CPA Webtrust practitioners' guide (AICPA practice aid series)

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CPA Webtrust practitioners' guide (AICPA practice aid series)
Christopher J Leach
Manufacturer: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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The CPA's Guide to Web Commerce
Aicpa , John Graves , and Jacqueline Justice
Manufacturer: Kent Information Services
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Purchase an End-result! Guide to Performance-based Purchasing for Government And Private Buyers

Manufacturer: Intl Trade Centre
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There has been a substantial growth in the application of company law, partly due to the prevailing economic and general business environment. This book examines issues such as company securities, capital and insider dealing. It should be of use to students on degree and equivalent courses, as well as proving helpful to those in the wider business community.

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This Second Edition incorporates the latest developments in the practical application of LC. Covers the basic of LC, the six LC methods and their applications, and various specialized areas. Provides material for in-depth comprehension of how HPLC is performed, what the necessary materials are, and possible applications. Offers thorough treatment of such areas as quantitative and qualitative analysis by HPLC, preparative scale separations, gradient elution and column-switching, sample pretreatment and reaction detectors, automated systems for high-volume testing and/or samples requiring pretreatment, troubleshooting and sample artifacts, and selection and development of LC method for a particular applications.

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The Bible for the Chromatographer.......2003-04-01

Introduction to Modern Liquid Chromatography - This book is a must for anyone practicing liquid chromatography. It is a great resource for both the novice and experienced chemist. Highly recommended.

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INTRODUCTION TO MODERN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

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INTRODUCTION TO MODERN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
L.R. Snyder
Manufacturer: New York: Wiley, 1979
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A Solid, Well-Illustrated Guide to Trace Fossils.......2006-09-21

This book provides a large number of diagrams and photographs to help illustrate trace fossils and how they affect the sediment. Attention is devoted to deep burrowers, such as the thalassinid shrimp, Axius serratus. It gives rise to the ichnofossil Ophiomorpha.

Of course, the same individual organism can produce different trace fossils, and different organisms can produce the same trace fossil. Yet ichnofossils are invaluable for paleoenvironmental analysis. Pemberton et al. point out that the greatest strength of ichnology is the bridging of sedimentology and paleontology.

The authors also include photographs of common trace fossils that constitute each one of the Seilacherian ichnofacies (though not all specialists believe that these ichnofacies are as useful as once believed). There is a fascinating discussion of "doomed pioneers", and even this is profusely illustrated (p. 146). "Doomed pioneers" are organisms that have been washed downslope into an inhospitable marine environment, where they can burrow the sediment for awhile before perishing, either from inhospitable local conditions or because of being buried by a successive pulse of sediment.

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Light Scattering in Solids 1 (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics)

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Engineering design of sub-micron topographies for simultaneously adherent and reflective metal-polymer interfaces summary report for grant NAG/1/1476 (SuDoc NAS 1.26:198845)
Christopher A. Brown
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Between 1993 and 1997, Michael Ignatieff traveled through the battlefields of modern ethnic war, visiting Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan to consider the mixture of moral solidarity and hubris that led Western nations to embark on the campaign of "putting the world to rights." Why do some people and nations, he wonders, feel morally responsible for strangers thousands of miles away? In The Warrior's Honor, Ignatieff explores this question by skillfully combining eyewitness accounts of modern war with a historian's insight into the constancy of human conflict.

Ignatieff's concisely written essays examine four primary themes: the moral connection created by modern culture with distant victims of war, the architects of postmodern war, the impact of ethnic war abroad on our thinking about ethnic accommodations at home (the "seductive temptation of misanthropy"), and the function of memory and social healing. He firmly believes that "the world is not becoming more chaotic or violent, although our failure to understand and act makes it seem so." The Warrior's Honor takes an important step toward educating the reader about the historical context of modern ethnic conflict. Perhaps most importantly, Ignatieff fosters discussion of the means by which deeper, more permanent commitments can be made in the future to minimize such atrocities. --Bertina Loeffler

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Since the early 1990s, Michael Ignatieff has traveled the world's war zones, from Bosnia to the West Bank, from Afghanistan to central Africa. The Warrior's Honor is a report and a reflection on what he has seen in the places where ethnic war has become a way of life. Ignatieff charts the rise of the new moral interventionists--the relief workers, reporters, delegates, and diplomats who believe that other people's misery is of concern to us all. And he brings us face-to-face with the new ethnic warriors--the warlords, gunmen, and paramilitaries--who have escalated postmodern war to an unprecedented level of savagery. Hard-hitting and passionate, The Warrior's Honor is a profound and searching exploration of the perils and obligations of moral citizenship in a world scarred by war and genocide.

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When Warriors Lose It.......2004-03-14

This is an eloquent book, veering to poetry at times. For a book about the modern wars of militias and warlords within failed states, its eloquence actually gets in the way of the message at times. Occasionally one can even see that sometimes Ignatieff says something just because he has thought of an eloquent way of saying it. Not that I am accusing him of insincerity, for he is not. Nor that the book is without an honest message, for it has several.

The book is a sort of meditation on the nature of these "modern wars" that is colored much by his own personal experiences in several of them. The observation that is central to the book is that diverse people (who are really much alike too) can fall into a state of viewing the "other" as the enemy when a state begins to fail to protect them, and anarchy looms. In successful modern states, the protection is present, and the fiction that diverse people are underneath it all, the same, is maintained.

The book has a very intelligent treatment of the dilemma of the various aid agencies such as the Red Cross and the UN Peacekeepers in trying to ameliorate the effects of war, and maintain their credibility, while not prolonging it or even intensifying it.

On the other hand, the author is a little too reverent of Freudian and even Marxist ideas on the nature of man, both of whom have about zero credibility to the discerning reader. His account of the "Narcissism of Minor Differences" is just so much hooey to me. Ignatieff seems to be entirely uninformed of modern thinking on this problem, which goes by the name of evolutionary psychology, and to me, seems so much more insightful and informative.

The general problem of war is not treated here, only a particular form of it. The wars that inform his thinking in this book are those in Angola, Lebanon, Ireland and, especially, Yugoslavia, with a few "lessons" from the holocaust thrown in. There is not much in the way of systematic study, but rather a grab bag of ideas and anecdotal observations. Eloquently written, though...

Have a pencil close by!.......2001-09-08

The streets in downtown Montreal were filled with people - hundreds of them, shouting, waving banners and wearing the ubiquitous "target" emblem on their shirts. They had gathered to demonstrate against the NATO intervention in Kosovo, which had been launched by the Western alliance to end the ongoing cleansing of ethnic Albanians in the region. That particular day had a strange feel to it, not unlike the first day the US-led Coalition began bombing downtown Baghdad in 1991. In a way it felt as if war had somehow found its way, through a crack in space, maybe, into the otherwise peaceful metropolis. On that day, on the recommendation of a friend (thanks Robert), I purchased Ignatieff's The Warrior's Honor. However, I did not read it until very recently, as it had gotten lost (or drowned, rather) among the tons of other "must read" books (their reproductive rate is admittedly very high) that inhabit my bookshelves.

Now that I have read it, however, I understand why it so often gets quoted by other authors; despite its relatively short length, it is literally one of the very best books on the issue of ethnic-based conflict. Ignatieff's writing is extremely quotable, and on numerous occasions I found myself highlighting passages which so aptly drove to the heart of what other authors require whole chapters to evoke. Rich in sources - both literary and philosophical - it is, unquestionably, a master's exercise in conciseness and analysis.

The chapters "The Narcissism of Minor Difference" and "The Seductiveness of Moral Disgust" are especially enlightening, and I know I will be revisiting them frequently.

This book, along with Jonathan Glover's Humanity, should be read by anyone who hopes to cast a ray of light, however feeble, into the shadowy realms of man's inhumanity to man.

A lucid analysis of the things that most ail us.......2000-03-10

At the moment there are many books being published examining the successes and failures of the humanitarian interventions that have followed the end of the Cold War - more failures than successes, truth be told. As part of my job, I read as many of them as I can. It is this book, however, that I constantly return to. My copy is dog-eared, and deeply scored with underlinings. In every paragraph, Ignatieff has something worthwhile - and frequently confronting - to say.

He addresses the role of the media and the triangle of relationships between audience/media/political leaders; he looks at the rise in humanitarian organisations and the peculiarities of the ethics under which they work; he brings insights from the field on the way the UN is so often programmed to fail.

The power of Ignatieff's writing stems from his unique capacity to bring together the perspectives of news correspondent, novelist and philosopher. He is direct and extremely readable, while also knifing into the subtle heart of the "New World Order."

In the chapter entitled "The Narcissism of Minor Difference" he comes as close anything I have read to explaining why ordinary people are moved sometimes to conduct atrocities on their neighbours. It is vivid and convincing.

If you feel exasperated by the hideous mysteries of ethnic and sectarian conflict, I urge you to read this book, if for that chapter alone.

Honor in Ethnic War.......1999-04-02

I read this book through a class I took and I was impressed by the deep analysis on the issues of ethnic war including a focus of television and media, charitable empathy, the need for conflict, and a warrior's honor. Ignatieff differentiates ethnic wars happening now (civil wars, ethnic wars, brother vs. brother) than that of wars the US has waged in the past (vs. country/nation). These new types of war show a new dynamic of intervention and war atrocities relating to it. The common thread Ignatieff points out is relating to a warrior's honor. Much like chivalry, a soldier in battle should follow certain rules of conduct like not committing atrocities against the indigenous population or letting interventionists take care of the wounded. Ignatieff also focuses on many ethnic conflicts of today in Rwanda, Somalia, and Serbia as examples of the dimension of ethnic war. Ignatieff uses loaded terminology and might be too much to comprehend, but his examples help the reader understand the context he is pushing for. Further examples from Freud's "Narcissism of Minor Diffence" and James Joyce gives this book a well-rounded academic feel. This book gives great insight to human need during ethnic war especially with the current conflict in Kosovo.

Warrior's Honor: Ethnic War & the Modern Conscience

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Warrior's Honor: Ethnic War & the Modern Conscience

Manufacturer: Diane Pub.
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A report & refection on what Ignatieff has seen in the places where ethnic war has become a way of life. In a series of vivid portraits, he charts the rise of the new moral interventionists -- aid workers, reporters, peacekeepers, Red Cross delegates & diplomats -- who believe that other people's misery is of concern to us all. He brings us face to face with the new ethnic warriors -- the warlords, gunmen & paramilitaries -- who have escalated post-modern war to an unprecedented level of savagery. And he draws dramatic & startling realizations about the ambiguous ethics of engagement, & the limited force of moral justice in a world of war.

The Warrior's Honor: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of International Affairs

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The Warrior's Honor: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience.(Review) (book review): An article from: Journal of International Affairs
Denis A. Maslov
Manufacturer: Columbia University School of International Public Affairs
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This digital document is an article from Journal of International Affairs, published by Columbia University School of International Public Affairs on March 22, 1999. The length of the article is 1034 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: The Warrior's Honor: Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience.(Review) (book review)
Author: Denis A. Maslov
Publication: Journal of International Affairs (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1999
Publisher: Columbia University School of International Public Affairs
Volume: 52 Issue: 2 Page: 818

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Fifty years ago Drucker looked at the state of the world and commented upon its future realities. Most of this book has now received careful and thoughtful follow up, but not until recently. Here is an amazing testimonial to Drucker intellect and scholarship. This book is still highly relevant because it has not yet become common practice. Only the best performing organizations are using his ideas. Amazing!

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Presents a treatment of fundamental aspects of the generation, transfer and detection of optical and infra-red radiation. Emphasis placed on practical aspects of radiometry in detection. Discusses formal principles of radiometry, signal-to-noise considerations in the detection of optical radiation, and the operation of various radiation detectors. Includes tables and graphs of blackbody functions.

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Classic coverage - not most up to date, but will never be obsolete.......2006-02-14

Author concentrates on radiometry and detector basics, and does not give up to date performance specs on detectors or current trends etc which may soon be out of date. He does not cover readout electronics. I appreciate the fact that he derives a lot of things (formulas for integrating sphere, fourth power cosine law, etc.) instead of just stating results. He does the basics, and in my opinion does them very well. He also does not take forever to come to the point.

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Now back in print as a University Press of Colorado edition, this abundantly illustrated volume fully explains moose biology and ecology and assesses the increasingly complex enterprise of managing moose. Twenty-one of the world's authorities on the species discuss its taxonomy, reproduction and growth, feeding habits, behavior, population dynamics, relationships with predators, incidental mortality, seasonal migration patterns, and habitat and harvest management.

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With apologies to the NY Times for this title, this is the book to have on all things moose. Everything is coverered in this comprehensive bible of the moose. From habits, descriptions, pictures, diagrams, and charts to a study of this fine creature's impact on our culture, this is the definative study of a subject that could not be any more worthy of an examination this extensive. The moose is really about all that is good in this world. Brave, handsome, strong, and yet loveable. What more could you want? Don't let the price scare you away reader. Be like the courageous moose and plunk down the 65 bills(plus shipping and handling) for something that will enrich your life time and again.

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