-Stem Cells: A New Era of Regenerative Medicine Takes Shape
-Breakthrough New Drug Delivery Systems Evolve
-Advances in Cancer Research and Therapies
-Proton Beams: The Ultimate Radiation Therapy
-Nanotechnology Makes Breakthroughs in Health Care

Health Care Industry Statistics
-U.S. Health Care Industry Overview
-Global Health Statistics
-Affordable Care Act Overview
-Employment in the Health Care Industry, U.S.: 2004-2009
-Employment & Earnings in Health Care Practitioner & Technical Occupations, U.S.: May 2009
-Employment & Earnings in Health Care Support Occupations, U.S.: May 2009
-Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2008-2010
-The Nation’s Health Dollar: 2011 Where It Came From (Estimated)
-The Nation’s Health Dollar: 2011 Where It Went (Estimated)
-National Health Expenditures & Average Annual Percent Change: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2019
-National Health Expenditure Amounts by Type of Expenditure, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2019
-Hospital Care Expenditures & Average Annual Percent Change, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2019
-Nursing Home Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2019
-Home Health Care Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amounts, U.S.: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2019
-Prescription Drug Expenditures, U.S.: 1965-2019
-U.S. Prescription Drug Expenditures, Percent Distribution & Per Capita Amount: Selected Calendar Years, 1980-2019

…Makes it easy to understand managed care, medical finances and the technology behind today’s health care. Business people, marketers, researchers and professionals…who need in-depth information on the health care industry can benefit from this unique resource. –Health Care Quarterly- The Business Journal

…This volume is a comprehensive, one-stop source for researchers of all types…This almanac provides great facts and great comparisons in an easy-to-understand format. Prepare to be amazed. A solid resource for researchers, executives, businesses and the general public. This excellent quick reference tool is well organized and contains vital, up-to-date data. –American Reference Books Annual

Includes the latest statistics on health care trends, including the medical industry’s growth rates…Highly recommended for corporate, academic, and community library…reference collections. –Midwest Book Review –Midwest Book Review

Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac 2011: Health Care Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies

PLUNKETT’S HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2011

Pages: 722
Statistical Tables Provided: 38
Companies Profiled: 490
Geographic Focus: Global

Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

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