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a down to earth management book.......1999-09-12

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Merrill E. Douglass
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFVDCU

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Capital flight â€" the unrecorded export of capital from developing countries â€" often represents a significant cost for developing countries. It also poses a puzzle for standard economic theory, which would predict that poorer countries be importers of capital due to its scarcity. This situation is often reversed, however, with capital fleeing poorer countries for wealthier, capital-abundant locales. Using a common methodology for a set of case studies on the size, causes and consequences of capital flight in developing countries, the contributors address the extent of capital flight, its effects, and what can be done to reverse it.

Case studies of Brazil, China, Chile, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey and the Middle East provide rich descriptions of the capital flight phenomena in a variety of contexts. The volume includes a detailed description of capital flight estimation methods, a chapter surveying the impact of financial liberalization, and several chapters on controls designed to solve the capital flight problem.

The first book devoted to the careful calculation of capital flight and its historical and policy context, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars in the areas of international finance and economic development.

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This 1,300-page reference work serves as a practical, easy-to-use reference source, as well as a guide to status, Uniform Law sections, and cases you may need to read and cite.

Lawyer's Desk Book serves as a quick summary reference of the basic rules of legal practice, keeping you up to date on the latest statutory developments and case law.

The book focuses on problems attorneys face on a regular basis while reflecting today's realities, including issues evolving from the shift from paper-based legal practice to one that's computer-based. Coverage also includes more traditional areas such as criminal law, family law, and more. Lawyer's Desk Book is a must-have for the practicing attorney of anyone preparing for practice.

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Lawyer's Desk Book 2004 Edition (Lawyer's Desk Book)
Dana Shilling
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MU7CU4

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While chemists using spectroscopic methods need to learn from the specialists, they do not normally read the spectroscopists' original papers. This book provides this very information—summarizing some recent advances in the mechanistic understanding of metallocene polymerization catalysts and the role of NMR spectroscopy in these endeavors.

Adopting a real practice-oriented approach, the authors focus on two of the most important spectroscopic techniques with two parts devoted to each of NMR and IR spectroscopy—as well as on important industrial applications with regard to the reaction discussed. Rather than providing a complete and exhaustive review of homogeneous hydrogenation and its detailed mechanisms, the book focuses on the specific spectroscopic techniques and the mechanistic information that has been obtained from their application. The result is unique in its scope, allowing chemists from different fields to learn which techniques can be applied for their specific synthetic problems.

The prizewinning editor, Professor Brian Heaton, is the key player in the field, and has brought together here a team of authors to cater for specialists, and researchers in industry and academia.

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The goal of this book is to provide in a single source, and at the level of textbook, a complete treatment of the fluid dynamics of steady and pulsatile flow in tubes with the required mathematics and emphasis on basic mechanics. The style and level of the book will be accessible to students and researchers in biophysics, biology, medicine, bioengineering and applied mathematics, in theoretical or clinical work on the cardiovascular system, as well as in the design of new instrumentation, medical imaging systems and artificial organs. The book includes problems and exercises, with chapters on basic equations, flow in rigid and elastic tubes, vascular trees, and wave reflections.

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The Physics of Pulsatile Flow.......2002-02-24

This is a well-written book by an expert in the field of biomathmatics and cardiovascular dynamics. I am impressed by the self-contained contents of the book and the flow of thoughts. The book introduces the fundamental physical principles and fluid mechanics before embarking on the subjects of steady flow in tubes and pulsatile flow in rigid and elastic tubes. The author leads the readers smoothly into the interesting regimes of vascular tree structures and their optimization, and the wave propagation and reflection phenomena. The relevant end-of-chapter problems are good additional sources to recapture the intended message from the text, as well as learning about other applications. Students and professionals in math, science, engineering and cardiovascular dynamics will find this text a good addition to their reading list.

John K-J. Li, Ph.D.
Professor II(distinguished)
Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers
(Author of "Arterial Circulation" and
"Comparative Cardiovascular Dynamics of Mammals")

A work of art, a classic, February 11, 2002.......2002-02-20

Professor Zamir's new book is an exceptionally strong, beautiful and persuasive treatise on the physics of flow through tubes and tree-shaped paths, in steady and unsteady flow. This work is fundamental physics. The mathematical treatment is authoritative and very accessible. The concepts apply not only to blood circulation, for which most of the empirical data are carefully documented, but also to other tree-shaped flows, from physiology and geophysics to optimized piping networks in mechanical and civil engineering.

This book has many strong features, all packed into a concise (no nonsense) and very well illustrated format. The issue of whether blood flow is newtonian or viscoelastic is explained from first principles: each model is valid under specific circumstances, which are identified. Very strong is the treatment of pulsatile flows through elastic tubes. Such flows consist of waves that propagate through the circulatory system, and large numbers of waves that are reflected by flow obstacles (e.g., bifurcations).

Important is that in pulsatile flow through a tree structure, the many wave reflections help the flow. They maximize the overall flow access from the heart to the entire body. This conclusion of "optimization" of flow structure is important in physics and biology in general.

Detailed measurements of the architecture of the arterial tree are condensed in this book. Graphic summaries of this architecture (e.g., Fig. 6.8.5) are so well done that they will become textbook material in the near future.

In sum, this is a masterful and inspiring book on the most important class of flows in physics, biology and engineering-flows with purpose. The structure of such flows is optimized in space and in time.

A very informative book.......2002-01-08

As a researcher with expertise in electrical engineering and specialization in the fields of digital signal and image processing "The Physics of Pulsatile Flow" was a big help in quickly understanding the basics of pulsatile flow in general. In particular, I needed to model the wall velocity of blood vessels as a function of the velocity of a viscous fluid pumped through that vessel and found a good first approach for solving this problem in chapter 5 called "pulsatile flow in an elastic tube". The references given throughout the book are also valuable to gain further insights.
I liked most that after a few minutes (or hours depending on your mathematical level of understanding) of reading, the basic principles and their solution became very clear. As we all know it is easy enough to write complicated things in a complicated manner - much more challenging is the task of using clear and easy to understand formulations. This has been masterly accomplished here by Professor Zamir and I congratulate him on this informative and instructive book. Furthermore, Dr. Zamir very quickly answered my email about a specific question of mine that was still remaining after reading the book. I really appreciated that!

An excellent book for moving boundary problems & blood flow.......2001-07-20

The Physics of Pulsatile Flow is a great introduction to the area of biofluid mechanics. Especially to those who have to solve moving boundary value problems in blood flow. It is extremely well writen so even a beginer will be able to understand fully every concept. It begins with the basic concepts & equations of fluid mechanics(Navier - Stokes, chapters 1-2)it goes on with Poiseuille flow (chapter 3), Pulsatile flowin a Rigid tube (chapter 4) and the most important chapters "Pulsatile flow in an elastic tube" (chapter 5) and "Wave reflections" (chapter 6) which has to do with waves in arterial trees. The book also presents the approach of the solution of blood flow in a rigid tube with an elliptic cross section. I didn't regreted the money I paid for it. It centerly worth it's price.

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Our Shadowed Present: Modernism, Postmodernism, and History
Jonathan Clark
Manufacturer: Stanford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0804751498
Release Date: 2004-08-30

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This important and stimulating volume seeks to defend the value of historical understanding in the face of social-scientific and especially postmodernist criticisms of historical method and the usefulness of history for understanding the present. Clark argues that modernism and postmodernism can both be explained historically; that we cannot emancipate ourselves from the past; that historical identities are deeply rooted; and that the interplay of ideas in the public arena frequently disguises these truths, but does not abolish them.

Origins of presentism.(Our Shadowed Present: Modernism, Postmodernism, and History)(Book Review) : An article from: Modern Age

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Origins of presentism.(Our Shadowed Present: Modernism, Postmodernism, and History)(Book Review) : An article from: Modern Age
William Anthony Hay
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Title: Origins of presentism.(Our Shadowed Present: Modernism, Postmodernism, and History)(Book Review)
Author: William Anthony Hay
Publication: Modern Age (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2005
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Volume: 47 Issue: 3 Page: 254(4)

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Our Shadowed Present: Modernism, Postmodernism, and History.(Book Review) : An article from: Canadian Journal of History

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Our Shadowed Present: Modernism, Postmodernism, and History.(Book Review) : An article from: Canadian Journal of History
Christopher Kent
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of History, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1320 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: Our Shadowed Present: Modernism, Postmodernism, and History.(Book Review)
Author: Christopher Kent
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 40 Issue: 2 Page: 360(4)

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John von Neumann was perhaps the most influential mathematician of the twentieth century. Not only did he contribute to almost all branches of mathematics, he created new fields and was a pioneering influence in the development of computer science. During and after World War II, he was a much sought-after technical advisor. He served as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee at the Ballistic Research Laboratories, the Navy Bureau of Ordinance, and the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. He was a consultant to the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and was appointed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Atomic Energy Commission. He received the Albert Einstein Commemorative Award, the Enrico Fermi Award, and the Medal of Freedom. This collection of about 150 of von Neumann's letters to colleagues, friends, government officials, and others illustrates both his brilliance and his strong sense of responsibility. It is the first substantial collection of his letters, giving a rare inside glimpse of his thinking on mathematics, physics, computer science, science management, education, consulting, politics, and war. With an introductory chapter describing the many aspects of von Neumann's scientific, political, and social activities, this book makes great reading. Readers of quite diverse backgrounds will be fascinated by this first-hand look at one of the towering figures of twentieth century science. Also of interest and available from the AMS is John von Neumann: The Scientific Genius Who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More and Invariant Measures. Copublished with the London Mathematical Society beginning with Volume 4. Members of the LMS may order directly from the AMS at the AMS member price. The LMS is registered with the Charity Commissioners.

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Insight into the Thinking of a Renaissance Man.......2006-04-15

John von Newman was one of the Renaissance Men of our century. He produced significant contributions in the areas of : Logic, Quantum Mechanics, Economics, Armaments, and Computer Science. As a case in point, the computer you are using to read this is almost certainly one based on von Newmann architecture. His work on the development of atomic weapons was as important as his development of the social concept of Mutually Assured Destruction which was the fundamental precept of the Cold War. Had he lived longer he would almost certainly have received a Nobel Prize in economics for his development of game theory. (He died at age 54, probably because of exposure to radiation.)

This book is a compendium of letters that he wrote. It contains letters on many subjects written to a wide collection of people from scientists to plitical leaders, business leaders and declining an invitation to give a speech.

In addition to the letters there is a 40 or so page preamble about him as a person and summarizing some of the work that he did. Largely unknown outside the technical areas in which he worked John von Newmann was a towering figure in twentieth century science. This book will not get a wide distribution, but it provides interesting insight into his thinking.

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This digital document is an article from Thrasher, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1177 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: Chris Cole.(Passing the Torch)(Interview)
Author: Jake Phelps
Publication: Thrasher (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 318 Page: 128(6)

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Passing the torch for recreation.(Lebanon, N.H.)(Lebanon Recreation and Parks Department): An article from: Parks & Recreation

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Passing the torch for recreation.(Lebanon, N.H.)(Lebanon Recreation and Parks Department): An article from: Parks & Recreation

Manufacturer: National Recreation and Park Association
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This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 622 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: Passing the torch for recreation.(Lebanon, N.H.)(Lebanon Recreation and Parks Department)
Publication: Parks & Recreation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2004
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: 39 Issue: 5 Page: 70(2)

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Passing the torch.(Recreation)(Youth Outdoor Day reaches out to the next generation): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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Passing the torch.(Recreation)(Youth Outdoor Day reaches out to the next generation): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Manufacturer: The Register Guard
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00082QIIS
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on June 17, 2004. The length of the article is 1393 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: Passing the torch.(Recreation)(Youth Outdoor Day reaches out to the next generation)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: June 17, 2004
Publisher: The Register Guard
Page: E5

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Passing the torch: Mark Appleyard.(Skater Of The Year Special): An article from: Thrasher

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Passing the torch: Mark Appleyard.(Skater Of The Year Special): An article from: Thrasher
Michael Burnett
Manufacturer: High Speed Productions, Inc
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This digital document is an article from Thrasher, published by High Speed Productions, Inc on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1515 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: Passing the torch: Mark Appleyard.(Skater Of The Year Special)
Author: Michael Burnett
Publication: Thrasher (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: High Speed Productions, Inc
Issue: 293 Page: 140(6)

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