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Anatomy, Histology, and Cell Biology PreTest Self-Assessment and Review

== Erch E-book Expedition == (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Anatomy, Histology, and Cell Biology PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Third Edition (PreTest Basic Science) by Robert Klein and George C. Enders Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical | 2007-04-05 | ISBN: 0071471855 | 576 pages | PDF | 14.26 MB This one-of-a-guide type of test preparation helps you test your knowledge of essential anatomy, concepts of histology and cell biology for the USMLE Step 1 practice...

Wal-Mart Pricing Not Predatory?

MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

In a New Yorker blog post this week, James Surowiecki questioned the American Booksellers Association's "dubious" claims about "illegal predatory pricing" by Wal-Mart (WMT) in its Book Price War with Amazon.com (AMZN). Here's more : "[T]here's just no reason to believe that Wal-Mart is cutting prices now in order to raise them later: the company's entire history has been one...

'Green' Metal Roofs Save Money

News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

A growing number of homeowners are choosing metal roofs as an investment grade product that builds in value, while providing environmental advantages. The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) is a non-profit dedicated to educating consumers about the benefits of residential metal roofing. Visit MRA (www.metalroofing.com) at the upcoming Greenbuild Expo, Booth 1763. Eco-friendly products, including metal roofs,...

Bloomberg Starts To Put Together BusinessWeek Staff

MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Today's New York Times "Media Decoder" blog post about the restructuring of BusinessWeek post- Bloomberg LP 's acquisition has a funny ring to it. We already know that editor Stephen Adler is stepping down, as well as president Keith Fox . So who will be manning the new magazine? Apparently, the people who decided to stick around. But, unless you're reading carefully, you'd never know it....

Handbook of Optics, Third Edition Volume I

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Michael Bass, Casimer DeCusatis, Jay Enoch, Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Guifang Li, Carolyn MacDonald, Virendra Mahajan, Eric Van Stryland, "Handbook of Optics, Third Edition Volume I: Geometrical and Physical Optics, Polarized Light, Components and Instruments" McGraw-Hill Professional | 2009-09-22 | ISBN: 0071498893 | 1248 pages | PDF | 9,1 MB Prepared under the auspices of the Optical...

McGraw-Hill Education Program Consultant To Take The Stage At National Middle School Association

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A top literature program consultant with McGraw-Hill School Education Group, the leading provider of print and digital educational materials for Grades PreK-12, will present a thought-provoking session today at the National Middle School Association's (NMSA) Annual Conference in Indianapolis.

“Grow from Within” Shows How Companies Can Generate New Businesses to Drive Organic Growth Through Innovation

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

CHICAGO - A new book by two leading experts on innovation from Chicago explores some of the surprising new ways that large companies create innovative new businesses. The book, Grow from Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation, published by McGraw-Hill reflects

“Grow from Within” Shows How Companies Can Generate New Businesses to Drive Organic Growth Through Innovation

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new book by two leading experts on innovation from Chicago explores some of the surprising new ways that large companies create innovative new businesses. The book, Grow from Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation, published by McGraw-Hill reflects six years of research and provides a hands-on guide to finding the right approaches. The authors, Robert...

McGraw-Hill's Glencoe Literature: Texas Treasures Builds Students' Reading Comprehension Through Purposeful Highlighting

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill School Education Group, the leading provider of print and digital educational materials for students in Grades PreK-12, has developed a new program for Texas students that enables them to become active readers.

Warren Buffett Sells Moody's Shares Again (MCO)

market folly (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

While the dominant headlines yesterday centered around Warren Buffett & Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) acquisition of Burlington Nothern Santa Fe (BNI), we wanted to highlight one of his other recent moves. Having already trimmed his stake in Moody's (MCO) a few times prior, legendary investor Warren Buffett has sold even more shares of the ratings agency. On October 28th, 2009, Buffett sold 1,133,027...

BBN Networks, Inc.: From 20 to 26 Publishers, BBN Networks Continues to Expand Its Business Media Reach

Market Wire (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) With the addition of these six B2B publishing companies, BBN advertisers will now reach over 45 million qualified B2B decision makers through more than 600 websites in 12 market segments. Since its launch in April 2008 with charter members Cygnus, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Nielsen Business Media and Reed Business Information, BBN has grown steadily to become the leading...

McGraw-Hill and ALEKS Corporation Expand Improved Math Courses Proven to Drive Student Success

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Obama administration's commitment to ensuring the highest college graduation rates in the world by 2020, the need for cutting-edge learning tools that enhance student achievement has never been greater. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, a premier provider of teaching and learning solutions for the post-secondary and higher education markets, and ALEKS Corporation,...

Today Live: Innosight Report on Florida Virtual School with Katherine Mackey and Michael Horn

Steve Hargadon (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Part of the FutureofEducation.com interview series. Date: Monday, November 2nd, 2009 Time: 2:30pm Pacific / 5:30pm Eastern / 10:30pm GMT ( international times here ) Duration: 1 hour Location: In Elluminate. Log in at http://tr.im/futureofed . The Elluminate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. To make sure that your computer is configured for Elluminate,...

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If Zelnick Had Bought BusinessWeek

SeekingAlpha Media Stocks (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

Gary Weiss submits: It's still unclear how many former BusinessWeek editors will be hired by Bloomberg L.P., but one thing is increasingly clear: it could have been a hell of a lot worse. Peter Kafka describes the nightmare scenario: a purchase by private equity bloodhounds ZelnickMedia that would have been only marginally better than a simple shutdown of the magazine. This is how one-sided the Zelnick...

Platts to Launch Russian Pricing Reference for New Asia-Bound Oil Starting Mid-December

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

MOSCOW, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Platts, the energy information division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, plans to launch a price assessment for the new Russian crude oil which is slated to start flowing to Asian markets on December 16. The new crude stream, East Siberian Pipeline Oil (ESPO), will be exported from the port of Kuzmino near Vladivostok in Russia's Far East at an initial rate of 300,000 barrels...