Biggy Shot: The Ceo We Love to Hate

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Praise for Stock Index Futures & Options "Everything you wanted to know about global stock indexes in one place." -Tom Basso CEO, Trendstat Capital Management "With twenty years of professional experience behind her, Susan Abbott Gidel is the perfect person to present this intricate overview of today's futures and options markets. Included is everything a beginner needs to know to understand the world of derivatives." -Robert R. Prechter Jr. President, Elliott Wave International

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Sub-title a bit misleading.......2001-03-26

While the book contains much detailed information about the history, regulatory environment and composition of the world's index futures, it does not provide much practical information about the "ins & outs of trading" these contracts.

Everything need to know about stock indexes worldwide!.......2000-07-20

Whether you think a CAC is the sound your cat makes when coughing up a hairball or a stock index in France, if you're a new investor or an experienced trader this book is an excellent reference to stock indexes worldwide. Susan Abbott Gidel starts with a brief history of the index and futures markets. Followed by an explanation of what makes the market move, definition of the market "players", and strategies for investing in stock indexes and index futures.

The worldwide market indexes are summarized by region. Each index is individually defined in very readable layman's terms. Gidel explains what equities make up each index, how each one is calculated and how the index and index futures are traded. The book has a glossary and index that easily guide the reader through it's wealth of information making it easy to find an index comprised of stocks that suit your investment need.

I enjoyed the book and plan on making it a permanent part of my financial library. Consider this book an investment. Think of it as an essential tool for understanding equities markets and diversifying your portfolio. It is a reference you'll find yourself going back to again and again.

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This second edition of C.F. Amerasinghe's successful book has been revised to include a new chapter on judicial organs of international organizations, as well as a considerably developed chapter on dispute settlement. Amerasinghe examines the local remedies rule in terms of both historical and modern international law. He considers customary international law as well as the application of the rule to, among others, human rights protection and international organizations.

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This second edition of C. F. Amerasinghe's successful book, which covers the institutional aspects of the law of international organizations, has been revised to include a new chapter on judicial organs of international organizations, as well as a considerably developed chapter on dispute settlement. Amerasinghe examines the local remedies rule in terms of both historical and modern international law. He considers both the customary international law and the application of the rule to, among others, human rights protection and international organizations. New material includes bilateral investment treaties and estate contracts. The book adheres to the requirement of juristic exposition and analysis where the law has been determined but also offers criticisms and suggestions for improving the law in the light of modern policy considerations.

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One of the first books devoted entirely to the subject of Raman microscopy, this volume addresses issues of great interest to engineers working in Raman-microscope development and researchers concerned with areas ofapplication for this science. The book is written by several world recognized experts, who summarize the Raman effect before discussing the hardware and software involved in todays instruments. This format provides an excellent introduction to this up-and-coming discipline. All important applications, including those in materials science and earth science are covered in depth.

Includes extensive description of the instrumentation, the Raman microspectrograph, the treatment of data, and micro-Raman imaging
Examines the use of Raman microscopy in diverse applications, including some of the hyphenated methods
Summarizes the Raman effect
Discusses new uses for this technology

Raman Microscopy: Developments and Applications

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Raman Microscopy: Developments and Applications
George Turrell
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: B000OHE10Y

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What does the future of science hold? Who is making the discoveries that will help shape this future? What areas of research show the greatest promise? Find definitive and insightful answers to such questions as these in the three volumes of Visions of the Future: Astronomy and Earth Science, Chemistry and Life Science, and Physics and Electronics. Representing a careful selection of authoritative articles published in a special issue of Philosophical Transactions--the world's longest-running scientific journal--the chapters explore such themes as:

The Big Bang

Humankind's exploration of the solar system

The deep interior of the Earth

Global warming and climate change

Atoms and molecules in motion

New materials and processes

Nature's secrets of biological growth and form

Understanding the human body and mind

Quantum physics and its relationship to relativity theory and human consciousness

Exotic quantum computing and data storage

Telecommunications and the Internet Written by leading young scientists, the timely contributions convey the excitement and enthusiasm that they have for their research and a preview of future research directions. J.M.T. Thompson is Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics and Director of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics at University College London. Professor Thompson has published widely on instabilities, bifurcations, catastrophe theory and chaos. He was a Senior SERC Fellow, served on the IMA Council, and, in 1985, was awarded the Ewing Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Currently, he is Editor of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions (Series A) which is the world's longest running scientific journal.

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Can Computers Still Improve?.......2004-01-03

Perhaps you read Scientific American? If so, and you are comfortable with the level of treatment, then how about the British equivalent? That is basically the level of treatment in this book of research topics at the boundary of physics and engineering.

The most relevant chapters are probably those discussing how we can take the semiconductor progress and keep pushing, pushing and pushing it ever onwards. Moore's Law, you understand. Current industry techniques may give us another 10 years. But what then? Various new physical phenomena are suggested in the book as possible novel ways to encode and change information. Of course, when these will prove economically feasible is totally open at this time. But you can hope.

On a "purer" note, the book also has a fascinating discussion of how human consciousness may derive from fundamental physical processes. Think of this as continuing the narrative from Roger Penrose's "Emperor's New Mind"...

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Visions of the Future: Physics and Electronics
J. Michael T. Thompson
Manufacturer: Cambridge Univ Pr
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NY4IR4

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Visions of the Future: Physics and Electronics.
J.M.T. Thompson
Manufacturer: Thompson, J.M.T. (ed). Visions of the Future: Physics and Electronics. Cambridge University Press, 2001. Hardcover. 213pp. Bumped corner, otherwise VG+ condition.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TA61UE

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Visions of the Future: Physics and Electronics.

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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000ICFGZY

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Jose de Alencar's prose-poem Iracema, first published in 1865, is a classic of Brazilian literature--perhaps the most widely-known piece of fiction within Brazil, and the most widely-read of Alencar;s many works. Set in the sixteenth century, it is an extremely romantic portrayal of a doomed live between a Portuguese soldier and an Indian maiden. Iracema reflects the gingerly way that mid-nineteenth century Brazil dealt with race mixture and multicultural experience. Precisely because of its nineteenth-century romanticism, Iracema strongly contributed to a Brazilian sense of nationhood--contemporary Brazilian writers and literary critics still cite it as a foundation for their own work.

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A romantic vision of the origins of modern Brazil.......2001-04-19

Jose de Alencar (1829-77) is an important figure in the history of Brazilian literature, and his book "Iracema" is a significant landmark in the literature of 19th century South America. A novel written in flowery, poetic language, "Iracema" tells the story of a romance between a South American Indian woman and a white man who has arrived on the continent. The novel has been translated from Portuguese into an elegant English by Clifford E. Landers.

As Naomi Lindstrom notes in her foreword to the book, "Iracema" is an anagram for "America." The story as a whole has a mythic, legendary feel to it. However, the melodramatic tone of much of the story also feels a bit like a contemporary soap opera. The endless pining and melancholy does get a bit tiresome. And the portrayal of Native Americans is problematic; they seem like stereotypically childlike "noble savages."

Still, "Iracema" is a fascinating tale of intercultural relations. The story contains some episodes of real power. And the book is an important document of the literary quest for a Brazilian identity. "Iracema" an essential volume for scholars of South American literature.

One final note: for an interesting book that effectively complements "Iracema," check out "The Vinland Sagas," translated by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson. This book contains two sagas about the Norse discovery of North America, and the early encounters between Europeans and Native North Americans. Like "Iracema," these sagas are landmarks in the literature of contact between alien cultures.

Short on plot, long on historical importance.......2000-04-05

With the aim of introducing a wider audience to classics of nineteenth century Latin American literature, Oxford launched the Library of Latin America (LoLA). English-speaking readers can now have access to important writers from the South. One such important writer was Jose M. de Alencar (1829-77), who was born in Brazil and served as that country's Minister of Justice. He is most famous for his cycle of three novels that explore Indian identity in Brazil. Alencar's most important contribution was to help Brazil form a unique national literary identity that would distinguish the new country after its independence from Portugal. Because Brazil had an indigenous population by which it could differentiate itself from the colonial power, Alencar, like many romantic-era lettered statesmen, immersed himself in the Indian oral tradtion and languages. Influenced by James Fenimore Cooper and U.S. narratives of pilgrims and Indians, ALencar looked to Brazil's native popoulation to form a coherent background shared by all who lived in the new nation. Alencar's "Iracema" shares many similarities with other mid-nineteenth-century romances: flowery language, sentimental plot, a brave hero, a blushing heroine, and a weepy tragedy. Readers who do not like Cooper should turn another writers' pages. "Iracema" has much to offer for those interested in allegory, foundational fictions, literary history, and exotic landscape. LIsten to the opening lines of "Iracema": "Green, impetuous seas of my native land, where the jandaia sings amid the carnauba fronds: Green seas, that gleam with liquid emerald in the rays of the rising sun, skirting alabaster beaches shaded by coconut trees." Here Alencar follows many Latin American novelists who intimately detail their countries in an effort to fix the landscape in the literary imagination. An anagram for "America," the heroine Iracema is the daughter of the shaman of the inland Tabajara people. She is a priestess for her tribe and has sworn vows of chastity. It is not hard to guess what happens when she meets a dashing Portuguese soldier named Martim. Iracema's love for Martim enrages the Tabajara chief, Irapua, not only because her love endangers her critical virgin status, but also because Martim is the spiritual brother of Poti, the chief of the Pitguara people, the Tabajara's enemies. In true Romantic convention, many turns of events prevent the lovers from uniting. Finally, they do escape together and have son, Moacir, the first mestizo child who thus represents a new race of people born in what will be a new country. However, tragedy follows inevitably. One of the most fascinating aspects of the novel is the daunting aspect of translation. The translator had to find a balance between a literal translation and an overly modern rendition. He has found an apt balance here, for he lets stand many Portuguese words that evoke an exotic landscape while maintaining a luminous, enchanting cadence to the words.

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Iracema

Iracema
José de Alencar, translated by Isabel Burton
Manufacturer: Luso-Brazilian Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0850515246
Release Date: 2007-04-25

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One of the greatest novels of Brazilian Literature, Iracema metaphorically recounts the origins of Brazil. The story revolves around the colonist Martim and his love for the Indian maiden Iracema. From their union is born a son, the new man of the New World. But while the son survives, the union costs the life of his mother, or in other words, the life of the indigenous peoples of Brazil.

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Iracema.......2007-02-19

Needed the book for class. The translation was different than what was required but it wasn't so different that I ran into much difficulty understanding the themes and implications of the novel. Just a little bothersome trying to follow along at times. An ok book.

Die Brasilianischen Indianerromane "O Guarani", "Iracema", "Ubirajara" von Jose de Alencar (Bonner romanistische Arbeiten)

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Die Brasilianischen Indianerromane "O Guarani", "Iracema", "Ubirajara" von Jose de Alencar (Bonner romanistische Arbeiten)
Ingrid Schwamborn
Manufacturer: P. Lang
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Iracema

Manufacturer: Bom Livro
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Iracema

Manufacturer: L&PM
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Iracema
Jose de Alencar
Manufacturer: Longmans Green & Co.
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Iracema, Ubirajara
Jose de Alencar
Manufacturer: Livraria do Centro
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Iracema, Cinco Minutos
Jose de Alencar
Manufacturer: Martin Claret.
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Iracema, the honey-lips: A legend of Brazil

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Iracema, the honey-lips: A legend of Brazil
Jose Martiniano de Alencar
Manufacturer: H. Fertig
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Iracema: Lenda do Ceara

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Although much has been written about the African Diaspora in the Atlantic Ocean, the Diaspora in the Indian Ocean is virtually unrecognized. Concerned with Africans, who lived south of the Sahara and were dispersed by free will or forcefully to the non-African lands in the Indian Ocean region, this books deals with a topic that has long been overlooked.

Eight scholars, researching the African Diaspora in distinct geographical locations in the Indian Ocean region and with expertise in the areas of history, anthropology, linguistics, international relations, politics and sociology, have contributed papers to this book.

Edward Alpers compares the African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean with that of the Atlantic Ocean. Eduardo Medeiros surveys the Mozambican Diaspora in the Indian Ocean Islands (Madagascar, Seychelles, the Mascarenhas, Mauritius and Reunion) and the cultural identities that they developed. Malyn Newitt's paper on African migration to Madagascar, which has taken place for two millennia, focuses on the African contribution to contemporary Malagasy culture. Helen Hintjens demonstrates the African Diaspora in reunion and focuses on the transformation of the Diaspora into French citizens. Jean Houbert surveys the colonization-decolonization of the Indian Ocean Islands of Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles and Chagos. Richard Pankhurst surveys the African Diaspora in India from Medieval times to the end of the 18th century. Helene Basu focuses on the Diaspora from the global and political elite context and delineates local constructions of Sidi identity in Gujarat (Western India) that are embedded in a cult of African saints. Finally, Shihan de S Jayasuriya surveys the African Diaspora in Sri Lanka and examines the largest community of African descendants in Sri Lanka whose presence is signalled through dance and music.

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What is science, and what does it mean to say that something is "scientific"? Using Teach Yourself Philosophy of Science, you will easily understand the key concepts and ideas that have shaped our world--from the basis of life to the impact of science on Western thinking. Includes profiles of history's principal philosophers and scientists.

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Teach Yourself Philosophy of Science
Mel Thompson
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OGCVC0

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