Robohelp for the Web

Book Description

This guide explains the use and administration of eHelp's latest software package, emphasizing administrator setup and maintenance.

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Good for a Tutorial.......2006-01-24

This is an OK book for a intro level tutorial. From reading some of the other reviews here I bought it thinking it would be what I needed. If you want indepth information on using Robo Help this book is not it. All functions are not covered just basic ones are.

Great book for beginners and old pros.......2003-06-05

John Hedtke and Brenda Huettner are knowledgeable professionals in the online Help field, and RoboHelp for the Web really showcases their knowledge. I'd recommend this book to any online Help developer. Newbies will benefit from the simple explanations and step-by-step procedures in the book. More experienced technical writers will find themselves learning quite a bit from latter chapters.

The book you need to get the job done.......2002-11-18

I've been a Technical Writer for over a dozen years, and have spent over a decade writing on-line help for various systens, and I can honestly say that this is the one book that you need to buy if you are going to use RoboHelp as your Help Authoring Tool (HAT) for the World Wide Web.

RoboHelp (RH) has dominated the WinHelp Authoring field for many years, and is extending its expertise into the area of web-based help. Those who have used RH before need to learn some new concepts, and those writing help for the first time are well advised to find a native guide to help with the unfamiliar territory.

Fortunately, John Hedtke and Brenda Huettener are skilled and expert guides, providing the information that users need when they need it (and sometimes before they know they need it; the chapter on "Creating a Documentation Plan" is a must-read for anyone who wants to reduce the number of headaches they might encounter. It's not JoAnne Hackos' _Managing Your Documentation Projects_, but they do give you the information you need to get the work done without feeling stupid or overwhelmed.

This is a book that you keep close at hand to answer the "how do I do ____?" questions that always come up when creating a documentation set. The clear and easily followed explanations of concepts and techniques are well-illustrated with screenshots, and there is just enough theory for users to understand why things have to happen in a particular way.

As I said at the top, if you are going to use RoboHelp as your Help Authoring tool for the Web, this is the book to get. Even if you are not going to be using RH, the book is worth getting for the Document Development and Help Logic material it contains.

RoboHelp for the Web.......2002-11-01

RoboHelp for the Web is a fantasically helpful book if you want to build an online help system. Both the authors are pros, and the book is written in an informative and easy-to-comprehend style. The book has information valuable to beginners and veterans alike. I really liked the clear explanations for adding images and special effects, not to mention templates, skins, context-sensitive help, and how to work with Microsoft HTML Help Windows and WebHelp Enterprise Windows. I?ve been following the writing of John Hedtke for many years because of his clear prose and concise explanations. He and Brenda Huettner have written an invaluable guide. This is a definite MUST HAVE for anyone working with online help systems.

Invaluable Resource.......2002-10-24

As a former instructor on how to create and manage help projects as well as a help developer with over a decade of experience in the trenches, I can unequivocally state that "RoboHelp for the Web" is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in help development: beginning developers, seasoned developers, developers returning to the fold after forays into other technologies, managers, and consultants.

Of course I expected complete how-to information, and the book did not let me down. But there's so much more.

Beginners will welcome explanations of the advantages, disadvantages, and most likely uses for the various types of help.

Seasoned veterans will appreciate the extensive sidebars and tips on how to handle technology issues associated with new server-based features.

"Returning" developers will find it easy to discover what's new and/or different.

Managers and consultants will embrace the "Advantages to Using Online Help" section - it's great source material for selling executives on the idea of moving from printed to online doc.

And the section on "Creating a Documentation Plan" is a must-read for anyone who needs to "sell" any documentation project to management or clients.

Book Description

The effectiveness of market discipline -- the strong built-in incentives that encourage banks and financial systems to operate soundly and efficiently -- commands much attention today, particularly in light of recent accounting scandals. As government discipline, in the form of regulation, seems to grows less effective as the banking industry and financial markets grow more complex, the role of market discipline becomes increasingly important. In this collection, which grew out of a conference cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, a diverse group of academics and policymakers address different aspects of the ability of market discipline to affect corporate behavior and performance.

A major purpose of the book is to develop evidence on how market discipline operates across non-government regulated industries and in different countries, how successful it has been, and how it may transfer to a regulated industry. The chapters examine such topics as the theory of market discipline, evidence of market discipline in banking and other industries, evidence of market discipline for countries, the current state of corporate governance, and the interaction of market discipline and public policy.

Market Discipline Across Countries and Industries

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Market Discipline Across Countries and Industries
George G. Kaufman William C. Hunter
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQZL8Q

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Excellent Information and Easy to Follow.......1999-03-18

I highly recommend this program to anyone who is considering a divorce. Keeps the cost to a minimum, great deal for the money. Thanks

Excellent Information and Easy to Follow.......1999-03-18

I highly recommend this program to anyone who is considering a divorce. Keeps the cost to a minimum, great deal for the money. Thanks

Simple Law Texas Divorce Form Book with CD ROM

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Simple Law Texas Divorce Form Book with CD ROM
L. Keith Martinson , and Fritz Range
Manufacturer: Simple Law, Incorporated
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0966118146

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The Physics of Three Dimensional Radiation Therapy presents a broad study of the use of three-dimensional techniques in radiation therapy. These techniques are used to specify the target volume precisely and deliver radiation with precision to minimize damage to surrounding healthy tissue. The book discusses multimodality computed tomography, complex treatment planning software, advanced collimation techniques, proton radiotherapy, megavoltage imaging, and stereotactic radiosurgery. A review of the literature, numerous questions, and many illustrations make this book suitable for teaching a course. The themes covered in this book are developed and expanded in Webb's The Physics of Conformal Radiotherapy and the two may be used together or in successive semesters for teaching purposes.

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Not Quite Funny; Not Quite Romantic

C'mon America--READ THIS GUY!

Quite good but no "Starter for Ten"

Another 5 STAR Novel by Nicholls

Perfect Escapism

The Understudy: A Novel
David Nicholls
Manufacturer: Villard
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0812971418
Release Date: 2007-01-30

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Recently divorced actor Stephen C. McQueen (no relation, unfortunately) seems to have a knack for bad luck. But a failed marriage, a stalled career, a judgmental ex-wife, a distant daughter, a horrid little studio apartment in the far reaches of the London suburbs–all these pathetic elements seem to pale in the chiseled face of his newest tormentor: the Twelfth Sexiest Man in the World, Josh Harper.

Josh is the star of Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know, a biographical play about Lord Byron–and Stephen is his understudy. Not only is Josh fantastically, infuriatingly good-looking, internationally renowned, and remarkably talented, he’s also frustratingly healthy. No matter how many all-night booze-and-coke benders Josh goes on, he always shows up at the stage door for his call like clockwork. Stephen doubts he’ll ever get his chance to slip on the puffy shirt and tight breeches of Byron and tread the boards in the role that would certainly be the break he’s always waited for.

And just when Stephen’s sure he couldn’t resent Josh more, he meets Josh’s witty, restless American wife, Nora . . . and discovers he likes her a little too much. Another man might curse his luck at finding that his potential dream woman is a rival’s wife, but at this point, Stephen would expect nothing else. Caught between his stirring feelings for Nora, the demands of an insistent and secretive Josh, and his lifelong desire for a real career in show business, Stephen must make a terrible decision: Will it be the girl or the fame?

A hapless, bumbling bloke in love, an arrogant megastar with a potpourri of addictions, a sexy married woman out of her element in the fast lane–David Nicholls brings them all together in this knockout romantic comedy.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Not Quite Funny; Not Quite Romantic.......2007-08-10

I'm a fan of British humor and enjoy comic romances, so I had high hopes for this book. It comes up a little bit -- but a decisive bit -- short.

The book has a promising start, our hero, Stephen McQueen (with a ph), is a struggling actor whose specialty is playing dead bodies in television police dramas. That sounds like a funny starting point, right? Well, that's the high point. His subsequent struggles, both romantic and professional, are more pathetic than funny, and more boring than either. One after another the book sets up (admittedly with considerable skill) potentially funny or redeeming scenes--the party thrown by the star he is understudying, visits with his ex-wife, the star's wife, his daughter, his agent, acting jobs as a Squirrel, and so forth. Each time, the set up is unavailing--the humor is just short of funny and the positive change or transformative event in the hero's life so necessary to such a story falls just short of happening. The book and its ultimately unappealing hero just keep plodding along. Ultimately I felt like Charlie Brown, with the author playing Lucy--holding out the football of the conventions of a comic romance, then pulling them away at the last second. Spare yourself.

C'mon America--READ THIS GUY!.......2007-01-10

It's too bad that Mr. Nicholls is virtually unknown on this side of the Atlantic. His first novel, "A Question of Attraction," ("Starter for Ten" in Europe) is arguably the funniest novel I've ever read. This second effort reveals that he has not broken his funny bone. "The Understudy" is the story of Stephen McQueen (don't mistake him for THE Steve McQueen), a hapless underemployed actor who dreams of his "big break" while playing second fiddle to one of England's up-and-coming stage actors. His side job as Sammy the Squirrel in children's films is hilarious, as is his bumbling attempt to maintain a presence in the life of his young daughter. Not quite the guffaws of his first novel, but certainly some robust giggles here. Bring on his next work!!

Quite good but no "Starter for Ten".......2006-02-07

Stephen C. McQueen is a struggling actor. On occasion, he has done TV, cinema and theatre. Currently he is the understudy of Josh Harper (THE Josh Harper, 12th sexiest Man alive) in a successful West End play. With a fairly limited repertoire, playing roles of either dead guys, ghosts or Sammy the Squirrel (huge in Eastern Europe, apparently), Stephen C. McQueen is in desperate need of a big break, his very own opportunity to shine, show the world what he's really made of, make his daughter and ex-wife proud and convince all that he really, truly is an extraordinary actor.

The book gets off to a bit of a sluggish start, drags on, then thankfully picks up about halfway through. It's quite good, generally speaking, entertaining and fun to read, but "Starter for Ten", Nicholls's first novel was absolutely brilliant, and all the books he writes are bound to be compared to that first one and unfortunately "The Understudy" is no match.

Another 5 STAR Novel by Nicholls.......2005-11-14

Poor Stephen McQueen - he is a 30something man with dreams of becoming the next .. Steve McQueen! Although he shares his name with a famous movie star, Stephen has little else in common with the Hollywood elite. For starters, he lives in London, and is merely the understudy to the insanely popular Josh Harper. Josh epitomizes everything Stephen wants to be - he's famous, extremely good-looking, sought-after by women, directors, and fans, and is married to a beautiful woman named Nora. Stephen is, basically, an unlucky fellow; nothing seems to go his way, and he is still waiting for his 'big break' after many years of trying. He's an adequate father to his only daughter Sophie, a friend to his ex-wife Alison, and a better than average friend to Josh Harper, a man who treats him like gum beneath a shoe. There isn't a lot of dramatic tension in the novel - it is more of a character study and a glimpse into Stephen's life. David Nicholls captures the essence of a man who is a good person but just down on his luck and needing a break. Stephen is a character that you love to read about and that you want the best for. There is a lot of humor/wit in this book and I was laughing aloud many times throughout the novel. A Question of Attraction was one of the best books I have ever read, and The Understudy ranks right up there with it. Both books have a solid cast of characters that are `normal' and easy to identify with. There is a Josh Harper in all of our lives, and seeing Stephen try to triumph over one made for a very funny and engaging read.

Perfect Escapism.......2005-11-13

One should always have a book by David Nicholls handy as the perfect escapism into some poor soul's worst social orientated faux pas nightmares all come true. If nothing else it gives one a sense of perspective regarding one's own personal hang-ups. Well this novel is a highly enjoyable read and the writing is in David Nicholls usual scintillating style with lots of laughs along the way. It also kept me up all night as it presents so many dilemmas for the protagonist that I couldn't put the book down until I got to the end to find out how and if he survives them all.
A drawback to this novel to my mind is that the misery is laid on so thick and fast for Stephen the protagonist that one craves a little light relief for him and for ourselves too who are caught up in his problems. Also, on one hand Stephen arouses sympathy but on the other his stupidity is exasperatingly annoying; and then his positive traits of character seem out of kilter with his irrationality which is confusing. However, this fault might lay with this particular reader. But the end ... Well Mr. Nicholls, you write so well that I will read anything you get into print again in the future because your writing is so very attractive, enjoyable and colorful - but that end. No, it didn't do it, for me at least. There was no hope - not even a teeny-weenie little bit of salvation. One knows that things are going to continue as before for Stephen with a ph and the reader so desperately wants an unrealistic final. You could have given us a little bit of hope in the way of some unadulterated schmaltz. But again this is personal and you still deserve 5 stars and more for a wonderful read and for making me care. Thanks!

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Understudies: Stories
Redonnet Marie
Manufacturer: Leaping Dog Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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'Twelve little machines to make death and failure,' Redonnet calls the twelve characters -- or the twelve stories -- we find in this book, and it's true: every tale we find here tells the same story, albeit in twelve different forms, the story of a kind of erasure, of disappearance and undoing, owing to the characters' fatal need to make of themselves a copy of another. -- From the translator's introduction

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Understudies: Short Stories
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation
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ASIN: 1421236222
Release Date: 2001-06-05

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1901 edition by Harper & Brothers, New York and London.

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Another very sensitive portrayal for Jack Weyland

The Understudy: A Novel
Jack Weyland
Manufacturer: Deseret Book Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 087747804X

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Another very sensitive portrayal for Jack Weyland.......2002-08-20

It's a LDS novel! The back of the book says: "with the cameras going, I looked down at the man. Scabs covered his face and eyes. I found myself wondering what Jesus saw in that blind beggar..."Cut!" Ben called out."Michael, what's the delay here? You're suppose to touch the man's eyes and heal him."
The next time I did it right. But for that tiny instant I felt as if I were looking at someone the way Jesus did, with unconditional love. Michael Hill doesn't consider himself a religious man-but the leading role about Jesus of Nazareth is too tempting to turn down. As he studies the Savior's life, he begins to learn about compassion and forgiveness and finds new meaning in family relationships."
Thsi story is about the actor mostly, very sensitive, love story also an LDS conversion story. If you like the others, you'll love this one. The job as an actor involves the protrayal of Jesus for the movie. I was very touched as the guy learn about Jesus so he could become Him and what this does to the relationships in his life.

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An enthralling Book
An enthralling Book

The understudy: A novel
Elia Kazan
Manufacturer: Stein and Day
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0812817311

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THE UNDERSTUDY swirls through a wealth of environments: the Broadway stage, a mind-blown safari in east Africa, a Hollywood film studio, a closing-night cast party in Boston, New York's underworld and its straight analog, the television industry.

Drawing on his experience as a director, Elia Kazan enhances the meaning of "arrangement" to encompass the sexual accommodations most people live by...and lie about.

Kazan's films have become classics. VIVA ZAPATA!, EAST OF EDEN and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE secured his reputation, and he won Academy Awards for GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT and ON THE WATERFRONT.

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An enthralling Book.......2002-02-20

This is a great book about 50's Broadway. I would highly recommend getting this book for your library. Kazan is a wonderful author who is able to paint amazing characters and amazing scenes into each page of his books. The Understudy is one of his best books along with Assassins; I would highly recommend this book.

An enthralling Book.......2002-02-20

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Great Insight into the Causes of War

Insightful recollection and theory

A reminder of how we are born to relive the past

I wish I'd gone to Yale

Peace does not keep itself

On the Origins of War: And the Preservation of Peace
Donald Kagan
Manufacturer: Anchor
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0385423756
Release Date: 1996-01-01

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Great Insight into the Causes of War.......2006-08-24

There are a lot of books that focus on battles in virtually all of the wars, but very few that actually focus on how wars came about. Usually, a book on the war spends a few pages discussing the origins in passing, then quickly moves on to the war itself. This book is very different, and focuses on how wars come about. The writing is terrific and the author's insights are very illuminating. The sections of this book explaining the origins of the First World War, the Second World War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis are especially good. In additon to history readers, I would recommend this book to those looking for books on leadership and crisis management, because the author focuses on the decisions made by leaders on both sides of various conflicts and explains how those decisions, in light of the existing circumstances, led to an often unintended outcome.

Insightful recollection and theory.......2005-07-18

This book was written before Bush and anyone of his cronies came to power. This book is not an excuse for going to war in Iraq either the first or second time. While I am not in favor of the current situation or government this author does not in my opinion give any creedance pre or post Iraq.

A reminder of how we are born to relive the past.......2004-09-18

Kagan wrote this the same year that bin Laden declared war on Western civilization with his fatwa to kill the infidel no matter where he finds him. This is a wonderful book to understand the history of mankind's desire to avoid war at any cost, even when it means that the consequences of doing so means that millions will die in the pursuit of peace.
Whether it is Chamberlain's claim that he had delivered "peace in our time" in his appeasement of a madman by the name of Hitler, or Kennedy's encouragement of Soviet aggression by his incredible weakness in dealing with a Khrushchev who saw him for the phony weakling that he was, this book drives home the fact that the bad guys will win if the good guys don't stand up.
Robert Kagan obviously learned a lesson in writing "Paradise and Power" versus this book by Donald Kagan by cutting to the chase and understanding that the attention span of most Americans is the average length of a sitcom. If you want to understand why we have to keep learning history's lessons generation after generation, this is the book to buy. The peace movement is responsible for the deaths of more humans than any of the tyrants who filled the gas chambers, launched the bombs, starved the innocents, or invaded their neighbors. Kagan does a great job of showing how this has been the case since recorded history, and unfortunately we are too illiterate to understand this in an era when terrorists are identified by some euphemism like "freedom fighter" or dissident.
This book should be mandatory reading for any teenager in high school as an alternative to the politically correct nonsense that they are graded on and forced to read in schools across the country. Not to mention those who sit in their lounge chairs watching such inanities as "Friends" or equally idiotic nonsense.
This is a great book, but not a one day read if you pay close attention to the massive research and detai it encompasses. Hopefully this will be condensed into something that is more approachable by the average reader.

I wish I'd gone to Yale.......2004-04-02

I wish I went to Yale undergrad because this fine book is based on a course Kagan teaches in New Haven. I was amused by the previous review citing "ideological bias." I suspect that's because the reviewer disagrees with Kagan's conclusions on the Cuban Missile Crisis...Do yourself a favor: If you (like me) were fed the "13 days" RFK/Schlesinger/McNamara/Sorensen version of the CMC in High School or College, please read this book.

Peace does not keep itself.......2003-12-17

Donald Kagan's "On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace" is a fabulous book with an important message. Derived from his popular undergraduate class at Yale, the book uses an eclectic mix of great power case studies to illuminate the importance of actively and energetically working to maintain great power peace is an international system that is inherently unstable and competitive.

Kagan's basic thesis is that war is a natural component of human society. Moreover, wars are just as likely to arise over intangible issues such as prestige, power, respect and honor as they are over more tangible concerns like land and natural resources. He demonstrates that attempts to avoid war through unilateral disarmament and conciliation -- although well intentioned -- are ultimately chimerical and doomed to failure. Kagan notes that many wars may be "unnecessary" and therefore avoidable, but war as an instrument of policy and change is permanent. Thus, the objective of statesmen should be to fight only those wars that are necessary, while maintaining a strong and credible defense to keep the peace. As Kagan writes "the preservation of peace requires active effort, planning, the expenditure of resources, and sacrifice, just as war does."

As for the individual case studies, I found them to be a bit longer than necessary, but each one was well-crafted and powerfully argued. The book does assume a certain familiarity with the subject matter, so the content may be a little overwhelming for those less-steeped in military history or foreign affairs.

The chapter on the causes of the Peloponnesian War is a gem, but essentially a synopsis of Kagan's seminal work in that area. The piece on the origins of the First World War is forcefully argued and long enough to stand on its own as a monograph on that much-debated historical case study. Kagan revives the classic argument that the perceived ambiguity of a British response to a German invasion of Belgium and France is what set the stage for war, with the author arguing that war could have been avoided if London made their commitment to defend the Low Country clear and by introducing peace-time conscription to field a credible European land army. The chapter on the Second Punic War is crisp and compelling; that on the Second World War too long (he again blames the British for doing the most to "lose the peace"). The last case study was a bit surprising in that Kagan takes a classic diplomatic "success story" and lumps it in the same category as classic blunders like August 1914. In short, he argues that Kennedy's many mistakes, attempts at conciliation, and failure to understand his adversary is what put him in the crisis in the first place. Kagan contends that Kennedy was inclined to accept missiles in Cuba and it was only because of a coterie of strong-willed advisors, upcoming mid-term elections that threatened to overturn his slight Democratic edge in Congress, and a genuine fear of impeachment that compelled him to act. And the resolution of the conflict only came at the expense of the US removing missiles from Turkey in a quid pro quo with the Soviets.

The case studies, which focused exclusively on conflict between great powers and/or their alliance systems, don't apply to the current War on Terror, but the general thesis that tough decisions and sacrifice are required for larger catastrophes to be avoided is still valid and directly applicable. Whether you are a serious student of war and peace, or are simply looking to gain some insights into such issues, you'd be well-advised to put this book on your reading list.

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On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace.

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Genocide and war crimes are increasingly the focus of scholarly and activist attention. Much controversy exists over how, precisely, these grim phenomena should be defined and conceptualized. Genocide, War Crimes & the West tackles this controversy, and clarifies our understanding of an important but under-researched dimension: the involvement of the US and other liberal democracies in actions that are conventionally depicted as the exclusive province of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes. Many of the authors are eminent scholars and/or renowned activists; in most cases, their contributions are specifically written for this volume. In the opening and closing sections of the book, analytical issues are considered, including questions of responsibility for genocide and war crimes, and institutional responses at both the domestic and international levels. The central section is devoted to an unprecedentedly broad range of original case studies of western involvement, or alleged involvement, in war crimes and genocide. At a moment in history when terrorism has become a near universal focus of public attention, this volume makes clear why the West - as a result of both its historical legacy and contemporary actions - so often excites widespread resentment and opposition throughout the rest of the world.

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Muddled account of the causes and results of wars.......2005-01-13

There is useful material in this book, but its definitions are muddled. Under the UN Charter, aggressive war is the supreme crime. So colonial conquests - stealing nations' rights to self-determination - are criminal.

Most of the essays are about colonial conquests, for example, the German destruction of the Herero in 1904-08, France's assault on Algeria 1954-62 and the USA's attack on Vietnam in 1963-75, killing three million people. But there is no mention of the crimes committed abroad by the British ruling class, the slave trade, the recurrent famines in British India, its endless colonial wars, nor of the US-British attacks on China and King Leopold's pillage of the Congo in the 19th century, Japan's assault on China in the 1930s, the USA's attacks on Korea in 1950-53, killing two million civilians, or apartheid South Africa's wars against its neighbours.

The editor includes Eric Langenbacher's misguided essay describing the Allied bombing of Nazi Germany as genocide. Yet it cut Germany's industrial production in 1944-45 by a fifth. Albert Speer, Hitler's minister for munitions, called the bombing the `cause of all our setbacks'. It was a legitimate contribution to the just war against Nazism.

The US and British states backed the slaughters in Guatemala from 1954, in Indonesia in 1965 (a million killed), Chile in 1973, Somalia in 1988, Rwanda in the 1990s, the sanctions against Iraq in the 1990s (killing an estimated 1.5 million people), Colombia now.

In the 1991 US-British attack on Iraq, US forces used 940,000 DU shells and 62,000 cluster bombs, all illegal under the Geneva Conventions. The US-British attack on Yugoslavia in 1999 included attacks on civilians and the use of 31,000 DU rounds and 1,400 cluster bombs. The attack was illegal under the UN Charter and the US Constitution. The recent US-British attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan have killed respectively at least 100,000 and 3,600 civilians.

As Marx wrote, capitalism was born in `plundering, piracy, kidnapping slaves, and colonial conquest'. Now it is dying in `plundering, piracy, kidnapping slaves, and colonial conquest'. Only by destroying capitalism will we end war.

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In Artificial Experts, Collins explains what computers can't do, but he also studies the ordinary and extraordinary things that they can do. He argues that the machines we create are limited because we cannot reproduce in symbols what every community knows, yet we give our machines abilities by the way we embed them in our society. He unfolds a compelling account of the difference between human action and machine intelligence, the core of which is a witty and learned explanation of knowledge itself, of what communities know and the ways in which they know it. H. M. Collins is Professor of Sociology, Head of the School of Social Sciences, and Director of the Science Studies Centre at the University of Bath.

Artificial Experts: Social Knowledge and Intelligent Machines.: An article from: The Futurist

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Artificial Experts: Social Knowledge and Intelligent Machines.: An article from: The Futurist
Timothy Willard
Manufacturer: World Future Society
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Futurist, published by World Future Society on July 1, 1991. The length of the article is 783 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: Artificial Experts: Social Knowledge and Intelligent Machines.
Author: Timothy Willard
Publication: The Futurist (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1991
Publisher: World Future Society
Volume: v25 Issue: n4 Page: p54(2)

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Why small parks matter: let's start looking at them as community assets. : An article from: Planning
Ann Forsyth , and Laura Musacchio
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Release Date: 2005-12-20

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This digital document is an article from Planning, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1937 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: Why small parks matter: let's start looking at them as community assets.
Author: Ann Forsyth
Publication: Planning (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
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