Magnetic A to Z
Chicken Socks
Klutz
ISBN 9781591743590
This book was an amazing idea but really failed on execution. The idea was to have a magnet board in your lap, with fun, games and activities all built in and built around learning the alphabet. The problem is, the metal plates bend too easily and the pages do not turn well on the spiral binding. Just does not hold up to use and wear.
Oracle Hyperion Planning 11.1.2 Installation & Configuration
Oracle University
Course: D63790GC20
Instructor: Frank Laffey
Virtual Classroom
Six months ago I took over as team lead and systems administrator for a number of Oracle Products, primarily Hyperion, OBIEE and ODI. It is a big change and the 4 Oracle University courses I have taken have all been of some benefit. But this course was the best so far, in part, due to the instructor Mr. Frank Laffey; he had the best class room control I have seen for a virtual classroom course in over 20 years in university, 2 years in college and numerous courses between CBT Nuggets, Train Signal and other vendor training. Frank is one of the best presenters I have yet to encounter and to be honest, I hope to take more courses with him in the future.
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Identify the Planning installation requirements
- Install and configure Planning
Index of Lessons:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Planning
Lesson 2: Preparing the Installation Environment
Lesson 3: Preparing the Software Requirements
Lesson 4: Installing Product Components
Lesson 5: Understanding Configurations
Lesson 6: Configuring Shared Services
Lesson 7: Configuring Performance Management Architect and Calculation
Manager
Lesson 8: Configuring Essbase
Lesson 9: Configuring Planning
Lesson 10: Configuring Financial Reporting and Workspace
Lesson 11: Troubleshooting the EPM System Installation
Lesson 12: Accessing Planning
Lesson 13: Switching Application Modes
Lesson 14: Performing System Maintenance
Lesson 15: Upgrading EPM System Products
Lesson 16: Performing Migrations with Lifecycle Management
Appendix A: Integrating with Planning
Appendix B: Working with Performance Management Architect File
Generator
I am a systems administrator, not a developer. But with all the Hyperion products I have encountered and supported to date, it helps to have one foot on each side of the isle. This course helps to bridge that gap. It was a great mix of instruction and hands-on labs, building out a complete environment and testing along the whole process. This course gave me a number of ideas and tips for troubleshooting and improving performance in our environments at work. It is a great course and I recommend it to anyone who supports or uses these products to gather a better understanding of the environment and interactions. It is an excellent course.
I Love You
Cloth Book With Mirror
Caroline Jayne Church
Cartwheel Books an Imprint of
Scholastic
ISBN 9780545461405
Caroline Jayne Church's books have been family favorites with all of our children. This latest book is amazing for the youngest members of your families and friends. This cloth book with a mirror on the front will fascinate children for hours. They will ask to have it read over and over and over, and look at themselves in the cover and laugh and play with it. It is an amazing new book by an incredible children's author and illustrator. They have even done an awesome job of keeping the bright vibrant colors in the cloth book. Well done, and fun for the whole family.
Hand Art
Chicken Socks
Klutz
ISBN 9781591741633
It begins with 19 wonderful and wacky art projects for children that begin by tracing your hand or hands. But that is just the beginning. This book will serve as a primer for children's imaginations. Many of the ideas took me by surprise but got me thinking in a lot of different directions. You will make dogs and dragons and more. This will be the beginning of hours and hours of fun.
SQL 101
An introduction to Structured Query Language
Train Signal
Mel Haynes
It is funny. I have done an intro to SQL course three times now over the last 7 years, and then never used it again and every few years do a refresher. It has always been on my long-term goals to really learn SQL but never been a priority because it was not something I was responsible for. Now after a change in roles and a few changes in responsibilities, I manage a number of systems that run SQL in the back end and manage 9 different SQL servers. So it was time to knuckle down and get to it.
I did this course as a quick and dirty intro to SQL to get me going again. It gave me the basics and even a better understanding of the history and importance of language in your queries. It was a great course. Mel provides files and with every lesson you lab and practice what he teaches either with him or on your own. The course is under 2 hours in length but is a great jumping off point. I really appreciated the course and what it has taught me, and now on to the MS SQL 2012 exams. This course will get you up and running with SQL and Mel presents in a great way; his style is very engaging and humorous. It is a great course for beginners or as a refresher if it has been a few years like in my case. Well done!
The Circle Maker
Enhanced eBook Edition
dream big, pray hard, think long
Mark Batterson
Zondervan
ASIN B0061MBRX0
ISBN 9780310330738
I must admit I read at the same time The Circle Maker and The Circle Maker Enhanced eBook Edition. I went back and forth reading a chapter in the regular and then the enhanced edition, basically reading each chapter twice back to back. I think that had an impact on how much the book has had a profound effect on my prayer life. You can read my review of the regular edition here. I first read Praying Circles Around Your Children and then The Circle Maker Student Edition: dream big, pray hard, think long I finally circled back to read this one. In under a week I read the book and the enhanced eBook edition with audio and video. Having watched part of the video series Curriculum Kit most of the video enhancements look like they come directly from that series. But The extra photos , images, links and articles were amazing. But first to the book itself!
"Drawing prayer circles isn't some magic trick to get what you want from God. God is not a genie in a bottle, and your wish is not His command. His command better be your wish."
"Drawing prayer circles starts with discerning what God wants, what God wills. And until His sovereign will becomes your sanctified wish, your prayer life will be unplugged from its power supply. Sure, you can apply some of the principles you learn in The Circle Maker, and they may help you get what you want, but getting what you want isn't the goal; the goal is glorifying God by drawing circles around the promises, miracles, and dreams He wants for you. God has determined that certain expressions of His power will only be exercised in response to prayer."
"The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked."
"Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in a well-lived life."
"You are only one defining decision away from a totally different life. One defining decision can change your trajectory and put you on a new path toward the Promised Land. One defining decision can totally change the forecast of your life. And it's those defining decisions that become the defining moments of our lives."
I really enjoyed the enhanced version if you have the Kindle application on an iOS device or a color kindle I highly recommend it. This book has the potential to drastically change your prayer life and through that the lives of those you know and even generations yet to come. Give it a try!
Books by Mark Batterson:
The Circle Maker
The Circle Maker Enhanced eBook Edition
Praying Circles Around Your Children
Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge
The Circle Maker Student Edition: dream big, pray hard, think long
The Circle Maker for Kids
Be A Circle Maker
All In
All In Student Edition
Going All In
Praying Circles Around The Lives of Your Children
Jack Staples and the Ring of Time (With Joel Clark)
Primal
Soul Print
ID: The True You
In A Pit With A Lion On A Snowy Day
Wild Goose Chase: Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God
Chase the Lion Stepping Confidently Into the Unknown
Melty Beads
Chicken Socks
Klutz
ISBN 1591743621
This craft book comes with it all - 16 different shapes, but also instructions so you learn how to make your own. Flow flowers to fish, fire trucks to felines. And a bunch of craft ideals for what you can use the art for once you have melted the beads. This book will be the jumping off point for hours and hours of fun for the whole family.
It comes with:
The book
600 Beads
Ironing Paper
Peg board
