Industrial Inefficiency and Downsizing: A Study of Layoffs and Plant Closures (Garland Studies on Industrial Productivity)

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This book is a detailed account of the instruments that are used in the corporate bond markets, from conventional "plain vanilla" bonds to hybrid instruments and structured products. There is background information on bond pricing and yield, as well as a detailed look at the yield curve. The book covers the full set of instruments used by companies to raise finance, and which are aimed at a wide range of investors. It also discusses the analysis of these instruments. Topics covered include:

*Bond basics
*The yield curve
*Callable bonds
*Convertible bonds
*Eurobonds
*Warrants
*Commercial paper
*Corporate bonds credit analysis
*Securitisation
*Asset-backed securities
*Mortgage-backed securities
*Collateralised Debt Obligations
*Synthetic CDOs

Written by one of the leading names in the fixed income markets today, this book should prove to be an invaluable reference guide for all those with an interest in corporate bond markets, whether as practitioners, consultants or researchers.

* Covers every major aspect of corporate credit markets
* Features bond instruments as well as aspects of bond analysis
* Covers conventional bonds as well as securitisation and structured financial products

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This book is a detailed account of the instruments that are used in the corporate bond markets, from conventional bonds to hybrid instruments and structured products. There is background information on bond pricing and yield, as well as a detailed look at the yield curve. The book covers the full set of instruments used by companies to raise finance, and which are aimed at a wide range of investors. Topics covered include: * Bond basics * Warrants * Commercial paper * Securitisation * Collateralised Debt Obligations

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This is the first volume of an exciting new series, Current Legal Issues, which will be published each spring as a sister volume to Current Legal Problems. The basis for each interdisciplinary volume will be a two-day colloquium held each year by the Faculty of Laws at University College London. This first volume explores the interrelationship of law and science. Future volumes will examine themes such as law and literature, law and medicine, law and religion, etc. This book, the first volume of Current Legal Issues, explores the relationship of law and science, with a particular focus on the role of science as evidence. Scientific evidence impinges on a wide range of legal issues, including, for example, risk assessment in mental health and child abuse, criminal investigations, chemical and medical products, mass tort cases and the attribution of paternity. Science promises to reduce (or even eliminate) uncertainty; how should lawyers respond to such ambitious claims? As the civil justice process undergoes a major overhaul, this diverse and stimulating collection of essays provides a timely and thought-provoking reassessment of the relationship between law and science in general and the uses and value of scientific evidence in particular. From the Editors' Introduction This volume addresses the intersection between law and science, two monolithic institutions which generally compete for, but sometimes coincide in presenting, an authoritative analysis of the world. The contributors to this volume take different views as to who is the victor in this contest Science deals in objective reality; therefore it is for scientists to reveal as much as they can about reality, and for the law to determine what should be made of the discoveries. Perhaps this division of labour is too simplistic, but if it is taken as a model, it is apparent that law and science are bound together and that mutual understanding is essential. If this volume contributes to that understanding then it will have performed an invaluable service.

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In The Brain from 25,000 Feet, Mark A. Changizi defends a non-reductionist philosophy and applies it to a variety of problems in the brain sciences. Some of the key questions answered are as follows. Why do we see visual illusions, and why are illusions inevitable for any finite-speed vision machine? Why aren't brains universal learning machines, and what does the riddle of induction and its solution have to do with human learning and innateness? The author tackles such questions as why the brain is folded, and why animals have as many limbs as they do, explaining how these relate to principles of network optimality. He describes how most natural language words are vague and then goes on to explain the connection to the ultimate computational limits on machines. There is also a fascinating discussion of how animals accommodate greater behavioral complexity. This book is a must-read for researchers interested in taking a high-level, non-mechanistic approach to answering age-old fundamental questions in the brain sciences.

The Brain from 25,000 Feet : High Level Explorations of Brain Complexity, Perception, Induction and Vagueness (Synthese Library)

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The Brain from 25,000 Feet : High Level Explorations of Brain Complexity, Perception, Induction and Vagueness (Synthese Library)
M.A. Changizi
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The purpose of this book is to acquaint the geoscientist with issues associated with the debate over orientation and magnitude of stress in the lithosphere. Terry Engelder provides a broad understanding of the topic, while touching some of the specific details involved in the interpretation of stress data generated by the most commonly used measurement techniques. An understanding of stress in the lithosphere starts with an introduction to nomenclature based on three reference states of stress. Since rock strength governs differential stress magnitudes, stress regimes are identified according to the specific failure mechanism (crack propagation, shear rupture, ductile flow, or frictional slip) that controls the magnitude of stress at a particular time and place in the lithosphere. After introducing the various stress regimes, the author shows how their extent in the upper crust is demarcated by direct measurements of four types: hydraulic fracture, borehole-logging, strain-relaxation, and rigid-inclusion measurements. The relationship between lithospheric stress and the properties of rocks is then presented in terms of microcrack-related phenomena and residual stress. Lithospheric stress is also inferred from the analysis of earthquakes. Finally, lithospheric stress is placed in the context of large-scale stress fields and plate tectonics.

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STRESS REGIMES IN THE LITHOSPHERE

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Stress Regimes in the Lithosphere
T.; Engelder, Terry Engelder
Manufacturer: Princeton Univ Press
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When the destination sign on Scrooge's train reads "HEAT DEATH" instead of "HEATHROW," when his dead partner Marley's face appears inexplicably as a talking head in a department store tv, and when the street lights outside his luxurious London flat begin acting strangely, it's a sign of a bad night to come. Like his famous ancestor, the modern Scrooge--who hews tightly to the credo "it Is enough for a man to understand his own business and look to his own advantage"--is about to be visited by ghosts. But it's not his hard heart that needs opening this time; it's his closed mind. The wisdom these ghosts bring is not love and charity but Science. Physicist Robert Gilmore, author of the popular Alice in Quantumland, here presents a delightful takeoff on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, where the three visitations represent Science Past (the Spirits of Energy and Entropy, who explain the laws of thermodynamics, equilibrium and that troublesome HEAT DEATH sign), Science Present (the Spirit of Time, who tells him of inconstancy, of change and also of creation), and Science Future (the surreal world of quantum uncertainty, where it is the observer or measurement that creates a unique reality). For everyone who wants a playful, painless yet surprisingly sophisticated introduction to the ideas of modern physics, this is a brilliant tour de force and a charming read.

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Humbug- Finaly you will get to see what thermodynamics is all about.......2007-10-06

My profile 44 yo frustrated enterpreneur but hanging in there, have a degree in mechanical engineering.

I have not finished the book yet, as I am also reading it in parallel to "A matter of degrees" by Gino Segré "The refrigerator and the universe" Goldstein & Goldstein, "Why hings are the way they are" Chandrasekhar and "The II law" by Atkins... it is part of this tour de force destined to conquer once and for all the tricky intricacies of thermodymanics.

As with all books that are in the popularizacion level, certain rigorous aspects of the language pertaining words such as heat, temperature are bound to be used sometimes in an intuitive level... so do not be confused if you suddenly read that a body has heat instead of a body has thermal energy, this subtleties are the ones that are discovered by reading many authors and finally come to handle the terms in their rigourous usage.

About the book, it is delightful and perhaps one of the best introductions you can have to the subject. Firs of all, it guides you to something hat in most textbooks is either omitted or mentioned as a curious note- The heat death of the universe- if the universe keeps on expanding because we are beyond escape velocity, then the death of the universe will look like this, it is an important limit to grasp.

This Scrooge is suprisingly astute in its observation to the spirits that visit him, he is not science ignorant.. and the spirits guide us through the laws of thermodynamics in a way that should be obligatory for us to learn in school.

Again I would recommend reading this books at par with some other similars so we can see the subject form many angles, but the prose, the examples and the exposition we see in Scrooge's is something we cannot miss, this is a book for old and young.

Great Introduction.......2000-06-14

I found that that book was a bit too simplistic to fully wrap one's mind around. Although the allegories had to be modernized, they could be more consistent with the original much as "Alice in Quantum Land" was. All-in-all a wonderful read and a great introduction to some more complex concepts of science and quantum mechanics.

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Queen of the Vampires Betsy Taylor is in the middle of planning the perfect wedding to drop-dead gorgeous vamp Eric Sinclair. But all is not bouquets and bridal showers-Betsy is plagued by ghosts who demand her help in rectifying their past mistakes, and a serial killer is on the loose. With his victims all being tall, blond women, Betsy fits the profile exactly.

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Undead and Unable...to keep my eyes off these entertaining books!.......2007-09-30

Those of us who were hooked on Maryjanice Davidsons Queen Betsy series from the start tend to sometimes be a little more critical of them than others. I've seen other reviews that complain the novels are growing complacent and uneventful. I happen to be one of the few who disagree with that sentiment.

In Undead and Unreturnable, we find Betsy getting used to her newfound love for the sneaky Eric Sinclair (a man she had originally sworn to loathe forever after he tricked her into becoming Vampire Queen, while simultaneously making him the Vampire King, and her consort). But (finally) Betsy realized she really loved Sinclair, and he truly loved her, but navigating the murky waters of her relationship with him is harder than she thought it would be -- not to mention the added problems of dealing with the fact that her half-sister, Laura, is actually the devil's daughter who is fated to take over the world (and is currently starting to show some of her darker insticts), her King and consort is avoiding her after she had shockingly revealed to him that she can read his thoughts when they are in their most intimate moments, the Ant just had a baby, and bizarrely relies on Betsy to babysit every waking minute, a former vampire killer is now hanging around the mansion making lovesick puppydog eyes at her, and a very grumpy ghost named Cathie is following Betsy around and harrassing her, demanding that Betsy catch and punish the serial killer who murdered her -- plus, Christmas is fast approaching! To put it bluntly, poor Queen Betsy has her royal vampire hands full!

This latest Queen Betsy novel dutifully upholds the legacy that the previous novels have set down -- namely, it is meant to continue the same lighthearted and entertaining wit. These books should never be taken too seriously. If you are wanting them to be something they aren't, you will always be sorely disappointed. Appreciate them for the light and easy read that they are. The merits of the plot don't bother me, as long as the characters I love continue on in their array of crazy vampire hijinks, which they do!

If you like how the series has gone so far, then you'll like this one as well (although now that Betsy and Sinclair are officially a couple, you should definitely be prepared for far more sex scenes.

Not as strong as the first three........2007-09-17

MaryJanice Davidson, Undead and Unreturnable (Berkley, 2005)

I had forgotten how fiercely readable the Queen Betsy books are in the two years between my finishing the third and picking up the fourth. I've had a lot going on in my personal life the past few months, and as a result, books that would normally take me a couple of hours to finish have been dragging on for weeks. Undead and Unreturnable, though, sucked me (no pun intended) right in, and I finished it in a couple of lunch breaks at work. I still hate MaryJanice Davidson for writing chick lit that has me hooked.

We pick up the story with Betsy and Eric, having finally resolved their differences, planning a wedding. Yes, a big affair, with flowers and catering and all that. (Betsy has graciously agreed to give up the church part, given that it would probably cause Eric to burst into flames before he could say "I do".) Real life, however, has to get in the way sometimes, and in this case, it comes in the form of the Driveway Killer, a serial killer terroizing Minneapolis. Betsy, her Satanic half-sister Laura, and the ghost of the latest victim of the Driveway Killer have to hunt the guy down before he claims another victim.

The plot, however, takes a backseat to the soap-opera aspects of the series in this book. Along with wedding planning, Betsy, Jessica, and Laura are taking turns babysitting Antonia's new kid, the wedding's getting planned, the leader of the Bees is staying over at the house while executing a hare-brained scheme to write a biography of Betsy and pass it off as fiction for his biography-writing class, and the Book of the Dead has mysteriously tuned up again. With all that going on, how can a serial killer get enough face time? The plot suffers as a result, but this is still a compulsive page-turner, as the rest of the books have been. *** ½

Queen Betsy Rocks!.......2007-08-09

One of the best vampire series ever created. Besty Taylor, Queen of the Vampires is one of the most captivating characters of all time. A top notch addition to this series. Complete with sexy characters, intrigue, and steamy relationships; it's dialogue is skillfully written and is also laugh-out-loud funny! Undead and Unreturnable is a wickedly written and simply fun romp.

Disappointing.......2007-06-14

I loved the first three books, apparently I loved the sexual tension between Eric and Betsy. The fourth book fizzled with a loud zzzzzzzzz. I was just annoyed throughout with the cliches, and it didn't keep me hooked.

Betsy and Christmas Shopping - A Deadly Combination.......2007-05-14

As Christmas approaches, Betsy has more on her mind than Queenly duties. There's still shopping to be done, a Christmas tree to put up in Jessica's house (to the horror of the vamps that reside there!) and her new baby step-brother. There's also a wedding to plan (she keeps pushing back the date she'll make it official with Sinclair), the matter of former-Bee Jon wanting to write her life's story for a college class, the reappearnce of vampire librarian Marjorie who wants her to write a column for the new vamp-based newsletter, and that god-awful Book of the Dead.

Add to that some other problems--there's a murderer called the Driveway Killer loose in Minneapolis, Sinclair isn't too happy about finding out that Betsy can hear his thoughts during their "intimate" moments, and Jessica is dating Detective Nick--and you have another comedy of errors starring the Queen of the Vampires.

This book is typical MaryJanice Davidson; funny, sarcastic, and full of snarky dialogue. Add to that Eric Sinclair's delicious "metrosexuality", and it's another winner.

3 Titles By MaryJanice Davidson Queen Betsy Series : Undead and Unwed - Undead and Unemployed - Undead and Unreturnable

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3 Titles By MaryJanice Davidson Queen Betsy Series : Undead and Unwed - Undead and Unemployed - Undead and Unreturnable
MaryJanice Davidson
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Queen Betsy Set #2 - #3 & 4 in Series - (3) Undead and Unappreciated; (4) Undead and Unreturnable (Queen Betsy "Undead" Series)

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Queen Betsy Set #2 - #3 & 4 in Series - (3) Undead and Unappreciated; (4) Undead and Unreturnable (Queen Betsy "Undead" Series)
MaryJanice avidson
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3 Titles By Mary Janice Davidson - Undead and Unwed - Undead and Unreturnable - Undead and Unappreciated

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3 Titles By Mary Janice Davidson - Undead and Unwed - Undead and Unreturnable - Undead and Unappreciated
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MaryJanice Davidson
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Queen Betsy Series; Undead and Unwed, Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unappreciated, Undead and Unreturnable, Undead and Unpopular (Set of 5 Paranormal Romance Novels)

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Queen Betsy Series; Undead and Unwed, Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unappreciated, Undead and Unreturnable, Undead and Unpopular (Set of 5 Paranormal Romance Novels)
MaryJanice Davidson
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