Government Reference Publication
Excerpt: Today, as never before, the military establishment is committed to dynamic and revolutionary change to produce new forms of warfare and new warfighting capabilities. Transformation offers an exciting vision of future war with fewer casualties, quicker victories, and a lower price tag. It could secure U.S. military dominance for generations to come. But there are risks. Getting transformation right is second only to success on the battlefield as the most importan...
This extraordinary book explains the engine that has catapulted the Internet from backwater to ubiquity?and reveals that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success. With the unwitting help of its users, the generative Internet is on a path to a lockdown, ending its cycle of innovation?and facilitating unsettling new kinds of control. (futureoftheinternet.org)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-27)
Excerpt: Chapter one lieutenant Daniel Leary rolled his uncle?s wheelchair to the end of the catwalk and paused, gazing back at the corvette Princess Cecile nestled in the center of the graving dock. He turned the wheelchair. ?now that you?ve inspected her, Uncle Stacey,? he said, ?wouldn?t you agree there?s no finer ship in the RCN??
Technical Reference Publication
Introduction: The tremendous growth of opto-electronic devices manufacturing has raised the need for high performance micro-positioners, which are used in their assembly and alignment. The static and dynamic performance of micro-positioners depends in part on the quality of operation of their controllers, which in turn depends to a significant degree on the accuracy of the kinematic and dynamic mathematical models upon which they are based. The objective of this work was...
Excerpt: Following the experience of global warfare in World War II, the Services recognized the importance of unity of military effort achieved through the unified command of US forces. Generally, over the next 50 years, the Unified Command Plan did adapt to the changing strategic environment and to great advances in technology, particularly the growing global reach of US forces. But there were failures, notably the cumbersome command organization for the Vietnam War. T...
v.1. The old pagan civilizations -- v.2. Jewish heroes and prophets -- v.3. Ancient achievements -- v.4. Imperial antiquity -- v.5. The middle ages -- v.6. Renaissance and reformation -- v.7. Great women -- v.8. Great rulers --v.9. European statesmen -- v.10. European leaders -- v.11. American founders --v.12. American leaders -- v.13. Great writers / Dr. Lord's uncompleted plan, supplemented with essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Adam -- v.14. The new era. A suppl...
Another edition published having title: The elements of mechanical and electrical engineering; v. 1. Arithmetic, Algebra, Logarithms, Geometry and Trigonometry, Elementary Mechanics, Hydromechanics, Pneumatics, Heat, with practical questions and examples -- v. 2. Steam and Steam Engines, Strenght of Materials, Applied Mechanics, Steam Boilers, with practical questions and examples -- v. 3. Machine Design, Principles of Electricity and Magnetism, Electrical Measurements, ...
Description based on: vol. 2, no. 1 (May 1864]); ; No. 5-23 called v. 2; no. 24-48 called v. 3; no. 49-60 comprise the first half of v. 4
Entomology
Railroads
An ex-intelligence officer, who handles elite politicians and celebrities cover up their misdeeds and embarrassing situations, now finds himself trying to unravel the mystery that could change the world and the future of the international space station.
Weaving international intrigue with a high-level murder case, The Mystery of Jamieson Stone will leave you on the edge of your seat. When the world’s most famous television news anchor, Jamieson Stone, apparently commits suicide on live international television, Stone’s widow hires detective Michael Brand to find the truth. The detective discovers that Stone was murdered, but the reason behind his death is a mystery. Brand uncovers information pointing to Jamieson’s ...
Subject: Game and game-birds; Mammals
Bibliography: p. 285-287