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Covid-19 relief: RBI move to allow banks in NDF may stem volatility

The provocation for this move is no doubt the recent large capital outflows from the markets that caused huge volatility in the forex markets - offshore NDF and onshore rupee




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Tech billionaires making friends with Big Brother

What was once thunderously de­s­cr­ibed as 'surveillance capitalism' is now a pandemic necessity




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Making History at Bear Mountain: Family Memories, the Palisades, and an Inheritance Worth Preserving

Growing up in the North Jersey suburbs in the 1960s, I never thought of my family as makers of American history. But looking back on our weekend trips to Bear Mountain and the banks of the Hudson River, I realize that we participated in an important chapter of the 20th century: the flowering of the...

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Welcome to 82 Club: The Naughty Story of a Legendary New York Drag Institution 

If you were an adventurous visitor to New York City in the 1950s or 1960s, you might have found your way to the 82 Club. A basement nightclub at 82 East Fourth Street, it wasn’t much to look at from the outside. Located in what was then a remote edge of the Lower East Side,...

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Hudson Rising: The Man Behind the New-York Historical Exhibition’s Trees

One of the signature elements of New-York Historical’s exhibition Hudson Rising is the imposing, elegant slabs of white pine and red oak that greet visitors. The live-edged trunks evoke the forests of New York State’s Adirondacks and help make the presence of nature palpable. Hudson Rising—closing on Sunday, August 4—presents the Museum’s stellar collection of Hudson River School landscape...

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Mark Twain in New York: How an Ambitious Young Writer Talked His Way onto a Luxury Cruise to the Holy Land

Before he became a titan of American literature and the witty bard of life in the 19th century, Mark Twain was just another young man looking for his big break in New York City. In the New-York Historical exhibition Mark Twain and the Holy Land (opening Oct. 25), we’re exploring the fabled journey behind one...

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Who was the Baroness? Discovering the Exciting Life and Work of the ‘Artist in Exile’

Here’s the first thing you need to know about Anne Marguérite Joséphine Henriette Rouillé de Marigny, Baroness Hyde de Neuville besides her remarkable name: Napoleon himself was so struck by her courage that he decided not to execute her husband. The Baroness is the subject of the New-York Historical exhibition Artist in Exile: The Visual...

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Want to Donate an Object to New-York Historical? Here’s How it Happens

The New-York Historical Society Museum wants a wedding cake topper. Not just any cake topper: a same-sex version with two men or two women that speaks to the titanic shift in American culture that happened when gay marriage was legalized at the federal level in 2015. So if we’re so eager, why not just buy...

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“Done Without Hands”: Meet Martha Ann Honeywell, the Silhouette Artist Who Captivated 19th-Century America

In the early 19th century, artist Martha Ann Honeywell would sweep through towns like a band on tour. An artist who specialized in needlework, embroidery, and cut paper, among other mediums, she’d set up shop at a museum, tavern, or boardinghouse, charge 50 cents a ticket and perform three times a day for two hours...

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“This Great Experiment”: How Wyoming Gave Women the Vote 30 Years Before the United States

The history is right there in Wyoming’s official nickname: the Equality State. In 1889, delegates to Wyoming’s constitutional convention voted to do something that had never been done before: permanently guarantee women the right to vote in a constitution, without any preconditions. Article No. VI, Section 1, states plainly: “The rights of citizens of the...

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History at Home: 2 Public Programs About Prohibition and America’s Tradition of Beer Brewing

“Booze sales are booming,” read a recent CNN headline focused on a spike in liquor, beer, and wine sales as Americans shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our current moment is just another side note in America’s long, complex relationship with alcohol.  Over the years, our Public Programs have explored many facets of this history. Enjoy audio recordings of two past programs below: one...

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Catching Rays with #MuseumSunshine: Shining Light on Social Media

People around the world are stuck at home and socially distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. So, we want to bring the outdoors inside. The New-York Historical Society partnered with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., to send virtual rays of #MuseumSunshine to lighten moods and brighten social media feeds. Dear @metmuseum, we...

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History at Home: 2 Public Programs About Jewish History and Anti-Semitism

Our Public Programs have long explored the rich history of Jewish life in America from the colonial era to the present day. They’ve also, not surprisingly, grappled with the ongoing scourge of anti-Semitism and its pernicious hold on world affairs. Listen to two audio programs below that tackle two very different facets of Jewish life: first, a fascinating...

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CCH Profit Driver - French (old)

CCH Profit Driver vous permet de transformer sans effort des données financières historiques en plans tactiques, d’analyser les indicateurs de rendement clés, de tester des scénarios, de générer des rapports complets et plus encore!

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




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Nonlinear finite element analysis of solids and structures

Title: Nonlinear finite element analysis of solids and structures [electronic resource] : R. de Borst [and three others].
Imprint: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley, 2012.
Shelfmark: Wiley
Subjects: Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Data processing.
Finite element method -- Data processing.
Finite element method -- Data processing. fast (OCoLC)fst00924900
Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Data processing. fast (OCoLC)fst01135607




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Forensic science and humanitarian action

Title: Forensic science and humanitarian action [electronic resource] : interacting with the dead and the living. Volume 1 / edited by Roberto C. Parra, Sara C. Zapico, Douglas H. Ubelaker.
Imprint: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.
Shelfmark: Wiley
Subjects: Forensic sciences.
Forensic anthropology.
Dead -- Identification.
Humanitarian assistance.
Dead -- Identification. fast (OCoLC)fst00888389
Forensic anthropology. fast (OCoLC)fst00931952
Forensic sciences. fast (OCoLC)fst00932011
Humanitarian assistance. fast (OCoLC)fst00963553





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Geopolitics and development

Title: Geopolitics and development [electronic resource] / Marcus Power.
Author: Power, Marcus, 1971- author.
Imprint: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Geopolitics -- History -- 20th century.
Geopolitics -- History -- 21st century.
Economic development -- History -- 20th century.
Economic development -- History -- 21st century.
Postcolonialism.
Economic development. fast (OCoLC)fst00901785
Geopolitics. fast (OCoLC)fst00941045
Postcolonialism. fast (OCoLC)fst01073032
1900-2099 fast





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Causal cognition

Title: Causal cognition [electronic resource] : a multidisciplinary debate / edited by Dan Sperber, David Premack, and Ann James Premack.
Imprint: Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Cognition -- Congresses.
Causation -- Congresses.
Attribution (Social psychology) -- Congresses.
Cognition and culture -- Congresses.
Attribution (Social psychology) fast (OCoLC)fst00820913
Causation. fast (OCoLC)fst00849829
Cognition. fast (OCoLC)fst00866457
Cognition and culture. fast (OCoLC)fst00866482




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Post-Keynesian theory revisited

Title: Post-Keynesian theory revisited [electronic resource] : money, uncertainty and employment / Matteo Iannizzotto.
Author: Iannizzotto, Matteo, author.
Imprint: Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing, 2020.
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Keynesian economics.




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Bisexuality in the ancient world

Title: Bisexuality in the ancient world [electronic resource] / Eva Cantarella translated by Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin.
Author: Cantarella, Eva, author.
Imprint: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [1992]";"©1992
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Male homosexuality -- Rome -- History.
Male homosexuality -- Greece -- History.
Bisexuality -- Rome -- History.
Bisexuality -- Greece -- History.
Bisexuality. fast (OCoLC)fst00833344
Male homosexuality. fast (OCoLC)fst01430687
Greece. fast (OCoLC)fst01208380
Rome (Empire) fast (OCoLC)fst01204885




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Childbirth and authoritative knowledge

Title: Childbirth and authoritative knowledge [electronic resource] : cross-cultural perspectives / edited by Robbie E. Davis-Floyd, Carolyn F. Sargent with a foreword by Rayna Rapp.
Imprint: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997.
Shelfmark: EBSCO ebooks
Subjects: Birth customs.
Childbirth -- Cross-cultural studies.
Knowledge, Sociology of.
Birth customs. fast (OCoLC)fst00833248
Childbirth. fast (OCoLC)fst00854780
Knowledge, Sociology of. fast (OCoLC)fst00988190





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Essential quantitative methods

Title: Essential quantitative methods [electronic resource] : for business, management and finance / Les Oakshott.
Author: Oakshott, Les, author.
Imprint: London, [England] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.";"©2016
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Business mathematics.
Finance -- Mathematical models.
Business mathematics. fast (OCoLC)fst00842780
Finance -- Mathematical models. fast (OCoLC)fst00924398





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Recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

Title: Recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters [electronic resource] / edited by Anselmo Reyes.
Imprint: Oxford New York, Hart, 2019.
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Judgments, Foreign -- East Asia.
Judgments, Foreign -- Southeast Asia.
Judgments, Foreign -- South Asia.
Judgments, Foreign. fast (OCoLC)fst00984632
East Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01243628
South Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01244520
Southeast Asia. fast (OCoLC)fst01240499






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Prostitution

Title: Prostitution [electronic resource] : sex work, policy and politics / Teela Sanders, Maggie O'Neill, Jane Pitcher.
Author: Sanders, Teela, author.
Imprint: Los Angeles : Sage, 2017.
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Prostitution -- Great Britain.
Prostitutes -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.
Prostitution -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
Prostitutes -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.





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New directions and paradigms for the study of Greek architecture

Title: New directions and paradigms for the study of Greek architecture [electronic resource] : interdisciplinary dialogues in the field / edited by Philip Sapirstein PhD, University of Toronto David Scahill PhD, American School of Classical Studies at Athens.
Author: New Approaches and Paradigms in the Study of Greek Architecture (Conference) (2016 : American School of Classical Studies at Athens), author.
Imprint: Leiden Boston : Brill, [2020]
Shelfmark: Brill
Subjects: Architecture, Greek -- Congresses.
Architecture, Greek. fast (OCoLC)fst00813766





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The world of maritime and commercial law

Title: The world of maritime and commercial law [electronic resource] : essays in honour of Francis Rose / Charles Mitchell, Stephen Watterson.
Imprint: Oxford New York : Hart, 2020.
Shelfmark: Bloomsbury
Subjects: Commercial law -- England.
Maritime law -- England.
Commercial law. fast (OCoLC)fst00869502
Maritime law. fast (OCoLC)fst01010102
England. fast (OCoLC)fst01219920




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Critical Reading Across the Curriculum: Social and Natural Sciences, Volume 2


 

Provides educators with practical strategies, tools, and techniques for teaching critical reading skills to students in the social and natural sciences.

Strong critical reading skills are an essential part of any student’s academic success. Teaching these vital skills requires educators to develop and implement effective teaching strategies, often based on their own critical reading practices. Critical Reading Across the Curriculum, Volume 2: Social



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Critical Reading Across the Curriculum: Social and Natural Sciences, Volume 2


 

Provides educators with practical strategies, tools, and techniques for teaching critical reading skills to students in the social and natural sciences.

Strong critical reading skills are an essential part of any student’s academic success. Teaching these vital skills requires educators to develop and implement effective teaching strategies, often based on their own critical reading practices. Critical Reading Across the Curriculum, Volume 2: Social



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The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Recruitment, Selection and Employee Retention


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Adult Development and Aging, 7th Edition


 

The new edition of the leading textbook on the biopsychosocial processes of aging in adults, fully revised and updated.

Adult Development and Aging helps student readers understand the aging process both in themselves and in those around them. Approaching the subject from the biopsychosocial perspective — an innovative model of adult development that takes into account the influences and interactions of complex biological, psychological, and social



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In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What To Do About It


 

Foreword by Nan Roman, President and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness

This book explains how to end the U.S. homelessness crisis by bringing together the best scholarship on the subject and sharing solutions that both local communities and national policy-makers can apply now

In the Midst of Plenty shifts our understanding of the phenomenon of homelessness away from issues of individual disability and embeds it in larger contexts of



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In the Midst of Plenty: Homelessness and What To Do About It


 

Foreword by Nan Roman, President and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness

This book explains how to end the U.S. homelessness crisis by bringing together the best scholarship on the subject and sharing solutions that both local communities and national policy-makers can apply now

In the Midst of Plenty shifts our understanding of the phenomenon of homelessness away from issues of individual disability and embeds it in larger contexts of



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Handbook of Sport Psychology, 2 Volume Set, 4th Edition


 

The fourth edition of a classic, leading resource for the field of sport, exercise, and performance psychology

Now expanded to two volumes, and featuring a wealth of new chapters from highly respected scholars in the field, this all-new edition of the Handbook of Sports Psychology draws on an international roster of experts and scholars in the field who have assembled state-of-the-art knowledge into this thorough, well-rounded, and accessible volume



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Microaggressions in Everyday Life, 2nd Edition


 

The essential, authoritative guide to microaggressions, revised and updated

The revised and updated second edition of Microaggressions in Everyday Life presents an introduction to the concept of microaggressions, classifies the various types of microaggressions, and offers solutions for ending microaggressions at the individual, group, and community levels. The authors—noted experts on the topic—explore the psychological effects of microaggressions



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iPad For Seniors For Dummies, 12th Edition


 

Get to know the exciting features of your new iPad!

The iPad can do almost anything: entertain you, help you stay in touch with the world, boost your productivity, and more. If you have lots of life experience but are a little less tech savvy, iPad For Seniors For Dummies is here to help you make the most of your wireless device.

Learn the essentials of any model of iPad with this friendly, easy-to-follow guide. You’ll learn to connect to the Internet



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Design and Analysis of Security Protocol for Communication


 
The purpose of designing this book is to discuss and analyze security protocols available for communication. Objective is to discuss protocols across all layers of TCP/IP stack and also to discuss protocols independent to the stack. Authors will be aiming to identify the best set of security protocols for the similar applications and will also be identifying the drawbacks of existing protocols. The authors will be also suggesting new protocols if


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Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies, 6th Edition


 

The tools you need to follow your dream of starting and running an online business! 

With the right knowledge and resources, you can take action to start the online business you’ve been dreaming of.  This comprehensive guide provides tips and tricks for turning your dream into a reality. 

The sixth edition of Starting an Online Business: All-in-One For Dummieswill teach you the basics and beyond. It will prepare you to set up your business website,



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Modern Big Data Architectures: A Multi-Agent Systems Perspective


 

Provides an up-to-date analysis of big data and multi-agent systems

The term Big Data refers to the cases, where data sets are too large or too complex for traditional data-processing software. With the spread of new concepts such as Edge Computing or the Internet of Things, production, processing and consumption of this data becomes more and more distributed. As a result, applications increasingly require multiple agents that can work together. A



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CCSP (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Study Guide & Practice Tests Bundle, 2nd Edition


 
This value-packed set for the serious (ISC)2 CCSP certification candidate combines the bestselling CCSP (ISC)2Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Study Guide, 2nd Edition with an updated collection of practice questions and practice exams in CCSP (ISC)2 Certified Cloud Security Professional Official Practice Tests, 2nd Edition to give you the best preparation ever for the high-stakes (ISC)2 CCSP exam.


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Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders: Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Cybersecurity Leadership


 

Tribal Knowledge from the Best in Cybersecurity Leadership

The Tribe of Hackers series continues, sharing what CISSPs, CISOs, and other security leaders need to know to build solid cybersecurity teams and keep organizations secure. Dozens of experts and influential security specialists reveal their best strategies for building, leading, and managing information security within organizations. Tribe of Hackers Security Leaders



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Chromebook For Dummies, 2nd Edition


 

Get the most out of your Google Chromebook

Chromebook For Dummies walks you through setting up your Chromebook, transitioning from traditional computers, customizing a Chromebook to fit your needs, navigating the many apps and their uses, and applying advanced settings and features.

This book documents the features of all Chromebooks, approaching them from the point of view of a smart person who is intimidated by the technology.



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Emerging Extended Reality Technologies for Industry 4.0: Early Experiences with Conception, Design, Implementation, Evaluation and Deployment


 

In the fast-developing world of Industry 4.0, which combines Extended Reality (XR) technologies, such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), creating location aware applications to interact with smart objects and smart processes via Cloud Computing strategies enabled with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), factories and processes can be automated and machines can be enabled with self-monitoring capabilities



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