Aggravation, Mitigation, and Mercy in English Criminal Justice

Aggravation, Mitigation, and Mercy in English Criminal Justice
Author: Nigel Walker
Publisher: Blackstone Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1999
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781854319432

Offering a comment on the justification for sentences, this work refutes jurisprudential attacks on the propriety of mercy, and discusses the shortcomings of the Court of Appeal's approaches to consistency and other principles of sentencing. The appendices list "guideline cases" and definitions of "seriousness" for the purpose of different statutes.

The Pocket Encyclopedia of Aggravation

The Pocket Encyclopedia of Aggravation
Author: Laura Lee
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0316473464

This collection of 100 headaches, day-ruining events, moment destroying mishaps and infuriating everyday aggravations presents the fascinating facts behind the world's most frustrating situations. Laura Lee's dry, humorous and scientific text explains why fingernails on the chalkboard make you cringe; why people drive slowly in the fast lane; why dripping faucets annoy women more than men; why the other line is always faster than the one you are on; and more. She also gives tips on how to deal with annoying things like brain freeze, hangnails, and that coworker that wears too much perfume. Amazingly, some things are less annoying when you know the facts. Redesigned with enlightening diagrams and witty drawings, The Pocket Guide of Aggravation, finally answers the question, why is that so annoying?

Killer Analytics

Killer Analytics
Author: Mark Graham Brown
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118737784

Learn the secrets to using analytics to grow your business Analytics continues to trend as one of the hottest topics in the business community today. With ever-growing amounts of business data and evolving performance management/business intelligence architectures, how well your business does analyzing its data will differentiate you from your competition. Killer Analytics explores how you can use the muscle of analytics to measure new business elements. Author Mark Brown introduces 20 new metrics that can drive competitive advantage for your business, including social networks, sustainability, culture, innovation, employee satisfaction, and other key business elements. Shows organizations how to use analytics to measure key elements of business performance not traditionally measured Introduces 20 new metrics that drive competitive advantage Reveals how to measure social networking, sustainability, innovation, culture, and more Aside from the science and process of analytics, businesses need to think outside the box in terms of what they are measuring and how new analytical tools can be used to measure business elements such as innovation or sustainability. Opening the doors to a powerful new way of measuring your business, Killer Analytics saves you a small fortune on consultants with dynamic, forward-thinking advice for making the most of every component of your business.

Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications

Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications
Author: Mohammad S. Obaidat
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2016-01-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319264702

The present book includes a set of selected extended papers from the 4th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications (SIMULTECH 2014), held in Vienna, Austria, from 28 to 30 August 2014. The conference brought together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in methodologies and applications of modeling and simulation. New and innovative solutions are reported in this book. SIMULTECH 2014 received 167 submissions, from 45 countries, in all continents. After a double blind paper review performed by the Program Committee, 23% were accepted as full papers and thus selected for oral presentation. Additional papers were accepted as short papers and posters. A further selection was made after the Conference, based also on the assessment of presentation quality and audience interest, so that this book includes the extended and revised versions of the very best papers of SIMULTECH 2014. Commitment to high quality standards is a major concern of SIMULTECH that will be maintained in the next editions, considering not only the stringent paper acceptance ratios but also the quality of the program committee, keynote lectures, participation level and logistics.

Environmental Quality

Environmental Quality
Author: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1982
Genre: Environmental health
ISBN:

A Manual of Homoeopathic Therapeutics

A Manual of Homoeopathic Therapeutics
Author: Edwin Andas Neatby
Publisher: B. Jain Publishers
Total Pages: 1138
Release: 2003
Genre:
ISBN: 9788170212843

Contains a large materia medica with clinical indications.There is a Clinical Index -- a clinical repertory and a repertory of aggravations and amelioration.

Foundations of Ayurveda: Ancient Indian Medical Knowledge for Modern-Day Problems

Foundations of Ayurveda: Ancient Indian Medical Knowledge for Modern-Day Problems
Author: Durgadas (Rodney Lingham)
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2013-05-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1447770498

Discover the ancient Medical system of India, called Ayurveda in this book, which examines noth the historical origin and spread, as well as traditional areas as Yoga and Astrology, and also deeper aspects of Ayyurvedic diagnosis and treatment methods for the Practitioner and novice alike.