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Why do so many people study books or programs like "The Secret," "Think and Grow Rich," "The Science of Getting Rich," and "The Master Key System?" Why do people want to understand the Law of Attraction? Why do people use tools like affirmations and vision boards? What is the "golden thread" or common desire behind all of this interest? I suggest that most people are trying to learn the science and art of manifesting or creating what they most desire. They want to figure out how to consistently achieve their goals. And to attract specific objects or circumstances into their personal world....

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When I was first inspired to write The World’s Best- Kept Beauty Secrets, it was because I had gathered years of interviews, tips, and important information as a model, trainer, and fashion and beauty journalist. Although I had the opportunity to share this information in my TV and radio work as well as in ongoing speaking engagements, I wanted to document this information in a permanent location accessible to anyone and everyone who aspired to look and feel better about themselves without spending a lot of time or money....

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(BQ) Notable Sports Figures takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field or controversy off the playing field. It provides biographical coverage of people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. Each biography features information on the entrant’s family life, early involvement in sports, career highlights, championships, and awards.

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(BQ) Notable Sports Figures takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field or controversy off the playing field. It provides biographical coverage of people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. Each biography features information on the entrant’s family life, early involvement in sports, career highlights, championships, and awards.

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The characteristic data, economic figures, general assessments and indications concerning all the properties are not guaranteed and cannot be used for calculations, computations or other operations to determine design, cost-effectiveness or profitability. Readers must verify the technical data and economic figures with their own suppliers of raw materials or parts, and other current technical and economic sources. Prototypes and tests under operating conditions are essential.

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This book has been written by an author who is “in the trenches” using Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, and Revit MEP simultaneously every day. So, yes, you could figure out all this information on your own, but sometimes it’s nice to let someone else figure it out for you and pass that knowledge along to you in the form of a book.

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A. PHONETIC I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. probably hospital 2) A. smallest B. best 3) A. mountain B. ground C. longest C. blouse D. biggest D. soup B. population C. gold D. II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. instead resources 5) A. figure 6) A. research government B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. B. double B. decrease C. different C. available D. support D. B. interesting C. expected D. 7)...

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Discourse analysis considers how language, both spoken and written, enacts social and cultural perspectives and identities. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis examines the field and presents James Paul Gee’s unique integrated approach, which incorporates both a theory of language-in-use and a method of research.

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Until now, the brilliant methods and tactics that world-renowned investor and hedge fund king George Soros used to amass billions have remained a closely-guarded secret. In Soros: The Unauthorized Biography, renowned biographer and former Time reporter Robert Slater has looked behind closed doors to reveal the unique philosophy and investment strategies that have given this Hungarian-born billionaire enormous influence over world financial markets.

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U•X•L Encyclopedia of World Biography features 750 biographies of notable historic and contemporary figures from around the world. Chosen from American history, world history, literature, science and math, arts and entertainment, and the social sciences, the entries focus on the people studied most often in middle school and high school, as identified by teachers and media specialists.

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World War II: Biographies presents the life stories of thirtyone individuals who played key roles in World War II. The many noteworthy individuals involved in the war could not all be profiled in a single-volume work. Stories were selected to give readers a wide perspective on the war and the people who played a part in it, including political and military leaders, enlisted men, and civilians. World War II: Biographies includes readily recognizable figures such as U.S. President Franklin D.

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These relationships are shown in three figures. Figure 2 shows that it is operating costs, rather than capital costs or loan loss provisions, that that drive the differences in total costs between different kinds of microfinance institutions. Figure 3 shows that the institutions that make the smallest loans on average are also the institutions that face the highest costs per unit lent (a result that holds up in regressions after controlling for institutions’ age, inflation, country- level governance, GDP growth, region, and lending method).

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The narratives of Hindi cinema have undoubtedly been male dominated and male centric. Themes have been explored from the male audience‟s point of view. The heroine is always secondary to the hero. Her role is charted out in context of any male character which is central to the script. It may be the hero, the villain, the father, the boss, an elderly male figure etc. She is devoid of any independent existence and her journey throughout the film is explored in relation to the male character.

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(BQ) Ebook Ancient Greeks - Creating the classical tradition chronicles the lives and accomplishments of Greek figures whose influence continues to be felt today. We read about Greeks from all walks of life, including one of the greatest physicians who ever lived, the father of logic, and a brilliant mathematician who once said, "Give me a lever long enough, and a fulcrum strong enough, and I will single-handedly move the world". And move the world he did, but with his ideas, not a mighty fulcrum.

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Experts were located in two ways. First, nearly a thousand were identified in an extensive canvassing of scholarly, government, and business documents from the period 1990-1995 to see who had ventured predictions about the future impact of the Internet. Several hundred of them participated in the first two surveys conducted by Pew Internet and Elon University, and they were recontacted for this survey.

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Given that social media applications and services have only recently become available, these high usage rates indicate a surprisingly rapid take up among large parts of the European population. These findings are confirmed by a recent IPTS assessment of social computing (Ala-Mutka et al. 2009b) and by figures from other independent sources. Nielsen Online (2009) estimates that, globally, 67% of Internet users accessed social networking sites or blogs in 2008.

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The Confessions of St. Augustine are the first autobiography, and they have this to distinguish them from all other autobiographies, that they are addressed directly to God. Rousseau's unburdening of himself is the last, most effectual manifestation of that nervous, defiant consciousness of other people which haunted him all his life. He felt that all the men and women whom he passed on his way through the world were at watch upon him, and mostly with no very favourable intentions.

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The database community has a healthy interplay between research and development. Virtually all the people and most innovations in database systems can be traced to the research prototypes first describe in research papers. Product groups watch research proto- types with great interest, academics frequently take sabbaticals in industry, and there are many startups. These collaborations are world-wide, largely fostered by SIGMOD and the VLDB- Foundation’s international focus. The ecosystem compensates...

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For example, adding an urban highway lane typically accommodates about 2,000 additional daily vehicle trips. 2 Although this reduces congestion on that roadway (at least temporarily, until generated traffic fills the capacity), it often increases “downstream” surface street traffic congestion, increases parking demand, requires travelers to own and operate automobiles, and if additional vehicle travel is induced it increases accidents, energy consumption, pollution and sprawl, all costs that could be reduced if the same trips are made by alternative modes.

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Interactive textbook at www/worldbank.org/pdt 1. Structure and Organizational Alignment for M&E Systems 8. Periodic Surveys 2. Human Capacity for M&E Systems 6. Advocacy, Communication and Culture for M&E Systems 9. Databases Useful to M&E Systems 7. Routine Monitoring 12. Using Information to Improve Results 3. M&E Partnerships 10. Supportive Supervision and Data Auditing 11. Evaluation and Research 5. Costed M&E Work Plans 4.

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