Author: Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Cap
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: issues, strike, global, prompt, conventional
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 2008-12-08
List price: $51.00
ISBN-10: 0309114594
ISBN-13: 9780309114592

Conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) is a military option under consideration by the U.S. Department of Defense. This book, the final report from the National Research Council’s Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Capability, analyzes proposed CPGS systems and evaluates the potential role CPGS could play in U.S. defense."U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike" provides near-, mid-, and long-term recommendations for possible CPGS development, addressing the following questions: does the United States need CPGS capabilities; what are the alternative CPGS systems, and how ef

Author: LearningExpress Editors
Publisher: LearningExpress, LLC
Keywords: questions, prompt, writing
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2003-02-25
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1576854388
ISBN-13: 9781576854389

High school exit exams, college placement exams, and other important high stakes tests require students to answer specific questions in writing while under pressure. In fact, the written exercises students encounter are assigned with the clock ticking and anxiety rising, so it is important to have a strong grounding in basic writing skills so that students can do their best when put to the test. 501Writing Prompts uses over 500 sample writing prompts that simulate actual test questions, all designed to help students gain the writing skills needed to ace exams. This book teaches precisely how t

Authors:Jacqueline Sweeney, Delana Bettoli,
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching
Keywords: grades, day, prompt
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 1999-01-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0590187384
ISBN-13: 9780590187381

625 Thought-Provoking Writing Prompts Linked to Every Day of the School YearWriting time is topical and fun with this huge collection of instant prompts correlated with the calendar ‹two for each day of the school year. Topics include historical happenings, famous folks, inventions, world-wide holidays, funny factoids, and so much more.

Authors:Laura Robb, Steve Cox,
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching
Keywords: reading, groups, cards, prompt, discussion, fabulous
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2001-04-01
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0439227224
ISBN-13: 9780439227223

Snap-Apart Question Cards That Build Comprehension & Spark Great Discussions About Character, Plot, Setting, Theme, & MoreGreat for Literature Circles! Build Reading Comprehension!Instantly stimulate meaningful discussions, reinforce story elements, and get kids really talking and thinking about what they’ve read.

Author: J. Samuel Walker
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Keywords: atomic, bombs, japan, truman, president, utter, destruction, prompt
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1997-09
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0807846627
ISBN-13: 9780807846629

A study of the events and circumstances that lay behind President Truman’s use of atomic bombs against Japan. It examines the popular mythology about how the decision was made and evaluates the role of US-Soviet relations and American domestic politics.

Authors:John C. Worsley, Joshua D. Drake, Command Prompt Inc
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: unix, reilly, postgresql, practical
Number of Pages: 636
Published: 2002-01
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 1565928466
ISBN-13: 9781565928466

Arguably the most capable of all the open source databases, PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system first developed in 1977 by the University of California at Berkeley. In spite of its long history, this robust database suffers from a lack of easy-to-use documentation. Practical PostgreSQL fills that void with a fast-paced guide to installation, configuration, and usage. This comprehensive new volume shows you how you to compile PostgreSQL from source, create a database, and configure PostgreSQL to accept client-server connections. It also delves into the ma

Author: George G. Kaufman
Publisher: JAI Press(NY)
Keywords: services, financial, private, public, policy, research, later, corrective, action, banking, years, prompt
Number of Pages: 468
Published: 2002-12-01
List price: $153.95
ISBN-10: 0762309873
ISBN-13: 9780762309870

In December 1991, the U.S. Congress enacted and President George Bush signed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA). The Act was motivated by the severity of the U.S. banking and thrift crisis of the 1980s and represented the most important banking legislation since the Banking (Glass-Steagall) Act, which was enacted in 1933 at the depth of the previous most severe banking crisis in U.S. history. Between 1980 and 1991, some 1,500 commercial and savings banks, representing 10 percent of the industry in 1980, failed and more than 1,000 savings and loan associations, r