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The Russian oil industry-the world's largest producer and exporter, providing nearly 12 percent of the global supply-is facing mounting problems that could send shock waves through the Russian economy and worldwide. Wheel of Fortune provides an authoritative account of this vital industry from the last years of communism to its uncertain future. Tracking the interdependence among Russia's oil industry, politics, and economy, Thane Gustafson shows how the stakes extend beyond international energy security to include the potential threat of a destabilized Russia. Gustafson, a leading consultant and analyst of the politics of energy in the former Soviet Union, draws on interviews with key players over the course of two decades to provide a detailed history of the oil industry's evolution since the breakup of the Soviet Union. At its center is the complex and fraught relationship between the oil industry and the state, which loosened its grip under Yeltsin only to tighten it again under Putin. As oil becomes harder to find and more expensive to produce and deliver, Gustafson warns, Russia's growing dependence on revenue from oil exports, along with its inefficient and often-corrupt management of the industry, is unsustainable. A rich but troubled Soviet legacy, the conflicting ambitions of politicians and industry oligarchs, and the excesses of capitalism Russian-style threaten to lead Russia to an impasse. Involving the oil industry in the country's modernization agenda and remaking its relationship to the state, Gustafson argues, is Russia's best path toward a stable economy and a safer world.

Petroleum industry and trade --- Pétrole --- Political aspects --- Government policy --- Industrie et commerce --- Aspect politique --- Politique gouvernementale --- Petroleum industry and tradePolitical aspects --- Industry. --- Business & Economics --- Industries --- Pétrole --- Energy industries --- Oil industries --- E-books

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This book brings together academic scholars from across various religious traditions to reflect on the beauty they find in traditions other than their own. They examine these aspects and reflect on how they inform and constructively assist with rethinking their own religious worldviews and practices. Each scholar investigates the various implications, questions, insights, and challenges that are generated in the process of doing so. Traditions discussed include Ásatrú Heathenism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Evangelical Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, LDS Mormon Christianity, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Sikhism, Sufism, Western Buddhism, and Zen Mahāyāna Buddhism. Instead of focusing only or primarily on the theory and practice of interreligious dialogue, this book presents living examples of learning from other religious traditions, identities, and persons. .

Religion. --- Religions. --- Religion --- Religion and sociology. --- Religious Studies. --- Comparative Religion. --- Philosophy of Religion. --- Sociology of Religion. --- Religion and society --- Religious sociology --- Society and religion --- Sociology, Religious --- Sociology and religion --- Sociology of religion --- Sociology --- Comparative religion --- Denominations, Religious --- Religion, Comparative --- Religions, Comparative --- Religious denominations --- World religions --- Civilization --- Gods --- Religion, Primitive --- Atheism --- God --- Irreligion --- Religions --- Theology --- Philosophy. --- God. --- Metaphysics --- Misotheism --- Monotheism --- Theism --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Religion—Philosophy.

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In this guide, biologist Mark Gustafson introduces residents and visitors to the history, geology, water resources, plants, and animals found in the nineteen counties occupying the eastern part of the Edwards Plateau, the heart of the Hill Country. He profiles three hundred of the most common and unique species from all of the major groups of plants and animals: trees, shrubs, wildflowers, cacti, vines, grasses, ferns, fungi, lichens, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, and invertebrates. Color photographs are included for each species along with a brief description. He closes with a

Natural history --- History, Natural --- Natural science --- Physiophilosophy --- Biology --- Science

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A landmark reexamination of one of the most controversial chapters in U.S. intelligence history

Subversive activities --- Espionage, American --- Allende Gossens, Salvador, --- United States. --- Chile --- History

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Data Mining the Genomes, is the 23rd volume of the Stadler Symposia series published by Springer, which have served over many years as a comprehensive collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of genetics. Data Mining the Genomes summarizes the progress in bioinformatics and computational biology in data mining the vast amount of exciting information emerging from studies of plant and animal genomes, with authoritative analytical reviews specialized enough to be attractive to professional researchers, yet also appealing to the wider audience of scientists in related disciplines. Data Mining the Genomes offers an essential reference material for any scientist or teacher working in the fields of bioinformatics, genomics, and genetics. All academics, scientists, and industry professionals wishing to take advantage of the latest and greatest in the continuously emerging field of bioinformatics will find it an invaluable resource. Key features: Comprehensive coverage of current topics Chapters authored by the key stars in the field Accessible utility in a single volume reference About the Editors: Perry Gustafson, PhD and Randy Shoemaker, PhD are Research Geneticists with the USDA-ARS, with Dr. Gustafson at the University of Missouri, Columbia and Dr. Shoemaker at Iowa State University, Ames. John Snape, PhD is a Research Geneticist at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, England. Collectively, Drs. Gustafson, Shomeaker, and Snape are associate editors on several international journals as well as having published numerous articles, review articles, and book chapters, in the field of genetics.

Genomics. --- Data mining. --- Algorithmic knowledge discovery --- Factual data analysis --- KDD (Information retrieval) --- Knowledge discovery in data --- Knowledge discovery in databases --- Mining, Data --- Database searching --- Genome research --- Genomes --- Molecular genetics --- Research