Tower of Basel LeBor, Adam. by LeBor, Adam

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Untapped Riches : Never Pay Off Your Mortgage and Other Surprisisng Secrets for Building Wealth. by Cutaia, Anthony, Slater, Robert

Table of Contents: “…a new, more flexible mortgage instrument -- What "smart loans" are -- "Smart loans" give you available cash -- Interest-only mortgages -- Interest-only mortgages : the increasingly popular way to free up usable cash -- The concerns over interest only mortgages -- Negative amortization loans -- Negative amortization : a mouthful of a phrase, a generator of quick cash -- More on negam mortgages : and why they are gaining more and more adherents -- The new real estate instruments -- Gaining a tax advantage : performing tenants-in-common real estate transactions -- 1031 exchanges : another great vehicle to avoid paying taxes -- 1031 exchanges and the importance of deadlines -- Save taxes and improve cash flow : do a cost segregation study -- The real estate budding pro -- Personal strategies for real estate transactions -- Mark Mouma : the handyman who buys and sells real estate -- Dan and Gayle Gile: they began by helping Dan's mother-in-law and then amassed $3 million in real estate equity -- Dean Budney: the freshly minted real estate pro who went to work for the Cutaias.…”
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Is Taxpayer Money Behind Profits at Goldman Sachs? (2/12/10) / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (Firm).

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Service-Learning as a New Paradigm in Higher Education of China edited by Carol MA Hok-ka, Alfred CHAN Cheung-ming, Alice LIU Cheng, and Fanny MAK Mui-fong.

Table of Contents: “…The concept and development of service-learning / Carol Ma Hok-ka -- Service-learning and the aims of Chinese higher education / Carol MA Hok-ka, Fanny MAK Mui-fong, Alice LIU Cheng -- On the connection and dynamic interplay between service-learning and liberal arts education / XU Xin-zhong, YU Li-ren -- An exploratory study : the positive effects of service-learning on overall quality and psychological capital appreciation of medical students / LIANG Yong-feng, LI Yi-ang, WANG Yu-qing -- Philanthropy courses : the study on how to develop students' social responsibility / Cai Ying-hui -- Serving community by providing tax consultation : Sun Yat-Sen University Lingnan (University) College : service-learning project in the taxation management course / LONG Zhao-hui, JIANG Ping -- Waste separation, engage in civic education : waste management project conducted by South China University of Technology / Lily QI Lili, ZI Yanfei -- Record life history. respect for life : oral history of leprosy rehabilitation village : a service-learning project conducted by South China Normal University / Han Yi-min -- The renewal of earnest practice : a reflection on the practice of ethics of philanthropy and the preservation of rural culture : a service-learning program conducted by Sun Yat-Sen University / Sherry WANG Shuo, XIONG Huan, LIU Hai-juan -- Independent service-learning course : the characters of service-learning at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College / Timothy CHEN Ka-kit, Katy Zhang lie-ni -- Service-learning and education realizing? …”
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The Economics of the Black Death.

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John Templeton, Global Treasure Hunter.

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Handbook of Merger Control and Environmental Policy Theory and Applications / by Luis Gautier, Mahelet G. Fikru. by Gautier, Luis, Fikru, Mahelet G.

Table of Contents: “…Part I Merger Incentives in Pollution Intensive Industries -- Merger Incentives and the Natural Environment -- Mergers in Cournot Markets with Environmental Externality and Product Differentiation -- The Impact of Foreign Emission Tax on Domestic Merger Profitability -- Electric Utility Mergers in the Presence of Distributed Renewable Energy -- An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Environmental Policy on M&A Activities -- Part II Welfare Implication of Mergers -- Welfare Impact of New Firm Acquisition -- Merger Induced Welfare Gains in the Presence of Environmental Externality and Product Differentiation -- Are Big Mergers Welfare Enhancing when there is Environmental Externality -- Part III Environmental Policy in the Presence of Mergers -- Merger Control and Environmental Policy -- Environmental Taxation and Mergers in Oligopoly Markets with Product Differentiation -- Cross-Country Emission Tax Effect of Mergers -- The Design of Emission Taxes in Markets with New Firm Acquisitions -- An Analytical Approach for Policy Coordination.…”
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Backup in Windows 8. by Steps, Studio Visual

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East and West in late antiquity : invasion, settlement, ethnogenesis and conflicts of religion / by Wolf Liebeschuetz. by Liebeschuetz, J. H. W. G. (John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon)

Table of Contents: “…-- Habitus Barbarus : did Barbarians look different from Romans? -- Barbarians and taxes -- Violence in the Barbarian successor kingdoms -- Goths and Romans in the Leges Visigothorum -- Part 2. …”
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The road taken : the history and future of America's infrastructure / Henry Petroski. by Petroski, Henry

Table of Contents: “…Lay in Leaves : triage, budgets, and choice, again -- 16. Trodden Black : corruption, graft, waste, fraud, abuse -- 17. …”
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Knights, Raiders, and Targets : the Impact of the Hostile Takeover. by Coffee, John C.

Table of Contents: “…Hostile Takeovers and Junk Bond Financing: A Panel Discussion; CAPITAL MARKETS, EFFICIENCY, AND CORPORATE CONTROL; MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOR AND TAKEOVERS; EVIDENCE ON THE GAINS FROM MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS; MERGERS AND TAKEOVERS: TAXES, CAPITAL STRUCTURE, AND THE INCENTIVES OF MANAGERS; LEGAL RULES, TAKEOVER STRATEGIES, AND DEFENSIVE TACTICS; ONE SHARE, ONE VOTE; Index.…”
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Health policymaking in the united states. by Longest, Beaufort B

Table of Contents: “…Appendix 8 Smokefree Laws -- Appendix 9 Laws Implemented By The EPA -- Appendix 10 Medicare Revisited -- Again and Again -- Appendix 11 The United States Constitution And The Federal Government -- Appendix 12 State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Selected Legal Issues -- Appendix 13 Finding Better Solutions: CMS Innovation Center Develops New Payment and Service Delivery Models -- Appendix 14 Coalition Letter Requesting Changes To Meaningful Use For Greater Systems Interoperability -- Appendix 15 Types of Groups Involved In Financing Political Campaigns…”
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Corporate governance and banking in China / Michael N.T. Tan. by Tan, Michael N. T., 1945-

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Sciences et pseudo-sciences : regards des sciences humaines / sous la direction de Valéry Rasplus.

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Fundamentals of Engineering FE Civil All-in-One Exam Guide / Indranil Goswami. by Goswami, Indranil

Table of Contents: “…s t-Distribution -- Binomial Distribution -- Expected Value -- Hypothesis Testing -- Linear Regression -- Chapter 3 Computational Tools -- Number Systems -- Spreadsheets as an Analysis and Design Tool -- Structured Programming -- Chapter 4 Ethics and Professional Practice -- Code of Ethics -- Professional Obligations (as Listed in the NSPE Code of Ethics) -- Intellectual Property -- Professional Liability -- Licensure -- Sustainability and Sustainable Design -- Chapter 5 Engineering Economics -- Types of Cash Flow -- Year-End Accounting Convention -- Minimum Attractive Rate of Return -- Present Worth -- Principal in a Sinking Fund -- Capitalized Cost -- Equivalent Uniform Annual Cost -- Depreciation -- Tax Issues -- Bonds -- Break-Even Analysis -- Return on Investment -- Benefit-Cost Analysis -- Uncertainty (Expected Value and Risk) -- Chapter 6 Statics -- Vectors -- Resultant of a System of Forces (2D) -- Moment of a Force -- Equivalent Force Systems -- Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies -- Representation of Distributed Loads -- Rigid Frames: Degrees of Freedom, Determinacy, and Stability -- Inclined Support -- Ideal Truss?…”
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Procedural Content Generation for C++ Game Development. by Green, Dale

Table of Contents: “…Random Gem and Heart classes -- Random gold class -- The random potion class -- Creating a random potion -- Determining potion pickups -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Procedurally Generating Art -- How procedural generation is used with art -- Using sprite effects and modifiers -- Combining multiple textures -- Creating textures from scratch -- Creating complex animations -- The benefits of procedurally generated art -- Versatility -- Cheap to produce -- It requires little storage -- The drawbacks of procedurally generated art -- Lack of control -- Repeatability -- Performance heavy -- Using SFML sprite modifiers -- How colors work in SFML -- Creating sprites of a random color -- Selecting a preset color at random -- Generating a color at random -- Creating sprites of a random size -- Saving modified sprites -- Passing a texture into an image -- Drawing to a RenderTexture class -- Saving an image to a file -- Creating enemy sprites procedurally -- Breaking sprites into components -- The draw setup -- Randomly selecting sprite components -- Loading the default armor textures -- Choosing the armor tier -- Rendering the armor textures -- Rendering the final textures -- Overriding the default draw behavior -- Debugging and testing -- Editing the game tiles -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Procedurally Modifying Audio -- An introduction to SFML audio -- sf::Sound versus sf::Music -- sf::SoundBuffer -- Selecting a random main track -- Adding sound effects -- Editing sound effects -- Playing a sound function -- The audio listener -- Creating a fluctuation in a pitch -- 3D sound -- spatialization -- The audio listener -- The minimum distance -- Attenuation -- The position of the sound -- Fixed positions -- Moving positions -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Procedural Behavior and Mechanics -- An introduction to pathfinding.…”
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A financial history of the United States : from Enron-era scandals to the subprime crisis (2004-2006) / Jerry W. Markham. by Markham, Jerry W.

Table of Contents: “…Corporate Governance Reforms""; ""Sarbanes-Oxley""; ""The Enron Reforms""; ""Other Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms""; ""Small Companies""; ""Loss of Competitive Advantage""; ""Competition from Abroad""; ""Blue Ribbon Reviews""; ""Government Concerns""; ""The Executive Compensation Controversy""; ""Background""; ""Fiduciary Duties""; ""Ovitz's Compensation""; ""Confiscation Through Taxes""; ""The Reagan and Bush Tax Cuts""; ""Compensation Arrangements""; ""Golden Parachutes""…”
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Weekly address : protecting the middle class & the economy / by the White House.

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The Economics of Catalan Separatism by Ferran Brunet. by Brunet, Ferrán

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Commodity trader's almanac 2013 : for active traders of futures, forex, stocks and ETFs / Jeffrey A. Hirsch and John L. Person. by Hirsch, Jeffrey A.

Table of Contents: “…Patrick's DayMarch British Pound Invasion; April Almanac; April Tax Time Takes a Bite out of Gold; Bonds Can Go Up When Stocks Go Down; Beef Prices Head South before Summer; May Almanac; Copper Tops in May; Silver Slips in May; Coffee Buzz Fades in Summer; June Almanac; Short Soybeans for Summer; Sugar's Summer Sweet Spot; Summer BBQ Season Gives Beef a Bounce; Mother Nature Makes Corn Pop; July Almanac; Last-Half of July Short S&P 500; Summer Air Conditioning Heats Up Natural Gas; Swiss Franc Follows Gold Higher; August Almanac; August Gives Coffee a Lift…”
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