pAlthough world-class firms like GE and Motorola have relied on Six Sigma to build their performance cultures, these processes are all too often left out of human resources HR functions. This lack of Six Sigma principles is even more surprising because preventing errors and improving productivity are so critical to the people management processes of hiring, retention, appraisal, and development.ppFrom

From the 1910s to the 1930s John Alinder photographed in his home village of Savasta in Sweden, portraying local people, the surrounding landscape and their way of life. His portraits are extraordinary - children placed on chairs, old ladies, people perched in trees, labourers and confirmation candidates often depicted against a background of foliage and sprawling greenery penetrated by sunlight. The

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Vanadium isotope ratios 51V50V have potential to provide information about changes in past ocean oxygen contents. The oxygen abundance sensitivity range of V isotopes suggests that this paleoproxy could be particularly useful in tracing marine oxygenation changes throughout the Phanerozoic and potentially beyond.

pBe free from toxic mindsets, destructive patterns of behavior, and lies that keep you bound.pp ppThe truth behind seven little words changed Dawn Scott Damon\'s life when she heard a man from a small country church sing I am who He says I am Her life was transformed as she began to believe what God\'s Word says about who she is in Christ, and she started her journey out of betrayal, abandonment,

pA thirty-day devotional, emPrizedem is a fresh take on often-familiar passages. Within the context of Scripture, Jennifer paints a beautiful picture of the kindness and gentleness of Jesus. Pointing to both Old and New Testament passages, be encouraged as you see you were loved from the beginning. Christ came for you. You are His beloved. You are His prized possession. You were worth the price.p

pThis is an original work dedicated to an important and current topic in nephrology organ crosstalk in acute renal injury.p pAcute kidney injury is a prevalent and serious syndrome. The related mortality to this syndrome has not been significantly reduced in the last decades despite the advances in renal replacement therapy technology. For this reason, a new approach to obtain an effective treatment

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pIn emLaw Desireem, the second book in the acclaimed Bobby Delery crime fiction series, Michael Allen Zell continues to peel back the mean streets of New Orleans. The parallel stories of recently-returned Bobby Delery\'s quest to find out what happened to his family and a city councilman\'s unorthodox way of fundraising end up meeting sharply in a climax that touches on race, history, and corruption.

pGrief and its Transcendence Memory, Identity, Creativity is a landmark contribution that provides fresh insights into the experience and process of mourning. It includes fourteen original essays by pre-eminent psychoanalysts, historians, classicists, theologians, architects, art-historians and artists, that take on the subject of normal, rather than pathological mourning. In particular, it considers

bThe most closely guarded secret of the western world is about to be revealed--and you will never see Christianity in the same light again. b pIn a remarkable achievement of historical detective work that is destined to become a classic, authors Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince delve into the mysterious world of the Freemasons, the Cathars, the Knights Templar, and the occult to discover the truth behind

In this exhaustive study of the NWFP and its adjoining area of Afghanistan, Raghvendra Singh argues that with an increasingly powerful China knocking on India\'s door, it is imperative to recognize that the docile acceptance of NWFP\'s loss in 1947 may have serious consequences for India\'s security in times to come.

pThis book summarizes current knowledge regarding the theory of estimation for semiparametric models with missing data, in an organized and comprehensive manner. It starts with the study of semiparametric methods when there are no missing data. The description of the theory of estimation for semiparametric models is both rigorous and intuitive, relying on geometric ideas to reinforce the intuition

pWhen twenty-seven-year-old event planner and blogger Clare Finnegan got married, she didn\'t mind moving out of the city. After all, a suburban existence didn\'t necessarily equal domesticity, book club parties, and a subscription to iMartha Stewart Livingi. But when, after a weekend in Vegas, Clare discovers she\'s pregnant, she is thrown into a world where eating lunchmeat is equivalent to smoking

emThe Creativity Readerem is a necessary companion for anyone interested in the historical roots of contemporary ideas about creativity, innovation, and imagination. It brings together a prestigious group of international experts who were tasked with choosing, introducing, and commenting on seminal texts focused on creativity, invention, genius, and imagination from the period of 1850 to 1950. This

Rudolph Fisher\'s outstanding debut novel iThe Walls of Jerichoi, published in 1928, explores race and class issues during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance through the lens of Black lawyer Fred Merrit, who buys a home in a white neighborhood bordering Harlem. What progresses is a satirical journey through Merrit\'s life as he encounters the racism of his new white neighbors as well as racism and classism

Did you know that God thought of you before you were born He has had you in mind before the creation of the world and gave you to your parents as a gift. He chose your skin, your hair color and eye color. You are no accident and your life has a unique and significant purpose. You are a living miracle, straight from His heart!

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pstrongIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Siege of Leningrad, then keep reading...strongppFrom the early fall of 1941 until the winter of 1944, the Soviet city of Leningrad today\'s St. Petersburg was almost completely surrounded by the forces of Nazi Germany and Finland. Though the siege lasted just under 900 days, to the citizens of the Soviet Union and Russia today, this event

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