A book of luminous things : an international anthology of poetry / edited, and with an introduction by Czeslaw Milosz.

Table of Contents: “…The south / Wang Chien -- Travelling northward / Tu Fu -- After collecting the autumn taxes [and] Rain / Po Chü-I -- Another Spring / Tu Fu -- Exile in Japan / Su Man Shu -- In the Lake District [and] Odysseus to Telemachus / Joseph Brodsky.…”
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Titans of Real Estate : 7 Key Lessons from Real Estate Billionaires. by Cohen, Erez

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Operations Research Proceedings 2014 Selected Papers of the Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Septem...

Table of Contents: “…Experimental Validation of an Enhanced System Synthesis Approach -- Stochastic Dynamic Programming Solution of a Risk-Adjusted Disaster Preparedness and Relief Distribution Problem -- Solution Approaches for the Double-Row Equidistant Facility Layout Problem -- Simulation of the System-Wide Impact of Power-to-Gas Energy Storages by Multi-Stage Optimization -- An Approximation Result for Matchings in Partitioned Hypergraphs -- On Class Imbalancy Correction for Classification Algorithms in Credit Scoring -- The Exact Solution of Multi-Period Portfolio Choice Problem with Exponential Utility -- On the Discriminative Power of Tournament Solutions -- An actor-oriented approach to evaluate climate policies with regard to resource intensive industries -- Upper Bounds for Heuristic Approaches to the Strip Packing Problem -- An Approximative Lexicographic Min-Max Approach to the Discrete Facility Location Problem -- Effects of Profit Taxes in Matrix Games -- Extension and application of a general pickup and delivery model for evaluating the impact of bundling goods in an urban environment -- Optimizing time slot allocation in single operator home delivery problems -- Robust Scheduling with Logic-Based Benders Decomposition -- Optimal Adaptation Process of Emergency Medical Services Systems in a Changing Environment -- Strategic network planning of recycling of photovoltaic modules -- Designing a Feedback Control System via Mixed-Integer Programming -- Fair Cyclic Roster Planning - A Case Study for a Large European Airport -- Why Does a Railway Infrastructure Company Need an Optimized Train Path Assignment for Industrialized Timetabling? …”
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Applied Economics 60 countries and 50 years of experience. by Short, John

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Research Years -- 3 Fiscal Tables and Revenue Estimation -- 4 Public Expenditure Reviews and Medium Term Budget Frameworks -- 5 The Costing of Programmes -- 6 Fiduciary Risk Assessments and PEFAs -- 7 Tax Policy and Tax Administration, Private Sector Development -- 8 Tax Expenditures -- 9 Training and Other Presentations -- 10 Commonality over time: 50 years of Progress? …”
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Procedural Content Generation for C++ Game Development. by Green, Dale

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgment -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Procedural Generation -- Procedural generation versus random generation -- Procedural generation -- Random generation -- Introducing randomness -- Pseudorandom number generation -- Why computers can't generate truly random numbers -- Generating random numbers in C++ -- Generating random numbers within a range -- Seeds -- Defining seeds -- Using seeds -- Generating random seeds during the runtime -- Controlled randomness is the key to generating random numbers -- The use of procedural generation in games -- Saving space -- Map generation -- Texture creation -- Animation -- Sound -- Benefits of procedural generation -- Larger games can be created -- Procedural generation can be used to lower budgets -- An increase in gameplay variety -- An increase in replayability -- The drawbacks of procedural generation -- More taxing on the hardware -- Worlds can feel repetitive -- You sacrifice quality control -- You may generate an unplayable world -- It is hard to script set game events -- A brief history of rogue-like games -- How we'll implement procedural generation -- Populating environments -- Creating unique game objects -- Creating unique art -- Audio manipulation -- Behavior and mechanics -- Dungeon generation -- Component-based design -- The complete game -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Project Setup and Breakdown -- Choosing an IDE -- Microsoft Visual Studio -- Code::Blocks -- Other IDEs -- Build systems -- Breaking down the game template -- Download templates -- The class diagram -- The object hierarchy -- Level data -- Collision -- Input -- Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML) -- Defining SFML -- Why we'll be using SFML -- Learning SFML -- Alternatives.…”
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Managing Your Business Prices, Finances, and Staffing / Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm).

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Evidence-based policy making in labor economics : the IZA world of labor guide 2016 / edited by Daniel S. Hamermesh and Olga K. Nottmeyer.

Table of Contents: “…; A flexicurity labor market during recession; Knowledge spillovers and future jobs; Perverse effects of two-tier wage bargaining structures; The minimum wage versus the earned income tax credit for reducing poverty; How are minimum wages set?…”
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QuickBooks 2007 on Demand Perry, Gail. by Perry, Gail

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How to start a business in New Jersey / F. Clifford Gibbons, Rebecca A. DeSimone. by Gibbons, F. Clifford

Table of Contents: “…Business entities -- Partners and partnerships -- Corporate directors, officers, and committees -- Starting your New Jersey business -- Employment concerns -- Business records -- Tax requirements -- Financing -- Advertising -- Training and counseling tools -- Special problems confronting businesses -- Economically distressed corporations -- Hiring an attorney.…”
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Rewire for Wealth Huson, Barbara. by Huson, Barbara

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Magento 2 Beginners Guide. by Guarino, Gabriel

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Abraham Lincoln : great American historians on our sixteenth president / Brian Lamb and Susan Swain, editors.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- A note to readers on style -- The life of Abraham Lincoln -- Maps: Where Lincoln lived -- Sites of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 -- Route of Lincoln's train to Washington in 1861 -- Route of Lincoln's funeral train to Springfield -- Pt. 1. …”

Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Activities : a Primer on Avoidance Management for Money Managers. by Milan Frankl; Ayse Ebru Kurcer

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Procedural Content Generation for C++ Game Development. by Green, Dale

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Copyright -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgment -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Procedural Generation -- Procedural generation versus random generation -- Procedural generation -- Random generation -- Introducing randomness -- Pseudorandom number generation -- Why computers can't generate truly random numbers -- Generating random numbers in C++ -- Generating random numbers within a range -- Seeds -- Defining seeds -- Using seeds -- Generating random seeds during the runtime -- Controlled randomness is the key to generating random numbers -- The use of procedural generation in games -- Saving space -- Map generation -- Texture creation -- Animation -- Sound -- Benefits of procedural generation -- Larger games can be created -- Procedural generation can be used to lower budgets -- An increase in gameplay variety -- An increase in replayability -- The drawbacks of procedural generation -- More taxing on the hardware -- Worlds can feel repetitive -- You sacrifice quality control -- You may generate an unplayable world -- It is hard to script set game events -- A brief history of rogue-like games -- How we'll implement procedural generation -- Populating environments -- Creating unique game objects -- Creating unique art -- Audio manipulation -- Behavior and mechanics -- Dungeon generation -- Component-based design -- The complete game -- Exercises -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Project Setup and Breakdown -- Choosing an IDE -- Microsoft Visual Studio -- Code::Blocks -- Other IDEs -- Build systems -- Breaking down the game template -- Download templates -- The class diagram -- The object hierarchy -- Level data -- Collision -- Input -- Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML) -- Defining SFML -- Why we'll be using SFML -- Learning SFML -- Alternatives.…”
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Cost reduction and control best practices : the best ways for a financial manager to save money / Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA).

Table of Contents: “…Corporate cost-control strategies -- Human resource department costs -- Benefits costs -- Compensation costs -- 401(k) plan costs -- Training and development costs -- Accounting department costs -- Accounts payable costs -- Credit and collections costs -- Purchasing costs -- Inventory costs -- Export costs -- Outsourcing -- Downsizing -- Consultants' costs -- Business tax costs.…”
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The Handbook of Global Shadow Banking, Volume I From Policy to Regulation / by Luc Nijs. by Nijs, Luc

Table of Contents: “…Identifying Non-bank, Non-insurer Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions -- 7.The Policy Train Chasing Shadow Banking -- 8. From Policy to Regulation -- 9. …”
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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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Proceeding of the International Science and Technology Conference "FarEastСon 2019" October 2019, Vladivostok, Russian Federation, Far Eastern Federal University / edited by Denis...

Table of Contents: “…Baikov" -- On Materials of the Sociological Research of Youth Social Activity in the City of Tyumen -- Comparative Assessment of Planned and Actual Production Indicators Based on the Measure of Information Uncertainty -- Trade Relations between the Russian Far East and Northeast Asia: Assessment of Institutional Factors -- Entrepreneurial Activity of the Russian Arctic Regions: Quantitative Assessments and Management -- Modeling and Forecasting GDP Production in Russia, taking into account Changes in the Number of Working-Age Population Caused by the Retirement Age Increasing -- Prospects and Challenges of Virtual Labour Market Development in Russia -- Accreditation Examination of Developing Professional Competencies at the University: a Mathematical Model -- Physical Health of Young People as a Factor of Human Capital Development -- Improvement of the Operational Budgeting Model at the Industrial Enterprise -- Problems and Mechanisms of Regional Policy of Russia -- Economy Energy Intensity: Global Trends -- External and Internal Factors of Transformation of Diamond Industry of Russia -- Generation of Innovative Ideas: Intersubjective Approach -- Open Innovation as a Business Performance Accelerator: Challenges and Opportunities for the Firms' Competitive Strategy -- Competitive and Strategic Model of Evaluation of Metallurgical Enterprises -- Formation of Analytical Tools for Investment Activities Audit of Priority Development Areas -- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Projects of Global and National Economic Significance Level -- "The Reception of Foreign Languages in the History of Russian Culture" -- Projections of Dynamics and Structure for the Mining of the Far East -- Evaluation of the Effects of Russian-Chinese Transboundary Projects in the Far East -- Coal Sea Ports of the Russian Far East: Problems and Prospects for Development -- Certain Aspects of Legal Optimization in the Field of Surrogate Motherhood -- Foresight System in the Structure of Criminological Forecasting of Corruption in the Business Environment in Multicultural Space of Russia -- Diagnostics of Tax Non-Payment Risk of Public Companies -- Methodical Approach to Conflict Management in the System of Social and Labour Relations in the Organization -- Pragmatic-Technological Integral for Academic Texts Build -- The Impact of Social Media on Recruitment: Opportunities, Benefits and Challenges -- Organization and Management of Resource Provision Innovation Activity -- Renovation of Residential Buildings in Moscow and the Transition to Intellectual Urban Environment -- Semantical Meanings of Colours in Chinese Culture -- The Specifics of the Formation of the Temporal Competence of Students of Economic Profile -- Election Technologies Crisis in Modern Russia (on the example of the Far East) -- Modification of a Role of a Transport Factor in Distribution of Production of Forest Products on Regions -- Methodological Foundations of Using Blue Ocean Strategy in the Course of Construction Megaprojects Implementation -- Comparative Analysis of Preschool Education Systems in Russia, France and Germany -- Production Functions in Economic Growth Modeling and Methods for their Transformation -- The «Beginning» and the «End» of History: to a Problem of the Search of Historical Identity -- The Role of Scientific and Industrial Cooperation in Assessing the Innovative Potential of an Industrial Enterprise and the Approach to Evaluation through Joint Patent and Licensing Activities -- Fuzzy Cognitive Model for Analysis of Influence Relations and Industrial Clusters Identification -- Development of Urban Blocks’ Social Infrastructure on the Basis of Value Approach -- Socio-Psychological Space of Young People with Different Levels of Subjective Well-Being -- Digitalization of the Economy and Remote Employment of Women: an Analysis of the Situation and Development Prospects -- University Relations: University-Industrial Relations as the Main Factor in the Development of Polytechnic Education -- Development of the Basis of the Quality Management System of an Enterprise Financial Activity on the Principle of Lean Production -- Investment and Innovation Analysis of the Completeness and Complexity of the Use of Mineral Raw Materials at Mining Enterprises -- Methodology for Assessing the Impact of Merchandising on the Competitiveness of Public Catering Enterprises -- Development of Managerial Accounting in the Railway Holding -- Evaluation of the Development of Rural Areas of the Region and Their Classification by the Level of Sustainability for the Purposes of Regional Policy -- About the Essence of Categories "Efficiency" and "Efficiency of the Investment Project" -- Formation of Uniform Scientific and Technological Space of the Russian Federation -- Methodological and Theoretical Approaches for Defining Structured Financial Products in a more Integrated and Globalized World -- Improving the Reliability of the Voice Signature When it is Used to Protect Paper Documents in the Information and Communication System of Enterprise Management -- Relationship between Identity Fusion and Extremist Attitudes of Young -- Development of Financial Analysis Based on the Theory of Fuzzy Sets -- Statistical Study of Dynamics of the Agricultural Production of Post-Soviet Countries in the Context of Food Security -- Sustainable Development of the Russian Arctic: the Role of Labor Potential -- The Role of the State Program "Economic Development and Innovation-Driven Economy" in the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises -- Methodical Approach to the Assessment of Food Security in the Region -- The Risk of Reducing the Material Well-Being of the Family at Child Birth -- University Informational Ecosystem with Target Contours -- Perspectives of Participation of the Murmansk Region in the Price-Responsive Reduction of Electric Energy and Power Consumption -- Ethno-confessional Identity: The Problem of Verification (Based on the Monitoring Data of Ethno-confessional Relations in the Khabarovsk Krai, 2016 – 2018) -- Method for Determining Production and Resource Use Efficiency -- Management System for Publication Activity of Academic and Teaching Personnel at Russian Flagship University -- Northeast Asia Transport Services Market: Russian Participation Opportunities -- The Impact of Digital Technology on the Labor and the Socio–Economic Development in Modern Russia -- Prospects for Development of Inter-Firm Retail Chains -- "Evaluation of Investment Attractiveness of the Project ""Meat-processing Complex""" -- The Need and Focus of Transforming Vocational Education Management at the Regional Level -- Forecasting e-Learning Processes Using GERT Models and Process Mining Tools -- Industrial Policy in the Region: Current State and Areas for Improvement -- Training Teaching Staff as the Key Factor for Primorsky Region Economic Development -- Application of Methods for Obtaining Pareto Set for Increasing Effectiveness of Managing Decisions under Conditions of Multi-Criteriality -- Prediction of Probability of Positive Reaction of Consumers to New Types of Enriched Food -- International Reserves: Evolution of Their Role during Internationalization of Modern World Currencies -- Concepts of Oeuvre and Algorithmization in Modern Engineering Education -- Improvement of the Effectiveness Evaluation System of Projects Implemented on the Public-Private Partnership Principles in the Complex Development of the Territory -- The Impact of Economic Growth on Spatial Development of a Region -- Genesis of Russian Cyber Security Legal Mechanism: an Authentic or a Trend Alike Model? …”
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