Over many centuries, the peaceful Serenans have built the Serenan Empire and Alliance of Nations. The Bry-Ek Union has invaded, expecting to easily acquire this large and prosperous part of the galaxy. Now the Bry-Eks, annoyed by the Serenan failure to surrender and unexpectedly effective defense, have unleashed a terrible weapon on the star of the San system. This sineachem will rapidly drain matter and energy from the star into a black hole, causing the destruction of the San system and its fourth planet, Serenus-the capital planet of the Empire. Surely they will surrender. . .

This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. It contains short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by the world renowned experts. The volume is still valid and useful after five or ten years. More information, as well as the electronic version of the whole content, is available at: springerlink.com.

This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. It contains short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by the world renowned experts - it is still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years. More information as well as the electronic version of the whole content available at: springerlink.com. The book will appeal to scientists and practitioners in the mentioned fields and in industry.

This volume brings together a group of authors who share a common concern with the effects of globalization on the South. Included among these effects is the accelerating erosion of the social, economic and political significance of the territorial distinction on which the terms South and North are founded. The authors' aim is explicit: to offer a unique perspective on globalization which places the transformation of the South and the renewed global organization of inequality at the heart of our understanding of the global order.

For over 50 years Heavy Weather Sailing has been regarded as the ultimate international authority on surviving storms at sea aboard sailing and motor vessels. In this book, former Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club Martin Thomas brings together a wealth of expert advice from many of the great sailors of the present, including fresh accounts of yachts overtaken by extreme weather, from Ewan Southby-Tailyour, Alex Whitworth and Dag Pike to Larry and Lin Pardey, Matt Sheahan and Andrew Claughton. The expert advice section has been updated in line with current thinking, with major new additions tackling preventing or coping with lightning strikes, navigating in heavy weather with both paper and electronic charts, the choice and use of tenders in severe weather, and special problems faced by the new generation of foiled cruising boats. For the first time the book also covers the unique challenges presented by weather in high latitudes, with more yachts crossing the Drake Passage and attempting the North West Passage. These revisions ensure that Heavy Weather Sailing is as relevant, useful and instructive for today's sailor venturing offshore as it ever was. This is the definitive book for crews of any size contemplating voyages out of sight of land anywhere in the world, whether racing or cruising. It gives a clear message regarding the preparations required, and the tactics to consider when it comes on to blow.

When Tatau was first published in 2010, Mark Adams' renowned images documenting a great Polynesian art tradition were a revelation. It told the story of the late Sulu'ape Paulo II, the pre-eminent figure of modern Samoan tattooing. A brilliantly innovative and often controversial man, he saw tatau as an art of international importance. Tatau documented his practice, and that of other tufuga ta tatau (tattoo artists), in the contexts of Polynesian tattooing, Samoan migrant communities and New Zealand art. Long out-of-print, this revised and extended new edition, with its handsome large format and texts by distinguished scholars, makes a cultural treasure available once more.

This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. It contains short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by the world renowned experts. The volume is still valid and useful after five or ten years. More information, as well as the electronic version of the whole content, is available at: springerlink.com.

Ten years after its initial successful publication, The MarvelVault is due for an update. New text and images chroniclehow Marvel has channelled its singular storytelling into ablockbuster movie studio, even as it has stayed true to itshallowed roots in the comics world. This updated editionfeatures 16 new pages that focus on Marvel's history andcore stories, plus an envelope containing removabledocuments.

Die Grenzen zwischen Sach- und Dienstleistung verschwimmen zunehmend - Produkte sind in der Regel hybrid. Sie sind als kundenorientierte Problemloesungen zu interpretieren, die durch das Schnuren von Leistungsbundeln aus Sach- und Dienstleistungskomponenten entstehen. UEber die Wettbewerbsvorteile und den oekonomischen Nutzen von hybriden Produkten herrscht weitgehend Einigkeit. Dennoch existieren kaum Ansatze zur integrierten Entwicklung von Sach- und Dienstleistungen. Die Tatsache, dass der wirtschaftliche Erfolg eines Leistungsbundels massgeblich von dessen Konzeption und kundenindividueller Gestaltung abhangt, wird damit vernachlassigt. In diesem Band werden neue Methoden zur Gestaltung hybrider Produkte vorgestellt. Dabei werden sowohl aktuelle Problemstellungen und Loesungsansatze als auch zukunftige Entwicklungsperspektiven betrachtet. Die einzelnen Kapitel fokussieren einerseits die Produktion und den Absatz hybrider Produkte und andererseits Informationssysteme, welche die Produktion und den Absatz hybrider Produkte unterstutzen. Es wird dem Grundgedanken gefolgt, dass die Erfullung einer Kundenanforderung nicht von vorneherein entweder an eine Sach- oder eine Dienstleistungskomponente geknupft ist - diese Zuordnung soll sich erst wahrend des Entwicklungsprozesses eines hybriden Produkts ergeben. Als "roter Faden" dient ein durchgangiges Fallbeispiel aus der technischen Gebrauchsguterbranche, bei dem die Nutzung mobiler Endgerate zu Verbesserungen in der Erbringung technischer Kundendienstleistungen fuhrt.

This volume brings together a group of authors who share a common concern with the effects of globalization on the South. Included among these effects is the accelerating erosion of the social, economic and political significance of the territorial distinction on which the terms South and North are founded. The authors' aim is explicit: to offer a unique perspective on globalization which places the transformation of the South and the renewed global organization of inequality at the heart of our understanding of the global order.

Questions about the status, identity and legitimacy of business schools in the modern university system continue to stimulate debate amongst deans, educational policy makers and commentators. In this book, three world experts share their critical insights on management education and new business school models in the USA, Europe and Asia, on designing the business school of the future, and how to make it work. They look at how the business school is changing and focus in particular on emergent global challenges and innovations in curricula, professional roles, pedagogy, uses of technology and organisational delineations. Set within the context of a wider discussion about management as a profession, the authors provide a systematic, historical perspective, analysing major trends in business school models, and reviewing a wealth of current literature, to provide an informed and unique perspective that is firmly grounded in practical and experimental analysis.

Der Autor entwickelt eine mehrstufige Planungsheuristik der Strategiebewertung und -auswahl, die es dem Anbieter ermoglicht, unternehmensspezifisch eine adaquate Markenstrategie abzuleiten."