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The Intelligent Student's Guide to Learning at University
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, Geoffrey, PUBLISHER: Common Ground Publishing, You're about to start a university degree, and whether you have just left school or are returning to study after some years there are many things you need to know about learning at university. This invaluable guide will assist you to understand all facets of your university study and to become a successful and satisfied student. It will enable you to: become an active, independent and self-directed learner; adjust to the academic expectations (of ten assumed and unspoken) and the university environment; gain practical skills and strategies for learning: develop transferable skills and attitudes for lifelong learning; concentrate on understanding as the key to university learning; be self-confident as a university student; avoid some of the common mistakes made by students in their first year; and become a successful learner. Reflection and evaluation exercises at the beginning of each chapter provide an opportunity to evaluate your current learning habits, prepare you for new ideas and make you more aware of the experience of learning. Advice from other students-genuine voices taken from a survey of exiting first year students-will assist you to see some of the pitfalls and methods of recovery. Finally, useful templates for a weekly study timetable, testtaking strategies and a semester planner are also provided.
The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide: How to
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Snyder, Bonnie Kerrigan, PUBLISHER: Adams Media Corporation, Real-life advice for getting through the economic downturn. You've spent hundreds of hours searching and applying for jobs in your field, but you still haven't landed anything. What gives? Unfortunately, in today's market, it doesn't really matter how impressive your resume is or how well you interview--there simply aren't enough jobs for everyone. "The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide" isn't just another career handbook. Inside, you'll find honest, real-life advice and strategies for dealing with the downturn in the job market. Since it'll be some time before the current economic climate changes, this book shows you how to switch your focus toward your immediate needs--such as paying off student loans and making rent each month--in order to alleviate the debt you've accumulated while in school. You'll also learn how to position yourself as a standout candidate when jobs arise with valuable exercises that sharpen your interview skills, professional online presence, and resume. With "The Not-Yet-Employed College Graduate Survival Guide," you won't have to give up on your dream career to make ends meet today.
Data Mining Your Website
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mena, Jesus, PUBLISHER: Digital Press, Turn Web data into knowledge about your customers. This exciting book will help companies create, capture, enhance, and analyze one of their most valuable new sources of marketing information-usage and transactional data from a website. A company's website is a primary point of contact with its customers and a medium in which visitor's actions are messages about who they are and what they want. Data Mining Your Website will teach you the tools, techniques, and technologies you'll need to profile current and potential customers and predict on-line interests and behavior. You'll learn how to extract from the huge pools of information your website generates, insights into on-line buying patterns, and how to apply this knowledge to design a website that better attracts, engages, and retains on-line customers. Data Mining Your Website explains how data mining is a foundation for the new field of web-based, interactive retailing, marketing, and advertising. This innovative book will help web developers and marketers, webmasters, and data management professionals harness powerful new tools and processes. The first book to apply data mining specifically to e-commerce Learn effective methods for gathering, managing, and mining Web customer information Use data mining to profile customers and create personalized e-commerce programs
Carica batterie Ansmann Digi Charger Plus
Carica batterie professionale Universale per numerose batterie di tipo Li-Ion -NiCd -NiMH. E' inoltre in grado di ricaricare lentamente batterie ricaricabili di tipo AA e AAA. Universal charger for NiCd / NiMH cells size AAA or AA as well as 3.6V and 7.2V Li-Ion battery packs for digital cameras, with 2 additional adapter plates for connecting the batteries, micro-controlled charging for all kind of battery types, faulty cell detection, LED charging indicator and sound inform about about the charging status. Features: o Universal charger for NiCd/NiMH cells size AA or AAA, as well as 3.7V and 7.4V (V) Li-Ion battery packs for digital cameras; o With the 2 additional adapter plates it is possible to connect to most of the battery packs available for digital cameras, as well as AA / AAA rechargeable batteries; o Microcontroller controlled charging for all charging technologies, faulty cell detection, and automatic matching to the battery voltage are the most important features; o LED charging indicator plus sounder informs the user about the charging status; o Includes AC and DC adapter for home and mobile use; o Charging current: 800mA. Non spedisco, solo consegna a mano in provincia di Oristano
Marantz SD-63 Remote Controlled Three Head Cassett
Vendo Marantz SD-63 Remote Controlled Three Head Cassette Deck in ottime condizione estetiche e funzionante, senza telecomando con libretto di istruzione il suo valore è di 465 euro ma il lo vendo a 300. Per ulteriori informazione condattatemi. scheda technica o3 Head oAuto Tape Selector oDC Servo Controlled Motor Noise Reduction oDolby-B Noise Reduction oDolby-C Noise Reduction oMPX Filter oDolby HX Pro® oHead Configurationo3 Head Design o4 Track / 2 Channel oConnectivityoAC Power Cord / Plug oRCA Input/Output Connectors oHeadphones oWireless Remote Control Receiver oSystem Remote-Control Input oSystem Remote-Control Output oSpeedo1 7/8 ips - 4.76 cm/s oTapeoAutomatic Tape Type Selection oChrome Tape Capab?lity oNormal Tape Capab?lity oMetal Tape Capab?lity oGeneraloStereo o?Transport?Sìngle Caps?an Transport ?Belt Drive (Caps?an) ?Mechanical Tape Loading ?Auto Shutoff ?2x Motor Mechanism ?Servo Controlled Transport ?Electronics?Record Protection ?Power Requirements?Alternating Current ?Exterior?Front Loading ?Orientation Left ?Black Finish ?Operation?Timer Recording/Playback ?Memory Stop ?Real-Time Tape Monitoring ?Record Mute ?Full Logic Transport Control ?Display?4-Dig?t Digital Counter ?Digital Peak-Reading Meters ?Calibration?Bias Fine Tune ?Preamplifier?Record Level Balance Control ?Master Record Level Control ?Special Finish?Gold-Plated Headphone Jack
The Nutrition Desk Reference
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Garrison, Robert / Somer, Elizabeth, PUBLISHER: Keats Publishing, "One of the best health reference books". -- Library Journal -- Combines nutrition basics with the most up-to-date research for both healthcare professionals and the general public The Nutrition Desk Reference is a vital resource for the many people discovering that managing their health is both more effective and more affordable than relying on the medical industry to cure avoidable illnesses. Now in a more affordable paperback edition, this is the only book of its kind to offer nutrition basics and current research that is applicable both for healthcare professionals and laypersons. It provides all the tools individuals need to apply nutrition guidelines toward preventing illness and maintaining their own health. Free of in-depth biochemical explanations -- yet not oversimplified and vague like many introductory nutrition books -- this unparalleled reference provides an introduction to the fundamentals of nutrition by relating them specifically to the two biggest modern-day killers: cancer and cardiovascular disease. Primary risk factors and preventive measures are outlined for these and 26 other conditions, including everything from AIDS to emotional disorders, Alzheimer's to PMS. This fully referenced, one-volume library reviews, in simple terms, recent findings such as antioxidants and their major role in disease prevention, and a remarkable new category of nutrients, the phytochemicals.
Amplificatore valvolare - SCHIIT VALI 2
VENDO Amplificatore per cuffie valvolare - SCHIIT VALI 2 Amplificatore valvolare di qualità elevatissima, è in perfette condizioni, nessun segno di ogni tipo, funziona perfettamente, la valvola è nuova in quanto ho usato una che avevo già, ha circa 6 mesi di vita Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, -0.2db, 5Hz-200KHz, -3dB Maximum Power, 16 ohms: mW RMS per channel Maximum Power, 32 ohms: mW RMS per channel Maximum Power, 50 ohms: 650mW RMS per channel Maximum Power, 300 ohms: 270mW RMS per channel Maximum Power, 600 ohms: 140mW RMS per channel THD: Less than Hz-20KHz, at 1V RMS in low gain IMD: Less than 0.05%, CCIR, low gain SNR: Greater than 99db, unweighted, referenced to 1V RMS in low gain Crosstalk: -68dB, 20Hz-20KHz Output Impedance: 1.2 ohms in low gain mode, 5.8 ohms in high gain mode Gain: 5 (14db) or db) Topology: Tube voltage gain stage with convolved bipolar current mode inverter and discrete bipolar class AB output stage Protection: Delated start and fast shut down with muting relay Power Supply: Wall Wart style 24VAC and 6VAC transformer, regulated HV and LV rails for tubes and bipolar components, 6V ac heater Power Consumption: 9W Size: 12.7 x 8.9 x 6.98 cm Weight: 0.46 kgs
Four Views on the Book of Revelation
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pate, C. Marvin / Gundry, Stanley N., PUBLISHER: Zondervan, Of all the books of the Bible, few are as fascinating or as bewildering as Revelation. Its images grip the imagination: four grim horsemen, the Antichrist, the ten-horned beast, the ultimate battle at Armageddon, and, of course, 666, the "mark of the beast," variously interpreted to signify everything from Hitler and Krushchev to credit cards and the Internet.Is the book of Revelation a blueprint for the future that needs decoding if we want to understand current events? Is it a book of powerful imagery, with warnings and promises for the church throughout the ages? Or is it essentially an imaginative depiction of historical events in the first century? Four Views on the Book of Revelation explores the four main views in which Revelation is understood: preterist, idealist, classical dispensationalist futurist, and progressive dispensationalist. The interactive Counterpoints forum allows each author not only to present his view, but also to offer brief commentary on other views presented. This evenhanded approach is ideal for comparing and contrasting stances in order to form a personal conclusion about the interpretation and meaning of Revelation.The Counterpoints series provides a forum for comparison and critique of different views on issues important to Christians. Counterpoints books address two categories: Church Life and Exploring Theology. Complete your library with other books in the Counterpoints series.
A Guide to Government in Afghanistan
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Evans, Anne / Osmani, Yasin / Tully, Anne, PUBLISHER: World Bank Publications, A Guide to Government in Afghanistan has three objectives: i) it seeks to provide newcomers to the administrative and political scene in Afghanistan with a basic guide to the structures and processes of government; ii) it intends to provide reformers with some understanding of how to work "with the grain" of the existing institutional arrangements; and iii) it seeks to pay tribute to the remarkable people who have kept the system running and who are now reforming it. In pursuing these objectives, this guide attempts to set out the underlying strengths of the public sector, describing the evolution of the Afghan state, the current political context, and the administrative and organizational components of the government. It sets out the legal basis and organizational responsibilities for key fiscal tasks including revenue collection, budget preparation and execution, and accounting and audit. It also describes the organizational structures in the provinces, the way in which the staffing establishment is determined, and the structure of pay and grading. In particular, it looks at the arrangements for service delivery in the education and health sectors. The guide draws the bulk of its material from six provincial case studies: Faryab and Herat, undertaken in November ; Badakhshan and Wardak, in April , Kandahar in June , and finally Bamyan in July . The paper has also benefited from additional research undertaken by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) and the World Bank.
RTX HF KENWOOD TS440S - REVISIONATO - NO ICOM - YAESU
Causa doppione vendo splendido apparato Kenwood ts 440S, un vero gioiello che lascia indietro molte radio di nuova generazione La radio è stata usata sempre a potenze limitate e spesso per ascolto, visto che rispetto a altra che posseggo questà è piu’ sensibile La radio è stata testata, davvero perfetta. Può esser fatta qualsiasi tipo di prova presso il mio qth, senza alcun impegno La radio eroga reali 100w in ssb e cw, circa 50 in AM Copertura da 15 Hz a 30 Mhz compresa la 27 per eventuali CB interessati Accordatore automatico interno, filtro SSB compreso nel prezzo Posseggo scatola originale, cavo alimentazione, microfono da palmo originale La radio è tenuta bene, mai usata fuori casa, vendo solo perché ne ho altre. Visibile a Genova, possibile spedizione o rituro a mano Prezzo 370 euro, spedizione a parte Da provare ! Type: Amateur HF transceiver Frequency range: TX: m + WARC RX: MHz Mode: AM/FM/SSB/CW/FSK RF Power output: Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) Receiver system: N/A Sensitivity: N/A Selectivity: N/A Image rejection: N/A Voltage: VDC Current drain: RX: 1.9 A TX: Max 20 A Impedance: 50 ohms, SO-239 Dimensions (W*H*D): mm Weight: 6.3 Kg
Divine Prescriptions for Your Total Prosperity
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Del Rosario, Edwin, PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, Have you ever wondered why some people seem to "have it all" yet still live a discontented and miserable life? Wonder no more. Divine Prescriptions For Your Total Prosperity will give you straightforward answers on what total prosperity is all about. This remarkable book explores man's relationship with Jesus Christ, portrayed as the "Great Healer," dispensing His "divine prescriptions" that give total prosperity. Just like a physician examining a sick person, the author identifies man's spiritual diseases by pinpointing the symptoms, giving the diagnosis, writing the prescriptions with its dosage, and concluding with its prognosis. You will find just the right prescriptions to improve your personal finances, mend broken relationships, strengthen your marriage, heal emotional wounds, and cure destructive addictions - leading you to complete victory. Never again should you be in lack. You have a divine purpose and destiny. As you take the "divine prescriptions" dispensed in these pages, you will be on your way to achieving total prosperity as Jesus meant it to be. Edwin Del Rosario was born in the Philippines. In he, together with his father and brothers, left for America and joined his mother. Although America is the land of opportunity, Edwin Del Rosario experienced his greatest adversities here in this country. He made some big mistakes, but because of his faith in Christ, he turned his sour lemons into sweet lemonade. Today, he has his own successful businesses. He is also an effective Bible teacher, and a dynamic preacher of the Word. He accepts speaking engagements anywhere in the country. Mr. Del Rosario resides in Lake Mary, Florida with his lovely wife, Victoria, aregistered nurse. They are blessed with three wonderful children, Chad, a mechanical engineer, Derrick, a registered nurse, and Macy, a student pursuing a marketing degree. You may contact him directly by email at .
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Guitar Rig Kontrol 3
Vendo Rig Kontrol 3 in condizioni ottime. Funziona perfettamente ed è un'ottima scheda audio. Latenza praticamente inesistente. Ottima per suonare la chitarra in casa e in live. Caratteristiche Sturdy foot controller with rugged, stylish black aluminum housing One metal pedal and nine ultra solid switches (one under the pedal, e.g. to bypass a WahWah effect). Each switch has a status LED indicating its status. Two 1/4 TRS inputs with instrument pre-amps (regular line devices such as synthesizers can be used as well), individual gain controls per channel and signal/peak LEDs Two balanced 1/4 TRS outputs with high/low switch (full scale and -14 dB, e.g. for guitar amps) and signal LED metersHeadphone 1/4" TRS output with individual level control Two 1/4 pedal inputs for additional expression and volume pedals or switch-boxes Bidirectional communication with the software (Rig Kontrol 3 displays the status of the software and vice versa) 4 digit status LED displays current GUITAR RIG preset number Convenient assignment of parameters from within the software MIDI I/O with activity LEDs The control data of Rig Kontrol 3 can be recorded to a sequencer automation track Per ogni eventuale altra informazione non esitate a contattarmi. Saluti Mauro
Mining the Web: Discovering Knowledge from Hypertext Data
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chakrabarti, Soumen, PUBLISHER: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Mining the Web: Discovering Knowledge from Hypertext Data is the first book devoted entirely to techniques for producing knowledge from the vast body of unstructured Web data. Building on an initial survey of infrastructural issues-including Web crawling and indexing-Chakrabarti examines low-level machine learning techniques as they relate specifically to the challenges of Web mining. He then devotes the final part of the book to applications that unite infrastructure and analysis to bring machine learning to bear on systematically acquired and stored data. Here the focus is on results: the strengths and weaknesses of these applications, along with their potential as foundations for further progress. From Chakrabarti's work-painstaking, critical, and forward-looking-readers will gain the theoretical and practical understanding they need to contribute to the Web mining effort. * A comprehensive, critical exploration of statistics-based attempts to make sense of Web Mining. * Details the special challenges associated with analyzing unstructured and semi-structured data. * Looks at how classical Information Retrieval techniques have been modified for use with Web data. * Focuses on today's dominant learning methods: clustering and classification, hyperlink analysis, and supervised and semi-supervised learning. * Analyzes current applications for resource discovery and social network analysis. * An excellent way to introduce students to especially vital applications of data mining and machine learning technology.
Student Achievement Series: The Challenge of Democracy:
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Janda, Kenneth / Berry, Jeffrey M. / Goldman, Jerry, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, The Challenge of Democracy is well-known for its exploration of two themes: the conflicting values of freedom, order, and equality and the majoritarianism vs. pluralism debate. In addition, a focus on globalization and its implications helps students put American government in a broader context. Current coverage includes the latest developments in American Government, including the results of key races in the mid-term election. Student Achievement Series: The Challenge of Democracy is an innovative text and part of a program developed in partnership with teachers and students to meet the learning, study, and assessment goals necessary for student success. Through extensive research and focus groups conducted with a diverse cross-section of students, Houghton Mifflin presents a groundbreaking solution for skills mastery, understanding, and retention. Feedback from students has been instrumental in all aspects of development--from design and pedagogy to testing and assessment to title and packaging. These elements culminate in a textbook program that reflects the way students learn and study best. As with all texts in the Student Achievement Series, The Challenge of Democracy incorporates concise, to-the-point coverage; eliminates extraneous material; integrates pedagogy that reinforces key concepts; features a strong, supporting web component for review, testing, and assessment purposes; and provides students with real value for their educational dollar.
The Democratization Project: Opportunities and Challenges
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swain, Ashok / Amer, Ramses / Ojendal, Joakim, PUBLISHER: Anthem Press, Democratization is a field where unexpected and sudden events have repeatedly challenged conventional wisdom. For example, who in the mid-s would have foreseen the democratization of Cambodia, Albania, South Africa or East Timor? Our current 'wave' of democratization is complex and diverse and understanding it requires a variety of theoretical approaches. Most of the literature on democracy assumes that it is the best form of government. Theoretical works on democratic transition and democratization have also emphasized the internal conflict resolution capacity of democracy. It has been reasoned that democracy reduces the likelihood of discrimination, especially of ethno-political minorities, and thus the possibility of political repression. However, the democratic peace theory has not been explicitly tested with reference to third world post-colonial states, where most internal violent conflicts take place. Certainly, there is a dearth of practical advice for policy makers on how to design and implement democratic levers that can make internal peace and stability endure in the South. This volume, drawing on the work of a variety of scholars, will contribute to identifying and understanding the challenges and opportunities of this 'democratization project' to the peace and development of the world both at the domestic level in selected countries, trends in regions of the world, and in the global system of the post-Cold War Era.
Registratore Multitraccia Fostex MR-8 MK II
Come nuovo, senza graffi né malfunzionamenti, disponibile a spedire. Prezzo intrattabile. Caratteristiche: - 8-track recording onto CompactFlash Card. - High quality sound recording and playback with uncompressed linear 16-bit/44.1 kHz digital audio (normal mode) with 2 track simultaneous recording and 8 track playback. - LP Mode (16-bit/ kHz) doubles the recording time. - Physical knobs and buttons for intuitive operations. A new dial knob for menu selection. - Newly added +48V Phantom Power on all two Mic Inputs for wider choice of microphones. - USB Host function ready for CD burning on an off-the-shelf external CD-R drive. - Improved 132 x 64 dot-matrix LCD and self illuminating keys visually show the current status. - Improved built-in digital effects including Reverb, Delay as well as Guitar Amp and Microphone simulations - Black colored top panel design - Analog Guitar Distortion with the dedicated knob on Input A. - Full-track (8-track) bouncing to a "New Song (track 7/8) for PC transfer and CD burning. - Mastering effects for stereo buss. - USB port for stereo WAV file transfer to and from PC - AC and Battery (6 x AA alkaline cells) operation. Approx. 4 hours maximum operation time with batteries. - Built-in microphone for handy song memo. - Two headphones outputs.
Registrazione a cassette Marantz SD-63 Three Head
Vendo Marantz SD-63 Remote Controlled Three Head Cassette Deck in ottime condizione estetiche e funzionante, senza telecomando con libretto di istruzione il suo valore è di 465 euro ma il lo vendo a 300. Per ulteriori informazione condattatemi. scheda technica 3 Head Auto Tape Selector DC Servo Controlled Motor Noise Reduction Dolby-B Noise Reduction Dolby-C Noise Reduction MPX Filter Dolby HX Pro® Head Configuration 3 Head Design 4 Track / 2 Channel Connectivity AC Power Cord / Plug RCA Input/Output Connectors Headphones Wireless Remote Control Receiver System Remote-Control Input System Remote-Control Output Speed 1 7/8 ips - 4.76 cm/s Tape Automatic Tape Type Selection Chrome Tape Capab?lity Normal Tape Capab?lity Metal Tape Capab?lity General Stereo Transport Sìngle Caps?an Transport Belt Drive (Caps?an) Mechanical Tape Loading Auto Shutoff 2x Motor Mechanism Servo Controlled Transport Electronics Record Protection Power Requirements Alternating Current Exterior Front Loading Orientation Left Black Finish Operation Timer Recording/Playback Memory Stop Real-Time Tape Monitoring Record Mute Full Logic Transport Control Display 4-Dig?t Digital Counter Digital Peak-Reading Meters Calibration Bias Fine Tune Preamplifier Record Level Balance Control Master Record Level Control Special Finish Gold-Plated Headphone Jack
Gender, Work, and Economy: Unpacking the Global Economy
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gottfried, Heidi, PUBLISHER: Polity Press, This engaging new text uses a feminist lens to crack open the often hidden worlds of gender and work, addressing enduring questions about how structural inequalities are produced and why they persist. Making visible the social relationships that drive the global economy, the book explores how economic transformations not only change the way we work, but how we live our lives. The full extent of changing patterns of employment and the current financial crisis cannot be fully understood in the confines of narrow conceptions of work and economy. Feminists address this shortcoming by developing both a theory and a political movement aimed at unveiling the power relations inherent in old and new forms of work. By providing an analysis of gender, work, and the economy, Heidi Gottfried brings to light the many faces of power from the bedroom to the boardroom. A discussion of globalization is threaded throughout the book to uncover the impact of increasing global interconnections, and vivid case studies are included, from industrialized countries such as the US and the global cities of New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as from developing countries and the emerging global cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Dubai. This comprehensive analysis of gender and work in a global economy, incorporating sociology, geography, and political economy perspectives, will be a valued companion to students in gender studies and across the social sciences more generally.
The European Central Bank: Credibility, Transparency, and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Haan, Jakob, Haan Jakob / Haan, Jakob De / Eijffinger, Sylvester C. W., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), The adoption of the euro in by 11 member states of the European Union created a single currency area second in economic size only to the United States. The euro zone's monetary policy is now set by the European Central Bank (ECB) and its Governing Council rather than by individual national central banks. This CESifo volume examines issues that have arisen in the first years of ECB monetary policy and analyzes the effect that current ECB policy strategy and structures may have in the future. After a detailed description and assessment of ECB monetary policy making that focuses on such issues as price stability and the predictability of policy decisions, the book turns to two important issues faced by European central bankers: the transparency and credibility of decision making and the ECB's decentralized structure. After showing that transparency in decision making enhances credibility, the book discusses the ECB's efforts at openness, its political independence as guaranteed by law, and its ultimate accountability. The book then considers the effects of the decentralized ECB structure, focusing on business cycle synchronization, inflation differentials, and differences in monetary policy transmission in light of the enlargement of the monetary union. The book also discusses options for ECB institutional reforms, including centralization, vote weighting, and cross-border regional banks.
Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dimbleby, Jonathan, PUBLISHER: BBC Books, Russia is a country in transition. It is a land of exotic treasures with a culture rich in world-famous artists, writers and musicians. It is a swiftly modernizing economy yet still a place of corruption, suppression, and secrecy, shaking off its recent, bloody past of Communist dictatorship. Russia may no longer be seen to rival America, but with control over a huge portion of the world's remaining non-renewable energy resources, it is a rapidly rising energy super-power. Yet, shrouded in myth and ice, it is little understood by the rest of world. Travelling thousands of miles, Jonathan journeys from Kaliningrad in the west to Provideniya in the east to discover modern Russia. Passing through some of the most extreme landscape on earth, several climates and across seven time zones, he visits places "spectacular, infamous, secret" that witnessed defining moments in Russia's extraordinary history. The people that inhabit this vast landmass are as fascinating and diverse as the landscape. Caught between Asia and Europe, they are a mix of ethnicities, a product of Russian expansionism and their turbulent past. In this book and the groundbreaking television series it accompanies, Jonathan looks at how Russia's past has shaped her current identity and investigates what modern Russia means to her people now.
Addressing Global Environmental Security Through Innovative
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Allen-Gil, Susan / Stelljes, Lia / Borysova, Olena, PUBLISHER: Springer, As the importance of environmental security increases worldwide, colleges and universities are evaluating how well they are preparing the next generation of environmental scientists and managers and developing new educational approaches. In this volume, we examine: (1) current educational practices and the need for change, (2) educational needs from the perspective of employers and professionals, and (3) new practices in higher education in environmental fields. The contributors were carefully selected by an international coordinating team based on their international reputations in the field of progressive educational approaches and understanding of the global employment market in environmental science. Although the focal geographic areas are North America, Europe and the former Soviet republics, the ideas and strategies discussed are universal to all institutions of higher education. We highlight specific non-traditional approaches such as using the university as a curricular tool, developing permaculture programs, and applying sustainability pedagogy, and document their success from both a student and employer perspective. We also include case studies on risk assessment and eco-efficiency education to illustrate why and how transdisciplinary education can be accomplished. We conclude that it is imperative that our educational systems teach environmental security at the university level within a transdisciplinary context; and that opportunities, such as internships and other methods of applied learning, are included in the curriculum.
The Science and Psychology of Music Performance: Creative
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Parncutt, Richard / McPherson, Gary, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, What type of practice makes a musician perfect? What sort of child is most likely to succeed on a musical instrument? What practice strategies yield the fastest improvement in skills such as sight-reading, memorization, and intonation? Scientific and psychological research can offer answers to these and other questions that musicians face every day. In The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, Richard Parncutt and Gary McPherson assemble relevant current research findings and make them accessible to musicians and music educators. This book describes new approaches to teaching music, learning music, and making music at all educational and skill levels. Each chapter represents the collaboration between a music researcher (usually a music psychologist) and a performer or music educator. This combination of expertise results in excellent practical advice. Readers will learn, for example, that they are in the majority (57%) if they experience rapid heartbeat before performances; the chapter devoted to performance anxiety will help them decide whether beta-blocker medication, hypnotherapy, or the Alexander Technique of relaxation might alleviate their stage fright. Another chapter outlines a step-by-step method for introducing children to musical notation, firmly based on research in cognitive development. Altogether, the 21 chapters cover the personal, environmental, and acoustical influences that shape the learning and performance of music.
Ethnic Conflicts in Southeast Asia
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Snitwongse, Kusuma / Thompson, W. Scott / Institute Of Southeast Asian Studies, PUBLISHER: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, This volume examines different ethnic configurations and conflict avoidance and resolution in five different Southeast Asian countries. *Tin Maung Maung Than traces the history and impossibility of the current Myanmar regime's quest to integrate the various ethnic groups in the border regions while insisting on a unitary state with all real power kept to themselves. *Rizal Sukma divides conflicts in Indonesia into horizontal (Kalimantan, Maluku and Sulawesi) and vertical ones (the Madurese versus the Dayaks) and assesses the prospects for peaceful resolution if the country's fledgling democracy does not properly address them. *Miriam Coronel Ferrer examines the conflicts in Mindanao against the apparent lack of willingness of Manila to come to terms with the root causes as well as the infusion of arms and ideology from outside. * Zakaria Haji Ahmad and Suzaina Kadir analyse Malaysia's relatively successful handling of an ethnically divided society, which has permitted impressive stability since . * Chayan Vaddhanaphuti focuses on the non-Thai border peoples of northern Thailand, noting the legacy of the government's policy of selective citizenship. Ethnic Conflicts in Southeast Asia will be an invaluable resource for scholars of contemporary Southeast Asia as well as in other regions, policy-makers and others, who wish to assess and develop strategies to prevent, modulate and resolve such conflicts.
MIKROTIK ROUTERBOARD HAP LITE RBnD-TC
Spedizione veloce con SDA entro 24 ore a soli 4,99€! L''home Access Point lite (hAP lite) è un piccolo AP ideale per applicazioni SOHO (appartamento, casa o ufficio); è dotato di una potente CPU 650MHz, 32MB di RAM, doppia catena 2.4GHz wireless, quattro porte Fast Ethernet e una licenza RouterOS L4. Supporta la funzionalità WPS che permette di stabilire una connessione sicura senza digitare una password. Inoltre può essere utilizzato in modalità cAP ed essere gestito dal CAPsMAN manager centrally managed network. Grazie a RouterOS l'hAP lite permette di: gestire il limite di banda per utenti, gestione firewall. controllo di accesso degli utenti ecc. Caratteristiche tecniche: 4X Ethernet ports Wireless standards b/g/n Supported input voltage 5 V - 5 V RouterOS level 4 Power adapter INCLUSO Product specifications Details Product codeRBnD-TC CPU nominal frequency650 MHz CPU core count1 Size of RAM32 MB Ethernet ports Ethernet portsNone MiniPCI slots0 MiniPCI-e slots0 Wireless standardsb/g/n Wireless chip modelQCA-BL3A Number of USB ports0 Power Jack0 PoE outNo Supported input voltage5 V - 5 V PoE inNo Voltage MonitorNo PCB temperature monitorNo CPU temperature monitorNo License level4 Antenna gain DBI1.5 Current MonitorNo CPUQCA-BL3A Max Power consumption3W SFP ports0 SFP+ ports0 Number of chains2 Serial portNone
Doing Critical Ethnography
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Jim / Thomas, Jim, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), "The book offers communication researchers some of the best recent work on qualitative inquiry in the human disciplines.... Published by Sage, the leading publisher of qualitative research in the social sciences today.... Jim Thomas's method, well displayed in illustrations drawn from his emancipatory work in prisons, has important connections to the participatory action (Friere) and critical theory traditions.... This work brings the communication scholar up-to-date on where qualitative methods are in current sociological and educational discourse." --Norman K. Denzin in Journal of Communication If a researcher's responsibility entails the righting of social wrongs and producing valid research results, how is it possible to juxtapose these two goals? Representing the marriage of two traditions in social science, critical theory and qualitative research, Doing Critical Ethnography applies a critical worldview to the conventional logic of cultural inquiry. This innovative volume does not oppose conventional ethnography; rather, it offers a style of thinking about the direct relationship between knowledge, society, and political action. The author defines the rules and guidelines for a praxis-oriented ethnographic tradition, one both ideologically engaged and scientifically valid. He also outlines the various types of critical ethnography and explains the tenets of each and how research can be carried out under these frameworks. This challenging volume will be useful to students and professionals in qualitative research in social theory, and critical studies.