The Search Stops Here

The Search Stops Here
Author: Debbie Calvert
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2010-08-13
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1452052980
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Entering the human race, we walk out into a world, searching for fulfillment. In our pursuit, we struggle with emotional insecurities and faulty relationships. Eventually we find ourselves in a society filled with broken people where many weary travelers are on the same endless quest for peace and well-being. In The Search Stops Here, the author gives details of her personal experiences with depression, anxiety, anger, and suicide. Sharing her journey toward restoration, she explores the root causes of defeat, aiding in figuring out our frustrations and our hurt. She addresses life issues such as control and expectations and provides practical and proven processes for an improved level of health and wholeness. Debbie Calvert insists that the damage of rejection can be repaired, the fight to conquer inferiority ended, and the pain of troubling emotions relieved. Tackling foundational beliefs, the author shows how thought processes affect our behaviors and strongly suggests the need of new “house rules.” This book offers convincing evidence of an alternative route – one which is more effective in offering nurture and love, human nature’s absolute necessity. Stressing the importance of living one day at a time and better understanding true success, The Search Stops Here challenges us to stop our tiring efforts and end our lifelong search.

The Book Stops Here

The Book Stops Here
Author: Kate Carlisle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 045141599X
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Bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright discovers that some treasures are worth killing for in this novel in the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series. Brooklyn is thrilled to be appearing on the hit TV show This Old Attic as a rare-book expert and appraiser. Her first subject is a valuable first-edition copy of the children’s classic The Secret Garden. After the episode airs, a man storms onto the set claiming that the owner of the book, a flower seller named Vera, found the book at his garage sale, and he wants it back—or else. Afterward, Randolph Rayburn, the show’s host, confides in Brooklyn that he’s terrified by the man’s threats and fears that he is being stalked. When several violent incidents occur on the set, Brooklyn and her security expert boyfriend, Derek, are shaken. But Brooklyn’s discovery of Vera’s corpse in her flower shop convinces her she has to find the killer—before her chance at prime time and her life are canceled...permanently.

The Buck Stops Here

The Buck Stops Here
Author: Alice Provensen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 58
Release: 1990
Genre: Politics and culture
ISBN: 0147509467
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Detailed pictures present both personal and political facts about the Presidents of the United States and some historical events occurring during their terms.

The Buck Stops Here

The Buck Stops Here
Author: Steve Chapman
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2021-05-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736982914
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Hunters See the World Differently The phrase “the buck stops here” was coined by President Harry Truman, and the “buck” in question refers to a marker passed from one person to the next in a poker game, indicating who would deal. But if you’re as avid a hunter as author Steve Chapman, this may surprise you, because when you hear “buck,” you’re not thinking about poker. Instead, you’re picturing white-tailed deer. You’ll feel right at home reading The Buck Stops Here, a timeless collection of tips, quips, and reflections about hunting, fishing, and the great outdoors. Dive deeper into the fair chase as you take in… advice by hunters for hunters that will make you more successful in your pursuits character-building insights from wilderness experiences that you can apply to everyday life tales from the hunt that illuminate why you hold this pastime so dear Each page will bring a smile to your face, provide you with an “Aha!” moment, and inspire you to take another trip to the woods—so take a seat, get ready, and whisper, “The buck stops here!”

The Beat Stops Here

The Beat Stops Here
Author: Mark Gibson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2017-02-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0190605901
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In The Beat Stops Here: Lessons on and off the Podium for Today's Conductor, master conductor Mark Gibson addresses the technique of conducting as an extension of intimate knowledge of the score to the hands and arms. He employs a variety of everyday activities and motions (brushing the dog, Tinkerbelle, the "door knob") to describe the physical aspects of the role. He advocates a comprehensive, detailed approach to score study, addressing major works bar-by-bar in terms of both musical analysis and conducting method. Finally, Gibson explores the various roles a conductor plays, as a teacher, a scholar and a member of the musical community. His writing is highly focused, with an occasionally tongue-in-cheek, discussing everything from motivic development in Brahms to how to hold a knife and fork in public. In short, The Beat Stops Here is a compendium of style and substance in the real world of today's conductor.

The Brat Stops Here!

The Brat Stops Here!
Author: Mary-Elaine Jacobsen, Psy.P.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1429905816
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In her private practice, Mary-Elaine Jacobsen worked with thousands of parents to help them with their defiant, obnoxious, and challenging children. By following her program parents have seen their children's arguing, tantrums, and disobedience come to an end. In THE BRAT STOPS HERE, Dr. Jacobsen comprehensively outlines her program for giving parents the essential tools they need to set limits and expectations and follow through with their kids when they cross the line. The key to Dr. Jacobsen's program is the Privileges On/Privileges Off approach. When a child does not comply with the rules of the house (which are carefully explained to the child in an age appropriate manner), he or she loses all privileges and must earn them back by apologizing, acknowledging what they would do differently, doing what was asked of them in the first place, and performing an additional chore. Following this approach consistently over the course of five weeks will have a dramatic effect on the household--including reducing tension in the interaction between parents and children, developing skills that will help children get along better at home and at school, and laying the foundation for children to become self-sufficient, responsible adults.

The Buck Stops Here

The Buck Stops Here
Author: Alice Provensen
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Presidents
ISBN: 9780670012527
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Detailed pictures present both personal and political facts about the presidents of the United States and some historical events occurring during their terms. Newly updated, this 20th anniversary edition is a treasure trove of American history. Full color.

ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 4

ABCs of z/OS System Programming: Volume 4
Author: Paul Rogers
Publisher: IBM Redbooks
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2011-02-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 073843499X
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This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the functions of z/OS® Communications Server. z/OS Communications Server provides a set of communications protocols that support peer-to-peer connectivity functions for both local and wide-area networks, including the most popular wide-area network, the Internet. z/OS Communications Server also provides performance enhancements that can benefit a variety of TCP/IP applications. z/OS Communications Server provides both SNA and TCP/IP networking protocols for z/OS. The SNA protocols are provided by VTAM® and include Subarea, Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking, and High Performance Routing protocols. z/OS Communications Server exploits z/OS UNIX® services even for traditional MVSTM environments and applications. Prior to utilizing TCP/IP services, therefore, a full-function mode z/OS UNIX environment including a Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMSdfp), a z/OS UNIX file system, and a security product (such as Resource Access Control Facility, or RACF®) must be defined and active before z/OS Communications Server can be started successfully. The ABCs of z/OS System Programming is a 13-volume collection that provides an introduction to the z/OS operating system and the hardware architecture. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced system programmer, the ABCs collection provides the information that you need to start your research into z/OS and related subjects. If you want to become more familiar with z/OS in your current environment, or if you are evaluating platforms to consolidate your e-business applications, the ABCs collection will serve as a powerful technical tool. The contents of the volumes are as follows: Volume 1: Introduction to z/OS and storage concepts, TSO/E, ISPF, JCL, SDSF, and z/OS delivery and installation Volume 2: z/OS implementation and daily maintenance, defining subsystems, JES2 and JES3, LPA, LNKLST, authorized libraries, SMP/E, Language Environment® Volume 3: Introduction to DFSMS, data set basics storage management hardware and software, catalogs, and DFSMStvs Volume 4: Communication Server, TCP/IP, and VTAM Volume 5: Base and Parallel Sysplex®, System Logger, Resource Recovery Services (RRS), global resource serialization (GRS), z/OS system operations, automatic restart management (ARM), Geographically Dispersed Parallel SysplexTM (GDPS®) Volume 6: Introduction to security, RACF, Digital certificates and PKI, Kerberos, cryptography and z990 integrated cryptography, zSeries® firewall technologies, LDAP, and Enterprise identity mapping (EIM) Volume 7: Printing in a z/OS environment, Infoprint Server and Infoprint Central Volume 8: An introduction to z/OS problem diagnosis Volume 9: z/OS UNIX System Services Volume 10: Introduction to z/Architecture®, zSeries processor design, zSeries connectivity, LPAR concepts, HCD, and HMC Volume 11: Capacity planning, performance management, RMFTM, and SMF Volume 12: WLM Volume 13: JES3

The Street Stops Here

The Street Stops Here
Author: Patrick McCloskey
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2010-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0520267974
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"A harrowing, honest, and often moving story."—Andrew Greeley "McCloskey shows how challenging it is to succeed under adverse circumstances, how tenuous are the victories, how relentless are those who wage the battle to overcome the historic disadvantages of their students."—Diane Ravitch, New York University "Sheds light on important issues cutting across all city schools."—Joseph P. Viteritti, author of Choosing Equality

Theory of Optimal Search

Theory of Optimal Search
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Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 275
Release: 1976-01-20
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0080956270
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In this book, we study theoretical and practical aspects of computing methods for mathematical modelling of nonlinear systems. A number of computing techniques are considered, such as methods of operator approximation with any given accuracy; operator interpolation techniques including a non-Lagrange interpolation; methods of system representation subject to constraints associated with concepts of causality, memory and stationarity; methods of system representation with an accuracy that is the best within a given class of models; methods of covariance matrix estimation;methods for low-rank matrix approximations; hybrid methods based on a combination of iterative procedures and best operator approximation; andmethods for information compression and filtering under condition that a filter model should satisfy restrictions associated with causality and different types of memory.As a result, the book represents a blend of new methods in general computational analysis,and specific, but also generic, techniques for study of systems theory ant its particularbranches, such as optimal filtering and information compression.- Best operator approximation,- Non-Lagrange interpolation,- Generic Karhunen-Loeve transform- Generalised low-rank matrix approximation- Optimal data compression- Optimal nonlinear filtering