WIPO Magazine, June 2008
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The bimonthly WIPO Magazine (available in English, French and Spanish) aims to inform readers about WIPO-led activities, and to show intellectual property, creativity and innovation at work across the world. New Rice for Africa Climate change, drought, desertification, soaring food prices, hunger …Nowhere do these inter-twined threats to development menace more starkly than in Africa.

To mitigate the threats, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called, at the annual meeting of the Commission for Sustainable Development in May, for a fresh generation of agricultural technologies to usher in a second green revolution, - “one which permits sustainable yield improvements with minimal environmental damage and contributes to sustainable development goals.”

Plant-breeding technologies – often combining traditional knowledge with cutting edge biotechnological techniques – are already making real impact in meeting the challenge. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Rice Market Monitor reports that rice production in Africa has risen consecutively for over seven years, and is forecast to rise further in 2008 to 23.2 million tonnes. A major factor in this growth has been the success of a new type of rice, known as the New Rice for Africa – or Nerica.

The new rice was the result of years of work by a team of plant breeders and molecular biologists led by Sierra Leonean scientist Monty Jones at the West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA – now the Africa Rice Center). When Dr. Jones set up the biotechnology research program in 1991, some 240 million people in West Africa were dependant on rice as their primary source of food energy and protein, but the majority of Africa’s rice was imported, at an annual cost of US$1 billion. WARDA’s objective was to produce a rice variety which was better suited to the harsh conditions in African. ...

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The Costco Connection, July 2008
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The Costco Connection: a Lifestyle Magazine for Costco Members. The monthly Online Edition combines a replica of the print version with bonus content. Cover stories and popular features such as Buying Smart are extended with supplemental material. This electronic version makes the magazine easy to find, print and share articles with family and friends.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume, headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States, with its flagship warehouse in nearby Seattle. Costco's Canadian operations are based near Ottawa, Ontario, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) operates membership warehouses based on the concept that offering its members very low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and selected private-label products in a range of merchandise categories will produce high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover. It buys the majority of its merchandise directly from manufacturers and route it to a cross-docking consolidation point (depot) or directly to its warehouses.

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Bruce T. Barkley “Project Management in New Product Development"
McGraw-Hill Professional | 2007-11-02 | ISBN: 0071496726 | 397 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB
Turn Innovative Ideas into Products and Services—and Manage and Control Them Using Project Management Tools
The first book to integrate project management and product development, Project Management in New Product Development shows you how to manage the translation of ideas into new products and services and get them to market cheaper, better, and faster using advanced project management tools and techniques.
Packed with detailed case studies and illustrations, this unique book explains how to move new products and services quickly from concept to product to market as a managed and seamless process free of problems and delays. This project tool also shows how to ensure that bad products are stopped at gateway points, before they become product and project failures. Project Management in New Product Development features:
The first integrated treatment of project management and new product development designed for modern, globally oriented firms
Numerous case studies covering software, technology, electronics, construction, telecommunications, military, and aerospace
150 informative tables, figures, and graphics



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Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells: A Vision of Our Future
European Communities | 2003 | ISBN 9289455896 | English | 35 pages | PDF | 1 MB
This report of the High Level Group for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies sets out a vision for these technologies in future sustainable energy systems - improving energy security of supply and air quality, whilst mitigating climate change. The report recommends actions for developing world-class European hydrogen technologies and fostering their commercial exploitation. The High Level Group comprised key stakeholders from industry, the research community and public authorities. It was initiated by Vice President Loyola de Palacio and Commissioner Philippe Busquin, in association with President Romano Prodi.


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Sidney M. Levy “Construction Databook"
McGraw-Hill Professional | 1998-10-30 | ISBN: 0070383650 | 688 pages | PDF | 68 MB
Stay on top of construction details and procedures with the help of this illustrated data handbook. It offers fast access to hundreds of tables, charts, diagrams, and illustrations, covering all the components of construction utilized at a typical job site.This complete reference manual will provide you wiht a single source of specifications, codes, checklists, conversion factors, and "how-to" instructions for the most commonly used construction materials, including lumber, masonry, concrete, steel, doors, windows, hardware, and mechanical and electrical components.


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Reader's Digest - July 2008
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* 41 things doctors never tell you
- When I tell you to lose 15 or 20 pounds, I really mean 50.

* 25 great places to visit for free.

* No-hassle flying: 18 insider tips.

* America's dumbest criminals.

* Shark attack" An amazing tale of survival.

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Mastering Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 continues the approach of its previous editions by providing thorough, expert coverage of VB 2008, from the core of the language and user interface design to developing data-driven applications and Web applications. The material is aimed at beginners with some programming background to experienced programmers, with emphasis on intermediate and advanced development topics.[cut] The book will contain numerous example programs that readers can use as starting points for building their own applications, and each chapter ends with review exercises to help readers solidify their knowledge.Coverage includes:
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Smarty is a templating engine for PHP. Designers who are used to working with HTML files can work with Smarty templates, which are HTML files with simple tags while programmers work with the underlying PHP code. The Smarty engine brings the code and templates together. The result of all this is that designers can concentrate on designing, programmers can concentrate on programming, and they don't need to get in each others way so much. Even if you are developing a site on your own, Smarty is a powerful way to make your code clearer to you and others, as well as easier to debug and modify later. This book is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of using Smarty.

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In what Collins terms a prequel to the bestseller Built to Last he wrote with Jerry Porras, this worthwhile effort explores the way good organizations can be turned into ones that produce great, sustained results. To find the keys to greatness, Collins's 21-person research team (at his management research firm) read and coded 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transcripts and created 384 megabytes of computer data in a five-year project).That Collins is able to distill the findings into a cogent, well-argued and instructive guide is a testament to his writing skills. After establishing a definition of a good-to-great transition that involves a 10-year fallow period followed by 15 years of increased profits, Collins's crew combed through every company that has made the Fortune 500 (approximately 1,400) and found 11 that met their criteria, including Walgreens, Kimberly Clark and Circuit City.Download Here

Oleg Gasparyan, "Linear and Nonlinear Multivariable Feedback Control: A Classical Approach"
Publisher: Wiley | Pages: 354 | 2008-03-21 | ISBN: 0470061049 | 7 MB | PDF
Automatic feedback control systems play crucial roles in many fields, including manufacturing industries, communications, naval and space systems. At its simplest, a control system represents a feedback loop in which the difference between the ideal (input) and actual (output) signals is used to modify the behaviour of the system. Control systems are in our homes, computers, cars and toys. Basic control principles can also be found in areas such as medicine, biology and economics, where feedback mechanisms are ever present.


Linear and Nonlinear Multivariable Feedback Control presents a highly original, unified control theory of both linear and nonlinear multivariable (also known as multi-input multi-output (MIMO)) feedback systems as a straightforward extension of classical control theory. It shows how the classical engineering methods look in the multidimensional case and how practising engineers or researchers can apply them to the analysis and design of linear and nonlinear MIMO systems.

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In this book, some of the world's leading scholars come together to describe their thinking and research on the topic of the psychology of leadership. Most of the chapters were originally presented as papers at a research conference held in 2001 at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University. The contributions span traditional social psychological areas, as well as organizational theory; examining leadership as a psychological process and as afforded by organizational constraints and opportunities. The editors' goal was not to focus the chapters on a single approach to the study and conceptualization of leadership but rather to display the diversity of issues that surround the topic.

Leadership scholars have identified a host of approaches to the study of leadership. What are the personal characteristics of leaders? What is the nature of the relation between leaders and followers? Why do we perceive some people to be better leaders than others? What are the circumstances that evoke leadership qualities in people? Can leadership be taught? And so on. The contributions to this book examine these important questions and fall into three categories: conceptions of leadership, factors that influence the effectiveness of leadership, and the consequences and effects of leadership on the leader. All in all, the chapters of this volume display part of a broad spectrum of novel and important approaches to the study of the psychology of leadership. We hope that they are equally useful to those who are or would be leaders and to those who study the topic. As recent events have served to remind us, it is too important a topic to be ignored

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By Ian McLean (Author), Orin Thomas Announcing an all-new Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-646, a required exam for the new Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Windows Server 2008 Administrator certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft® study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. It comes packed with the tools and features that exam candidates want most including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content, rigorous, objective-by-objective review, exam tips from expert, exam-certified authors, and customizable testing options. It also provides real-world case scenarios to help you build skills and expertise that you can apply to the job. Work at your own pace through the lessons and lab exercises. Focusing on Windows Server 2008 administration, this official study guide covers planning server roles, maintaining server security, planning data storage, network load balancing, and server backups, managing software deployment and versioning, monitoring IPv6, server performance and capacity, and AD replication, scheduling server deployments, and designing a rollback contingency plan.

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Access Forms & Reports For Dummies is a hands-on guide that uses real-world examples to show you just what you need to know about Access and why you need to know it. You won’t find a bunch of buzzwords and jargon. Rather, you do find the solid information you really need and can’t find elsewhere about creating queries, forms, and reports. Yes, I do give you good, solid information about queries in addition to forms and reports because queries are an essential element that will help you create better forms and reports.

This book is also a reference that you can use as you like. If you have a specific problem you need to solve right now, you can jump directly to the related topic and skip around as much as you want. But if you really want to make Access work for you, I suggest that you read through the entire book because you will discover many things you don’t already know.

Finally, Access Forms & Reports For Dummies is for users of pretty much any version of Access from Access 97 onwards. The basics of queries, forms, and reports haven’t changed much, so you’ll find this book extremely helpful no matter which version of Access you use.

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Chapter 01 - Getting to Know Forms and Reports
Chapter 02 - Getting Started with Queries
Chapter 03 - Creating Simple Forms
Chapter 04 - Building Basic Reports
Chapter 05 - Creating Multi-Table Queries
Chapter 06 - Modifying Data with Queries
Chapter 07 - Expanding Queries with SQL
Chapter 08 - Dealing with Quarrelsome Queries
Chapter 09 - Building Better Forms by Using Controls
Chapter 10 - Using Multiple Tables in Forms
Chapter 11 - Fixing Form Faults
Chapter 12 - Adding Fancy Touches to Reports
Chapter 13 - Creating Reports that Summarize Data
Chapter 14 - When Reports Go Wrong
Chapter 15 - Tricks for Finding Data with Queries
Chapter 16 - Tricks for Updating with Queries
Chapter 17 - Killer Ways to Improve Forms
Chapter 18 - Expert Methods for Sharing Reports
Chapter 19 - Making Reports Look Better
Chapter 20 - Adding Efficiency with Great Tools
Chapter 21 - Ten Great Access Sites Online
Chapter 22 - Ten Things to Know About Queries

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By Joseph L. Jorden, Dandy Weyn Implementation and Maintenance exam (70-431) is the first stop for everyone entering this new certification track, and serves as both a single exam certification as well as the entry exam for the MCITP-level certifications. This book provides an introduction to the development and administrative aspects of SQL Server 2005 and features practical guidance for all aspects of the exam. Get a great start in your certification process today with this comprehensive guide which includes: Hundreds of challenging practice questions plus two bonus exams Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine Authoritative coverage of all key exam objectives, including: Installing and Configuring SQL Server 2005 Implementing High Availability and Disaster Recovery Supporting Data Consumers Maintaining Databases Monitoring and Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance Creating and Implementing Database Objects
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Excel 2007 For Dummies covers all the fundamental techniques you need to know in order to create, edit, format, and print your own worksheets. In addition to showing you around the worksheet, this book also exposes you to the basics of charting, creating data lists, and performing data analysis. Keep in mind, though, that this book just touches on the easiest ways to get a few things done with these features — I make no attempt to cover charting, data lists, or data analysis in the same definitive way as spreadsheets: This book concentrates on spreadsheets because spreadsheets are what most regular folks create with Excel.

This book is like a reference in which you start out by looking up the topic you need information about (in either the table of contents or the index), and then you refer directly to the section of interest. I explain most topics conversationally (as though you were sitting in the back of a classroom where you can safely nap). Sometimes, however, my regiment-commander mentality takes over, and I list the steps you need to take to accomplish a particular task in a particular section.

This book is intended ONLY for users of Micro$oft Office Excel 2007! If you’re using any previous version of Excel for Windows (from Excel 97 through 2003), the information in this book will only confuse and confound you as your version of Excel works nothing like the 2007 version this book describes.

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Chapter 01 - The Excel 2007 User Experience
Chapter 02 - Creating a Spreadsheet from Scratch
Chapter 03 - Making It All Look Pretty
Chapter 04 - Going through Changes
Chapter 05 - Printing the Masterpiece
Chapter 06 - Maintaining the Worksheet
Chapter 07 - Maintaining Multiple Worksheets
Chapter 08 - Doing What-If Analysis
Chapter 09 - Playing with Pivot Tables
Chapter 10 - Charming Charts and Gorgeous Graphics
Chapter 11 - Getting on the Data List
Chapter 12 - Hyperlinks and Macros
Chapter 13 - Top Ten New Features in Excel 2007
Chapter 14 - Top Ten Beginner Basics
Chapter 15 - The Ten Commandments of Excel 2007

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By Victor Isakov This comprehensive book guides readers through Microsoft's brand- new SQL 2005 certification: Microsoft Certified IT Professional Developer for SQL Server 2005 (Exam 70441) Topics covered include writing SQL queries, designing and implementing programming objects, database optimization, designing databases at both the conceptual and logical levels, and implementing databases at the physical level Aimed at candidates for this exam, namely professional database developers who are responsible for designing and implementing database solutions using SQL Server 2005 The CD-ROM features leading-edge exam prep software with test engine plus hundreds of practice questions and electronic flashcards


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By Eric Johnson , Eric Beehler If you are a support professional who sets up, maintains, and troubleshoots desktop applications on Windows Vista, now you can build your skills and prepare for exam 70-623, MCITP: Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Windows Vista Client for Consumer Support Technicians, the required exam for achieving certification as an MCITP: Consumer Support Technician. Inside this comprehensive study guide you'll find full coverage of all exam objectives, practical hands-on exercises, real-world scenarios, challenging review questions, and more. If you are a support professional who sets up, maintains, and troubleshoots desktop applications on Windows Vista, now you can build your skills and prepare for exam 70-623, MCITP: Supporting and Troubleshooting Applications on a Windows Vista Client for Consumer Support Technicians, the required exam for achieving certification as an MCITP: Consumer Support Technician.

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Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug–in that frees your code from the traditional confines of the browser. It is a rules–changing, groundbreaking technology that allows you to run rich client applications right inside the browser. Even more impressively, it is able to host true .NET applications in non–Microsoft browsers (like Firefox) and on non–Microsoft platforms (like Mac OS X).

Silverlight is still new and evolving fast, and you need a reliable guidebook to make sense of it.

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This 176 page book is meant to give you a sense of what you, as a programmer, can expect from Silverlight in terms of what the user is going to see. The emphasis here is on understanding what Silverlight has to offer. While there is some code given, that is not the point of the book. The point is to be ably to quickly understand what functionality is available to you, what options you might have without getting bogged down in much code.

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By James Foxall Sams Teach Yourself Visual C#® 2008 in 24 Hours James Foxall Starter Kit DVD includes Visual C#® 2008 Express Edition In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Visual C# 2008. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of Visual C# from the ground up. By the Way notes present interesting pieces of information. Did You Know? tips offer advice or teach an easier way to do something. Watch Out! cautions advise you about potential problems and help you steer clear of disaster.
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Beginning C# is a book that offers a lot of guidance, in a format that readers find intuitive to follow. The exercise-based format of the Wrox Beginning series has a strong following by all levels of readers, and is one that works very well in the classroom or home. Written by a veteran programming instructor, this is the perfect mix of tutorial, and hands-on coding new programmers are looking for - written from their point of view.

Beginning C# is written for those readers with no prior programming experience who want a thorough, yet easy to understand, introduction to C# and Object Oriented Programming. Dr. Purdum uses his 25 years of teaching experience to teach readers:

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By Tony Northrup , J.C. Mackin Announcing an all-new MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit designed to help maximize your performance on 70-622, the required exam for the new Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Windows Vista Client Enterprise Support Technician certification. This 2-in-1 kit includes the official Microsoft study guide, plus practice tests on CD to help you assess your skills. In-depth coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job 425+ practice and review questions
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Whip up awesome Wii games using Flash and ActionScript. Nintendo Wii Flash Game Creator's Guide lays out each next-generation technique alongside real-world examples and cut-and-paste code samples. Learn how to design exciting Flash animations, create cool characters, simulate realistic motion, and use the Wii remote control in innovative ways. Plus, you'll get the latest tricks for supercharging your games and tips for distributing them on the Web.

• Build Flash-based objects, layers, and controls
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• Integrate unconventional mouse and Wii controller interactivity
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In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Visual C# 2008. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon the previous one, allowing you to learn the essentials of Visual C# from the ground up.

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12 issues / 12 months Highlights: Der totale PC-Overkill Keep on Surfin’ Der totale PC-Overkill- Die besten 10 PC-Vernichtungstricks Keep on Surfin’- Browser im Vergleich Aufzeichnungen aus einem Blog-Haus- Richtig Bloggen Der Weg ist das Ziel- Mobile Navigationsgeräte im Breitbildformat

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