“…Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom are central to almost all photographic workflows. Each new version of the software is a milestone in the development of these vital imaging tools, and the 2014 releases are no exception. …”

“…We will create tasks, automatic and manual, milestones, subtasks, and summaries, and use Work Breakdown Structure. …”

“…In part, the book focuses on how they did it: how they prepared, how they overcame obstacles, how they achieved major milestones, and how they took the unconventional turn in the career path that made all the difference. …”

“…Skills, facts, strategies, techniques...whatever it takes! FT Press’s quick new Top 10s bring together the 10 most crucial things you MUST know to get great results, right now! …”

“…"The first edition of this seminal textbook made a significant impact on the teaching of EU external relations law. This new edition retains the hallmarks of that success, while providing a fully revised and updated account of this burgeoning field. …”

“…How to Be Exceptional is a milestone in the emerging business case for evidence-based management. …”

“…The discovery of antibiotics represented a key milestone in the history of medicine. However, with the rise of these life-saving drugs came the awareness that bacteria deploy defence mechanisms to resist these antibiotics, and they are good at it. …”

“…The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child established a milestone for the 20th century. Many of these ideas still stand, but time calls for new reflections, empirical descriptions and knowledge as provided in this book. …”

“…The RUP can be tailored to suit a wide variety of projects and organizations. This new edition has been updated to reflect all the changes integrated into the latest version of the Rational Unified Process--RUP 2003. …”

“…You'll learn how to: get employees on board with a new strategy; communicate plans effectively; identify milestones for progress toward objectives; eliminate initiatives that no longer contribute; overcome naysayers and resistance; avoid execution traps; and adjust course where necessary. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Linear equating procedure -- 3 CLA+ International -- Introduction -- CLA+ International recruitment -- CLA+ International collaborators -- CLA+ International assessment development and administration -- Performance Task (PT) and Selected-Response Question (SRQ) selection -- Translation and adaptation -- Cognitive labs -- Test administration and associated activities -- Important milestones and activities -- Administration -- Scoring process -- Scoring and equating -- Reporting -- References -- 4 Ensuring cross-cultural reliability and validity -- Introduction -- Theoretical background -- Performance tasks and scoring -- Cross-cultural challenges in PT scoring -- Method -- CLA+ -- United States context -- Finnish context -- PTs -- SRQs -- Translation and adaptation -- Scoring equivalency case study -- Results -- Scoring equivalency case study -- Relative Quality of Scores: How well does a translated and culturally adapted performance-based assessment requiring students to generate a written response get scored across countries and languages?. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Linear equating procedure -- 3 CLA+ International -- Introduction -- CLA+ International recruitment -- CLA+ International collaborators -- CLA+ International assessment development and administration -- Performance Task (PT) and Selected-Response Question (SRQ) selection -- Translation and adaptation -- Cognitive labs -- Test administration and associated activities -- Important milestones and activities -- Administration -- Scoring process -- Scoring and equating -- Reporting -- References -- 4 Ensuring cross-cultural reliability and validity -- Introduction -- Theoretical background -- Performance tasks and scoring -- Cross-cultural challenges in PT scoring -- Method -- CLA+ -- United States context -- Finnish context -- PTs -- SRQs -- Translation and adaptation -- Scoring equivalency case study -- Results -- Scoring equivalency case study -- Relative Quality of Scores: How well does a translated and culturally adapted performance-based assessment requiring students to generate a written response get scored across countries and languages?. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 1.2 Significance of the Small Business -- 1.3 Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneur -- 1.4 The Idea and the Opportunity -- Sources of New Business Ideas -- 1.5 From an Idea to Reality -- Stage I: Development, Start Up, and Early Growth -- Stage II: Increasing Growth and Maturity -- 1.6 Summary -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- 2 Small Business Options -- 2.1 Starting a New Business -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Starting from Scratch -- Important Steps for the Right Start -- 2.2 Buying an Existing Business -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Due Diligence -- 2.3 Purchase Options -- Buy-Out Option -- Buy-In Option -- Bulk-Asset Buying Option -- Take-Over Option -- The Final Steps in the Buying Process -- 2.4 Franchise -- Types of Franchise -- Advantages and Disadvantages of the Franchise Option -- The Legal Aspect of Franchising -- 2.5 Home Business and Family Business -- 2.6 Summary -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- 3 Small Business Purchase Price -- 3.1 Asset-Based Value -- 3.2 Cash Flow-Based Value -- 3.3 Market-Based Value -- 3.4 Capitalized Earnings-Based Value -- 3.5 Financial Ratios-Based Value -- 3.6 Summary -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- PART II Entrepreneurial Organization -- 4 Forms of Business Ownership -- 4.1 Sole Proprietorship -- Advantages of Sole Proprietorship -- Disadvantages of Sole Proprietorship -- 4.2 Partnership -- Partners Rights -- Partners Responsibilities -- Types of Partnership -- Types of Partners -- Advantages of Partnership -- Disadvantages of Partnership -- 4.3 Corporation -- Justifications for the Creation of Corporations -- Organizational Structure and Management of Corporations -- S-Corporation…”

“…–Publishers Weekly “This new book by Bill Poorvu trumps any real estate book you’ve ever read.” …”

“…The text also represents a milestone in the history of European linguistics, as the earliest etymological study of a European vernacular language. …”

“…There have been significant milestones that are worth noting in recent decades. …”