Download or read book CNN 2021 4 No 247 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 財經 The Share War 鄉民散戶對抗華爾街巨人 掀起美股風暴 How a Reddit Group Upended Stock Market Trading 美股上演了小蝦米對抗大鯨魚的驚奇戲碼。在網路論壇上集結起來的散戶瘋狂買進數家搖搖欲墜的企業的股票，讓賣空的對沖基金損失慘重。 人物 The King of Talk 永遠的媒體傳奇 賴瑞．金 The Career and Legacy of Pop Culture’s Favorite Newsman Larry King 前CNN當家主持人賴瑞．金逝世，享壽87歲。他在逾60年的主持生涯中進行了5萬多次訪談，採訪過全球無數大人物。 政治 A Presidential Renovation 拜登總統辦公室擺設玄機大解密 An Exclusive Look inside the Oval Office of Joe Biden 美國總統可依自己的喜好改變橢圓形辦公室中的陳設，並擺上具有象徵意義的裝飾品，甫上任的拜登總統也為自己的辦公室帶來了新氣象。 科技 Arabian Hope 太空競賽新成員 阿聯希望號升空探索火星 The UAE Is Leading the Way in Middle Eastern Space Exploration 阿聯的希望號火星探測器是阿拉伯世界的首項星際任務，CNN記者理查．奎斯特走訪穆罕默德．賓拉希德太空中心，一探該國的太空計畫。 商業 The Hybrid Workplace 職場生態將因在家工作而永遠改變？！ How the Pandemic Redefined the Way We Work 疫情大流行讓在家工作成為新日常，企業紛紛採用更有彈性的混合式工作模式，對於職場生態、甚至社會整體結構帶來重大變革及影響。 科技 Hyped for the Future 新世代超高速列車亮相 Designs Revealed for Virgin’s Space-Age Transportation Innovation 維珍超迴路列車去年年底首度載人試車，現在車站、車廂的細節也曝光，距新世代超高速運輸上路又向前邁進了一步。 社會 Cyber Homecoming 虛擬實境科技 為脫北者一圓返鄉夢 Virtual Reality Gives North Korean Defectors a Chance to Revisit Their Past 因戰爭被迫離開祖國近70年的脫北者在虛擬實境的輔助之下，總算有機會再度看到兒時家園。 商業 Seoul Games 不只絕地求生 韓國電玩開發商另闢新血路 “PUBG” Developer Krafton Is Looking for the Next Big Thing 以電玩《絕地求生》紅遍全球的韓國遊戲開發商魁匠團不斷推陳出新，力求開創下一個熱門遊戲。 科學 A Toxic Cure 你不知道的醫藥秘密──毒素製藥 Obtaining Life-Saving Medicine from an Unlikely Source 動物毒素內含極具潛力的製藥成份，包含蛇、蜘蛛、蜈蚣所分泌的毒液皆已在生醫領域有所貢獻，轉化為救人一命的藥物。 旅遊 A Chronological Marvel 一探布拉格的景緻與文化之美 Discovering Prague’s Beautiful Gardens and Iconic Clock Tower 登上制高點，俯瞰有「千塔之城」別稱的布拉格好風光，並一睹布拉格天文鐘的古老機械與工藝之美。 CNN 全球瞭望 Ousted Myanmar Leader Faces Charges 緬甸軍事政變 翁山蘇姬遭起訴 WHO Investigation in Wuhan 世衛組織的武漢新冠疫源調查出爐 Captain Tom Dies 英國抗疫募款英雄湯姆上尉逝世 新聞片語通 CNN主編教你唸 知名主持人 單字聯想地圖 電視產業 全方位搞懂CNN Amazon’s Founder Jeff Bezos Steps Down as CEO Amazon創辦人貝佐斯宣布交棒 談天說地話英文

Download or read book written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #符合教育部頒布108課綱 #基礎英語2000個單字 #圖解生活場景常用會話 適合以下讀者 ✔三年級到八年級的學生 ✔想要打好英語單字基礎 ✔希望學會簡單生活會話 從手繪圖解輕鬆學會大量單字 本書根據教育部頒定的108課綱國中小基礎英語2000字（基本1200字+常用800字）而規劃的英語圖解單字書，這2000字除了是國中英語的必背單字之外，也是國小生在學英語的過程中一定會陸續接觸到的基礎字彙。因此可以從國小中高年級開始閱讀本書，利用書中的圖像輕鬆認識大量字彙，之後面對國中英語就能較為從容不迫。 而上了國中的學生，也可以利用本書場景歸類的方式更有效率的背誦單字，並獨立閱讀會話單元以及完成拼字練習。因此本書除了是國小生必備的英語單字學習書之外，還能延續使用到國中階段，是實用的英語課外閱讀素材。 情境圖解☛輕鬆有效率的認識基礎單字 依照生活情境分成9大主題、82個圖解單元，包含食衣住行、學校生活、休閒娛樂、節慶文化等等各種面向，讓孩子以最生活化的方式學會基礎的2000個單字。 生活會話☛實際應用加強英語溝通力 本書共有53篇會話，運用到的多是範圍內的字，更容易了解單字實際用法。而會話內容圍繞著一家人的生活與朋友、老師間互動，都是日常生活會遇到的情境，幫助讀者在生活中運用。 單元練習☛測驗穩固孩子的應考能力 共有58篇練習，題型包含填字遊戲、連連看、圈圈看、配對等等，測試孩子們是否將課程內的單字認識清楚並能拼寫正確，這部分可能上國中的同學比較能夠掌握。 希望讀者能夠藉由圖像所呈現的生活情境，輕鬆地學會基礎英語的2000單字，若能在國小就開始以最有效的圖像學習法快速且大量地認識這些字，對於銜接國中、進階英語也會很有幫助。 目錄介紹 A人與人生People 1. 家人Family 2. 身體Body 3. 外觀特徵Appearance 4. 情緒感受Feelings 5. 日常活動Daily Activity 6. 動作Action 7. 對人的描述Describing People 8. 人People 9. 人生Life B 溫暖的家Home 1. 玄關Front Door 2. 客廳Living Room 3. 廚房Kitchen 4. 餐桌Dining Table 5. 臥室Bedroom 6. 兒童房Child’s Room 7. 書房Study 8. 浴室Bathroom 9. 洗臉台Bathroom Sink 10. 嬰兒房Nursery 11. 庭院Yard 12. 車庫Garage C 學校School 1. 教室Classroom 2. 描述事物Describing Things 3. 數字Numbers 4. 職業Types of Work 5. 故事角色Story Character 6. 文具Stationery 7. 校園School 8. 老師辦公室Teacher’s Office 9. 保健室Nurse’s Office D 城市生活City 1. 市中心Downtown 2. 超市Supermarket 3. 速食店Fast-food Restaurant 4. 餐廳Restaurant 5. 餐點Meal 6. 百貨公司Department Store 7. 服飾店Clothes Store 8. 郵局Post Office 9. 銀行Bank 10. 醫院Hospital 11. 生病Being Sick E 市區觀光Places 1. 道路Road 2. 位置方向Position and Direction 3. 公園Park 4. 動物園Zoo 5. 遊樂園Amusement Park 6. 電影院Movie Theater 7. 博物館Museum 8. 音樂廳Concert Hall 9. 演唱會Concert F 休閒嗜好Hobby 1. 牧場Farm 2. 露營Camping 3. 美術Art 4. 運動Sports 5. 寵物Pet 6. 烘焙Baking 7. 園藝Gardening 8. 裁縫Sewing G 遠地旅遊Travel 1. 各種地形Landscape 2. 各種建築Building 3. 天氣Weather 4. 海灘Beach 5. 泡溫泉Hot Spring 6. 滑雪Skiing 7. 打包行李Packing 8. 飯店Hotel H 交通Moving Around 1. 交通工具Transportation 2. 車子Car 3. 火車站Train Station 4. 飛機Airplane 5. 船Ship I 節慶活動Holiday 1. 時間（一）Time (I) 2. 時間（二）Time (II) 3. 生日Birthday 4. 農曆新年Chinese New Year 5. 傳統節慶Traditional Festivals 6. 母親節Mother’s Day 7. 父親節Father’s Day 8. 復活節Easter 9. 萬聖節Halloween 10. 感恩節Thanksgiving 11. 聖誕節Christmas

Download or read book 2021 5 No 53 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 每日一句 基礎 8 日式洋食篇 日本萬花筒 初中級 10 一起動手烹調洋食吧！ 填字遊戲 初中級 13 洋食篇 本月焦點 初級 14 餐廳 美食日語 基礎 20 日式洋食 作文寫法 初中級 22 挑戰寫部落格！ 流行語精選 初級 24 肚子餓直升機／蓬鬆又濃稠 觀光旅遊 初中級 26 於海港城市開花結果的日式洋食 遊台灣學日文 初中級 34 台灣的代表性外來料理 慣用語大全 初級 44 東方是東方，西方是西方 主題式真人會話 初級 46 視訊通話時的說法 日本電影速報 初中級 50 劇場版 假面騎士 日本故事集 初中級 52 捕鴨的權兵衛 哪裡不對勁 基礎 58 這時候該怎麼說呢？―擬聲擬態語的用法 職場常識百科 初中級 60 電子郵件的書寫方式① 文法句型一本通 基礎 62 終助詞「ね」、「よ」、「よね」 JLPT模擬試題 初中級 64 N3模擬試題

Download or read book 2021 7 No 55 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 每日一句 基礎 8 奧運篇 本月焦點 初級 10 體育活動 日本萬花筒 初中級 16 奧運與日本的體育產業 填字遊戲 初中級 19 日本的世界遺產篇 觀光旅遊 初中級 20 奧運比賽會場周邊的觀光景點 日本故事集 初中級 28 誰是百獸之王 遊台灣學日文 初中級 34 台灣與奧運 流行語精選 初級 44 我都想誇獎自己了／～最棒 日本電影速報 初中級 46 相撲道─繼承武士精神的男人們─ 美食日語 基礎 48 異國料理大競賽 慣用語大全 初級 50 養虎為患 作文寫法 初中級 52 解釋使用方法！ 主題式真人會話 初級 54 附和或應答時的說法 哪裡不對勁 基礎 58 這時候該怎麼說呢？―禮貌的說話方式 職場常識百科 初中級 60 福利① 文法句型一本通 基礎 62 各式各樣的「接尾詞」 JLPT模擬試題 基礎 64 N5模擬試題

Download or read book ABC 2021 7 No 229 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 世界好望角 Junk Art: Turning Trash into Works of Art 垃圾藝術：廢品的華麗變身 畫中有話 Going on a Picnic 一起去野餐 安妮信箱 Something I Will Never Forget 難忘的一件事 流行最前線 Fake Accounts on the Rise 日益嚴重的假帳號問題 克漏字測驗 A Brief History of Ballet 淺談芭蕾舞史 文法補給站 In My Family 家族二三事 World Records 世界紀錄 短篇故事集 The Friday Everything Changed 〈星期五，一切都改變了〉 悠遊文化 The Harmonica Makes the World Go Round 跟著口琴樂聲悠遊全世界 一本好書 Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 《梵谷兄弟》 ABC長知識 The Pomodoro Technique 效率十足的番茄鐘工作法 聽說圖寫 Running for Class President 競選學生會會長 本月之星 梁心頤

Download or read book 2021 6 No 54 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 每日一句 基礎 8 世界遺產篇 本月焦點 初級 10 世界遺產巡禮 觀光旅遊 初中級 16 日本的世界遺產～現代與過去的對話～ 流行語精選 初級 24 慵懶吉祥物／大量分送用 作文寫法 初中級 26 在社群網站用日文發文！ 日本萬花筒 初中級 28 呼吸舊日氛圍 古蹟保存之發展 填字遊戲 初中級 31 日本的世界遺產篇 美食日語 基礎 32 火車便當 遊台灣學日文 初中級 34 日治時代遺蹟巡禮①—政府機關與產業建築篇 日本故事集 初中級 44 山岳比高低 慣用語大全 初級 50 老馬識途 日本電影速報 初中級 52 BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: 約定 主題式真人會話 初級 54 向他人借用物品時的說法 哪裡不對勁 基礎 58 這時候該怎麼說呢？―使用生物名稱的慣用表現 職場常識百科 初中級 60 電子郵件的書寫方式② 文法句型一本通 基礎 62 表達「判斷」的句型 JLPT模擬試題 初中級 64 N3模擬試題

Download or read book ALL 2021 5 No 198 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: News Report 看新聞學英語 The Earth Is Spinning Faster, Scientists Say 科學家證實地球自轉速度加快 Literature 文學花園 The Separation of Rangi and Papa 毛利神話：天地分離 Science 科學與生活 Life Hacks Based On Science 用科學方法解決惱人的生活難題 Dialogue Focus 情境對話 Breads and Baking Supplies 麵包與烘焙用品 Homemade Bread for Mother’s Day 自己親手做麵包 People 人物側寫 Lily Collins: Born to Be Famous 莉莉．柯林斯：天生的大明星 Animals 可愛動物 Fat, Flightless, and Full of Charm 呆萌、不會飛的鴞鸚鵡 Writing 寫作練習 Translation Practice 翻譯寫作 Travel 繞著地球玩 Colmar, France’s Fairy-Tale Town 法國童話小鎮：科爾瑪 Environment 環保議題 Cold Air, Hot Planet 冷氣和冰箱對全球暖化的影響 CNN主播教你說英語 Prague’s Palace Gardens and Iconic Clock Tower 布拉格的宮殿花園和著名鐘塔 Plus Talk 會話百分百 At the Pharmacy 藥局英語 1. Picking Up a Prescription 領處方藥 2. Discussing Symptoms 討論症狀 3. Looking For a Particular Item 尋找特定商品 4. Buying a Dietary Supplement 購買膳食營養補充品 Foods 食物與環境 Battle of the Milks: Dairy vs. Plant-Based Alternatives 奶品大戰：牛奶和植物奶，哪一種比較好？ Topic Writing 主題式寫作 Giving Advice 練習給予建議的寫作 Multiple Choice Cloze Test 綜合測驗 Spite Houses: Built on Emotion 奇形怪狀的惡意房屋

Download or read book ABC 2021 5 No 227 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABC Interactive English No. 227 May, 2021 Contents 每日一句 Clothes and Shoe Shopping 購買衣物與鞋子的好用句 本月焦點 Recreational Activities 休閒娛樂活動 Great Activities for Your Free Time 空閒時間這樣玩 世界好望角 Do as the Italians—Have Slow Meals 義大利人的慢食主義 活用ABC Road Travel: Getting Around with Vehicle Sharing Systems 搭乘共享交通工具 品格英語 Do You Have a Sense of Humor? 你的人生需要一點幽默感 畫中有話 A Mother's Day Celebration 慶祝母親節 流行最前線 Taiwan's COVID-19 Lessons for the World 臺灣對抗新冠肺炎的成功經驗 安妮信箱 Reading Is Fun 閱讀的樂趣 英語愛說笑 An Impossible Grade 超乎想像的成績 短篇故事集 The Legend of Banping Mountain 〈半屏山的傳說〉 文法補給站 A Handmade Notebook 手作筆記本 Lost in the City 城市迷途 克漏字測驗 TV Watchers Have a Poorer Understanding of Science 看電視讓人變得不科學了？ 小地方大玩意 Enjoy a Mix of Old and New in Tamsui 融合了復古與現代的淡水小鎮 健康停看聽 Vaccines Help Your Body Fight Diseases 接種疫苗，遠離疾病 ABC長知識 Names Matter 這些地名很有事 聽說圖寫 Tickets & Activities 票券與活動 本月之星 邱鋒澤

Download or read book How Ableism Fuels Racism written by Lamar Hardwick and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★ Publishers Weekly starred review "Marshaling fine-grained historical detail and scrupulous analysis, Hardwick persuades."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) As a Black autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Tied to this reality, he heeded the call to write How Ableism Fuels Racism to help Christian communities engage in critical conversations about race by addressing issues of ableism. Hardwick believes that ableism--the idea that certain bodies are better than others--and the disability discrimination fueled by this perspective are the root causes of racial bias and injustice in American culture and in the church. Here, he uses historical records, biblical interpretation, and disability studies to examine how ableism in America led to the creation of images, idols, and institutions that perpetuate both disability and racial discrimination. He then goes a step further, calling the church into action to address the deep-seated issues of ableism that started it all and offering practical steps to help readers dismantle ableism and racism both in attitude and practice.

Download or read book ABC 2021 6 No 228 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 每日一句 At the Bank 銀行辦事實用句 流行最前線 Cool and Refreshing Frozen Desserts 冰冰涼涼的夏日甜品 文法補給站 A Fun Night 開心的夜晚 Shopping for a Friend 買禮物送朋友 短篇故事集 The Paradise of Children 〈孩子們的樂園〉 活用ABC Using English in Different Subjects 課堂英語：同學們，上課囉！ 畫中有話 A Nature Photographer's Day 戶外攝影師的一天 品格英語 Facing Difficult Times 面對困境時 本月焦點 Drinks and Sweets 飲料與甜食 Satisfy Your Thirst and Sweet Tooth 渴望的甜蜜滋味 世界好望角 A Unique and Magical Event—The Midnight Sun 獨一無二的自然奇觀——午夜太陽 克漏字測驗 Kangaroos Can “Talk” to People 袋鼠能與人「交談」 玩味生活 Taiwan's Famous Beef Noodle Soup 名聞遐邇的臺灣美食——牛肉麵 小地方大玩意 The Rainy Port of Keelung 漫步在基隆雨港 科技漫遊 Duolingo Makes Learning Languages Fun Duolingo 讓學習語言更好玩 ABC長知識 Works of Earth Art—The Nazca Lines 神祕的巨型祕魯地畫——納斯卡線 聽說圖寫 Readind a Map 閱讀地圖 本月之星 持修

Download or read book Rethinking Organised Crime written by Leslie Holmes and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complex phenomenon which has undergone significant changes in the past forty years, Leslie Holmes argues that organised crime is in need of re-conceptualisation. This innovative book navigates the evolution of this issue to grasp its full scope in the twenty-first century.

Download or read book ALL 2021 6 No 199 written by LiveABC編輯群 and published by 希伯崙股份有限公司. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: News Report 看新聞學英語 Reddit Users Take On Wall Street Reddit用戶逆襲華爾街 Literature 文學花園 The Fish of Māui 毛利神話：毛伊的大魚 Animal 動物趣聞 Researchers Discover Why Wombats Have Cube-Shaped Poop 袋熊的方形便便之謎 CNN News NASA’s Perseverance Rover Touches down on Mars NASA的毅力號探測器登陸火星 Dialogue Focus 情境對話 Let’s Have a Summer Drink! 圖解夏日飲品英文 Buying Summer Drinks 買夏日飲品 Technology 科技趨勢 The Future Will Be Electric! 邁向電動車時代 Travel 繞著地球玩 Kauai: The Garden Paradise at the Edge of the World 夏威夷可愛島：位於世界邊緣的美麗天堂 Writing 寫作練習 Translation Practice 翻譯寫作 People 人物側寫 Shawn Mendes: Finding True Success 尚恩．曼德斯：尋找成功的真諦 Environment 時尚與環保 Green Is the New Black: The Push for Sustainable Fashion 綠時尚當道：推動永續時尚 Plus Talk 會話百分百 Asking for and Giving Directions 問路與指路英語 Health 健康保健 Good Health? It’s All in the Mind 身體健康？關鍵在心靈 Topic Writing 主題式寫作 Descriptive Writing 撰寫描寫文 Architecture 歷史與建築 The Pantheon: Where Ancient Rome Comes Alive 萬神殿：重現古羅馬文化遺產 綜合測驗 Ecosia: The Search Engine That Plants Trees 幫你種樹的搜尋引擎

Download or read book Reject Self Serving Power written by James Michael Matthew and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Michael Matthew builds on his teachings from Prophecy before Vision to expand on the JM Prophecies Leadership Code, which is: 1. Prophecy must come before vision. Learn to see and alter the future. 2. Embrace leadership, which is all about helping others be successful. 3. Reject self-serving power as it always ends badly for everyone involved. The author applies the Code to explain how JM Prophecies Corporation seeks to invert the global wealth inequality pyramid. You will learn about a variety of proactive projects and ideas designed to rebuild the United States of America. You’ll find out how accumulating self-serving power to the detriment of others drives wealth inequality. Whether you work for a public institution, commercial organizations, or elsewhere, you’ll find strategies to help others as you find more meaning in your daily life. Join the author as he shares contrarian thoughts and strategies to invert the global wealth inequality pyramid.

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Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Osama Bin Laden written by Peter L. Bergen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world’s leading expert on Osama bin Laden delivers for the first time the “riveting” (The New York Times) definitive biography of a man who set the course of American foreign policy for the 21st century and whose ideological heirs we continue to battle today. In The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden, Peter Bergan provides the first reevaluation of the man responsible for precipitating America’s long war with al-Qaeda and its decedents, capturing bin Laden in all the dimensions of his life: as a family man, as a zealot, as a battlefield commander, as a terrorist leader, and as a fugitive. The book sheds light on his many contradictions: he was the son of a billionaire yet insisted his family live like paupers. He adored his wives and children, depending on his two wives, both of whom had PhDs, to make critical strategic decisions. Yet, he also brought ruin to his family. He was fanatically religious but willing to kill thousands of civilians in the name of Islam. He inspired deep loyalty, yet, in the end, his bodyguards turned against him. And while he inflicted the most lethal act of mass murder in United States history, he failed to achieve any of his strategic goals. In his final years, the lasting image we have of bin Laden is of an aging man with a graying beard watching old footage of himself, just as another dad flipping through the channels with his remote. In the end, bin Laden died in a squalid suburban compound, far from the front lines of his holy war. And yet, despite that unheroic denouement, his ideology lives on. Thanks to exclusive interviews with family members and associates, and documents unearthed only recently, Bergen’s “comprehensive, authoritative, and compelling” (H.R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty and Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World) portrait of Osama bin Laden reveals for the first time who he really was and why he continues to inspire a new generation of jihadists.

Download or read book The Law of Unmanned Aircraft Systems written by Benjamyn I. Scott and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerospace Law and Policy Series, Volume 11 In recent years, few industries have grown so prodigiously as that of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and, as a result, developments in national, regional, and international law and policy are being initiated and implemented. This new edition of the definitive survey and guide, first published in 2016, reflects the expansion of this sector and the importance placed on it by a diverse range of stakeholders, as well as the enlarged regulatory and policy landscape. In addition to updating many of the original chapters, the second edition covers new topics and moves away from a purely introductory book to a more detailed and critical compendium. Authorship has also been extended beyond the original scope of contributors, which originally centred around those affiliated with Leiden University’s Institute of Air and Space Law, and now includes additional experts from all around the world, each of whom explores both already existing rules and proposals coming from national, regional and international levels. As well as broadened discussions on such fundamental legal issues as insurance, financing, liability, accidents investigation, privacy, cyber security, stakeholder organisations and industry standards, the second edition takes into account major recent developments in such areas as the following: applicability and relevance of international regulatory instruments; coming into force of the European Union UAS-related laws; evolution of different States’ national law; public safety (e.g., design, production, operation and maintenance); development of unmanned traffic management systems; commercial operations, including urban air mobility (e.g., flying taxis, cargo delivery, high-altitude activities); and developments in defence and security (e.g., dual-use, counter-UAS industry to combat illegal use). As in the first edition, a representative cross section of national laws is included, covering twenty-one different jurisdictions. This fully updated edition not only synthesises and clarifies the complex body of international, regional and national UAS-related law, but also provides expert insight into trends and areas of concern for numerous stakeholders. Without a doubt, it will be of immeasurable value to lawyers, relevant governmental and non-governmental agencies, aviation law scholars, and strategic planners in the wider aviation and transport industries.

Download or read book Not My Type written by Apryl Williams and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-06 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the world of online dating, race-based discrimination is not only tolerated, but encouraged as part of a pervasive belief that it is simply a neutral, personal choice about one's romantic partner. Indeed, it is so much a part of our inherited wisdom about dating and romance that it actually directs the algorithmic infrastructures of most major online dating platforms, such that they openly reproduce racist and sexist hierarchies. In Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating, Apryl Williams presents a socio-technical exploration of dating platforms' algorithms, their lack of transparency, the legal and ethical discourse in these companies' community guidelines, and accounts from individual users in order to argue that sexual racism is a central feature of today's online dating culture. She discusses this reality in the context of facial recognition and sorting software as well as user experiences, drawing parallels to the long history of eugenics and banned interracial partnerships. Ultimately, Williams calls for, both a reconceptualization of the technology and policies that govern dating agencies, and also a reexamination of sociocultural beliefs about attraction, beauty, and desirability.