exchange

As a web developer, I recently needed a good reference on programming for Exchange that went beyond the information I could dig up on Microsoft's various web sites, and as the local bookstore had this one in stock, I decided to give it a try.

The book does contain a reasonable overview of the technologies used when programming for Exchange 2000 (and subsequently 2003), including CDOEX / EXM / WF, WebDAV, ActiveDirectory, and such; however, most of the chapters tend to be about a third as long as I'd expect and give only cursory examples and often only the names of methods and properties used without any real descriptions.

Overall, although the book did give me a good introduction to technologies that have changed significantly over the past few years--CDO 1.2 and CDONTS users will find CDOEX and WebDAV, etc. rather confusing at first rather than familiar--I found that I had to resort back to MSDN and other online sources for most of the real information I needed. With that said, I don't feel the book's cost is justified; I'd prefer a true reference rather than a simple overview.

Outstanding coverage of all aspects of Exchange Server 2000. I bought the book because I needed to know not only how to program with Web Storage System (WSS) forms, but also Active Directory. This book covered both without the need to buy two books. It covers virtually everything having to do with programming on Exchange Server 2000 with great examples. The author clearly demonstrated that he knows the topic inside and out. I highly recommend buying this book!

Though not entirely meant for the college student, the information the book provides is certainly skewed in that direction. This book used to be something of a de facto bible in the study abroad community. I'm curious why there have apparently been no new editions since this twelfth one, published in 1994 with information current as of 1993.

The format of the book is direct and concise. For each country, there's about a page on the culture, and where to read more about it. Then there's statistical information, such as population and basic weather patterns. Then finally the bulk of each country's entry is divided into, unsurprisingly, work, study, and travel sections.

I'd be especially wary of the utility of the information given in the 'work' and 'travel' sections, as this information tends to be the most volatile over time. Still, there are literally thousands of addresses given by this book, and if even half of them are still valid, the book will probably have been worth the purchase price for you.

Certainly, there's no other book on the market which has as exhaustive a selection of countries from which to choose. There are, however, better sources for individual countries--embassies an even Lonely Planet guides being just the most obvious of them. Where the book excels is in its superb, even comprehensive, reference for study abroad programs. Though now probably somewhat outdated, I remember thinking in 1994 that the book had seemingly every address of every major study abroad program that earned credit with an American university. These programs are organized not just by country but by subject area, so that if you want to, say, find art history programs in Belgium, it's dead simple.

This is therefore a particularly useful purchase for the student who already knows which country or subject matter she wants to experience. It's also highly valuable for college Freshmen who know they want to have a significant experience abroad, but they don't know quite what they want to do. Where it's less useful, I think, is for the serious traveller who's looking for current information about work conditions in various countries. And it's certainly almost entirely useless for anyone hoping to use its contents for casual travelling.

As of March 2000, a far more appropriate title for the book would be, simply, "How to Study Abroad".

I've bought more than one edition of this fantastic book. If you've ever wanted to live abroad as a student or whatever, this book lists a lot of possibilities. What's more, it is realistically geared to the American student/traveler so as a result, there is important information regarding travel/work visas for Americans.

The answer is, a lot. There are many reasons the author gives for Black Monday, October 19, 1987, most of which are still issues today. Among these, currency deflation problems, oil supply problems, Congressional Acts, increased volume in stocks, increased volume in futures and options trading, and many many others. In fact, I found it easy to get lost in the detailed explanation of all the reasons for Black Monday.

What I found most fascinating was the discussion of the impact of mutual funds, program trading, index arbitrage and other hedging activities on the markets. If you want to know what it means when you hear "The curbs are in" on Wall Street, as well as why the curbs were put in place to begin with, this book explains it.

The author, Charles P. Kindleberger, saw the potential problems coming in Japan. He talks about this in some detail, as well as problems he saw in the U.S. economy at the time. Since this book came out almost 15 years ago, much of it is naturally dated. Kindleberger saw problems with the entire World economy and he was concerned about a World Depression. Ironically, he just may have been way ahead of his time on that call.

As someone who is not an economist, I am in no position to rate Tan's arguments vis-a-vis the positions of other economists. However, as an introduction to the complexities of the 1998 meltdown in Asian economies, this book is first-rate. It is very well organized.

Dealing with the crisis chronologically, and country-by-country, Tan is able to illustrate patterns that span the whole event, and unique events within each country. He treats the responses of each country, and does not shirk from providing a sober and often scathing assessment of the attitudes and policy responses of individual countries. His political analyses are just as useful, since the implications of the event have so much to do with the political makeup of individual countries, and their political and financial institutions.

Market data is used extensively to support his claim. There is a tremendous and often overwhelming plethora of data. However, if one is just looking for an identification of major patterns and analyses, Tan illustrates this very clearly within his chapters.

This book is a great resource for someone who wants access to source data that is relevant to the Asian Meltdown, as well as just a broad introduction to the phenomena that helps a reader trying to understand such a significant event (or series of events).

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I wish this book was required reading for every attorney I coach - and the managing partners of every law firm. Paula Rayman presents an compelling argument for law firms to examine
the consequences of their bottom line approach to doing business.
The billable hours culture, which places greatest value on overwork and heroic individualism, hurts families, diminishes the care of children and elders, reduces the possibilities for the success of women attorneys, limits the dignity of lawyers, makes lawyers abandon their civic responsibilities - and ultimately erodes the fabric of our society.
Rayman provides a sophisticated social, economic and moral analysis of the problem and offers both conceptual solutions and specific examples of their success. Rayman offers wise
counsel to the counselors.

This book uses amazingly talented drawings by kids from all around the world showing how birthdays are celebrated in their culture. The lyrics flow nicely. My son likes to read it over and over again.

This is one of the best books I have read integrating price with volume and OI and trade mix .
It drives home most eloquently the necessity to consider all of the above in analysis and highlights the value of COT reports .
To sum up , one cannot be the same again after having read this book .

This is a really good book about people from Argentina and wild horses. I had to read this book for a class, but I truly enjoyed the book. Not only is this book multicultural it's also informative about the culture and how these people deal with horses, their line of work. Anyone interested in horses and how they catch and tame wild horses would enjoy this book. The story is mainly about one boy's journey and his wild horse, Cucharo. After the little boy finds Chucaro, he must endure hardship and make tough decisions, all for the love of his horse.

Enjoy reading this book. The cross-cultural strategies were well documented. As a professor, I used many of the techniques in this book for the past 20 years.