The Best Xi

Author : Geoffrey Boycott
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780141924526

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The Best XI by Geoffrey Boycott Pdf

Who'd make it into the best England team ever? And you can chose anyone, regardless of when they might have played. Would W.G. Grace be playing alongside Denis Compton and David Gower? Or Kevin Pietersen? The debate could be endless, so who better to make the selection than Geoffrey Boycott, himself one of England's all-time highest scoring Test batsmen and now the game's most forthright, shrewd and iconoclastic commentator. Based on his own fresh analysis amd interpretation of the statistics, Boycs has come up with his own, sometimes surprising Best Eleven of all time. And he's not just cast a critical eye over England's finest either. Every other test-playing nation comes under the spotlight. You may not agree - in fact, you're almost certain not to - but each player has been carefully chosen and the case for his inclusion forcefully argued in what is sure to be the most entertaining, thought-provoking and memorable cricket books of the year from one of the game's most outspoken and enduring characters.

Author : S. Sands & Worthington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LOC:00026897804

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The American Farmer Vol XI 1855 by S. Sands & Worthington Pdf

Author : Robert Schaefer,Carlos Cotta,Joanna Kolodziej,Günter Rudolph
Publisher : Springer
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642158445

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Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN XI by Robert Schaefer,Carlos Cotta,Joanna Kolodziej,Günter Rudolph Pdf

We are very pleased to present to you this LNCS volume, the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN 2010). PPSN is one of the most respected and highly regarded c- ference series in evolutionary computation, and indeed in natural computation aswell.Thisbiennialeventwas?rstheldinDortmundin1990, andtheninBr- sels (1992), Jerusalem (1994), Berlin (1996), Amsterdam (1998), Paris (2000), Granada (2002), Birmingham (2004), Reykjavik (2006) and again in Dortmund in 2008. PPSN 2010 received 232 submissions. After an extensive peer review p- cess involving more than 180 reviewers, the program committee chairs went through all the review reports and ranked the papers according to the revi- ers’comments. Each paper wasevaluated by at least three reviewers.Additional reviewers from the appropriate branches of science were invoked to review into disciplinary papers. The top 128 papers were ?nally selected for inclusion in the proceedings and presentation at the conference. This represents an acceptance rate of 55%, which guarantees that PPSN will continue to be one of the c- ferences of choice for bio-inspired computing and metaheuristics researchers all over the world who value the quality over the size of a conference. The papers included in the proceedingsvolumes covera wide range of topics, fromevolutionarycomputationto swarmintelligence, frombio-inspiredcomp- ing to real-world applications. Machine learning and mathematical games s- portedbyevolutionaryalgorithmsaswellasmemetic, agent-orientedsystemsare also represented. They all are the latest and best in natural computation. The proceedings are composed of two volumes divided into nine thematic sections.

Author : Tibor Bosse,Armando Geller,Catholijn M. Jonker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642183447

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Multi-Agent-Based Simulation XI by Tibor Bosse,Armando Geller,Catholijn M. Jonker Pdf

This volume contains a selection of the papers presented at the 11th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation (MABS 2010), a workshop co-located with the 9th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2010), which was held on May 10-14, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. The 11 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 26 submissions. The workshop has been an important source of inspiration for the body of knowledge that has been produced in the field of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS). As illustrated by this volume, the workshop continues to bring together researchers interested in MAS engineering with researchers focused on finding efficient ways to model complex social systems in social, economic and organizational areas. In all these areas, agent theories, metaphors, models, analyses, experimental designs, empirical studies, and methodological principles all converge into simulation as a way of achieving explanations and predictions, exploring and testing hypotheses, and producing better designs and systems.

Author : Zheng Yongnian,Lance L. P. Gore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317808220

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China Entering the Xi Jinping Era by Zheng Yongnian,Lance L. P. Gore Pdf

How will China develop under the new leadership of Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang? This is a key question for both China and the wider world. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the key areas and issues, assessing how things are likely to develop under the new leadership. It considers the economy, trade, politics, and demographics; appraises the leadership, both at the national and provincial levels; and discusses potential flashpoints in China’s relationship with its neighbors and China’s emerging role in world politics. The book emphasizes the great uncertainties surrounding the next phase of China’s development, highlighting the structural problems of the economy, the problems of urbanization and governance, and the deep social cleavages which exist over issues such as income disparity, rampant corruption and unequal opportunities in social mobility. Against this backdrop it measures the emerging leadership of Xi Jinping to assess the prospects for China in the next decade and beyond.

Author : O.P. Singh & Meena Singh
Publisher : S. Chand Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9788121933469

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A Complete Course In ISC English For XI-XII by O.P. Singh & Meena Singh Pdf

A Complete Course In ISC English For XI-XII

Author : Daniel K. Gardner
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Neo-Confucianism
ISBN : 0231128649

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Zhu Xi's Reading of the Analects by Daniel K. Gardner Pdf

This text explains the significance of Zhu Xi's interpretation of the Confucian tradition and of the genre of commentary in Eastern philosophy.

Author : Rajdeep Sardesai
Publisher : Juggernaut Books
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10
Category : Cricket
ISBN : 9789386228482

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Democracy's XI by Rajdeep Sardesai Pdf

Bestselling author and journalist Rajdeep Sardesai narrates the story of post-Independence cricket through the lives of 11 extraordinary Indian cricketers who portray different dimensions of this change; from Dilip Sardesai and Tiger Pataudi in the 1950s to Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli today

Author : Virginia Dignum,Pablo Noriega,Murat Sensoy,Jaime Simão Sichman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319426914

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Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems XI by Virginia Dignum,Pablo Noriega,Murat Sensoy,Jaime Simão Sichman Pdf

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 11th International Workshops on Coordination, Organizations, Institutions and Norms in Agent Systems, COIN 2015. The workshops were co-located with AAMAS 2015, held in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2015, and with IJCAI 2015, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 2015. The 23 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 initial submissions for inclusion in this volume. The papers cover a wide range of topics from work on formal aspects of normative and team based systems, to software engineering with organizational concepts, to applications of COIN based systems, and to philosophical issues surrounding socio-technical systems. They highlight not only the richness of existing work in the field, but also point out the challenges and exciting research that remains to be done in the area.

Author : Alfred L. Chan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780197615225

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Xi Jinping by Alfred L. Chan Pdf

"This book, in one convenient volume, is the first comprehensive exploration of all episodes of Xi Jinping's (b. 1953) life history and his political career, begun at age 17. Part I explores Xi's formative childhood and youth experience as well as his governance record spanning every administrative level from the village to the capital. Part II focuses on Xi's first five-year term as General Secretary (2012-2017) and as President (2013-2018). The author discusses all major issues including Xi's legitimacy building, consolidation of power, ideological redefinition, party rectification, anti-corruption efforts, and control of dissent up until 2018. He explores reforms in the economy, social policy, the judiciary, military, and foreign relations in the same period. Xi's political life mirrors the vicissitudes of the Maoist and reform eras, and sheds light on the regime's hopes and fears, strengths and weaknesses, and the changing zeitgeist of the times. By adopting a multi-disciplinary, comparative, and social science approach, this book unpacks and explains immensely complex phenomena, and offers fresh insights into the dynamics of governance in China encompassing both progressive and regressive features. It synthesizes a large corpus of cutting-edge research on China, takes issue with influential theories such as the "one party, two coalitions" view of Chinese politics, and rejects conventional wisdom that views China as a "frozen and closed system" under "one-man rule." This original contribution to scholarship explores how Xi Jinping and his team introduced an unprecedented transformation of Chinese society and politics, and initiated an activist global outreach"--

Author : Kai-chiu Ng,Yong Huang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030291754

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Dao Companion to ZHU Xi’s Philosophy by Kai-chiu Ng,Yong Huang Pdf

Zhu Xi (1130-1200) has been commonly and justifiably recognized as the most influential philosopher of Neo-Confucianism, a revival of classical Confucianism in face of the challenges coming from Daoism and, more importantly, Buddhism. His place in the Confucian tradition is often and also very plausibly compared to that of Thomas Aquinas, slightly later, in the Christian tradition. This book presents the most comprehensive and updated study of this great philosopher. It situates Zhu Xi’s philosophy in the historical context of not only Confucian philosophy but also Chinese philosophy as a whole. Topics covered within Zhu Xi’s thought are metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, hermeneutics, philosophy of religion, moral psychology, and moral education. This text shows both how Zhu Xi responded to earlier thinkers and how his thoughts resonate in contemporary philosophy, particularly in the analytic tradition. This companion will appeal to students, researchers and educators in the field.

Author : Cheng Li
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815726937

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Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era by Cheng Li Pdf

Chinese politics are at a crossroads as President Xi Jinping amasses personal power and tests the constraints of collective leadership. In the years since he became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, Xi Jinping has surprised many people in China and around the world with his bold anti-corruption campaign and his aggressive consolidation of power. Given these new developments, we must rethink how we analyze Chinese politics—an urgent task as China now has more influence on the global economy and regional security than at any other time in modern history. Chinese Politics in the Xi Jinping Era examines how the structure and dynamics of party leadership have evolved since the late 1990s and argues that "inner-party democracy"—the concept of collective leadership that emphasizes deal making based on accepted rules and norms—may pave the way for greater transformation within China's political system. Xi's legacy will largely depend on whether he encourages or obstructs this trend of political institutionalization in the governance of the world's most populous and increasingly pluralistic country. Cheng Li also addresses the recruitment and composition of the political elite, a central concern in Chinese politics. China analysts will benefit from the meticulously detailed biographical information of the 376 members of the 18th Central Committee, including tables and charts detailing their family background, education, occupation, career patterns, and mentor-patron ties.

Author : Zhenheng Zhu
Publisher : Blue Poppy Enterprises, Inc.
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0936185503

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The Heart & Essence of Dan-xi's Methods of Treatment by Zhenheng Zhu Pdf

U Dan-xi was the last of the four great masters of internal medicine during the Jin/Yuan dynasties. Although he's remembered today as the founder of the School of Enriching Yin, Zhu studied the theories and methods of the other three great schools before him and especially those of Li Dong-yuan. This book is a record of Zhu's differential diagnosis, eatment, and case histories of a wide variety of internal and external diseases-and is the source for many standard pattern discriminations and treatments found in modern internal medicine texts.

Author : Hujun Yin,Jose A.F. Costa,Guilherme Barreto
Publisher : Springer
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642326394

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Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning -- IDEAL 2012 by Hujun Yin,Jose A.F. Costa,Guilherme Barreto Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning, IDEAL 2012, held in Natal, Brazil, in August 2012. The 100 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 200 submissions for inclusion in the book and present the latest theoretical advances and real-world applications in computational intelligence.

Author : Willy Lam
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000925838

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Xi Jinping by Willy Lam Pdf

This book examines the policy, ideology and politics of Xi Jinping, State President and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China’s “ruler for life.” Through comparisons with former CCP leaders, including Deng Xiaoping, it assesses whether, having abandoned many of the key precepts of the Era of Reform and the Open Door, the conservative supreme leader’s restitution of Maoist standards might enable China to sustain economic growth and project hard and soft power worldwide. The book also examines whether the Communist Party will succeed in retaining the support of 1.4 billion Chinese in the face of unprecedented challenges in the economic and geopolitical arenas. It also provides a comprehensive picture of Xi’s rise to power; his AI-assisted and “legalistic” surveillance and control mechanisms; China’s evolving economic system; Xi’s foreign and national-security policies and the implications of the 20th Party Congress of October 2022 from both domestic and foreign perspectives. Being among the first books in English on the ambitious and multi-faceted agendas that Xi has laid out taking China up to the early 2040s, this will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of Chinese studies, China-US relations, East Asian politics and Contemporary Asian history.