For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on “climbing boys”—orphans owned by chimney sweeps—to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless, and brutally dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived—and a girl. With her wits and will, she’s managed to beat the deadly odds time and time again. But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone. Huddled in the corner is a mysterious creature—a golem—made from ash and coal. This is the creature that saved her from the fire. Sweep is the story of a girl and her monster. Together, these two outcasts carve out a life—saving one another in the process. By one of today’s most powerful storytellers, Sweep is a heartrending adventure about the everlasting gifts of friendship and hope.

This is the third edition of the Society of Dairy Technology's highly successful volume on Cleaning-in-Place (CIP). Already a well-established practice in dairy technology, CIP has become increasingly relevant in the processed food industry during the last 10-15 years, and the beverage industry has seen increased demands from customers regarding CIP verification and validation to provide improvements in plant hygiene and related efficiency. The book addresses the principles of cleaning operations, water supply issues and the science of detergents and disinfectants. Aspects of equipment design relevant to ease of cleaning are covered in a special chapter, as is the assessment of cleaning efficiency and the management of cleaning operations. This third edition features for the first time a chapter on membrane cleaning - a relatively new area requiring very specialised cleaning products and procedures. Useful data on fluid flow dynamics and laboratory test methods are also included in separate chapters. Authors have been selected from within industry, allied suppliers and academia to provide a balanced, leading edge assessment of the subject matter. Cleaning-in-Place is directed at dairy scientists and technologists in industry and academia, general food scientists and food technologists, food microbiologists and equipment manufacturers.

Maurice Broaddus's Sweep of Stars is the first in a trilogy that explores the struggles of an empire. Epic in scope and intimate in voice, it follows members of the Muungano empire – a far-reaching coalition of city-states that stretches from O.E. (original earth) to Titan – as it faces an escalating series of threats. "The beauty in blackness is its ability to transform. Like energy we are neither created nor destroyed, though many try." - West African Proverb The Muungano empire strived and struggled to form a utopia when they split away from old earth. Freeing themselves from the endless wars and oppression of their home planet in order to shape their own futures and create a far-reaching coalition of city-states that stretched from Earth and Mars to Titan. With the wisdom of their ancestors, the leadership of their elders, the power and vision of their scientists and warriors they charted a course to a better future. But the old powers could not allow them to thrive and have now set in motion new plots to destroy all that they've built. In the fire to come they will face down their greatest struggle yet. Amachi Adisa and other young leaders will contend with each other for the power to galvanize their people and chart the next course for the empire. Fela Buhari and her elite unit will take the fight to regions not seen by human eyes, but no training will be enough to bring them all home. Stacia Chikeke, captain of the starship Cypher, will face down enemies across the stars, and within her own vessel, as she searches for the answers that could save them all. The only way is forward. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This book provides a new way of understanding Japanese management by focusing on the relationship between Japanese companies and their social practices. Whereas previous studies have often concentrated on the uniqueness of Japanese companies' systems (e.g., lifetime employment, the seniority system, company-specific unions) or methods (e.g., bottom-up management, Toyota production methods), this book explains the uniqueness of Japanese companies’ activities and practices. It especially highlights the day-to-day cleaning activities that many companies have practiced for numbers of years, regardless of their size or industry. Activities that continue beyond a certain period of time are called social practices, and the book clarifies how this particular social practice has historically been formed in Japanese companies and then shows what it means to keep cherishing those cleaning practices. This study consists of two parts: historical research and theoretical research. The historical research sheds light on the relationship between Japanese companies and cleaning activities from a historical point of view. On the basis of old literature and in-house documents, the reader can understand how Japanese companies have positioned cleaning practices in the process of increasing their growth potential and competitiveness and in maintaining their businesses. The second part explains theoretically the relationship between cleaning and management with quantitative and qualitative data from Japanese companies today. Using survey results from Japanese companies, the book shows what kinds of organizations will be formed and human resources will be developed if companies have been focusing for many years on 5S activities—Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain— that include cleaning. This part of the book presents the distinctive problem-solving and strategy-creation processes of Japanese companies in contrast to the activities of European and American companies.

I enjoyed reading this book and feel that it will be very useful for many persons. The way that Rob confronts the attacks by the devil are sound and solid. -Dr. Bob Lamb, Professor Emeritus, Gardner-Webb University and the GWU School of Divinity What if Matthew 12:43-45 could change your life forever? Sweeping Out the Demons will help you live closer to God every day! Rob Hefner, a missionary in Brazil for many years, will bless you and capture your interest as he guides you to recognize what spiritual warfare really is. Written from a practical, common sense approach, the suggestions and examples will serve as your basic training to be a soldier in God's Army for the 21st Century. Using personal victories over seemingly insurmountable challenges from evil influences, Rob seeks to guide you through those challenges by using a simple formula found in a rather obscure passage (Matthew 12:43-45). Jesus used this story-parable to confront some stubborn Pharisees with how make a spiritual 180 degree transformation in their lives. They simply did not listen, but you can! Are you battling with any longstanding habits, frustrations or destructive behaviors that are robbing you of greater joy, peace and strength? This book will be a study that both small groups or individuals will find as an essential weapon in order FINALLY to "let go and let God"!

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and upper management are encouraged to meet the challenges of the science-based and risk-based approaches to cleaning validation. Using some of the principles and practices in this volume will help in designing a more effective and efficient cleaning validation program. Features • Timely coverage of cleaning validation for the pharmaceutical industry, a dynamic area in terms of health-based limits. • The author encourages pharmaceutical manufacturers, and particularly upper management, to meet the challenges of the science-based and riskbased approaches to cleaning validation. • Draws on the author’s vast experience in the field of cleaning validation and hazardous materials. • Discusses EMA vs. ISPE on Cleaning Limits and revised Risk-MaPP for highly hazardous products in shared facilities. • A diverse list of topics from protocol limits for yeasts and molds to cleaning validation for homeopathic drug products.

Have you ever wanted to start your own business? Well now is your time! Get started in a business where customers are crunched on time, need YOU to clean their homes and YOU already have all the tools and experience to begin now. This trusty book delivers the information needed to start, establish, and market your cleaning business in an informative, and fun manner. We provide tons of different tips and tricks you can use to propel your new or existing business forward. There are plenty of topics to uncover and more. Later, you will learn all about the required tasks of running a successful business such as; equipment, networking, advertising, pricing, estimating, hiring, and training. Additionally we provided examples of many of the different forms you'll need such as; a cleaning service contract, equipment and cleaning checklists, a cleaning guide, and sample flyer. In giving you this book we want to be as helpful and honest as we can in the content we deliver. We want to motivate you, spark your inner boss and help you profit from your own hard work. This is dedicated to beginners and current business owners of cleaning companies. We want to encourage you to follow your dream of starting your own business and employing others to help them accomplish their goals. Now is your time to leave your job and tell your boss that you're throwing in the towel.

After being convicted and sent to federal prison for a white-collar crime, a man finds faith and starts over as a pastor and fraud investigator. Before he was even old enough to drink, he had bank accounts, a Ferrari, a mansion, a multi-million dollar corporation, and a desperate little secret . . . it was all a lie. Most of us can’t imagine life getting much worse than it got for Barry Minkow, the one-time Wall Street whiz kid who catapulted his company to stardom and success only to see it exposed as a $300-million fraud. Most of us can’t imagine spending more than seven years in federal prison and coming out owing victims $26 million. Most of us can’t imagine our careers changing from FBI target to FBI trainer, from CEO to senior pastor, from con man to con catcher. Or can we? We’ve all slipped up. We’ve all failed. Cleaning Up is Barry Minkow’s comeback story-a powerful a tale of redemption and inspiration, of second chances and setting things right. More than a decade from defrauding investors, today, as cofounder of the Fraud Discovery Institute, he’s uncovered over a billion dollars worth of investment scams.