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H. E. Tsem Rinpoche is famous for mesmerising his friends and
students with hours upon hours of incredible teachings. Within each
teaching is an epic story that will move, inspire and bring about
an entirely new perspective of life, spirituality and everything in
between. For the first time, these incredible tales are brought
together in to a single collection of short stories by the author
and also a dedicated student, David Lai. This timeless collection
of 21 short stories tells the tale of saints, sinners, struggles
and utter devotion. Keeping the original flavour and wisdom of H.E.
Tsem Rinpoche that is conveyed from the gentle heart of a loyal
disciple, these gripping tales will magically unfold before your
very eyes as you turn the pages of Tales My Lama Told Me.
This autobiography is a sincere, no-holds barred and very personal
portrait of how a spoilt young man makes his own spiritual journey
and finds life-changing results from the Dharma.We hope that
David's writing and experiences will inspire you to start on your
own spiritual journey
This book investigates cultural influences of competitive sports on
U.S. and Chinese strategic thinking and tactical behavior. Most
competitive sports owe their origins to human fighting. Although
they are "ritualized contests," competitive sports have retained
many aspects of human warfare, especially the use of strategy and
tactics that moves human contest beyond military clashes to the
subjugation of opponents without bloodshed. Cultural influences
usually go unnoticed. Indeed, Washington often conducts foreign
affairs like football games without knowing that is the case.
Likewise, Beijing moves in Weiqi style subconsciously. This book
uncovers these influences.
For courses in Linear Algebra. Fosters the concepts and
skillsneeded for future careers Linear Algebra and ItsApplications
offers a modern elementary introduction with broad,
relevantapplications. With traditional texts, the early stages of
the course arerelatively easy as material is presented in a
familiar, concrete setting, butstudents often hit a wall when
abstract concepts are introduced. Certainconcepts fundamental to
the study of linear algebra (such as linearindependence, vector
space, and linear transformations) require time toassimilate - and
students' understanding of them is vital. Lay, Lay, and McDonald
make theseconcepts more accessible by introducing them early in a
familiar, concrete n setting, developing them gradually, and
returning to themthroughout the text so that students can grasp
them when they are discussed inthe abstract. The 6th Edition offers
exciting new material, examples,and online resources, along with
new topics, vignettes, and applications.
For most people, getting into a relationship and getting married is
easily achievable. However, staying married or staying committed in
a relationship is another matter altogether. It is an excellent and
wonderful growing experience if we make it that way. So, this
little book explores this with the brilliant advice of a great
master and the candid conversation between four very unique
individuals. Their conversation explores real issues and practical
solutions that are relevant and applicable to any couple today.
Je Tsongkhapa was a 15th century Buddhist scholar and saint whose
fame swept all over the northern regions of Tibet, Mongolia and
north China. Often regarded as the "Second Buddha" after Buddha
Shakyamuni, he was widely revered and worshipped during the later
Chinese dynasties of Yuan and Ching. Today, his fame has spread all
over Asia and now the world in fulfillment of a prediction made by
Buddha Shakyamuni. This book relates the story of Je Tsongkhapa's
incredible life and achievements, as well as the qualities he
embodies, along with contemporary photography that interprets the
essence of his sacred existence in a unique ultramodern
perspective.
For one- or two-semester courses in Calculus for students majoring
in business, social sciences, and life sciences. Intuition before
Formality Calculus & Its Applications builds intuition with key
concepts of calculus before the analytical material. For example,
the authors explain the derivative geometrically before they
present limits, and they introduce the definite integral
intuitively via the notion of net change before they discuss
Riemann sums. The strategic organization of topics makes it easy to
adjust the level of theoretical material covered. The significant
applications introduced early in the course serve to motivate
students and make the mathematics more accessible. Another unique
aspect of the text is its intuitive use of differential equations
to model a variety of phenomena in Chapter 5, which addresses
applications of exponential and logarithmic functions. Time-tested,
comprehensive exercise sets are flexible enough to align with each
instructor's needs, and new exercises and resources in MyLab (TM)
Math help develop not only skills, but also conceptual
understanding, visualization, and applications. The 14th Edition
features updated exercises, applications, and technology coverage,
presenting calculus in an intuitive yet intellectually satisfying
way. Also available with MyLab Math MyLab (TM) Math is an online
homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with
this text to engage students and improve results. Within its
structured environment, students practice what they learn, test
their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that
helps them absorb course material and understand difficult
concepts. In the new edition, MyLab Math has expanded to include a
suite of new videos, Interactive Figures, exercises that require
step-by-step solutions, conceptual questions, calculator support,
and more. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab does
not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in
purchasing this title with MyLab, ask your instructor for the
correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your
Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to
purchase both the physical text and MyLab, search for: 013476868X /
9780134768687 Calculus & Its Applications plus MyLab Math with
Pearson eText -- Title-Specific Access Card Package, 14/e Package
consists of: 0134437772 / 9780134437774 Calculus & Its
Applications 0134765699 / 9780134765693 MyLab Math with Pearson
eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Calculus & Its
Applications
To better understand the PLA's ability to employ its developing
capabilities in a variety of potential scenarios, this year's
workshop examined how the PLA learns by doing, specifically through
its exercises and noncombat operations at home and overseas, and
through key logistical and theoretical developments. Key findings
are: 1) recent PLAN exercises and operations point to an increasing
interest in developing expeditionary naval capabilities and a
presence in distant seas, suggesting that a move beyond the current
"near seas" focus is both possible and an extension of existing
efforts; 2) PLA ground force exercises-rather than aiming to
intimidate others by demonstrating the ability to project power
beyond China's borders-focus on moving military power within China,
both to defend China's borders and perhaps as a prelude to military
restructuring in which smaller but more mobile formations could
replace larger and more static ones; 3) through its participation
in international military exercises as well as peacekeeping
operations and humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions, the
PLA is gaining greater capabilities to deploy outside of China's
borders for a a variety of missions; and, 4) PLA operations are
increasingly supported by a modern, civilian-integrated military
logistics network, though a lack of overseas bases continues to
limit the effectiveness of this network as it pertains to overseas
power projection capabilities.
The importance of China stems not only from its current
international role and its influence on the Asia-Pacific region in
particular, but also because China's impact on global developments
will likely continue to grow. One of our enduring imperatives is to
accurately survey China's experiences as a means to grasp its
existing perceptions, motivations, and ambitions. More than ever,
solid, evidence-based evaluation of what the PLA has learned from
the use of force and conflict elsewhere in the world is needed to
shed light on the prospects for its cooperation, or rivalry, with
the international community. This volume provides unique, valuable
insights on how the PLA has applied the lessons learned from
others' military actions to its own strategic planning.
The chapters presented in this volume have demonstrated first,
Chinese and PLA leaders have a strong sense of mission and concern
for China's security and well-being. Second, the PLA is committed
to the transformation in military affairs with Chinese
characteristics. Third, the PLA is eager to learn from the U.S.
military to expand and improve its operational capabilities.
Finally, the PLA has made progress in its transformation and
operational capabilities. For a long time, American leaders have
been surprised with the PLA's advances. This volume (and many of
the previous volumes from past PLA conferences) show that these
advances did not come out of the blue. Although much of the
learning and many of the improvements are still far from what is
desired (from Chinese expectations and American critiques), and
some of the learning has even created contradictions for the PLA,
these persistent and diligent learning practices will eventually
bring the PLA to a higher level of proficiency in its capabilities.
The emergence of a much more sophisticated PLA in the coming years
should not be a surprise.
The most profound change that the United States and China have
experienced in their relations over the past 30 years is perhaps
the onset of an apparent power transition between the two nations.
This potentially titanic change was set in motion as a result of
China's genuine and phenomenal economic development, and the impact
of this economic success on the United States and the U.S.-led
international system has been growing steadily. This perceived
power transition process will continue to be a defining factor in
U.S.-China relations for the next 30 years. As China's economic,
political, cultural, and military influence continue to grow
globally, what kind of a global power will China become? What kind
of a relationship will evolve between China and the United States?
How will the United States maintain its leadership in world affairs
and develop a working relationship with China so that China can
join hands with the United States to shape the world in
constructive ways? In this book, Dr. David Lai offers an engaging
discussion of these questions and others. His analysis addresses
issues that trouble U.S. as well as Chinese leaders. Dr. Lai has
taken painstaking care to put the conflicting positions in
perspective, most notably presenting the origins of the conflicts,
highlighting the conflicting parties' key opposing positions (by
citing their primary or original sources), and pointing out the
stalemates.
This guide to SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 (formerly Xcelsius
)is a cookbook packed full of practical recipes written in a clear,
concise manner with annotated examples to empower readers to
quickly accomplish specific dashboard tasks. If you are a developer
with a good command and knowledge of creating dashboards, but are
not yet an advanced Dashboard Design user, then this is the perfect
book for you. You should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft
Excel as well as knowledge of basic dashboard practices, though
experience of Dashboard Design as a specific dashboard tool is not
essential.
This analysis discusses the nature of U.S.-China relations in the
context of an ongoing power transition between these two great
powers, the rise of China and its impact, China's tortuous
experience during its transition to modernity, U.S.-China conflicts
over the two nations' core interests, and the future of the
U.S.-China power transition. This analysis holds the following
propositions. First, as a result of its genuine development and the
impact of its expanding influence on the international system,
China and the United States are inescapably engaged in a power
transition process, which is, on top of all other issues, about the
future of international relations. Second, the history of power
transition is filled with bloodshed; yet China and the United
States are willing to blaze a new path out of this deadly contest.
Third, although China and the United States have exchanged goodwill
for a peaceful future, the two nations nevertheless have many
contentious and unsettled conflicts of interest that are further
complicated by the power transition process and, if not properly
managed, can force the two to stumble into unintended war against
each other, hence repeating the history of power transition
tragedy. Finally, the next 30 years will be a crucial stage for
China's development and the evolution of the U.S.-China power
transition. Unfortunately, these titanic changes are overshadowed
by the inherently conflicting relations between China and the
United States. It will take these two great powers extraordinary
efforts to come to terms with the emerging new realities. Strategic
Studies Institute.
The annual Conference on the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)
took place at the U.S. Army War College (USAWC), in Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, on October 22-24, 2010.1 The topic for this year's
conference was the "PLA's lessons from Other People's Wars."
Participants at the conference sought to discern what lessons the
PLA has been learning from the strategic and operational
experiences of the armed forces of other countries during the past
3 decades. Why did observers of the PLA want to study what Chinese
military analysts might learned about non-Chinese wars? The answer
is twofold. First, the PLA has not fought an actual war since 1979.
Yet, during the last 3 decades, fundamental changes have taken
place on the battlefield and in the conduct of war. Since the PLA
has not fought since 1979, it had no experience in the changing
face of war, and thus could not follow Mao Zedong's admonition to
"learn by doing"; instead, it must look abroad for ways to discern
the new pattern of warfare in the evolving information age.
Studying Chinese military analysts' observations of non-Chinese
wars therefore provides us a glimpse of what the PLA takes from
others' experience to improve its capability and to prepare itself
for dealing with China's national security issues, such as Taiwan,
the South and East China Sea disputes, and internal unrest in Tibet
and Xinjiang, to name the most obvious ones. Second, Chinese
military analysts have noticeably more freedom in assessing and
commenting on the strength and weakness as well as the success and
fail-ures of other countries' wars. Indeed, for political reasons,
Chinese military analysts have to emphasize the heroics and
triumphs of the PLA's war experience and downplay setbacks and
failures.2 While there is certainly recognition of the daunting
challenges-in Korea, for example, accounts readily acknowledge that
the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) were totally unprepared
logistically and devastated by airpower-there are limits to the
levels of candor. To date, there is no critical analysis of the
PLA's claimed success or dismissed failure in the Sino-Vietnamese
Border War of 1979 by Chinese military analysts (however, there are
a few studies done by scholars outside of China3). Studying Chinese
military analysts' observation of other people's wars, therefore,
provide us key hints as to what Chinese military analysts consider
important aspects of current and future military operational
success and failure.
The chapters presented in this volume have demonstrated first,
Chinese and PLA leaders have a strong sense of mission and concern
for China's security and well-being. Second, the PLA is committed
to the transformation in military affairs with Chinese
characteristics. Third, the PLA is eager to learn from the U.S.
military to expand and improve its operational capabilities.
Finally, the PLA has made progress in its transformation and
operational capabilities. For a long time, American leaders have
been surprised with the PLA's advances. This volume (and many of
the previous volumes from past PLA conferences) show that these
advances did not come out of the blue. Although much of the
learning and many of the improvements are still far from what is
desired (from Chinese expectations and American critiques), and
some of the learning has even created contradictions for the PLA,
these persistent and diligent learning practices will eventually
bring the PLA to a higher level of proficiency in its capabilities.
The emergence of a much more sophisticated PLA in the coming years
should not be a surprise.
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