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The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective

The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Anderson, Terry L. / Hill, Peter J., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This volume examines ong>theong> promises and pitfalls ong>ofong> ong>nationalong> and global privatization, providing a variety ong>ofong> perspectives on how privatization can best be achieved. Supported by a wealth ong>ofong> empirical evidence, ong>theong> contributors assess ong>theong> institutional changes and economic impact ong>ofong> this worldwide phenomenon.

Information Resources and Technology Transfer Management

Information Resources and Technology Transfer Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ouma-Onyango, Richard / Ouma-Onyango Ri / Ouma-Onyango, Ri, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book attempts to put information management in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> technology transfer, industrialization and ong>nationalong> development. ong>Theong> author shows how critical ong>theong> efficient use ong>ofong> information resources can be in terms ong>ofong> productivity. He also examine ong>theong> costs ong>ofong> poor information management in undermining negotiation, ong>theong> preparation ong>ofong> contingencies, and ong>theong> ability to let go ong>ofong> "dead projects." To this end, case studies ong>ofong> two technology transfer projects in Kenya, ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Power Alcohol and ong>Nationalong> Car Programme, are considered over a period ong>ofong> twenty years.

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Active Technologies for Network and Service Management: 10th

Active Technologies for Network and Service Management: 10th

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stadler, R. / Stiller, B. / Stadler, Rolf, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes ong>theong> refereed ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> 10th IFIP/IEEE Interong>nationalong> Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations and Management, DSOM'99, held in Zurich, Switzerland in October with ong>theong> topical focus on Active Technologies for Network and Service Management. ong>Theong> 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 50 submissions. ong>Theong> papers are organized in topical sections on decentralized monitoring and anomaly detection, management components and multi-domain management, ong>theong> future ong>ofong> SNMP-based management, programmable SNMP-based management, management ong>ofong> programmable and active networks, IT and enterprise management, and management tools.

Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland

Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murray, Jon / Williams, Jeff / Everist, Richard, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, -- 32-page full-colour safari guide -- extensive coverage ong>ofong> ong>nationalong> parks and game reserves -- ong>theong> lowdown on ong>theong> surf scene, historic wineries and trekking -- essential travel advice, from riding on local transport to health and safety -- hundreds ong>ofong> accomodation and dining options, ong>ofong> all budgets

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White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

White Star: A Dog on the Titanic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Marty Crisp, PUBLISHER: Scholastic Inc, Sam Harris is on ong>theong> trip ong>ofong> a lifetime. He's traveling from England to New York on ong>theong> first voyage ong>ofong> ong>theong> greatest ocean liner in history--ong>theong> Titanic. Here is a story ong>ofong> cowardice and courage, ong>ofong> despair and determination, and ong>ofong> an unbreakable bond between a boy and a dog on one terrifying night.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> role and development ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon as an institution on ong>theong> mining frontier provides unique insights into ong>theong> social and economic history ong>ofong> ong>theong> American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that ong>theong> physical evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected ong>theong> growth and maturity ong>ofong> ong>theong> surrounding community.

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National Geographic Readers: Frogs!

National Geographic Readers: Frogs!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Carney, Elizabeth, PUBLISHER: ong>Nationalong> Geographic Society, WHAT WAS THAT? That's ong>theong> roaring burp ong>ofong> a bullfrog SEE THAT? That's ong>theong> slick, shiny skin ong>ofong> colorful little rainforest frogs Alive with froggy facts, this book has ong>theong> coolest photos to bring kids deep into ong>theong> swampy world ong>ofong> our amphibian "amigos."

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

Praying the Rosary: The Joyful, Fruitful, Sorrowful, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dicharry, Warren F., PUBLISHER: Liturgical Press, This guide and commentary on ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary refocuses our meditation on ong>theong> true center ong>ofong> ong>theong> Rosary: ong>theong> mysteries ong>ofong> Christ's birth, death, and resurrection.

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Game Theory and National Security

Game Theory and National Security

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brams, Steven / Kilgour, D. Marc, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, In this path-breaking ong>theong>oretical work, political scientist Steven Brams and maong>theong>matician Mark Kilgour show how game ong>theong>ory can be applied to ong>theong> rigorous development and thoughtful analysis ong>ofong> several critical problems that afflict ong>theong> security ong>ofong> nations, from ong>theong> deterrence ong>ofong> foes who might launch attacks, to ong>theong> stabilization ong>ofong> crises that could explode into wars. In addition, ong>theong>y analyze a variety ong>ofong> related questions, including ong>theong> interlocking preferences that fuel arms races, ong>theong> strategic impact that Star Wars may have on nuclear deterrence, and optimal strategies for verifying arms control treaties. ong>Ofong> interest to students on interong>nationalong> relations and foreign policy as well as those concerned with ong>theong> formal analysis ong>ofong> conflict, Game ong>Theong>ory and ong>Nationalong> Security provides new foundations for understanding ong>theong> rational basis ong>ofong> interong>nationalong> conflict.

The International Movie Industry

The International Movie Industry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kindem, Gorham, PUBLISHER: Souong>theong>rn Illinois University Press, Movies are both art and commerce, creative expressions ong>ofong> ong>nationalong>/cultural interests and preoccupations and part ong>ofong> a global entertainment market. ong>Theong> past century has witnessed a transformation ong>ofong> ong>theong> movies from popular novelties into highly valued cultural icons and commodities that have promoted ong>nationalong> identity and specific political agendas, while also affecting interong>nationalong> trade. This comprehensive history ong>ofong> ong>theong> interong>nationalong> movie industry from its inception in to ong>theong> present features nineteen original essays by interong>nationalong> scholars who examine ong>theong> film industries ong>ofong> nineteen countries and six continents. Each chapter in "ong>Theong> Interong>nationalong> Movie Industry" focuses on a specific ong>nationalong> movie industry's economic and related social, aesong>theong>tic, technological, and political/ideological development within an interong>nationalong> context during ong>theong> last century. ong>Theong> result is a global history ong>ofong> ong>theong> movie industry over ong>theong> last one hundred years.

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Parle '89 - Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe:

Parle '89 - Parallel Architectures and Languages Europe:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Odijk, Eddy / Rem, Martin / Syre, Jean-Claude, PUBLISHER: Springer, Since ong>theong> first PARLE ong>conferenceong>, PARLE '87, attracted more than 300 participants, it was considered a useful and successful forum and encouraged ong>theong> organization ong>ofong> this second issue known as PARLE '89. ong>Theong> initiative for ong>theong>se ong>conferenceong>s was taken by project 415 ong>ofong> ESPRIT (ong>theong> European Strategic Programme for Research and Development in Information Technology ong>ofong> ong>theong> Commission ong>ofong> ong>theong> European Communities). ong>Theong>ir scope covers central ong>theong>mes in ong>theong> area ong>ofong> parallel architectures and languages, including such topics as concurrent, object-oriented, logic and functional programming; MIMD, dataflow, inference and reduction machines; design and verification ong>ofong> parallel systems; VLSI, WSI and RISC architectures; performance evaluation, memory management, systolic arrays, applications and special purpose architectures. ong>Theong> four invited lectures present ong>theong> state ong>ofong> ong>theong> art and advanced developments in major research areas related to ong>theong> topics ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>conferenceong>. ong>Ofong> ong>theong> more than 150 submitted papers 45 were selected for presentation. Furong>theong>rmore ong>theong> program ong>ofong> PARLE '89 comprises presentations on ong>theong> subprojects which togeong>theong>r constitute ESPRIT project 415. Parallel architectures based on a variety ong>ofong> programming styles (object-oriented, logic, functional, dataflow) are represented in ong>theong>se overviews.

Land policy in the near east

Land policy in the near east

MOHAMAD RIAD EL-GHONEMY Chief, Land tenure and Settlement Branch, FAO LAND POLICY IN ong>THEong> NEAR EAST 8°, pp. 417 FAO Rom ong>Proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> Development enter on land Policy and Settlement for ong>theong> Near East held in Tripoli, Lybya, from 16 to 28 October , organized by Food and Agriculture Organizatio ong>ofong> ong>theong> United Nations Euro 50 (suolo 8)

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Optimal Control of Differential Equations

Optimal Control of Differential Equations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pavel, Nicolae H. / Pavel, Pavel H., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, "Based on ong>theong> Interong>nationalong> ong>Conferenceong> on Optimal Control ong>ofong> Differential Equations held recently at Ohio University, Aong>theong>ns, this Festschrift to honor ong>theong> sixty-fifth birthday ong>ofong> Constantin Corduneanu an outstanding researcher in differential and integral equations provides in-depth coverage ong>ofong> recent advances, applications, and open problems relevant to maong>theong>matics and physics. Introduces new results as well as novel methods and techniques "

National Geographic Destinations, Beyond the Horizon

National Geographic Destinations, Beyond the Horizon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Nationalong> Geographic Society / Unknown, PUBLISHER: ong>Nationalong> Geographic Society, ong>Theong>se handy, take-along volumes are both beautiful destination planners and wonderful armchair adventures. Written in a warm, first-person style, ong>theong> informative text plus up-to-date maps make for easy vacation planning, while ong>theong> lush photography and unbeatable price make ong>theong>m great gift items. ong>Theong> first four titles are: -- Beyond ong>theong> Horizon: Come to ong>theong> edge ong>ofong> enchantment: ong>theong> highlands ong>ofong> Venezuela, Iceland, shaped by fire and ice, and ong>theong> Chinese kingdom ong>ofong> Muli.

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Immunopharmacology

Immunopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, Rogers / Rogers, Thomas / Gilman, Steven C., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Our understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> intricate nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> immune response on both a cellular and molecular level has both contributed to and benefited from ong>theong> work ong>ofong> immunopharmacologists. An increasing number ong>ofong> immunologists have become interested in agents which exert selective effects on ong>theong> immune system. This has prompted ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> subject ong>ofong> immunopharmacology which broadly addresses ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> natural and synong>theong>tic substances on ong>theong> immune response

On the Ice With... Mario Lemieux

On the Ice With... Mario Lemieux

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Christopher, Matt / Stout, Glenn, PUBLISHER: Little Brown and Company, Hockey has been a part ong>ofong> Mario Lemieux's life since his childhood. At ong>theong> age ong>ofong> six he was holding his own against boys four years older; by ong>theong> time he was sixteen, he had captured ong>theong> attention ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Hockey league, and soon after signed on with NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins. At ong>theong> Olympic Winter Games he captained ong>theong> Canadian hockey team, leading ong>theong>m in ong>theong>ir gold medal winning performance.

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Lonely Planet Victoria: Australia Guide

Lonely Planet Victoria: Australia Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Armstrong, Mark, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, -- details on ong>theong> best galleries, gardens, wineries, markets and festivals -- ong>theong> pick ong>ofong> Melbourne's fantastic restaurants, cafes and bars -- extensive coverage ong>ofong> ong>nationalong> parks, with details on outdoor activities including bushwalking and skiing -- accommodation options from bush campsites to beach resorts

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Robert H., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Only book available on this great body ong>ofong> water - Synopsis ong>ofong> ong>theong> history, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, and economics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans to present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf and wants to know ong>theong> full story ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir watery backyard

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Recent Trends in Algebraic Development Techniques: 15th

Recent Trends in Algebraic Development Techniques: 15th

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cerioli, M. / Reggio, G. / Cerioli, Maura, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes ong>theong> thoroughly refereed post-workshop ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> 15th Interong>nationalong> Workshop on Algebraic Development Techniques, WADT , held jointly with ong>theong> General Workshop ong>ofong> ong>theong> ESPRIT Working Group Cong>oFong>I in Genova, Italy, in April . ong>Theong> book presents 16 papers selected from 32 workshop presentations. Among ong>theong> topics addressed are formal specification, specification languages, term rewriting, and proong>ofong> systems.

Theatre and the State in 20th Century Ireland: Cultivating

Theatre and the State in 20th Century Ireland: Cultivating

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pilkington, Lionel / Pilkington, L. / Pilkington Lion, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This major new study presents a political and cultural history ong>ofong> some ong>ofong> Ireland's key ong>nationalong> ong>theong>atre projects from ong>theong> s to ong>theong> s. Impressively wide-ranging in coverage, ong>Theong>atre and ong>theong> State in Twentieth-Century Ireland: Cultivating ong>theong> People includes discussions on: *ong>theong> politics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Irish literary movement at ong>theong> Abbey ong>Theong>atre before and after political independence; *ong>theong> role ong>ofong> a state-sponsored ong>theong>atre for ong>theong> post- unionist government in Norong>theong>rn Ireland; *ong>theong> convulsive effects ong>ofong> ong>theong> Norong>theong>rn Ireland conflict on Irish ong>theong>atre. Lionel Pilkington draws on a combination ong>ofong> archival research and critical readings ong>ofong> individual plays, covering works by J. M. Synge, Sean O'Casey, Lennox Robinson, T. C. Murray, George Shiels, Brian Friel, and Frank McGuinness. In its insistence on ong>theong> details ong>ofong> history, this is a book important to anyone interested in Irish culture and politics in ong>theong> twentieth century.

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The Story of the Nih Grants Foundation

The Story of the Nih Grants Foundation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Strickland, Stephen P., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> America, This book makes available a short but comprehensive history ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Institutes ong>ofong> Health's Grant Program that built America's ong>nationalong> biomedical research capacity and brought medical science to its current zenith. ong>Theong> extramural programs ong>ofong> ong>theong> NIH, through an array ong>ofong> grants to non-federal institutions, constitute ong>theong> largest single source ong>ofong> funds for ong>theong> nation's biomedical research enterprise. This book traces ong>theong> history ong>ofong> this component ong>ofong> ong>theong> agency from its conception in ong>theong> final days ong>ofong> World War II to ong>theong> present. ong>Theong> author skillfully blends his descriptions ong>ofong> ong>theong> people and events that initiated and have shaped ong>theong> program with an analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> environment in which it has developed.

Teaching Science to Children: An Inquiry Approach

Teaching Science to Children: An Inquiry Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Friedl, Alfred E. / Koontz, Tricia / Koontz, Trish, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, This is a comprehensive, easy-to-use text containing more than 300 science teaching activities, 30 ong>ofong> which are new to this edition. ong>Theong> book's focus on ong>theong> inquiry approach places value on ong>theong> student's thinking and doing science, and ties ong>theong> text to ong>theong> inquiry-oriented ong>Nationalong> Science Education Standards for science teaching issued by ong>theong> ong>Nationalong> Research Council. Each ong>ofong> ong>theong> inquiry activities contains combined discussions ong>ofong> methods and content. ong>Theong> text helps students overcome science anxiety and shows ong>theong>m how easy it is to teach science using a simple, consistent three-step approach to each ong>ofong> ong>theong> science activities (set induction, investigation, and resolution). All activities use simple, easy-to-find materials. Over 250 pieces ong>ofong> line art clearly illustrate ong>theong> teaching activities.

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The Printed Media in Fin-de-Siecle Italy: Publishers,

The Printed Media in Fin-de-Siecle Italy: Publishers,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caesar, Ann Hallimore / Romani, Gabrielle / Burns, Jennifer, PUBLISHER: Legenda, ong>Theong> Unification ong>ofong> Italy in heralded a period ong>ofong> unprecedented change. While successive Liberal governments pursued imperial ventures and took Italy into World War One on ong>theong> Allied side, on ong>theong> domestic front technological advance, ong>theong> creation ong>ofong> a ong>nationalong> transport network, ong>theong> expansion ong>ofong> state education, internal migration to cities and ong>theong> rise ong>ofong> political associations all contributed to ong>theong> rapid expansion ong>ofong> ong>theong> print industry and ong>theong> development ong>ofong> new and highly diversified reading publics. Drawing on publishers' archives, letters, diaries, and printed material, this book provide ong>theong> most up-to-date research into ong>theong> printed media - books, magazines and journals - in Italy between and . With essays on publishers and reading communities, ong>theong> prong>ofong>essionalization ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> journalist and writer, children's literature, book illustrations, and printed media in colonial territories among oong>theong>rs, this book is intended for those with interests in cultural production and consumption and questions ong>ofong> nation-formation and nationhood in and outside Italy.

No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commandment Mysteries

No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commandment Mysteries

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Andrews, Gary, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, Three old friends seek to address a crisis ong>ofong> faith by attending an interfaith ong>conferenceong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's three great monoong>theong>istic religions. Among leading Christians, Muslims and Jews, ong>theong>y find meaning, romance and violence on a biblical scale. An engaging religious polemic wrapped in ong>theong> familiar mantel ong>ofong> a murder mystery, "No Gods Before Me: ong>Theong> First ong>ofong> ong>theong> Commandment Mysteries," is imbued with ong>theong> most relevant Biblical and Quranic verses, revealing ong>theong> scriptural roots ong>ofong> ong>theong> current world conflict. Respectfully and intelligently representing ong>theong> views ong>ofong> humanists and religious believers alike, this book explores answers to questions like: what do ong>theong> astrological disciplines teach about past and future history; what does God expect; what does ong>theong> Bible teach on evolution and abortion; who was Jesus and what really happened on Golgotha; what do Jews await in ong>theong> Messianic age; what does ong>theong> Quran teach on jihad and on women's rights; what is ong>theong> emotional root ong>ofong> ong>theong> dispute between Christianity, Judaism and Islam. A must read for all those secure in ong>theong>ir beliefs

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Reviews in Modern Astronomy, Volume 20: Cosmic Matter

Reviews in Modern Astronomy, Volume 20: Cosmic Matter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roser, Siegfried, PUBLISHER: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, This 20th volume in ong>theong> series contains 16 invited reviews and highlight contributions presented during ong>theong> Interong>nationalong> Scientific ong>Conferenceong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> German Astronomical Society on ong>theong> topic ong>ofong> "Cosmic Matter," held in WA1/4rzburg, Germany. ong>Theong> papers published here discuss a wide range ong>ofong> hot topics, including cosmology, high-energy astrophysics, astroparticle physics gravitational waves, extragalactic and stellar astronomy--togeong>theong>r representing ong>theong> roadmap for astroparticle physics in Europe.

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