This must-read guide offers a practical & engaging introduction to the ins & outs of R&D leadership Innovation is a two-trillion-dollar industry & on top of the baseline complexity faced by any manager the R&D or Innovation leader confronts an additional set of challenges Armed with many years of experience in roles ranging from scientist to Vice President of R&D to founder of his own company to innovation career coach Dr Clifford L Spiro shares his insights on a carefully curated selection of topics This indispensable playbook covers Building managing & motivating a team Setting schedules & goals Assessing & rewarding project success Working with other departments Legal & intellectual property considerations Dr Spiro's distinctive blend of big-picture strategic thinking & day-to-day nitty-gritty tips (eg Five Great Questions For R&D Managers to Ask Every Time) is essential reading for current & aspiring R&D leaders through seasoned managers as well as anyone at an organization that has an R&D innovation or technology transfer component Providing a prescriptive in-the-trenches assessment of how to lead innovation more effectively this book ably equips the reader to anticipate potential problems & to succeed both within the R&D department & across his or her company ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play From the team that brought you the gloriously perverse Re-Animator cames another HP Lovecraft adaptation the equally surreal horror classic From Beyond Obsessive scientist Dr Pretorius & his assistant Crawford Tillinghast have invented & The Resonator& a device intended to stimulate the brain&s pineal gland & expand the powers of the mind The machine gives them more than they bargained for however when a parallel universe inhabited by slimy creatures ready to prey on humans reveals itself Pretorious meets a sticky end returns as a grotesque deformed being & all manner of depravity ensues Actors Jeffrey Combs Barbara Crampton Ted Sorel Ken Foree Carolyn Purdy-Gordon Bunny Summers Bruce Mc Guire Del Russel Dale Wyatt Karen Christenfeld Andy Miller John Leamer & Regina Bleesz Director Stuart Gordon Certificate 18 years & over Year 1986 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 26 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the team that brought you the gloriously perverse Re-Animator cames another HP Lovecraft adaptation the equally surreal horror classic From Beyond Obsessive scientist Dr Pretorius & his assistant Crawford Tillinghast have invented & The Resonator& a device intended to stimulate the brain&s pineal gland & expand the powers of the mind The machine gives them more than they bargained for however when a parallel universe inhabited by slimy creatures ready to prey on humans reveals itself Pretorious meets a sticky end returns as a grotesque deformed being & all manner of depravity ensues Actors Jeffrey Combs Barbara Crampton Ted Sorel Ken Foree Carolyn Purdy-Gordon Bunny Summers Bruce Mc Guire Del Russel Dale Wyatt Karen Christenfeld Andy Miller John Leamer & Regina Bleesz Director Stuart Gordon Certificate 18 years & over Year 1986 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 22 minutes (approx) ...

From Birth to Five Years Practical Developmental Examination is a step-by-step how to' guide to the developmental examination of pre-school children This book has been developed alongside the original From Birth to Five Years as a companion volume that expands on the normative developmental stages outlined in Mary Sheridan's pioneering work in the field by offering practical guidance for health education & social care professionals or anyone concerned with putting the theory behind children's developmental progress into practice in a real-life setting This book is based on up-to-date research into current child development philosophies & practices & aims to support the wider group of professionals that are required to assess children's developmental progress as part of their day-to-day working practices The book begins with a practical framework for developmental examination then progresses through each of the key physical cognitive & social developmental assessment areas offering guidance on enquiry & observation & how to chart typical & atypical patterns with red flags' for recognising significant delay or abnormality Advice is also given on how to make sense of the findings & how best to communicate this information to parents To consolidate & expand on the practical & theoretical information across this book & the original From Birth to Five Years a new companion website is available at wwwroutledgecomcwsharma which

Includes:: the following additional learning material An interactive timeline of the key developmental domains Introductions to theory with links to further reading Research summaries Video clips demonstrating practical assessment skills

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From Camera Lens to Critical Lens A Collection of Best Essays on Film Adaptation edited by Rebecca Housel takes the reader through films by directors like Alfred Hitchcock to examining the relevance of twenty-first century British politics with current film; from screenwriter Charlie Kaufman to author Virginia Woolf; & examining new theoretical approaches to international film adaptations from China Japan Britain Canada & France as well as films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind & Daughters of the Dust The collection is derived from the Popular Culture Association (PCA) film-adaptation-area conference papers researched & written by fourteen diverse scholars from all over the world who gathered together in San Diego California in April 2005 to further their research by presenting their ideas on film adaptation now in full text versions within this exciting new volume Accessible engaging & informative any audience may read & enjoy this edited collection on film adaptation The volume would also work well for pedagogical purposes both in & out of the classroom Such a volume may easily be used in courses for English film studies gender studies women's studies fine art psychology political science history & more A work of diverse international voices this collection represents the very best on film adaptation today ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Brand new psychological drama starring Anne-Marie Duff Former Greater Manchester Police officer Claire Church&s peaceful existence in the Western Isles is shattered when four bodies linked to her previous investigations are unearthed DCI John Hind suspects the bodies are connected to a case that dates back to 1998 & the subsequent inquiry forces Claire to revisit her troubled past in law enforcement & drags her back into a world she thought she had left behind for good Brand new psychological drama starring Anne-Marie Duff Former Greater Manchester Police officer Claire Church&s peaceful existence in the Western Isles is shattered when four bodies linked to her previous investigations are unearthed DCI John Hind suspects the bodies are connected to a case that dates back to 1998 & the subsequent inquiry forces Claire to revisit her troubled past in law enforcement & drags her back into a world she thought she had left behind for good ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Brand new psychological drama starring Anne-Marie Duff Former Greater Manchester Police officer Claire Church&s peaceful existence in the Western Isles is shattered when four bodies linked to her previous investigations are unearthed DCI John Hind suspects the bodies are connected to a case that dates back to 1998 & the subsequent inquiry forces Claire to revisit her troubled past in law enforcement & drags her back into a world she thought she had left behind for good ...

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A seminal work on the power of nonviolent action this classic book outlines in a systematic way the elements involved in successfully opposing military dictatorships by passive means This work shows how nonviolent action grows from the fact that all governments depend on the cooperation or at least the general compliance of the people they govern & in particular on the loyalty of key institutions From there it discusses how if a government's base of support in society is eroded it becomes increasingly difficult for it to govern to the point where it can no longer rely on these crucial institutions of administration persuasion & coercion This edition also considers historical evidence insists on the importance of advance planning & preparation & identifies key factors to be taken into account in devising sound strategies & tactics Tactics & strategies that may be adapted for various circumstances are also included ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The & From Dusk Till Dawn& Trilogy is now available in a Blu-ray boxset including From Dusk Till Dawn From the creators of & Pulp Fiction& & & Desperado& comes & From Dusk Till Dawn& a wild & wicked action thriller A deranged convict along with his fast-talking brother kidnap a preacher & his two kids & flee for the safety of a remote nightclub in Mexico But once they arrive they discover that the club is anything but a safe haven for criminals Its bloodthirsty clientele forces the brothers to team up with their hostages in order to escape alive Hilarious dialogue & outrageous plot twists make & From Dusk Till Dawn& a wildly entertaining thrill ride for audiences everywhere From Dusk Till Dawn 2 Texas Blood Money Get ready for non-stop action when a bank-robbing gang of misfits heads to Mexico with the blueprints for the perfect million-dollar heist! But when one of the key crooks wanders into the wrong bar & crosses the wrong vampire the thieving cohorts one by one develop a thirst for blood to match their hunger for money! Ultimately the last fully human burglar (Robert Patrick) is forced to join with his arch rival a Texas sheriff (Bo Hopkins) in an action-packed kill-or-be-killed battle to stop these vile creatures & save their own lives! From Dusk Till Dawn 3 The Hangman&s Daughter The latest bone-chilling installment of & From Dusk Till Dawn& reveals how this frightening saga all began! Narrowly escaping death outlaw Johnny Madrid (Marco Leonardi) is on the run from the hangman (Temuera Morrison) with the hangman&s sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side! Along with Madrid&s gang Johnny & Esmeralda embark on an adventure filled with colorful & unsavory characters who lead them straight into the fight of their lives! Also featuring Danny Trejo Rebecca Gayheart & Michael Parks you won&t want to miss a minute of the epic confrontation that results in Esmeralda&s discovery of her secret birthright! Actors Harvey Keitel George Clooney Juliette Lewis Robert Patrick Bo Hopkins Duane Whitaker Muse Watson Brett Harrelson Sonia Braga Ara Celi Rebecca Gayheart Orlando Jones Marco Leonardi & Director Robert Rodriguez Scott Spiegel & PJ Pesce Certificate 18 years & over Year 1996 ; 1999 ; 1999 Languages English ...