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In the most reliable and readable guide to effective writing for the Americans of today, Wilson answers questions of meaning, grammar, pronunciation, punctuation, and spelling in thousands of clear, concise entries. His guide is unique in presenting a systematic, comprehensive view of language as determined by context. Wilson provides a simple chart of contexts -from oratorical speech to intimate, from formal writing to informal -and explains in which contexts a particular usage is appropriate, and in which it is not. The Columbia Guide to Standard Written American English provides the answers to questions about American English the way no other guide can with: * an A­Z format for quick reference; * over five thousand entries, more than any other usage book; * sensible and useful advice based on the most current linguistic research; * a convenient chart of levels of speech and writing geared to context; * both descriptive and prescriptive entries for guidance; * guidelines for nonsexist usage; * individual entries for all language terms. A vibrant description of how our language is being spoken and written at the end of the twentieth century -and how we ourselves can use it most effectively -The Columbia Guide to Standard American English is the ideal handbook to language etiquette: friendly, sensible, and reliable. ... Read more

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Considering the price, this book offers a simple yet concise explanation on English usage.Recommended for non-native speakers. ... Read more

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University of Texas at San Antonio Dental School. 'Leading edge' concepts, technologies, and techniques by 29 expert academic and clinical subspecialists, for practitioners. Abundant photographic color plates. DNLM: Periodontal Diseases - therapy. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Kenneth G(eorge) Wilson, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 580 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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This work offers a rationale for reforming the national education infrastructure. Covering past and present reform efforts, the authors analyze both failed and successful programs, and include a chapter on "Reading Recovery" which they believe is crucial for effective teaching and learning. ... Read more

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The actual wayn to real education reforms
An interesting wide-minded book.The authors ask the great frustration question: Why all the educational reforms did`nt success in the American`s schools? Their conclusion are: "To reform our schools we need not onlynew programs but a new vision of education itself". The authors takeexample from the american industry, and call for holistic work:"Aprocess of research, development, and redesign can build into schools asthe framework for a system of continuous innovation".The bookreadable and interesting - despite the long descriptions of the cases:educationals and industerials. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from School Administrator, published by American Association of School Administrators on May 1, 1994. The length of the article is 5244 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Wisdom-Centered Learning: Striking a New Paradigm for Education.
Author: Kenneth G. Wilson
Publication: School Administrator (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1994
Publisher: American Association of School Administrators
Volume: 51Issue: 5Page: 26

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Vivacious, Thorny Topics by Kenneth G. Wilson ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In gauge theory, a Wilson loop (named after Kenneth G. Wilson) is a gauge-invariant observable obtained from the holonomy of the gauge connection around a given loop. In the classical theory, the collection of all Wilson loops contains sufficient information to reconstruct the gauge connection, up to gauge transformation. In quantum field theory, the definition of Wilson loops observables as bona fide operators on Fock space (actually, Haag's theorem states that Fock space does not exist for interacting QFTs) is a mathematically delicate problem and requires regularization, usually by equipping each loop with a framing. The action of Wilson loop operators has the interpretation of creating an elementary excitation of the quantum field which is localized on the loop. In this way, Faraday's "flux tubes" become elementary excitations of the quantum electromagnetic field. ... Read more