Identification of protein NPM3 and other macromolecules as interaction partners of the multifunctional protein B23 : (Dissertation)

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Lactoferrin: Natural - Multifunctional - Antimicrobial

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Lactoferrin: Natural - Multifunctional - Antimicrobial
A.S. Naidu
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Lactoferrin is emerging as one of the effective natural antimicrobial intervention in food safety and preservation. Explored in-depth, Lactoferrin: Natural - Multifunctional - Antimicrobial provides you with an introduction to microbial blocking technology and explores its potential as a novel antimicrobial intervention in the multi-hurdle approach to food safety. This book consolidates the science and technological developments in the fast growing area of lactoferrin research. Catalog Copy

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Multifunctional Proteins
Bisswanger
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Multifunctional Proteins: Catalytic, Structural and Regulatory

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Multifunctional Proteins: Catalytic, Structural and Regulatory

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Phosphorylation of the multifunctional protein CAD by MAP kinase, PKA and PKC cascades leads to the cellular control of de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis ... localizations of CAD : (Dissertation)

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Phosphorylation of the multifunctional protein CAD by MAP kinase, PKA and PKC cascades leads to the cellular control of de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis ... localizations of CAD : (Dissertation)
Frederic Sigoillot
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Ku: A multifunctional protein involved in telomere maintenance [An article from: DNA Repair]

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Ku: A multifunctional protein involved in telomere maintenance [An article from: DNA Repair]
T.S. Fisher , and V.A. Zakian
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This digital document is a journal article from DNA Repair, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The DNA-binding protein Ku plays a critical role in a variety of cellular processes, including the repair of double-stranded DNA breaks and V(D)J recombination. Paradoxically, while Ku is required for double-stranded break repair by non-homologous end-joining, in many organisms, Ku is also associated with telomeres. Although telomeres are naturally occurring double-stranded DNA breaks, one of their first identified functions is to protect chromosomes from end-to-end fusions, a process that is promoted by non-homologous end-joining. While located at telomeres, Ku appears to play several important roles, including: (1) regulating telomere addition, (2) protecting telomeres from recombination and nucleolytic degradation, (3) promoting transcriptional silencing of telomere-proximal genes and (4) nuclear positioning of telomeres. Here, we review the role of Ku at telomeres in the model organism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and compare and contrast it to the roles of Ku at telomeres in other organisms.

Synaptotagmin: A multifunctional protein in the synaptic vesicle cycle: (Dissertation)

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Synaptotagmin: A multifunctional protein in the synaptic vesicle cycle: (Dissertation)
Carin Loewen
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Molecular Biology & Evolution of Crystallins: Gene Recruitment & Multifunctional Proteins in the Eye Lens (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit S.)

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Molecular Biology & Evolution of Crystallins: Gene Recruitment & Multifunctional Proteins in the Eye Lens (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit S.)
Graeme J. Wistow
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Burgeoning financial districts, waterfront high-rises, and tax-free shopping malls along the serene Gulf coast distinguish Dubai. This lively, thorough guide profiles these and much more, from themed hotels and desert resorts that display the warm local hospitality to new art galleries, theaters, and performance venues that herald a rich arts scene. The best luxury, mid-range, and budget accommodations are reviewed, along with dining spots for every taste. Written by resident writers, Time Out Dubai explores the city’s quirkier districts, including historical Bastakia, bargain paradise Karama, and the bustling Sheikh Zayed Road. Here too are landmarks like the iconic The World islands, the towering Burj Dubai, and the stunning underwater Hydropolis hotel. This edition features new sidebars, photographs, and listings; updated maps; and a new culture chapter for context.

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Highly Recommended! (This and Dubai itself!).......2007-03-29

Last spring, (one year ago), I went to Dubai and Abu Dhabi (as well as Hatta and Sharjah). I bought this TimeOut Dubai book as well as Lonely Planet's Arabian Peninsula. I barely used the lonely planet, but that is likely because I was mainly in Dubai. If you are planning on only going to Dubai, this book is all you will need. It has great information about you name it, and is also not that big, so you can bring it with you everywhere. Also, the pictures are great, so it makes for a nice souvenir afterwards.

I was 23 and traveled on a tight budget, and it was not hard. We stayed in a primarily Indian neighborhood at the Dar Al Sondos Hotel Apartments by Le Meridien, and got a great rate. We did not have a car, and had no problem getting around. The maps in the book worked well, and were much better than Lonely Planet's. Taxi's weren't that expensive for going to the newer parts of Dubai, and we easily walked anywhere we wanted in the Dubai Creek area.

Dubai was amazing! I'd love to go on and on about it. You can get by really cheap, or you could literally spend millions. Don't waste your time in Abu Dhabi. Oh, and do a desert safari! We were not planning on it (thought it would be too fake and touristy). We loved it, and bought it from a travel agency near our hotel (in an Indian neighborhood), so the price was perfect and so low compared to all that we did!

Useful book .......2006-06-06

I bought this "Time Out" Book along with "Lonely Planet" copy of Dubai. I found the "Time Out" issue to be very informative with suggestions of hotels, nightlife bar/club, restaurants, entertainment for kids and adults, maps and cultural life. I couldn't put the book down since it covered alot of interesting short reads. I reccommend this book as a start for a quickie read and to take along with you as a guide when you visit Dubai. I thought it was worth the buy and there is very little guide books of Dubai. Also, the "Lonely Planet" book covers the same information as "Time Out" but less interesting but focus more of History,tourist sites, and culture.

Time out Dubai.......2006-03-24

This is a good short guide to Dubai and the UAE, especially for first time visitors. the information is accurate and uptodate,especially considering how rapidly Dubai is changing. The warning about driving is more than accurate as the accident rate is very high and lethal. Most fees and entry costs are accurate.

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Helps students connect better with Ancient Civilizations........2003-11-06

I thought this book taught me more about ancient cultures than I knew before and that was interesting and valuable. I feel uncomfortable about how the information is presented though. Cultural sensitivity and understanding isn't high on ths book's list. Everything is a joke and to be thought of as strange and be laughed at. What's the point in that? To reinforce stereotypes? Guess so.

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Second in a series of books featuring advertising by era, All-American Ads of the 50s offers page after page of products that made up the happy-days decade. The start of the cold war spurred a buying frenzy and a craze for new technology that required ad campaigns to match. The nuclear age left its mark all over the advertisements, with a spotlight on planes, rockets, and even mushroom clouds. Shiny, big, beautiful cars abound, styled to keep up with the space age. Editor Jim Heimann, in his essay "From Poodles to Presley, Americans Enter the Atomic Age," explains: "Car designers came up with exaggerated tail fins for automobiles to express this new accelerated speed." Modernist home interiors look slick and shiny with their molded plastic furniture and linoleum floors. While clothing and furniture styles look strangely contemporary--a testament to our current obsession with vintage--some things have definitely changed. A baby sells Marlboro cigarettes! Also included are chapters on movies, food, and travel. --J.P. Cohen

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TRAVEL BACK TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF MID-CENTURY ADVERTISING IN AMERICA

Discover America through this incredible collection of ads from the 1940s and 50s. Packaged foods, cars, travel, technology, liquor, cigarettes, movies, appliances, furniture, toothpaste; products and services the American consumer needed, even if they sometimes didn't know it until Madison Avenue told them. Viewed together in the first two volumes of a projected series that will cover the entire 20th century, these ads portray the spirited capitalism that dominated America in the 40s and post-war 50s. It almost seemed one's patriotic duty to consume, and consume we did, with unprecedented dedication.

Many of these ads would not fly by today's standards of political correctness. Idealizing the squeaky-clean persona of the all-American, nuclear WASP family, these ads portray the sexist and racist status quo that was also an element of mid-century American culture. Also featured are cigarette ads with medical spokesmen, and travel ads touting nearby atomic bomb testing as an added draw for the Las Vegas tourist.

All American Ads of the 40s

World War II was the dominating presence in the first half of the 1940s, no less in advertising than in any other part of American culture. Overnight, car manufacturers retooled to produce tanks and jeeps. Women streamed into factories when their husbands and sweethearts left the assembly line for the battlefield, and the public was exhorted to do their part by obeying blackout restrictions and investing in war bonds. Thrift and rationing were made palatable, even downright rousing, by the most inspiring advertising ever produced. Bold and graphic, this was the work of an industry that fueled - and was fueled by - American patriotism.

For example, to convey the necessity of gas rationing to protect the supply at the front, the Ethyl Corporation shows fires burning on the globe wherever the war was “hot,” the Pennsylvania Railroad shows soldiers being transported in a train with drawn blackout shades, and the War Department ran the chilling image of a sinking battleship accompanied by the now-classic “Loose Lips Sink Ships.”

Not all 1940s advertising was war-related, but if a company could find a way to capitalize on this collective American experience, the opportunity was taken. The iconic character of Rosie the Riveter makes an appearance for Monsanto Chemicals on behalf of coolant - during the war to keep her rivets at the optimum temperature, and for her benefit after the war, when she returned to the kitchen; and Baby Ruth candy claimed that “Food is Fuel for Victory.” On the other hand, imagery which we now find offensive was considered harmless and humorous. Just look for the couple racing off to purchase an Electrolux refrigerator because their black maid, driven mad by the noisy old model, declares “I'se quittin'!”

Starting in 1947, television began to dominate home entertainment, and Madison Avenue leapt to harness the infinite potential of this powerful new medium. After the war, America rushed to make up for lost time, and ads at the end of the decade joyously pitched the big cars, gleaming appliances, and luxurious vacations that people once again could dream about.

All American Ads of the 50s

World War II may have ended with the chilling dawn of the Atomic Age, but the Cold War took its place. If war dominated the 40s, the space age now ruled and “newer, faster, and better” became the watchwords of the new era. In an ad for Lincolns, Ford Motors asked “Why be tied down to yesterday?” as autos became the most visible symbol of personal wealth and accomplishment. Cars in the 50s grew, sprouting huge chrome-trimmed fins, and starting a trend of automotive one-upsmanship that, though more subtle today, has never abated. In response to the terrifying specter of nuclear annihilation, America also got a little silly, and fads were perpetuated by advertising - the cult of pink: phones, lipsticks, toilet paper, appliances, and poodles; Tiki-themed everything; hula hoops, coonskin hats and six shooters; and of course, a television was a must in every home. Through its bland, glass face America was transfixed by an impossibly idealized version of itself, and advertisers wer! e quick to capitalize on this captive, and captivated audience.

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1950's American History As Seen Through Advertising .......2007-09-14

Massive, beautifully produced, and very insightful in it's appraisal of 1950's American consumerism, this tome is perhaps the best collection of 1950's advertising ever assembled. Tons of beautiful illustrations and (in some cases) graphic design that are now relics of the past. In my opinion, this book should only have been published in harcover, due to its weight and number of pages. Sadly the hardcover is impossible or nearly impossible to find, unless you go for the abridged version issued as "The Golden Age of Advertising- the 1950s." This whole series of books which now span most of the 20th century are a great reference, and an important documentation of American history in visual form.

The Golden Age of Advertising.......2006-11-15

We were recent house guests of a couple who have decorated some areas of their beautiful home with a 50's theme. We gave them this book as a thank you for hosting our family. It was a unique gift, and one they will enjoy for years.

All-American Ads of the 50s.......2006-02-22

Probably the best ad book I've ever seen! Worth every penny it costs and believe me, it doesn't cost THAT much - not for a book like this! I was born in the 50s (in Russia) and Russians wouldn't even dream (or didn't even hear!) of products which are in this book - advertised in the US in the 50s. I'm now waiting for my All-American Ads of the 60s to arrive from Amazon - I spent my childhood in the US in the 60s and I can't wait to meet my "good old friends" - the American products - as advertised in the 60s. I'm hoping to collect the whole series of these fabulous books. Thank you very much, Jim Heimann and Benedikt Taschen -the guys who made this wonderfull series possible. Alexander Romanov, Moscow, Russia.

Nostalgia City.......2005-08-10

I loved this book! As a child born in the mid-50's, many of these ads fortunately carried over to the 60's when I was both better able to comprehend as well as recall them. It was also nice showing the book to our children, as it gave them a glimpse into some of what our own childhood's were like. If anyone reading this wants to take a trip back to a simpler, safer, saner era, this book is your "Time Machine". All for around $25 bucks too!

You are what you eat - or wear - or buy ............2002-10-29

There are many reasons to look backwards. For one, it may help to figure out where one is by looking at where one has been. For another, one might rethink where one is going by looking at the ideals and goals of the past. One might assess societies as a whole in some grand way, such as its military budget or the outcome of elections, but for us common folk, there is no way to tell what is on our minds better than a look at what we are buying. This book is an absolutely fascinating compendium of the culture of the 50's - of our desires, our habits, our values, as told in its advertisements. On one level it is an amusing recollection of what we once thought was cool. On another it is a profound study of the sociology of America in a time of idealism and innocence. I saw many, if not most of these ads myself when they were originally published.

That being said, I must add that the recollection of the feelings I had at that time is not entirely comfortable. On this other level, that of gut feelings, the book can be is a compendium of an appeal to the senses, to a culture of need, of having. One must look pretty deep to find any spiritual values here, and I think that the conspicuous absense of any moral sense is what is most interesting about it. Perhaps the most important lesson to be learned by those of us who look back is that the promises of those who offer us happiness by just one more purchase are really empty. Read this and be nostalgic, amused, reflective, and, just maybe, a little sad.

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All-American Ads: 50s
Jim Heimann
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A must-read book for all dog adopters!

For anyone needing to "civilize" their canine companion

Your Outta Control Adopted Dog (Outta Control)
Eve Adamson
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Your new adopted dog is totally outta control: He is afraid of everything, won't leave you alone, acts aggressively, or tears around the house. You adopted a dog from a shelter or rescue to enjoy the benefits of canine companionship, but it's not working out the way you planned. You don't know if you can take it anymore---You need help!

Your Outta Control Adopted Dog offers clear, step-by-step instructions on how to deal with common problems that make living with your adopted dog a challenge, such as:

---Housetraining ---Separation anxiety ---Hyperactivity ---Shyness or fearful behaviors ---Aggression ---Barking ---Chewing ---Digging

Your Outta Control Adopted Dog will give you the tools you need to turn your little monster into a dog that you can truly trust and enjoy for a lifetime.

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A must-read book for all dog adopters!.......2006-07-23

This is a GREAT little book for anyone who is contemplating adopting a dog, or anyone who has adopted a dog in the past. I raised my first dog from 7wks old, and when I adopted my second dog it was a whole different ballgame. Adopting an adult dog is not necessarily more work than raising a puppy, but it certainly is different. This book tells you all the basic things you need to know about what to do once you get your adopted dog home. It's got good advice about bonding with an adoptive adult dog, and how to socialize an adoptive adult dog which has a past that is unknown to you. This book should be read by all adopters and fosters.

For anyone needing to "civilize" their canine companion.......2003-04-08

Your Outta Control Adopted Dog: How To Turn Your Crazy Companion Into A Delightful Dog by canine expert Eve Adamson is a solidly written and thoroughly "user friendly" guide presented especially for dog owners who are adjusting to the seemingly destructive behavior of a newly adopted pet. Beautiful color photographs, practical information, and step-by-step instructions for socializing an adopted dog, house training, preventing bad behavior such as biting, and much more fill the pages of this very highly recommended resource which will prove an invaluable asset for anyone needing to "civilize" their canine companion.

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With lovely drawings, exquisite photographs, and a warm, heartfelt story, The Power of a Teacup will inspire you to explore the beauty of your own sacred garden within.

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A Delightful Read.......2003-03-19

A completely delightful time. Easy to read and beautiful illustrations. This is a great gift for your hostess. Thanks!

Tea A MAGAZINE.......2003-03-07

If all of us would believe as the author has stated, "that we all have a garden inside of us", the world would be in a better place. As you read on and observe the drawings, you can actually feel her love. Not only for her husband which is evident, but also for her work. I have visited her charming shop, seen the magnificent tea sets, and was surprisingly stunned by her delicate art which adorned the walls of this enchanting little treasure of a shop. Ms kaplan not only writes with a soul of passion, she backs it all up with beautiful tea sets, then gives you dessert by offering a glimpse of her talent as an incredable artist with her heavenly water colors. Oh my goodness, now I am in a peaceful state of mind too! Thank you Lissi Kaplan

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Easy Gardening makes successful planting easy, by providing simple planting suggestions for a variety of garden situations. The authors recom- mend perfect plants for different places, from a hot, sunny, south-facing corner to a dry, dark, shady area. they also illustrate how to combine them into beautiful schemes.

Easy Gardening: Recipes for Successful Planting

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Easy Gardening: Recipes for Successful Planting
Miranda Beaufort
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Born in the slums of Buenos Aires in the last decades of the nineteenth century, the tango--the most erotic, most passionate, most melancholy of dances--has remained spectacularly alive for more than a hundred years. Today it is the focus of a new cult, casting its spell throughout the Americas, Europe, the Pacific basin, and Japan. What is the secret of the tango's appeal? In Tango!, four experts from Europe, North America, and Latin America explore its fascinating history from the earliest beginnings to the present. Historian Simon Collier traces the tango's roots in Argentina and charts its rise from the brothels of Buenos Aires to become the quintessential expression of Argentine popular culture. The writer Artemis Cooper discusses the amazing tango craze of the 1910s in Europe and North America, while anthropologist Maria Susana Azzi looks at the tango's peak years in Argentina, the period from 1920 to 1950. Finally, Richard Martin, Curator at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, charts the international boom in the tango's popularity in recent times. He looks, too, at the relationship of woman to man and man to woman in the tango. To match the spectacle of the tango, the book is illustrated with more than 250 photographs and drawings in color and black and white. Special features are built around the brilliant color photography of Ken Haas, recognized worldwide for his fidelity to the spirit of the dance. And as an evocative reminder of the rhythms of the dance, some of the most celebrated tango songs are discussed and quoted.

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Every Argentine Tango Dancer Needs.......2007-09-10

Every Argentine Tango Dancer Needs to own this book. Great color pictures, covers many years, and information on history and style.

Tango!: The Dance, the Song, the Story.......2007-08-27

This is a wonderful review of the history of Tango! Great pictures, too.
If you love Tango, you will really enjoy this book.

Good!.......2003-07-20

Good but not great. The book follows all the story of tango but there is something missing....many of the pictures are unfortunately 2-paged and cannot be appreciated (plus I couldnt find any passion in any but 2 of them) although the book seems to getting better as you go towards the end. The edition is of course luxury but i can't say i was amazed. Anyhow a good choice for an absolute beginner to tango but I would suggest Horacio's Salas "the tango" in every case.

Tango is more than music and dance........2000-12-30

Until I read "¡Tango!", most of what I knew from tango was what was told by instructors, including Daniel Trenner, Brooke Burdett, half a dozen Argentine nationals, an equal number of Canadians, and a Belgian. It was exciting to get all the information I needed in one place. Tango is more than just music and dance. It is a cultural phenomenon that began in the barrios and bordellos of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, and spread throughout the world. At the base of this cultural phenomenon is the relationship between a man and a woman. Tango is not just an American or South American phenomenon. It has spread throughout the world, and is popular in such diverse countries as Finland and Turkey, as well as those areas where it evolved.

The text of the book is outstanding and well documented. I was pleased with the choice of artwork, old and contemporary photographs, and page layout. It gave me a great understanding of the tango as a cultural phenomenon. There is an excellent bibliography and the text is referenced with footnotes for those who wish to go to some original sources. I am one of those people who are always looking for recommendations for music, and I was pleased to see a two-page listing of tangos, which are available on compact disc. For those who travel, there is a listing of international tango centers. It is an incomplete list, but it would be helpful for those who travel a lot for business or pleasure.

If you like tango, this would be a good book to start your collection. Then you can proceed with "Le Grand Tango: The Life and Music of Astor Piazzola."

A Must for Every "Tango Household".......1999-11-27

For a person just discovering the Argentine tango (or who wants to), this is an interesting, beautiful, coffee table book. It's filled with gorgeous illustrations and photographs, as well as poetry, lyrics and fun, historical tidbits about the music & history. It rambles, but that just makes it more fun to open it up and start reading from anywhere. It's been the kind of book that has made even my non-tango friends interested in the dance and cultures behind it.

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Al-Qaeda's war on America did not start on September 11th, 2001. Just ask the Diplomatic Security Service.It was on February 26, 1993, that the United States was first attacked on its own soil by foreign terrorists. A zealous band of holy warriors determined to punish the U.S for stationing troops in Saudi Arabia packed over a ton of home-made explosives into the back of a rented van and then drove their bomb into the underground garage at the Vista Hotel, beneath the twin towers of the World Trade Center. They hoped to topple one mammoth tower into the other and kill 250,000 people or more. They ended up killing six and wounding over 1,000.A succession of such brazen crimes has revealed complex connections among terrorist groups with an implacable hostility to Western civilization. Outrages such as a huge plot in the Philippines to plant bombs on intercontinental airlines and to assassinate the Pope, the bombing of U.S. embassies, culminating in the African embassy bombings of 1998, the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, and the devastating attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, have made it clear that a worldwide network of terrorists led by Osama bin Laden is in a state of total war against the United States. On the front lines combating these terrorists in 150 countries around the world have been the 1200 agents of the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service. A little-known but highly effective branch of the government, it operates in the roughest precincts of the world. After a relentless international search, it was DSS agents in Pakistan who captured Ramzi Yousef. DSS agents have been in the vanguard of the War on Terrorism since before it was declared.In Relentless Pursuit, Samuel M. Katz reviews the escalating series of terrorist attacks on the US of the last decade and more and tells the gripping story of the DSS and its people, protecting us and our representatives here and abroad. Katz's detailed, personal, on-the-ground anecdotes bring home the contexts and linkages of the War on Terrorism that has been fought on our behalf by the DSS since the 1980s. Relentless Pursuit is a stirring tribute to an unsung group of brave Americans.

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Diplomatic Security Service at Work.......2007-09-27

Samuel Katz investigates the law enforcement agency of the U.S. Department of State, the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). He describes in this book the efforts that DSS take to find Islamic radicals responsible for assaults on Americans and American interests, including the bombings of the embassies in Africa and the two World Trade Center Attacks.

Worth reading.......2007-08-23

I've read stuff by Katz before, namely one of his previous books "Soldier Spies," something of a crash course on Israeli Spec.Ops. and Humint communities. He's worth reading as is this book "Relentless Pursuit," which is about the State Departments small law enforcement arm and its pursuit of a master Jihadi. The author an IDF military intelligence veteran seems to have a knack for making many unofficial contacts in the counter terrorism and law enforcement community. He does not write in a very polished or scholarly way but in a style that makes you feel like you are looking over the shoulders of investigators. Much of what he writes unfortunately does come from non-attributable sources, but that is part and parsle of that arena. Worth picking up.

MAKE UP YOUR OWN FACTS AUTHOR.......2006-02-09

Samuel M. Katz gets it wrong! Pakistani intelligence arrested Ramzi Yousef in Pakistan due to a Pakistani informer ( a new terrorist recruit) decided to cash in on the reward. THE FBI, THE CIA, AND THE DSS HAD LITTLE TO DO with his capture! Ramzi was wanted worldwide for everything from trying to assasinate pakistani leaders to the WTC bombing and after his arrest Pakistani intel turned Ramzi over to the DDS and they flew him back to the U.S. for prosecution.

This book contains lots of unattributable interviews and sources, no index, no bibliography and the back cover reveals nothing about the author's credentials. It is unlikely that U.S. or Pakistani intelligence granted any interviews with this author and retired officials would not reveal any info. due to the current nature of the subject matter today. So the contents of the book can't be trusted.

Relentless Pursuit: The DSS and the Manhunt for the All-Qaed.......2004-02-09

Extraordinary page-turner...I would like to register my demand that a sequel be written immediately about the Diplomatic Security Service! The people of DSS are clearly heroes who do not get the credit that they so richly deserve for their incredible valor and sacrifice.

A Classic True Account of America's Global Heroes.......2003-09-05

This is the first book to truly talk of the efforts of DSS, the State Department's little known yet all-important law enforcement entity. While other books about America's war against terrorism have focused on the shortcomings of the CIA and FBI in stopping al-Qaeda in its tracks, this book focuses on America's first true victory in this bloody struggle--the capture of World Trade Center bombing mastermind Ramzi Yousef--and how the handwriting for attacks such as 9/11 had been on the wall for years.

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Lincoln is the single most compelling figure in our history, but also one of the most enigmatic. Was he the Great Emancipator, a man of deep convictions who ended slavery in the United States, or simply a reluctant politician compelled by the force of events to free the slaves? In Father Abraham, Richard Striner offers a fresh portrait of Lincoln, one that helps us make sense of his many contradictions. Striner shows first that, if you examine the speeches that Lincoln made in the 1850s, you will have no doubt of his passion to end slavery. These speeches illuminate the anger, vehemence, and sheer brilliance of candidate Lincoln, who worked up crowds with charismatic fervor as he gathered a national following. But if he felt so passionately about abolition, why did he wait so long to release the Emancipation Proclamation? As Striner points out, politics is the art of the possible, and Lincoln was a consummate politician, a shrewd manipulator who cloaked his visionary ethics in the more pragmatic garb of the coalition-builder. He was at bottom a Machiavellian prince for a democratic age. When secession began, Lincoln used the battle cry of saving the Union to build a power base, one that would eventually break the slave-holding states forever. Striner argues that Lincoln was a rare man indeed: a fervent idealist and a crafty politician with a remarkable gift for strategy. It was the harmonious blend of these two qualities, Striner concludes, that made Lincoln's role in ending slavery so fundamental. Father Abraham challenges recent portraits of Lincoln as an essentially passive politician and reluctant abolitionist. Exhaustively researched and crisply argued, this superb book gives us a new appreciation of Lincoln as moral leader.

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Title of the "Great Emancipator" restored to Lincoln.......2006-05-28

It has become fashionable in recent decades for historians and commentators from the extremes of the ideological spectrum to depict Lincoln as a cautious racial conservative, even a racist, only brought in the end to reluctantly embrace the destruction of slavery as a measure to win the Civil War. In such a view, Lincoln is far from the traditional "Great Emancipator"; instead he is limited to following in the wake of those persons more forward-looking, more morally courageous than Lincoln himself. Richard Striner's book persuasively demolishes such a picture and, on the contrary, portrays Lincoln as a dedicated enemy of slavery (and a friend to racial equality, at least in 19th century terms) who labored consistently and at great length to at last crush the hated institution. Striner does this with a careful survey of Lincoln's career from his earliest political days until his death. And Striner boldly takes on each of the quotes from Lincoln speeches and writings that are usually used to "reveal" Llncoln as a racial conservative who adopted emancipation much against his real will, showing those quotes in their broader contexts, describing not only what else was going on at the time and what else Lincoln was simultaneously doing, but also examining those quotes in context of what else was said in that particular speech or document. Lincoln was a politician of great skill, willing to publically advocate a course seemingly adverse to his real goals but, in the long run, laying down a pathway towards accomplishing those goals. And, perhaps more than any other American president, Lincoln was a master of language, sometimes crafting a phrase, a sentence, or a paragraph that superficially says one thing while meaning, upon close examination, something else.

Stiner also provides a valuable look at the very real fears that Lincoln and his associates had in the years leading up to the Civil War that slavery was on a road towards expansion, not extinction. Moreover, Striner shows that the South's leading spokespeople on the subject of tariffs (sometimes cited as the "real" underlying cause of Southern secession, instead of the uncomfortable issue of slavery) privately admitted that their real concern was slavery, with tariffs providing a convenient stalking horse at a particular moment. The shadow of slavery lay darkly over antebellum America, and Striner's book retores the portrait of Lincoln as a dedicated leader in bringing the country forward to the end of the "peculiar institution".

Excellent Read.......2006-02-10

I met the author through a friend, and was intrigued at the wonderful conversations I had with Striner. As we discussed "Father Abraham," which at that point had not yet been released, I was very anxious to get ahold of it. Having finally acquired the book, I am nothing but impressed at the detailed information that backs every assertion made, and the very much conversational style writing that Striner uses. The book is an easy read and really gets the gears turning in your mind.

Fatal Episodes: A Relentless Struggle With Asthma

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Fatal Episodes: A Relentless Struggle With Asthma
Ahmed Fakhri
Manufacturer: Prairie View Publishing
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Relentless Struggle
Edmund H. Dale PhD.
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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Born into indigent circumstances and circumscribed by debilitating, depressing conditions, he refused to succumb to them and fought resolutely to lift himself up out of them. He joined the Royal Air Force, served in Britain during the war, and after the war, gained admission to the University of London, but humbug by colonial administration forced him into teacher training at the British Teachers' Training College. Obtaining a Teacher's Certificate, he sought and gained admission again to the University of London, and once more the intervention of the Colonial Office compelled him to take a teaching position in Jamaica. He taught in Jamaica for a specified period, and for the third time gained admission to the University of London (Birkbeck College) where by studying at nights and teaching at a boys' school by day, he obtained the B.Sc. Honours degree in Geography, followed by the M.Sc. degree -- a great feat for him, won only by determined perseverance, heartaches, sacrifice and loneliness. Securing a permanent teaching position in a boys' school in London in his day proved to be a decidedly arduous task, largely because of stereotype views help about the Negro, a prejudice he was soon to demonstrate was hardly more than gross stupidity.

Invited to teach in Canada, he taught in two high schools in Alberta for a few years, then returned to university (University of Alberta) to work towards the Ph.D. degree. Even before he could complete the programme, he was asked to teach a course in the Department of Geography. Immediately after he was awarded the Ph.D. degree, he was rushed to the University of Victoria, there to fill a faculty position which had suddenly become vacant. The beginning of the next year saw him as Head of the Geography Department at the University of Regina, a position he had been invited to fill. Promotion to the rank of Full Professor followed soon after.

RELENTLESS STRUGGLE clearly reveals what ambition, determination, and perseverance can accomplish. In part the story is vexing, in part humorous, in part serious. It makes for interesting reading for all ages, especially for young readers, many of whom tend to give up easily when faced with difficult problems.

Firmness in the Right; How, and why, Lincoln ended slavery.(Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery)(Book review): An article from: The Weekly Standard

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Firmness in the Right; How, and why, Lincoln ended slavery.(Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery)(Book review): An article from: The Weekly Standard
Michael Burlingame
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000FOQ8K2
Release Date: 2006-05-12

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Title: Firmness in the Right; How, and why, Lincoln ended slavery.(Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery)(Book review)
Author: Michael Burlingame
Publication: The Weekly Standard (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 3, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 11 Issue: 27 Page: NA

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Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery

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Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery
Richard Striner
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKUYES

How to fight war: Isolation, collective security, relentless class struggle?

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How to fight war: Isolation, collective security, relentless class struggle?
James Burnham
Manufacturer: Socialist Workers Party and Young Peoples Socialist League (4th Internationalists)
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00088VOI6

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