What relevance has IT to a social worker? The GSCC demands computer literacy to the level of the European Computer Driving Licence. This book enables students to identify their standard in the seven core areas & through carefully planned activities mapped to social work skills it helps them to reach the required standard & to enhance their professional practice. Ideal for self-directed study it could also form the basis of a course in which the students create an e-portfolio of IT skills. ...

Simple CV is a cross platform (Windows Macintosh Linux) framework in Python that makes writing computer vision applications quick & easy. This book takes you through real world examples & applications using Simple CV so that anyone even with zero knowledge of computer vision can use to create their own vision application in a few minutes with a webcam & PC. Simple CV has its own integrated shell (command line) & code editor so you can rapidly test new techniques load & run examples view documentation etc. The library also works with webcams cell phones the Xbox Kinect & TIs Beagle Board & Panda Board. There are 1-click installers for every platform so you can be up & running any of the examples included in this book in a few minutes. ...

The authoritative guide to the latest developments tools & physics behind the only inexhaustible source of energy for the future. This is the revised edition of a year-long Feasibility Study of the Extraction of Zero-Point Energy from the Quantum Vacuum for the Performance of Useful Work. Profusely illustrated & professionally researched with almost 300 references by a noted expert in the science of zero-point energy. ...

Over 45 years Practical Cookery has established itself as a must have for all catering students. Now for the first time an edition of Practical Cookery has been written especially for Foundation-level students. The book
Includes::
- Plain simple language & terminology
- Over 100 recipes
- Easy to read design & layout
- Hundreds of clear photos & diagrams including every finished dish key commodities & step-by-step sequences
- Index & glossary that are clear & accessible
- Clear mapping to NVQ & VRQ qualifications Foundation Practical Cookery will not overestimate students ability level or assume too much knowledge.






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Practical Cookery has been training chefs for 50 years. It is the only book you need to support you through your training & will serve as a recipe book & reference source throughout your career. With over 600 recipes in the book & more online the range is unsurpassed. Many recipes have been developed & updated using modern techniques & methods tested in real working kitchens. Others are traditional reliable favourites that have grown up with Practical Cookery. Now with video links: Use the QR code or web link to view some of the recipes on your smartphone laptop or tablet. Teaching the best in the business for 50 years
- don't train to be a chef without it. CONTENTS:1. Methods of cooking 2. Stocks soups & sauces 3. Cold preparation 4. Eggs 5. Pasta gnocchi & rice 6. Fish & shellfish 7. Meat & offal 8. Poultry & game 9. Vegetables pulses & grains 10. Potatoes 11. Pastry 12. Healthy eating 13. Maintain handle & clean knives 14. Maintain a safe hygenic & secure working environment 15. Maintain food safety 16. Work as part of a team
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Practical Cookery Recipes for Hospitality Intermediate 1 & 2 provides 90 recipes aimed at the requirements of Hospitality Practical Cookery courses offered by SQA at Intermediate 1 & 2 level. It will also be of use for Hospitality General Operations at Intermediate 2 Hospitality Skills for Work Intermediate 1 & 2 as well as Standard Grade Home Economics. It also contains an invaluable chapter on writing a Plan of Work with techniques & strategies to support candidates & teachers. Written in the unique format of 2 & 4 portion recipes the content also aims to help teachers & students in the skills for planning to cook two or three dishes one of the key skills required for the external assessment in Hospitality. Each recipe is offered with full nutritional analysis & is cross-referenced to the specific course & level for which it is appropriate. ...

This book is for executives & practitioners tasked with the movement of data from old systems to a new repository. It uses a series of steps developed in real life situations that will get the reader from an empty new system to one that is working & backed by the user population. Recent figures suggest that nearly 40% of Data Migration projects are over time over budget or fail entirely. Using this proven methodology will vastly increase the chances of achieving a successful migration. ...

Quickly & confidently evaluate & diagnose skin biopsies with Practical Dermatopathology". Written from the perspective of both the histopathologist & clinician this popular medical reference means that you can search by disease or pathologic feature to quickly locate key criteria & a differential diagnosis. Practical & portable " Practical Dermatopathology" is your ideal high-yield microscope companion!" ...

In The Dog Listener Jan Fennell changed the way we think about our best friends. Now in this indispensible companion volume she deals with the day-to-day practicalities of putting those principles to work. In The Practical Dog Listener Jan Fennell distils her ideas into a simple 30-day guide that will enable everyone to use her remarkable methods in a practical context. She covers every element of pet ownership
- from introducing a dog to its new home & handling it in public to dealing with behavioural problems. With detailed sections on everything from exercise to diet there are problem-solving guides dealing with worries such as biting or anxiety. Once again Jan illustrates her points with entertaining & inspiring real-life cases from her own work with damaged & delinquent dogs. She even tells the saga of the Devil Dog
- a tale to reassure even the most desperate owner that perseverance really does pay off! The book contains easy-to-follow line drawings which accompany the text along with two picture sections.

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This Kit Box combines a fantastic 264-page practical book featuring 700 step-by-step photographs with the relevant tools or equipment to get you started right away.
- 16 artist's pencils
- an eraser
- a sharpener
- a sketchbook The ' Kit' is packaged in a beautifully designed gift box with a magnetic lid. The high-quality accessories make this a great-value product & perfect for either self-purchase or a gift.



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