Places and Politics in an Age of Globalization

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This unique work opens a field of inquiry around place-based critiques of global capital as it focuses on the interactions between local issues and international financial flows. Framing their discussions around the concept of place-based imagination, the contributors examine such cases as indigenous movements against land degradation, ethnic pluralism and union organizing, ethnic diversity and the challenges of state and capital to cultural identity, and women's networks through non-governmental organizations. This ambitious study will be an invaluable resource and launching point for scholars and students in ethnic and identity studies and will interest all readers exploring the production of place and identification.

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Going through organizational change is at once exciting and unsettling. Some employees react with enthusiasm, impatient to see what's next. Some fear it. And others simply refuse to participate in it. Knowing what to expect can make organizational change easier, and having someone to guide you through it makes it easier still. TRAINING GAMES FOR MANAGING CHANGE is designed to help trainers, facilitators, and consultants, prepare organization leaders, managers, and employees for the surprises of organizational change. Developed and field-tested by two change-management consultants, these fifty exercises address such core issues as: Selling management on the need for training from the start; The inevitability of change; Understanding reactions to change; Taking personal responsibility for change;

Learning the skills needed for creating and implementing change; Utilizing available resources; Leading others through change.

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Changeýit's all around us........2000-02-11

These seasoned professionals, Suzanne and Joanne, have given trainers and consultants a gift with this book. Whether you are new or experienced in your field this book is filled with practical, proven activities that will provide you with the tactics to help employees through the difficult times of change, as well as the positive direction of the future. If addressing change is your business, then Training Games for Managing Change should be your guide. Put this one in your shopping cart today!

Elaine Biech, author The Business of Consulting and president ebb associates inc

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Analyzing product conception through to delivery in actual industry examples, Design of Biomedical Devices and Systems considers issues in the industrial design process exactly as they would arise in real-world applications, divulging valuable trade secrets within topics like materials selection, safety, prototyping, premarket testing and validation, liability, and learning from failure. The authors discuss product definition, development, marketing, verification, and validation; elucidate the QFD process, and address engineering licensure and codes of ethics. They also introduce new concepts in hardware and software design, including the use of computer tools to predict and document safety-related design issues.

Biomedical photonics and optoelectronic imaging: 8-10 November 2000, Beijing, China (SPIE proceedings series)

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Biomedical photonics and optoelectronic imaging: 8-10 November 2000, Beijing, China (SPIE proceedings series)

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Design of Biomedical Devices and Systems, Second Edition

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Design of Biomedical Devices and Systems, Second Edition
Paul King , and Richard C. Fries
Manufacturer: CRC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1420061798

Proceedings of the IEEE 2nd Dallas Cas Workshop on Low Power/Low Voltage Mixed-Signal Circuits & Systems (Dcas-01): Omni Hotel, Plano/Richardson, Texas, 26 March 2001

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Proceedings of the IEEE 2nd Dallas Cas Workshop on Low Power/Low Voltage Mixed-Signal Circuits & Systems (Dcas-01): Omni Hotel, Plano/Richardson, Texas, 26 March 2001
Ex&&& , and IEEE
Manufacturer: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Enginee
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0780366247

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It is now well recognized that enzymes can be added to animal feeds to improve the efficiency of raw material digestion. This book provides a review of current knowledge of such enzymes, including their mode of action, interaction with intestinal physiology, economic and environmental impacts and application of technology into diets for different farm animal species.

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Based on the principles of the classical school, this book covers both the aesthetic and practical aspects of riding and training.

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Truly Helped Me Improve.......2007-09-20

Dressage Formula, by Erik F. Herbermann, is a great book about a rider's position and the connection with her horse.

This book contains great pictures and exercises that you can do on or off your horse. It also teaches you the right amount of contact to have and how to use your aids. All together with the aids, exercises, contact, leg yield, half pass, and shoulder in, this book teaches you how to correctly hold yourself with the right position, natural contact, and leg position while maintaining the horse's natural feel and response. This book has taught me a lot and has truly helped me to improve my riding skills.

This book should be read by anyone 13 or older because at times it was difficult to understand the terminology. Recommended by a professional Dressage Rider, and recommended by me.

Kristen N.
Grade 6
Ms. Kawatachi

Excellent!.......2007-09-15

Easy to read and reference, but packed with information. I keep going back to this book, and everytime I flip through it I am rewarded with a new way to fix or look at the current problems I may be having in my riding. GREAT for ALL dressage riders, or any rider who is truly serious about riding correctly and in harmony with the horse. I find that Herbermann does a very good job presenting rather complicated information in an understandable way.

This is not a book for those riders who just want to get on and go, but do not care about the details nor focused on the long-term "journey" of riding. This is for people who want to UNDERSTAND how they influence the horse. It teaches you the why and how of riding, it looks at it as an ART, and it teaches you how to ride in a "correct" manner.

Most kids will not enjoy nor appreciate what is in this book. Beginners who are serious will find this useful throughout their riding careers, but may feel like there is a lot of information thrown at them all at once.

From a U.S.D.F. certified instructor ..............2006-03-19

I believe that this book is, "dressage made rather simple". If you have an orderly mind and can ride all three gaits, you should be able to improve your understanding of the art. It is the lack of understanding of the "whys" of dressage, when not known, that makes it harder than it should be. A book like this helps you understand "why".

To date, this is the best book on riding that I have read........2004-10-27

This book has become my riding bible! Erik Herbermann's dressage formula completely embodies the art of classical riding. He emphasises the need for precision and patience and so there are no "quick fixes" or interpretations that are so widely used.

This is a complete guide to riding properly and compassionately, and covers all the basics including detailed instructions on the riders seat and aids, instructions on how to get the horse "on the aids", explanations of the basic movements; including how to do them and why to do them, and how to identify problems.

It is very well written and no matter what level you are riding, I think anyone can gain something from this text.

Superb........2004-05-23

Erik Herbermann has managed to do something very rare: he has written a book geared toward those at the lower levels of dressage (though advanced riders will doubtless find it equally helpful) that explores not only the basic concepts of seat, position, the exercises, and the aids, but also insists upon the horse's well-being. Herbermann's writing glows with love for this most noble of creatures, and his book teaches one not only dressage, but ART.

Its technical side is equally good, with a very in-depth discussion of that most important of movements, the shoulder-in. I would recommend it to anybody who rides and loves horses.

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Dressage Formula
Erik Herbermann
Manufacturer: J A Allen & Co Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000R35VIQ

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Dressage Formula
ERIK HERBERMANN
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Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: 0968758703

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Dressage Formula - Third Edition
Erik Herbermann
Manufacturer: J. A. Allen
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MBKIGI

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Introduces the philosophy of experimentation and the part that statistics play in experimentation. Emphasizes the need to develop a capability for ``statistical thinking'' by using examples drawn from actual case studies.

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Outstanding, sophisticated, unconventional classic.......2005-12-19

George E.P. Box, the senior author of this magnificent example of great teaching for adults, is one of the great statisticians of modern times. He is a master at teaching those with experience, especially industrial experience, but not necessarily the most advanced mathematical training. My own background in econometrics and decades of work experience left me in a position of having too little knowledge to apply sophisitcated statistical methods to experiments and too much knowledge to settle for the exposition of statistics in many experimental design texts, especially those for behavioral scientists. I had read some of Mr. Box's "Evolutionary Operation" [with Norman Draper] ("EvOp") (also outstanding, practical, and unusual) and looked at "Bayesian Inference in Statistical Analysis" [with George Tiao] ("BISA") and hoped the book was as practical as EvOp rather than as mathematical as BISA. It has turned out to be so without being unsophisticated.

Once you have mastered this, I am sure you will be prepared for many of the challenges of applying statistics to practical industrial and experimental situations and for more advanced and modern methods that have emerged since 1978 with the ubiquity of very cheap computing power.

What it may lack in the most contemporary methods it more than makes up for by helping the reader develop a good intuition for applying statistical methods and judgment.

Outstanding book, but you should buy the newer edition, not this version.......2005-07-27

All of the reviews on this book are generally consistent in their praise for the book and the authors. I do not have any points to add to the discussion other than this:

It is a credit to this version of Statistics for Experimenters that it has remained relevant throughout the years as a classic introductory text that has kept selling consistently since it was released in the 1970's. Nevertheless, unless you have a particular reason for purchasing this version, you should purchase the updated version(also available through Amazon).

The full title of the newer edition is:

Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, and Discovery, 2nd Edition

The 2nd edition, written in the same engaging and readable style as the 1st, contains virtually all of the content of the 1st edition plus advances in design of experiments that have happened since the 1st edition was published.

Buy the 2nd edition of this over Montgommery's Book.......2005-03-30

I used the Montgomery DOE book as an undergrad...but chatting with a Stat prof freind of mine..she recommened Box Hunter & Hunter over this. I had never covered the entire book..& was reading up on Factorial designs...I went ahead and bought Box Hunter & Hunter...(do wait & buy the 2nd edition due out in May-I think Amazon trys to sell you the old inventory if you are not careful)...nonetheless, the old edition I bought actually is much more intuitive and easy to follow that the "Design and Analysis of Experiments" book by Montgomery....I think its b/c the latter is written by an engineer..no offense to you out there...just that engineers cover so much material that there texts seem more "cookbook" like..here's how...w/ no too much intuition as to why ...probably catering to the engineer who has not the time to care about the why...I am thoutoughly enjoying the read...some of the quotes in hte book are pretty funny yet all the while relevant...

Get a more recent title for the important modern advances.......2004-05-05

A solid excellent DOE book, however due to it's age, it obviously does not cover more recent topics, such as mixture experiments. I've run into a few chemical engineers that have read only this book and have no idea what mixture experiments are, and why they are important in their DOE work. Also, I do not remember seeing any material on split-plot designs, and this topic is very important in industrial experimentation since most experiments are split-plots whether you know it or not, and you cannot evaluate them as normal. This is no fault of the book due to its publish date, but a newer book, such as Montgomery's or Hamada & Wu should also be read through to learn about the more recent advancements in DOE.

very useful.......2003-10-22

A great book to understand the theory and the application of statistics. The examples used in each chapter are very useful in understanding the concept.
I suggest this book to every researcher and instructer to keep it on their desks. "This" is the reference.

Statistics for Experimenters: An Introduction to Design, Data Analysis, and Model Building

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Statistics for Experimenters: An Introduction to Design, Data Analysis, and Model Building
George E.P.; Hunter, J. Stuart; Hunter, William Gordon Box
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLYAU6

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Drawn in styles ranging from the crudely vulgar to the highly refined, and covering every genre from naive romance to high-tech cybervisions, manga (Japanese comics) are a sophisticated narrative art. In Japan, where manga were born, the art is today actively evolving, with a whole new generation of younger artists making bold innovations in style and content. Dreamland Japan is a collection of thoughful essays on the current state of tha manga universe, essential reading for fans, literati, and anyone interested in the shape of visual culture to come. Featured artists include Hinako Sugiura, King Terry, Yoshikazu Ebisu, Kazuichi Hanawa, Murasaki Yamada, Suehiro Maruo, Akira Narita, Shungicu Uchida, Shigeru Mizuki, Reiko Okano, Yuji Aoki, Yoshiharu Tsuge, Milk Morizono, Fujiko F. Fujio, Seiki Tsuchida. There are also discussions of the work of Osamu Tezuka and Hayao Miyazaki, plus features on important magazines like CoroCoro Comic, Jump, Big Comics, Morning, June, Yan Mama, and the avant-garde Garo, as well as the dojinshi phenomenon. Fully referenced and indexed with selected readings and Internet references.

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as a general overview of various things, it was... okay........2007-04-22

Unfortunately, I found this book to be somewhat unsatisfying, mostly because of the kinds of assumptions Schodt uses, and the kind of data that he uses to support his theories of a kind of "inherent" [insert descriptive noun here] of Japan...

Schodt makes many generalizations and uses rather fluffy, meaningless language like:

" Reading manga is like peering into the unvarnished, unretouched reality of the Japanese mind."

This statement assumes that the "Japanese mind" is something that CAN be peered into, as if it was some kind of definable idea or way of thinking, where I think that in reality, you can't really say that about any nation, as they are comprised of different individuals...

In addition to this, there are some classic graphs comparing the amount (per 10,000 people) of murders, rapes, and comics sold in the US to Japan, and he uses these as proof of Japan's "inherent stability."

Anyway, as an academic source, I really don't think that this is something that you should invest in.

But I guess if you don't mind the fact that he drills the fact that HE MET TEZUKA! into you throughout the chapter on Tezuka, and all kinds of generalizations about Japan that could lead to misconceptions/ideas about Japan (as well as the idea of the identifiable/describable country)...

For Manga Connoiseurs.......2005-04-12

The dean of English-language work on Japanese manga, Frederik Schodt has followed up his classic, Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics, in brilliant form. Dreamland is a series of essays that outline just what manga is, the otaku phenomenon, notable magazines, a who's who of individual artists and their work, and a lengthy chapter on Osamu Tezuka.
Japan is, as the author notes, a country "awash in manga." Of all the books and magazines sold in Japan in 1995, manga accounted for a stunning 40%, or some 2.3 billion (that's 15 for every Japanese person). In dollars, the industry's annual worth is in the neighborhood of $7-9 billion. At some of Japan's prestigious publishing houses, manga are subsidizing the more serious art and literature they put out.
Yet, the real triumph of manga "lies in their celebration of the ordinary." As a US comic artist notes, in the US comics are a caricature, while in Japan "it seems like most popular comics are...of normal people doing normal things." Schodt goes further: manga are "an articulation of the dream world. Reading manga is like peering into the unvarnished, unretouched reality of the Japanese mind." He concedes, though, that one must question what the overall effect of having so much information transmitted via the medium of a comic book-"that deliberately emphasizes deformation and exaggeration-has on a people.
Schodt's understanding of his theme and of Japan are breathtaking. His section on Tezuka, the originator of Kimba the White Lion and Astro Boy and many more titles, is especially well done. The God of Manga, for whom a museum has been constructed, was a friend of the author and contains many insights into a revered figure in Japan. Highly recommended-for manga and non-manga fans alike.

getting more specific..........2001-06-06

I have yet to read Manga! Manga!- this was what I was able to get my hands on first, but with enough background info, it is a great read. And as Schodt says in his intro, one can read Dreamland without Manga!Manga! but it is meant to be a sequel of sorts. The most useful part of the book, as a researcher, was the section with descriptions of individual artists and their works. Basically, Schodt takes you through the world around manga, the different kinds of publications, then the individual artists within those publications, and then on top of that, leaves you with some thoughts on manga in the context of art and literature in both Japan and the US. The most useful part of the book is in the back where Schodt offers some helpful resources for the English reader of manga as well as internet resources (although, no fault of the author, many of these sites are changing all the time!). All in all, a worthwhile read for many different purposes.

getting more specific.......2001-06-06

Schodt introduced me to Shojo manga.......2001-01-20

In some ways this book was even better than Manga, Manga, although I missed the manga chapters from the first book, and most of his recommended mangaka's stories are out of print. But over all it was more informative than the first book.

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