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Aspatore Books

Book DescriptionPatented inventions and processes are frequently exported across oceans and continents, but the protection they receive in their home country doesn't always translate. This title explores the intricacies of patent law in major markets around the globe. From obtaining patent rights in Germany to fighting infringement in Singapore, authors discuss the patent issues their clients face every day, and strategies for overcoming the biggest legal challenges in their country. Senior Partners and Patent Attorneys in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and beyond offer legal insight on patent topics including: Registration Requirements Enforcement Industry-Specific Regulations Infringement Examination Litigation Negotiation Piracy & Counterfeiting Data Protection Important Legislation and many more. With a wealth of sample supporting documents and legal insight gained from firsthand experience, this book provides a...

John Reeves

Book DescriptionFrom an award-winning poet and composer? inspiring meditations on Bach?s masterpiece. Musical settings of St. Matthew?s account of Christ?s Passion date back to antiquity. It is widely acknowledged, however, that Johann Sebastian Bach?s score is one of the greatest achievements of Western music. This new volume inspired by Bach?s masterpiece offers twenty-one powerful verse meditations by award-winning poet and composer John Reeves. Meant to be heard as well as read, these verse texts, annotated and linked by short prose introductions, explore the tradition of liturgical responses to the Passion, reflect on the role of the Passion in the creative and spiritual life of Bach, and convey Reeves?s own experiences of hearing Bach?s music in cities around the world. Commemorating Bach-Year 2000, The St. Matthew Passion offers Christian readers unique insights for personal reflection on the Passion, and music lovers will find it...

Maggie Trigg, Phyllis Dobson

This book provides the most up-to-date coverage of Access 2003 available!A‚A This book provides an introduction to Access that focuses on skill building and application.A‚A This book is intended for those seeking hands-on learning of Access 2003.

W. Jason Gilmore, Robert H. Treat

Beginning PHP and PostgreSQL 8 delves into some of the most popular open source web development technologies, the PostgreSQL 8 database server and PHP 5 scripting language. You'll learn to reap the benefits of these core technologies by using them in unison to create dynamic, data-driven web applications. This is an ideal read if you are a web designer, programmer, hobbyist, or novice who wants to create applications with PHP 5 and PostgreSQL 8.

Anthony J. Stanonis

Peter Stearns

The desire to acquire luxury goods and leisure services is a basic force in modern life. Consumerism in World History explores both the historical origins and world-wide appeal of this relatively modern phenomenon. By relating consumerism to other issues in world history, this book forces reassessment of our understanding of both consumerism and global history. This second edition of Consumerism in World History draws on recent research of the consumer experience in the West and Japan, while also examining societies less renowned for consumerism, such as Africa. Ever chapter has been updated and new features include: A‚A· A new chapter on Latin America A‚A· Russian and Chinese developments since the 1990s A‚A· the changes involved in trying to bolster consumerism as a response to recent international threats A‚A· examples of consumerist syncretism, as in efforts to blend beauty contests with traditional culture in Kerala. With updated suggested...

Roy Morledge, Adrian Smith

Morledge, Smith and Kashiwagi: Building Procurement: Back Cover TextThe procurement of construction work is complex, and a successful outcome frequently elusive. Clients have developed increased expectations of the industry, and constructors and consultants are faced with far greater demands, to achieve improvements in terms of value for money and quality, in addition to seeking savings in cost and time.This book provides a critical review of current practices in building procurement and evaluates new approaches, particularly from the USA, together with discussing the drivers for change in traditional UK procurement approaches.It emphasises, in particular, the important need for clients to establish achievable objectives which reflect the client's business case for the project, and then to develop a strategy and management structure to meet those objectives.The book also examines procurement practices in Europe, including EU procurement procedures, and in China and the USA.It will be...

Edward W. Vernon

Las Misiones Antiguas is a photographic journey and written record of every peninsular mission and several visitas of Baja California. Each site was photographed and its position recorded using a G. P. S. instrument. The description of each mission includes oral history from area residents. Sketches record the configuration of sites not previously mapped, and in the case of the largest Baja California mission, Comondu, the foundation was traced and old photographs were utilized to generate a computer model. This information was combined with historic photographs of many of the sites. More than 300 graphic images and a description of the history and major events at the sites make this book the most comprehensive source of information on these fascinating and rapidly deteriorating architectural treasures.

Marty A. Bergen

Book Description"Declarer Play the Bergen Way" has been chosen as "The 2005 Bridge Book of the Year."

Rick Knight