Download or read book Wideworld Magazine Volume 30 2018 19 Issue 4 written by Philip Allan Magazines and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Case Study Cape Town's Water Crisis: from zero to hero? Improve your grade Understanding the command word 'justify' Case Study Greening India's cities: a sustainable solution? Geography online Drowning in plastic: global waste and the world's oceans Landscapes pictured Peak District National Park Geographical skills Reading OS maps Down my way The Scalpel: a new era of high rise Case study Inequality in London: Spurs' new stadium Changing places Desertification in Sudan Changing places Sudan

Download or read book Worldwide Perspectives on Lesbians Gays and Bisexuals written by Paula Gerber Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 827 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume set is a rich resource for readers in any discipline interested in understanding the global, regional, and domestic experiences of LGB people. This interdisciplinary set makes a vital contribution to understanding how LGB rights are progressing—and in some cases, regressing—around the globe. The three volumes look at the lived experiences of LGB people from varied perspectives and provide comprehensive coverage on a wide variety of topics ranging from LGB youth and LGB aging to the approaches to LGB people of different religions, including Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Chapters focus on topics including the ongoing criminalization of same-sex sexual conduct and how international human rights law can be used to improve the lives of LGB people. Particular attention is paid to the rights of bisexuals, a group often ignored in works focusing on sexual orientation. Volume 1 focuses on history, politics, and culture relating to LGB people; Volume 2 focuses on the laws—domestic and international—governing LGB people; and Volume 3 provides snapshots of the current state of LGB experience in countries worldwide, presented by geographical region: Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region.

Download or read book The Crusades in the Modern World written by Mike Horswell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows into a newly-emerging field of historical study: the memory and legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons behind the enduring resonance of the crusades and present the memory of crusading in the modern period as a productive, exciting and much needed area of investigation. The Crusades in the Modern World evaluates a broad range of contemporary uses of the crusades and crusading to answer key questions about crusading today and how the crusades are understood. Each chapter demonstrates how perceptions of the crusades are deployed in causes and conflicts which mark the present, exploring the ways in which those perceptions are constructed and received. Throughout the book there is a focus on the use of crusading rhetoric and imagery to frame and justify violence, including crusading discourses employed by both Islamic fundamentalists and far-right terrorists, and the related deployment of ‘Reconquista’ rhetoric by populist movements in Europe. The use of the crusades for building national identity is also a recurring theme, while chapters on academic engagement with the crusades and on the ways in which Wikipedia articles on the crusades are created and contested highlight the ongoing production of knowledge about crusading. The Crusades in the Modern World is ideal for scholars of the crusades as well as for military historians and historians of memory.

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Download or read book Digital Marketing Fundamentals written by Marjolein Visser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Marketing Fundamentals is the first comprehensive digital marketing textbook to cover the entire marketing process. The academic theory behind Digital Marketing, as well as techniques and media, is discussed. Digital Marketing Fundamentals is easy to read and contains many international examples and cases. The Dutch version of this book (Basisboek Online Marketing) has become a standard issue in The Netherlands. In this book, all relevant aspects of digital marketing are addressed: strategic aspects, the use of the Internet for market research, product development and realisation, branding, customer acquisition, customer loyalty and order processing. The book also discusses effective websites and apps, digital analytics and planning, and management. The application of social media and mobile communications is seamlessly integrated into the topics. Digital Marketing Fundamentals is suitable for commercial and management courses in higher education, including universities and business schools, and for professionals working in digital marketing. To request access to the book's online resources, please click here: http://www.digitalmarketing.noordhoff.nl For FAQs: https://www.basisboek-onlinemarketing.nl/faq-lecturers.html

Download or read book Impacts of Online Advertising on Business Performance written by Semerádová, Tereza and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-11-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating a brand´s image to ultimately sell promoted products has made digital advertising a key instrument for reaching marketing and business goals for many companies. In order to expand fan bases, promote company culture, and engage in communication with current customers, business professionals have made monitoring the impact of their advertisements a fundamental priority. Impacts of Online Advertising on Business Performance is a collection of innovative research that merges the theoretical background presented in the scientific research with the practical experience and real-life data originating from real advertising campaigns and website traffic. While highlighting topics including data analytics, digital advertising, and consumer behavior, this book is ideally designed for managers, marketers, advertisers, business administrations, researchers, industry professionals, investors, academicians, and students concerned with the management of online marketing activities.

Download or read book Designing Big Data Platforms written by Yusuf Aytas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DESIGNING BIG DATA PLATFORMS Provides expert guidance and valuable insights on getting the most out of Big Data systems An array of tools are currently available for managing and processing data—some are ready-to-go solutions that can be immediately deployed, while others require complex and time-intensive setups. With such a vast range of options, choosing the right tool to build a solution can be complicated, as can determining which tools work well with each other. Designing Big Data Platforms provides clear and authoritative guidance on the critical decisions necessary for successfully deploying, operating, and maintaining Big Data systems. This highly practical guide helps readers understand how to process large amounts of data with well-known Linux tools and database solutions, use effective techniques to collect and manage data from multiple sources, transform data into meaningful business insights, and much more. Author Yusuf Aytas, a software engineer with a vast amount of big data experience, discusses the design of the ideal Big Data platform: one that meets the needs of data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, software engineers, and a spectrum of other stakeholders across an organization. Detailed yet accessible chapters cover key topics such as stream data processing, data analytics, data science, data discovery, and data security. This real-world manual for Big Data technologies: Provides up-to-date coverage of the tools currently used in Big Data processing and management Offers step-by-step guidance on building a data pipeline, from basic scripting to distributed systems Highlights and explains how data is processed at scale Includes an introduction to the foundation of a modern data platform Designing Big Data Platforms: How to Use, Deploy, and Maintain Big Data Systems is a must-have for all professionals working with Big Data, as well researchers and students in computer science and related fields.

Download or read book Deweyan Experimentalism and the Problem of Method in Political Philosophy written by Joshua Forstenzer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes a pragmatist methodological framework for generating practically relevant political philosophy. It draws on John Dewey’s social and political philosophy to develop an "experimentalist" method, thus charting a middle course between idealism and realism in political philosophy. Deweyan experimentalism promises to balance civic deliberation, empirical facts, and moral considerations by reconstructing Dewey’s pragmatist conceptions of ‘philosophy’ and ‘democracy’ from the perspective of social action. While some authors have taken the steps to articulate Dewey’s experimentalism, they have focused on institutional rather than methodological implications. This book is original in the ways in which it situates the role of ideas in political practice and contemporary political problems. Additionally, it underlines the similarities between today and the historical context in which Dewey wrote, connects Dewey’s social and political philosophy to Greek and Roman mythology, and concludes with a timely case study in which the author’s methodological insights are applied. The result is a book that offers a focused reconstruction of Dewey’s work and shows its relevance for engaging with contemporary issues in political philosophy and political theory.

Download or read book Monetary Policy after the Great Recession written by Arkadiusz Sieroń and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter Bagehot noticed once that “John Bull can stand many things, but he cannot stand two per cent.” Well, for several years, he has had to stand interest rates well below that, in some countries even below zero. However, despite this sacrifice, the economic recovery from the Great Recession has been disappointingly weak. This book’s aim is to answer this question. The central thesis of the book is that the standard understanding of the monetary transmission mechanism is flawed. That understanding adopts erroneous assumptions—such as, that low interest rates always stimulate economic growth by boosting the credit supply, investment, and consumption—and does not fully take into account several unintended channels of monetary policy, such as risk-taking, high level of debt, or zombification of the economy. In other words, the effectiveness of monetary policy is limited during economic downturns accompanied by the debt overhang and the balance sheet recession, and generates negative effects, which can make the policy counterproductive. The author provides a thorough analysis of the issues related to the interest rates in the conduct of monetary policy, such as the risk-taking channel of monetary policy, the portfolio-balance channel and the wealth effect, zombie firms in the economy, the misallocation of resources, as well as the neutral interest rate targeting and the difference between the neutral and natural interest rate and the negative interest rate policy. The book is written in an accessible and engaging manner and will be a valuable resource for scholars of monetary economics as well as readers interested in (unconventional) monetary policy.

Download or read book Methods of Group Exercise Instruction written by Mary M. Yoke and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the constantly evolving world of fitness and exercise, it is challenging to become—and remain—an effective group exercise instructor. Methods of Group Exercise Instruction, Fourth Edition With Online Video, offers expert guidance in a variety of group exercise formats so current and aspiring instructors can hone their skills and create demand for their services. The authors—who have dozens of years of experience—thoroughly explain group exercise training principles, correction and progression techniques, and safety tips. They also have taught this course within a university setting. This research-based text will enhance the skills of group exercise leaders and prepare them to lead more dynamic, safe, and effective classes for clients of differing ages, abilities, and interests. Methods of Group Exercise Instruction, Fourth Edition, goes beyond theory to help fitness instructors and managers understand the why behind class and program design, the proper way to cue participants, and the variety of modalities they can use in their teaching. Revised and reorganized based on current industry best practices, this edition includes the following: Over 100 minutes of online video demonstrating warm-ups, routines, drills, and 15 new class formats A new chapter dedicated specifically to instructing older adults New coverage of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) Two additional sample class plans for featured group exercise formats The text also features a number of additional learning aids to help readers retain and apply the content. Pro Tips offer insights and expertise from industry veterans; boxes and sidebars highlight important topics, research findings, and technique and safety checks; practice drills offer opportunities to apply the information; and evaluation forms are provided to self-assess teaching success. Methods of Group Exercise Instruction, Fourth Edition, will prepare any group fitness instructor for a successful career. Students will gain a strong foundation to earn their group fitness certification, and veteran instructors will be able to refine their skills to increase their marketability and success.

Download or read book Branding Bhakti written by Nicole Karapanagiotis and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do religious groups reinvent themselves in order to attract new audiences? How do they rebrand their messages and recast their rituals in order to make their followers more diverse? In Branding Bhakti, Nicole Karapanagiotis considers the new branding of the Hare Krishna Movement, or the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Known primarily for their orange robes, shaved heads, ecstatic dancing on the streets, and exuberant Hindu-style temple worship, many contemporary ISKCON groups are radically reinventing their public presentation and their style of worship in order to attract a global audience to their movement. Karapanagiotis explores their innovative and complex approaches in both the United States and India by following three new ISKCON brands aimed at gathering new followers. Each is led by a world-renowned ISKCON guru and his global disciples, and each is promoted through a mix of digital and social media and the construction of an innovative "worship-scape." These new spaces trade ISKCON's traditional temples for corporate work-life balance programs, posh yoga studios, urban spiritual lounges, edgy mantra clubs/lofts, and rural meditative retreat facilities. Branding Bhakti not only investigates the methods the ISKCON movement uses to position itself for growth but also highlights devotees' painful and complicated struggles as they work to transform their shrinking, sectarian movement into one with global religious appeal.

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Download or read book Modern Islamic Authority and Social Change Volume 1 written by Masooda Bano and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the interconnected creative partnerships of the Wattses and De Morgans - Victorian artists, writers and suffragists.

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Download or read book Security of Flood Defenses written by Jos de Lange and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-07-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing physical and cyber security issues in hazardous installations which could result in major loss of containment of hazardous materials which in turn can result in major fires, explosions, and dispersion of toxic materials. Integrity Security aims to analyze the physical and cyber vulnerabilities taken advantage by adversaries, and also to provide measures for preventing or delaying intentional incidents and mitigating the consequences.