Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 16: Volume 16 (Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry)

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This is the sixteenth annual volume of Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry, and covers the literature published during 2003 on most of the important heterocyclic ring systems.

This volume opens with two specialized reviews. The first covers 'Lamellarins: Isolation, activity and synthesis' a significant group of biologically active marine alkaloids and the second discusses 'Radical Additions to Pyridines, Quinolines and Isoquinolines'. The remaining chapters examine the recent literature on the common heterocycles in order of increasing ring size and the heteroatoms present.

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Researchers in management, industrial engineering, operations, and computer science have intensely studied scheduling for more than 50 years, resulting in an astounding body of knowledge in this field. Handbook of Scheduling: Algorithms, Models, and Performance Analysis, the first handbook on scheduling, provides full coverage of the most recent and advanced topics on the subject. It assembles researchers from all relevant disciplines in order to facilitate cross-fertilization and create new scheduling insights. The book comprises six major parts, each of which breaks down into smaller chapters: · Part I introduces materials and notation, with tutorials on complexity theory and algorithms for the minimization of makespan, total completion time, dual objectives, maximum lateness, the number of late jobs, and total tardiness. · Part II is devoted to classical scheduling problems. · Part III explores scheduling models that originate in computer science, operations research, and management science. · Part IV examines scheduling problems that arise in real-time systems, focusing on meeting hard deadline constraints while maximizing machine utilization. · Part V discusses stochastic scheduling and queueing networks, highlighting jobs that are not deterministic. · Part VI covers applications, discussing scheduling problems in airline, process, and transportation industries, as well as in hospitals and educational institutions.

Book review: Handbook of Scheduling: Algorithms, Models and Performance Analysis by Joseph Y.-T. Leung [A book review from: European Journal of Operational Research]

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Book review: Handbook of Scheduling: Algorithms, Models and Performance Analysis by Joseph Y.-T. Leung [A book review from: European Journal of Operational Research]
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This digital document is a journal article from European Journal of Operational Research, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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In this, the first of the Palliser parliamentary novels, the plight of women in marriage, politics and private life is seen through the eyes of Alice and Kate Vavasor, Lady Glencora, and the coquettish Mrs. Greenow. Nineteen 90-minute cassettes and two 60's.

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Kate Vavasor remained only three days in London before she started for Yarmouth; and during those three days she was not much with her cousin. "I'm my aunt's, body and soul, for the next six weeks," she said to Alice, when she did come to Queen Anne Street on the morning after her arrival. "And she is exigeant in a manner I can't at all explain to you. You mustn't be surprised if I don't even write a line. I've escaped by stealth now.

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Good at half the length........2007-07-16

I suppose it's not fair to pick on authors who are no longer alive to defend themselves, but I think that there is good reason that Jane Austen has enjoyed a renaissance and Trollope has not.

I've been told over and over again that Trollope is for people who love politics. I've always found this to be a bit of an overstatement since it strikes me that the "politics" involved sound pretty much like politics everywhere; that of the machinations required to get elected (or get a seat in Parliament, in this case). Just like today. Big deal. There is usually just enough politics to confuse people who have zero background knowledge but not enough to tell anything new to people who have read a few Victorian novels or have any concept at all of politics in general. (I don't even pay a lot of attention to politics and I've never learned a thing from Trollope).

This is a good novel that should have been half as long. There is almost no actual plot--the characters are mainly shuffled among extended visits to one another and trips to Switzerland--and there is too much dialogue for what actually needs to be said (contrast with Austen's conciseness). The characters are delineated pretty clearly as they are introduced and, while some of them do grow, they don't grow enough to fill out almost 700 pages. Alice, in particular, persists in being tiresomely stubborn, reserved, and wooden until the end; even as she has been won over again by John Grey she protests that she is "not good enough" and resists the expectations of levity and celebration that come with her wedding. She is an interesting depiction of a very independent-minded woman (which must have been something of a novelty in 1864) but it is not really convincing that she is as intelligent as it seems she should be, or she might be better at self-reflection.

I think Trollope meant for the reader to see Grey as Alice does--colorless at first and then expanding into something more vital and interesting--but he doesn't quite accomplish it and Grey never really gels as a character and never really seems to merit the admiration paid him by other characters.

Expected more.......2006-07-10

Having been a fan of Barchester Towers and The Way We Live Now, I expected more from this novel. I found the characterizations disappointing--particularly that of George Vavasor. It simply does not ring true. He develops [or unravels] from a likeable, quirky character to a deranged one for seemingly no other reason that to be a plot device. Alice Vavasor did not capture my interest, and no, I cannot forgive her for her lack of vision and resolution.

John Grey was lovingly drawn--perhaps too lovingly--and Palliser was successful as a multi-dimensional aristocrat. I enjoyed both of these portraits. Without going through the copious list of personages, I will wrap it up and say that this novel was not as well-constructed as I was accustomed to from Trollope; nor did the plot grab me. I preferred He Knew He Was Right.

Can You Forgive Her.......2006-01-14

Trollope is no Charles Dickens, but he has insights into human life that Dickens seems to lack completely. Trollope deeply understands that women have their own interests, needs, preferences, and ambitions. He also understands that women cannot always count on the men in their lives to provide financial security. He understands these things not only on a sociological plane, but on a deeply personal, psychological level.

Unfortunately, he does not let these realities reach their ultimate conclusion. The women you care about in his books are typically left comfortable and happy, because they are lucky with their men. Like Dickens, Trollope is ready to accept the social reality of women as he finds it. Unlike, say, the women in George Eliot's novels, Trollope's women are rescued by men, or by their patrimony, so they are not left in poverty and despair.

But, nonetheless, Trollope is a great and addictive storyteller. I read this novel in a week, and I can't wait to read the next book in the Palliser series.

The Jagged Edge of Marriage.......2004-12-15

In an unusual turnabout for a Victorian novel, we have here three cases of women being very uncertain about their men -- to the point of, in one case, jilting a fiance and, in the other, with threatening to abandon a marriage by running off with an infamous ne'er-do-well. Also, we have Anthony Trollope's most dastardly villain, the ambitious and egoistic George Vavasor, with a visible fault line through his face for expressing rage.

In a Trollope novel, everything is not as it seems. The institution of marriage, in particular, comes in for some hard knocks -- all from the point of view of the women involved. Alice Vavasor, Lady Glencora Palliser, and Arabella Greenow come from the aristocracy and the upper middle class. All three women in the course of the novel grow and change before our eyes.

As the first novel in the six-book Palliser series, _Can You Forgive Her?_ also introduces us to the world of high politics. Sir Plantagenet Palliser is about to become Chancellor of the Exchequer; and George Vavasor dips into his fiancee's fortune to run twice as a Member of Parliament for Chelsea. Trollope had always wanted to become an MP himself, and ran once (and lost) for the borough of Beverley. His bad experiences were the stuff of some masterful election scenes in novels, notably the much underestimated _Ralph the Heir_.

Other Trollope set pieces include a fabulous fox hunt in Book I, in which the author himself appears under another name. There is also a dispute over an inheritance; fascinating legal trickery in George Vavasor's borrowings from his fiancee; and the typical Trollope developing of his characters' weaknesses until they pop.

While over 800 pages in length, I felt as if this was less than half that. Yes, reading Trollope requires a commitment; but his books are intriguing enough to reward it. This is one of my favorites.

Classic Victorian Character Study.......2004-12-07

This is the first novel in the Palliser Series and it is an excellent introduction to Trollope's style and themes throughout the series. Read this novel if you enjoy detailed characterization, victorian obsessions with money, politics, class and sexual inequalities. Issues that have nothing to do with Modern England!

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Can You Forgive Her ?
Anthony Trollope
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CAN YOU FORGIVE HER (3 volumes)

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Can You Forgive Her 2vol
Anthony Trollope
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CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?

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Can You Forgive Her?
Anthony Trollope
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Can You Forgive Her?
Anthony Trollope
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Can You Forgive Her?
Anthony (Wall, S., editor) Trollope
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Can You Forgive Her?
Anthony Trollope
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CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?
ANTHONY TROLLOPE
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The thousands of mergers, acquisitions, and start-ups that have characterized the past ten years of business have created an increasing number of corporations in financial trouble: specifically, a shortage of venture capital or quick cash. Consequently, bankruptcy protection is now viewed as a strategic move to protect corporations from their creditors and allow them to reorganize. Bankruptcy and Insolvency Taxation, Third Edition provides the answers to the questions financial managers will have on the tax aspects of the "bankruptcy strategy."

Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy: Legal and Financial Materials (University Casebook)

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Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy: Legal and Financial Materials (University Casebook)
Mark J. Roe
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This coursebook takes a finance-oriented approach to corporate bankruptcy and can be used either in basic Bankruptcy courses (that do not attend to individual bankruptcy) or in advanced Bankruptcy courses. The student will learn not only the major elements of corporate reorganization in chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, but also the major facets of bankruptcy that influence financing transactions. The hidden message behind these materials is how to understand complex financial deal-making and how to integrate finance with law, in the context of bankruptcy.

Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice (Bankruptcy Library)

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Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice
Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice

Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice (Bankruptcy Library)
Thomas J. Salerno , Craig D. Hansen , and G. Christopher Meyer
Manufacturer: Aspen Publishers
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Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice.......2004-07-14

Written for the business bankruptcy specialist, this two-volume set offers an unsurpassed compilation of Chapter 11 statute and case law analysis prepared by some of the country's leading bankruptcy experts. Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice, Second Edition covers such areas as:

Interim operation procedures and automatic stays
The pitfalls surrounding settlement of stay relief litigation
The treatment of intellectual property
Bankruptcy and retiree benefits
Release of guarantors

Payment of interest on secured claims
Cross-border insolvencies
Plus, a section on the special issues in railroad, airline, agriculture, and environmental reorganizations

Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice.......2004-07-14

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Includes a combination of explanatory text, cases, and problems that permit the professor to use either a problem-based approach or a more traditional case-based approach. Ample explanatory text orients students to the issues and helps them bring a basic understanding of the material to each class session. Most of the problems and much of the explanatory text are based on a continuing hypothetical case of Foam Corporation, a distressed manufacturer. The goal is to provide a concrete setting for the application of bankruptcy law and the consideration of bankruptcy policy.

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A solid Chapter 11 Hornbook.......2007-01-26

This is a well written hornbook for those law students seeking to get their arms around Chapter 11 reorganizations. The concepts that one needs to master to understand business reorganizations can be especially difficult for law students. If you are taking a class in Chapter 11 reorganizations, this is a hornbook worth having. For a general overview of bankruptcy concepts, including Chapters 7 and 13, I recommend professor Epstein's Nutshell Series book on Bankruptcy.

Good book for comprehensive bankruptcy Course.......2006-12-04

Good book if you are taking a comprehensive bankruptcy course. Initially seems daunting, but by the time you complete the book you will have an excellent overall understanding of bankruptcy. Possibly overkill for basic bankruptcy course.

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Company Voluntary Arrangements
Geoffrey Weisgard
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Corporate and Personal Insolvency Law 2/e

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Corporate and Personal Insolvency Law 2/e
Fiona Tolmie
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Corporate Insolvency (Pocket Lawyer)
McTear et al
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Corporate Insolvency - Law and Practice
Edward Bailey MA LLB , Hugo Groves LLB LLM , and Cormac Smith
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Corporate Insolvency for General Practitioners (Practice Guide)

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Corporate Insolvency for General Practitioners (Practice Guide)
Michael Griffiths LLBLLM ACIArb
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Corporate Insolvency in Practice: An Analytical Approach

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Corporate Insolvency in Practice: An Analytical Approach
Clare Campbell , and Brian Underdown
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