Contents:
Part I: 1. ASEAN Business Context 2. The Rise of the Multinational Part II: 3. Organizational Downsizing 4. Corporate Consolidation 5. Human Resource Management 6. Electronic Technology 7. Information Tracking Part III: 8. The Marketing Function 9. Product, Brand, and Pricing Strategy 10. Advertising and Promotion 11. Distribution

Contents:
Part I: 1. ASEAN Business Context 2. The Rise of the Multinational Part II: 3. Organizational Downsizing 4. Corporate Consolidation 5. Human Resource Management 6. Electronic Technology 7. Information Tracking Part III: 8. The Marketing Function 9. Product, Brand, and Pricing Strategy 10. Advertising and Promotion 11. Distribution

Pathology of Multiple Pregnancy collates case material from over 500 autopsies (including embryos) and 1200 placentas from twins, triplets, and higher multiples with selected literature on human multiple reproduction. It emphasizes important new concepts of pathophysiology and interpretation of less than ideal outcomes of multiple conception based on over 30 years experience in the field. Aspects of perinatal pathology unique to twins and higher multiples are emphasized, with practical suggestions for the service pathologist, including items of potential medico-legal significance. Controversial topics, such as the value of studies of concordance for diseases or malformations, and the significance of inter-twin anastomoses, are addressed and suggestions made for further investigation. A close working relationship between pathologists and clinical colleagues is encouraged by discussion of clinico-pathological correlations. And, the most recent discussions on mechanisms of twinning and genetic versus environmental influences on the development of twins are presented.

"A pleasure to read." —Architectural Review

"A wonderful, nontechnical introduction to one of this century's most fascinating minds." —Whole Earth Review

"Original . . . [and] valuable, because it describes . . . Fuller's original techniques." —Architectural Record.

Architect, mathematician, engineer, inventor, visionary humanist, educator, inspirational orator, and bestselling author, R. Buckminster Fuller has been rightly called "the 20th-century Leonardo da Vinci." Written by a fellow inventor who worked with Fuller for more than three decades, BuckyWorks is an inspiring celebration of the man, his ideas, his inventions —and his legacy for our future. Featuring over 200 photographs and drawings, plus dozens of fascinating excerpts from Fuller's lectures and conversations with the author, this book offers a breathtaking inside look at one of the truly great minds of our time.

J. BALDWIN is an inventor and teacher who worked under, with, and for R. Buckminster Fuller for more than three decades. He served as an editor of the Whole Earth Catalog and the Whole Earth Review for 25 years.

Clinical decisions in modern medical practice are increasingly influenced by ethical and legal issues, but few doctors have been formally trained in medical law and ethics, and are unsure of potential sources of accessible information, which leaves them exposed to public criticism and the threat of legal action. Perioperative medicine and critical care are, by their very nature, subjects in which issues of autonomy, dignity, consent, confidentiality, medical research, life and death decision making, and the rationing of health care resources are ever-present. This book provides a straightforward but comprehensive one-stop reference and should be essential reading for all medical and allied health care professionals who encounter ethicolegal problems during their management of patients.

We must witness Daniel's origins to know the significance of the life we will watch him lead. Far across the universe, a swarm of moon sized creatures, driven by a Draykon, a demon from the realm where all evil exists, consume entire solar systems as they begin their invasion of Chronlia. If this evil is left unchecked, all life in the universe will be consumed. His world, in this galaxy named Chronlia, where a space-faring civilization has mastered transcendence between one physical life and the next, is one of the first consumed and destroyed by this swarm of massive creatures. By chance, in death, his soul escapes. After floating in the firmament of our universe, he is born as a new human child on Earth. There is no recollection of anything before this new life, except he is different, a brilliance burns from some where beyond his human consciousness. Will mankind be the answer to conquering an evil that consumes all life it finds in the universe?

We must witness Daniel's origins to know the significance of the life we will watch him lead. Far across the universe, a swarm of moon sized creatures, driven by a Draykon, a demon from the realm where all evil exists, consume entire solar systems as they begin their invasion of Chronlia. If this evil is left unchecked, all life in the universe will be consumed. His world, in this galaxy named Chronlia, where a space-faring civilization has mastered transcendence between one physical life and the next, is one of the first consumed and destroyed by this swarm of massive creatures. By chance, in death, his soul escapes. After floating in the firmament of our universe, he is born as a new human child on Earth. There is no recollection of anything before this new life, except he is different, a brilliance burns from some where beyond his human consciousness. Will mankind be the answer to conquering an evil that consumes all life it finds in the universe?

You will not find within these pages a haiku to inspire visions of a silkworm caught in a moment of introspection. This is not that kind of poetry collection. Instead in these pages you will find feelings and ideas which are stark, raw and honest . . . slices of life plucked from experiences both lived and imagined. Some are terrifyingly disturbing while others light-hearted and serene. If you dare to read forward and you are bravely open, you will begin a strange and magnificent journey through places in your mind and heart you might not have otherwise tread. Having been advised, should you feel ready then read on. Be prepared to enter the mind of a murderous stalker as he tracks his next victim. Witness the darkness of a diabolical, old woman whose reaction to interruption is harsh and extreme . . . then be carried away to a time of youth in a nearly forgotten yesterday and taste the sweet strawberries of a long lost springtime. These are poems about moments and what they hold whether they contain triumph, sorrow, happiness or loss. You will touch the face of loneliness, stare into the gaping maw of mental illness and addiction, perhaps learn a little about love, understand the sunshine in a new way as it spreads across a cold and frozen morning, and maybe even hear the voice of God. Thank you for sharing these moments with me and now let us begin this journey together.