Set up your company for long-term success by building and reinforcing your leadership pipeline In the newly revised third edition of The Leadership Pipeline, a team of veteran leadership practitioners delivers a practical and essential framework for identifying future leaders, assessing their competence, planning their development, nurturing their talents, and analyzing the results of your efforts. The work to be done, the required skills, time application, and the necessary work values for each leadership layer are clearly defined for the digital age. The book explains how to integrate your organization's leadership development process with a succession plan that provides your company with a ready supply of capable leaders. You'll discover the tools and techniques you need to knit together your succession and leadership development programs and constantly renew your leadership pipeline. You'll also: Explore anecdotes and stories drawn from the authors' extensive experience with top companies that illustrate the principles discussed in the book Find ways to eliminate bias and tunnel vision when identifying leadership candidates Learn to objectively consider the efficacy of individual leadership candidatesA powerful resource for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders at firms of all sizes, The Leadership Pipeline is an effective and insightful blueprint to future-proofing your company.
Cet ouvrage présente les composantes techniques d'une culture bananière durable dont les fruits sont destinés au marché international. Après un rappel des connaissances sur la plante, les contraintes parasitaires et l'évolution économique récente de ce produit, l'auteur présente les concepts de culture raisonnée et de banane biologique. En tenant compte des évolutions récentes tant dans les domaines phytosanitaires et agronomiques que dans ceux de la fertilisation et de l'irrigation, il développe ensuite tous les aspects de la production : conditions de mise en culture pour réduire les intrants et donc la pollution ; pratiques optimales pour obtenir une productivité satisfaisante ; opérations de conditionnement nécessaires pour garantir la qualité des fruits ; techniques d'aide à la décision pour raisonner les pratiques culturales.
APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE IN INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT Comprehensive reference examining activated sludge technologies in industrial wastewater treatment, combining a theoretical framework with practical methodologies Application of Sewage Sludge in Industrial Wastewater Treatment provides a roadmap to the methodologies for the treatment of industrial wastewaters from several major sectors integrating theory and practice, highlighting the importance of sewage sludge technologies in industrial wastewater treatment to clean up the environment from pollution caused by human activities, and assessing the applications of several existing activated sludge techniques and introduces new emerging technologies. All discussion within the text is based on a solid theoretical background. Application of Sewage Sludge in Industrial Wastewater Treatment covers key topics such as: Issues related to activated sludge treatment, such as biodegradability-based characterization, modelling, assessment of stoichiometric, and kinetic parameters and design Issues related to industrial pollution control, such as in-plant control, effect of pretreatment, and more Recently increasing quantity and complexity of toxic effluents, which can be bio remediable for plants and suitable microbes, whether natural or customized for specific purposes Ecological, profitable, and natural solutions designed to eliminate heavy metals, radionuclides, xenobiotic compounds, organic waste, pesticides, and more This reference provides an essential, one-of-a-kind, integrated approach for environmental microbiologists, biochemical engineers, environmental engineers, effluent treatment plant operators, and biologists and chemists at wastewater treatment plants.
Model Predictive Control Understand the practical side of controlling industrial processes Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a method for controlling a process according to given parameters, derived in many cases from empirical models. It has been widely applied in industrial units to increase revenue and promoting sustainability. Systematic overviews of this subject, however, are rare, and few draw on direct experience in industrial settings. Assuming basic knowledge of the relevant mathematical and algebraic modeling techniques, the book's title combines foundational theories of MPC with a thorough sense of its practical applications in an industrial context. The result is a presentation uniquely suited to rapid incorporation in an industrial workplace. Model Predictive Control readers will also find: Two-part organization to balance theory and applications Selection of topics directly driven by industrial demand An author with decades of experience in both teaching and industrial practice This book is ideal for industrial control engineers and researchers looking to understand MPC technology, as well as advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying predictive control and related subjects.
Woman on woman. Man - Man. Bisexuality. Flexible. Queer. Some have never questioned their homosexuality. Others are in a straight marriage with kids when suddenly their best friend makes their nipples erect, or a touch from their best mate makes their cock hard.
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories:
"His greatest concern was that he could have an erection. Therefore, he cried to his cousin that he did not feel like going swimming."- The cabin trip by Christian W.
"The handyman closed his fingers around the screwdriver as if it were a hard-on. But would he come out of the closet?" The handyman by Jeppe Berg
"The dresser stood between their beds. They couldn't see each other's faces. Let's leave the rest unsaid!"- What we men have in common by Peter Stavanger
"On the bus to and from school he always had a seat over the rear wheels. The vibrations were so good". The bus ride by Peter Stavanger
There's nothing like the fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, the water touching your sex...
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories:
"She's as horny as a goat. Is it because she's jolting along above Hemsedal mountain astride a throbbing motorbike?" Free as a bird on the mountain by Kim T. Ryan
"She woke up to find that the young couple had lain down just a few metres away from her. The boy was obviously reading a book which was in the sand in front of him." A hot day on the beach by H. Nord-Sjèlland
There's nothing like fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, or water touching your private parts - especially while with your lover.
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories:
"He climbed up the mountainside after her. She threw off one piece of clothing after another, leaving a trail until they reached the top." - What Only the Eagle Saw by Fjellvandrer, Buskerud
"He knew a lady lived in the house next to the little beach. He'd paddled while battling his raising pole, but would it all be worth it in the end?" - Lisa by Phóton
"`Cheers for all the beautiful things we can see from here,' he says while admiring her body. He finally casts his gaze back upon the water, but for how long for?" - Holiday Memories by Julie, Tromsø
There's nothing like the fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, the water touching your sex...
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. This collection includes the following stories:
"They anchor up somewhere they can be alone. It's hot, and everything is just lovely." Summer, Sun and Sails by Nicoline
"He takes a handkerchief from his pocket and blindfolds her with it. She knows what is going to happen." An `Innocent' Trip to the Beach by The Hussy
"She always came easily when they were together. On that beautiful beach, she came to an explosive orgasm unusually quickly." A Contribution to Art History? by G. Honarmand
There's nothing like fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, or water touching your private parts - especially while with your lover.
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories:
"He waded naked ashore and found a beautiful mermaid on the beach in need of his help. He was happy to oblige." - A Morning Adventure by Dørvakten, Grenå
"He met Tone every third year from the age of seven. But what happened between them during their teens would change the way he looked at her forever." - A Tone in Life by Niels, København
"She was soaking wet when she arrived at the empty mountain cabin. She had to dry the clothes off, and it isn't long before the cabin (and herself) starts to get hot." Plenty of Good People in the Mountains by Kristine, Bodø
"A commanding voice made her jump. It was the inspector who discovered that she had bathed illegally in the mountain waters. What will come her way?" A Swimming Trip by Løperdronningen, Tromsø
There's nothing like the fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, the water touching your sex...
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories:
"Two lovers and their female boss were headed into the Nordmarka. Could the boss be doing more than guiding them through the workday?"- Gyda by Roy Rebo
"Husband and wife on a deserted beach. He is using binoculars to look at birds - and sees an African!" - The heron by Jørgen, Kr. Hyllinge
"He had noticed two girls who usually played in the water. He was too old for them. They couldn't be any older than 20, while he was near 50." - Cabin summer by Bente, Østfold
Woman - Woman. Man - Man. Bisexuality. Flexible. Queer. Some have never questioned their homosexuality. Others are in a straight marriage with kids when suddenly their best friend makes their nipples erect, or a touch from their best mate makes their cock hard.
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. This collection includes the following stories:
"She was a little envious at first with Christine. She had a way with men that most women didn't. What made her so special?" X-Lady by Cecilie, Ålesund
"It was her first week delivering packages for Qwikfoot Delivery. Did she blush when Mabel lost her towel while signing for her package?" - Fast Delivery by Kathy Vickers
"On a bright beach in a world where the night is worth more than the day, everything stood still. The world was their dream world, and they could do whatever they liked." Suitors in the Midnight Sun by Lise, Trondheim
There's nothing like the fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, the water touching your sex...
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories:
"They reached the top. The mist was impenetrable. He knew what she was thinking of." - A Mountain Hike by Julia
"He lay dozing on the terrace in the Easter sunshine. She rubbed sun lotion into his butt. She'd fantasised about this for ages." - A Cabin Trip in the Easter Sunshine by B, Østlandet
"He found her in the forest. But did he have the right to tie her up with her legs spread?" - Stranger Danger by Hege and Morten
"They were on a cabin trip with her friend. They had to make love in secret - while her friend went to get some water. It took five minutes." - Just a Quickie by E.W., Trondheim
"They owned a farm with a thousand acres of forest. Perfect for picking cranberries dressed as Adam and Eve." - Picking Cranberries by Tobben
There's nothing like the fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, the water touching your sex...
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories:
"They followed the road from Le Grau-du-Roi out towards Espiguette and turned left when they came to the beach by the lighthouse. The nudist beach started there." - Hot on the Beach by Gunnar Rogaland
"She met him on an Indonesian beach. He was a fisherman and his mother had taught him how to give massage." - Tropical Heat by Kim Andrea"The temperature was hotter than hot! A fantastic day at the beach had a worthy ending." - The Holiday by Nudisten, Hørsholm
"A classy lady is stuck in the mud up in the mountains. A mountain farmer scolds her and then starts to help..." - A World Apart by Roy Rebo
There's nothing like the fresh air in the mountains, waves lapping against the shore, the wind caressing your breast, the water touching your sex...
This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories:
"It was burning hot with not a breath of wind in the remote cottage country. Suddenly, there was a whirlwind of people." - Cabin Holiday by The Mrs., Bodø
"They were in their twenties and close friends. They didn't settle for peeping at the boys when they went camping." - Our Trip to the Beach by Romantic, Østfold
"She was planning to go into the city to find a man, but then she heard voices just by her wall. They came from a group of sunkissed boys in shorts." - The Temptations of Summer by Vilde Victoria
"A Swedish summer, a sunbather, an Indian man - and his friend." - Summer and Sun by the Sunbather, Kristinehamn
A tongue-in-cheek odyssey through the sex capitals of the world. The applause is near-deafening as crowd favourite Tristan Taormino makes her way to the podium to pick up her award. "Oh my God! This is so wonderful," she gushes, all the while trying to hold back tears. "Buttman, you gave me a chance when no one else would, and the next thing I knew I was the subject of a gang-bang, and now this? I just want to thank Mom and Dad."
Welcome to the world of Sex Carnival - a whimsical, eye-opening record of one man's travels into the bold new world of porn. Bill Brownstein provides a guide for the uninitiated and the bewildered, a hands-on intro for anyone who wonders why the porno biz has become so mainstream in just the last few years.
Brownstein's global travels take him from watching Tristan and other sex superstars accept their trophies at the annual porn awards ceremony in Las Vegas to witnessing the weekend shopping sprees of Dutch families as the kids push their grocery carts through the biggest sex supermarkets on earth. He takes us from dungeons and dragons pleasure chambers in New York to a different kind of pleasure - the rough trade in Hamburg. And along the way, he stops off to catch some lap-dancing in Montreal and all kinds of unexpected action at the sex bars of Paris.
Sex Carnival is no definitive history of porn. Instead, this book is fun. Brownstein gives us a lively account of our obsession with the business of sex, an odyssey of one man's encounters with a universe of titillation that is fresh, original, naughty, and very bizarre.
The kids in McKinley High School's glee club, New Directions, might not be the most popular, but Glee is unquestionably a runaway hit. Since its premiere in May 2009, Glee has exploded as one of the most popular hours on TV, earning an astounding 19 Emmy nominations in its first season. In addition to the show's staggering success, Glee's songs have been heating up the music charts, with 25 tracks on the 2009 hot 100 list, a hit-rate topped only by the Beatles when they had 31 hits in 1964.
Don't Stop Believin' pays tribute to the glorious mash-up of music, comedy, drama and social commentary that has put Glee and its band of misfits in the spotlight. Written by gleeks extraordinaire Erin Balser and Suzanne Gardner, the book is jam-packed with:
- an in-depth episode-by-episode exploration of the show, focusing on themes, storylines and main characters
- all the details on the hit songs in every episode, behind-the-scenes happenings and the show's entertainment and cultural references
- exclusive interviews with Glee actors including Stephen Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson), Heather Morris (Brittany), and Ken Avenido (Howard Bamboo)
- personal stories from fellow gleeks about what the show means to them
- biographies of the principal players and guest stars
- the story of the making of Glee and how it was brought to life by creator Ryan Murphy
- fun and informative sidebars
- terrific on- and off-set photos of the cast
Capturing all the highs and lows of this ground-breaking series, Don't Stop Believin' is a show-stopping guide to Glee's journey - the perfect companion for fans who demand an encore once the curtain falls.
The kids in McKinley High School's glee club, New Directions, might not be the most popular, but Glee is unquestionably a runaway hit. Since its premiere in May 2009, Glee has exploded as one of the most popular hours on TV, earning an astounding 19 Emmy nominations in its first season. In addition to the show's staggering success, Glee's songs have been heating up the music charts, with 25 tracks on the 2009 hot 100 list, a hit-rate topped only by the Beatles when they had 31 hits in 1964.
Don't Stop Believin' pays tribute to the glorious mash-up of music, comedy, drama and social commentary that has put Glee and its band of misfits in the spotlight. Written by gleeks extraordinaire Erin Balser and Suzanne Gardner, the book is jam-packed with:
- an in-depth episode-by-episode exploration of the show, focusing on themes, storylines and main characters
- all the details on the hit songs in every episode, behind-the-scenes happenings and the show's entertainment and cultural references
- exclusive interviews with Glee actors including Stephen Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson), Heather Morris (Brittany), and Ken Avenido (Howard Bamboo)
- personal stories from fellow gleeks about what the show means to them
- biographies of the principal players and guest stars
- the story of the making of Glee and how it was brought to life by creator Ryan Murphy
- fun and informative sidebars
- terrific on- and off-set photos of the cast
Capturing all the highs and lows of this ground-breaking series, Don't Stop Believin' is a show-stopping guide to Glee's journey - the perfect companion for fans who demand an encore once the curtain falls.
Groomed since the age of eight by his obsessive father Vince Spadea, by most accounts-except Andre Agassi's, who called Vince "a journeyman" at age 25-has been a success. At the start of the 2005 season, 19th seed Spadea was the only over-30-year-old player besides Agassi to be ranked in the top-20 on the world professional tennis circuit.
Now in his 13th professional season, Spadea gives a riveting account of the ultra-competitive and often hilarious world of a pro tennis player. He battles injuries, coaching and agent changes, and a slight from American Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe as he continues his improbable climb back up the rankings. Along the way, he considers taking two months off to appear on The Bachelor, practices with a still combative John McEnroe in a New York City tennis club, and prowls LA parties with his buddy, comedian Jon Lovitz, trying to pick up actresses like Natalie Portman and jump start his fledgling acting career.
Agassi, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Martina Navratilova, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Tim Henman, and Marat Safin are all analyzed in more colourful and personal terms than the tennis media has ever provided. In these pages, Spadea breaks the taboo of the "whatever you see, hear and do here, stays here" locker room mentality.
?Take As Directed gives Canadians a much-needed guidebook to safely navigate our encounters with health-care providers and optimize the management of our own health. In recent years, evidence indicating that our health-care system can be made safer has emerged. Here, a family physician and a pharmacy professor discuss the role each of us can play in achieving the best and safest possible health outcome for ourselves and our families. In clear and engaging language, Take As Directed walks the reader through the call to the family doctor's receptionist, the examination room encounter, the pharmacy counter, a visit to the emergency department, and a stay on the hospital ward, and outlines common pitfalls in these encounters. Health-care consumers will learn how to provide critical information to their caregivers and know what information they must obtain from them. Since many adverse health outcomes are related to the use of medications, readers will learn how to safely and effectively use their prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs.
Take As Directed is the first and definitive source book to:
- offer down-to-earth advice on how Canadians can obtain good health care, even in a "sick" system.
- outline communication styles of health-care providers and offer tried-and-true tips and tricks on dealing with various "bedside manners."
- offer guidance on optimizing the use of medications at home and reducing the chances of experiencing an adverse drug event, one of the commonest reasons for visits to Canadian emergency departments.
- identify trustworthy sources of health and medication information on the web.
All health-care consumers will benefit from the sage voices of the authors, two of Canada's most respected health-care professionals.
Imagine it's 1965, and you've just fulfilled a boyhood ambition and graduated from the vet college in Glasgow, Scotland. The very next week you find yourself in Kenya, treating wild animals. This is what happened to Dr. Jerry Haigh, who in Wrestling with Rhinos takes us deep into the post-independence Kenya of 1965, and shows us what things were like until he left ten years later for a teaching post in Canada. Dealing with a 17 foot tall lame giraffe was an early challenge, as there had not been many giraffes in the teaching pool at Glasgow. A fall back on common sense, with the help of the owner and a knowledge of cattle medicine helped to create a cure. Along the way, he encountered traditional domestic animal patients as well as rhinos, elephants, wildebeest, lemurs and pelicans. Among them was Joy Adamson's cheetah, and we get a first-hand glimpse of their Born Free experiences. While living in a country just making the transition from colonial status to independence, Jerry also met President Jomo Kenyatta and treated his cattle.
Threaded through the text are observations - sometimes hilarious, sometimes scurrilous, sometimes poignant - on the social scene in Kenya, peppered with reminiscences about his soldier father, for whom the Kenya of World War II was a very different place.
In the final chapters, Jerry documents his perspective on human/wildlife conflicts, and looks ahead hopefully into the future.
When Tim Horton died tragically in a car accident in 1974 at age 44, he left behind a legacy of love, respect, and goodwill from everyone who knew him. In Loving Memory traces the life and career of the legendary NHL defenceman, from his humble beginnings in small-town northern Ontario, to junior stardom at St. Mike's in Toronto, a Calder Cup championship with the AHL Pittsburgh Hornets, four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and a distinguished late career with the expansion Buffalo Sabres. This book features dozens of vintage photos of Tim -- on the ice, in the locker room, and at home with his family -- as well as rare memorabilia, letters, and documents, many of which have been preserved by Tim's wife, Lori.
Thrilling but flawed, entertaining despite the swerves and double-crosses, captivating even when repugnant? professional wrestling has enjoyed the attention and loyalty of untold millions for nearly a century. How and why is precisely what Larry Matysik examines in his third book, Drawing Heat the Hard Way: How Wrestling Really Works.
Wrestlers have their own private language, and in the unique world of wrestling "drawing heat" is a very good thing: the successful generation of crowd reaction and fan excitement. The Hard Way? That's both exactly what it sounds like and something no one in the industry plans for: a legitimate and unintentional wound suffered because something's gone awry. In Drawing Heat the Hard Way, Matysik explains what it takes to win the hearts and minds of wrestling fans, and how, at times, mistakes, controversy and unexpected turns of events have damaged the reputation or forever changed the business he loves.
If anyone understands wrestling, the problem-child offspring of whatever "real" sport is, it's Matysik. Drawing Heat the Hard Way takes on the way wrestling is booked or planned; analyzes the roles of wrestlers and announcers, and explores steroids as an industry and fan issue. It also considers wrestling's power-brokers, from those who influence the business by reporting on it, like Dave Meltzer, to those who make the final decisions on what gets broadcast every week, like the omnipresent Vince McMahon, and even to those who influence the sport with their pocketbooks - the fans themselves.
At times humorous, occasionally heartbreaking, always insightful, Drawing Heat the Hard Way is ultimately an objective take on what it means to be a wrestling fan, from someone who knows the business inside and out.
The Benoit murder-suicide in 2007 was one of the most shocking stories of the year, and a seminal event in the history of wrestling. It laid bare the devastating prevalence of steroids and its effects on users.
In order to tackle the whole story, dig up the facts, and connect the dots, Irvin Muchnick gives the most sensational scandal in pro wrestling history the full true-crime treatment in Chris and Nancy.
Muchnick - the author of Wrestling Babylon and a co-author of Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror That Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport - has parsed public records and interviewed dozens of witnesses, inside and outside wrestling, to put together the first thorough and authoritative events of the gruesome June 2007 weekend in Fayette County, Georgia, during which World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Chris Benoit murdered his wife Nancy and their seven-year-old son Daniel, before proceeding to kill himself.
But this book goes beyond the crime itself to answer some of the most important questions behind it. The biography of Benoit, a wrestler's wrestler, makes it clear that his tragedy was a microcosm of the culture of drugs and death behind the scenes of one of North America's most popular brand of sports entertainment. The author probes the story of the massive supplies of steroids and human growth hormone found in his home - all prescribed by a "doctor to the stars" who got indicted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and all dismissed by a WWE "wellness policy" that promoted everything except its talent's wellness. The Benoit case led to unprecedented scrutiny of wrestling's overall health and safety standards, by Congressional investigators and others, and this book is the primary source of what they found and what they should continue to look for.
In November of 2001, Glen Heggstad decided to ride his motorcycle to the tip of South America. His journey was interrupted when he was kidnapped at gunpoint by Colombian rebels and held captive for five weeks. Yet even after his traumatic incarceration, Glen did what few others would - finished his trip.
Three years later, frustrated by the climate of fear in a media-saturated world and the resulting stranglehold of self-imposed security in the U.S., Glen decided to look for truth on his own terms - on the back of his motorcycle. Once more the "Striking Viking" left the comforts of California as an unofficial emissary with his own message to the world: We are not afraid and we refuse to hate.
Starting in Japan, Glen wound his way through Siberia, Mongolia, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and Africa, stopping in over 30 countries. This was not a tourist's bus tour - Glen battled extreme temperatures, knee-deep mud, bureaucratic roadblocks, health problems, and loneliness, but these problems faded to insignificance with the thrill of the open road and the smiling receptions he received from locals and fellow bikers at every turn.
With One More Day Everywhere, readers can share Glen Heggstad's vision of a world ungoverned by fear and, like Glen, embrace each experience, with one eye always on the horizon.
