Calculating Promises

by Roy Kreitner
Calculating Promises
Author: Roy Kreitner
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2006-12-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780804768054
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This book is a history of American contract law around the turn of the twentieth century. It meticulously details shifts in our conception of contract by juxtaposing scholarly accounts of contract with case law, and shows how the cases exhibit conflicts for which scholarship offers just one of many possible answers. Breaking with conventional wisdom, the author argues that our current understanding of contract is not the outgrowth of gradual refinements of a centuries-old idea. Rather, contract as we now know it was shaped by a revolution in private law undertaken toward the end of the nineteenth century, when legal scholars established calculating promisors as the centerpiece of their notion of contract. The author maintains that the revolution in contract thinking is best understood in a frame of reference wider than the rules governing the formation and enforcement of contracts. That frame of reference is a cultural negotiation over the nature of the individual subject and the role of the individual in a society undergoing transformation. Areas of central concern include the enforceability of promises to make gifts; the relationship of contracts to speculation and gambling; and the problem of incomplete contracts.

Seven Keys to Imagination

by Piero Morosini
Seven Keys to Imagination
Author: Piero Morosini
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2010-05-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9814312681
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As a radically new world emerges from one of the deepest global crises in living memory, individuals, teams, organizations and even entire countries will feel the urge to reinvent themselves in order to fit in. They will need to apply their imagination – their capacity to dream – and to pursue those dreams with determination.

Claiming a Promised Inheritance

by Alexandra Braun
Claiming a Promised Inheritance
Author: Alexandra Braun
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2022-09-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198757255
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Renowned scholar of comparative private law Alexandra Braun examines the law of testamentary promises, details what happens when these promises are broken, and compares how and when the interests of beneficiaries of testamentary promises are protected across a number of legal systems.

Forensic: Quantum Computing Methods

by N.B. Singh
Forensic: Quantum Computing Methods
Author: N.B. Singh
Publisher: N.B. Singh
Total Pages: 162
Release:
Genre: Computers
ISBN:
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"Dive into 'Forensic: Quantum Computing Methods', exploring how quantum technologies are revolutionizing forensic science. This book covers everything from encryption to legal implications, offering a clear path through the evolving landscape of investigative techniques and data security. Perfect for researchers and practitioners alike, it's a must-read for anyone curious about the future of forensic science in the quantum age."

Databases, Information Systems, and Peer-to-Peer Computing

by Wee Siong Ng
Databases, Information Systems, and Peer-to-Peer Computing
Author: Wee Siong Ng
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2005-03-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3540252339
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed postproceedings of the Second International Workshop on Databases, Information Systems, and Peer-to-Peer Computing, DBISP2P 2004, held in Toronto, Canada in August 2004 in conjunction with VLDB 2004. The 14 revised full papers presented together with an invited keynote paper were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers are organized in topical sections on query routing and processing, similarity search in P2P networks, adaptive P2P networks, and information sharing and optimization.

Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing

by Management Association, Information Resources
Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 2700
Release: 2021-01-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799853403
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Distributed systems intertwine with our everyday lives. The benefits and current shortcomings of the underpinning technologies are experienced by a wide range of people and their smart devices. With the rise of large-scale IoT and similar distributed systems, cloud bursting technologies, and partial outsourcing solutions, private entities are encouraged to increase their efficiency and offer unparalleled availability and reliability to their users. The Research Anthology on Architectures, Frameworks, and Integration Strategies for Distributed and Cloud Computing is a vital reference source that provides valuable insight into current and emergent research occurring within the field of distributed computing. It also presents architectures and service frameworks to achieve highly integrated distributed systems and solutions to integration and efficient management challenges faced by current and future distributed systems. Highlighting a range of topics such as data sharing, wireless sensor networks, and scalability, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for system administrators, integrators, designers, developers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Calculator Mathematics for the Real Estate Professional

by Lawrence R. Rosen
Calculator Mathematics for the Real Estate Professional
Author: Lawrence R. Rosen
Publisher: Lawrence R Rosen
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1978
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780870941467
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Calculator Mathematics for the Real Estate Professional has two objectives: 1) to show you how to correctly answer the mathematics questions on a real estate licensing examination for salespersons or brokers; 2) to be a time-saving reference for real estate professionals, investors, tenants, accountants, lenders, and attorneys. Even those who are capable of performing complex mathematical computations will welcome the practicality of having the formulas and methods contained in one easy-to-use reference and will benefit from the short-cut, time-saving techniques described, including—how to determine in seconds (without handbooks or tables) the monthly payment on a mortgage loan, the outstanding loan balance at any particular point in time, or the interest portion of mortgage payments for a given year. The first ten chapters explain the various computations one will encounter in licensing examinations and everyday practice. The last three chapters describe how to use a pocket calculator to quickly solve these computations, and provide the method of solving more complex and advanced problems such as: computation of the area of unusually shaped land areas and the various calculations related to ‘balloon" mortgages. Examples are given for an algebraic language calculator and a reverse Polish calculator as well as for a basic four function model. Real estate practitioners who master the time-saving skills explained will increase their productivity, listings, commissions, and professionalism.

Autonomic Computing and Communications Systems

by Athanasios V. Vasilakos
Autonomic Computing and Communications Systems
Author: Athanasios V. Vasilakos
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2010-01-13
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642114814
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These proceedings contain the papers presented at the Third International ICST C- ference on Autonomic Computing and Communication Systems, Autonomics 2009, held at the Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus, during September 9–11, 2009. As for the previous editions of the conference, this year too the primary goal of the event was to allow people working in the areas of communication, design, progr- ming, use and fundamental limits of autonomics pervasive systems to meet and - change their ideas and experiences in the aforementioned issues. In maintaining the tradition of excellence of Autonomics, this year we accepted 11 high-quality papers out of 26 submitted and had 5 invited talks, covering various aspects of autonomic computing including applications, middleware, networking protocols, and evaluation. The wide interest in the autonomic systems is shown by the broad range of topics covered in the papers presented at the conference. All papers presented at the conf- ence are published here and some of them, which are considered particularly intere- ing, will be considered for publication in a special issue of the International Journal of Autonomics and Adaptive Communications Systems (IJAACS). The conference also hosted the First International Workshop on Agent-Based Social Simulation and Au- nomic Systems (ABSS@AS).