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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Group of Seven Finance Ministries Central Banks and Global Financial Governance Routledge Studies in Globalisation
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Springer London Ltd Matrix Groups: An Introduction to Lie Group
Book SynopsisThis book offers a first taste of the theory of Lie groups, focusing mainly on matrix groups: closed subgroups of real and complex general linear groups. The first part studies examples and describes classical families of simply connected compact groups. The second section introduces the idea of a lie group and explores the associated notion of a homogeneous space using orbits of smooth actions. The emphasis throughout is on accessibility. Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the first edition: MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS "This excellent book gives an easy introduction to the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras by restricting the material to real and complex matrix groups. This provides the reader not only with a wealth of examples, but it also makes the key concepts much more concrete. This combination makes the material in this book more easily accessible for the readers with a limited background…The book is very easy to read and suitable for an elementary course in Lie theory aimed at advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students…To summarize, this is a well-written book, which is highly suited as an introductory text for beginning graduate students without much background in differential geometry or for advanced undergraduates. It is a welcome addition to the literature in Lie theory." "This book is an introduction to Lie group theory with focus on the matrix case. … This book can be recommended to students, making Lie group theory more accessible to them." (A. Akutowicz, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1009, 2003)Table of ContentsI. Basic Ideas and Examples.- 1. Real and Complex Matrix Groups.- 2. Exponentials, Differential Equations and One-parameter Subgroups.- 3. Tangent Spaces and Lie Algebras.- 4. Algebras, Quaternions and Quaternionic Symplectic Groups.- 5. Clifford Algebras and Spinor Groups.- 6. Lorentz Groups.- II. Matrix Groups as Lie Groups.- 7. Lie Groups.- 8. Homogeneous Spaces.- 9. Connectivity of Matrix Groups.- III. Compact Connected Lie Groups and their Classification.- 10. Maximal Tori in Compact Connected Lie Groups.- 11. Semi-simple Factorisation.- 12. Roots Systems, Weyl Groups and Dynkin Diagrams.- Hints and Solutions to Selected Exercises.
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Taylor & Francis Time Charters
Book SynopsisAcclaimed as the standard reference work on the law relating to time charters, this new edition provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, accessible and useful both to shipping lawyers and to shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs and other insurers. It provides full coverage of both English and U.S. law, now updated with all the important decisions since the previous edition.
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Andrew Baker Hidden Music
Book SynopsisHidden Music rediscovers a lost wisdom that flowered with Saint Francis and his early followers. It was a world in which the angels, the celestial spheres and the material world shared in the same harmonies. This vision of harmony and unity - the Dance of Creation - still holds as true today as it did eight hundred years ago.
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AA Publishing From Bean To Bar A Chocolate Lovers Guide to
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HarperCollins Publishers Cake
Book SynopsisA delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.' PRUE LEITHThe British take cakes seriously. We hold strong opinions about how to bake a brownie with the perfect squidge, the correct proportions of icing to sponge, and whether it's jam or cream first on our scones. Now thanks to the success of a certain TV baking show our flirtation with flour, fruit and frosting has become a full-blown love affair.But how did the humble cake evolve from a simple combination of starch and fat to the show-stopping bakes of today, taking pride of place at every meaningful life celebration? Travelling the country from Dundee to the Isle of Wight, writer Andrew Baker (by name, not occupation) serves up the story of our national obsession with cake, one slice at a time.On this greediest of quests, Andrew seeks to discover the True Slice' of each iconic cake. This enviable task sees him eat sponge sandwiched with jam and cream at Queen Victoria's holiday home Osborne House, discover the illustrious yet scandal-filled history of the Battenberg's saccharine squares and learn how a caterpillar enrobed in chocolate became a party-starting birthday centerpiece.From King Alfred's oatcakes to The River Café's revered Chocolate Nemesis, this is the crumb-spattered, buttercream-smeared story of the cakes that have claimed a place on British tables and in our hearts.Trade Review‘A delightful odyssey through the history, nostalgia, fascination and British love of cake. Quirky, charming, and fun.’ PRUE LEITH ‘As fun as cake itself – and equally hard to put down.’ FELICITY CLOAKE ‘A book that offers insight with laughter and history with a tummy rumble. Nothing short of delicious.’ JOHN WHAITE ‘An entertaining, Bill Bryson-esque romp that’s easy to devour.’ The Grocer ‘He does for cake what Bill Bryson did for travel’ JOHNNY I'ANSON, BBC Radio 5 ‘Perfect to fill the void when Bake Off ends.’DELICIOUS ‘How can you not love a book where a chapter on birthday cake spans homemade baking and Jane Asher’s fondant-iced cake empire before ending in a paean to Colin the Caterpillar via Goethe and a partygoing white skunk?’ NICOLA MILLER, Tales from Topographic Kitchens on Substack
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Cambridge University Press Structured Ring Spectra 315 London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series Series Number 315
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Syngress Media,U.S. Snort Intrusion Detection and Prevention Toolkit
Book SynopsisThis all new book covering the brand new Snort version 2.6 from members of the Snort developers team. This fully integrated book and Web toolkit covers everything from packet inspection to optimizing Snort for speed to using the most advanced features of Snort to defend even the largest and most congested enterprise networks. Leading Snort experts Brian Caswell, Andrew Baker, and Jay Beale analyze traffic from real attacks to demonstrate the best practices for implementing the most powerful Snort features. The book will begin with a discussion of packet inspection and the progression from intrusion detection to intrusion prevention. The authors provide examples of packet inspection methods including: protocol standards compliance, protocol anomaly detection, application control, and signature matching. In addition, application-level vulnerabilities including Binary Code in HTTP headers, HTTP/HTTPS Tunneling, URL Directory Traversal, Cross-Site Scripting, and SQL Injection will also be analyzed. Next, a brief chapter on installing and configuring Snort will highlight various methods for fine tuning your installation to optimize Snort performance including hardware/OS selection, finding and eliminating bottlenecks, and benchmarking and testing your deployment. A special chapter also details how to use Barnyard to improve the overall performance of Snort. Next, best practices will be presented allowing readers to enhance the performance of Snort for even the largest and most complex networks. The next chapter reveals the inner workings of Snort by analyzing the source code. The next several chapters will detail how to write, modify, and fine-tune basic to advanced rules and pre-processors. Detailed analysis of real packet captures will be provided both in the book and the companion material. Several examples for optimizing output plugins will then be discussed including a comparison of MySQL and PostrgreSQL. Best practices for monitoring Snort sensors and analyzing intrusion data follow with examples of real world attacks using: ACID, BASE, SGUIL, SnortSnarf, Snort_stat.pl, Swatch, and more. The last part of the book contains several chapters on active response, intrusion prevention, and using Snort’s most advanced capabilities for everything from forensics and incident handling to building and analyzing honey pots.Table of ContentsChapter 1: From IDS to IPS and Beyond Chapter 2: Packet Inspection for Intrusion Analysis Chapter 3: Installing Snort for Optimum Performance Chapter 4: Fine Tuning Snort for Speed Chapter 5: Improving Snort Performance with Barnyard Chapter 6: Analyzing Snort’s Source Code and Inner Workings Chapter 7: Writing, Modifying, and Optimizing Preprocessors Chapter 8: Writing, Modifying, and Optimizing Rules Chapter 9: Mastering Output Plug-Ins, Reporting, and Log Management Chapter 10: Best Practices for Monitoring Sensors Chapter 11: Real World Attack Analysis Chapter 12: Active Response and Intrusion Prevention Chapter 13: Forensic Analysis and Incident Handling Chapter 14: Building a Honeynet with Snort
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Time Charters
Book SynopsisAcclaimed as the standard reference work on the law relating to time charters, this new edition provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, accessible and useful both to shipping lawyers and to shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs and other insurers. It provides full coverage of both English and U.S. law, now updated with all the important decisions since the previous edition.The English decisions covered in the new edition include: The Kos (the Supreme Court on the effect of withdrawing a ship with cargo on board); The Athena (nature of off-hire; meaning of 'loss of timeâ/'time thereby lost'); The Kyla (damage to ship and frustration); The Silver Constellation, The Savina Caylyn and The Rowan (oil company approval of chartered ships); The Captain Stefanos, The Saldanha, The Triton Lark and The Paiwan WisdTable of Contents1. Formation of the Contract 2. Parties to the Contract 3. The Ship 4. Duration of the Charter 5. Trading Limits 6. Liberty to Sublet 7. Delivery 8. State of the Ship on Delivery 9. Lawful Merchandise 10. Safe Ports and Berths 11. Maintenance Clause 12. Charterers to Provide and Pay for 13. Bunkers 14. Computation of Time 15. Redelivery 16. Hire and Withdrawal 17. From when Time is to Count; Advances; Docks and Wharves; Spaces Available; Passengers 18. Utmost Despatch 19. Employment Clause 20. Loading, Stowing, Trimming and Discharging Cargo 21. Signing of Bills of Lading 22. Conduct of Officers; Supercargo; Sailing Directions; Log; Ventilation of Cargo 23. Options to Extend the Charter 24. Cancelling Clauses 25. Off-hire Clause 26. Frustration of Charter 27. Exceptions 28. Liberties 29. Arbitration 30. Liens 31. Salvage; General Average 32. Fuel for Owners’ Account 33. Drydocking; Gear; Crew Services 34. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 35. Ice; Navigation; Insurance 36. Commissions 37. Shelltime 38. American Law Commentary on Tanker Time Charters based on STB Form
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CSIRO Publishing Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials
Book SynopsisMost living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect eaters to the formidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials offers rare insight into the history and habits of these creatures - from their discovery by intrepid explorers and scientists to their unique life cycles and incredible ways of hunting prey.
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