Account for Your Own Success: Everything You Need to Manage Your Own Business and Personal Finances

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You can develop your own training materials with the aid of this detailed, but easy-to-use guide. You'll learn how to develop self-directed learning (SDL) packages that are applicable in any situation, from basic industrial and technical skills training to academic classroom training.

This practical guide shows you how to:

Match training needs with organizational needs
Determine tasks that must be learned to meet those needs
Develop objectives and design materials that are in line with those needs

Plus, you'll get practical learning aids and simulations that illustrate how to make theory a reality.

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Self-Directed Learning : A Practical Guide to Design, Development and Implementation (Management Ser.)
George M. Piskurich
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Not Remotely Tremendous

Squirrels: More Dangerous Than Nuclear Weapons

For Determined Bird Watchers

Squirrels are smarter than most humans

Inadvertantly increased my appreciation for squirrels

Outwitting Squirrels: 101 Cunning Stratagems to Reduce Dramatically the Egregious Misappropriation of Seed from Your Birdfeeder by Squirrels
Jr., Bill Adler
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A book illustrating and explaining a series of strategems to keep squirrels from eating and ruining yards and gardens when more traditional tactics fail.

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Not Remotely Tremendous.......2006-01-11

I'll keep this review short and sweet, since the book isn't exactly the utmost in literary achievement ever produced. The book is decent, probably right on the 3 star mark given what it tries to do and what it does. The intention of the book is to, well, outwit squirrels - a silly notion given a day or 2 observing the little...um, natural friends. Wit isn't what makes the squirrel dangerous. It's the endless effort a squirrel will go through to get your food. The overall effort described here should probably be called, "Outenduring Squirrels," since that's what you will need to do.

Overall, the book is hit or miss with the advice it gives. Living in a neighborhood with approximately more squirrels than blades of grass, you tend to either pick up ways to stop them from getting to your feeders, or you stop feeding the birds. Or as some have done, you throw in the towel and get used to having your seed receptacles ravaged by these tree rats. The advice in this book is sometimes right, and sometimes off the mark. That opinion is based on copious amounts of personal experience.

I got this as a gag gift from my father-in-law, since he knows how much I hate these animals. It was entertaining enough, though at times his sense of humor wasn't exactly what I would call top notch. Other times it was downright irritating. So it goes. I don't think squirrel banter is going to be on prime time television any time soon. Until then, you'll have to make do with books like this, which are good enough but hardly knocking on the door of your local bookstore's best seller list.

Squirrels: More Dangerous Than Nuclear Weapons.......2005-11-22

After the squirrels took over my backyard, car, and washroom, I bought this book to figure out how to take back the mean streets from these evil rodents. Unluckily for me, however, they noticed it when they were reading my mail and now they're after me... I had to move to an unknown Eastern European country just to escape them. Hopefully they won't figure out the combination to my wall safe back home, get enough money to buy plane tickets, and follow me here... that would make them flying squirrels, I suppose. Who would have guessed that squirrels could chew through five metres of lead?

For Determined Bird Watchers.......2005-06-08

This book is a guide to keeping your bird feeder squirrel-free. Adler had a particularly pestiferous squirrel who found ways around every squirrel-barrier Adler could think of to protect his bird seed. The squirrel's notorious feats put Adler on the war-path. In writing this book, he is not only fighting that one squirrel, but all of squirrel-kind. If readers pull-off a successful squirrel battle because of ideas in this book, then Adler can declare victory.

Bird watchers, (or would-be bird watchers) are the intended audience for this book, so the book begins with some suggestions about how to attract birds, along with a list of suggested foods to offer and descriptive profiles of birds who commonly come to North American feeders. Adler then turns his attentions to squirrels and provides a supposedly thorough description of squirrels, their biology, and behavior. Next, he describes and compares common bird feeders according to how squirrel-proof they are. Following this are a list of anti-squirrel devices that can be added to a feeder, and a list of combative actions a bird-viewer can take to ward off squirrels. Adler concludes with "101 Cunning Stratagems" (an attempt at humor?), ideas for squirrel lovers, ideas for dealing with problem cats at feeders, and a list of resources for bird-watching and squirrel-fighting equipment.

It's hard to tell whether this book was intended to be humorous, or what. Certainly, the comparison of bird feeders is far too serious to be funny. (And unfortunately, the feeders are listed by brand-name, rather than by some grouping according to general type or shape.) Some of the "101 Cunning Stratagems" seem intended to be funny, but fall short of the goal. Overall, the entire book reads as if it could have been a decent magazine article, but Adler had to really work to come up with ideas enough to stretch his material to fill out an entire book. For instance, he fills out his list of 101 stratagems with a number of patent descriptions, which are neither funny nor descriptive enough to give you an idea how the devices being described actually work.

Even though he seemed desperate to add to his work count, Adler still left out some key information. Namely, he provides almost no information about different types of squirrels, and how their approaches to feeders differ. Adler lives in a city, where he apparently only sees gray squirrels, which is probably why he barely mentions any other types of squirrels. In our experience, red squirrels are much more aggressive and agile than the grays-with our large population of red hoodlums, grays wouldn't stand a chance in our neighborhood. We also see flying squirrels at our feeder, but they don't bother us since they only come out at night when the birds aren't in the feeder, and they don't seem to gobble as much seed as the reds. They sure can jump, though. Then there are the black squirrels, which are the big gorillas of the squirrel world. I've seen them in Toronto, and I've also heard they haunt Washington, D.C. after escaping from the National Zoo. Do they also make pests of themselves at feeders? Adler leaves us in the dark about these critters.

Adler interviews world-renowned squirrel expert Vaun Flyger in the chapter on squirrel biology, and Flyger assures him that the best way to outwit a squirrel is to treat them like chicken; i.e., use them in any recipe that calls for chicken. In other words, Flyger advocates the "final solution". Adler doesn't consider this approach seriously in this book (but speaking from experience, it works, and better than any squirrel bafflers. Once neighborhood squirrels get the idea you're out for blood, they quickly learn how not to eat from your feeder).

Squirrels are smarter than most humans.......2005-02-19

There are no "squirrel proof" feeders or methods. Most squirrels will figure out ways to get the food from a bird feeder that most humans would never figure out.

In fact, watching humans try all sorts of things they THINK will stop the squirrels, and then seeing the squirrels outsmart them always gets a laugh from me, because humans always think they are so much smarter than the "dumb animals"!

Here is the only thing you need to know, and the BIG SECRET to keep squirrels from breaking your bird feeders.

Put out some food for the squirrels too!

If you leave a pile of food for them, they will have no need to raid the bird feeder!

They like sunflower seeds, so just get a bag of all sunflower seeds, or mixed with corn, and everytime you fill up the bird feeder, put out some food for the squirrels too.

Sure, they like peanuts, but most of the year they are going to just bury those, and they will make a pile of peanuts dissapear faster than the same size pile of sunflower seeds, because they will sit and open each seed, and a pile of those will keep them busy for hours.

In fact, I find it is more of a problem keeping birds out of the squirrel's food, than it is keeping the squirrels out of the bird's food.

The birds prefer the seed on the ground than to having to deal with the feeders too.

The key is to put what each likes the most, in their respective feeders. Thus, when they have a choice, they will rather have what they like better, than to bother with the other stuff.

But if you let their pile of food go empty, then don't get mad when they turn to the bird feeder again.

Just having a regular feeding time everyday is good enough too. My squirrels all know when they are going to get their food, and don't bother anything else. The bird feeders never get busted and the birds get to enjoy thier feeders, while the squirrels enjoy their treats.

Squirrels have "nap time" around noon, so you don't really have to worry about them around that time of day. In case you wonder why you don't see so many squirrels around that time, and earlier and later in the day you see them.

Same thing if you have problems with animals ripping apart your trash. The solution is so simple, even some HUMANS have figured it out! Leave some tasty food scraps for the animals so they don't need to rip apart the trash bags! And don't throw away so much food in your trash, use your garbage disposal unit!

If you have some food you don't want, rather than throw it in the trash, put it outside somewhere for the animals, so they don't have to rip apart the trash bags to get to it. Meanwhile, with no smelly food in your trash bags, no animal will have any WANT to rip apart the bag in the first place!

Believe it or not, just as you can train your dog, all the squirrels in my neighborhood, know what they are allowed to take in my yard, and what they are not allowed.

In fact, one time, I was not able to meet one squirrel for his daily feeding, so I just put the snacks outside earlier so I wouldn't have to go out at that time. Well, when I looked out the window, the squirrel was sitting near the nuts and would not take any of them, she was just sitting there waiting for me. I went outside, and as soon as she saw me, she was happy and started eating. She figured to eat the food without my permission would have been stealing or something, so she waited until she knew it was ok to take the food.

Now every squirrel has a different personality, just like people do, so this doesn't happen with all squirrels, but some have more ethics and morals than others do, just like with people.

On the average, most squirrels are easier to deal with and better to get along with than most humans are on average.

But the more you try to figure ways to OUTSMART these animals, the more you will be defeated as they are a lot smarter than you are. The fact they can get into human designed "squirrel proof" bird feeders should PROVE that fact already.

Instead of having a war with them, why not just make friends and make a deal with them? They can have some treats of their own, so long as they don't bother the snacks for the birds.

Has been working fine without any problems for me for years.

I have several broken, chewed through and vandelized metal "squirrel proof" bird feeders in the garage that I keep to show to "newbies" from the days before I became more educated about wildlife and animals.

With bird feeders, your worst enemies are the sparrows! They just throw all the seed out of the feeders, emptying an entire feeder in only an hour or two, because they throw to the side all the seed they don't like, and most of it ends up on the ground. They don't just eat a bit, and then fly away like all the other birds do, they will stay at the feeder until it is completely empty, and will not let any of the nicer, more colorful birds NEAR the feeder.

Other birds will all get along with each other and eat together and share, but the sparrows are the worst of their race. They scare all the other birds away from the feeders, and empty them dry.

With most birds, you can have a feeder up for many days or weeks, but as soon as the gang of sparrows find them, they are empty every day.

Interesting no one ever tries to market a "sparrow proof" feeder or write any books on how to discourage THEM.

Unlike with squirrels, where you can give them their own feeders and food piles, the sparrows won't just take one. If they are eating at one feeder and other birds go to another feeder, the sparrow will go to that feeder and scare those birds away and eat from it.

Sparrows remind me a lot of humans sometimes.

Inadvertantly increased my appreciation for squirrels.......2001-11-27

I really enjoyed this extremely humorous book. After reading it, any failure on any birder's part to get rid of his sleek, well-fed squirrels is understandable. They're great athletes, motivated and social to boot.

It is great stocking stuffer for your squirrel-obsessed birder spouse or friends!

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Lorenzo Curtis offers a new conceptual approach to atomic structure that utilizes conceptual semiclassical models to introduce empirical systematizations of measured data. These models reveal the dynamical behavior of the various interactions that specify the energies and lifetimes of complex atoms. Curtis emphasizes the historical basis of the field as well as the relationship to modern fundamental theory. He also includes many solved problems that provide connections with astrophysics, chemistry, condensed matter, and other related fields.

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For the first time, a complete version of the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000) provides a fascinating portrayal of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradition amid the dramatic changes that shook China during the 1920s, '30s, and '40s.

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Important, but not necessarily good...........2007-04-08

Xie Bingying was many things. Unfortunately, her autobiography does not convey this well, reading like a nationalist propaganda piece. She also did not write much about the political context of the times in which she lived, although I suspect that was deliberate. Her story is still fascinating, however, because of how she navigated the shifting social intersections of China in the turmoil of the early twentieth century. To understand what women went through during this period, this is a valuable resource. I wouldn't recommend it for casual reading though.

this is an overrated work........2005-12-08

I have just read this book for a Chinese Women's history class, and I have found that it is nothing more than a hagiography that oversimplifies many complicated facets of Chinese culture. These days, it seems to be the vogue in literature to publish books by Asian women portraying them as hobbling, footbound victims of patriarchy and oppression. While it is true that Asian culture is definitely patriarchal and something that needs to be reformed, this book is another hackneyed account of a young woman trying to escape "feudal" social structures.
I have no love for this book or any book like it because its message has been written and rewritten in various books by authors such as Amy Tan and Maxine Hong Kingston. The translators say in the introduction that Xie is the symbol of transition from "old" to "new" China. By not clearly defining what these interpretations are, they leave it to their audience to define what "old" and "new" are based on individual interpretaion. Moreover, Xie Bingying's black-and-white, old-and-new, feudal-and progressive viewpoint oversimplifies many complexities that face women in confronting modern gender ideals. If you have read Amy Tan or any other hackneyed works, I recommend skipping this book because it is another example of the oversimplification of cultural identity today.

A Chinese modern classic.......2003-03-13

Few people in the West realize how extraordinary this book is and how much it has influenced generations of young Chinese. I used to own the original (Chinese) version of this book while growing up as a boy in South America in the 60s. I used to read it for guidance and strength in the darkest days of my youth. I must have read and reread it a dozen times before I had to reluctantly part ways with it. This is a true modern classic that is often ignored by contemporary historians of Chinese literature, who prefer the shallowness of the likes of Sanmo. The War Diaries, which were praised by none other than Lin Yutang, are also worth reading; the translators should make them the subject of their next project.
Fine as the edition is, I wish the cover had been different. I have never seen a likeness of Xie xiansheng before and almost overlook the book because I was misled by the photograph of the woman in uniform to think it was a book about the Cultural Revolution. But I am glad the editors have included the photographs contained in the insert. I have always matched the feistiness of the woman soldier with a rather robust physique: I am surprised how fragile and delicate Xie xiansheng actually was.
This book is correctly listed as an autobiography but it reads like a fine novel, with memorable scenes and episodes. Without opening this translation and reading a single line, I can name a half dozen right off the top of my head: the foot-binding, the escapes, the dying brother, the impoverished former army girlfriend, the love triangle, etc. This book is to the Chinese literature what the Ann Frank diaries are to the European; it definitely should not be missed.

a woman's revolution.......2002-02-07

It is a great book! this book portrayed how women were mistreated in the early 20th century in China. In that old days, girls were not allowed to be educated. They only learned how to spin cotton and embroider,, how to be an obedient daughter, and later a dutiful daughter-in-law. The reading materials for them were highly restricted to certain books such as Teach Your Daughter Traditional Rules. The worst thing was that girls had bound feet! However, there were still a few "lucky one" be able to escape from these old customs. Of course, it wasn't easy. This autobiography described an extraordinary woman, Xie Bingying who struggled to free herself from the traaditional Chinese society--received education, freed from an arranged marriage, became a soldier in the National Revolutionary Army, etc. Her experience was extraordinary!! I like this book because it is not only a truth story, it also pertains very rich information about the old Chinese customs.

A Woman Soldier's Own Story: The Autobiography of Xie Bingying

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A Woman Soldier's Own Story: The Autobiography of Xie Bingying
Bingying; Brissman, Lily Chia (translator); Brissman, Barry (translator) Xie
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