Why get into furniture restoration? One reason is that there probably is no greater feeling of satisfaction than the one you get when you bring that newly restored chair to its place of honor in the living room. You put it in exactly the right place, stand back - and feel good. A few months ago, that chair was battered and bruised, an...

Configure and manage SQL Server 2000 for peak performance and high availability using the undocumented administrative and troubleshooting techniques offered inside this focused reference. SQL Server expert Brian Knight gives you details on system and platform architecture, settings, security, file management, replication, automation,...

John Wilmot, second Earl of Rochester, was born on All Fools’ Day, 1647, at Ditchley in Oxfordshire on the estate that had belonged to his mother’s first husband, Sir Henry Lee. Rochester’s father, Lord Wilmot, was a royalist general; witty, restless and hard-drinking, he was with the exiled court in Paris, and hardly saw...

Just as positive psychology focuses on exploring optimal individual psychological states rather than pathological ones, Positive Organizational...

Learn to remove wrinkles, unwanted backgrounds or color casts, image flaws or 10 extra pounds so images look better than reality. Photoshop Restoration and Retouching, 2/E has been updated with new techniques, new projects, and new screenshots. It will take you through numerous step-by-step examples that...

This handbook has resulted from the need of students and house officers to be able to carry a book with them for easy reference when there is limited access to the companion textbook. This portable handbook is not meant to supersede the textbook and should be used in conjunction with the seventh edition of Principles of Surgery. The...

Presenting the latest research from leaders in the field of restoration ecology, Flood Pulsing in Wetlands reflects the current movement to incorporate flood pulsing into wetland restoration efforts. Emphasizing how integral flood pulsing is...