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Transforming Non-Renewable Resource Economies (NREs)

By: Bill Battaile,Mr.Saurabh Mishra

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Transforming Non-Renewable Resource Economies (NREs)

By: Bill Battaile,Mr.Saurabh Mishra

This paper provides an empirical benchmarking of growth, productivity and export patterns for developing NREs against other low and middle income developing countries, to inform policy discussions and future analytical work. There is stark heterogeneity in the association of resource sector and overall growth outcomes, by commodity and degree of dependence. Over the long term, inter-sectoral growth dynamics have been more muted for NREs than other developing countries, especially at lower incomes. Despite productivity convergence in mining, as expected, productivity growth in manufacturing and services was generally lower in NREs. Exceptions are few, in East Asia and the CIS area which experienced broad-based productivity growth. NRE product exports are more concentrated and relatively less complex, though we find increasingly diversified service export baskets. Technological progress and specialization in trade in services may offer diversification options for the future.

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International Monetary Fund

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1513529641

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9781513529646

OpenGL Shading Language

By: Randi J. Rost,Bill Licea-Kane,Dan Ginsburg,John Kessenich,Barthold Lichtenbelt,Hugh Malan,Mike Weiblen

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OpenGL Shading Language

By: Randi J. Rost,Bill Licea-Kane,Dan Ginsburg,John Kessenich,Barthold Lichtenbelt,Hugh Malan,Mike Weiblen

OpenGL® Shading Language, Third Edition, extensively updated for OpenGL 3.1, is the experienced application programmer’s guide to writing shaders. Part reference, part tutorial, this book thoroughly explains the shift from fixed-functionality graphics hardware to the new era of programmable graphics hardware and the additions to the OpenGL API that support this programmability. With OpenGL and shaders written in the OpenGL Shading Language, applications can perform better, achieving stunning graphics effects by using the capabilities of both the visual processing unit and the central processing unit. In this book, you will find a detailed introduction to the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) and the new OpenGL function calls that support it. The text begins by describing the syntax and semantics of this high-level programming language. Once this foundation has been established, the book explores the creation and manipulation of shaders using new OpenGL function calls. OpenGL® Shading Language, Third Edition, includes updated descriptions for the language and all the GLSL entry points added though OpenGL 3.1, as well as updated chapters that discuss transformations, lighting, shadows, and surface characteristics. The third edition also features shaders that have been updated to OpenGL Shading Language Version 1.40 and their underlying algorithms, including Traditional OpenGL fixed functionality Stored textures and procedural textures Image-based lighting Lighting with spherical harmonics Ambient occlusion and shadow mapping Volume shadows using deferred lighting Ward’s BRDF model The color plate section illustrates the power and sophistication of the OpenGL Shading Language. The API Function Reference at the end of the book is an excellent guide to the API entry points that support the OpenGL Shading Language.

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839

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Pearson Education

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0321669223

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9780321669223

Something Under the Bed Is Drooling

By: Bill Watterson

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Something Under the Bed Is Drooling

By: Bill Watterson

Another collection of Calvin and Hobbes comics.

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132

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0836218256

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9780836218251

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

A Memoir

By: Bill Bryson

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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

A Memoir

By: Bill Bryson

A vivid, nostalgic, and humorous memoir about Bill Bryson, who was born in the middle of the American century--1951--in the middle of the United States--Des Moines, Iowa--in the middle of the largest generation in American history--the baby boomers. Like millions of his generational peers, Bill Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around his house and neighborhood with a tee shirt that identified him as "The Thunderbolt Kid". Using his old fantasy-life persona as a springboard, Bill Bryson recreates the life of his family in the 1950s in all its transcendent normality.

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464

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073947491X

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9780739474914

Bill Traylor

Postcard Book

By: Bill Traylor

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Bill Traylor

Postcard Book

By: Bill Traylor

Traylor's work is regarded among the major achievements of "outsider" art. He is represented in the permanent collections of MOMA, the MET, the Whitney, the Museum of American Folk Art, and the National Museum of American Art.

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1584180315

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9781584180319

Who's Looking Out for You?

By: Bill O'Reilly

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Who's Looking Out for You?

By: Bill O'Reilly

Makes charges about how politicians, the clergy, and families are failing to protect those in their care, presenting strong statements about personal responsibility and self-reliance in today's uncertain world.

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326

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Random House Large Print Publishing

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0375432183

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9780375432187

Calvin and Hobbes

By: Bill Watterson

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Calvin and Hobbes

By: Bill Watterson

A collection of comic strips following the adventures of Calvin and his stuffed tiger Hobbes.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0836220889

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9780836220889

The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

By: Bill Watterson

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The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

By: Bill Watterson

A retrospective of ten years of strips with comments by the author.

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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0836204387

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9780836204384

The Complete Bill Horan

By: Bill Horan

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The Complete Bill Horan

By: Bill Horan

A detailed study of the masterpieces created by Bill Horan in a unique, hard cover luxury book. More than 250 pages featuring over 400 colour photographs. Prologue by Shepard Paine. Introduction by Bill Horan An in-depth biography of the master modeller. Two revealing step-by-step processes about how to model figures. The complete work in high-definition photographs. Historical index. REVIEWS .,."This book is gorgeous and a wonderful insight into one of the modern masters of figure painting. From the "How-To's" through the figures themselves, you can spend hours looking at the detail and wonder of these captured moments in history. I can recommend this book with no reservations to all fans of the art form."IPMS# 33653

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291

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Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc

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8496527352

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9788496527355

The revenge of the baby-sat

By: Bill Watterson

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The revenge of the baby-sat

By: Bill Watterson

Part of the Calvin and Hobbes collection.

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128

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Sphere

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0751508314

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9780751508314

Book's by Bill Battaile

Transforming Non-Renewable Resource Economies (NREs)

Transforming Non-Renewable Resource Economies (NREs)

OpenGL Shading Language

OpenGL Shading Language

Something Under the Bed Is Drooling

Something Under the Bed Is Drooling

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

Bill Traylor

Bill Traylor

Who's Looking Out for You?

Who's Looking Out for You?

Calvin and Hobbes

Calvin and Hobbes

The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

The Complete Bill Horan

The Complete Bill Horan

The revenge of the baby-sat

The revenge of the baby-sat

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