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War for Profit

Army Contracting Vs. Supporting the Troops

By: Charles M. Smith (CPCM.)

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War for Profit

Army Contracting Vs. Supporting the Troops

By: Charles M. Smith (CPCM.)

WASHINGTON — The Army official who managed the Pentagon's largest contract in Iraq says he was ousted from his job when he refused to approve paying more than $1 billion in questionable charges to KBR..." (James Risen, New York Times, June 17, 2008) This book by that very Army official provides an eye-opening firsthand account of how the US Government hands over your tax dollars to support contractors like KBR and Halliburton, rather than supporting the troops. This authoritative and well-documented record of the LOGCAP contract in Iraq and Afghanistan is at the same time a study of US participation in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the workings of government agencies and Congress. The first chapter sets the scene, briefly narrating the author's work on behalf of US military efforts, especially in Iraq. Subsequent chapters illustrate specific issues in contractor relations that resulted in unsafe conditions for the troops and blew millions of taxpayer dollars. Loyal and hard-working government officials and employees who tried to keep things on track were turned away and those who sought to rein in the free-for-all were sacked. The author reveals problems with KBR's provision of transportation, electricity, food and water. Other chapters are more analytic and evaluate Army logistics, Congressional oversight and the question of whether letting contracts for this kind of support is appropriate at all--the kind of problems that concern military policy leaders, defense analysts, public policy analysts and scholars in these areas, as well as the citizens in whose name this is all done.

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Algora Publishing

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0875869270

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A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children E-Book

By: Charles J. Cote,Jerrold Lerman,Brian Anderson

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A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children E-Book

By: Charles J. Cote,Jerrold Lerman,Brian Anderson

Covering everything from preoperative evaluation to neonatal emergencies to the PACU, A Practice of Anesthesia in Infants and Children, 6th Edition, features state-of-the-art advice on the safe, effective administration of general and regional anesthesia to young patients. It reviews underlying scientific information, addresses preoperative assessment and anesthesia management in detail, and provides guidelines for postoperative care, emergencies, and special procedures. Comprehensive in scope and thoroughly up to date, this 6th Edition delivers unsurpassed coverage of every key aspect of pediatric anesthesia. - Includes a laminated pocket reference guide inside with essential, practical information. - Features key references at the end of each chapter that provide a quick summary for review. - Presents must-know information on standards, techniques, and the latest advances in pediatric anesthesia from global experts. - Provides access to a video library of 70 pediatric anesthesia procedures – 35 are new! Videos include demonstrations on managing the difficult pediatric airway, cardiac assist devices in action, new positioning devices, management of burn injuries, and many demonstrations of ultra-sound guided regional anesthesia blocks and techniques. - Features extensive revisions of all chapters with many new contributors, and numerous new figures and tables throughout. - Introduces new drugs such as those used to premedicate children and facilitate emergence from anesthesia, plus an up-to-date discussion of the drug approval process and detailed information on opioid safety for children with obstructive sleep. - Includes new chapters on pharmacogenomic implications of drugs in children and the anesthetic implications when caring for children with cancer. - Offers up-to-date information on the management of emergence agitation, sleep-disordered breathing, neonatal and pediatric emergencies, and the obese child and bariatric surgery. - The Essentials chapters, with extensive input from pediatrician experts, provide the latest information concerning hematology, pulmonology, oncology, hepatology, nephrology, and neurology. - Contains significant updates on perioperative fluid management, pharmacology, intravenous anesthesia and target controlled infusions, cystic fibrosis, new interventional devices for children with congenital heart defects, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simulation in pediatric anesthesia, and much more. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323551629

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9780323551625

Cirque Global

Quebec's Expanding Circus Boundaries

By: Louis Patrick Leroux,Charles R. Batson

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Cirque Global

Quebec's Expanding Circus Boundaries

By: Louis Patrick Leroux,Charles R. Batson

With a billion-dollar industry centred in Montreal, the province of Quebec has established itself as a major hub for contemporary circus. Cirque du Soleil has a global presence, and troupes such as Cirque Éloize and 7 doigts de la main are state-of-the-art innovators. The National Circus School of Montreal - the only state-funded elite training facility in North America - is an influential leader in artistry and technique. Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil’s Cirque du Monde supports arts for social change on many continents and is renowned for its social-circus training and research. Cirque Global is the first book-length study of this new variety of circus and its international impact. The contributors offer critical perspectives on this rapidly developing art form and its aesthetics, ethics, business practices, pedagogical implications, and discursive significations. Essays explore creative, entrepreneurial, and cultural forces that are shaping Quebec’s dynamic nouveau cirque. Lavishly illustrated with photographs from circus performances, the volume showcases Quebec circus’s hybrid forms, which have merged the ethos and aesthetics of European circuses with American commercial and industrial creativity. Cirque Global is the definitive study of the phenomenon of Quebec circus and is an important model for future research on contemporary circus.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773598707

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9780773598706

Human Diversity

The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class

By: Charles Murray

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Human Diversity

The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class

By: Charles Murray

All people are equal but, as Human Diversity explores, all groups of people are not the same -- a fascinating investigation of the genetics and neuroscience of human differences. The thesis of Human Diversity is that advances in genetics and neuroscience are overthrowing an intellectual orthodoxy that has ruled the social sciences for decades. The core of the orthodoxy consists of three dogmas: - Gender is a social construct. - Race is a social construct. - Class is a function of privilege. The problem is that all three dogmas are half-truths. They have stifled progress in understanding the rich texture that biology adds to our understanding of the social, political, and economic worlds we live in. It is not a story to be feared. "There are no monsters in the closet," Murray writes, "no dread doors we must fear opening." But it is a story that needs telling. Human Diversity does so without sensationalism, drawing on the most authoritative scientific findings, celebrating both our many differences and our common humanity.

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Twelve

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1538744007

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9781538744000

Lawyering With Integrity: Essays In Honour of Ernest Ojukwu, SAN

By: Sam Erugo,Charles O. Adekoya

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Lawyering With Integrity: Essays In Honour of Ernest Ojukwu, SAN

By: Sam Erugo,Charles O. Adekoya

Lawyering with Integrity is presented as a collection of essays in appreciation of the profound contributions of a Nigerian agent of change in legal education and the profession, Professor Ernest Ojukwu, SAN. Ernest or "Teacher" as he is fondly called is renowned as a great law teacher, and more specifically for legal education reforms, and institutionalization of clinical legal education, ethics and professional integrity advocacy. This Teacher's illustrious work has thrown him into limelight in the international legal education community. He is a great law teacher, lawyer and administrator, elevated to the revered rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2014 in recognition of his contributions to legal academics in Nigeria. As the title suggests, the subject of this collection has carried on with integrity, and demonstrating and preaching values, especially integrity. He is our model of lawyering with integrity as endorsed by most contributors here.

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Lulu.com

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1387824570

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9781387824571

André Biéler

At the Crossroads of Canadian Painting

By: David Karel,André Charles Biéler

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André Biéler

At the Crossroads of Canadian Painting

By: David Karel,André Charles Biéler

Contient une biographie d'André Biéler (p. 187-200).

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Presses Université Laval

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2763780660

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9782763780665

A History of the Peninsular War, Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14, 1814

St Sebastian's Capture, Wellington's Invasion of France, Battles of Nive, Orthez, Toulouse [Illustrated Edition]

By: Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman KBE

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A History of the Peninsular War, Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14, 1814

St Sebastian's Capture, Wellington's Invasion of France, Battles of Nive, Orthez, Toulouse [Illustrated Edition]

By: Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman KBE

Illustrated with 18 maps and illustrations The 1807-14 war in the Iberian Peninsula was one of the most significant and influential campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Arising from Napoleon's strategic need to impose his rule over Portugal and Spain, it evolved into a constant drain on his resources. Sir Charles Oman's seven-volume history of the campaign is an unrivalled and essential work. His extensive use and analysis of French, Spanish, Portuguese and British participants' accounts and archival material, together with his own inspection of the battlefields, provides a comprehensive and balanced account of this most important episode in Napoleonic military history. Between August 1813 and the end of hostilities in April 1814, Napoleon's forces were finally expelled from the Iberian Peninsula. Wellington's army invaded southern France, only halting its operations when news was received of Napoleon's abdication. The events covered in this volume include the British siege and capture of St Sebastian; the final campaigning in eastern Spain; Wellington's invasion of France; and the last actions of the war in the Battle of Toulouse and the French sortie from Bayonne. A chapter on the place of the Peninsular War in history concludes Oman's monumental work.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1782898379

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9781782898375

December 6

From the Montreal Massacre to Gun Control : the Inside Story

By: Heidi Rathjen,Charles Montpetit

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From the Montreal Massacre to Gun Control : the Inside Story

By: Heidi Rathjen,Charles Montpetit

On December 6, 1989, Marc Lepine walked into the Ecole Polytechnique at the Universite de Montral, ordered the men out, and then started shooting at the remaining women with a semi-automatic rifle. He killed fourteen women and wounded thirteen more.The slaughter, motivated by his rage against feminists, shocked the world. Heidi Rathjen was a student in the building at the time, and for forty-five long minutes she listened to the shots as the killer roamed the building. In the hours and days that followed, as a member of the former student council, she played a leading role in dealing with the media, helping with the funerals, and in organizing the memorial event. She did not know then that her life had been changed. Rather than continuing to grieve, she decided to do something to help prevent similar tragedies in the future. With the help of Wendy Cukier she organized the national Coalition for Gun Control. This book describes their fight to raise public awareness, gain public support, and then force not just one, but two gun-control bills through Parliament, against the workings of the million-dollar gun lobby. It was an extraordinary campaign, and a political eye-opener for a young woman.

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McClelland & Stewart

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0771061250

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9780771061257

Secondary Sources in the History of Canadian Medicine

A Bibliography / Volume 1

By: Charles G. Roland

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Secondary Sources in the History of Canadian Medicine

A Bibliography / Volume 1

By: Charles G. Roland

This work is a bibliography of secondary sources in Canadian medical history.

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Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

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1554587751

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9781554587759

Harold Innis in the New Century

Reflections and Refractions

By: Charles R. Acland,William J. Buxton

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Harold Innis in the New Century

Reflections and Refractions

By: Charles R. Acland,William J. Buxton

The book is divided into three sections: "Reflections on Innis" provides a historical reassessment of Innis, "Gaps and Silences" considers the limitations of both Innis's thought and his interpreters, and "Innis and Cultural Theory" offers speculations on his influence on cultural analysis. The interpretations offered reflect the changing landscape of intellectual life as boundaries between traditional disciplines blur and new interdisciplinary fields emerge. Harold Innis in the New Century is a valuable resource for scholars and students of Canadian studies, communication studies, cultural studies, economic history, and political science. Contributors include Charles R. Acland (Calgary), Alison Beale (Simon Fraser), Jody Berland (York), James Bickerton (St Francis Xavier), William J. Buxton (Concordia), James Carey (Columbia), Ray Charron (Concordia), Cheryl Dahl (University College of the Fraser Valley), Michael Dorland (Carleton), Kevin Dowler (York), Donald Fisher (UBC), Sarah Fortin (McGill), Alain-G. Gagnon (McGill), Jane Jenson (Montréal), Heather Menzies (Carleton), Richard Noble (Winnipeg), Daniel Salée (Concordia), Liora Salter (Osgoode Hall), Kim Sawchuk (Concordia), Irene Spry (professor emerita, Ottawa), Judith Stamps (Victoria), and Andrew Werwick (Trent).

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773567267

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9780773567269

Montreal Olympics

An Insider's View of Organizing a Self-financing Games

By: Paul Charles Howell

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Montreal Olympics

An Insider's View of Organizing a Self-financing Games

By: Paul Charles Howell

The 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics were the riveting games the world had ever seen. This title offers an insider's perspective on how this complex, expensive, and politicized event was organized within the constraints imposed by limited resources, an unyielding deadline, and intense pressures from international and local special interest groups.

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0773535187

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9780773535183

Configurational Comparative Methods

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Techniques

By: Benoît Rihoux,Charles C. Ragin

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Configurational Comparative Methods

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Related Techniques

By: Benoît Rihoux,Charles C. Ragin

Configurational Comparative Methods paves the way for an innovative approach to empirical scientific work through a strategy that integrates key strengths of both qualitative (case-oriented) and quantitative (variable-oriented) approaches. This first-of-its-kind text is ideally suited for "small-N" or "intermediate-N" research situations, which both mainstream qualitative and quantitative methods find difficult to address. Benoît Rihoux and Charles C. Ragin, along with their contributing authors, offer both a basic, comparative research design overview and a technical and hands-on review of Crisp-Set QCA (csQCA), Multi-Value QCA (mvQCA), and Fuzzy-Set QCA (fsQCA). Key Features Discusses existing applications in many different fields and disciplines along with state-of-the-art coverage of the strengths and limitations of these techniques Demonstrates further inventive ways of using QCA techniques Provides advice on how to develop a comparative research design (case and variable selection) as well as a specific technique called MSDO/MDSO (most similar, different outcome/most different, same outcome). Shows how to perform the technical operations linked to three specific QCA techniques: csQCA, mvQCA, and fsQCA Includes a glossary, an extensive bibliography, and a detailed list of good practices at every stage of the research process Intended Audience A must for any student or researcher who wants to engage in systematic cross-case comparison in the social and behavioral sciences, the book is ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level social science research methods courses.

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SAGE Publications

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1452210314

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9781452210315

December 6

From the Montreal Massacre to Gun Control : the Inside Story

By: Heidi Rathjen,Charles Montpetit

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From the Montreal Massacre to Gun Control : the Inside Story

By: Heidi Rathjen,Charles Montpetit

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War for Profit

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A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children E-Book

A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children E-Book

Cirque Global

Cirque Global

Human Diversity

Human Diversity

Lawyering With Integrity: Essays In Honour of Ernest Ojukwu, SAN

Lawyering With Integrity: Essays In Honour of Ernest Ojukwu, SAN

André Biéler

André Biéler

A History of the Peninsular War, Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14, 1814

A History of the Peninsular War, Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14, 1814

December 6

December 6

Secondary Sources in the History of Canadian Medicine

Secondary Sources in the History of Canadian Medicine

Harold Innis in the New Century

Harold Innis in the New Century

Montreal Olympics

Montreal Olympics

Configurational Comparative Methods

Configurational Comparative Methods

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December 6

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