Artificial Economics and Self Organization Agent-Based Approaches to Economics and Social Systems. by Leitner, Stephan

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Get wise to your advisor : how to reach your investment goals without getting ripped off / Steven D. Lockshin. by Lockshin, Steven D.

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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2005 / Davis Langdon. by Davis Langdon

Table of Contents: “…part PART 1: GENERAL -- chapter Purpose and content of the book -- chapter Outline of the tendering and estimating process -- part PART 2: PREUMINARIES AND GENERAL ITEMS -- chapter Method related charges -- chapter Insurances and bond -- chapter Worked example -- part PART 3: RESOURCES -- chapter Basis of this section -- chapter Labour costs -- chapter Basic material prices -- chapter Plant -- chapter Introductory Notes -- chapter Guidance Notes -- chapter Class A: General items -- chapter Class B: Ground investigation -- chapter Class C: Geotechnical and other specialist processes -- chapter Class D: Demolition and site clearance -- chapter Class E: Excavation -- chapter Class F: In situ concrete -- chapter Class G: Concrete ancillaries -- chapter Class H: Precast concrete -- chapter Class I: Pipework - pipes -- chapter Class J: Pipework - fittings and valves -- chapter Class K: Pipework - manholes and pipework ancillaries -- chapter Class L: Pipework - supports and protection, ancillaries to laying and excavation -- chapter Class M: Structural metalwork -- chapter Class N: Miscellaneous metalwork -- chapter Class O: Timber -- chapter Class P: Piling -- chapter Class Q: Piling ancillaries -- chapter Class R: Roads and pavings -- chapter Class S: Rail track -- chapter Class T: Tunnels -- chapter Class U: Brickwork, blockwork, masonry -- chapter Class V: Painting -- chapter Class W: Waterproofing -- chapter Class X: Miscellaneous work -- chapter Class Y: Sewer and water main renovation and ancillary works -- chapter Class Z: Simple building works incidental to civU engineering works -- chapter Introductory Notes -- chapter Guidance Notes -- chapter Series 100: Preliminaries -- chapter Series 200: Site clearance -- chapter Series 300: Fencing -- chapter Series 400: Safety fences, safely barriers and pedestrian guardrails -- chapter Series 500: Drainage and service ducts -- chapter Series 600: Earthworks -- chapter Series 700: Pavements -- chapter Series 1100: Kerbs, footways & paved areas -- chapter Series 1200: Traffic signs and road markings -- chapter Series 1300: Road lighting columns, brackets and CCTV masts -- chapter Series 1400: Electrical work for road lighting and traffic signs -- chapter Series 1500: Motorway communications -- chapter Series 1600: PHiling & embedded retaining walls -- chapter Series 1700: Structural concrete -- chapter Series 1800: Steelwork for structures -- chapter Series 1900: Protection of steelwork against corrosion -- chapter Series 2000: Waterproofing for structures -- chapter SerIes 2100: Bridge bearings -- chapter Series 2200: Parapets -- chapter Series 2300: Bridge expansion joints and sealing of gaps -- chapter Series 2400: Brickwork, blockwork and stonework -- chapter Series 2500: Special structures -- chapter Series 3000: landscaping and ecology -- part PART 6: LAND REMEDIATION -- chapter Guidance notes -- chapter Definition -- chapter Background -- chapter Initial study -- chapter Land remediation techniques -- chapter Cost considerations -- chapter The landfill tax -- chapter Introductory notes -- chapter Substructure -- chapter Superstructure -- chapter Roof -- chapter Stairs -- chapter External walls -- chapter Windows and extemal doors -- chapter Internal walls, partitions and doors -- chapter Internal doors -- chapter Wall finishes -- chapter Floor finishes -- chapter Ceiling finishes -- chapter Decorations -- chapter Fittings and funishings -- chapter Sanitary and disposal installations -- chapter Services installations -- chapter Gas installation -- chapter Protective, communication and special installations -- chapter Builders' work in connection with services -- chapter Extenal services -- chapter Drainage -- part PART 8: ONCOSTS AND PROFIT -- chapter Risk/opportunity -- chapter Value added tax -- part PART 9: COSTS AND TENDER PRICES INDICES -- chapter Introduction -- chapter A constructed cost index based on the price adjustment formula indices -- chapter The road construction tender price index -- part PART 10: DAYWORK -- chapter Introduction -- chapter Schedules of dayworks carried out incidental to contract work -- chapter Application of dayworks -- part PART 11: PROFESSIONAL FEES -- chapter Consulting engineers' fees -- chapter Quantity surveyors' fees -- part PART 12: APPROXIMATE ESTIMATES -- chapter 1 Industrial and commercial buildings and civil engineering facilities -- chapter 2 Foundations for structures -- chapter 3 Earth retention and stabilisation -- chapter 4 Bridgeworks -- chapter 5 Highway works -- chapter 6 Civil engineering works site utilities and infrastructure -- chapter 7 Landscaping -- chapter 8 Temporary works.…”
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High-Profit IPO Strategies : Finding Breakout IPOs for Investors and Traders. by Taulli, Tom

Table of Contents: “…Discussion GroupsIndustry Publications; Company Websites; Your Broker; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Making Sense of the Prospectus; Getting a Copy of the Prospectus; Main Sections; Front Matter; Graphic Material; Qualification Requirements; Prospectus Summary; Core Focus; Growth Metrics; Business Model; Market Size and Growth; Place of Incorporation; Risk Factors; Letter from Our Founder; Market Data and User Metrics; Use of Proceeds; Dividend Policy; Capitalization; Dilution; Selected Consolidated Financial Data; Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.…”
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Transfer pricing and developing economies : a handbook for policy makers and practitioners / Joel Cooper, Randall Fox, Jan Loeprick, and Komal Mohindra. by Cooper, Joel

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Nepal's investment climate : leveraging the private sector for job creation and growth / Gabi G. Afram and Angelica Salvi Del Pero. by Afram, Gabi G. (Gabi George)

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Food Industry Wastes : Assessment and Recuperation of Commodities. by Kosseva, Maria

Table of Contents: “…2.1 Selecting Best Available Technique Candidates for the Food and Drink Sector3 Effectiveness of Waste Management Policies in the European Union; 3.1 Adoption of a "Recycling Society" in the EU; 3.2 Main Stipulations of the Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC; 3.2.1 The European Environment Agency Report No 7/2009; 3.2.1.1 Aims; 3.2.1.2 Indicator-Based Analysis; 3.2.1.3 Interviews with Key Stakeholders; 3.2.1.4 Policy Instruments; German Case Study; Hungarian Case Study; 3.2.1.5 Landfill Taxes and Gate Fees; 3.2.1.6 Public Acceptance; 3.3 European Waste Framework Directive (WFD).…”
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The value of debt in retirement : why everything you have been told is wrong / Thomas J. Anderson. by Anderson, Thomas J. (Certified investment management analyst)

Table of Contents: “…Some Brief Preliminaries: Income versus Incoming MoneyThe Websters: A Tale That Taxes the Imagination; Your De Facto Tax Advisor; An Inconvenient Truth; How to Pay Almost No Taxes in Retirement: A Few More Examples; Everyday Example #5: "Auto" You Not Be Sure You Are Getting the Best Loan?…”
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Home ownership : getting in, getting from, getting out, part II / John Doling, Marja Elsinga (eds.).

Table of Contents: “…. -- 10.1 Transition and the welfare regimes -- 10.2 Emerging 'super home ownership' housing systems -- 10.3 New risk elements in the emering housing systems -- the case of Hungary -- 10.4 Security and governance of housing -- main perspectives of the new regimes in CEE -- 10.5 Conclusion -- Chapter 11: UK home ownership to 2010 and beyond. …”
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A glass half full : the promise of regional trade in South Asia / Sanjay Kathuria, editor.

Table of Contents: “…4 Reducing Connectivity Costs: Air Travel Liberalization between India and Sri LankaIntroduction; Air Services Agreements; Evolution of the Regional Market for Air Services; Impact of Air Services Liberalization on Traffic between India and Sri Lanka; Changes in Competition and Market Composition; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 Bangladesh-India Border Markets: Borders as Meeting Points; Introduction; Border Markets Elsewhere Range in Size and Degree of Formality; The Scope for Scaling-Up; Main Findings; Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; Annex 5A: Market Details…”
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Sustainable power technologies and infrastructure : energy sustainability and prosperity in a time of climate change / Galen J. Suppes, Truman S. Storvick. by Suppes, Galen J., Storvick, Truman S., 1928-2016

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Corporate Risk Management : Theory and Applications. by Dionne, Georges

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Energy pricing policies for inclusive growth in Latin America and the Caribbean / Guillermo Beylis and Barbara Cunha. by Beylis, Guillermo, Cunha, Barbara

Table of Contents: “…Notes; Reference; Chapter 3 Fiscal Cost of Energy Pricing Policies; Introduction; Measuring Fiscal Costs: The "Price-Gap" Approach; Price-Gap Results; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Economic Impacts of Energy Pricing and Subsidy Reforms; Introduction; Analysis; Main Findings; Final Considerations; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Distributional Impacts of Energy Pricing; Introduction; Methodology and Implementation; Distributional Impacts of a Price Increase in Gasoline and Diesel; Distributional Impacts of a Price Increase in Liquefied Petroleum Gas.…”
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201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business. by Applegate, Jane

Table of Contents: “…Move Your Business into a Main Street Revitalization Zone; 21. Ask Your Staff to Evaluate You; 22. …”
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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Third Edition. by Chow, Alex

Table of Contents: “…Reconciling bank statements automatically -- Social Listening -- Power Business Intelligence -- RapidStart services -- Schedule reports -- E-mailing documents -- Document exchange service (OCR Services) -- Exchange rates update -- Native integration with Dynamics CRM -- Universal app -- Workflow management -- Posting Preview -- Deferrals -- Development changes -- Document reporting -- Upgrade automation -- an overview -- Upgrade automation -- the application code -- Upgrade automation -- data -- Enhancement in security and encryption -- Changes to C/AL functions, data types, properties, and triggers -- NET interoperability -- Enhancements in RoleTailored client control add-ins -- IT changes -- Dynamics NAV Server administration -- Windows PowerShell cmdlets -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Dynamics NAV -- General Considerations -- The data model -- Master data -- Documents -- Journals -- Entries -- Creating ledger entries -- Combining all concepts -- No save button -- The main advantage -- When is the data verified? -- The main drawback -- The posting routines -- Posted data cannot be modified (or deleted) -- Navigating through your data -- The Navigate functionality -- Other ways to browse data -- Sorting on list pages -- Filtering for the data you need -- Saving views for the filters you've set -- Real-time data gathering -- the SIFT technology -- Everything leads to accounting -- The Dynamics NAV database -- The TableRelation property -- Coded data rules -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The Implementation Process (from the Reseller) -- What is an implementation? …”
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Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV - Third Edition. by Chow, Alex

Table of Contents: “…Reconciling bank statements automatically -- Social Listening -- Power Business Intelligence -- RapidStart services -- Schedule reports -- E-mailing documents -- Document exchange service (OCR Services) -- Exchange rates update -- Native integration with Dynamics CRM -- Universal app -- Workflow management -- Posting Preview -- Deferrals -- Development changes -- Document reporting -- Upgrade automation -- an overview -- Upgrade automation -- the application code -- Upgrade automation -- data -- Enhancement in security and encryption -- Changes to C/AL functions, data types, properties, and triggers -- NET interoperability -- Enhancements in RoleTailored client control add-ins -- IT changes -- Dynamics NAV Server administration -- Windows PowerShell cmdlets -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Dynamics NAV -- General Considerations -- The data model -- Master data -- Documents -- Journals -- Entries -- Creating ledger entries -- Combining all concepts -- No save button -- The main advantage -- When is the data verified? -- The main drawback -- The posting routines -- Posted data cannot be modified (or deleted) -- Navigating through your data -- The Navigate functionality -- Other ways to browse data -- Sorting on list pages -- Filtering for the data you need -- Saving views for the filters you've set -- Real-time data gathering -- the SIFT technology -- Everything leads to accounting -- The Dynamics NAV database -- The TableRelation property -- Coded data rules -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The Implementation Process (from the Reseller) -- What is an implementation? …”
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Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Change. by Robalino, David A.

Table of Contents: “…-- Improving the Institutional Configuration, Administration, and Regulation of Pension Systems -- Management of the Public Pension Funds -- Lessons from International Experience in Pension Fund Management -- Pension Fund Management in the Middle East and North Africa Region -- Improving the Management of Public Pension Funds: Constraints and Opportunities -- Progress to Date and Prospects -- Countries in the Early Stages of Reform -- Countries in Motion -- Countries Leading Pension Reform -- Demographic Indicators -- Methodology for Demographic and Employment Projections -- Life Expectancy, Total Fertility Rate, and Population Projections -- Labor Force Projections -- Unemployment Projections -- Economic Effects of the Demographic Transition -- Coverage Rate Projections -- Main Parameters of Pension Schemes in the Middle East and North Africa -- Tax Treatment of Pension Systems -- Basic Formulas and Mathematical Results Used in the Analysis -- Equivalence of the Standard Defined-Benefit Pension Formula and the Formula Used in a Points System -- Rates of Return in Earning-Related Schemes -- Demographic and Financial Data on Pension Funds -- Provisions of the Draft Law on the Public Pension Scheme in the West Bank and Gaza -- Average Population Growth Rate, by Region, 1960-2002 -- Old-Age Dependency Ratio, by Region, 1960-2003 -- Average Population Growth Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 1960-2002 -- Young- and Old-Age Dependency Ratios in Middle East and North African Countries, 2000 -- Life Expectancy and Total Fertility Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 1985 and 2002 -- Estimated Difference in the Average Growth Rate of the Working-Age and Dependent Populations in Middle East and North African Countries, 2000-20 -- Projected Growth Rate of the Labor Force in Middle East and North African Countries, 2002-30 -- Key Macroeconomic Indicators in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 1993-2003 -- Banking and Credit as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 2002 -- Domestic and External Debt as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 2002 -- Market Capitalization and Credit to the Private Sector as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, Various Years, 2000-2 -- Turnover as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, Various Years, 2000-2 -- Coverage of the Mandatory Pension System in Select Middle East and North African Countries -- Projected Coverage Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 2003-30 -- Gross Replacement Rate as a Percentage of Average Earnings in Select Middle East and North African Countries -- Net Replacement Rate as a Percentage of Average Earnings in Select Middle East and North African Countries.…”
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Sustainable power technologies and infrastructure : energy sustainability and prosperity in a time of climate change / Galen J. Suppes, Truman S. Storvick. by Suppes, Galen J., Storvick, Truman S., 1928-2016

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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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Titans of Real Estate : 7 Key Lessons from Real Estate Billionaires. by Cohen, Erez

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