Amman and Russia call for immediate ceasefireFrench riots extend to immigrant communitiesLawyers call for fair trial of Guantanamo prisonersChina aims... at increasing trade with Russia20 casualties in an earthquake in PakistanHeadlines -- print and broadcast -- have gone global. As a result, news and information from authentic sources make a useful resource for foreign language learners. Advanced Media Arabic systematically introduces authentic texts and audio files from a wide variety of media sources. This textbook helps students develop analytical and translation skills in Arabic and expand their reading, writing, listening, and speaking capabilities. The book emphasizes the semantic and stylistic aspects of media Arabic rather than its grammar and aims to equip students with the ability to listen to and converse about current events.Organized by theme, each of the ten chapters covers current issues like: o Diplomacyo Electionso Trade and Industryo Violence and Disordero Law and Ordero Economyo War and Military Actiono Natural Disasterso Terrorismo Arabic television talk showsEach chapter provides important vocabulary; examples of language in context; exercises for reading and listening comprehension, writing, and translation; and a section for discussion and debate.The listening material -- 60 minutes of spoken material -- is available for free online at www.press.georgetown.edu. Downloading Audio Files from press.georgetown.eduPlease click on the link under "Sample Content" to download a compressed zip file of all ten MP3 audio tracks that accompany the book. Files can be downloaded using a Mac or a PC. We recommend playing the files using iTunes or Windows Media Player. Please note that Georgetown University Press does not provide technical support for audio downloads. For Mac, files will automatically be saved to your "Downloads" folder. (For older Macs, you may need to unzip the files using Stuffit.) To add files to iTunes, open iTunes, and click File>Add to Library and navigate to your file location.For PC, save the compressed file to your desktop. Once the file has downloaded, go to the folder location on the desktop. Double-click the.zip file icon to unzip the file. Another folder will appear on the desktop. Open to reveal "Lahlali audio" folder. Open that folder to see all ten MP3 files. Import the files in to your music player from your file location by selecting all ten audio tracks, right-click and select Add to Playlist.PLEASE NOTE: There are no audio files for lessons 6 and 7. Those lessons have reading passages only.

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This book's organizing principle is the interplay between groups and rings, where “rings” includes the ideas of modules. It contains basic... definitions, complete and clear theorems (the first with brief sketches of proofs), and gives attention to the topics of algebraic geometry, computers, homology, and representations. More than merely a succession of definition-theorem-proofs, this text put results and ideas in context so that students can appreciate why a certain topic is being studied, and where definitions originate. Chapter topics include groups; commutative rings; modules; principal ideal domains; algebras; cohomology and representations; and homological algebra. For individuals interested in a self-study guide to learning advanced algebra and its related topics.

This book is designed as a text for the first year of graduate algebra, but it can also serve as a reference since it contains more advanced topics as... well. This second edition has a different organization than the first. It begins with a discussion of the cubic and quartic equations, which leads into permutations, group theory, and Galois theory (for finite extensions; infinite Galois theory is discussed later in the book). The study of groups continues with finite abelian groups (finitely generated groups are discussed later, in the context of module theory), Sylow theorems, simplicity of projective unimodular groups, free groups and presentations, and the Nielsen-Schreier theorem (subgroups of free groups are free). The study of commutative rings continues with prime and maximal ideals, unique factorization, noetherian rings, Zorn's lemma and applications, varieties, and Grobner bases. Next, noncommutative rings and modules are discussed, treating tensor product, projective, injective, and flat modules, categories, functors, and natural transformations, categorical constructions (including direct and inverse limits), and adjoint functors. Then follow group representations: Wedderburn-Artin theorems, character theory, theorems of Burnside and Frobenius, division rings, Brauer groups, and abelian categories. Advanced linear algebra treats canonical forms for matrices and the structure of modules over PIDs, followed by multilinear algebra. Homology is introduced, first for simplicial complexes, then as derived functors, with applications to Ext, Tor, and cohomology of groups, crossed products, and an introduction to algebraic $K$-theory. Finally, the author treats localization, Dedekind rings and algebraic number theory, and homological dimensions. The book ends with the proof that regular local rings have unique factorization.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures,... errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

The role of natural gas in meeting the world energy demand has been increasing because of its abundance, versatility, and clean burning nature. As a... result, new gas exploration, field development, and production activities are under way. This is especially true in places where natural gas was (until recently) labelled as "stranded". Because a significant portion of natural gas reserves world-wide are located across bodies of water, gas transportation becomes an issue. We are dealing with many unique issues and facing many challenges in the entire "food chain" (upstream to midstream and downstream) of natural gas engineering. This necessitates a bridge of the technology gaps in a number of important areas: The unique new technologies such as different interpretation of 3-D seismic in natural gas exploration; The specific requirements in gas well drilling; The need for the hydraulically fracturing of high permeability gas well to bypass the damage but most importantly to reduce turbulence due to high well deliverability; Natural gas sea-going transportation such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG); Gas conversion and storage; Alternative and competing energy sources. All of these new issues and challenges have not been addressed in depth in any existing books. Another reason why we put this book together is based on our observations of young professionals and graduate students. With the power of current computing technology, many companies are offering different software to solve engineering problems. Many young engineers and students are good at running programs and plotting beautiful graphs without knowing what the numbers and figures mean. Somehow people have lost their fundamental abilities to tackle problems without using a computer. Here, besides addressing the advanced engineering issues related to natural gas, we also provide equations along with examples and detailed calculation procedures of fundamental chemical and petroleum engineering problems. This book can serve as a reference book for all engineers in the energy business as well as a textbook for students in petroleum and chemical engineering curricula and in the training departments of a large group of companies.

This book presents a strategic planning and integrated systematic approach to negotiation. This approach, as presented by Thomas F. Guernsey and Paul J.... Zwier, claims both adversarial and problem-solving strategies have distinct advantages and that lawyers need to combine styles and strategies to achieve the best results for their clients. The book provides attorneys with an outline to plan and implement effective negotiating techniques. Guernsey and Zwier use up-to-date situations throughout the book to demonstrate how understanding negotiation theory and practice can help lawyers teach their clients to make better strategic use of negotiation. It breaks the counseling process into stages and shows what information the client needs in order to make an informed decision. The approach Guernsey and Zwier describe also serves as an organizational tool allowing attorneys to simplify a complex process sufficiently to view it as a whole. Advanced Negotiation and Mediation Theory and Practice describes four stages of negotiation: * Icebreaking and Setting the Agenda * Information Bargaining * Exchange, and * Crisis and Outcome The book then focuses on the planning and strategic decision making process involved when negotiating in an international setting. In an increasingly global marketplace, it is vital that lawyer negotiators understand the role that cultural differences play in conducting negotiations. According to Guernsey and Zwier, your ability to implement your client’s ends will often depend on the lawyer’s ability to anticipate these differences and choose the right approach for the right setting. The authors examine multiparty negotiations and using a mediator to reach the client’s goals. Guernsey and Zwier claim that one of the most important factors in choosing a mediator is the mediator’s reputation for being prepared and invested in the process. The book concludes by focusing on the rules of professional responsibility and how these affect the ethical issues in today’s negotiations. Summary of Contents Chapter 1: Negotiating Strategies and Styles * Adversarial Negotiation—An Economic Theory and Strategy of Negotiation * Problem-Solving Negotiation as a Strategy * Styles of Negotiation * Blending Strategies and Styles Chapter 2: The Eleven Stage Negotiation Mediation * Phases and Stages * A Note on Plea Bargaining * Transactional Bargaining Chapter 3: The Social Psychology of Negotiation * Audiences to the Negotiation * Restraints on Communication * Respect and Anger * Social Psychology of Selected Tactics * Gender Differences Chapter 4: Preparing and Planning for the Negotiation Involving the Client * In General * Determining Your Client’s Needs, Interests, and Desires— The Necessity of Effective Client Counseling * Position Bargaining * Planning for Position Bargaining * Anticipate Other Side’s Bargaining Range * Negotiation Strategy and Client Counseling * Planning to Implement the Negotiation Process Chapter 5: Opening Discussions: Ice Breaking and Setting the Agenda * Ice Breaking * Agenda Control: What and How You Will Negotiate Chapter 6: Information Bargaining * What Information Do You Want to Seek? * Where to Get Information * How to Get Information in General * Types of Questions * The Funnel Approach to Questioning * Information You Do Not Want to Reveal * Impediments to Questioning * Techniques to Motivate * Nonverbal Communication Chapter 7: Exchange * The Offer * Justifi cation and Persuasion * Concessions, Reformulations, and Counter Proposals * Typical Exchange Tactics and a Systematic Approach Chapter 8: Crisis and Outcome * Crisis * The Outcome * Wrap-up * Memorialization Chapter 9: Negotiators and Mediators * An Integrated Appro