2003-2004 Miller Gaap Financial Statement Disclosures Manual

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Study Guide: Business Analysis in Purchasing and Supply

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Study Guide: Business Analysis in Purchasing and Supply
D. Carter
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In comprehensible and entertaining prose, Linda Pinkerton labels the nuts and bolts of basic law for novelists, journalists, freelancers, screenwriters, computer program authors, and other wordsmiths. The text covers royalties, copyright (including copies of the actual forms in the appendix), protected speech under the First Amendment, tax advice, publishing contracts, agents, law and the freelance writer, points and perils of self-publishing, lawsuits, and many other nagging questions that you'll never get around to hiring a lawyer to answer. A chapter devoted to computer software authorship, copyright, and the road to licensing explains the parallels and differences between this relatively new authorship and print publishing.

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During the last twenty years, dramatic improvements in methods of observing astrophysical phenomena from the ground and in space have added to our knowledge of what the universe is like now and what it was like in the past, going back to the hot big bang. In this overview of today's physical cosmology, P.J.E. Peebles shows how observation has combined with theoretical elements to establish the subject as a mature science, while he also discusses the most notable recent attempts to understand the origin and structure of the universe. A successor to Peebles's classic volume Physical Cosmology (Princeton, 1971), the book is a comprehensive overview addressed not only to students but also to scientists active in fields outside cosmology.

The first chapter of the work presents the elements of physical cosmology, including the history of the discovery of the expanding universe. The second, on the cosmological tests that measure the geometry of spacetime, discusses general relativity theory as the basis for the tests, and then surveys the broad variety of ways the tests can be applied with the new generations of telescopes and detectors. The third chapter deals with the origin of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the universe, and reviews ideas about how the evolution of the universe might be traced back to very early epochs when structure originated. Each section of these chapters begins with an introduction that can be understood with no special knowledge beyond undergraduate physics, and then progresses to more specialized topics.

P.J.E. Peebles is Albert Einstein Professor of Science at Princeton University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Society.

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A big disapointment!.......1999-03-28

Although the book overviews many topics in cosmology, it seems an excersise in personal interests of the writer. The results are often not directly applicable to "real-life" situations and rewritting of formulae is usually required. Personally, I would recommend the book "Cosmological Physics" by Peacock, which is much more transparent and up-to-date.

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Principles Of Physical Cosmology
P. J. E. Peebles
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The foundations of physical cosmology and the principles of conservation and relativity

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The foundations of physical cosmology and the principles of conservation and relativity
Primo Nunes de Andrade
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The Foundations of Physical Cosmology and the Principles of Conservation and Relativity.

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PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL COSMOLOGY
P.J.E Peebles
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Principles of Physical Cosmology.

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The Hydrated Electron
Edwin J. and Anbar, Michael Hart
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The hydrated electron
Edwin J Hart
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Ruthenium(II) tris(2,2'-bipyridine) chelate as a chemiluminophore in extrinsic lyoluminescences of aluminium and magnesium in aqueous solution [An article from: Analytica Chimica Acta]
Q. Jiang , M. Kotiranta , K. Langel , J. Suomi , and Hakan
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This digital document is a journal article from Analytica Chimica Acta, published by Elsevier in 2005. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Ruthenium(II) tris(2,2'-bipyridine) chelate shows chemiluminescence (CL) both during dissolution of metallic aluminium in alkaline conditions, and during dissolution of magnesium metal in acidic conditions. The presence of peroxodisulfate ions strongly enhances the CL. Magnesium system provides considerably better detectability of the present chelate giving linear calibration plot spanning over many orders of magnitude of concentration down to subnanomolar concentration levels. The possible primary species generated and luminescence mechanisms are shortly discussed.

Critical review of rate constants for reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals (Â·OH/Â·OÂ») in aqueous solution (Reprint no. ... of physical and chemical reference data)

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Critical review of rate constants for reactions of hydrated electrons, hydrogen atoms and hydroxyl radicals (Â·OH/Â·OÂ») in aqueous solution (Reprint no. ... of physical and chemical reference data)
George V Buxton
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Foreword by Admiral Sir John Woodward. When published in hardcover in 1997, this book was praised for providing an engrossing education not only in naval strategy and tactics but in Victorian social attitudes and the influence of character on history. In juxtaposing an operational with a cultural theme, the author comes closer than any historian yet to explaining what was behind the often described operations of this famous 1916 battle at Jutland. Although the British fleet was victorious over the Germans, the cost in ships and men was high, and debates have raged within British naval circles ever since about why the Royal Navy was unable to take advantage of the situation. In this book Andrew Gordon focuses on what he calls a fault-line between two incompatible styles of tactical leadership within the Royal Navy and different understandings of the rules of the games.

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A study of corporate paralysis in the crucible of battle.......2004-02-20

I have read many books of military history covering a variety of campaigns, but never have I read one with such breadth and insight as this. The enormity of the drama embodied in the moment the fleets met at Jutland is for the first time matched by an author's ability to depict a context rich enough to help us understand the influences which fed this cataclysmic misfire of naval strength.

Gordon focuses on the tension between doctrine's role as a useful tool for helping a widely flung set of commanders act in concert when distance, smoke, and angst prevent their communication and how a careless search for practical doctrine might invite a stifling dogma in its stead. As Gordon so fluidly writes of the malaise gripping the "fleet that had dozed unchallenged in the long calm lee of Trafalgar", the trust Nelson placed in subordinates had not long survived his death in that battle and its heir was an officious busyness centered on sparkle and conformity.

Particularly delightful in this work and an aspect not to be missed is the benefit to be realized by using two bookmarks when reading it, with the second preserving your spot in the end notes. Its 100+ pages of notes manifest a stringent and complete attribution of his borrowings, but a great many of the notes are not simply citations of others work but illuminating tidbits well worth savoring as you plow along the main text.

A new reader will also find that color has not been sacrificed in the rush to meet the obligations of covering so large a battle. My favorite anecdote was one of an untroubled officer on HMS Lion who, unaware that the Germans had truly been sighted, calmly finished preparing his sandwich as action stations were rung. The mental picture formed of his arriving on the bridge with mouth full and hoagie in hand is not unlike someone doing "the wave" in the audience at Ford's Theatre as Lincoln takes his seat.

I mean the 5 stars. I have given 5 copies of this book to people I know, simply to ensure that they might understand the mania for naval history it has fanned in my heart. If there is any justice in this world, this book will enjoy a massive new print run.

Phenomenal, unique study on Military culture and its impact.......2004-01-21

This is indeed terrific book. It does not only focus on
the battle of Jutland itself, but on the whys and wherefores of how things came to be. By looking back in time to the societal and cultural institutions of Victorian Society, how it influenced thought and conduct within the Royal Navy, we come to
understand how the British failed to destroy the German High Seas Fleet. The author skewers the officers for their blind obedience to the "Signals Book" and the lack
of originality in thought and deeds. There is nothing more insidious to military efficacy than a lengthy peace to promote
complacency and martial decay. Without a challenge to its command of the seas for nearly a century, the peacetime Royal Navy lost its Nelsonian touch and became a Corps of bureaucrats and spit and polish types, forever shuffling papers and scrubbing the decks. It became an absolute fetish and was the main criteria for advancement for career minded officers
to the detriment of actual war fighting capabilities. This and many other details are brought to light in this book. There is so much more to say, but best to grab a copy yourself and READ IT!!!

Unbelievable - Loved this book, a must for learning.......2003-09-12

This was a great book to read. It flowed well and was exciting throughout. I found the relevance in this work not only in how it explains what happens when peacetime complacence takes over the military, but also how it can be applied when examining leadership in business, especially big business. Those management styles that describe Britain's naval commanders from Nelson to Tryon to Culme-Seymour to Jellicoe and Beatty can easily be applied to the management styles of many of America's big corporations. I've always believed that the study of military history is critical in being successful as management within a big corporation. This is a must read for anyone wanting to understand management and command style.

I was glad that this work was not completely one-sided. Andrew Gordon stated how commanders like Sir John Jellicoe and Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas were in many aspects not up to leading a wartime battle command because of their reliance on central control and inflexibility to the fluidity of battle. It also showed how much of Lord Nelson's command style appeared in Sir David Beatty, but he does not hide the fact that Beatty made many big mistakes that led to the loss of two capital ships a few thousand sailors. Beatty at times is shown as reckless (the Battlecruiser Force lacked the targting accuracy when needed most and two battlecruisers were lost) and not a good communicator (he did meet with Evan-Thomas to explain what he expected of them and caused the 5th Battle Force to take much unnecessary damage). But, he was a courageous commander and did his part by leading (as ordered) the German High Seas Fleet to Jellicoe's Grand Fleet of over 35 capital ships. It also shows that despite his shortcomings, Evan-Thomas was a brave man and did his part during the fight with the Germans.

After getting into this book, I was hoping to read more on the German aspect of the battle, especially since Admiral Scheer almost led his High Seas Fleet to annihilation by the Grand Fleet not once, but several times during the battle. But, the fact that Andrew Gordon was a former British Naval officer and that his work concentrated on his organization, I can understand why he explained the British aspect of the battle. Plus, his main focus was not the battle, but how command style wholly influenced the outcome of this engagement.

Relevant to Post 9-11 and the Road to War with Iraq.......2003-07-30

In the aftermath of 9-11 and the concerted efforts by both the policy and intelligence leadership in both America and the United Kingdom to both deny that 9-11 was a failure on their parts, and to "sex up" the dossiers leading to an unjust war in Iraq, I really like and recommend this book to anyone remotely connected to national security decision-making.

There are four major points in this book that neither the publicity prose nor the earlier reviewers emphasize, and I focus on these because they are the heart of the book and the core of its value:

1) Peacetime breeds officers, systems, and doctrine that are unlikely to stand the empirical test of war. As the author notes, every incompetent in war has previously been promoted to his or her high rank in peacetime. Systems are adopted without serious battle testing or interoperability (and intelligence) supportability being assured, and doctrine takes a back seat to protocol and keeping up appearances.

2) Technologists are especially pernicious and dangerous to future warfighting capability when they are allowed to promulgate new technology under ideal peacetime conditions, and not forced to stand the test of battle-like degradation and the friction of real-world conditions.

3) Doctrine based on the lessons of history rather than the pomp of peacetime is the ultimate insurance policy.

4) Robust--even intrusive and pervasive--communications (signaling) in peacetime is almost certain to denigrate healthy doctrinal development, has multiple pernicious effects on the initiative and development of individual commanders, and can have catastrophic consequences when it is severely degraded in wartime and the necessary doctrinal foundation and command initiative are lacking.

This is a very long book at 708 pages, and I would hasten to note that the book is worth purchasing even if only to read Chapter 25, pages 562-601, in which the author brilliantly sets forth 28 distinct "propositions". The balance of the book is extraordinary in its detail and a pleasure to scan over, but its primary role is to absolutely guarantee the credibility and industry of the author.

Each of the 28 propositions, one sentence in length with varying explanatory summaries, is compelling, relevant, and most critical to how we train both flag officers and field grade officers of all the services. Were the author so inclined, I would encourage him to develop the final chapter as a stand-alone primer for military leaders seeking to learn from history and avoid the dangerous juxtaposition of too much technology and too little thought. While the author draws his propositions from an excruciatingly detailed study of the Battle of Jutland and the British naval cultures in conflict before and after Jutland, this book is not, at root, about a specific battle, but rather about the constantly forgotten "first principles" of training, equipping, and organizing forces for combat. Hard to do in peacetime with the best of leaders, a tragedy in waiting with the more common peacetime pogues in charge. "Ratcatchers", the author's phrase for those who do well in war, are crushed by the peacetime protocols, and this is perhaps the greatest lesson of all: we must nurture our ratcatchers, even place them on independent duty to travel distant lands, but somehow, someway, keep them in play against the day when we need them.

Should be required reading for all Naval Officers.......2002-09-27

The other reviews of "The Rules of the Game" above succinctly summarize this important contribution to naval history. The descriptions of Jutland are worth the price of admission alone, but its real value lies in its disection of the mindset of those Victorian naval officers who shaped the Royal Navy during its period of greatest transition. There are many lessons to be learnt for today's professional officer, and this book should be freely circulating in the Naval Colleges of the world.

The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command

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A corporate failure revealed in the crucible of battle
Superb, I cannot recommend this book highly enough

The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command
Andrew Gordon
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A corporate failure revealed in the crucible of battle.......2007-05-24

I have copied my review from the 2000 paperback edition. It's curious that Amazon does not carry them over.

I have read many books of military history covering a variety of campaigns, but never have I read one with such breadth and insight as this. The enormity of the drama embodied in the moment the fleets met at Jutland is for the first time matched by an author's ability to depict a context rich enough to help us understand the influences which fed this cataclysmic misfire of naval strength.

Gordon focuses on the tension between doctrine's role as a useful tool for helping a widely flung set of commanders act in concert when distance, smoke, and angst prevent their communication and how a careless search for practical doctrine might invite a stifling dogma in its stead. As Gordon so fluidly writes of the malaise gripping the "fleet that had dozed unchallenged in the long calm lee of Trafalgar", the trust Nelson placed in subordinates had not long survived his death in that battle and its heir was an officious busyness centered on sparkle and conformity.

Particularly delightful in this work and an aspect not to be missed is the benefit to be realized by using two bookmarks when reading it, with the second preserving your spot in the end notes. Its 100+ pages of notes manifest a stringent and complete attribution of his borrowings, but a great many of the notes are not simply citations of others work but illuminating tidbits well worth savoring as you plow along the main text.

A new reader will also find that color has not been sacrificed in the rush to meet the obligations of covering so large a battle. My favorite anecdote was one of an untroubled officer on HMS Lion who, unaware that the Germans had truly been sighted, calmly finished preparing his sandwich as action stations were rung. The mental picture formed of his arriving on the bridge with mouth full and hoagie in hand is not unlike someone doing "the wave" in the audience at Ford's Theatre as Lincoln takes his seat.

I mean the 5 stars. I have given 5 copies of this book to people I know, simply to ensure that they might understand the mania for naval history it has fanned in my heart. If there is any justice in this world, this book will enjoy a massive new print run.

Superb, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.......2006-02-14

This has to be the definitive account!. This brings a new and refreshing perspective on the Jutland controversy, and has caused me to re-revaluate my own idea's on the subject. Be warned though that this is no light account, though it reads very well, the subject matter is for the die-hard naval fanatic, not for the casual reader.

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This Guide Book was written for those who are interesting in touring the battlefields and sites of the American Indian Wars in eastern Montana. This book provides driving directions using a map, plus GPS coordinates and compass readings for the most advantageous view of these sites. Each chapter is laid out by the name of the battlefield, fort or cantonment, location, other known names, the campaign name, date(s), principal commanders involved, forces engaged, estimated causalities, a brief history of the battle and the names of Medal of Honor recipients, followed with current pictures of the battlefield. Interesting bits of information, data and observations as walked over by the author. Author has included a copy of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 and a brief on the Indian War Campaign Medal authorized by the Congress some 42 years after the Indian campaigns. Several biographies are included of the officers that served during the Indian campaigns, there continued service and where now buried. The author has included other reference books and websites to review on the Indian War Campaigns.

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A good companion to Paul Hedren's Sioux War Guide.......2006-08-08

In my opinion, this book deserves three stars since it has the self-imposed limit of covering only eastern Montana Indian Wars sites, thereby excluding the NPS battelfields at Big Hole and the Bear's Paw Mountain as the author considers these a part of western Montana. It would have been nice to include these two important battle sites, especially since he can't resist "fudging" and barely crossing the border into North Dakota and pulling in Fort Buford. On the plus side, it does provide good coverage of not just the battlefields of eastern Montana (Little Bighorn, Rosebud, Powder River, Lame Deer, Ash Creek, etc.) but also contains guide entries for military forts and cantonments such as Fort Custer Fort Keogh, Fort Pease, Glendive Cantonment, etc. Native-American sites include the Two Moon Cairn and the Chief Plenty Coups State Park. Although I am comparing this book to Hedren's guide, it goes beyond the Sioux War in including Canyon Creek (Nez Perce War) and the Hayfield Fight (Red Cloud's War).

GPS cooordinatres are provided for each site as well as ground directions and a list of the forces engaged and casualties suffered. These are supplemented by black and white photographs with a brief description of the history of the place. The author admits that inordinate coverage is provided for Cedar Creek, partially because he asserts that the October 1876 fight there resulted in more Medal of Honor recipients than any other battle in the Indian Wars. I am pleased that he included this extra-long narrative on Cedar Creek though as this is a relatively neglected fight that deserves more attention. This book lists the names of Medal of Honoor recipients for the other battles as well. One suggestion for a second edition--nice to see an entry for Pompey's Pillar but it doesn't mention anything about the 7th Cavalry encamping on the opposite bank of the Yellowstone in 1873 and therefore excludes noting the harassing Lakota gunfire directed at some of the troopers as they bathed in the river near this Lewis and Clark landmark. There is a marker at Pompeys's that shows where the encampment was located. In case I sound too picky though, I like this guide book very much and if you are interested in the Indian Wars, you will as well. Recommended.

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How do you motivate a 14 year old? Steve Van Matre and his colleagues spent 10 years figuring out the answer and then piloted their result for another five. SUNSHIP III (not to be confused with Sunship Earth, the institute's pioneering program for younger students) is a completely new program, named after the third planet from the sun. This dynamic experience for 13-14 year olds is about seeing things in a new way and making personal choices for a new lifestyle. An initial 2 1/2 day "Commencement" serves as a powerful springboard for what the participants will continue working on back at home and school.

SUNSHIP III features: P/C, a twin-headed character representing both our harmonious and disruptus sides; Earth Woman, an old storyteller who sets the teenagers off on a journey of exploration and discovery; Solarians, a measure of sunlight energy that must be spent for every action taken; Billy's Day, a teenager with a lot of energy-intense habits he doesn't see; and The Shadow of Death, an early morning rendezvous for the earth's endangered species.

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