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Ozvite sa, policajt Knight a pes Greg. Trả lời tôi, cảnh sát Knight và Chó Greg. Nghe rõ không? Zdravíčko, náčelník. Ồ, chào cảnh sát trưởng. Čože? Žiadne „zdravíčko“. Sme na vysielačke. Hovorí sa „rozumiem“. Cái gì? Không. Không được "Ồ, chào". Thuật ngữ bộ đàm là "Nghe rõ". Rozumiem? Akože čomu? "Nghe Rõ" là ai? Không phải cảnh sát trưởng à? Mne! Našli ste kocúra Peteyho? Cảnh sát trưởng đây. Anh tìm được Mèo Petey chưa? Teraz nie, náčelník. Hľadáme kocúra Peteyho. Giờ không phải lúc, cảnh sát trưởng. Bọn tôi đang tìm Mèo Petey. HĽADÁ SA TRUY NÃ PETEY

Ozvite sa, policajt Knight a pes Greg. Офіцере Найт і псе Ґреґ, вийдіть на зв'язок. Прийом. Zdravíčko, náčelník. Вітаю, шефе. Čože? Žiadne „zdravíčko“. Sme na vysielačke. Hovorí sa „rozumiem“. Що? Ні. Це ж радіозв'язок. Треба казати «зрозумів». Rozumiem? Akože čomu? «Зрозумів»? Я думав, треба привітатися. Mne! Našli ste kocúra Peteyho? Господи. Ви знайшли кота Піті? Teraz nie, náčelník. Hľadáme kocúra Peteyho. Не зараз, шефе. Ми шукаємо кота Піті. HĽADÁ SA РОЗШУКУЄТЬСЯ ПІТІ Bláznivé decká! Ненормальний!

Ozvite sa, policajt Knight a pes Greg. Memur Knight ve Kuçu Greg, cevap verin. Duyuyor musunuz? Zdravíčko, náčelník. Merhaba Sayın Amir. Čože? Žiadne „zdravíčko“. Sme na vysielačke. Hovorí sa „rozumiem“. Ne? Hayır. "Merhaba" denmez. Telsizdesiniz. "Anlaşıldı" denir. Rozumiem? Akože čomu? FRÄNKZ SOSİSLİLERİ Anlaşıldı mı? Amir konuşuyor sanmıştım. Mne! Našli ste kocúra Peteyho? Amiriniz konuşuyor zaten. Kedi Petey'yi buldunuz mu? Teraz nie, náčelník. Hľadáme kocúra Peteyho. Şimdi olmaz, Amir'im. Kedi Petey'yi bulmaya çalışıyoruz. HĽADÁ SA ARANIYOR PETEY Bláznivé decká! Seni deli çocuk!

Ozvite sa, policajt Knight a pes Greg. Respondan, Oficial Caballero y Greg el Perro. ¿Me copian? Zdravíčko, náčelník. Ah, hola, jefe. Čože? Žiadne „zdravíčko“. Sme na vysielačke. Hovorí sa „rozumiem“. ¿Qué? No, no, no. Nada de "hola". Lenguaje policial. "Copiamos". Rozumiem? Akože čomu? ¿Copiamos? Pero no copiamos nada. Mne! Našli ste kocúra Peteyho? Es una metáfora. ¿Encontraron a Pedro el Gato? Teraz nie, náčelník. Hľadáme kocúra Peteyho. Ahora no, jefe. Intentamos encontrar a Pedro el Gato. HĽADÁ SA SE BUSCA PEDRO

Ozvite sa, policajt Knight a pes Greg. Masuk, Petugas Knight dan Anjing Greg. Kalian dengar? Zdravíčko, náčelník. Hei, Pak Kepala. Čože? Žiadne „zdravíčko“. Sme na vysielačke. Hovorí sa „rozumiem“. Apa? Bukan "Oh, hei". Kalau di pesan radio katakan "Diterima". Rozumiem? Akože čomu? Roger? Kukira ini Pak Kepala. Mne! Našli ste kocúra Peteyho? Ini memang Pak Kepala. Kau sudah menemukan Kucing Petey? Teraz nie, náčelník. Hľadáme kocúra Peteyho. Nanti saja, Pak. Kami sedang mencari Kucing Petey. HĽADÁ SA DICARI PETEY

Niekto môže povedať, že sa stávame bezcitným svetom. Há quem diga que estamos nos tornando um mundo sem sentimentos. Svetom, ktorý stratil čaro. Um mundo que perdeu sua magia. Všetko je známe stlačením tlačidla... Tudo se sabe ao toque de um botão... Všetko, čo chceme, je k dispozícii. Tudo que queremos está prontamente disponível. Georgia. Čo sa stalo medzi tebou a Úžasným? GEORGIA O que houve entre você e o Magnífico? No napriek tomu sme nikdy neboli vzájomne tak vzdialení. E, no entanto, nunca estivemos tão desconectados. Povedal by som, že pri našom pocite nadradenosti, Eu diria que com toda nossa arrogância...

Ozvite sa, policajt Knight a pes Greg. Officer Knight und Greg der Hund, bitte kommen. Zdravíčko, náčelník. Hey, Boss. Čože? Žiadne „zdravíčko“. Sme na vysielačke. Hovorí sa „rozumiem“. Was? Nein, nicht "Hey." Über Funk heißt das "Roger". Rozumiem? Akože čomu? Roger? Spricht da nicht der Boss? Mne! Našli ste kocúra Peteyho? Hier spricht der Boss. Wurde Petey die Katze gefunden? Teraz nie, náčelník. Hľadáme kocúra Peteyho. Nicht jetzt, Boss. Wir suchen Petey die Katze. HĽADÁ SA GESUCHT PETEY

Ozvite sa, policajt Knight a pes Greg. 奈特警官、狗仔格雷請答話，收到嗎？ Zdravíčko, náčelník. 嘿，局長 Čože? Žiadne „zdravíčko“. Sme na vysielačke. Hovorí sa „rozumiem“. 咩話？咪講「嘿」，無線電要講「收到」 Rozumiem? Akože čomu? 收到甚麼？不是局長找我嗎？ Mne! Našli ste kocúra Peteyho? 我是局長，你們找到彼特貓未？ Teraz nie, náčelník. Hľadáme kocúra Peteyho. 現在沒空說，我們要找彼特貓 HĽADÁ SA （通緝 彼特）

Despite the growth in archaeology in the Galilee and sustained interest in the economic background of the Jesus movement, agriculture and agrarian life remain under-theorized in the study of the Gospels. Harrowing the Gospels: A Cambodian (American) Rereading of Agriculture in Mark and Matthew interrogates constructions of ethnography, economy, and ethnicity in previous Gospel research to both situate itself in and critique the gaps in the attention to these subjects. By reading from a Cambodian (American) perspective and through the tools of postcolonial and social-scientific analysis, this volume constructs a new working methodology fit to the problems of reading agriculture: “Postagrarian Analysis.”

By proposing and forming a mobile manipulator for modern multi-floor buildings, A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator: Theory and Application helps readers visualize an end-to-end workflow for making a robot system work in a targeted environment. From a product-oriented viewpoint, this book is considered as a bridge from theories to real products, in which robotic software modules and the robotic system integration are mainly concerned. In the end, readers will have an overview of how to build and integrate various single robotic modules to execute a list of designed tasks in the real world, as well as how to make a robot system work independently, without human interventions. With references and execution guidelines provided at the end of each chapter, the book will be a useful tool for developers and researchers looking to expand their knowledge about the robotics and the robotic software.

While the South China Sea dispute remains Vietnam’s top security concern, the country also confronts a variety of growing non-traditional threats, such as illegal fishing, maritime violence, smuggling, ecological degradation and climate change. These issues adversely affect Vietnam’s external relations, socio-economic development, marine ecosystems and political stability, while engendering and exacerbating regional tensions. In response, at the national level, Vietnam has focused on building a blue economy and strengthening its law enforcement capacity. At the international level, Vietnam has participated in a variety of bilateral and multilateral cooperative mechanisms. However, these efforts have been impeded by internal and external factors, such as corruption, inadequate capacity and lack of budget, as well as ASEAN’s institutional limitations and sovereignty sensitivities. To better confront these multifaceted maritime issues, Vietnam will need to (1) formulate a comprehensive national strategy for maritime security; (2) streamline the overlapping responsibilities of maritime security agencies; (3) enhance its maritime domain awareness; (4) ensure proper policy and investment to improve climate resilience and coastal development; and (5) optimize its approach to multilateralism.

The International Bestseller New York Times Editors’ Choice SelectionWinner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Awards Fellowship "[An] absorbing, stirring novel . . . that, in more than one sense, remedies history." —The New York Times Book Review “A triumph, a novelistic rendition of one of the most difficult times in Vietnamese history . . . Vast in scope and intimate in its telling . . . Moving and riveting.” —VIET THANH NGUYEN, author of The Sympathizer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko or Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner’s In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore apart not just her beloved country, but also her family. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope. The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s first novel in English.

Ideal for any application where a handy, portable dictionary is required--whether for travel, business, or study. This is the most up-to-date mini Vietnamese dictionary available, covering the latest social media, computer, and phone vocabulary. This powerful pocket reference contains the following essential features: Bidirectional English-Vietnamese and Vietnamese-English sections Over 15,000 essential words, idioms, and expressions Headwords printed in bold for quick and easy reference Vietnamese words given in Romanized form for easy pronunciation Latest computer, Internet, mobile phone, and social media terms Whether you need a travel size dictionary for your trip to Vietnam or are learning the Vietnamese language in a formal setting, this mini dictionary is an essential resource.

Wie kann man die Vergangenheit zur Gegenwart machen? Das ist eine der Grundfragen des Kinos. Auch die drei großen Interviews in diesem Heft schauen zurück nach vorn. Der Drehbuchautor Razvan Radulescu spricht über das Gefühl der Scham nach der Revolution und welche Form die Erinnerung diktiert, Peter Liechti erzählt (kurz vor seinem frühen Tod im April dieses Jahres) von der Genese seiner Projekte und ihrer mitunter jahrzehntelangen Inkubation, Günter Stahnke berichtet von den Verletzungen und Untiefen der Filmproduktion in der DDR-Diktatur und seinem Überwintern in der „Heiteren Dramatik”. Zugleich präsentiert sich Revolver grafisch in neuer Form: Die Gestaltung des Heftes wie auch der Webseite verantwortet mit dieser Ausgabe die französische Grafikerin Mathilde Lesueur. Die Herausgeber Inhalt: Revolver live! Razvan Radulescu Wortwechsel: Charade Interview: Phan Dang Di Fast Forward: Marcus Seibert Revolver live! Peter Liechti Revolver live! Günter Stahnke Revolver ist eine Filmzeitschrift von Filmemachern herausgegeben und erscheint halbjährlich. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf ausführlichen Werkstattgesprächen "auf Augenhöhe". Die Redaktion sind Christoph Hochhäusler, Benjamin Heisenberg, Franz Müller, Nicolas Wackerbarth, Marcus Seibert, Saskia Walker, Zsuzsanna Kiraly und Hannes Brühwiler.

Handmade Artwork to Inspire Your Creative Life Take your love for hand lettering, coloring, and doodling to the next level with this easy guide to creating gorgeous sketches by hand. Artist Mary Phan has toured North America teaching luxury sketching workshops, and she now reveals her simple yet big-impact techniques for everyone— from beginners to experienced designers. You’ll learn to draw 14 exquisite sketches, featuring fully illustrated, detailed step-by-step instructions to ensure a frame-worthy result from your very first sketch! Follow along with Mary’s simple, foolproof sketching process: drawing in basic shapes with a pencil and ruler, bringing the scene to life with brightly colored art markers, and outlining with black ink for the final details. From each tutorial, you’ll have your own impressive work of art to share as a gift, send as a card, share on social media, use in your business, or display in your home. No matter how you use it, this book will give you the tools and inspiration to fill your life with more color, beauty, and creativity.

Look up words quickly and easily with this travel-sized Vietnamese dictionary. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Vietnam Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary is an essential tool for communication and a great way to learn Vietnamese. It features all the essential Vietnamese vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format and easy-to read type will make any future trip to Vietnam much easier. In addition to being an excellent English to Vietnamese dictionary and Vietnamese to English dictionary Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary contains important notes on the Vietnamese language, Vietnamese grammar and Vietnamese pronunciation. All words are written in Romanized Vietnamese so that in the case of difficulties the book can simply be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with. This Vietnamese dictionary contains: Bidirectional English-Vietnamese and Vietnamese-English sections Over 15,000 essential words and expressions Headwords printed in bold for quick and easy reference Latest computer, mobile phone, Internet and social media terms A basic overview of grammar and pronunciation

Phan Chau Trinh (1872-1926) was the earliest proponent of democracy and popular rights in Vietnam. Throughout his life, he favored a moderate approach to political change and advised the country's leaders to seek gradual progress for Vietnam within the French colonial system. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not favor anti-French military alliances or insurgent military resistance, arguing that "to depend on foreign help is foolish and to resort to violence is self-destructive." As a result of his exposure to Chinese reformist literature, Phan Chau Trinh assigned top priority to promoting democracy and human rights and to improving Vietnamese people's lives. He believed that true independence could only be achieved by changing the Vietnamese political culture, and he articulated penetrating criticism of the corruption and superficiality of Vietnam's officials. His emphasis on changing the fundamental values governing the ruling class's behavior, as well as his skepticism regarding anticolonial resistance, set Phan Chau Trinh apart from his contemporaries and mark him as a true revolutionary. Vinh Sinh's masterly introduction to Phan Chau Trinh's essays illuminate both this turbulent era and the courageous intelligence of the author.

This is the most up-to-date and complete Vietnamese to English dictionary available. It is designed primarily for the growing number of students of Vietnamese who need a good and reliable Vietnamese-English dictionary. Although it is targeted mainly at English speakers and other non-native users who need to learn Vietnamese, it can also be used by Vietnamese speakers who are learning or need to know English. Along with 19,000 enries--covering contemporary words and phrases used in educational, business and tourist settings--the attractive and user-friendly layout is organized effectively, making it easy to locate words and phrases quickly. It also includes many valuable pointers and information about the Vietnamese language. Completely revised and updated with over 19,000 entries. Clear, user-friendly text with idioms, expressions and sample sentences. The ideal dictionary for students and business people. The first edition, published as Essential English-Vietnamese Dictionary, was by Professor Nguyen Hinh Hoa and his daughter Patricia Nguyen Thi Huong. It became a classic in the teaching of Vietnamese. This edition, completely revised and updated, is the work of Professor Phan Van Giuong who was a distinguished professor in Vietnamese Studies at Victoria University, Melborne. Professor Phan, who has many years' experience teaching Vietnamese and English, is also the author of many Vietnamese teaching/learning materials and editor for several Vietnamese magazines and newspapers. He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal and the International Educator of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to teaching language and culture. Professor Phan is now retired but continues to teach on a part-time basis.

Packed with new material and research, this second edition of George Friedman’s bestselling Constraint Theory remains an invaluable reference for all engineers, mathematicians, and managers concerned with modeling. As in the first edition, this text analyzes the way Constraint Theory employs bipartite graphs and presents the process of locating the “kernel of constraint” trillions of times faster than brute-force approaches, determining model consistency and computational allowability. Unique in its abundance of topological pictures of the material, this book balances left- and right-brain perceptions to provide a thorough explanation of multidimensional mathematical models. Much of the extended material in this new edition also comes from Phan Phan’s PhD dissertation in 2011, titled “Expanding Constraint Theory to Determine Well-Posedness of Large Mathematical Models.” Praise for the first edition: "Dr. George Friedman is indisputably the father of the very powerful methods of constraint theory." --Cornelius T. Leondes, UCLA "Groundbreaking work. ... Friedman''s accomplishment represents engineering at its finest. ... The credibility of the theory rests upon the formal proofs which are interspersed among the illuminating hypothetical dialog sequences between manager and analyst, which bring out distinctions that the organization must face, en route to accepting Friedman''s work as essential to achieve quality control in developing and applying large models." --John N. Warfield

Over 30 life-changing recipes to help you create cutting edge, hybrid apps with Ionic 2 About This Book Leverage Ionic 2 and its exciting new features to create cutting edge real-time apps Work through simple recipes to address your problems directly and solve them effectively Get examples at each step to guide you on your learning curve Who This Book Is For This book is for front end JavaScript developers who know the basics of JavaScript programming. No prior knowledge of Ionic is required to get the most of this book. What You Will Learn Create custom UIs using Angular 2 directives Make the best use of REST APIs to submit forms Create beautiful animations and graphics in the application Embed videos and other media into the app Access native device functionalities such as a camera and maps using ngCordova Theme the application based on the various platform styles available Publish your application to a variety of platforms Leverage Angular 2 events and Ionic-specific events to communicate In Detail Developing real-time apps is the need of the hour, and apps that deal with humongous amounts of user data and real-time information that needs to be updated frequently are in high demand. Currently, one of the most popular frameworks for this task is Ionic Framework, which is undergoing a major makeover. This book will get you started with Ionic and help you create Angular 2 components that interact with templates. From there, you''ll work with Ionic components and find out how to share data efficiently between them. You''ll discover how to make the best use of the REST API to handle back-end services and then move on to animating the application to make it look pretty. You''ll learn to add in a local push notification in order to test the app. You''ll work with Cordova to support native functionalities on both iOS and Android. From there, you''ll get to grips with using the default themes for each platform as well as customizing your own. Finally, you''ll see how best to deploy your app to different platforms. This book will solve all your Ionic-related issues through dedicated recipes that will help you get the best out of Ionic. Style and approach This book is a recipe-based solution to all your Ionic 2 related problems and will help you create cutting edge real-time apps with ease through simple-to-understand step-by-step recipes.

Four writers. Three travelling in Portugal. One staying behind to care for his ailing mother. One long-distance writing affair. The passing of the mother together with memories of other losses and absences come together in Lost Bodies, a meditation on the transience of time and love and an invitation to get away—physically or spiritually—from worldly concerns to explore a different history, a different culture, a different light, laced with dreamy scents and the faint calls of fado.

The society and economy of Vietnam is still characterised by a rapid transformation process. There is high economic and political pressure. coming not only from internal developments but also from foreign countries. This groundbreaking book takes stock of the rapid processes of change in the labour market and the industrial relations of Vietnam. The contributions of Vietnamese and international experts cover the institutional arrangements of the labour market and of the system of industrial relations, and they also look at consequences for welfare and social inequality and treat the relation between culture and the economy in the country. Further contributions compare Vietnam with other developing country and analyse the relationships between international and Vietnamese labour markets. They also address the key question as to whether Asia is a new focal point of industrial conflicts.

This is a compact and user-friendly Vietnamese dictionary. The Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary is the most up-to-date and complete Vietnamese dictionary yet published. An essential tool to learn Vietnamese, it is written for English speakers and other non-native users who need to look up Vietnamese terms, and can also be used by Vietnamese speakers who are learning English. This dictionary has 25,000 entries covering all contemporary terms likely to be used in educational or business settings. The layout is user-friendly and attractive. Headwords are displayed in blue--this helps the reader to locate words quickly. Information on parts of speech, idiomatic expressions and sample sentences showing the use of the words in context are given for each entry. English pronunciations are given in the English to Vietnamese language section. A comprehensive pronunciation guide and detailed notes on Japanese grammar are also included. Completely comprehensive and up-to-date with over 25,000 entries. Contains English-Vietnamese and Vietnamese-English Clear, user--friendly layout with idioms, and sample sentences given. The ideal dictionary for students, teachers and business people.

Poems by Nguyen Phan Que Mai Translated from the Vietnamese by Bruce Weigl and Nguyen Phan Que Mai Nguyen Phan Que Mai is among the most exciting writers to emerge from post-war Vietnam. Bruce Weigl, driven by his personal experiences as a soldier during the war in Vietnam, has spent the past 20 years translating contemporary Vietnamese poetry. These penetrating poems, published in bilingual English and Vietnamese, build new bridges between two cultures bound together by war and destruction. The Secret of Hoa Sen, Que Mai's first full-length U.S. publication, shines with craft, art, and deeply felt humanity. I cross the Lam River to return to my homeland where my mother embraces my grandmother's tomb in the rain, the soil of Nghe An so dry the rice plants cling to rocks. My mother chews dry corn; hungry, she tries to forget.

The Beginning of Time by Julie Phan Le and Hue Van Le is a uniquely fascinating read in which the authors takes on the scientific community, including Stephen Hawking and the late Albert Einstein. They believe certain hypothesies need to be changed to open the new road for science to advance without limitations created by Einstein, and has written a new calculation which he believes is more accurate. Supernatural science is also discussed. The authors recommend building eternal life with respect to the will of God Cao Dai/Jehovah. A healthy society is one in which charity, philanthropy, fairness, and justice must be exercised to bring about peaceful coexistence for everyone. To quote the authors, "The combination of physical science and supernatural science will bring the Truth (God Cao Dai/Jehovah) to everyone with scientific proof of His own words."

It's never a good idea to be overly-relient on technology while traveling! Look up words quickly and easily with this great Vietnamese dictionary. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Vietnam Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary is an essential tool to learn Vietnamese and start communicating effectively. It features all the essential Vietnamese vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format and user-friendly, two-color layout will make any future trip to Vietnam much easier. All entries are written in a Romanized form as well as Vietnamese script (quoc ngu) so that in the case of difficulties the book can simply be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with. This dictionary includes the following key features: Over 18,000 words and expressions in the Vietnamese language. Vietnamese-English and English-Vietnamese sections Fully updated with recent vocabulary and commonly used Vietnamese slang. Clear, user-friendly layout with headwords in blue. Romanized and Vietnamese Script (Quoc Ngu) forms for every entry. Other books from this bestselling series you might enjoy include: Pocket Cambodian Dictionary, Pocket Thai Dictionary, Pocket Indonesian Dictionary, and Pocket Malay Dictionary.

Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary is the most up-to-date compact Vietnamese dictionary available today. It is designed for English speakers who are studying the Vietnamese language, traveling to Vietnam or using the language on a daily basis to interact with Vietnamese speakers. It has both Vietnamese to English and English to Vietnamese sections, with enough depth that it may also be used by Vietnamese speakers who are learning or using English. Its depth makes it a great way to learn Vietnamese. Divided into two parts--Vietnamese-English and English-Vietnamese--this concise dictionary has a total of 25,000 entries. The entries given within each section include all everyday words and expressions used in educational, cultural and tourism contexts in Vietnam today. The entries give core information about: Parts of speech of the headwords. Useful meanings, common collocations, idiomatic expressions and sample sentences. Vietnamese loanwords, many from French, list the original source word as well as alternate Vietnamese words with the same meaning. English entries provide additional information such as alternate British or American spellings, singular and plural forms, and irregular verb forms. Contemporary internet, computer and mobile phone terms are included, making this dictionary invaluable everyday use. A guide to Vietnamese pronunciation and spelling, and other grammar pointers and explanations are also included. The Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary is a compact and comprehensive tool for successful language learning.

This book addresses how Western universities have constructed themselves as global providers of education, and are driven to be globally competitive. It examines how the term 'international' has been exploited by the market in the form of government educational policies and agencies, host institutions, academia and the mass media. The book explores matters relating to the role of the English language in international education in general and the field of TESOL in particular. It demonstrates how English and TESOL have exercised their symbolic power, coupled with the desire for international education, to create convenient identities for international TESOL students. It also discusses the complexity surrounding and informing these students' painful yet sophisticated appropriation of and resistance to the convenient labels they are subjected to.

Global optimization is one of the fastest developing fields in mathematical optimization. In fact, an increasing number of remarkably efficient deterministic algorithms have been proposed in the last ten years for solving several classes of large scale specially structured problems encountered in such areas as chemical engineering, financial engineering, location and network optimization, production and inventory control, engineering design, computational geometry, and multi-objective and multi-level optimization. These new developments motivated the authors to write a new book devoted to global optimization problems with special structures. Most of these problems, though highly nonconvex, can be characterized by the property that they reduce to convex minimization problems when some of the variables are fixed. A number of recently developed algorithms have been proved surprisingly efficient for handling typical classes of problems exhibiting such structures, namely low rank nonconvex structures. Audience: The book will serve as a fundamental reference book for all those who are interested in mathematical optimization.