A collection of essays exploring the issues that arise when securities are held via an intermediary, & in particular assessing the solutions put forward by the Geneva Securities Convention 2009 on this issue. It is suitable for reading for practitioners & academics. ...

Intermetallics is concerned with various aspects of ordered chemical compounds between two or more metals & notably with their applications. This book covers research on the crystal chemistry & bonding theory of intermetallics; determination & analysis of phase diagrams; & structure & properties of grain & interphase boundaries. ...

An unhappily-married violinist has an affair with his children's piano teacher, but eventually makes the heart-breaking choice to return to his wife & children. Ingrid Bergman appears in her first English-speaking part, in this remake of the 1936 Swedish film in which she first played the role. ...

John Crowley's black-comedy (and directorial debut) is set in the suburbs of Dublin & centres around a group of characters all interlinked by a chain of events. A trial break-up between John (Cillian Murphy) & Deirdre (Kelly Macdonald) sees Deirdre taking up with bank manager Sam (Michael Mc Elhatton). John's friend
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- Lehiff (Colin Farrell) encourages John to help set Sam up, by robbing the bank's vaults. Lehiff, meanwhile, is being tailed by Jerry (Colm Meaney), a Dublin cop who is himself being followed by a TV news-crew...

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Providing an introduction to the concept of intermodal freight transport, this work recounts both European experience & UK developments. It shows the political influences on this form of transport, & also

Includes:: explanations of the road & rail vehicles, the loading units & the transfer equipment used in such operations.

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Describes the role of various intermolecular & interparticle forces in determining the properties of simple systems such as gases, liquids & solids, with a focus on complex colloidal, polymeric & biological systems. This book covers the various aspects of intermolecular & interparticle forces both at the fundamental & applied levels. ...