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The Doctor Faustus dossier: Arnold Schoenberg, Thomas Mann, and their contemporaries, 1930-1951 / edited by E. Randol Schoenberg ; with an introduction by Adrian Daub ; translated by Adrian Feuchtwanger and Barbara Zeisl Schoenberg

Lewis Library - ML410.S283 A4 2018




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The Oxford handbook of Faust in music / edited by Lorna Fitzsimmons and Charles McKnight

Lewis Library - ML196.O83 2019




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There will be no delay in cotton seed distribution, says Maharashtra Agriculture Minister

In Maharashtra, there are enough supplies of cottonseed and there would no delay in seed disbursal to the farmers. Large-scale retail sales of the se




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Bernard of Clairvaux and the shape of monastic thought

Title: Bernard of Clairvaux and the shape of monastic thought [electronic resource] : broken dreams / by M.B. Pranger.
Author: Pranger, M. B.
Imprint: Leiden New York : E.J. Brill, 1994.
Shelfmark: Brill
Subjects: Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153.
Monastic and religious life -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153. fast (OCoLC)fst01807771
Monastic and religious life -- Middle Ages. fast (OCoLC)fst01907091
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The end of human rights

Title: The end of human rights [electronic resource] : critical legal thought at the turn of the century / Costas Douzinas.
Author: Douzinas, Costas, 1951-
Imprint: London : Hart Publishing, 2000, ©2000.
Shelfmark: Askews
Subjects: Human rights -- Philosophy.
Human rights -- History.
Natural law.
Human rights. fast (OCoLC)fst00963285
Human rights -- Philosophy. fast (OCoLC)fst00963307
Natural law. fast (OCoLC)fst01034366




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India isn't winning friends with its openly aggressive lurch to the right

The Indian government is behaving like Viktor Orban of Hungary or Donald Trump himself in its happy embrace of the global right.




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Formalisation through taxation: Paraguay's approach and its implications / Jonas Richter

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Adaptive markets: financial evolution at the speed of thought / Andrew W. Lo

Dewey Library - HG4538.L6 2017




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Blockchain: the insights you need from Harvard Business Review.

Dewey Library - HG1710.B57 2019




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Tar Heel lightnin': how secret stills and fast cars made North Carolina the moonshine capital of the world / Daniel S. Pierce

Dewey Library - HJ5021.P54 2019




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Smart(er) investing: How academic insights propel the savvy investor / Elisabetta Basilico, Tommi Johnsen

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From Willard Straight to Wall Street: a memoir / Thomas W. Jones

Dewey Library - HG172.J66 J66 2019




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Firefighting: the financial crisis and its lessons / Ben S. Bernanke, Timothy F. Geithner, and Henry M. Paulson, Jr

Dewey Library - HG540.B47 2019




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Adaptive markets: financial evolution at the speed of thought / Andrew W. Lo

Dewey Library - HG4637.L6 2019




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Evolution of corporate disclosure: insights on traditional and modern corporate communication / Alessandro Ghio, Roberto Verona

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The 12th Night Cake

A rich, brandied fruitcake is the centerpiece of Twelfth Night celebrations. Barbara Scherer describes the dessert as it was meant to be.



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[ASAP] <italic toggle="yes">Journal of Chemical Education</italic> Call for Papers: Special Issue on Insights Gained While Teaching Chemistry in the Time of COVID-19

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00378




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Weird Bug with Highlight.js

Working on adding syntax highlighting to my code snippets here at Perishable Press. To do it, I use my free WordPress plugin Prismatic. Basically all the plugin does is load up either the Highlight.js scripts and styles, or it loads up the Prism.js scripts and styles. So I can rule out the plugin itself for this “weird” little bug. The issue is with Highlight.js specifically. What happens I have this post here, for example. The post contains several pre/code elements […]




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LexisNexis CounselLink Spotlights New Work Management Capabilities at CLOC 2019

RALEIGH, NC — LexisNexis® CounselLink®, a leading cloud-based enterprise legal management solution for corporate legal departments, today announced the launch of a comprehensive set of new work management tools that allow legal teams to go beyond just managing matters and take a more holistic approach to managing their work. This approach is critical for GCs who need to understand the full scope of work handled by their legal department to provide strategic advice, metrics and information to their business stakeholders. With all information accessible in a single interface, the new work management features help legal departments better manage internal work product and matters, relations with outside counsel and total legal spend, and ultimately drive better decisions. LexisNexis will be demonstrating CounselLink’s new capabilities May 14-16 at CLOC 2019 Vegas Institute. CounselLink’s new work management features enable legal departments to collect, organize, track, audit and report on all the work performed within the department. Departments can:




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LexisNexis Launches Context for Courts, Delivering Venue-Specific Insights for Data-Driven Litigators

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced the launch of Context for Courts, the first expansion of the award-winning contextual case-law analytics solution available through Lexis Advance. Context for Courts delivers deep insights into the rulings and language most cited by more than 5,000 U.S. state and federal courts so litigators can determine how best to argue their case and where to file it for the greatest potential for success. Context is a key component of the Lexis Analytics™ suite of products that gives lawyers greater knowledge through data-driven insights.




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Your personal finance guide to fight coronavirus

Even as you fight the ongoing health challenge, here are some tips to strengthen your personal finance in the time of coronavirus.




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Chemistry in Pictures: Enlightened suspension




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Enerkem gets green light for Spanish waste-to-methanol plant




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Release of U.S. study on health effects of perfluorinated compounds sought




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$50 million more for CARB-X will help biotech companies fight antibiotic resistance

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries




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$50 million more for CARB-X will help biotech companies fight antibiotic resistance

Funds from the Gates Foundation and U.K. government will help address antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries




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Don’t freak out, Europe, but you might be in the middle of a mustelid uprising




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Discovery of new poppy enzyme might help improve yeast-based opiate synthesis

Adding enzyme to engineered yeast boosts production of thebaine, a key morphine intermediate




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The difficult search for the right recipe in cancer immunotherapy

With so many ingredients on hand, can the oncology community figure out how to sensibly and efficiently combine checkpoint inhibitors with other drugs?




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U.S. Congress targets requirements for fluorochemicals in firefighting foams at airports




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Shining the light on outstanding contributions by women chemists




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Polarized light and the magic angle: Scientists making art




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Multilayer coating could fight bacterial growth on plastic dental devices

Superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could lead to cleaner retainers or tooth aligners




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Chemicals are caught up in U.S.-China trade war

U.S. tariffs target large-volume chemicals, and China responds in kind




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3 siloxanes, lead, and a phthalate are candidates for tight regulation in EU




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Nominations sought for 2020 American Chemical Society national awards




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Heat-stable peptide might save thousands of mothers from excessive bleeding after childbirth

Massive clinical trial including developing nations demonstrates carbetocin is no less effective or safe than oxytocin




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Multifunctional nanofibers filter dust and fight fire

Nylon 6 nanofibers contain flame-retardant core




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Genes found in the desert inspire drought-tolerant crop trial

PlantArcBio, an Israeli start-up, will try out its new soybean genes at the University of Wisconsin




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Molecule from fungi might whack weeds

Genome scan turns up aspterric acid, which has a new mode of herbicidal action




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Deadly blast in China highlights uneven enforcement of safety regulations

Facilities where 19 died had not been inspected or approved




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New phosphor for LEDs with deep-red-light emission

Cerium-doped nitride compound may lead to applications in horticultural lighting




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EU members agree to restrict 4 phthalates




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Cerium photocatalysis conquers light hydrocarbon chemistry

Method turns challenging gaseous alkanes into liquid products




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Sponsored content: Packing the right molecules for the great outdoors

Cutting-edge chemistry makes recreation in the wild more enjoyable—and more comfortable. 




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Broker’s call: Bandhan Bank (Overweight)

JP Morgan Bandhan Bank (Overweight)CMP: ₹Target: ₹330We upgrade Bandhan Bank to Overweight following sharp underperformance year-to-date (-52 per cent




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Tax Legislation 2009: Highlights of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

CCH's Highlights of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is a convenient vehicle for alerting clients to the new tax provisions provided under this economic stimulus bill. For individuals, this legislation includes a Making Work Pay Credit based on earned income, with a $250 economic stimulus payment to Social Security recipients and disabled veterans; an AMT patch for 2009; extension of the first-time homebuyer credit to September 1, 2009, with the repayment obligation eliminated for 2009 purchases; a $3,000 floor on the refundable Child Tax Credit; a $2,500 American Opportunity Tax Credit that is 40 percent refundable; suspension of income tax on up to $2,400 of unemployment benefits for 2009; expansion of eligible expenses for 529 plans to include computers and related technology; an above-the-line deduction for taxes related to the purchase of a new automobile; an increase in the credit for nonbusiness energy property from $500 to $1,500 and a modification of standards;  removal of the dollar limits on the credit for residential energy efficient property for fuel cell property; an increase in the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property; and a general re-write of the plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit, including elimination of dollar caps, a new credit for two or three wheel and low-speed plug-in vehicles, and allowing a credit for conversion kits.

On the business side, provisions include extending bonus depreciation and increased 179 expensing through 2009; up to five-year carryback of net operating losses; expansion of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit to cover unemployed veterans and disconnected youth; deferral of cancellation of indebtedness income; an increased exclusion amount for commuter transit benefits and transit passes; an increase in the capital gain exclusion percentage for qualified small business stock; and reduction to seven years for the S Corporation built-in gain holding period. The legislation also includes a number of new or enhanced bond provisions aimed at economic recovery and alternative energy.

CCH's Highlights booklet is ideal for informing clients, prospects and staff about the key new tax changes and prompting them to turn to their tax and financial advisers for help.  It's authoritative, yet practical and easy-to-understand.  Affordable quantity discounts and the option of printing firm name and logo on the cover make the CCH Highlights booklet a great tool for firms to grow their businesses.

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Practical Guide to U.S. Taxation of International Transactions (Eighth Edition)

Available: August 2011

Authors: Michael S. Schadewald, Ph.D., CPA and Robert J.Misey, Jr., J.D., MBA and LL.M.

Provides readers with a practical command of the tax issues raised by international transactions and how those issues are resolved by U.S. tax laws. The book emphasizes those areas generally accepted to be essential to tax practice.

The book is written primarily as a desk reference for tax practitioners and is organized into four parts.

Part I provides an overview of the U.S. system for taxing international transactions, and also discusses the U.S. jurisdictional rules and source-of-income rules.

Part II explains how the United States taxes the foreign activities of U.S. persons, and includes chapters on the foreign tax credit, deemed paid foreign tax credit, anti-deferral provisions, foreign currency translation and transactions, export tax benefits, planning for foreign operations, and state taxation of foreign operations.

Part III describes how the United States taxes the U.S. activities of foreign persons, including the taxation of U.S.-source investment-type income and U.S. trade or business activities, as well as planning for foreign-owned U.S. operations.

Finally, Part IV covers issues common to both outbound and inbound activities, including intercompany transfer pricing, tax treaties, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and international tax practice and procedure.

If you would like more details about this product, or would like to order a copy online, please click here.




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Practical Guide to Real Estate Taxation 2013 – CCH Tax Spotlight Series (U.S.)

Author: David F. Windish

Describes the federal tax consequences of real estate ownership, operations and activities. This updated 6th Edition is the most accessible and affordable reference available for all tax, real estate and investment professionals who need to know the tax ramifications and underpinnings of real estate investment.

The book begins by analyzing the tax basis of real estate and then offers a comprehensive discussion of the forms of ownership with comparative benefits and pitfalls of the differing types. Mortgages, at-risk rules, interest and other financial issues are thoroughly covered. Activities involved once ownership is established are then discussed, including

  • rental/leasing arrangements,
  • tenant's rent deduction,
  • landlord's income,
  • lease acquisition and cancellation,
  • leasehold improvements, and
  • investment credit considerations.

The book thoroughly examines the actual operation of real estate,
including:

  • coverage of operating expenses and taxes,
  • mixed-use residences,
  • startup expenses and
  • real estate taxes,

plus guidance on:

  • additions and improvements,
  • depreciation,
  • development and
  • related issues.

An in-depth focus on passive activity loss rules is included, as well as a separate section analyzing homeowner issues.

Finally, the disposition of real estate is covered, along with a special discussion dealing with securitized real estate investments.

710 pages

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