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Mercenaries (DVD)
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Robert Fucilla and Billy Zane star in this low-budget British
special forces action thriller. Former SAS man turned mercenary
Andy Marlow (Fucilla) is sent into the Balkans to rescue an
American ambassador and his aide in the wake of a military coup.
1000-PIECE PUZZLE measuring 680 x 485mm SPOT FAMOUS CHARACTERS,
book and film references, and historical locations as you build the
puzzle INCLUDES A FOLD-OUT POSTER featuring fun facts about the
legends and the history STURDY & ATTRACTIVE BOX perfect for
gifting and storage Uncover the legend of King Arthur and the
knights of the round table in intricate detail in this new jigsaw
puzzle, illustrated by Adam Simpson. Spot Guinevere and Lancelot,
pass by the sword in the stone and search for the holy grail as you
build the puzzle. Packed with literary and historical references
ranging from Disney to Tennyson, via Monty Python and musicals,
this is the perfect gift for book lovers and history fans as well
as jigsaw puzzlers.
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Victim (DVD)
Ashley Chin, Ashley Madekwe, Jason Maza, Anna Nightingale, Michael Maris, …
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This British crime drama set in London's East End is the cinematic
debut of TV director Alex Pillai. Ashley Madekwe stars as Tia, a
middle class girl from the Home Counties who becomes caught up in a
world of crime when she goes to stay in the London council flat of
her cousin, Davina (Anna Nightingale). Much to her cousin's
displeasure, Tia becomes increasingly involved with one of her
friends, Tyson (Ashley Chin). As she becomes closer to Tyson, Tia
discovers that he has his own complex and very personal reasons for
turning to a life of crime.
The pursuit of economic growth is at the top of every nation's
policy agenda at the end of the 20th century. This authoritative
and comprehensive book goes beyond the narrowly-based convergence
model of economic growth by considering global, national and
regional patterns of growth from a comparative perspective. Issues
examined include: * the evolution of the firm and the role of
R&D * long-term implications of the loss of national
sovereignty * international 'openness' * social and political
institutions * patterns of regional harmonization in the United
States, particularly income and earnings trends across states and
the reasons for convergence * persistent regional disparities in
Europe including the roles of sectoral transformation, regional
spillovers, human capital formation and the allocation of
structural funds * the experience of convergence in individual
countries including Italy, the UK, Spain and Germany
Originally published in 1981, this volume provides a systematic and
detailed critique of the practice of transport planning. It shows
how past transport policies blighted cities, suburbs and
countryside alike, led to increased death and injury on the roads
and offered the whole of the motorized world as a hostage to the
oil-producing countries. The book urges us all to consider whether
increase mobility is really synonymous with progress and to take a
more active part in planning decisions that may adversely affect
our futures. The book will be of interest to those concerned with
environmental issues & transport planning.
This book, first published in 1982, focuses on a specific area of
commercial law: the Sale of Goods Act. The book contains key cases
and statutes relating to the sale of goods, each prefaced by a
contextualising introduction. Notes and questions are also
included, as are the full texts of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and
the relevant parts of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
Originally published in 1981, this volume provides a systematic and
detailed critique of the practice of transport planning. It shows
how past transport policies blighted cities, suburbs and
countryside alike, led to increased death and injury on the roads
and offered the whole of the motorized world as a hostage to the
oil-producing countries. The book urges us all to consider whether
increase mobility is really synonymous with progress and to take a
more active part in planning decisions that may adversely affect
our futures. The book will be of interest to those concerned with
environmental issues & transport planning.
From an infant's first grasp of quantity to Einstein's theory of
relativity, the human experience of number has intrigued
researchers for centuries. Numeracy and mathematics have played
fundamental roles in the development of societies and
civilisations, and yet there is an essential mystery to these
concepts, evidenced by the fear many people still feel when
confronted by apparently simple sums. Including perspectives from
anthropology, education and psychology, The Nature and Development
of Mathematics addresses three core questions: Is maths natural?
What is the impact of our culture and environment on mathematical
thinking? And how can we improve our mathematical ability?
Examining the cognitive processes that we use, the origins of these
skills and their cultural context, and how learning and teaching
can be supported in the classroom, the book contextualises each
issue within the wider field, arguing that only by taking a
cross-disciplinary perspective can we fully understand what it
means to be numerate, as well as how we become numerate in our
modern world. This is a unique collection including contributions
from a range of renowned international researchers. It will be of
interest to students and researchers across cognitive psychology,
cultural anthropology and educational research.
This book, first published in 1982, focuses on a specific area of
commercial law: the Sale of Goods Act. The book contains key cases
and statutes relating to the sale of goods, each prefaced by a
contextualising introduction. Notes and questions are also
included, as are the full texts of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and
the relevant parts of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
Plants exhibit forms of asymmetry analogous to "handedness" in
bilaterally symmetrical animals. This book explores the
evolutionary significance and development of asymmetry. Examples of
genetic control include the direction of tendril or stem coiling of
many climbing plants; the so-called spiral phyllotaxy and floral
taxy; and contorted petal arrangement is another kind of left-
right symmetry in plants; the direction of contortion is fixed in
some but not in other plants. The book will underscore tha all
phenomena related to handedness start during embryogenesis itself,
with the occurrence of embryo rotation. Key selling features: First
consolidated book on Plant Handedness Relates handedness, asymmetry
and chirality to the evolution of different organizational levels
in plant biology Emphasizes handedness as a vital governing force
in plant functional evolution Provides a new perspective, hitherto
ignored, into plant developemtn and evolution Describes how an
age-old phenomenon can give scope for investigation from a very
modern interdisciplinary approach
'Sometimes I liken the creative act to that of being a good
gardener. The musical material itself, the harmonies, rhythms, the
timbres and tempi, are seeds you have planted. Composing, bringing
forth the final formal arrangement of these elements, is often a
business of watching them grow, knowing when to nourish and water
them and when to prune and weed.' A book unlike anything ever
written by a composer, part memoir and part description of the
creative process, Hallelujah Junction is an absorbing journey
through the musical landscape of John Adams, one of today's most
admired and frequently performed composers. A musician of enormous
range and technical command, Adams has built a huge audience
worldwide through the immediacy and sincerity of his music, such as
his Pulitzer prize-winning memorial for the September 11 attack On
The Transmigration of Souls. Hallelujah Junction isn't so much an
autobiography as a fascinating journey through the musical
landscape of his life and times, centred around the three highly
controversial operas based on social and political issues he has
written in the past twenty-five years - Nixon in China, The Death
of Klinghoffer and, most recently, Dr Atomic.
With the major growth of the world's population over the past
century, as well as rapid urbanisation, people increasingly live in
crowded cities. This trend is often accompanied by proliferation of
poorly built housing, uncontrolled use of land, occupation of
unsafe environments and overstretched services. When a natural
hazard strikes such a city many people are vulnerable to loss of
life and property. This book explores what these people think and
feel about the threats that they face. How do they live with perils
ranging from earthquakes to monsoons, from floods to hurricanes, in
the 21st century? The authors are drawn from a large range of
disciplines: Psychology, Engineering, Geography, Anthropology and
Urban Planning. They also reflect on how perils are represented in
multiple cultures: the United States, Japan, Turkey, Bangladesh,
the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The book therefore not only
brings to light the ways that different cultures represent natural
hazards but also the different ways in which various disciplines
write about living with perils in the 21st century. The book is
addressed both to researchers and to organizations involved with
risk management and risk mitigation.
"A wonderfully vivid account of the momentous era they lived
through, underscoring the chaotic, often improvisatory
circumstances that attended the birth of the fledgling nation and
the hardships of daily life." -Michiko Kakutani, New York Times In
1762, John Adams penned a flirtatious note to "Miss Adorable," the
17-year-old Abigail Smith. In 1801, Abigail wrote to wish her
husband John a safe journey as he headed home to Quincy after
serving as president of the nation he helped create. The letters
that span these nearly forty years form the most significant
correspondence-and reveal one of the most intriguing and inspiring
partnerships-in American history. As a pivotal player in the
American Revolution and the early republic, John had a front-row
seat at critical moments in the creation of the United States, from
the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to negotiating
peace with Great Britain to serving as the first vice president and
second president under the U.S. Constitution. Separated more often
than they were together during this founding era, John and Abigail
shared their lives through letters that each addressed to "My
Dearest Friend," debating ideas and commenting on current events
while attending to the concerns of raising their children
(including a future president). Full of keen observations and
articulate commentary on world events, these letters are also
remarkably intimate. This new collection-including some letters
never before published-invites readers to experience the founding
of a nation and the partnership of two strong individuals, in their
own words. This is history at its most authentic and most engaging.
With the major growth of the world's population over the past
century, as well as rapid urbanisation, people increasingly live in
crowded cities. This trend is often accompanied by proliferation of
poorly built housing, uncontrolled use of land, occupation of
unsafe environments and overstretched services. When a natural
hazard strikes such a city many people are vulnerable to loss of
life and property. This book explores what these people think and
feel about the threats that they face. How do they live with perils
ranging from earthquakes to monsoons, from floods to hurricanes, in
the 21st century? The authors are drawn from a large range of
disciplines: Psychology, Engineering, Geography, Anthropology and
Urban Planning. They also reflect on how perils are represented in
multiple cultures: the United States, Japan, Turkey, Bangladesh,
the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The book therefore not only
brings to light the ways that different cultures represent natural
hazards but also the different ways in which various disciplines
write about living with perils in the 21st century. The book is
addressed both to researchers and to organizations involved with
risk management and risk mitigation.
This book is the outgrowth of the editors' conviction that there is
a need for a current and comprehensive examination of international
economic issues within the framework of institutional economics.
The volume covers the most important international topics that
institutional economists historically have addressed. We hope that
our initiative and necessarily limited choice of subjects will
encourage additional applications of institutional economic theory
to the international economy. For other economists, the analyses
contained in the volume's dozen chapters afford an opportunity to
become more aware of the theoretical work and policy
recommendations of institutional economists. It may be surprising
that, to an extent, evolutionary and neoclassical thinking converge
and even sometimes overlap on the matter of trends and problems of
the international economy. A case in point is the increased
attention both schools devote to the role of technology in shaping
patterns of world trade and specialization. In the past few
decades, global shifts in comparative advantages, the widespread
adoption of more flexible exchange rate systems, and the remarkable
shifts in institutional arrangements and policy regimes in the
former Soviet Union and East Asia have compelled a reassessment of
conventional static trade theories based on neoclassical
assumptions. Links among trade, international investment, and the
diffusion of economic growth are being more closely scrutinized and
better understood. This volume is an effort to expand and stimulate
this discourse on the economics of international relations,
including global economic development."
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Risk (Paperback)
John Adams
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Risk compensation postulates that everyone has a "risk thermostat"
and that safety measures that do not affect the setting of the
thermostat will be circumvented by behaviour that re-establishes
the level of risk with which people were originally comfortable. It
explains why, for example, motorists drive faster after a bend in
the road is straightened. Cultural theory explains risk-taking
behaviour by the operation of cultural filters. It postulates that
behaviour is governed by the probable costs and benefits of
alternative courses of action which are perceived through filters
formed from all the previous incidents and associations in the
risk-taker's life.; "Risk" should be of interest to many readers
throughout the social sciences and in the world of industry,
business, engineering, finance and public administration, since it
deals with a fundamental part of human behaviour that has enormous
financial and economic implications.
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) networks are widely considered to
be the new protocol for high speed communication systems, both for
broadband information highways and for local and wide area
networks. This book provides the reader with an authoritative
overview of the subject and presents the latest findings from
leading edge research in the area, concentrating particularly on
the way ATM is being developed with early services in mind. The key
issue of how ATM can provide different services is discussed,
focusing on issues relating to the control quality of service.
Written by research and development engineers at the British
Telecommunications Laboratories, this book is essential reading for
engineers in telecommunications operating companies working in
network design and related fields, engineers in telecommunications
and computer companies working on systems design, broadband
equipment vendors and postgraduate and research students of
telecommunications and computing.
This book is the outgrowth of the editors' conviction that there is
a need for a current and comprehensive examination of international
economic issues within the framework of institutional economics.
The volume covers the most important international topics that
institutional economists historically have addressed. We hope that
our initiative and necessarily limited choice of subjects will
encourage additional applications of institutional economic theory
to the international economy. For other economists, the analyses
contained in the volume's dozen chapters afford an opportunity to
become more aware of the theoretical work and policy
recommendations of institutional economists. It may be surprising
that, to an extent, evolutionary and neoclassical thinking converge
and even sometimes overlap on the matter of trends and problems of
the international economy. A case in point is the increased
attention both schools devote to the role of technology in shaping
patterns of world trade and specialization. In the past few
decades, global shifts in comparative advantages, the widespread
adoption of more flexible exchange rate systems, and the remarkable
shifts in institutional arrangements and policy regimes in the
former Soviet Union and East Asia have compelled a reassessment of
conventional static trade theories based on neoclassical
assumptions. Links among trade, international investment, and the
diffusion of economic growth are being more closely scrutinized and
better understood. This volume is an effort to expand and stimulate
this discourse on the economics of international relations,
including global economic development."
Allan Garfield Gruchy, now Professor Emeritus at The University of
Maryland, retired in 1977 from full-time duty. That he continued to
teach his graduate seminar in institutional economics and simply
accelerated work on a major study of planning in world economies is
only more evidence of the energy and concern he has brought to his
teaching and writing through out his career. His undergraduate
classes in comparative economic systems and modern economic
thought, and his two graduate courses on institu tionalism, were
always among the most popular in the department. They were firmly
grounded in a perspective that opened the minds of hundreds of
students to new avenues of thought and to different modes of
economic organization. Returning students who report they quickly
forgot the arid intricacies of intermediate theory courses
nonetheless recall Allan's verbal thrusts at orthodox positions and
at the shortcomings of American eco nomic institutions. Allan
worked for many years with Dudley Dillard to construct Maryland's
present department and served ably as acting chairman in 1976-77
after Dudley relinquished the chairmanship. His impatient wit
enlivened faculty meetings and rendered them expeditious in the
extreme, and it was welcomed by all except those with a penchant
for pontification. Allan is best known among economists for his
elucidation of institutional and neoinstitutional thought and for
his comparative analysis of planning v vi PREFACE and growth."
Plants exhibit forms of asymmetry analogous to "handedness" in
bilaterally symmetrical animals. This book explores the
evolutionary significance and development of asymmetry. Examples of
genetic control include the direction of tendril or stem coiling of
many climbing plants; the so-called spiral phyllotaxy and floral
taxy; and contorted petal arrangement is another kind of left-
right symmetry in plants; the direction of contortion is fixed in
some but not in other plants. The book will underscore tha all
phenomena related to handedness start during embryogenesis itself,
with the occurrence of embryo rotation. Key selling features: First
consolidated book on Plant Handedness Relates handedness, asymmetry
and chirality to the evolution of different organizational levels
in plant biology Emphasizes handedness as a vital governing force
in plant functional evolution Provides a new perspective, hitherto
ignored, into plant developemtn and evolution Describes how an
age-old phenomenon can give scope for investigation from a very
modern interdisciplinary approach
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