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The complete second season of the US drama following medical
examiner Dr. Megan Hunt (Dana Delany) as she attempts to balance
her demanding job with her private life. In this series, Megan's
unique methods cause problems in the workplace and her already
tense relationship with her boss Kate Murphy (Jeri Ryan) worsens.
Meanwhile, Megan continues to build bridges with daughter Lacey
(Mary Mouser) and starts dating attractive FBI agent Derek Ames
(Cliff Curtis). The episodes comprise: 'Love Thy Neighbour',
'Hunting Party', 'Missing', 'Lazarus Man', 'Point of Origin',
'Second Chances', 'Hard Knocks', 'Love Bites', 'Gross Anatomy',
'Your Number's Up', 'Falling for You', 'Shades of Blue', 'Sympathy
for the Devil', 'Cold Blooded', 'Occupational Hazards', 'Home
Invasion', 'Identity', 'Going Viral: Part One', 'Going Viral: Part
Two' and 'Mind Games'.
Whether you will be commissioning, running, involved in the
delivery of, or are just interested in the possibilities that
program and portfolio management can bring, 'Project Program and
Portfolio Management in Easy Steps' will give you a good
understanding of the subject. It will show you how to implement
program and/or portfolio management in easy steps and how to get
the greatest benefit from using one or both in your organization.
The history of the tractor is one of rapid development, from the
turn of the 20th century when it was a substitute for the horse, to
today's sophisticated machines which boast a range of
technologically advanced equipment. This fact-packed encyclopedia
charts this exceptional history, the machines and their
manufacturers. Each vehicle is illustrated with archive material or
photography, together with specification boxes detailing engine
capacity, power, transmission and weight. Including an
international overview of farm machinery around the world, the
volume forms a highly comprehensive tractor encyclopedia that all
enthusiasts will want to own. The ultimate book for every tractor
and agricultural machinery enthusiast, this is a detailed portrait
in words and pictures of farm vehicles and their evolution.
Covering every aspect of the tractor and its components, from the
history of the inventors, innovators and factories, to the
vehicles' engine capacities and power, the glorious images feature
original machines, vintage models restored to their former glory,
together with their modern-day high-tech equivalents.
With off-road driving becoming more and more popular and taking
drivers to ever more challenging destinations, the time has never
been better for this essential guide to surviving the many
challenges come across during these adventures. Covering areas such
as first aid, navigation, repairs, vehicle recovery and outdoor
skills, this must have handbook for all four-wheel adventurers
shows how to survive in many diverse terrains with your 4x4.
First published in 1977, Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive investigates
the process of the transformation of Western society in the
twentieth century. The author questions assumptions of sociological
fashion and goes beyond the descriptions of changes in the economy,
government, education, the family, work, leisure and the arts, to a
deeper level of historical cause. He proposes three-character
types, or patterns of psychological disposition, to indicate
respectively the 'Puritan' past that is waning, the immediate
'paranoid' past that has exemplified society's crisis of
transition, and the 'remissive' future, whose ideology already
permeates the present. These types reflect his leading theme - the
historical decline of the authority of the individual. John Carroll
believes that culture has moved faster than character. Focusing on
what is conventionally the upper middle class - the bourgeoisie -
he proposes the emergence of a new 'remissive' culture from the
ruins of the old Puritan order, and concludes that the pathology,
the remiss nervousness of contemporary Westerners, results from
their futile attempts to adapt their enduring Puritan disposition
to their hedonist ideals. The twenty-first century carries remnants
of this transformation and will be of interest to students of
sociology, philosophy, history and political science.
Before Marcuse and Laing, before Heidegger and Sartre, even before
Freud, the way was prepared for the anarcho-psychological critique
of economic man, of all codes of ideology or absolute morality, and
of scientific habits of mind. First published in 1974, this title
traces this philosophical tradition to its roots in the nineteenth
century, to the figures of Stirner, Nietzsche and Dostoevsky, and
to their psychological demolition of the two alternative axes of
social theory and practice, a critique which today reads more
pertinently than ever, and remains unanswered. To understand this
critique is crucial for an age which has shown a mounting revulsion
at the consequences of the Crystal Palace, symbol at once of
technologico-industrial progress and its rationalist-scientist
ideology, an age whose imaginative preoccupations have telescoped
onto the individual, and whose interest has switched from the
social realm to that of anarchic, inner, 'psychological man'.
Before Marcuse and Laing, before Heidegger and Sartre, even
before Freud, the way was prepared for the anarcho-psychological
critique of economic man, of all codes of ideology or absolute
morality, and of scientific habits of mind. First published in
1974, this title traces this philosophical tradition to its roots
in the nineteenth century, to the figures of Stirner, Nietzsche and
Dostoevsky, and to their psychological demolition of the two
alternative axes of social theory and practice, a critique which
today reads more pertinently than ever, and remains
unanswered.
To understand this critique is crucial for an age which has
shown a mounting revulsion at the consequences of the Crystal
Palace, symbol at once of technologico-industrial progress and its
rationalist-scientist ideology, an age whose imaginative
preoccupations have telescoped onto the individual, and whose
interest has switched from the social realm to that of anarchic,
inner, 'psychological man'.
John Carroll contends that since 1918 sociology has distinguished
itself by making society appear as dull as it is at its worst.
Using barbaric jargon, legalistic syntax and vacuous statistical
tables, and driven by an obsession with the humdrum, it has
exhibited some of the worst traits of the culture it should have
been laying bare. Sceptical Sociology examines where sociology went
wrong, and what ought to be done to transform it into a worthwhile
enterprise. In a series of studies of contemporary Western society,
the author puts into practice the principles of a 'sceptical
sociology'. There are enquiries into the cleanliness compulsion
among housewives, the conflicting dream and reality of the tourist,
the moral centrality of the car, the tactics of the latest shopping
palaces. There is an allegory on fur hats, a dark portrait of a
typical modern marriage, a putting of intellectuals in their place,
and a pursuit of the sociology of space through the universal
longing for home. The author contends that sociology ought to be
the important stories about a society and its times, well told.
Sceptical Sociology attempts to show that it can be well done.
John Carroll contends that since 1918 sociology has distinguished
itself by making society appear as dull as it is at its worst.
Using barbaric jargon, legalistic syntax and vacuous statistical
tables, and driven by an obsession with the humdrum, it has
exhibited some of the worst traits of the culture it should have
been laying bare. Sceptical Sociology examines where sociology went
wrong, and what ought to be done to transform it into a worthwhile
enterprise. In a series of studies of contemporary Western society,
the author puts into practice the principles of a 'sceptical
sociology'. There are enquiries into the cleanliness compulsion
among housewives, the conflicting dream and reality of the tourist,
the moral centrality of the car, the tactics of the latest shopping
palaces. There is an allegory on fur hats, a dark portrait of a
typical modern marriage, a putting of intellectuals in their place,
and a pursuit of the sociology of space through the universal
longing for home. The author contends that sociology ought to be
the important stories about a society and its times, well told.
Sceptical Sociology attempts to show that it can be well done.
The Series III Land Rover, an updated Series IIA, was launched in
1971 and offered an amalgamation of cosmetic and engineering
changes intended to modernise the Land Rover in the face of growing
competition from other manufacturers, especially in traditional
export markets. Despite being produced during a troubled era of
motor vehicle production in Britain, more than 400,000 Series IIIs
were produced, and they are now considered cherished classics.
Fully illustrated with over 190 colour photographs, this book looks
fondly at the numerous Land Rover Series III models that were
produced successful against an uncertain backdrop. 190
illustrations
The Land Rover was a post-war marvel, a vehicle that helped change
the face of motoring on and off-road around the world. From its
humble beginnings as a temporary stopgap intended to get the Rover
Company up and running again, created in a workshop at Solihull, it
soon endeared itself to those who needed to travel off the beaten
track anywhere in the world. Its success can be gauged by the fact
that, in only six years, more than 100,000 were made. The vehicle
evolved quickly in its first ten years from 1948-58 - to the extent
that the Land Rovers known as Series Ones include five wheelbases
and three engines - and it became a permanent part of the Rover
Company's range. Owners and drivers soon included royalty, farmers,
explorers and soldiers, and the Land Rover became a ubiquitous part
of the British landscape, especially in rural areas. Inevitably,
the Land Rovers that started the legend became cherished and
sought-after classics, to the extent that the Land Rover Series One
Club is now the largest Land Rover club in the world. Series Ones
are owned by people as diverse as the tasks Land Rovers are
expected to perform, and this book reflects that. Photographed in
recent years, it offers a portrait of these cherished vehicles,
their owners and the events they attend.
In 1971, a British Army team undertook the challenge of driving the
Pan-American Highway in its entirety from Alaska to Tierra Del
Fuego. This included crossing the notorious Darien Gap, the
approximately 200-mile-long missing link in the intercontinental
highway's length. It took almost 100 days of concerted effort for
the expedition to drive, winch and float two Range Rovers through
this trackless jungle terrain. This book looks at the region's
history and previous expeditions as well as the epic 1971 72
journey. It contains reminiscences from eight members of the
expedition as well as previously unpublished photographs,
decorative maps and commemorative postal covers. 170 illustrations
Parsing can be defined as the decomposition of complex
structures into their constituent parts, and parsing technology as
the methods, the tools, and the software to parse automatically.
Parsing is a central area of research in the automatic processing
of human language. Parsers are being used in many application
areas, for example question answering, extraction of information
from text, speech recognition and understanding, and machine
translation. New developments in parsing technology are thus widely
applicable.
This book contains contributions from many of today's leading
researchers in the area of natural language parsing technology. The
contributors describe their most recent work and a diverse range of
techniques and results. This collection provides an excellent
picture of the current state of affairs in this area. This volume
is the third in a series of such collections, and its breadth of
coverage should make it suitable both as an overview of the current
state of the field for graduate students, and as a reference for
established researchers.
Parsing can be defined as the decomposition of complex structures
into their constituent parts, and parsing technology as the
methods, the tools and the software to parse automatically. Parsing
is a central area of research in the automatic processing of human
language. Parsers are being used in many application areas, for
example question answering, extraction of information from text,
speech recognition and understanding, and machine translation. New
developments in parsing technology are thus widely applicable.
This book contains contributions from many of today's leading
researchers in the area of natural language parsing technology. The
contributors describe their most recent work and a diverse range of
techniques and results. This collection provides an excellent
picture of the current state of affairs in this area. This volume
is the third in a line of such collections, and its breadth of
coverage should make it suitable both as an overview of the current
state of the field for graduate students, and as a reference for
established researchers.
This volume is of specific interest to researchers, advanced
undergraduate students, graduate students, and teachers in the
following areas: Computational Linguistics, Artificial
Intelligence, Computer Science, Language Engineering, Information
Science, and Cognitive Science. It will also be of interest to
designers, developers, and advanced users of natural language
processing software and systems, including applications such as
machine translation, information extraction, spoken dialogue,
multimodal human-computer interaction, text mining, and semantic
web technology.
Guilt is the dark force behind haunting anxiety,
obsessive-compulsive behaviour, life meaninglessness, and
depression - a force to be kept in check. Yet guilt is equally our
richest and most hidden resource, the essence of our humanness, and
it drives us on to our highest achievements. Today, when
individuals feel bad it is not usually because of something
specific they have done. Rather, thundering around in the depths of
their being is guilt: obscure, unconscious, yet irrepressible and
ever-present. Where does it come from, what are its ways, and how
might it be put to useful work? This book explores the nature of
guilt, shedding light on how the modern West came increasingly to
understand it as 'the most terrible sickness'. It traces the
psychological origins of guilt in each person's family, and
demonstrates the historical rise of guilt in parallel with
civilization. It examines the modern predicament: the difficulty of
finding explanations for guilt in a secular, post-church society -
and the possibility of relief from its curse, while channelling it
into a fulfilling life. As such it will appeal to those with
interests in sociology, psychology, psychiatry, cultural studies,
cultural history, and anthropology.
Guilt is the dark force behind haunting anxiety,
obsessive-compulsive behaviour, life meaninglessness, and
depression - a force to be kept in check. Yet guilt is equally our
richest and most hidden resource, the essence of our humanness, and
it drives us on to our highest achievements. Today, when
individuals feel bad it is not usually because of something
specific they have done. Rather, thundering around in the depths of
their being is guilt: obscure, unconscious, yet irrepressible and
ever-present. Where does it come from, what are its ways, and how
might it be put to useful work? This book explores the nature of
guilt, shedding light on how the modern West came increasingly to
understand it as 'the most terrible sickness'. It traces the
psychological origins of guilt in each person's family, and
demonstrates the historical rise of guilt in parallel with
civilization. It examines the modern predicament: the difficulty of
finding explanations for guilt in a secular, post-church society -
and the possibility of relief from its curse, while channelling it
into a fulfilling life. As such it will appeal to those with
interests in sociology, psychology, psychiatry, cultural studies,
cultural history, and anthropology.
In 2021, as the Jeep celebrates its 80th anniversary, there is no
doubt that itis one of the world's most famous automobiles. The
utility 4x4 machine was designed to help win a war - something that
it did with aplomb - and a legend was born, spawning both evolved
models that remain in production to this day and numerous imitators
around the globe. The Jeep also led to the establishment of
four-wheeling as a form of recreation, something else that has
spread around the globe. The idea of preserving wartime Jeeps as
classic vehicles with a tangible link to World War Two became
established during the 1970s and, over 50 years, has become ever
more popular and led to the formation of organizations such as the
MVPA. This book looks at the history of military Jeeps made by
Willys and Ford in the US, as well as the likes of Hotchkiss and
NEKAF in Europe. Illustrated with over 220 photographs, this book
provides an up-to-date view of Jeeps within the military vehicle
preservation scene.
This title will guide you through Microsoft's latest version of
Project so you can master its new features.
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Rarely covered in formal engineering courses, natural gas
hydrates are a common problem and real-life danger for engineers
worldwide. Updated and more practical than ever, "Natural Gas
Hydrates, Third Edition" helps managers and engineers get up to
speed on all the most common hydrate types, how to forecast when
they will appear, and safely mitigate their removal. Known for
being highly flammable, gas hydrates are a preventable threat that
can costs millions of dollars in damage, as well as take the lives
of workers and engineers on the rig. The third edition of "Natural
Gas Hydrates" is enhanced with today s more complex yet practical
utilization needs including: New hydrate types and formers,
including mercaptans and other sulfur compoundsVital information on
how to handle hydrate formation in the wellbore, useful information
in light of the Macondo explosion and resulting oil spillMore
detailed phase diagrams, such as ternary systems, as well as more
relevant multicomponent mixtures
Quantifiably measure the conditions that make hydrates possible and
mitigate the right equipment correctlyPredict and examine the
conditions at which hydrates form with simple and complex
calculation exercisesGain knowledge and review lessons learned from
new real-world case studies and examples, covering capital costs,
dehydration, and new computer methods"
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