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The United Nations in the Twenty-First Century
The third edition of this popular text focuses on major events since 2000, including 9/11 and the war against terrorism, the Iraq War’s effect on the UN’s relevance, and the Millennium Development Goals. Thoroughly revised throughout, the text also has a new chapter on human security issues that encompasses environmental concerns and global health…. More >>
Cases in Comparative Politics
Cases in Comparative Politics, Third Edition, is a set of thirteen country studies that describe politics in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, China, India, Iran, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, and Nigeria. This casebook applies the conceptual framework developed in the text across countries wi… More >>
Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Second Edition
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Covering the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system, Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System is a clear and concise distillation of the important topics covered in Delivering Health Care in America by the same authors. Ideal for courses in health policy, allied health, health administration and more, this comprehensive revision clarifies the complexities of health care organization and finance and presents a solid overview of how the various… More >>
Founding Father: How C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb Changed Politics in America
- ISBN13: 9780742558502
- Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
- Notes:
This is the first biography of the enigmatic broadcast visionary and C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb. It explores Lamb’s experiences as public affairs officer to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, White House staffer during the Johnson and Nixon administrations, Capitol Hill press secretary, and many other previously unknown stories. Founding Father also chronicles the creation and rise of C-SPAN from a dream to the network of record for public affairs with its legion … More >>
Founding Father: How C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb Changed Politics in America
Economics of Health and Health Care, The
- ISBN13: 9780136080305
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
This best-seller examines health care economics through core economic themes rather than concepts unique to the health care economy. The Sixth Edition updates content to reflect the major changes in the health policy arena.
Key Topics: Introduction; Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics; Statistical Tools for Health Economics; Economic Efficiency and Cost Benefit Analysis; Production of Health; The Production, Cost, and Technology of … More >>
- Edgar Wayburn, a Leader in Saving the Wilderness, Dies at 103
- David Kimche, an Israeli Adept as Spy and Diplomat, Dies at 82
- Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs
- National Briefing | South: Alabama: Justice Criticizes Scene at State of Union
- Draft on Payday Rules Loses a Provision
- Many Nations Passing U.S. In Education, Expert Says
- A Push to Supplement Tuesday Voting With Weekends
- Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul Strategy
- Florida Ponders Tax as Tool to Aid Family-Values Films
- Attacks on Detainee Lawyers Split Conservatives
- Seven-month Developmental Outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Delayed Versus Immediate Cord Clamping
- Features at Diagnosis of 324 Patients With Acromegaly Did Not Change Fom 1981 to 2006: Acromegaly Remains Under-recognized and Under-diagnosed
- Coffee Associated With Lower Risk of Arrhythmias
- Physicians Say Onerous "Meaningful Use" Requirements Could Make EHR Incentives Meaningless
- Donating a Kidney Does Not Shorten Life
- Understand and Educate Women Who Have CVD Risk Factors -- Here's How!
- Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Skills Often Inadequate
- Study Identifies Need to Improve Communication of Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
- Infliximab Reduces Psoriasis Activity in Etanercept-Resistant Patients
- Gardasil Protects Against Anal Disease in Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
- Kosovo - Wave of threats against print media journalists
- Vietnam - Human rights lawyer and blogger arrested just three days after completing jail term
- Kuwait - Journalist and three newspapers fined a total 30,000 euros in separate cases
- Iraq - Legislative elections become nightmare for independent and opposition journalists
- Malaysia - Government imposes censorship and self-censorship on religious issues
- Iran - Press freedom violations recounted in real time (from 1st January 2010)
- China - Censorship and threats after newspapers publish joint editorial about hukou
- Denmark - Are media, arts and culture really starting to censor themselves? (2)
- Nigeria - Concern for two journalists kidnapped five days ago in the Niger Delta
- Italy - State broadcaster suspends political discussion programmes ahead of regional elections
- "Catastrophic event" stopped growth of galaxy
- Litvinenko libel payout for oligarch
- Snow storms cause major disruption in Spain
- PM names date for budget
- £15m bonus payout as Northern Rock cuts losses
- Cheryl Cole househunting?
- US 'concealed' terror suspect's treatment
- Women workers 'will be hardest hit by cuts'
- Complementary treatments 'do not boost fertility'
- Children 'at greater risk' after Baby P changes
- Iraqi Christians fleeing religious violence in Mosul receive UN support
- UN and aid partners call for $60 million to help 110,000 Congolese refugees
- UN dispatches relief aid to Uganda for victims of deadly mudslide disaster
- Shelter critical need for post-quake Haiti and Chile, says Ban
- Lack of funding hampers UN efforts to support drought-stricken Syrians
- UN stands with Chilean people, Ban says on visit to quake-damaged city
- Top UN official spotlights plight of Central African refugees in Cameroon
- Violence continues to claim lives in Somali capital, UN says
- UN reaches 2 million hungry people in Pakistan
- Ban pledges $10 million for post-quake assistance during Chile visit
- 'Tuscan Sun' author on Italy's pleasures
- Jessica Simpson says she still trusts people
- Tiger Woods's ex: He deserves another chance
- Why did George Clooney look so upset at the Oscars?
- Lloyd Webber shrugs off musical's critics
- Remembering Sparklehorse frontman Mark Linkous: 1962-2010
- Cowell (sort of) confirms he's engaged
- Complete list of Academy Award winners and nominees
- Betty White confirms 'SNL'
- 'Ladies' night in a boys' town'
- Alex Rodriguez 'at ease' with Canadian doctor
- NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races
- No. 12 Butler routs Wright St. 70-45
- Dunleavy, Los Angeles Clippers sever ties
- Strasburg makes long-awaited spring debut for Nats
- Iditarod launches drug testing of mushers
- Greene leads No. 1 UConn to 16th Big East title
- Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper
- Free agent Terrell Owens will meet with Bengals
- Chiefs sign free agent RB Thomas Jones
- Microsoft Bing Tops 11.5% in U.S. Search as Yahoo Continues Slide
- How to Optimize Business Processes Using Integrated SAAS Solutions
- Google Apps Marketplace Launches as New Cloud Computing Store
- HP Slate Supports Adobe Flash, Positioned As iPad Killer
- Microsoft MSN Homepage Redesign Focuses on Twitter, Facebook
- ThinkPad Mobile Workstations Gain Intel Core i7 Processors
- Cisco Secure Borderless Network Protects Beyond the Corporate Data Center
- CodePlex Foundation Expands Leadership
- Avaya, Polycom Partner on UC Solutions
- MSI Wind U160 Netbook Pairs Intel 'Pine Trail,' Windows 7
On March 13, 2008, the International Space Station passed across the field-of-view of Germany's remote sensing satellite, TerraSAR-X, at a distance of 195 kilometers, or 122 miles, and at a relative speed of 34,540 kilometers per hour, or more than 22,000 mph. In contrast to optical cameras, radar does not 'see' surfaces. Instead, it is much more aware of the edges and corners which bounce back the microwave signal it transmits. Smooth surfaces such as those on the station's solar generators or the radiator panels used to dissipate excess heat, unless directly facing the radar antenna, tend to deflect rather than reflect the radar beam, causing these features to appear on the radar image as dark areas. The radar image of the station therefore looks like a dense collection of bright spots from which the outlines of the space station can be clearly identified. The central element on the station, to which all the modules are docked, has a grid structure that presents a multiplicity of reflecting surfaces to the radar beam, making it readily identifiable. This image has a resolution of about one meter (about 39 inches). In other words, objects can be depicted as discrete units--that is, shown separately--provided that they are at least one meter apart. If they are closer together than that, they tend to merge into a single block on a radar image. Since this image as taken, the station has expanded and is more than 90 percent complete, including a full complement of solar arrays. Image Credit: DLR
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