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Dynamics of the Mammalian Sperm Head: Modifications and Maturation Events From Spermatogenesis to Egg Activation (Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology)



Dynamics of the Mammalian Sperm Head: Modifications and Maturation Events From Spermatogenesis to Egg Activation (Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology)
Kiyotaka Toshimori | 2009-06-18 00:00:00 | Springer | 98 | Urology

Mammalian spermatozoa have complex structures. The structure-function relationship of sperm has been studied from various viewpoints. Accumulated evidence has shown that the sperm components undergo sequential changes from the beginning of spermatogenesis to the time of fertilization/embryogenesis. Structural analyses have been performed using various new techniques of light and electron microscopy as well as immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry in combination with specific probes such as antibodies against sperm components. Recently developed gene-manipulation techniques have accelerated investigations on the events that govern the relationship between the structure and molecular components of sperm. In addition, animal models with gene manipulations have been shown to exhibit various morphological and functional abnormalities that lead to infertility.

In humans, male infertility is caused by a number of factors such as the external environment, nutrient changes, genotoxins, and mutagens. These factors affect not only the development of germ cells during spermatogenesis but also the functions of mature sperm, ultimately impairing fertilization or embryogenesis. Typical phenotypes of impaired fertilization or embryogenesis are visible in conditions such as azoospermia, oligozoospermia, and teratozoospermia, which have been induced in model animals with gene deficiencies. Thus, comparative analyses of the phenotypes expressed by model animals carrying gene mutations and infertile human patients should be performed in relation to the normal (natural) fertilization process to clarify the etiology of infertility due to male factors.

In this book, I discuss the events that occur in the normal sperm head and govern the structure-function relationship from the time of spermatogenesis to that of fertilization or egg activation. In this regard, I describe dynamic modifications and maturation events occurring in sperm-head components and compare the outcomes of these events with the outcomes of their failure.



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Learning ASP.NET 3.5



Learning ASP.NET 3.5
| 2008-07-15 00:00:00 | | 0 | ASP.NET


With this book, you will learn how to create engaging and interactive web applications using the latest version of the world's most popular web development platform: ASP.NET with AJAX, built on the productivity-enhancing features of Visual Studio 2008. All you need to get started is a basic knowledge of HTML and a desire to produce professional quality websites. Learning ASP.NET 3.5 introduces new skills in each new chapter and offers fully annotated and fully functional examples that you can put to work immediately. Each chapter adds detailed summaries, practice questions to ensure comprehension, and exercises so you can apply what you've learned to new situations. Written by the bestselling author team of Jesse Liberty, Dan Hurwitz, and Brian MacDonald, Learning ASP.NET 3.5 offers complete, up-to-date coverage of ASP.NET 3.5 and AJAX. The book includes: Chapters that are designed as a series of tutorials on different aspects of web development Examples in each chapter that illustrate how a new concept works. Different chapters feature either a single running example with several stages, or a series of smaller examples A single large example in the final chapter offers that uses everything the reader has learned VB, JavaScript, and SQL Cheat Sheet sidebars to help readers with no little or no background with those topics AJAX-style fully integrated into ASP.NET programming -- the way it should be taught and used If you want to get up to speed with the world's most popular web development technology, Learning ASP.NET 3.5 is the best resource for the job.

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he Dialect of the Tribe: Speech and Community in Modern Fiction



he Dialect of the Tribe: Speech and Community in Modern Fiction
Oxford University Press | 1987-01-01 00:00:00 | | 1 | Languages (Other)
The bold careers of Henry James, D.H. Lawrence, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett--writers with profoundly unsettled cultural identities--spark Margery Sabin's investigation of values carried through inherited forms of speech. The Dialect of the Tribe offers fresh readings of such great novels as The Golden Bowl, Women in Love, Ulysses, and the Beckett trilogy which illustrate how complex attitudes toward the speech forms of language inform the most varied social, psychological, and aesthetic structures in modern fiction. Sabin explores the powerful tension in these writers between appreciation for the resources of common speech in English and contrary longings for a freedom associated with abstraction, system, and foreign or private language. Her own critical procedures transcend restrictive and reductive polarizations, as she lucidly analyzes the biases of both the Anglo-American critical tradition and the challenge to that tradition in French literary theory and practice.

Written in a jargon-free, accessible style, The Dialect of the Tribe argues that the ambiguous cultural positions of the great modern novelists in English emerge as a major source of their strength--the rich traditions of the English language give enlivening power to writers also remarkable for their drive toward radical independence and skepticism.
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Information Security : Principles and Practice



Information Security : Principles and Practice
| 2005-10-26 00:00:00 | | 0 | Information Security


Your expert guide to information security

As businesses and consumers become more dependent on complex multinational information systems, the need to understand and devise sound information security systems has never been greater. This title takes a practical approach to information security by focusing on real-world examples. While not sidestepping the theory, the emphasis is on developing the skills and knowledge that security and information technology students and professionals need to face their challenges. The book is organized around four major themes:
* Cryptography: classic cryptosystems, symmetric key cryptography, public key cryptography, hash functions, random numbers, information hiding, and cryptanalysis
* Access control: authentication and authorization, password-based security, ACLs and capabilities, multilevel and multilateral security, covert channels and inference control, BLP and Biba's models, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems
* Protocols: simple authentication protocols, session keys, perfect forward secrecy, timestamps, SSL, IPSec, Kerberos, and GSM
* Software: flaws and malware, buffer overflows, viruses and worms, software reverse engineering, digital rights management, secure software development, and operating systems security

Additional features include numerous figures and tables to illustrate and clarify complex topics, as well as problems-ranging from basic to challenging-to help readers apply their newly developed skills. A solutions manual and a set of classroom-tested PowerPoint(r) slides will assist instructors in their course development. Students and professors in information technology, computer science, and engineering, and professionals working in the field will find this reference most useful to solve their information security issues.

An Instructor's Manual presenting detailed solutions to all the problems in the book is available from the Wiley editorial department.

An Instructor Support FTP site is also available.

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An Excellent Companion to Bishops Book
While Matt Bishop's book (Computer Security, Art and Science) is considered the standard by many professors, I think students will find that Mark Stamp's book provides much more practical utility. Here's what Stamp has that Bishop doesn't:


1.) More readable writing style.


2.) Non-essential theory and rigor removed.


3.) Some less traditional but interesting topics (ex: CAPTCHAs, DRM).


A few things that Bishop has that Stamp doesn't:


1.) Broader range of topics covered.


2.) Classic proofs and theory that Stamp omits for succinctness.


Let's be clear though. One text is not better than the other-- the authors simply have different aims. I suggest that a student use Stamp's book to ease into Information Security, and then to go Bishop when more information is required. For example, in my introductory course to Information Assurance, I used Stamp's book to answer 90% of all questions quickly and completely and Bishop's book to tackle the remaining 10%. If I ever get into the theory side of IA, I'll probably have to use Bishop more, but Stamp works great in most situations.

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Cryptography
Great buy.


But i must warn you, its very advanced!


I used this as my text, in a graduate class, It was very helpful because my professor was able to explain the `hard stuff` to me.


But its good, it sets the 'motion' for research on topics discussed in the book.




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Good, Readable Primer on Information Security
This is a very readable primer on information security that address a number of topics including symmetric key crypto, public key crypto, hash functions, cryptanalysis, authentication, authorization, software anomalies, software insecurity, malware, and operating systems. I recommend this book.

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A very well written book!
If I had to have only one book on information security, this would be the book!


Without trying to be encyclopedic, Professor Stamp gives a panoramic view of four key areas in information security: cryptography, access control, protocols, and software. Within each of these four parts, relevant and diverse topics are discussed and studied. The breadth and depth of coverage is appropriate for both the general reader as well as for the expert.


Topics in the book include: symmetric key crypto, public key crypto, hash functions, cryptanalysis, authentication, authorization, authentication protocols, real-world security protocols, software flaws and malware, insecurity in software, operating systems and security.


The book reads well and does not have the `dry flavor`, so often found in other books of this type. I recommend this book, without reservation!

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Excellent security text
Dr. Stamp touches many of the widely used and implemented security algorithms and techniques in today's industry. His clear and concise diagrams, examples, and thought provoking questions allow the reader to get a clear overview of the workings (positive and negative) of security technology. Mark Stamp has gathered all relevant information from a wide range of sources to produce an essential guide for information security. totally sweet


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Abi Titmuss Official Calendar 2007


Abi Titmuss Official Calendar 2007
| 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | | 13 | Sex
Abi Titmuss Official Calendar 2007
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The Impact of Equipment Availability and Reliability on Mission Outcomes: An Initial Look



The Impact of Equipment Availability and Reliability on Mission Outcomes: An Initial Look
Charles T. Kelley | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | Rand Arroyo Center | 49 | Military Science

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Supercharging, Turbocharging and Nitrous Oxide Performance (Motorbooks Workshop)



Supercharging, Turbocharging and Nitrous Oxide Performance (Motorbooks Workshop)
Earl Davis and Diane Davis | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | Motorbooks; First edition (January 28, 2002) | 160 | Mechanical Engineering
For hardcore DIY enthusiasts, one of the more popular means of increasing an engines output is with the use of forced induction systemssuperchargers, turbochargers and nitrous-oxide set-ups that pressurize the engines fuel-air mixture.
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Handbook of Small Electric Motors ( 1 edition)



Handbook of Small Electric Motors ( 1 edition)
William Yeadon, Alan Yeadon | 2001-01-01 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill Professional | 1040 | Electrical Engineering
*A complete, definitive source for the design, manufacture, application, and testing of small electric motors less than ten horsepower *Gives motor design engineers, test technicians, and engineers top-to-bottom coverage of materials used in motor manufacturing, as well as how-to advice on selecting the right design and assembly method *Includes a full section on motor applications
From the Back Cover
A COMPENIUM OF EXPERT INFORMATION ON TODAY'S DESIGNS, METHODS, AND MATERIALS--

Get up to speed on the latest design and manufacturing tools and techniques with this expert guide from leaders of the motor industry. A superb source of innovative, productivity, and profit-increasing solutions, HANDBOOK OF SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS gives you more help with selection, calculation, assembly methods, and on-the-spot data than you can find anywhere else.

There's no other source that approaches this unique reference for comprehensive, clear coverage of small motor design, production, and use. For cost-cutting, efficiency-boosting solutions, and the answers you need now, this is a resource that will prove its value every day on the job.

INFORMATION YOU CAN USE:

*A complete source for the design, manufacture, and application of electric motors of 10 hp or less

*Comprehensive introduction to electric motor basics

*Detailed coverage of more than 17 types of motors and drives

*Step-by-step calculation methods for design and application of all featured motors, with examples

*Best source for applications information

*Reference data on materials and manufacturing methods

*Key information on small electric motors for appliances, automobiles, computers, business machines, HVAC, power tools, industrial drives, and many other applications
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The Woodworker's Handbook 2nd Edition



The Woodworker's Handbook 2nd Edition
Roger Horwood | 2003-01-01 00:00:00 | The Lyons Press | 162 | Do It Yourself
Woodworking as a hobby has always commanded a large and eager following. In recent years, the number of enthusiasts has grown, proving that regardless of age, gender, or budget, anyone can develop woodworking skills and become proficient at making their own furniture, ornaments, or household wares.

THE WOODWORKER'S HANDBOOK is the only concise reference for both novice and expert alike. It features:

O Woods for the woodworker--the most popular natural and man-made woods used in furniture making and woodworking
O Tools for the job--expert advice on the purchase and use of tools and equipment, plus advice on care, maintenance, and safety
O Techniques and methods--clear and informative information about all the basic skills, including constructing joints, turning, and finishing
O Step-by-step project instructions--the opportunity to put your newly acquired skills to the test
O Repairs and proven methods for restoring wooden objects


Along with providing all the basic information, experienced woodworker Roger Horwood shares his affinity with wood, explains the joy of working with this natural material, and shows you how to use the various techniques to create practical, beautiful, and useful items for everyday use.
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Movie Music Notes & Lyrics Compilation, episode 1



Movie Music Notes & Lyrics Compilation, episode 1
Antao-LEAN | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Antao-LEAN | 136 | Music
The compilation of notes & lyrics for piano. 33 songs and musical themes from world-famous movies, musicals, soap operas and cartoons.

Contain list:
20 Century Fox Theme by Deusdet Coppen
2046 - Song From A Secret Garden by Rolf Lovland
Alice in the Wonderland - Alice by Avril Lavigne
Amelie - L'autre valse d'Amelie by Yann Tiersen
Brod Ludaka - Gimme More by Britney Spears
Cabaret - Cabaret by John Kander & Fred Ebb
Califorication - Califorication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Chess - One Night In Bangkok by Benny Andersson & Tim Rice
Chicago - And All That Jazz by John Kander & Fred Ebb
Cronicles Of Narnia, The - Lucy Meets Mr Tumnus by Harry Gregson-Williams
Dodgeball - The Lady In Red by Chris de Burgh
Friends - I'll Be There For You by Michael Skloff
Godfather, The - Speak Softly Love by Nino Rota
Help! - Yesterday by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
La Cucaracha - La Cucaracha arranged by Maxwell Eckstein
Les Visiteurs - Ameno by Eric Levi & ERA
Let it be - Let It Be by the Beatles
Love Story - Love Story by F. Leigh
Notres Damme de Paris - Ð’elle by Richard Cocciante
Only You - O Sole Mio by E. Di Capua
Pink Panther, The - The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini
Pretty Woman - Oh Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
Pulp Fiction - You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry
Requiem For A Dream - Requiem For A Dream by Mansell Clint
Romeo and Juliet - Love Theme by Nino Rota
Simpsons, The - The Main Theme
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Bethena by Scott Joplin
The Phantom Of The Opera - The Phantom Of The Opera by Andrew LLoyd Webber
Titanic - My Heart Will Go On by Will Jennings & James Horner
Twilight - Bellas Lullaby by Carter Burwell
Winter Sonata - Kiss The Rain by Yiruma
X-files, The - The X-files Main Theme by Mark Snow
XXX - Engel by Rammstein
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Speak German with Confidence with Three Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guide



Speak German with Confidence with Three Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guide
Paul Coggle, Heiner Schenke | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | McGraw-Hill | 444 | German
Enjoy learning the German you need!
Finally an entertaining, non-intimidating way for you to build speaking proficiency! This German course covers 10 key situations--from greetings and buying food and drink to shopping, asking for directions, and visiting locals--and includes two dialogues per topic. The explanations and instructions are simple and bite-size, making this a very accessible program for your on-the-go lifestyle.

You can also visit teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry--this book gives you one-, five-, and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.
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Black Holes: Theory and Observation: Proceedings of the 179th W.E. Heraeus Seminar Held at Bad Honnef, Germany, 18-22 August 1997 (Lecture Notes in Physics)



Black Holes: Theory and Observation: Proceedings of the 179th W.E. Heraeus Seminar Held at Bad Honnef, Germany, 18-22 August 1997 (Lecture Notes in Physics)
Friedrich W. Hehl,Claus Kiefer,Ralph J.K. Metzler | 1998-12-17 00:00:00 | Springer | 519 | Astronomy
This book addresses graduate students in the first place and is meant as a modern compendium to the existing texts on black hole astrophysics. The authors present in pedagogically written articles our present knowledge on black holes covering mathematical models including numerical aspects and physics and astronomical observations as well. In addition, in their write-up of a panel discussion the participants of the school address the existence of black holes consenting that it has by now been verified with certainty.

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Computed Tomography: Principles, Design, Artifacts, and Recent Advances, Second Edition



Computed Tomography: Principles, Design, Artifacts, and Recent Advances, Second Edition
Jiang Hsieh | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | SPIE Publications | 560 | Medicine
X-ray computed tomography (CT) continues to experience rapid growth, both in basic technology and new clinical applications. Seven years after its first edition, Computed Tomography: Principles, Design, Artifacts, and Recent Advancements, Second Edition, provides an overview of the evolution of CT, the mathematical and physical aspects of the technology, and the fundamentals of image reconstruction algorithms. Image display is examined from traditional methods used through the most recent advancements. Key performance indices, theories behind the measurement methodologies, and different measurement phantoms in image quality are discussed. The CT scanner is broken down into components to provide the reader with an understanding of their function, their latest advances, and their impact on the CT system. General descriptions and different categories of artifacts, their causes, and their corrections are considered at length.

Given the high visibility and public awareness of the impact of x-ray radiation, the second edition features a new chapter on x-ray dose and presents different dose reduction techniques ranging from patient handling, optimal data acquisition, image reconstruction, and post-process. Based on the advancements over the past five years, the second edition added new sections on cone beam reconstruction algorithms, nonconventional helical acquisition and reconstruction, new reconstruction approaches, and dual-energy CT. Finally, new to this edition is a set of problems for each chapter, providing opportunities to enhance reader comprehension and practice the application of covered material.

Contents:
- Preliminaries
- Image Reconstruction
- Image Presentation
- Key Performance Parameters of a CT Scanner
- Major Components of CT Scanner
- Image Artifacts: Appearances, Causes, and Corrections
- Computer Simulation and Analysis
- Helical or Spiral CT
- Multislice CT
- X-ray Dose and Reduction Techniques
- Advanced CT Applications
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Markenmanagement in Medienunternehmen



Markenmanagement in Medienunternehmen
| 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | | 0 | Others
Philipp Bode, "Markenmanagement in Medienunternehmen: Ansatzpunkte zur Professionalisierung der strategischen Führung von Medienmarken"
Gabler | 2010 | ISBN: 383492217X | 298 pages | PDF | 1,6 MB
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The Risk Society at War: Terror, Technology and Strategy in the Twenty-First Century



The Risk Society at War: Terror, Technology and Strategy in the Twenty-First Century
Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen | 2007-01-15 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 232 | Military
In the globalised world of the twenty-first century, security policy in Western societies is driven by a wish to prevent future threats from becoming reality. Applying theories of 'risk society' to the study of strategy, this book analyses the creation of a new approach to strategy. The author demonstrates that this approach creates new choices for policy-makers and challenges well-established truths within the study of security and strategy. He argues that since the seventeenth century the concept of strategy has served to rationalise new technologies, doctrines and agents. By outlining the history of the concept of strategy in terms of rationality, Rasmussen presents a framework for studying strategy in a time of risk and uses this framework to analyse how new technologies of war, pre-emptive doctrines, globalisation and the rise of the 'terrorist approach to warfare' can formulate a new theory of strategy.
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In the twenty-first century people in Western societies are more secure than ever in history. But the standards by which we measure our safety have changed in a fundamental way. In The Risk Society at War Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen depicts the emerging dangers in a globalising world. New threatening actors are appearing. Non- state acors with a different set of values and a different rationality are the new kids in town. The Cold War was waged in a rational means-end framework. Technological innovations, new actors seem to challenge the traditional strategic environment of the Western powers. Rasmussen explores in a highly theoretical way this change in warfare. But in the end you have got a fairly good impression of the new doctrines governing the use of armed force. Strategy is no longer a question of definitely defeating the enemy, total victory is not possible. Strategy is about managing risks and acknowledging that eliminating one risk can cause other unexpected boomeranging effects. Rasmussen wrote an illuminating theoretical analysis of modern warfare. You better be aware of it!!





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Libraries, Translations, and 'Canonic' Texts: The Septuagint, Aquila and Ben Sira in the Jewish and Christian Traditions (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism)



Libraries, Translations, and 'Canonic' Texts: The Septuagint, Aquila and Ben Sira in the Jewish and Christian Traditions (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism)
Giuseppe Veltri | 2006-03-01 00:00:00 | Brill Academic Publishers | 290 | History of Religion
The book deals with the field of decanonization of ancient traditions by the technique of deconstructing their original context; in particular: the process of canonization of the Greek Torah in Jewish-Hellenistic and Christian tradition and its decanonization in Rabbinic literature; the use and abuse of the translation(s) of Aquila in Patristic and Rabbinic literature and the substitution of Aquila by Onkelos in Babylonian academies; the decanonization of the book of Ben Sira in Rabbinic literature. On the basis of his analysis, the author concludes that, if a canon is the ability of a text to produce and authorize commentary deconstructing its original context by generalization, de-canonization is the inverse way of contextualizing a 'canonical' text by reconstructing the supposed original context.

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Synthetic Methods of Organic Chemistry: v. 25



Synthetic Methods of Organic Chemistry: v. 25
W. Theilheimer | 1971-01-01 00:00:00 | S Karger AG | 724 | Subjects

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Accident and Emergency Nursing



Accident and Emergency Nursing
Stuart Toulson | 2005-10-28 00:00:00 | Wiley | 502 | Emergency
This comprehensive text, written by practicing accident and emergency (A&E) nurses, seeks to provide the nurse with a professional overview of current A&E good practice. Divided into two sections, the book covers all the common situations that may occur in an A&E department. Section one concerns itself with the various conditions that are presented and examines the clinical, practical aspects of those conditions. The second section discusses the professional issues involved in A&E nursing such as triage, the role of the Nurse Practitioner, violence and inappropriate attendance.

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Understanding Dance



Understanding Dance
Graham McFee | 1992-04-10 00:00:00 | Routledge | 352 | Dance
This important book examines the aesthetics of dance. Philosophically rigorous, appropriately introductory, and genuinely focused, Understanding Dance provides comprehensive coverage of all the main areas surrounding dance. Features include an examination of both U.K. and U.S. ballet companies and a look at the work of critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Graham McFee has written a tremendous book on the aesthetics of dance. His discussion goes on for roughly 350 pages yet rarely becomes repetitive or obtuse. Much has been written on the aesthetics of many other art forms both high and low--music, painting, and architecture, for instance--even though most of us freely acknowledge that what makes these art forms wonderous and human is impossible to explain in plain language. Why are we moved by melody, drawn in my a painting, or surprised by a great building? It's possible to discuss these questions but not to pin down the answers. The wonderful thing is how these discussions become more pleasurable rather than less so because they have no definite end.



In this vein, McFee's lengthy book on the aesthetics of dance is not conclusive. Yet while McFee never pins down exactly why humans dance and enjoy watching others dance, he firmly nails down components of the answer that enrich and enliven thought and discussion on the subject of dance.



"Understanding Dance" is not a practical guide to how to watch and quantify particular dance performances. There is no glossary, and you won't find a chart explaining the differences between jazz, tap, modern, and ballet dance styles. Still, its unique approach makes it a worthwhile and memorable read both for people deep in the world of dance and also for people just getting their feet wet. Rather than being full of jargon and dancing fundamentals, this book takes a broad and high approach to the subject of dance. You won't learn the difference between a pirouette and a grand jeté, but you will understand much more deeply why it is so pleasurable and inspiring to watch a ballet troupe (or any group of dancers) perform.
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". . . one of a very few comprehensive studies of dance by a serious philosopher, and he explores a wide range of important philosophical issues, from the identity of works of art in dance to the nature of crtitical reasoning." -- from my review for the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 51 (Fall 1993), pp. 644-666.

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Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis, Third Edition



Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis, Third Edition
John Y.M. Koo,Mark G. Lebwohl,Chai Sue Lee | 2008-12-22 00:00:00 | Informa Healthcare | 300 | Internal Medicine

Written by experts in the dermatology field, the new Third Edition of Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis discusses the current use of biologics and new pharmacologic and phototherapy treatments for moderate-to-severe psoriasis. With 80 high quality color figures and full color throughout, this stand-alone text emphasizes safe and effective treatments for the psoriasis patient that are perfect for the dermatologist in daily practice.



New to the Third Edition:



  • the addition of chapters on the use of infliximab, efalizumab, and Humera, as well as the latest status of clinical trials

  • the most up-to-date phototherapy and laser treatment modalities

  • stronger coverage of psoriatic arthritis


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Best of Henry Kuttner



Best of Henry Kuttner
Henry Kuttner | 1975-01-01 00:00:00 | | 327 | Fiction
Kuttner is one of the best sci fi writers ever. Died too soon in 1958. He and his wife, CL Moore, colloborated on many great stories, including Mimsy. Check out her stories as well. Too bad he left us so soon, a real tragedy (and unknown) to sci fi literature.

Woth it for Mimsy alone; however the other stories are a bonus. 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wade; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe." Lewis Carroll "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" is on tape and even on vinyl at one time. It can also be found in some of Henry Kuttner books. It is a small sci-fi story about a formula that allows you into an alternate universe that everyone used to have access to. The problem with getting there is that it requires a different paradigm and a formula. The paradigm requires a mindset that diapers as we get older and the formula is in front of us if we know where to look. An added plus is that the tape version is read to us enthusiastically by William Shatner. Playing around with time travel he needed something to put into the cube. He chose some of his old toys. The box never came back. After trying for a second time with no success he gave up and moved on. The Last Mimzy (Widescreen Infinifilm Edition)
Summary: A Forgotten Master Rating: 5

Henry Kuttner was a master of thoughtful, humorous and bitter scifi. He was so prolific that he used at least 5 pen names, including Lewis Padgett. My all time favorite story is "Mimsy Were The Borogroves". If that story doesn't give you shudders, then you are no longer alive. His stuff was well written, well plotted and wonderfully presented. If you have never read Kuttner, I envy you. Reading him for the first time is an amazing experience. Please get this book, in whatever form you can.




If you want the best all-around collection of Henry Kuttner short stories, this is the book for you. This collection includes: "Mimsy Were the Borogroves"; "The Twonky"; "What You Need"; "Two-Handed Engine"; "The Proud Robot"; "The Misguided Halo"; "The Voice of the Lobster"; "Exit the Professor"; "A Gnome There Was"; "The Big Night"; "Nothing but Gingerbread Left"; "The Iron Standard"; "Cold War"; "Or Else"; "Endowment Policy"; "Housing Problem"; and "Absalom." My favorite story was "What You Need" just because the idea behind it was so clever and, too, because I love the classic Twilight Zone episode that was based on it. This collection also includes a very good introduction by Ray Bradbury titled "Henry Kuttner: A Neglected Master" written in 1974, which offers insights as to why Kuttner was not lauded critically the way that Orwell, Vonnegut, Heinlein and Wells were. It also says a lot about Bradbury himself, at a time when he was at the height of his powers. The short stories in this collection first appeared between 1939 and 1955 in magazines like Astounding Science Fiction, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Amazing Stories, Unknown, and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and as such, they offer a glimpse of what those magazines were like at that time. It was an era when a writer could actually make a living writing short stories. As such, this book is a pearl of wisdom and history, and it should not be forgotten. Stacey
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Let's Play Soccer (DK READERS)



Let's Play Soccer (DK READERS)
Patricia J. Murphy | 2008-03-03 00:00:00 | DK CHILDREN | 32 | Sports
Photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age- appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge.

Erik goes to his first day of soccer practice and learns all about this exciting game.
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Are you interested in soccer and think you'd enjoy playing? It's exciting when you learn to play a sport and even more exciting when you get on a team with other kids you'll play with for an entire season. It's Eric's "first day at soccer practice." He's probably a bit nervous, but he is prepared. He put on his special soccer shoes, his shin guards and has pulled up his big socks over the guards. His new coach, Mr. Smith, has gathered his new team around him and told them all three very special and important rules: "Play your best, play fair, and play without using your hands or arms-unless you are the goalie!" All the boys and girls are listening carefully and are excited about the upcoming season.



Coach Smith has all kinds of things to tell them about. He shows them how to warm up in order to get their "muscles ready," he shows them how to stretch to "keep [them] from getting hurt" and then shows them some basic soccer skills. His instruction includes showing them how to properly pass the ball, telling them who they should pass to in a game, showing them how to dribble by using cones and having them try to kick some goals. He also says that "it's more important to try your best and have fun." After the instruction, Eric and his new teammates play a game. Being a team player and learning to play soccer was going to be fun!



This is an excellent introduction not only to the game of soccer, but also to reading. This is a level one, "Beginning to read" book. There are full color photographs illustrating the game and its needed skills, equipment and action shots of a game in action. This book, along with some soccer equipment, would be a perfect gift for a youngster interested in the sport. It won't hurt to nudge him or her into a bit of reading at the same time!

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Hand and Upper Extremity Splinting: Principles and Methods



Hand and Upper Extremity Splinting: Principles and Methods
Elaine Ewing Fess,Karan Gettle,Cynthia Philips,Robin Janson | 2004-08-04 00:00:00 | Mosby | 752 | Occupational Therapy
This updated version includes the basic concepts and principles of splint design, splints acting on the elbow and shoulder; and splinting pediatric patients, workers, musicians, athletes and spastic patients. An expanded alphabetical index of 800 splints provides a photographic key to all splints mentioned in the book.
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A very detailed text on splinting of the upper limb if somewhat more complicated than it needs to be.
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I have ordered a few books and they all came in at the same time, which to me is rare. But they were all in great condition and I will definitely order from here again!

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Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))



Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
| 2009-08-10 00:00:00 | | 0 | Windows Server 2008


Prepare for the future of Microsoft automation with this no-nonsense guide

Windows PowerShell 2 is the scripting language that enables automation within the Windows operating system. Packed with powerful new features, this latest version is complex, and Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies is the perfect guide to help system administrators get up to speed.

Written by a Microsoft MVP with direct access to the program managers and developers, this book covers every new feature of Windows PowerShell 2 in a friendly, easy-to-follow format. Windows PowerShell 2 is the updated scripting language that enables system administrators to automate Windows operating systems System administrators with limited scripting experience will find this book helps them learn the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell 2 quickly and easily Translates the jargon and complex syntax of Windows PowerShell 2 Covers script debugging improvements, the ability to invoke commands remotely, and the new user interface Uses real-world applications to clarify the theory, fundamentals, and techniques of the scripting language Written by a Microsoft MVP with direct access to the developers of Windows PowerShell 2

Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies makes this tool easily accessible to administrators of every experience level.

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The Financial Power of Attorney Workbook (Nolo Press Self-Help Law)



The Financial Power of Attorney Workbook (Nolo Press Self-Help Law)
Shae Irving | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | Nolo | 250 | Personal Finance
For anyone faced with the possibility of not being able to handle their own financial affairs--whether due to illness or extended absence from home. Clear, step-by-step instructions shows how to give another person the legal authority of pay bills, manage real estate, look after a small business, watch over investments, and more. Disk and book includes all necessary forms.

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The Art of Scandal: Modernism, Libel Law, and the Roman a Clef (Modernist Literature & Culture)



The Art of Scandal: Modernism, Libel Law, and the Roman a Clef (Modernist Literature & Culture)
Sean Latham | 2009-04-23 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press, USA | 224 | British
The Art of Scandal advances a relatively simple claim with far-reaching consequences for modernist studies: writers and readers throughout the early twentieth century revived the long-despised codes and habits of the roman à clef as a key part of that larger assault on Victorian realism we now call modernism. In the process, this resurgent genre took on a life of its own, reconfiguring the intricate relationship between literature, celebrity, and the law.

Sean Latham summons cases of the novel's social notoriety-and the numerous legal scandals the form provoked-to articulate the material networks of reception and circulation through which modernism took shape, revealing a little explored popular history within its development. Producers as well as consumers used elements of the controversial roman à clef, a genre that challenges the idea of fiction as autonomous from the social and political world. In turn, this widespread practice provoked not only a generative aesthetic crisis, but also a gradually unfolding legal quandary that led Britain's highest courts to worry that fiction itself might be illegal. Modernism sat squarely, for a time, between literature and the law.

With skillful close readings aided by extensive archival research, Latham illuminates the world of backbiting, gossip, litigation, and sensationalism through chapters on Oscar Wilde's trial, Joyce's Ulysses, celebrity salons, and Parisian bohemia. Original, colorful, and perceptive, The Art of Scandal both salvages the reputation of the roman à clef form and traces its curious itinerary through the early twentieth century.

Seeking out the best new interdisciplinary work, this series explores the cultural bearings of literary modernism across multiple fields, geographies, symbolic forms, and media.

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Introduction to Human Resource Management



Introduction to Human Resource Management
Ashly Pinnington, Tony Edwards | 2000-01-01 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press | 318 | Economy
This text presents the fundamental concepts and issues of this core business studies course. The book is primarily intended for second and third year undergraduate business students studying HRM, and for MBA students. Pinnington and Edwards provide a concise and lively introduction to the topic, maintaining dialogue between HRM and Industrial Relations perspectives throughout. The book contains five major case studies based on real organizations and experiences related by managers and human resource managers.
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Development of Auditory and Vestibular Systems-3: Molecular Development of the Inner Ear, Volume 57 (Current Topics in Developmental Biology)



Development of Auditory and Vestibular Systems-3: Molecular Development of the Inner Ear, Volume 57 (Current Topics in Developmental Biology)
Raymond Romand,Isabel Varela-Nieto | 2003-12-10 00:00:00 | Academic Press | 490 | Developmental Biology
Thanks to advances in genetics and genomics, research on inner ear development has flourished. Better approaches and experimental models have shed light on the function of a variety of vertebrate genes and their related proteins. This latest volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology delves into this new research to show how the discovery of more genes involved in the development of the inner ear leads to the generation of new models that examine a wealth of issues -- from the origins of human deafness to the roles of genes during inner ear induction, development and differentiation. The wide variety of experimental approaches will help readers to understand the broad range of issues related to inner ear morphogenesis and other concepts from complementary areas of investigation. This state-of-the-art overview will be essential reading for researchers, clinicians and students alike.

* Scores of high-quality, full- color figures
* Detailed schemes on the structure and timing of ear development
* Current Topics in Developmental Biology is the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology

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If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways



If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways
Daniel Quinn | 2007-01-02 00:00:00 | Steerforth | 208 | Non-fiction
In Ishmael, Daniel Quinn offered new ways of seeing and understanding human history, and our collective future. His message was transformative for millions of people, and Ishmael continues to attract tens of thousands of new readers each year. Subsequent works, such as The Story of B and My Ishmael, expanded upon his insights and teachings, but only now does he finally tackle the one question he has been asked hundreds of times but has never taken on: "How do you do what you do?" In If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways Quinn elucidates for readers the methods behind his own thought processes, challenging and ultimately empowering them to view the world for themselves in creative, perhaps even revolutionary ways.

If They Give You Lines Paper, Write Sideways also includes Quinn's never-before-published essays "The New Renaissance" and "Our Religions." There is a scientific consensus that global warming is approaching a tipping point beyond no return faster than had previously been predicted. Quinn has long portrayed humans as "a species of beings, which, while supposedly rational, are destroying the very planet they live on." So what are we to do? There has never been a plan for the future - and there never will be. But something extraordinary will happen in the next two or three decades; the people of our culture will learn to live sustainably - or not. Either way, it will be extraordinary. The sooner we understand this reality, the greater the chances that human society will transform itself so that the human race might have a future.
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The Accidental Vampire



The Accidental Vampire
Lynsay Sands | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Avon | 384 | Romance Novels
I just loved this book, it was the best of the Argeneau series so far and here's more good news for new and existing fans - Vampire Interrupted is just the first of three new Argeneau books to be released over the next three months. Look for Vampires Are Forever (Argeneau Vampires, Book 8), Thomas' story, in January and Vampire, Interrupted (Argeneau Vampires, Book 9), Marguerite's story, in February.
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An Intermediate English Practice Book



An Intermediate English Practice Book
S.P. Corder | 1960-09-26 00:00:00 | Longman | 268 | English as a Foreign Language

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Drucke zu Lebzeiten. Kritische Ausgabe.



Drucke zu Lebzeiten. Kritische Ausgabe.
Franz Kafka,Wolf Kittler,Hans-Georg Koch,Gerhard Neumann | 1996-01-01 00:00:00 | Fischer (S.), Frankfurt | 551 | Subjects

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Critical Reading Workbok for the SAT



Critical Reading Workbok for the SAT
Barron's Educational Series | 2006-01-01 00:00:00 | Barron's Educational Series | 272 | Do It Yourself
Concentrating on the Critical Reading section of the newly structured SAT college entrance exam, this test-preparation workbook presents tips, questions, answers, and answer explanations for the section’s two main question types—sentence completion questions and reading comprehension questions—as well as extensive vocabulary review. Both the sentence completion and the reading comprehension exercises are organized according to level of difficulty and presented in three sections, labeled from A to C. Students who master Level C in both parts are well on the road to achieving a high Critical Reading score when they take the actual SAT. This new workbook replaces Barron's Verbal Workbook for the New SAT, 11th Edition.
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Hibernate Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Recipe Series)



Hibernate Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (Recipe Series)
| 2010-06-29 00:00:00 | | 0 | Hibernate




Hibernate continues to be the most popular out-of-the-box framework solution for Java Persistence and data/database accessibility techniques and patterns. It is used for e-commerce?based web applications as well as heavy-duty transactional systems for the enterprise.

Gary Mak, the author of the best-selling Spring Recipes, now brings you Hibernate Recipes. This book contains a collection of code recipes and templates for learning and building Hibernate solutions for you and your clients.

This book is your pragmatic day-to-day reference and guide for doing all things involving Hibernate. There are many books focused on learning Hibernate, but this book takes you further and shows how you can apply it practically in your daily work.

What you?ll learn The basics of object-relational mapping and how Hibernate is best suited for it How to do various mappings, including one-to-one mapping, many-to-one mapping, collection mapping, component mapping, and inheritance mapping How to use Hibernate Query Language (HQL) How to perform batch processing and use native SQL, criteria queries, caching objects, and more How to enable Hibernate in web applications with e-commerce How to use Hibernate for heavy-duty enterprise transaction?based systems Who is this book for?

This book is for experienced Java developers looking to use Hibernate, but is also appropriate for Java developers new to Hibernate.





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