The Power of Looks

The Power of Looks 

By: Bonnie Berry 

Turning the page of the newspaper, I saw the double full-page advertisement, in color, for a department store. The picture was of four people, one woman and three men. They were extraordinarily attractive, white, young, and apparently financially successful. The woman was lounging on the hood and windshield of a mint condition vintage convertible Mercedes, wearing a short dress which was well above her knees and with her long blonde hair flowing over the top of the windshield. The three men, all showing perfect white teeth, were casually but elegantly dressed. In the back of the Mercedes was a beautiful wooden canoe, spotless and shiny. The setting was idyllic. The people were in a wooded area with a very inviting lake behind them, apparently about to enjoy an outing in their canoe. [download]

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The Big Book of Kids Knits

The Big Book of Kids Knits 

By: Zoe Mellor 

This garments, toys and accessories in this book have been specially designed for babies, toddlers and pre schoolers. Soft Yarn have been chosen to be gentle on young skin, and the gorgeous, colour schemes will grace any nursery. In cotton cnady you will find summer, weight project knitted in cotton yarns, perpect for warm days or cool summer evening. A pretty dress, cute cardigans and even a beautiful blanket are designed in feresh colours with sunshine in mind. Wrap up warm will leave you feeling snig as a bug, with chunky sweaters, a conforting blanket and easy jackets to keep the wind at bay. Ideal for days in the park kicking up fallen leaves or collecting shells on the beach. If you’re looking for something a little more adventure, why not try some of the designs in Fun To Wear? Here you will find a Fairy Dress, Firate Sweater and Funky Tank Top. [download]

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The Bargain

The Bargain 

By: Mary Jo Putney 

The fourth Earl of Cromarty was buried with all the pomp and dignity due his rank. The village church bell tolled solemnly as he was laid to rest in a misty rain, all of the male members of his household dressed in black and suitably somber. The late earl had been a handsome, forceful man, fair of mind and quick to laugh. His dependents had all been vastly proud of him. Chief mourner was the earl’s only child, Lady Jocelyn Kendal. At the postfuneral gathering, she performed her duties with impeccable grace, her pale, perfect features still as a marble angel under her sheer black mourning veil. She and her father had been very close. This would be Lady Jocelyn’s last official act at Charlton Abbey, since her Uncle Willoughby was now the owner. If she resented the fact that she had been transformed from mistress to guest in her childhood home, she concealed her feelings. [download]

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Terrorism in Southeast Asia

Terrorism in Southeast Asia 

By: Bruce Vaughn and Emma Chanlett-Avery 

Over the past year, one of the most significant developments in the war against radical Islamist militants in Southeast Asia has been the developing conflict in the south ofThailand. Ongoing separatist violence in the southern provinces has reinforced concern about indigenous and transnational terrorism inThailand. These developments have prompted action from Thai government officials and renewed questions about links to broader networks. As the death toll has mounted, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has come under fire for his handling of the situation. Most regional observers stress that there is no convincing evidence to date of serious Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) involvement in the attacks in the southern provinces. In addition, the attacks have not targeted foreigners and have remained limited to a particular geographical area. [download]

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The Risk Modeling

The Risk Modeling 

By: Greg N. Gregoriou and Christian Hoppe 

Financial engineers should study past crises and model breakdowns rather than simply extrapolate from recent successes. The first part of this chapter reviews the 2008 disaster in convertible bonds and convertible arbitrage. Next, activity in nineteenth-century option markets is examined to explore the importance of modern theory in pricing derivatives. The final section reviews the linkage between theory and practice in bridge building. The particularly interesting analogy is the constructive direction taken by engineers after the highly visible, catastrophic failure of the Tacoma Narrows Bridgein Washingtonin 1940. Engineers were reminded that highly realistic models may increase the likelihood of failure if they reduce the buffer against factors ignored by the model. Afterward, they focused efforts on making bridges robust enough to withstand eventualities they did not fully understand and could not forecast with accuracy. [download]

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