The services sector --including financial services, telecommunications, transportation, tourism, and professional services --has become critical to the continued economic dynamism in the Americas. And the quality and competitiveness of this sector are essential to economic growth and development. On average, services --increasingly traded in more numerous and far-reaching ways than goods --account for nearly two-thirds of the gross domestic product of the Western Hemisphere. The importance of the sector, however, is disproportionately large in Central America and the Caribbean, where it often is the major source of employment and of foreign exchange.This timely volume is the first to review and analyze trade agreements covering the services sector in the Western Hemisphere and their relationship to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), in force since 1995 as an integral part of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Negotiations on liberalizing services trade are continuing at the multilateral, the regional or hemispheric, and the subregional levels. It is imperative to understand what is being discussed and implemented at these different levels and to articulate the linkages and relationships among the various agreements and the disciplines and obligations they contain. Services Trade in the Western Hemisphere informs the reader about these issues and more. Part 1 deals with the main issues relevant to the liberalization of services trade at the multilateral and regional levels, including improvements to the GATS architecture, the scope of regulatory reform, the relationship between the treatment of services and investment, WTO requirements that must be fulfilled by parties to an economic integration agreement, and disagreements brought to the multilateral dispute settlement process. Part 2 examines the scope, content, and liberalizing approach of subregional agreements in the Western Hemisphere, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and those promulgated by the Andean Community, as well as several bilateral free trade agreements covering services, in particular those signed by Mexico, Chile, and Central America. Part 3 evaluates the extent of liberalization of services trade achieved to date at the multilateral and subregional levels and discusses options for improvements in the context of the ongoing Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations.

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Social and Environmental Psychology in the European Context, Lisbon, Portugal, September 22-26, 1986

The growing importance of the evidence-based movement has made experimental evaluation a key issue among researchers, practitioners, commissioners and policy makers. However, experimental evaluation remains controversial in the sexual health field. This partly reflects the diversity of groups involved in this area and their different views on the most appropriate research methods. This book provides an analysis of the methodological and practical issues involved in evaluating sexual health interventions.

The book will appeal to trial enthusiasts through discussion of specific issues in trial design, and also to those with a sceptical interest in the potential of experimentation and its appropriateness or feasibility. It is concerned with methodology rather than the substantive findings of research, and considers the requirements of research in both developed and developing countries. The focus of the book is on sexual health interventions, although many of the issues are equally applicable to other areas of behavioural and social research

This book brings together and makes easily accessible data on flash points pres- ently listed in the standard references, plus many values measured in American indus- trial laboratories and European data as represented by the Fluka catalog and by values given in Nabert and Schoen. It is a collection that should be useful to those involved in manufacturing, handling, and shipping the many organics and organometallics now in production. The author would like to thank David Harvey, President, and Chuck Pouchert, of Aldrich Chemical Company, for permission to use their material and for provid- ing a computer printout of some six thousand chemicals listed in the Aldrich cata- log. Flash points for most of these chemicals were measured in the Aldrich laboratories and are not available elsewhere. Thanks are due also to Dr. Marjan Bace of Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc., who recognized the need for a handbook on flash points and handled the pub- lishing arrangements. Particular thanks go to my wife, Mary, who prepared the entire camera-ready manuscript. Richard M. Stephenson The University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut December, 1986 v Introduction Flash points are of particular importance to those involved with the handling and ship- ping of organics and organometaliics. As each country has its own shipping regula- tions, this can be a real problem for international shippers. Many flash points have been determined by individual chemical manufacturers in answer to their own needs.

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Social and Environmental Psychology in the European Context, Lisbon, Portugal, September 22-26, 1986

Secrets of Becoming brings into conversation modes of thought traditionally held apart: Whitehead's philosophy of the event, Deleuze's philosophy of multiplicity, and Judith Butler's philosophy of gender difference. Why should one try to connect these strains of thinking? What might make the work of these thinkers negotiable with one another? This volume finds that bridge in an emphasis on "becoming" that secretly defines the philosophies of Whitehead, Deleuze, and Butler. Its three sections investigate their surprising confluence in a "philosophy of becoming" in relation to the question of the event, bodies and societies, and immanence and divinity. A substantial Introduction gives an extended comparison of the three thinkers.

A unique blend of integrated video and book content, How to Operate provides a comprehensive, interactive training resource for medical students, junior doctors, MRCS candidates and surgeons in training. The three DVDs present over 40 of the most common general, urological, ENT and orthopaedic surgical procedures, complete with step-by-step commentary from experienced surgical consultants. At key points during each procedure, the frame freezes so that anatomical structures and pathology are drawn' onto the frame for clarity and to reinforce learning. The 10 hours of video is supported by an accompanying book containing an introduction to each procedure, a thorough explanation of the operation mirroring the video with relevant video stills, and bullet point summaries which can be used as OSCE-style checklists. With a foreword by John Black, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, How to Operate is a truly comprehensive learning resource for all budding surgeons. All you need to become a surgeon is here -- scalpel not included

London 1915 and Great Britain is at war with Germany. Stylish lady detective Miss Isabel Hewitt is involved on the Home Front with the Women's Emergency Corps using her car to help ferry refugees around London. Then someone brutally murders two girls from the Corps in Shoreditch and there are fears the Ripper may be back. Isabel is asked to investigate and she begins a very dangerous mission tracking down a serial killer.

London 1916 and Great Britain is at war with Germany. Stylish lady detective Mss Isabel Hewitt is approached by a wealthy young woman Miss Jen-Eva Howard. She would like Miss Hewitt to look into the murder of her fiance, the journalist Giles Chichester. Isabel agrees, but soon discovers he was an unpleasant sort of man, who wrote contentious articles for his magazine and upset a lot of people. Convinced his death is connected with a case he was working on, Isabel goes undercover to follow up his leads, but the key to unlock the mystery is a white cat. The solution causes Isabel to question her hitherto unshakeable belief in justice.

It is London 1915 and Great Britain is at war with Germany. Stylish lady detective Miss Isabel Hewitt is approached by a young soldier Captain Alex Fraser in the hope of finding his natural mother. He was given away at birth. Isabel agrees to take on his case even though she suspects the mother may be a friend of hers. Her inquiries take her to Brighton where Captain Fraser is staying. But then a girl's body is found on Hove Beach and Isabel is drawn into a shocking murder investigation.

London 1915 and Britain is at war with Germany. Stylish lady detective, Miss Isabel Hewitt, has agreed to play the piano at a fund raising concert. The funds are for a small military hospital where her former manservant, Clarke, works as an orderly. But her rehearsal is interrupted when a Mrs Peveril calls to ask her to investigate the death of her daughter Leah. The police think it is suicide, the mother hopes it is not. Isabel agrees to take on the case, but soon discovers the girl was leading a double life. Is it suicide or murder?

Dr. Stephenson has published several award-winning short stories in various magazines. Earned a B.S. in Behavioral Sciences; a M.A. in Literature (Both from University of Houston); and graduated Magma Cum Laude at Seminary with a Doctorate in Divinity. He is currently Director of Cherry Tree Ministries in Christian denominations in America-Who are they? What are they about? How did it all happen? Dr. Stephenson's book, Denominational Stew: American Style answers these questions and more

Written in an objective, easy-to-read style (this is not a recruiting tool), Denominational Stew takes the reader on a biblical journey from the garden of Adam and Eve, to Moses the lawgiver, through New Testament times, Roman domination, formation of the Catholic Church, the Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, murders and martyrs, and King James's England, right up to the Mayflower crash-landing on the shores of the New World.

Section Two carries us through the Colonial period, through two Great Awakenings and introduces us to the Great Revivalist of early America. The reader will walk alongside Pilgrims, Puritans, Separatists, and Reformists, as they tame a new world and form a government while seeking freedom of religion, "the freedom to worship God without being told 'how to' by leaders on a distant continent."

As early Americans learned and grew, they imported old movements, old denominations, and then created their own. These ideas will go on to influence denominations yet to be born Each movement-some lasted and grew strong, while others faded away into theological dust-produced the roots for many of our Christian denominations today.

This book, Denominational Stew, is for all libraries, personal and professional reference libraries, as well as for personal study. Formatted as a Christian study guide, Denominational Stew is intended for adult study groups, home group study, and even for a better secular understanding of Christianity in America; for everyone seeking to understand the history and role of Christian denominations in America today.Texas.