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Todays business leaders have much in common with President Kennedy.
They face monumental decisions in unpredictable times; their
actions have implications far beyond their own organizations; and
they are judged mercilessly and incessantly by both their
constituents and the media. Professionals, then, would do well to
study the leadership traits that made Kennedy one of the most
respected, beloved, and influential world leaders in modern
history. John F. Kennedy on Leadership analyzes what made Kennedy,
both before and during his Presidency, a unique and dominant force
who would serve as the standard by which future leaders would be
judged. Readers will learn the value of: * Planning and decision
making: Consult widely, then act. * Crisis management: Dont let
events manage you. * Building a team: Find your own "Bobby." *
Independence: Dont follow the crowd. * Mistakes: Learn from them
and move on. This timely (and timeless) book will be of interest to
anyone involved in leadership.
Free yourself from cosmological tyranny! Everything started in a
Big Bang? Invisible dark matter? Black holes? Why accept such a
weird cosmos? For all those who wonder about this bizarre universe,
and those who want to overthrow the Big Bang, this handbook gives
you 'just the facts': the observations that have shaped these ideas
and theories. While the Big Bang holds the attention of scientists,
it isn't perfect. The authors pull back the curtains, and show how
cosmology really works. With this, you will know your enemy, cosmic
revolutionary - arm yourself for the scientific arena where ideas
must fight for survival! This uniquely-framed tour of modern
cosmology gives a deeper understanding of the inner workings of
this fascinating field. The portrait painted is realistic and raw,
not idealized and airbrushed - it is science in all its messy
detail, which doesn't pretend to have all the answers.
In a snapshot of 21st century archaeological resource management as
a global enterprise, these 25 contributors show the range of
activities, issues, and solutions undertaken by contemporary
managers of heritage sites around the world. They show how the
linkages between global archaeology and funding organizations,
national policies, practices, and ideologies, and local populations
and their cultural and economic interests foster complexity of the
issues at all levels. Case materials from five continents introduce
common themes of archaeologist relations with descendant groups,
public outreach, national/local relationships, and data and site
preservation. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress.
In a snapshot of 21st century archaeological resource management as
a global enterprise, these 25 contributors show the range of
activities, issues, and solutions undertaken by contemporary
managers of heritage sites around the world. They show how the
linkages between global archaeology and funding organizations,
national policies, practices, and ideologies, and local populations
and their cultural and economic interests foster complexity of the
issues at all levels. Case materials from five continents introduce
common themes of archaeologist relations with descendant groups,
public outreach, national/local relationships, and data and site
preservation. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress.
The matrix isolation (MI) method has now been used for nearly
thirty years. During this period it has been actively developed and
the range of problems tackled greatly extended. Originally it was
used for studies of transient species involv ing vibrational,
electronic and ESR spectroscopy. Nowadays the study of transient
species forms a comparatively small part of HI work since it has
been amply demonstrated that very fruitful information can be
obtained of the structure and interactions of stable molecules and
their aggregates. In addition to the s ectroscopic methods
mentioned above the MI technique is nowadays a standard method in
research based on vibrational relaxation, luminescence, Mossbauer,
magnetic circular dichroism, pulsed NMR and photoelectron
spectroscopy. The matrix isolation technique affords considerable
advantages over more conventional methods in most applications of
spectroscopy. Areas where the technique has been widely applied, or
shows great potential, include: metal atom chemistry, and its
relation to surface chemistry, high temperature inorganic species,
transition metal complexes, interstellar species, free radicals and
unstable molecules, conformational studies, molecular com plexes,
and intermolecular forces."
Fungal infections are an increasing problem in critically ill
patients and these infections carry an attributable mortality that
is much higher than corresponding bacterial infections. In both
Europe and North America, Candida infections predominate and much
of this book concentrates on the epidemiology, risk factors,
diagnosis, and treatment of these infections. Particular reference
is made to the cross-infection problems of Candida infection and
the importance of infection control and preventative measures.
However, other fungal infections are increasingly being seen in
critically ill patients. This book is designed to offer a European
and North American perspective on each topic. There are many
similarities in experience and clinical practice but also
significant differences that we hope will stimulate further thought
and study. We hope the book will be of interest to intensivists,
infectious disease specialists, medical microbiologists, and all
those with an involvement in critical care. Progress in intensive
care medicine is resulting in a growing population of critically
ill patients at risk of fungal infection. Further improvements in
survival will require a multidisciplinary approach.
The matrix isolation (MI) method has now been used for nearly
thirty years. During this period it has been actively developed and
the range of problems tackled greatly extended. Originally it was
used for studies of transient species involv ing vibrational,
electronic and ESR spectroscopy. Nowadays the study of transient
species forms a comparatively small part of HI work since it has
been amply demonstrated that very fruitful information can be
obtained of the structure and interactions of stable molecules and
their aggregates. In addition to the s ectroscopic methods
mentioned above the MI technique is nowadays a standard method in
research based on vibrational relaxation, luminescence, Mossbauer,
magnetic circular dichroism, pulsed NMR and photoelectron
spectroscopy. The matrix isolation technique affords considerable
advantages over more conventional methods in most applications of
spectroscopy. Areas where the technique has been widely applied, or
shows great potential, include: metal atom chemistry, and its
relation to surface chemistry, high temperature inorganic species,
transition metal complexes, interstellar species, free radicals and
unstable molecules, conformational studies, molecular com plexes,
and intermolecular forces."
"Death and Redemption" offers a fundamental reinterpretation of
the role of the Gulag--the Soviet Union's vast system of
forced-labor camps, internal exile, and prisons--in Soviet society.
Soviet authorities undoubtedly had the means to exterminate all the
prisoners who passed through the Gulag, but unlike the Nazis they
did not conceive of their concentration camps as instruments of
genocide. In this provocative book, Steven Barnes argues that the
Gulag must be understood primarily as a penal institution where
prisoners were given one final chance to reintegrate into Soviet
society. Millions whom authorities deemed "reeducated" through
brutal forced labor were allowed to leave. Millions more who
"failed" never got out alive.
Drawing on newly opened archives in Russia and Kazakhstan as
well as memoirs by actual prisoners, Barnes shows how the Gulag was
integral to the Soviet goal of building a utopian socialist
society. He takes readers into the Gulag itself, focusing on one
outpost of the Gulag system in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan,
a location that featured the full panoply of Soviet detention
institutions. Barnes traces the Gulag experience from its
beginnings after the 1917 Russian Revolution to its decline
following the 1953 death of Stalin.
"Death and Redemption" reveals how the Gulag defined the border
between those who would reenter Soviet society and those who would
be excluded through death.
Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that
if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different
properties, life as we know it - and life as we can imagine it -
would be impossible. Join us on a journey through how we understand
the Universe, from its most basic particles and forces, to planets,
stars and galaxies, and back through cosmic history to the birth of
the cosmos. Conflicting notions about our place in the Universe are
defined, defended and critiqued from scientific, philosophical and
religious viewpoints. The authors' engaging and witty style
addresses what fine-tuning might mean for the future of physics and
the search for the ultimate laws of nature. Tackling difficult
questions and providing thought-provoking answers, this volumes
challenges us to consider our place in the cosmos, regardless of
our initial convictions.
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