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by Priscilla A. Clapp
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
To ensure the success of Myanmar's historic democratic transition, the United States should revise its outdated and counterproductive sanctions policy, according to Priscilla A. Clapp, former chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar.
by Tim Houlne, Terri Maxwell
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
As most Americans were recovering from the 2008 financial sector meltdown, our global economy spawned an entirely new way of organizing work. As a result, jobs disappeared, but the work did not. Instead, it moved into the cloud. Now, there are literally no limits to what, how, and where work can be performed....
The Roots of the Hardcastles
An Old Yorkshire Family
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
This is the history of the Hardcastle family who appears to have been originated from Northumberland, near the Hadrian's Roman Wall. In the 13th century, the family settled in Yorkshire where land was granted to Fountains Abbey, and, in all probability, gave name to the place Hardcastle on Greenhow...
by Mark Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Bitcoin is the first successful cryptocurrency in history, and it became successful because of the many positive merits not found in traditional or fiat currency (this is your country's national currency). In this book, you'll find out about five advantages Bitcoin has over fiat currency and the best tips and techniques on how to become rich with the cryptocurrency niche.
The Surveillance Society
The security vs. privacy debate
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2013
The issue of how increased security precautions impact on individual privacy is a crucial one for Americans - and many others around the world. Since 9/11 security surveillance and access to personal information by government and their agencies has increased and become, in some people’s eyes, more...
Portfolios and Investments
Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2013
The book is concerned with the theory of portfolios, as well as with investing in assets and securities and offers a general introduction, rather than a toolbox for making money. It will help its readers to better understand investing. The book is structured in two parts. Part I introduces the student...
Discipline - The Secret Sauce of Adulting
ADULT(ing): Manuals on growing up in a society that never taught you how, #3
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2017
Learning to become an Adult takes time and a lot of practice. You won’t be perfect at it, none of us are, so look at this adventure as growth in motion. You know what you need to do, then you learned how to do it…now you’ll need the character trait to follow through.
That would be discipline.
The...
What Should I Write? 101 Get Well Wishes for Greeting Cards
What Should I Write On This Card?
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2015
Do you freeze up every time a greeting card gets passed around the office? Everybody else seems to know exactly what to write. Why does your mind go blank? What do you do?
Consult this book!
It contains 101 unique sentiments you can write in get well cards for friends, family members,...
Gamification in Tourism
Designing Memorable Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Tourists' expectations are increasingly complex and sophisticated. They are now seeking meaningful and more stimulating experiences from tourism providers. By combining Gamification with Experience Design the Gamification in Tourism book provides a comprehensive and novel approach on how to design such...
The wealthy Blogger
How to make money with your Blog
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2014
Blogging is a phenomenon of the internet and today’s technological age. Anyone can do it – and almost everyone seems to be doing it. Some very successfully – and a lot of money can be made from a high-profile blog. It needn’t be difficult and there is a lot of useful information available to...
SkyTest® Airline Interview
The psychological final discussion in pilot and ATCO recruitment testing
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Recruitment tests for pilots and air traffic controllers are modular by design. During the first stages of selection, applicants undergo computer-based screening tests to examine their operational and cognitive skills. However, it is ultimately the psychological interview towards the end of the selection...
by Sören Frey
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Many SaaS providers nowadays want to leverage the cloud’s capabilities also for their existing applications, for example, to enable sound scalability and cost-effectiveness. This thesis provides the approach CloudMIG that supports SaaS providers to migrate those applications to IaaS and PaaS-based...
Information Technology and Sustainability
Essays on the Relationship between Information Technology and Sustainable Development
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are contributing both to environmental problems and to their solution. Will ICT producers, users and recyclers be the major polluters of tomorrow, or will 'Green IT' and a dematerialized information society save the climate? This book provides an in-depth...
Understanding Technological Innovation
Enabling the Bandwagon for Hydrogen Technology
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
This book aims to give a comprehensive survey of the ongoing technological change in automotive propulsion technology. It attempts to substantiate current technological developments with theoretical approaches and to show current market developments at the same time. Combining both the theoretical and...