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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Matter and Memory is a book of cognitive philosophy by Henri
Bergson which discusses the classic problem of how the human mind
and its memories are related to the spirit. Bergson uses the
phenomena of memory to construct arguments in favor of the spirit's
existence. The various types of memory, and how they are related to
the physical world, are discussed. Bergson analyses how memories
are formed, what bearing they have on the world, and how they
ultimately come to constitute their possessor's innate spirit. This
book was originally written by Bergson in response to an essay by
Th odule Ribot, who held that all memory could be traced back to
the brain's nervous system. Thus, the essence of human memory could
be reduced to mere matter, rather than containing a higher,
spiritual element. Bergson fervently disagreed with this opinion,
and strove to write this thesis as a counter to the notion that the
spirit can be reduced to only molecular activity.
This is the HARDBACK version.
Fistfights. Cars careening off cliffs and exploding. Running on a
bridge. Dodging a helicopter. The dune buggy roll. Iconic
convertibles. Signature sports jackets. 17 Paseo Verde. L.A. at its
coolest-and then there was Peggy.
For generations, throughout the world these have brought a smile
to the face and a single word to mind-Mannix. With such style
up-front, the substance behind the character of Joe Mannix has been
overlooked-until now.
Mannix ran on CBS-TV from 1967-1975 during the Golden Age of
Television, the last production of Desilu (the legendary studio
owned by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz) following Star Trek and
Mission: Impossible. It was syndicated in over 70 countries during
its first run, won Golden Globe and Emmy awards, and innovated the
concept of the personalized crime-fighter. Star Mike Connors, who
embodied his alter ego, wanted Joe Mannix to have emotion, a
departure from type.
And now, back to mannix is not a TV log book, or even a behind the
scenes book, but a behind the myth book, making the case that some
TV characters have singular power to make societies and individuals
better, interspersed with discussion of the richness of character,
symbolism, and scenes in the series. The book includes a Foreword
by Mike Connors and a Prologue by David Breckman, writer and
co-executive producer of the highly successful USA series, Monk.
JoAnn M. Paul, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Computer
Engineering at Virginia Tech. Her childhood hero was shot, drugged,
poisoned, beaten, tortured, and dumped down hillsides to be left
for dead. Nothing could have prepared her better for life.
Aidan McInnis, a young, straight-laced pilot from Boston likes
structure, so he is woefully unprepared when a series of personal
upheavals deposits him in the heart of unconventional and
uninhibited Key West, Florida. As his new life evolves to be
increasingly bizarre and unpredictable, he finds an improbable
mentor in the eccentric, self-styled Monarch of the Conch Republic,
Louie Robideau. Over the course of a year, Louie and a colorful
cast of locals help Aidan grow past the man he was raised to be and
into the man he always wanted to be.
Tony Rawlins does not think he is a stupidly gullible man. Forlorn
and desperate to extricate himself from the aftereffects of a bad
marriage, he attempts to find romance by answering a provocative
personal ad. Unfortunately, Rawlins is about to find himself
victimized by the woman he had hoped would cure his loneliness. Now
she has accused him of killing her husband. Innocent but convicted
on her convincing testimony, Rawlins heads to jail. Soon, and much
to his relief, new evidence is uncovered that casts his accuser's
story in doubt. She vanishes, and the conviction is set aside until
she can be found. Vindicated at least for the time being, Rawlins
returns to work where he unwittingly uncovers an illegal business
that soon reveals the real reason for the murder. But now others
are turning up dead-including the woman who accused him of murder.
In a mystery trilogy of novellas filled with surprising twists and
turns, Rawlins must decide who he can trust-and who he cannot-as he
attempts to untangle himself from a dangerous and very determined
web of fatal females.
One of the most basic themes in the philosophy of language is
referential uptake, viz., the question of what counts as properly
understanding' a referring act in communication. In this inquiry,
the particular line pursued goes back to Strawson's work on
re-identification, but the immediate influence is that of Gareth
Evans. It is argued that traditional and recent proposals fail to
account for success in referential communication. A novel account
is developed, resembling Evans' account in combining an external
success condition with a Fregean one. But, in contrast to Evans,
greater emphasis is placed on the action-enabling side of
communication. Further topics discussed include the role of mental
states in accounting for communication, the impact of
re-identification on the understanding of referring acts, and
Donnellan's referential/attributive distinction. Readership:
Philosophers, cognitive scientists and semanticists.
Das Buch ist ein Leitfaden fA1/4r die tAgliche Arbeit in
GynAkologie, Geburtshilfe, Neonatologie und bei der genetischen
Beratung.
Das Autorenteam geht auf alle sich im Rahmen der nichtinvasiven und
invasiven PrAnataldiagnostik stellenden Fragen ein. Besondere
BerA1/4cksichtigung findet die sonographische
Fehlbildungsdiagnostik.
DarA1/4ber hinaus vermittelt der vorliegende Band fundiert und
umfassend, aber dennoch A1/4bersichtlich den neuesten
wissenschaftlichen Stand des fachA1/4bergreifenden Gebietes der
Humangenetik. In dieser Funktion ist es fA1/4r alle in Klinik und
Praxis mit der Diagnostik genetisch bedingter Erkrankungen und der
genetischen Familienberatung BeschAftigten ein wertvolles
kurzgefaAtes Nachlesewerk.
Many modern technologies give the impression that they somehow work
by magic, particularly when they operate automatically and their
mechanisms are invisible. A technology called RFID (Radio Frequency
Identification), which is relatively new, has exactly this
characteristic. Librarians everywhere are closely watching RFID
technology. Advances over using bar codes on library materials,
RFID tags are being touted as a way to radically redesign how
library materials are handled. But it is expensive. The tags are
vulnerable to wear and tear and the technology is not fully
developed. It's unclear what sort of return on investment (ROI) it
provides. While it is common for libraries to now have information
technology expertise within their organizations, RFID may appear
unfamiliar. RFID for Libraries: A practical guide examines what
RFID technology is and how it works. The book reviews the
development of computer technology and its effects on library
operations over the last couple of decades. Further examination
features the applications of RFID technology in libraries. An
assessment of current implementations in libraries and the lessons
learnt provides suggestions to overcome the issues faced.
Concluding chapters look into the future to see what developments
might be possible with RFID in libraries. Benefiting from the rich
experience the author has gained during recent implementation of
RFID based system for his library and the important title aids the
library and information community in understanding RFID technology
from a library perspective.
Written by a librarian who has recently implemented the RFID system
for his libraryComprehensive review of available RFID systems for
librariesStep by step guidelines for successful implementation of
RFID systems in the library
Contents: 1. Molecular Clocks: Whence and Whither 2. Molecular Clocks and a Biological Trigger for Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth Events and the Cambrian Explosion 3. Phylogenetic Fuses and Evolutionary 'Explosions': Conflicting Evidence and Critical Tests 4. The Quality of the Fossil record 5. Ghost Ranges 6. Episodic Evolution of Nuclear Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA Gene in the Stem-lineage of Foraminifera 7. Dating the Origin of Land Plants 8. Angiosperm Divergence Times: Congruence and Incongruence Between Fossils and Sequence Divergence Estimates 9. The Limitations of the Fossil Record and the Dating of the Origin of the Bilateria 10. The Origin and Early Evolution of Chordates: Molecular Clocks and the Fossil Record 11. Bones, Molecules and Crown-tetrapod Origins 12. The Fossil record and Molecular Clocks: Basal Radiations Within the Neornithes
Fee bidding still generates emotive reactions from within many sections of the architectural profession. Fee bidding is not taught in most schools of architecture, so practitioners generally rely on hunches and guesswork. It is these wild card guesses, which exacerbate the poor levels of income for which the architectural profession is renowned. This book introduces practising architects, architectural managers and senior students, to the philosophy and practice of analytical estimating for fees. By means of a detailed case study it illustrates the many problems which may be encountered in the calculation of fees for professional services. It gives a step-by-step guide through the complexities of fee bidding and acts as a source of reference to successful bidding. A detailed discussion of the philosophy of design management and architectural management is developed as a backdrop to the preparation of a bid. It leads the reader through the mysteries of converting the calculation of a bid into a serious tender. This unique text is an essential guide for all practitioners, particularly those at the commencement of their careers and Part 3 students. Indeed it will be of importance to all constructional professionals who operate within a highly competitive market.
Determining the precise timing for the evolutionary origin of
groups of organisms has become increasingly important as scientists
from diverse disciplines attempt to examine rates of anatomical or
molecular evolution and correlate intrinsic biological events to
extrinsic environmental events. Molecular clock analyses indicate
that many major groups are twice as old, or more, than a literal
reading of the fossil record attests, implying that the fossil
record is incomplete. Few paleontologists agree that the fossil
record is inadequate, arguing instead that our understanding of the
molecular clock is far from ideal. Telling the Evolutionary Time:
Molecular Clocks and the Fossil Record represents a discussion
between molecular biologists and paleontologists, in which they
investigate the significance of competing sources of data, explain
the nature of molecular clocks and the fossil record, and strive to
develop compromise models that incorporate contradictory opinions.
These are presented as a series of case studies dealing with many
of the most important groups of complex organisms, such as
protists, land plants, flowering plants, complex animals,
chordates, vertebrates, tetrapods, and modern birds. Bringing fresh
insight and various perspectives to a complicated argument, this
book assembles all sides of the debate into one comprehensive text.
It is a significant volume for research scientists and advanced
students across the field of evolutionary biology.
Spanning more than 400 years of America's past, this book brings
together, for the first time, entries on the ways Americans have
mythologized both the many wars the nation has fought and the men
and women connected with those conflicts. Focusing on significant
representations in popular culture, it provides information on
fiction, drama, poems, songs, film and television, art, memorials,
photographs, documentaries, and cartoons. From the colonial wars
before 1775 to our 1997 peacekeeper role in Bosnia, the work
briefly explores the historical background of each war period,
enabling the reader to place the almost 500 entries into their
proper context. The book includes particularly large sections
dealing with the popular culture of the American Revolution, the
Civil War, the Indian Wars West of the Mississippi, World War II,
and Vietnam. It has been designed to be a useful reference tool for
anyone interested in America's many wars, to provide answers, to
teach, to inspire, and most of all, to be enjoyed.
The Fourth International Meeting on Clinical Pharmacology in
Psychiatry was held in Bethesda, Maryland on 5-8 September 1985 and
was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Earl Usdin. Earl was one of the
organizers of the three previous meetings held in Chicago (1979),
Troms0 (1980), and Odense (1982). During the organization of the
fourth meeting Earl became ill and had to relinquish his role as
one of the principal organizers. It is safe to conclude that there
was no better, or more professional, or more efficient an organizer
of scientific meetings in the field of neuropharmacology and
psychiatry than Earl U sdin, and it was quite a task for the
remaining organizers to fill the void left when he withdrew from
this one. Those of us who have organized previous meetings with
Earl were struck by how much more difficult our work became without
him. This obviously speaks well for his subtle (and at times not so
subtle) organizational skills. Nevertheless, in Earl's memory the
organizers proceeded to invite a group of internationally renowned
neuropsychopharmacologists to address the problem of selectivity in
psychotropic drug action and to try to reconcile the amazing
advances in basic preclinical neuropsychopharmacology with the
problem of clinical specificity encountered by the psychiatrist.
One of the most basic themes in the philosophy of language is
referential uptake, viz., the question of what counts as properly
understanding' a referring act in communication. In this inquiry,
the particular line pursued goes back to Strawson's work on
re-identification, but the immediate influence is that of Gareth
Evans. It is argued that traditional and recent proposals fail to
account for success in referential communication. A novel account
is developed, resembling Evans' account in combining an external
success condition with a Fregean one. But, in contrast to Evans,
greater emphasis is placed on the action-enabling side of
communication. Further topics discussed include the role of mental
states in accounting for communication, the impact of
re-identification on the understanding of referring acts, and
Donnellan's referential/attributive distinction. Readership:
Philosophers, cognitive scientists and semanticists.
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