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Informatics in the Future Proceedings of the 11th European Computer Science Summit (ECSS 2015), Vienna, October 2015 /

Table of Contents: “…Shifting Identities in Computing: From a Useful Tool to a New Method and Theory of Science -- On the Big Impact of “Big Computer Science” -- On Informatics, Diamonds and T -- Leadership and Balance in Research -- Rational ethics -- Ethics for the digital age: where are the moral specs? …”
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Advanced techniques in diagnostic cellular pathology

Table of Contents: “…Virtual microscopy / Jim Diamond and David McCleary -- Cytopathology / Mary Hannon-Fletcher -- Flow cytometry / Ian Dimmick -- Immunocytochemistry / Perry Maxwell and Merdol Ibrahim -- Microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization / David S.P. …”
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The Tangierman's lament, and other tales of Virginia / by Swift, Earl, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…The immortal dismalites -- The unexpected artist -- The Tangierman's lament -- Bang the drum loudly -- When the rain came -- Playing the last round -- Where is the fabulous Dewey diamond? -- In the radiance of Master Charles -- Ricochet -- Meat -- Flush with success -- A song of sorrow -- Love and justice -- To the lighthouse -- At a fork in the trail -- History floats -- The race is off -- Tory terrorist -- Out of nowhere -- Claimed only by the flood -- Notes on the essays.…”
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Faithful to Fenway believing in Boston, baseball, and America's most beloved ballpark / by Borer, Michael Ian

Table of Contents: “…Boston believes : Fenway Park, a "lyrical little bandbox" -- The birth of an urban ballpark : leisure, nostalgia, and the baseball creed -- The ballpark at rest : the civic partnership between Boston, the Red Sox, and the Fenway faithful -- Objects of faith and consumption : souvenirs, replicas, and other representations of Fenway Park -- Some diamonds are not forever : debating the future of Fenway Park -- Believe in Boston : Red Sox nation and the cultural power of place.…”
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The state and the social state formation in Botswana and its pre-colonial and colonial genealogies / by Gulbrandsen, �rnulf

Table of Contents: “…The development of Tswana merafe and the arrival of colonialism -- Tswana consolidation within the colonial state: development of a postcolonial state embryo -- Cattle, diamonds and the 'grand coalition' -- Keeping the population in the societal fold: the state's capture of indigenous authority structures -- Tswana domination, minority protests and the discourse of development -- Anti-politics and issues of democracy and domination -- The governmentalization of the state: state interventions in the population -- Escalating social inequality: popular reactions to political leaders.…”
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A history of South Africa / by Thompson, Leonard Monteath

Table of Contents: “…The Africans -- The white invaders : the Cape colony, 1652-1870 -- African wars and white invaders : Southeast Africa, 1770-1870 -- Diamonds, gold, and British imperialism, 1870-1910 -- The segregation era, 1910-1948 -- The apartheid era, 1948-1978 -- Apartheid in crisis, 1978-1989 -- The political transition, 1989-1994 -- The new South Africa, 1994-1999 -- Beyond the new South Africa, 1999-2014 / by Lynn Berat -- Appendix : statistics.…”

Looking for consensus? : civil society, social movements and crises for public management /

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Jazz mavericks of the Lone Star State by Oliphant, Dave

Table of Contents: “…Tuning up with a few introductory notes -- Jazz mavericks of the Lone Star State -- The roots of Texan jazz -- From bebop to hard bop and beyond : the Texas jazz connections -- Texas bebop messengers to the world : Kenny Dorham and Leo Wright -- British acolytes of jazz and its Texas contingent -- The Wisconsin-Texas jazz nexus -- Jazz in literature -- The alchemy of jazz -- Ornette Coleman's harmolodic life -- A jazz master's diamond jubilee -- A Texas take on Ken Burns's Jazz -- Swinging through Texas on a Scottish air -- The birth of western swing -- The inventor of jazz revisited : untangling the legacy of Jelly Roll Morton and Alan Lomax -- Discographies and Texan jazz -- San Marcos in jazz history.…”
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Sexual reckonings Southern girls in a troubling age / by Cahn, Susan K.

Table of Contents: “…-- "Just as much a menace" : race and sex delinquency -- "A head full of diamonds" : fact, fiction, and African American girls' sexuality -- "Living in hopes" : an economy of desire -- Sex, science, and eugenic sterilization -- The World War II pickup girl and wartime passions -- School days : reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, and romance -- Would Jesus dance? …”
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Creating and re-creating corporate entrepreneurial culture by Salama, Alzira

Table of Contents: “…-- Biography of organisations and culture transformation -- Biography of organisations : a key for a transformation process -- Organisational culture transformation : cross-case analysis -- From bureaucracy and inertia to entrepreneurship : organic growth -- Causes of inertia and integrative model for culture evolution and transformation -- British airways story -- British nuclear fuels story -- Jaguar cars story -- British airports authority story -- Xerox do Brazil story -- Creating entrepreneurial synergies through cross-border acquisitions -- Corporate entrepreneurship and acquisitions : an introduction and integration process model -- The role of acculturation process : Ford- Volvo; Deutsche Bank- Bankers Trust; British Petroleum- AMOCO -- Integration strategies and entrepreneurial synergies : Electrolux- Zanussi and Elctrolux- Diamond- board -- The future of corporate entrepreneurship.…”
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Unquenchable America's water crisis and what to do about it / by Glennon, Robert Jerome, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…The enigma of the water closet -- 14. The diamond-water paradox -- 15. The steel deal -- 16. …”
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Framing Africa portrayals of a continent in contemporary mainstream cinema /

Table of Contents: “…the re-presencing of Africa in twenty-first-century film / Nigel Eltringham -- "Print the legend": myth and reality in The last King of Scotland / Mark Leopold -- Black Hawk down: recasting U.S. military history at Somali expense / Lidwien Kapteijns -- Pharma in Africa: health, corruption and contemporary Kenya in The constant gardener / Daniel Branch -- War in the city, crime in the country: Blood diamond and the representation of violence in the Sierra Leone War / Danny Hoffman -- Showing what cannot be imagined: Shooting dogs and Hotel Rwanda / Nigel Eltringham -- Torture, betrayal and forgiveness: Red dust and the search for truth in post-apartheid South Africa / Annelies Verdoolaege -- Go Amabokoboko! …”
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Understanding drug issues a handbook for parents, teachers and other professionals / by Emmett, David

Table of Contents: “…-- Exercise 8: what about us? -- Exercise 9: drug diamond nine -- Exercise 10: benefits and drawbacks -- Exercise 11: scenarios -- Exercise 12: in my view -- Exercise 13: law and penalties -- Exercise 14: jigsaw drugs -- Exercise 15: health awareness -- Exercise 16: just another ordinary day -- Exercise 17: six things to consider -- Exercise 18: an unnecessary death -- Appendix: a list of helping agencies.…”
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The subject of Holocaust fiction / by Budick, E. Miller

Table of Contents: “…Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello and Cora Diamond's "difficulty of reality".…”
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Kentucky lawyer by Swinford, Mac

Table of Contents: “…No comment -- Voices in the night -- Attributes of the Kentucky lawyer -- An "overspeaking" judge -- According to law or instructions -- Namesake -- Sturdy oak -- "Less sympathy, more consideration" -- Helping the judge -- "Pass the sugar" -- University of Camargo -- Importance of the law -- Dedication of the Kentucky lawyer -- All the way -- Amicus curiae -- Boredom -- Juries usually arrive at correct decision -- Wrong man on trial -- No kiss for Uncle Harry -- The case of the diamond ring -- Battle of San Juan Hill -- The League of Nations -- The Prohibition Era -- The purchase -- Cost of love -- A plea for mercy -- Trial of prohibition violators -- Santa Claus -- Some confusion -- Lawyers and politics -- "Yellow dog democrat?" …”
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Therapy and beyond : counselling psychology contributions to therapeutic and social issues /

Table of Contents: “…Philosophical pluralism : navigating the sea of diversity in psychotherapeutic and counselling psychology practice / Donal McAteer -- Existential-phenomenological contributions to counselling psychology's relational framework / Elena Manafi -- Counselling psychology and research : revisiting the relationship in light of our "mission" / Deborah Rafalin -- Understanding human distress : moving beyond the concept of "psychopathology" / Martin Milton, Mark Craven, and Adrian Coyle -- Being with humans : an evolutionary framework for the therapeutic relationship / Frances Gillies -- Ethics : the fundamental dimension of counselling psychology / Camilla Olsen -- Different theoretical differences and contextual influences / Riccardo Draghi-Lorenz -- Humanistic contributions to pluralistic practice / Heidi Ashley -- Psychodynamic contributions to pluralistic practice / Debora Diamond -- Cognitive-behavioural contributions to pluralistic practice : reflection on an issue of some contention / Terry Boucher -- Amor fati : existential contributions to pluralistic practice / Elena Manafi -- The counselling psychologist working in a pain context / Natalie Hession -- Working with sport and exercise psychologists : a winning combination? …”

Illicit flows and criminal things states, borders, and the other side of globalization /

Table of Contents: “…Siracusa -- Criminality and the global diamond trade : a methodological case study / Ian Smillie -- Small arms, cattle raiding, and borderlands : the Ilemi triangle / Kenneth I. …”
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Nation-building beyond Afghanistan and Iraq /

Table of Contents: “…Goodson -- What went wrong and right in Iraq / Larry Diamond -- Striking out in Baghdad : how postconflict reconstruction went awry / Johanna Mendelson Forman -- Learning the lessons of Iraq / James Dobbins -- Guidelines for future nation-builders / Francis Fukuyama.…”
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Reference manual on scientific evidence

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How East Asians view democracy

Table of Contents: “…Yang -- Japanese attitudes and values toward democracy / Ken'ichi Ikeda and Masaru Kohno -- Democratic transition frustrated : the case of Hong Kong / Wai-man Lam and Hsin-chi Kuan -- China : democratic values supporting an authoritarian system / Tianjian Shi -- Conclusion: Values, regime performance, and democratic consolidation / Yun-han Chu, Larry Diamond, and Andrew J. Nathan.…”
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