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Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right : American life in columns by Smerconish, Michael A.

Table of Contents: “…Cable Carnival Shoutfest -- Requiem for an Era -- McCain Fails the Big Five Tests -- Their Stanley Cup Runneth Over -- My Dinner with Pervez -- Jack Kemp's Winning Game Plan -- Checking in With Smokin' Joe to Thank Him for His Dignity -- 1-800-Political-Venom -- Sorry, But for Me, the Party Is Over -- Yard Sale 101 -- The Power of Pin Money -- Farewell, My DN Friends -- Investment Giant on Living Well -- and Madoff -- A Lesson in Gumption, and Its Rewards -- Can You Imagine How Christie's Son Feels? -- "Mormon Issue" Still Handicaps Romney -- 9/11 Generation Is Highlight of Speeches -- It's Time to Break the Mold on Talk Radio -- Lessons from the Cheap Seats -- Bursting a Class Bubble -- A Shattered Spirit -- Warren's Shaky History -- Zeppelin Communication Breakdown -- The Teacher Who Opened a Mind -- Unpaid but Richly Rewarding -- Pennsbury Grad Makes a Splash in D.C. -- Nightmare on Health Site -- Secret Facet of Westboro Case -- SATs Don't Always Mark a Successful Path -- Worthy Subject of Protest May Target Workers -- Mystery Tip that Broke Sandusky Case -- Recalling Gary Hart, Debating News Policy -- Overreaction in C.B. …”
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Real NASCAR : white lightning, red clay, and Big Bill France by Pierce, Daniel S.

Table of Contents: “…: the creation and early years of NASCAR -- Darlington, Bamooda shorts, Jocko Flocko, and the fabulous Hudson Hornet : NASCAR Grand National, 1950-1954 -- I would have been willing to bet-- we would never have to sleep in the car again : feast and famine, NASCAR, 1955-1958 -- High stakes poker : NASCAR, 1959-1963 -- Give 'em all a shot of whiskey and drop the flag : NASCAR's danger years, 1964-1967 -- The dirt tracks are rapidly becoming a thing of the past : the end of the beginning, 1968-1972 -- Back to Bristol.…”
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Real NASCAR : white lightning, red clay, and Big Bill France by Pierce, Daniel S.

Table of Contents: “…: the creation and early years of NASCAR -- Darlington, Bamooda shorts, Jocko Flocko, and the fabulous Hudson Hornet : NASCAR Grand National, 1950-1954 -- I would have been willing to bet-- we would never have to sleep in the car again : feast and famine, NASCAR, 1955-1958 -- High stakes poker : NASCAR, 1959-1963 -- Give 'em all a shot of whiskey and drop the flag : NASCAR's danger years, 1964-1967 -- The dirt tracks are rapidly becoming a thing of the past : the end of the beginning, 1968-1972 -- Back to Bristol.…”
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In the zone : helping children rise to the challenge of learning by Lansdown, Mike

Table of Contents: “…The terror of error -- Four common types of mistake -- References -- 7. Hook 'em and hold 'em -- Novel organisation -- Mystery or intrigue -- Unusual location -- Visitors/experts -- References -- 8. …”
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Meteorites and asteroids : classification, geology, and exploration

Table of Contents: “…""HEDs and Asteroid 4-Vesta """"CM Chondrites and the C-Type Asteroids ""; ""Iron Meteorites and M-Type Asteroids""; ""Aubrites and E-Types""; ""Ureilites and F-Types ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATERIAL AND CHANGES OF THE EARTHâ€?S CLIMATE ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""THE INFLUENCE OF CONTINUOUS FLUX OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL SUBSTANCE ON ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES ""; ""POSSIBLE INFLUENCE OF ASTEROID IMPACT ON ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES ""; ""The Hallstatt Cycle and Taurid Stream ""…”
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A Mickey Mouse reader

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The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of legal and ethical aspects of sex offender treatment and management / Handbook of legal and ethical aspects of sex offender treatment and management

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LSAT For dummies by Hatch, Lisa Zimmer

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Housing for People of All Ages : flexible, unrestricted, senior-friendly. by Ebner, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Senior-friendly, integrated, flexible; Integrated Living; Project Summary; "Miss Sargfabrik" in Vienna; Multi-generational House in Stuttgart; Multi-generational Housing in Vienna; Apartment Building in Vienna; Renovation of a Department Store in Eschweiler; Community Centre in Stuttgart; Seniors' Residence in Zurich; Multengut Seniors' Residence near Bern; Housing Development and Aged Care Centre in Alicante; High-rise Apartment Building in Rotterdam; Senior Dwellings in Domat/Ems; Centre for Seniors in Lich; Long House on Henza Island; Seniors' Centre in Magdeburg.…”
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Hybrid offline/online methods for optimization under uncertainty by De Filippo, Allegra

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Modern devices : the simple physics of sophisticated technology by Joseph, Charles Lynn, Bernal, Santiago

Table of Contents: “…; 15.3 TRADITIONAL AND HIGH-DEFINITION TV DISPLAY FORMATS; 15.4 CATHODE RAY TUBES; 15.5 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; 15.6 PLASMA DISPLAYS; 15.7 DIGITAL MICRO-MIRROR DEVICES.…”
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Poker : the parody of capitalism by Bjerg, Ole, 1974-

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Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions. by Finkelstein, Sydney

Table of Contents: “…Evidence from the Banking Industry; Introduction; From Corporate Financial Performance to Corporate Social Performance in M Theoretical Background; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Performance; Stakeholder Theory; Acquisitions as Multistakeholder Deals; The Intesa-Sanpaolo Experience; Discussion and Conclusions; References; Interaction of Cultural and Technological Distance in Cross-Border, High-Technology Acquisitions; Introduction; Theory and Hypotheses Development; Technology Distance.…”
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Art in Science : Selections from EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. by Potter, Polyxeni

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Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3 Essentials. by Alex Libby; Gaurav Gupta; Asoj Talesra

Table of Contents: “…Embedding HTML5 video contentExploring what happened; Building a practical example; Exploring what happened; Exploring the risks; Making audio responsive; Taking things further; Making text fit on screen; Sizing with em units; Using rem units as a replacement; Exploring use of viewport units; Taking things further; Summary; Chapter 4: Exploring Media Queries; Exploring some examples; Understanding media queries; Exploring the available media types; Listing the available media features; Introducing operators in our queries; Identifying common breakpoints; Creating custom breakpoints.…”
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Structural aspects of protein synthesis. by Liljas, Anders

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Computational electrodynamics : a gauge approach with applications in microelectronics by Schoenmaker, Wim, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…14.11 Discretization of the Gauge Condition 213 -- 14.12 Temporal Discretization 214 -- 14.13 BDF for DAEs 215 -- 14.14 State-Space Matrices and Linking Harmonic to Transient Analysis 216 -- 14.15 A Technical Detail: Link Orientations 221 -- 14.16 Scaling 222 -- 14.16.1 Scaling the Poisson Equation 222 -- 14.16.2 Scaling the Current-Continuity Equations 223 -- 14.16.3 Scaling the Maxwell-Ampere Equation 224 Summary 226 PART III: Applications 15 Simple Test Cases 229 -- 15.1 Examples 229 -- 15.1.1 Crossing Wires 229 -- 15.1.2 Square Coaxial Cable 229 -- 15.1.3 Spiral Inductor 231 -- 15.2 S-Parameters, Y-Parameters, Z-Parameters 233 -- 15.3 A Simple Conductive Rod 235 -- 15.4 Strip Line above a Conductive Plate 239 -- 15.4.1 Finite tM Results 246 -- 15.5 Running the Adapter 247 -- 15.6 Simulations with Opera -- VectorFields 247 -- 15.7 Coax Configuration 256 -- 15.8 Inductor with Grounded Guard Ring 258 -- 15.9 Inductor with Narrow Winding above a Patterned Semiconductor Layer 265 Summary 280 -- 16 Evaluation of Coupled Inductors 281 -- 16.1 Scaling Rules for the Maxwell Equations 282 -- 16.2 Discretization 283 -- 16.3 The EV Solver 285 -- 16.3.1 Boundary Conditions 287 -- 16.4 Scattering Parameters 288 -- 16.5 Application to Compute the Coupling of Inductors 290 -- 17 Coupled Electromagnetic-TCAD Simulation for High Frequencies 295 -- 17.1 Review of A-V Formulation 298 -- 17.1.1 A-V Formulation of the Coupled System 298 -- 17.2 Origin of the High-Frequency Breakdown of the A-V Solver 300 -- 17.3 E-V Formulation 301 -- 17.3.1 Redundancy in Coupled System 303 -- 17.3.2 Issues of Material Properties 304 -- 17.3.3 Boundary Conditions 305 -- 17.3.4 Implementation Details 306 -- 17.3.5 Matrix Permutation 307 -- 17.4 Numerical Results 308 -- 17.4.1 Accuracy of E-V Solver 308 -- 17.4.2 Spectral Analyses 311 -- 17.4.3 Performance Comparisons 314 Summary 316 -- 18 EM-TCAD Solving from 0-100 THz 317 -- 18.1 From AV to EV 317 -- 18.2 Discretization 319 -- 18.3 Simplified EV Schemes 320.…”
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Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation (XVI). by Rebello, J. M. A.

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Advances in the economic analysis of participatory & labor-managed firms. / Advances in the economic analysis of participatory and labor-managed firms

Table of Contents: “…Jones -- How to start an employee-owned industrial company and survive for 35 years / Lars Lindkvist -- Motivations for establishing cooperative companies in the performing arts : a European perspective / Christine Sinapi, Edwin Juno-Delgado -- Organizational structure and performance in European banks : a reassessment / Giovanni Ferri, Panu Kalmi, Eeva Kerola -- Formal organizational power and innovation : from a principal-agent to an institutionalist view / Trevor Young-Hyman, Mariangélica Chavéz -- Low investment in contingent workers and its negative impact on society : the case of South Korea / Heung-Jun Jung, Yoon-Ho Kim, Heesang Yoon -- Anti-shirking effects of group incentives and human-capital-enhancing HR practices / Andrea Kim [and others] -- Employee ownership and organizational citizenship behavior : high performance ownership systems and the mediating role of psychological ownership / Erik Poutsma, Coen van Eert, Paul E.M. …”
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Too much is not enough! : Charleston Conference proceedings, 2013

Table of Contents: “…-published research / Alicia Wise, Amy Friedlander, Howard Ratner, Judy Ruttenberg and John Wilbanks - Plato's cave revisited / Bruce Heterick - The British national approach to scholarly communication / Lorraine Estelle - University presses and academic libraries demystified: a conversation / Leila Salisbury, Peter Berkery, Angela Carreño, Ellen Faran and Fred Heath - The long arm of the law / Ann Okerson, William Hannay, Bruce Strauch, Georgia Harper and Madelyn Wessel - Hyde Park corner debate: resolved: the current system of scholarly publishing, whereby publishers receive content for free and then sell it back to libraries at a high price, must fundamentally change / Elizabeth Chapman, Rick Anderson and Jean-Claude Guédon - I hear the train a comin' / Greg Tananbaum, William Gunn and Lorraine Haricombe -…”
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Naturally healthy Mexican cooking : authentic recipes for dieters, diabetics, & all food lovers by Peyton, James W.

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Mastering Business for Strategic Communicators: Insights and Advice from the C-suite of Leading Brands. by Ragas, Matthew W.

Table of Contents: “…Part II: Communications, Business Acumen, and the C-suite2 The Communicator as Integrator -- Note -- 3 Why Business Acumen Matters More Than Ever -- The â#x80;#x9C;Ah-Haâ#x80;#x9D; Moment: Getting Grilled By MBAs -- If You Canâ#x80;#x99;t Beatâ#x80;#x99;em, Joinâ#x80;#x99;em: Time to Get an MBA -- Putting My Education to Work -- The Telescope and the Microscope -- Problem-Solving Requires Common Understanding -- Reference -- 4 From Farm to Pharm: Business and Life Lessons Learned in the Barnyard -- Lesson #1: Others Always Come First, Even If They Are Cows…”
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A cultural history of the avant-garde in the Nordic countries, 1950-1975

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Still : Samuel Beckett's quietism by Wimbush, Andy

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The hero factor : how great leaders transform organizations and create winning cultures by Hayzlett, Jeffrey W., Eber, Jim

Table of Contents: “…; Chapter 13: Inclusive Cultures: Hero or Status Quo?; You Can Ask Google Anything, But What If You Question Google?…”
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Python game programming by example : a pragmatic guide for developing your own games with Python / Pragmatic guide for developing your own games with Python by Rodas de Paz, Alejandro, Howse, Joseph

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Mastering Java Machine Learning. by Kamath, Dr. Uday

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Introduction to Antennas and RF Propagation Analysis by Friesen, Dean James

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4D Electron Microscopy : Imaging In Space And Time.

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Spectral sensing research for surface and air monitoring in chemical, biological and radiological defense and security applications

Table of Contents: “…Thériault -- A pyramid-based block of skewers for pixel purity index for endmember extraction in hyperspectral imagery / C.-I. Chang [and others] -- A compact eye-safe OPO pumped by a Nd:YAG microchip MOPA / J. …”
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Typography essentials : 100 design principles for working with type / 100 design principles for working with type by Saltz, Ina

Table of Contents: “…17 The hyphen, the en dash, and the em dash18 High contrast in reverse -- 19 Extreme scaling -- 20 Heavy flourishes -- 21 Thinking like a typesetter -- 22 Using display versions -- 23 Using numbers -- 24 Dingbats and pictograms -- 25 Theory of Relativity I -- THE WORD -- 26 A “badâ€? …”
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Lead-free Solders : Materials Reliability for Electronics. by Subramanian, K.

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Quick Finite Elements for Electromagnetic Waves. by Pelosi, Giuseppe

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FUNdraising : 50 Proven Strategies for Successful School Fundraisers. by Sennett, Frank

Table of Contents: “…"Dance Fever." Relive High School Memories with an Adult Prom -- No. 10. …”
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EW 104 : EW against a new generation of threats / EW against a new generation of threats by Adamy, David

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Bioluminescence and chemiluminesce : chemistry, biology and applications : proceedings of the 14th International Symposium, San Diego, 15-19 Oct., 2006

Table of Contents: “…Effect of microenvironmental changes on kinetic parameters ofsteady-state enzyme-induced bacterial bioluminescent reaction / Sukovataya I.E., Tyulkova N.A. and Kaykova E.V. …”
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Freestanding houses : a housing typology by Pfeifer, Günter, 1943-

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Layout techniques for integrated circuit designers by Sahrling, Mikael, 1964-

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Practical antenna design for wireless products by Lau, Henry

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Brilliance by design : creating learning experiences that connect, inspire, and engage by Halsey, Vicki, 1955-

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