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Book Review: Geographical Diversions: Tibetan Trade, Global Transactions

Author: Tina Harris Publisher: The University of Georgia Press – 189 Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram When we talk about global trade, we visualize in our minds the large or macro picture. We compare the gross domestic product or GDP of the countries involved in a region for example. And when we discuss bilateral trade between nations, we compare average annual incomes of individuals in those countries, and the volume of total export and import of those two trading partners. Rarely is there any discussion of trade routes, the various products, the people doing business and the languages they...

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Book Review: Clinically-Oriented Anatomy, 7th edition

Authors: Keith L. Moore, Arthur F. Dalley, and Anne M.R. Agur Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins – 1134 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book is different from other texts on anatomy in that it deals with the clinical applications of anatomy. As such, it places clinical emphasis on anatomy. The authors point out that such an approach is important in many activities of physicians, physical or occupational therapists and other health care professionals, including, but not limited to: Physical diagnosis for primary care Interpretation of diagnostic imaging Understanding the anatomical basis of emergency medicine...

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Dharma Eyewear Company Launches new Online Store

Dharma Eyewear Company “Socially conscious designer eyewear crafted by 100 years of experienced hands.” June 12, 2013 New York, NY Dharma Eyewear Co. launches its flagship online store featuring an eclectic collection of eyewear designed in New York. Both vintage-inspired and modern, Dharma’s electric eyeglasses and sunglasses are offered with both prescription and non-prescription lenses. Eyeglasses For $99 including prescription lenses, each pair of high-quality eyeglasses includes polycarbonate lenses, Dharma’s hand-stitched, flat-folding eyeglasses case, and a micro-fiber cleaning cloth. All polycarbonate lenses include a highly cleanable anti-reflective coating, a more durable anti-scratch coating and 100% UVA/UVB protection. Sunglasses For $99, each pair of sunglasses...

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Indian Private Aircraft Makers May Build Planes Worth $2.38 Billion For India, Then the World

By Ajay Shukla Business Standard New Delhi, June 12, 2013 -The Ministry of Defence’s global tender for supplying the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 56 medium transport aircraft is deeply flawed, say Indian companies that will compete to build 40 planes in India in partnership with a foreign vendor who will supply the first 16 already built. Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, the IAF boss, has touted this as a game-changing contract that would bring India’s private sector into aerospace manufacture. But private company CEOs say the contract is set up to fail, shutting the doors forever in their...

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As the Fed Parties on, Heed This Warning

By Bill Hall – Money and Markets U.S. stocks have jumped 16 percent so far in 2013 for the fifth straight year of increases. So why are investors so unhappy? Because we’re living in an unreal world. Let me explain. Equity markets have benefited because investors — both institutional and individual — have decided they need more risky assets, primarily stocks, in their portfolios. As a result, Wall Street has coined yet another new phrase to explain the effect of investors moving out of bonds and into shares: the “Great Rotation.” This switch in allocation reflects, to mint a...

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