Crystal Reports 9 is the latest in a long & celebrated series of report writers for personal computers. Its by far the best-selling report writer package in the world. If you want to produce a finest top quality report quickly Crystal Reports is the top choice to do the job. & Crystal Reports 9 For Dummies will get you using Crystal Reports quickly & effectively. It covers all the major capabilities of Crystal Reports but doesnt bog you down in intricate detail. It is also valuable to managers who may never personally produce a report but have oversight of people who do. This guide will tell you what is possible what you can do easily & what takes a little more effort to accomplish. In Crystal Reports 9 For Dummies youll discover how to * Create a report what a good report should accomplish & what it should look like. * Make your reports more focused more readable & easy on the eye. * Nest one report within another p ull report elements from multiple non-database sources & illustrate points with charts & maps * Distribute your reports -- from printing exporting them to files or faxing them to making them available on a local area network or uploading them to the Web. * Incorporate Crystal Reports into applications written in a computer language. Because Crystal Reports is included as an integral part of Microsofts. NET application development environment you can incorporate the power of Crystal Reports into applications you write in Visual Basic Visual C++ & Visual C. With Crystal Reports 9 For Dummies you can produce reports fit for the eyes of the organizations CEO. Each chapter deals with an individual feature that you may need at one time or another. In many cases step-by-step procedures are given for commonly needed operations. You might find it worthwhile to lay the book beside your computer & perform the operations as you read about them. Soon youll be producing outstanding reports with a minimum of effort & in the shortest possible time. ...

Mystifying carved skulls made from crystal have been appearing around the world in recent decades. Some are ancient from Tibet & Central America but there are modern ones too. Todays Mayans of Mexico Nicaragua & Guatemala who prophesy a new era starting in 2012 include the skulls in their ceremonies. This is the story of the authors quest to discover the secrets of the skulls starting in a cave in Spain & progressing to Central America & China. It is a saga of sacred ceremonies armed holdups inner journeys plane flights...and even weirdly cosmological stacks of tortillas. Patricia Mercier explains the Tzolkin Maya Calendar & the traditions of the Maya people & connects the skulls with our current global situation. She shows how the skulls can be used for healing & gaining insight & how they transfer information to each other operating as a network. We are also introduced to a new super-consciousness that the crystal skulls suggest is a key to the future
- a rebirth of humanity when with the help of the skulls Homo sapiens could evolve into Homo spiritus.
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Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again but he didn't say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. It's up to Rachel & Kirsty to get each of the feathers back from Jack Frost's goblins with a little bit of help from the weather fairies. Rachel & Kirsty know that Crystal's snow feather is nearby but can they find it & persuade the goblin to give it back...? ...

Crystal Therapy is a pocket guide to the healing power of 88 crystals complete with beautiful colour photographs of each one. The book is suitable for beginners & it focuses on crystals that are easily obtainable. Readers learn which crystal to use for particular health or life issues receive clear explanations of crystal related terms (such as phantom & record-keeper) how to choose a crystal thats been humanely mined & read fascinating channelled messages from each crystal. The authors discuss how the crystals work with the angels & archangels; & outline the steps for laying particular crystals in your home to build energy grids that help with abundance romance a good nights sleep protection & more. ...

Nine 5 Star Reviews on Amazon! Written by a GP who has passed the exam CSA Scenarios for the MRCGP has rapidly become the best-selling CSA book on the market. Using a consistent approach to over 100 scenarios the book provides up-to-date information in a concise & accessible manner. The unique grid-based approach (akin to your own revision cards) enables the candidate to complete any particular case within 10 minutes. This new edition continues the successful format of the first edition but adds many new topics. The book has also been thoroughly updated to reflect changes in the latest clinical evidence national guidelines & from the recent medical literature. ...

Murder & smuggling are just the beginning in the seventh novel based on the global smash hit CSI spin-off series. In a field outside the Everglades a hot air balloon comes to land the lone passenger in the basket dead an apparent suicide. Then a bullet-riddled yacht limps into the Port of Miami where the sole survivor a gravely wounded hijacker reveals that there are illegal drugs on board. Its just another day for the Miami Dade CSI team -- until the body count is added to by the death of a well-known local writer. Before long Horatio Caine & his team are caught up in a dangerous web of intrigue & murder that reaches all the way to Castros Cuba ...

Meet the little known & even less understood heroes of police work in Las Vegas--the forensic investigators. This remarkable team assigned to the Criminalities Bureau's graveyard shift--including Catherine Willows Ray Langston Nick Stokes Greg Sanders & Riley Adams--must combine cutting-edge scientific methods & old-fashioned savvy as they work to untangle the evidence behind the yellow police tape. ...

Eat well stay active & take control. Type 2 Diabetes is a health priority for everyone. One in 12 adults now has diabetes. In the over-65s its now one in three. Chances are that diabetes could affect you your friends or your family. Diabetes has the potential to impact on many aspects of your health from your head to your toes. But there are many opportunities to beat diabetes or reduce its impact. The key is making simple changes to your diet & lifestyle to follow for life. The CSIRO team that produced the bestselling Total Wellbeing Diet" books has teamed up with the Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute to provide you with: expert guidance on diabetes prevention & control; what to eat how to get fit & lose weight; easy-to-follow menu & activity plans; & tips for shopping & eating out." ...

A pocket atlas of 200 of the most common pathologies visualized on CT & MRI CT & MRI Pathology 2e is a portable reference of more than 200 common pathologies seen in CT & on MRI. It concisely reviews the pathology etiology signs & symptoms imaging characteristics treatment & prognosis for each disease/disorder &

Includes:: crisp high-quality images to accompany every discussion. New to the second edition are an additional 90 disease topics a new design 8 pages of color images & a companion DVD containing all 400+ images in the book. Features Written by a radiographic technologist & a radiologist Images are organized by body system for easy reference Detailed summaries

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Alex is used to getting unusual birthday presents from his Godfather John
- a pair of ferrets or a Make Your Own Explosions Kit.
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