Criticisms of the LDS Church are frequently based on intentional misinterpretations of Mormon doctrine. This book provides useful clarifications and rebuttals of many of those misrepresented doctrinal and historical areas. It gives simple but authoritative answers to more than sixty often-asked questions posed by anti-Mormon detractors. The answers are direct and nonconfrontational, providing readers with a friendly, teaching way of responding to those who question them.
mark the end of controversy," stated a part of the ward teaching message printed
in the Improvement Era, June 1945, p. 345. For the full story, a letter from
President George Albert Smith, in response to a query about this particular ward teaching directive, needs to be considered. The message "was not prepared by
one of our leaders," he writes. "However, one or more of them inadvertently
permitted the paragraph to pass uncensored. By their so doing, not a few
members of the ...
Introduction The literal meaning of the word strategy is 'the art of the General',
deriving from the ancient Greek word for General, 'stra- tegos'. To the tourism
manager the term strategy has come to mean the type of decision made by the
tourism company president or, at regional/country levels, on the relationships
between the organization/tourism activity and the environment. In other words,
tourism marketing strategy attempts to describe certain critical decisions that
define the ...
Use Case Driven Object Modeling with UML Theory and Practice shows how to drive an object-oriented software design from use case all the way through coding and testing, based on the minimalist, UML-based ICONIX process. In addition to a comprehensive explanation of the foundations of the approach, the book makes extensive use of examples and provides exercises at the back of each chapter.· Introduction to ICONIX Process· Domain Modeling· Use Case Modeling· Requirements Review· Robustness Analysis· Preliminary Design Review· Technical Architecture· Sequence Diagrams· Critical Design Review· Implementation: Getting from Detailed Design to Code· Code Review and Model Update· Design-Driven Testing· Addressing Requirements
In addition to a comprehensive explanation of the foundations of the approach, the book makes extensive use of examples and provides exercises at the back of each chapter.· Introduction to ICONIX Process· Domain Modeling· Use Case ...
This is a clear and comprehensive survey of strategic alliances which presents different disciplinary perspectives and numerous examples from the corporate world. The text has been thoroughly revised and updated, taking account of new theoretical models and its coverage of case studies has been extended.
Many alliances are established in order to enhance a company's knowledge or
capacity to generate new knowledge through learning. This chapter starts by
introducing the concept of organizational learning, its different levels, and its
relation to knowledge. It then identifies different forms of learning in and through
alliances. Alliance partners' motives toward learning are also extremely
significant, and the chapter distinguishes between alliances in which partners
seek to learn ...
How secret "obesogens" are making us fat, and the 6-week plan that will flatten your belly for good!
Unbelievable, impossible--but true! Based on the latest nutritional and environmental science, The New American Diet will turn modern weight-loss thinking on its head, and the NEW AMERICAN DIET Superfoods will change the way you eat, look and live--for good! In this groundbreaking new 6-week weight-loss plan, based on the latest research and test-driven by 400 people--men and women who lost an average of 15 pounds in just 6 weeks!--authors Stephen Perrine and Heather Hurlock expose the truth about scores of recently discovered obesity-causing chemicals lurking in the American diet, chemicals so hazardous to our weight that researchers have coined a new phrase for them: "Obesogens." The New American Diet unveils the first diet plan to reverse "the obesogen effect" and strip off 10, 20, 30 pounds or more! Discover why your weight isn't your fault, and why calories eaten and calories burned are only the beginning of the story. Learn how to lose weight while eating all your favorite foods--steak, pasta, ice cream and even chocolate--by breaking free of the "Old American Diet" myths that are keeping us fat.
Public Speaking: Beyond Fear is designed for people who experience difficulty with public speaking and performance. It will also benefit people who think they have it all handled. The ideas, concepts and tools contained in this book may catapult you to levels of freedom and ease with public speaking that you've never had before.
Public Speaking: Beyond Fear is designed for people who experience difficulty
with public speaking and performance. It will also benefit people who think they
have it all handled. The ideas, concepts and tools contained in this book may ...
