Expanded version of amici curiae brief submitted to the New York Court of Appeals in Nonhuman Rights Project Inc on behalf of Tommy v Patrick C Lavery Individually & as an Officer of Circle L Trailer Sales Case no 2018-268 Decided May 08 2018 122 pages Andrews Kristin (York University Canada) ...

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CHEEKY MONKEYS It&s time to find out who&s the king of the swingers Challenge up to three friends & compete in a blitz of 18 wild party games across 90 levels Launch wobble jump & rotate your chimps using simple & intuitive onebutton controls
- just download the free Chimparty app & use your smartphone or tablet as a controller The whole family can play; all you need is skill timing & animal instinct to make your chimp the champ Compete across five wild settings including haunted castles with spooky ghosts alien planets with crazy gravity & a pirate harbour filled with cannons & cutlasses Collect outstanding outfits & accessories on your app to personalize your primate You can even play with your chimp on your friends& Play Station 4 consoles Chimparty is part of the Play Link for PS4 range All in Play on All players must play Chimparty in the same room using the same PS4 Download & install the free Chimparty app to your tabletsmartphone from your device&s app store & connect your device to the same Wi-Fi network as the PS4 console or connect via the PS4 Wi-Fi hotspot (Wi-Fi Direct) Note you need the Chimparty companion app on your i OSAndroid device to play this game For best performance i OS 9 or Android 44 is recommended Not all devices are compatible see playstationcomplaylinkforps 4 DUALSHOCK4 wireless controller is required for set-up & Play Station 4 system functions
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Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible & authoritative single volume Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage Chinese history remains an elusive subject Yet it is this vast narrative of appalling loss superhuman endeavour & incredible invention that has made China the superpower it is today From the dawn of legend to the succession of great dynasties from Confucius to Chairman Mao & from the clamour of revolution to the lure of slick capitalism John Keay takes the reader on a sweeping tour through Chinese history This is a definitive & indispensable account of a country set to play a major part in our future ...

This illustrated introduction to the history of China offers a fresh understanding of China&s progress from the Neolithic age to the present Told in six chapters arranged chronologically through art artefacts people & places & richly illustrated with expertly selected objects & artworks it firmly connects today&s China with its internationally engaged past From the earliest archaeological relics & rituals through the development of writing & state to the advent of empire the author charts China&s transformation from ancient civilization into the world&s most populous nation & influential economy offering the reader a myriad historical insights & cultural treasures along the way This accessible book presents an eclectic mix of materials including Chinese theatre the decorative arts costume jewelry & furniture-making running through to the most recent diffusion of Chinese culture Published to coincide with the reopening of the British Museum&s Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China & South Asia this book will stimulate fascinate & inform anyone interested in one of the greatest & most influential nations of the modern world ...

This book gathers the main scientific outputs related to POREEN a four-year project on partnering opportunities between Europe & China in the renewable energy & environmental industries financed by the European Commission It investigates the main challenges & opportunities related to Sino-European cooperation in the green sector with a focus on sustainable growth The first part of the book outlines the characteristics of Chinese & European cooperation from a policy macro & microeconomic point of view It examines the key elements of green policy developed so far bilateral trade flows as well as bilateral investment flows The second part presents an overview & recommendations on what legal framework is necessary to boost integration between Europe & China In addition corporate social responsibility & firm related aspects are considered The third part of the book focuses on engineering-related research activity It highlights the state of the art of Europe-China cooperation in key areas such as low carbon buildings mobility & transportation that may have a huge potential impact on bilateral cooperation between Europe & China in the years ahead ...

With many predicting the end of US hegemony Russia & China's growing cooperation in a number of key strategic areas looks set to have a major impact on global power dynamics But what lies behind this Sino-Russian rapprochement? Is it simply the result of deteriorated Russo US & Sino US relations or does it date back to a more fundamental alignment of interests after the Cold War? In this book Alexander Lukin answers these questions offering a deeply informed & nuanced assessment of Russia & China s ever-closer ties Tracing the evolution of this partnership from the 1990s to the present day he shows how economic & geopolitical interests drove the two countries together in spite of political & cultural differences Key areas of cooperation & possible conflict are explored from bilateral trade & investment to immigration & security Ultimately Lukin argues that China & Russia s strategic partnership is part of a growing system of cooperation in the non-Western world which has also seen the emergence of a new political community Greater Eurasia His vision of the new China Russia rapprochement will be essential reading for anyone interested in understanding this evolving partnership & the way in which it is altering the contemporary geopolitical landscape ...

Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own Vivid full colour illustrations & photographs on every page accompanied by short informative text ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Set in 1941 China is an explosive wartime epic starring Loretta Young & Alan Ladd who plays an American gasoline salesman in China who supplies his wares to the highest bidder
- in this case the Japanese His unbiased business philosophy is tested on a trip to Shanghai when he meets an American school teacher (Young) & her Chinese students who tell him of Japanese cruelty In a surprise show of fierce allegiance he joins a band of Chinese guerrillas on a heist to risk his life for love & a foreign country An action-packed tale which at the time carried a Hollywood record of using seventy pounds of precious rationed gunpowder stirringly & impressively tells many truths (The Hollywood Reporter) Actors Loretta Young Alan Ladd William Bendix Directors John Farrow Language English Number of discs 1
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Abel Ferrara&s modern-day retelling of & Romeo & Juliet& set on the streets of New York&s Chinatown & Little Italy Streetwise Italian boy Tony falls in love with Chinese girl Tyan but their relationship is complicated by their respective brothers& positions as the leaders of opposing local gangs Unable to deny their feelings for each other Tony & Tyan soon become the cause of all-out warfare between the two gangs ...