Documentary by Jihane Noujaim about war, truth & the media, focusing in particular on the 2003 Iraq conflict. Noujaim & her film crew visit the headquarters of Al-Jazeera, the first commercial non-state-owned Arab satellite channel, to find out what the news looks like from the 'other side'. As well as interviewing producers & journalists from Al-Jazeera, Noujaim talks to American correspondents from American news channels NBC & CNN. The resulting documentary raises difficult & disturbing questions about the ethics of a media-managed war, & the function of propaganda in Western society. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. ...

Everyone has some degree of stress in their life, but hardly anyone has the skills to deal with it. An astonishing 50 per cent of the reasons why people go to the doctor are stress-related. This title helps to have greater control over the stress in your life, & to feel better & live longer. ...

Helps engineers to apply control theory to practical systems using their PC. This book provides an intuitive approach to controls, avoiding unnecessary mathematics & emphasizing key concepts with more than a dozen control system models. It demonstrates the key topics with realistic models of control systems. ...

Provides an integrated treatment of continuous-time & discrete-time systems. This title deals with the modeling of practical systems involving various hardware. It discusses time & frequency domain techniques of the analysis & design of control systems. It also

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Highly regarded for its accessible writing & practical case studies, Control Systems Engineering is the most widely adopted textbook for this core course in Mechanical & Electrical engineering programs. This new sixth edition has been revised & updated with 20% new problems & greater emphasis on computer-aided design. ...

Winning demands control of the bidding. Before a card is played you must fight for the high ground or hustle your opponents beyond their safe level. This book shows how to dodge their snares, resist their ploys but win the high stakes by forcing them to gamble
- yourself delivering their misfortunes
- & by your willingness to bet on certainty.

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Explains developments in multivariable & nonlinear control techniques, & looks at tools for computer aided design, for example Matlab & its toolboxes. This book explores the practical limits of control systems & discusses the relevance of these to control design. It is suitable for final year undergraduates. ...