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In 2007, the Missouri Valley Conference celebrates 100 years of collegiate sports excellence. The second-oldest NCAA Division I conference in the nation, the MVC has a rich history of celebrated athletes, coaches, teams, and traditions. Relive the exploits of Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Joe Carter, and other greats in the lavishly illustrated coffee-table book A Century of Sports: The Missouri Valley Conference, 1907-2007. In addition, a fully illustrated, in-depth timeline traces hundreds of exciting sports moments. Co-published by the Missouri Valley Conference.

This complete introduction to the use of modern ray tracing techniques in plasma physics describes the powerful mathematical methods generally applicable to vector wave equations in non-uniform media, and clearly demonstrates the application of these methods to simplify and solve important problems in plasma wave theory. Key analytical concepts are carefully introduced as needed, encouraging the development of a visual intuition for the underlying methodology, with more advanced mathematical concepts succinctly explained in the appendices, and supporting Matlab and Raycon code available online. Covering variational principles, covariant formulations, caustics, tunnelling, mode conversion, weak dissipation, wave emission from coherent sources, incoherent wave fields, and collective wave absorption and emission, all within an accessible framework using standard plasma physics notation, this is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in plasma physics.

When Lavender Blue learns that the Banshee, the faerie messenger of death, will soon visit her best friend Rose, she makes a desperate wish on a star. Her prayer for a chance to save Rose is granted by the faeries of Galtee Wood, and Lavender finds herself entangled in an ancient and magical quest that will lead her through the perilous faerie realm. As Lavender races to reach her best friend before the Banshee, she finds herself facing more and more dangers than she could have imagined, dangers that will test her wits, her courage, and her love to the limit. Can Lavender find the strength to overcome the magical dangers and dark faeries in time to save Rose? Or as the blackness of night veils the woods, will the piercing cry of the Banshee warn that she is too late?

For Christians, pursuing racial justice and reconciliation begins with following Scripture and the voice of the Holy Spirit, asking God to give us new eyes and hearts. In this five-session Bible study, readers will learn how the early church engaged with issues of reconciliation, and how we too can commit ourselves to discipleship, prayer, community, and witness in alignment with God's call.

Once a forbidding area of swamps and forests, Berkley was uninhabited until the early 19th century. In 1924, the Detroit News disparaged the "frontier community" and wrote that it "resembles a settlement in the oil waste of Wyoming." Still, forward-thinking residents thought Berkley had a bright future. Two factions with competing ideas raced with paperwork to the Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac; the triumphant group, desiring a small town, camped out overnight to be the first in line. Later incorporated as a city in 1932, Berkleys history includes the invention of the Benjamin Grain Cradle, the Ku Klux Klan parading through its streets, and the devastation of the fledgling community during the Great Depression. Through it all, Berkley continues to thrive and prides itself on being the "City That Cares."

Rob Bailey must balance responsibilities as a boyfriend, as a college student, and as the new wielder of the Sword, an ancient book of spells that has binded itself to him. With a team of hit mages hired by a powerful sorcerer after him, it's trial by fire for the new Occultist, as he learns to handle his powerful magical tome, or suffer at the hands of these deadly enemies. But as he fights for his life, our hero wonders whether he's wielding this enigmatic weapon, or if it's the one in control. * From the mind of Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson (The Secret, Cut, The Mask)! * Written by Hack/Slash's Tim Seeley! * Cover by Steve Morris (Serenity, Dollhouse, Angel (Artist), Faith)

ActionScript 3.0, the latest version of the Flash Platform's scripting language, offers many new and powerful features. ActionScript is now a full-fledged programming language, with complete object-oriented capabilities, improved event handling, sound and video support, drawing capabilities, support for regular expressions, and much more. Whether you are a Flash designer wishing to add to your skill set or an experienced ActionScript developer who wants to get up to speed with the latest version, you'll find all you need to know in Foundation ActionScript 3.0 for Flash and Flex. Starting with the fundamentals, you'll learn how to add interactivity to your Flash movies by using ActionScript objects, manipulating sound and video, and harnessing the power of regular expressions and XML. The book concludes with two case studies to consolidate what you've learned and introduce some additional advanced techniques. You'll gain a solid understanding of the new and exciting world of ActionScript 3.0 and see how everything fits together to form complete applications, so you'll be able to build your own professional sites. The sensible layout of the book makes it easy to find information about specific techniques. It focuses on the essential skills that will enable you to get up and running quick. With this book as your guide, you'll be creating killer Flash applications before you know it.

In The Cheat of Words McCaffery expands on the linguistic and political issues addressed in his previous book Theory of Sediment. In this new work the reader encounters, and must negotiate, an insistent slippage of meaning. Exploiting the inherent "shiftiness" of language, that tendency of phrases to refuse to link into higher syllogistic ensembles, McCaffery demonstrates the incessant potential within writing to disturb all drives toward centrality, and stability. Defiantly non-lyrical and non-narrative this poetry achieves a neo-baroque festiveness within its regulatory scepticism.

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Trade and Distribution, grade: A, Coventry University, language: English, abstract: In the same way that e-commerce and the internet have led to an immense revolution in regard to the promotion and marketing of services and goods, m-commerce is also poised to lead to another revolution in the business world. M-commerce is an extension of e-commerce which allows the interaction between different users anywhere and anytime with the use of wireless networks and modes. This dissertation is therefore based on leveraging B2C (business to customer) business value through mobile/electronic commerce for the China Media Express Holdings Inc. To lay a general stage for the entire dissertation, the research will commence with an introduction that will assuredly usher in the China Media Express Holdings Inc, by outlaying major details of the media express holding relevant to this study and relating them to mobile and electronic commerce under chapter one. The introduction will also address the features of mobile commerce so as to provide a clearer picture of what the entire dissertation will be dealing with. More so, the introduction will also address the term B2C in the context of the China Media Express Holdings Inc. The research will then tackle the major objectives and aims of the entire research and describe the pharmacy in detail in relation to mobile/electronic commerce. More so, in chapter two, the research will review available relevant literature in regard to the dissertation topic and chapter three will relay the research methodology. Chapter four will specifically develop a model for leveraging B2C business value through mobile/electronic commerce for the holdings. The study will then analyze the effectiveness of this developed model in the holding and discuss the empirical and theoretical implications of the findings. The study will then give relevant recommendations and a conclusion under.

100 Ways to Motivate Others is the culmination of many years of successful leadership coaching and training by bestselling author Steve Chandler and attorney Scott Richardson, and the natural follow-up to Steve's previous bestsellers, including 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself. Chandler and Richardson have crafted a vital, user-friendly, inspirational guide for executives, managers, and professionals and those aspiring to reach their level. Listeners will learn how to slow down and focus, to build on people's strengths, and to hold them accountable while cultivating the art of supportive confrontation. 100 Ways to Motivate Others also explains why multitasking is a myth, not a strength, and that keeping life simple and straightforward is the goal. This audio inspires extremely tough-minded leadership that gives the gift of clarity and vision to every person following the leader.