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The Great Disconnect in Early Childhood Education

What We Know vs. What We Do

By: Michael Gramling

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The Great Disconnect in Early Childhood Education

What We Know vs. What We Do

By: Michael Gramling

Early childhood educators need to be cognizant of the disconnect between public policy and classroom practice—the success of children they teach depends on it. This book analyzes how ineffective practices are driven by unexamined public policies and why educators need to challenge their thinking in order to make a difference in children's lives. A very complex story about public policy and the importance of teaching is told while entertaining and engaging the reader throughout. Michael Gramling is an expert in providing family literacy training and positive guidance training and has conducted experiential supervisor and mentor coach institutes for Head Start programs.

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Redleaf Press

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1605544000

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Adobe Apollo in Flight (Digital Short Cut)

By: Michael Tyler Givens

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Adobe Apollo in Flight (Digital Short Cut)

By: Michael Tyler Givens

This is the eBook version of the printed book. With the release of the Apollo alpha, the code name of Adobe's new technology, the next generation of rich desktop applications is already under way. At an accelerating rate, new Apollo applications are vying for your PC's desktop real estate. Combining the existing web technologies you already know (Flex, AJAX, HTML, and others) with the Apollo runtime allows you to create engaging experiences for both Windows and Mac platforms that function even while disconnected from the network. In this Digital Short Cut, you will learn about the Apollo alpha and see a sample workflow for taking your current web development and server-side skills and applying them to create a new kind of desktop application. After reading this Short Cut, you will be well on your way to creating a different kind of desktop experience. Beginning with a sample application, Hello Apollo World, and progressing to a real-world desktop application, Go Fly, you will learn about some of the most important aspects of this exciting new technology. Apollo in Flight is targeted for developers that want just the facts - no fluff, only stuff.

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Sams Publishing

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0132714884

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Sams Teach Yourself Adobe(r) AIR Programming in 24 Hours

By: Michael Tyler Givens

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Sams Teach Yourself Adobe(r) AIR Programming in 24 Hours

By: Michael Tyler Givens

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Sams Teach Yourself Adobe® AIR™ Programming in 24 Hours Michael Givens Covers version 1.5 of Adobe AIR In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you will be up and running with Adobe AIR 1.5. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds upon a real-world foundation allowing you to learn the essentials of Adobe AIR from the ground up. Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Adobe AIR 1.5 tasks. Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge of Adobe AIR 1.5. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you alternative ways to do something. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Learn how to… Utilize the AIR SDK Write an AIR application with HTML Write an AIR application with Flash CS3 or Dreamweaver CS3 Write an AIR application with PDF integration Debug an AIR application Distribute an AIR application Use the AIR APIs Leverage server-side features for AIR Michael Givens is the CTO of U Saw It Enterprises, a Web technology consulting firm based in Spring, Texas. He is an Adobe Community Expert and an Adobe Corporate Champion known to share his experience and evangelism of all things Adobe. Certified in ColdFusion 5 and as an Advanced CFMX Developer, he has been using ColdFusion since the days of Allaire Spectra and Flex since it was known as Royale. He is the coauthor of Adobe AIR Programming Unleashed (Sams Publishing) and has written articles for the ColdFusion Developer’s Journal and the Flex Developer’s Journal. He also wrote a digital Short Cut titled Apollo in Flight for Sams Publishing. Michael blogs regularly at www.flexination.info. Category: Programming/Application Development Covers: Adobe AIR User Level: Beginning–Intermediate

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Pearson Education

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0768685737

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Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science

By: Hans-Peter Blume,Gerhard W. Brümmer,Heiner Fleige,Rainer Horn,Ellen Kandeler,Ingrid Kögel-Knabner,Ruben Kretzschmar,Karl Stahr,B.-Michael Wilke

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Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science

By: Hans-Peter Blume,Gerhard W. Brümmer,Heiner Fleige,Rainer Horn,Ellen Kandeler,Ingrid Kögel-Knabner,Ruben Kretzschmar,Karl Stahr,B.-Michael Wilke

The soils are fundamental to our existence, delivering water and nutrients to plants, that feed us. But they are in many ways in danger and their conservation is therefore a most important focus for science, governments and society as a whole. A team of world recognised researchers have prepared this first English edition based on the 16th European edition. • The precursors and the processes of soil development • The physical, biological and chemical properties of soils • Nutrients and Pollutants • The various soil classifications with the main focus on the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) • The most important soils and soil landscapes of the world • Soil Evaluation Techniques • Basic Principles of Soil Conservation Whoever works with soils needs this book.

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Springer

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3642309429

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Robust Statistics for Signal Processing

By: Abdelhak M. Zoubir,Visa Koivunen,Esa Ollila,Michael Muma

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Robust Statistics for Signal Processing

By: Abdelhak M. Zoubir,Visa Koivunen,Esa Ollila,Michael Muma

Understand the benefits of robust statistics for signal processing using this unique and authoritative text.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107017416

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Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies

By: Kiana Danial,Tiana Laurence,Peter Kent,Tyler Bain,Michael G. Solomon

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Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies

By: Kiana Danial,Tiana Laurence,Peter Kent,Tyler Bain,Michael G. Solomon

Learn the skills to get in on the crypto craze The world of cryptocurrency includes some of the coolest technologies and most lucrative investments available today. And you can jump right into the middle of the action with Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies, a collection of simple and straightforward resources that will get you up to speed on cryptocurrency investing and mining, blockchain, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. Stop scouring a million different places on the web and settle in with this one-stop compilation of up-to-date and reliable info on what's been called the "21st century gold rush." So, whether you're just looking for some fundamental knowledge about how cryptocurrency works, or you're ready to put some money into the markets, you'll find what you need in one of the five specially curated resources included in this book. Cryptocurrency All-in-One For Dummies will help you: Gain an understanding of how cryptocurrency works and the blockchain technologies that power cryptocurrency Find out if you're ready to invest in the cryptocurrency market and how to make smart decisions with your cash Build a cryptocurrency mining rig out of optimized and specifically chosen computing hardware Dive into the details of leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum Perfect for anyone curious and excited about the potential that's been unlocked by the latest in cryptocurrency tech, this book will give you the foundation you need to become a savvy cryptocurrency consumer, investor, or miner before you know it.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119855802

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Australian Frogs

A Natural History

By: Michael J. Tyler

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Australian Frogs

A Natural History

By: Michael J. Tyler

Australia is home to some of the most interesting and unusual frogs in the world, and Michael J. Tyler is acknowledged to be the foremost expert on them. This lavishly illustrated new edition of Australian Frogs is the definitive resource on the subject, with updated tables and supplementary text on the fossil record which is vital to historical understanding. Tyler covers the origins, environment, nomenclature, habits, and biology of frogs. The topic of declining frog populations, noted in American newspapers as a harbinger of ecological distress, has become the subject of a new chapter. Tyler discusses dietary studies and explains the effect on frogs of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, and heavy metals. He provides information, as well, on an unprecedented study to control populations of the Cane Toad, Bufo marinus.

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Cornell University Press

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0801484995

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Cityscapes and Capital

The Politics of Urban Development

By: Michael A. Pagano,Ann O'M. Bowman

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Cityscapes and Capital

The Politics of Urban Development

By: Michael A. Pagano,Ann O'M. Bowman

The authors draw on comparative data from 10 medium sized cities and examine 40 city-supported development projects to show how city investment in, and regulation of, development projects is the most effective way for political leaders to control and shape the future of their city. 19 illustrations.

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JHU Press

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0801857678

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9780801857676

The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party

Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War

By: Michael F. Holt

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The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party

Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War

By: Michael F. Holt

Here, Michael F. Holt gives us the only comprehensive history of the Whigs ever written. He offers a panoramic account of the tumultuous antebellum period, a time when a flurry of parties and larger-than-life politicians--Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, Martin Van Buren, and Henry Clay--struggled for control as the U.S. inched towards secession. It was an era when Americans were passionately involved in politics, when local concerns drove national policy, and when momentous political events--like the Annexation of Texas and the Kansas-Nebraska Act--rocked the country. Amid this contentious political activity, the Whig Party continuously strove to unite North and South, emerging as the nation's last great hope to prevent secession.

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Oxford University Press

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0199830894

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Data Rules

Elevating Teaching with Objective Reflection

By: Jim Knight,Michael Faggella-Luby

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Data Rules

Elevating Teaching with Objective Reflection

By: Jim Knight,Michael Faggella-Luby

Data Rules provides much-needed clarity on how instructional leaders can effectively leverage data. It's no secret that using data can be a key driver of teacher growth and student achievement. The only real question is how. Coaching expert Jim Knight and professor Michael Faggella-Luby distill decades of research into an accessible, proven approach that explains - Why data is important for transforming teaching. - A framework of 10 easy-to-apply rules for effective data use. - Best practices to communicate and discuss data. - How to analyze data for student engagement and achievement. - How to analyze data for instructional practice. To help schools achieve sustained improvement, this book also connects its data rules to the Impact Cycle, Knight's field-tested model for coaching teachers based on research from the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG). Equipped with the right tools, any instructional leader or coach will be able to realize the full potential of data, move the needle on classroom instruction, and improve student outcomes. This book is a copublication of ASCD and One Fine Bird Press.

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1416633316

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Human Frontiers

The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking

By: Michael Bhaskar

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Human Frontiers

The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking

By: Michael Bhaskar

Why has the flow of big, world-changing ideas slowed down? A provocative look at what happens next at the frontiers of human knowledge. The history of humanity is the history of big ideas that expand our frontiers—from the wheel to space flight, cave painting to the massively multiplayer game, monotheistic religion to quantum theory. And yet for the past few decades, apart from a rush of new gadgets and the explosion of digital technology, world-changing ideas have been harder to come by. Since the 1970s, big ideas have happened incrementally—recycled, focused in narrow bands of innovation. In this provocative book, Michael Bhaskar looks at why the flow of big, world-changing ideas has slowed, and what this means for the future. Bhaskar argues that the challenge at the frontiers of knowledge has arisen not because we are unimaginative and bad at realizing big ideas but because we have already pushed so far. If we compare the world of our great-great-great-grandparents to ours today, we can see how a series of transformative ideas revolutionized almost everything in just a century and a half. But recently, because of short-termism, risk aversion, and fractious decision making, we have built a cautious, unimaginative world. Bhaskar shows how we can start to expand the frontier again by thinking big—embarking on the next Universal Declaration of Human Rights or Apollo mission—and embracing change.

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MIT Press

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0262545101

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9780262545105

The Multilingual Mind

A Modular Processing Perspective

By: Michael Sharwood Smith,John Truscott

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The Multilingual Mind

A Modular Processing Perspective

By: Michael Sharwood Smith,John Truscott

This book is the first detailed description of a particular theoretical framework for studying language development and language performance. The framework is called MOGUL (Modular On-line Growth and Use of Language). It has been the topic of numerous publications and presentations since the appearance of our 2004 keynote article in Bilingualism: Language & Cognition. MOGUL is not just about how a language grows in the individual child: it is about how the mind expands to accommodate more than one language both in childhood and later in life and how these various linguistic systems share space and interact"--

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Cambridge University Press

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110704085X

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9781107040854

Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice

Improving Performance Through Reward

By: Michael Armstrong

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Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice

Improving Performance Through Reward

By: Michael Armstrong

Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice is the definitive guide to understanding, developing and implementing effective reward strategies. This book covers all the essential aspects of improving organizational, team and individual performance through reward processes, including financial and non-financial rewards, job evaluation, grade and pay structures, rewarding specific employee groups and ethical considerations. This revised and updated sixth edition incorporates the latest research and developments and contains updated coverage of equal pay and the gender pay gap, employee benefits and total reward and a new chapter on employee financial wellbeing. As with all of Armstrong's texts, Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice bridges the gap between academic and practitioner and is ideally suited to both HR professionals and those studying for HR qualifications, including master's degrees and the CIPD's intermediate and advanced level qualifications. Tips and checklists and can be found throughout, alongside case studies from organizations including General Motors, the UK National Health Service and Tesco. Online supporting resources include lecture slides and comprehensive handbooks for lecturers and students, which include learning summaries, discussion questions and exercises, literature reviews and glossaries.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749484373

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Police-Citizen Relations in Nigeria

Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and Law-Abiding Behaviour

By: Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi

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Police-Citizen Relations in Nigeria

Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and Law-Abiding Behaviour

By: Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi

This book offers an historical and contemporary analysis of policing and police-citizen relations in Nigeria, to understand why people co-operate (or don’t) with the police. It examines police legitimacy and the validity of procedural justice theory in a post-colonial African context where corruption, brutality and lack of accountability are not uncommon, to find more refined and alternative answers to the question of why people co-operate (or don’t) with the police. The history of policing in Nigeria is explored first and then procedural justice theory is tested through an extensive, cross-sectional survey of the public. One of the core findings is that citizens’ co-operation with the police is driven less by legitimacy but more by effectiveness considerations and “dull compulsion”, a concept akin to legal cynicism. This study represents one of the first attempts to test and understand “dull compulsion” and its relevance in this context. Overall, it develops the field by illustrating that that there are significant variations between contexts when addressing the influence of perceived procedural justice policing on perceptions of police legitimacy, and it explains the implications for policy makers.

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Springer Nature

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3030929191

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Small Cities Thinking Big

Revitalization Lessons from Augusta, Maine, and Other Communities

By: Michael G. Hall

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Small Cities Thinking Big

Revitalization Lessons from Augusta, Maine, and Other Communities

By: Michael G. Hall

Many cities with a population of 150,000 or less struggle to compete with their larger neighbors and often have trouble attracting residents and new businesses. This book explores the numerous ways these cities can compete on a larger scale without sacrificing their small-town character. It utilizes experiences from other cities, as well as from the author's time revitalizing Augusta, Maine (pop. 19,000). Featuring chapters that focus on organizing volunteers, adhering to aesthetics, marketing, urban planning, and more, this book tackles key paths every small city should follow when attempting to redevelop its image.

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McFarland

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1476685592

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Urban Geography

A Global Perspective

By: Michael Pacione

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Urban Geography

A Global Perspective

By: Michael Pacione

This is the most comprehensive and readable book on urban geography in the array of contemporary literature on the subject.

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Routledge

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1134043090

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Modelling Natural Language with Claude Shannon’s Notion of Surprisal

By: Michael Richter

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Modelling Natural Language with Claude Shannon’s Notion of Surprisal

By: Michael Richter

Have you ever wondered how the principles behind Shannon's groundbreaking Information Theory can be interwoven with the intricate fabric of linguistic communication? This book takes you on a fascinating journey, offering insights into how humans process and comprehend language. By applying Information Theory to the realm of natural language semantics, it unravels the connection between regularities in linguistic messages and the cognitive intricacies of language processing. Highlighting the intersections of information theory with linguistics, philosophy, cognitive psychology, and computer science, this book serves as an inspiration for anyone seeking to understand the predictive capabilities of Information Theory in modeling human communication. It elaborates on the seminal works from giants in the field like Dretske, Hale, and Zipf, exploring concepts like surprisal theory and the principle of least effort. With its empirical approach, this book not only discusses the theoretical aspects but also ventures into the application of Shannon's Information Theory in real-world language scenarios, strengthened by advanced statistical methods and machine learning. It touches upon challenging areas such as the distinction between mathematical and semantic information, the concept of information in linguistic utterances, and the intricate play between truth, context, and meaning. Whether you are a linguist, a cognitive psychologist, a philosopher, or simply an enthusiast eager to dive deep into the world where language meets information, this book promises a thought-provoking journey.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110788144

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The New Laws of the Stock Market Jungle

An Insider's Guide to Successful Investing in a Changing World

By: Michael J. Panzner

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The New Laws of the Stock Market Jungle

An Insider's Guide to Successful Investing in a Changing World

By: Michael J. Panzner

To survive in the jungle, you must recognize thesubtle nuances that signal danger and opportunity. That's how it is inthe stock market, too. But the market's radically changed: followyesterday's signals and you'll get eaten alive. The New Laws of theStock Market Jungle systematically explains what's new -- and what itmeans to investors. Michael J. Panzner illuminates the impact ofchanging technologies, market participants, investment time horizons,speculative behavior, investor psychology, risk preferences, pricepatterns, performance metrics, and more. For the unaware, these changesmake the market far more treacherous. For those who know, they offerimmense opportunities. Join those who know: read this book.

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Pearson Education

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0132703556

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A Freedom Budget for All Americans

Recapturing the Promise of the Civil Rights Movement in the Struggle for Economic Justice Today

By: Paul Le Blanc,Michael D. Yates

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A Freedom Budget for All Americans

Recapturing the Promise of the Civil Rights Movement in the Struggle for Economic Justice Today

By: Paul Le Blanc,Michael D. Yates

While the Civil Rights Movement is remembered for efforts to end segregation and secure the rights of African Americans, the larger economic vision that animated much of the movement is often overlooked today. That vision sought economic justice for every person in the United States, regardless of race. It favored production for social use instead of profit; social ownership; and democratic control over major economic decisions. The document that best captured this vision was the Freedom Budget for All Americans: Budgeting Our Resources, 1966-1975, To Achieve Freedom from Want published by the A. Philip Randolph Institute and endorsed by a virtual ‘who’s who’ of U.S. left liberalism and radicalism. Now, two of today’s leading socialist thinkers return to the Freedom Budget and its program for economic justice. Paul Le Blanc and Michael D. Yates explain the origins of the Freedom Budget, how it sought to achieve “freedom from want” for all people, and how it might be reimagined for our current moment. Combining historical perspective with clear-sighted economic proposals, the authors make a concrete case for reviving the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement and building the society of economic security and democratic control envisioned by the movement’s leaders—a struggle that continues to this day.

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NYU Press

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158367361X

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The Economics of Sports

By: Michael A. Leeds,Peter von Allmen,Victor A. Matheson

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The Economics of Sports

By: Michael A. Leeds,Peter von Allmen,Victor A. Matheson

The sports industry provides a seemingly endless set of examples from every area of microeconomics, giving students the opportunity to study economics in a context that holds their interest. Thoroughly updated to reflect the current landscape, The Economics of Sports introduces core economic concepts and theories and applies them to US and international sports. Divided into five parts, the book focuses on three major areas of the economics of sports: industrial organization, public economics, and labor economics. Updates for this seventh edition include: • An entirely new chapter on sports gambling and a fully revised section on intercollegiate sports; • Updated material on social justice in sports and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry; • More coverage of international sports, e-sports, and new biographical sketches. This well-presented and accessible text is supported by easy-to-follow pedagogical features, such as end-of-chapter summaries and questions, and a companion website, which offers useful resources for students and instructors. It is the perfect textbook for intermediate and advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in sports economics.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000787583

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The Forgotten Presidents

Their Untold Constitutional Legacy

By: Michael J. Gerhardt

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The Forgotten Presidents

Their Untold Constitutional Legacy

By: Michael J. Gerhardt

Their names linger in memory mainly as punch lines, synonyms for obscurity: Millard Fillmore, Chester Arthur, Calvin Coolidge. They conjure up not the White House so much as a decaying middle school somewhere in New Jersey. But many forgotten presidents, writes Michael J. Gerhardt, were not weak or ineffective. They boldly fought battles over constitutional principles that resonate today. Gerhardt, one of our leading legal experts, tells the story of The Forgotten Presidents. He surveys thirteen administrations in chronological order, from Martin Van Buren to Franklin Pierce to Jimmy Carter, distinguishing political failures from their constitutional impact. Again and again, he writes, they defied popular opinion to take strong stands. Martin Van Buren reacted to an economic depression by withdrawing federal funds from state banks in an attempt to establish the controversial independent treasury system. His objective was to shrink the federal role in the economy, but also to consolidate his power to act independently as president. Prosperity did not return, and he left office under the shadow of failure. Grover Cleveland radically changed his approach in his second (non-consecutive) term. Previously he had held back from interference with lawmakers; on his return to office, he aggressively used presidential power to bend Congress to his will. Now seen as an asterisk, Cleveland consolidated presidential authority over appointments, removals, vetoes, foreign affairs, legislation, and more. Jimmy Carter, too, proves surprisingly significant. In two debt-ceiling crises and battles over the Panama Canal treaty, affirmative action, and the First Amendment, he demonstrated how the presidency's inherent capacity for efficiency and energy gives it an advantage in battles with Congress, regardless of popularity. Gerhardt explains the many things these and ten other presidents have in common that explain why, in spite of any of their excesses, they have become forgotten chief executives. Incisive, myth-shattering, and compellingly written, this book shows how even obscure presidents championed the White House's prerogatives and altered the way we interpret the Constitution.

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Oxford University Press

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0199967806

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High-Integrity System Specification and Design

By: Jonathan P. Bowen,Michael G. Hinchey

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High-Integrity System Specification and Design

By: Jonathan P. Bowen,Michael G. Hinchey

Errata, detected in Taylor's Logarithms. London: 4to, 1792. [sic] 14.18.3 6 Kk Co-sine of 3398 3298 - Nautical Almanac (1832) In the list of ERRATA detected in Taylor's Logarithms, for cos. 4° 18'3", read cos. 14° 18'2". - Nautical Almanac (1833) ERRATUM ofthe ERRATUM ofthe ERRATA of TAYLOR'S Logarithms. For cos. 4° 18'3", read cos. 14° 18' 3". - Nautical Almanac (1836) In the 1820s, an Englishman named Charles Babbage designed and partly built a calculating machine originally intended for use in deriving and printing logarithmic and other tables used in the shipping industry. At that time, such tables were often inaccurate, copied carelessly, and had been instrumental in causing a number of maritime disasters. Babbage's machine, called a 'Difference Engine' because it performed its cal culations using the principle of partial differences, was intended to substantially reduce the number of errors made by humans calculating the tables. Babbage had also designed (but never built) a forerunner of the modern printer, which would also reduce the number of errors admitted during the transcription of the results. Nowadays, a system implemented to perform the function of Babbage's engine would be classed as safety-critical. That is, the failure of the system to produce correct results could result in the loss of human life, mass destruction of property (in the form of ships and cargo) as well as financial losses and loss of competitive advantage for the shipping firm.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1447134311

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A Prescription for Dignity

Rethinking Criminal Justice and Mental Disability Law

By: Michael L. Perlin

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A Prescription for Dignity

Rethinking Criminal Justice and Mental Disability Law

By: Michael L. Perlin

Examining the treatment of persons with mental disabilities in the criminal justice system, this book offers new perspectives that are crucial to an understanding of the ways in which society projects onto criminal defendants prejudices and attitudes about responsibility, free will, autonomy, choice, public safety, and the meaning and purpose of punishment, all with a focus on ways to enhance dignity in the criminal trial process. It is a detailed exploration of issues of adequacy of counsel; the impact of international human rights law, following the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); the role of mental health courts; and the influence of therapeutic jurisprudence, procedural justice, and restorative justice on the legal process. It considers all of these perspectives in the context of criminal justice system issues such as competency findings, the insanity defense, and sentencing. Demonstrating how the question of treatment of persons with mental disabilities in the criminal justice system is not only a vital one for both scholars and practitioners, but also a central facet of international human rights law, this book suggests policy development, further scholarly inquiries, and newly invigorated thinking and action to place dignity at the core of the criminal justice system.

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1317187059

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River Ecology

Science and Management for a Changing World

By: Michael A. Mallin

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River Ecology

Science and Management for a Changing World

By: Michael A. Mallin

Rivers have been vitally important to human populations worldwide for millennia as “highways” for inland travel, and as sources of water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, manufacturing, irrigation, and power generation, as well as repositories for human, animal, and industrial wastes. This accessible textbook takes a broad approach to river ecology, covering the basics but going beyond by including topics that are often overlooked such as blackwater streams and rivers, tidal creek ecosystems, and reservoir limnology. Since most running water (lotic) systems have been altered or impacted by human activities, there is significant emphasis on anthropogenic impacts, including sedimentation, nutrient pollution and related eutrophication issues as well as the effects of dams and river fragmentation, power plant operations, chemical contamination, wastewater treatment discharges, industrial scale livestock production, invasive species, and rural and urban storm water runoff on river ecosystems. Advances in stream and river restoration are also discussed.

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Executive Compensation

By: Michael S. Sirkin,Lawrence K. Cagney

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Executive Compensation

By: Michael S. Sirkin,Lawrence K. Cagney

Executive Compensation is an invaluable legal guide through the maze of rules, regulations and practices that govern corporate financial compensation for executive employees.

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Law Journal Press

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1588520714

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The Cognitive Neurosciences

By: Michael S. Gazzaniga

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The Cognitive Neurosciences

By: Michael S. Gazzaniga

The third edition of a work that defines the field of cognitive neuroscience, with extensive new material including new chapters and new contributors.

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MIT Press

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0262072548

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Tales Of

By: Michael Rogers

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Tales Of

By: Michael Rogers

In the final and epic installment, our guild members transition from heroes to saviours and end the world's calamity and disease. As our heroes' tale reaches its conclusion, what will happen to the yellow-eyed disease? What will happen to the racism, sexism and discrimination? From rebuilding cities, hilarious plays, a singing performance, heartwarming confessions, powers that transcend our dimension and awfully bad puns, The Rostical Guild has everything one could ask for in the final season of the series! The entire guild hopes you have enjoyed over thirty hours of projected game time and if you laughed and cried with them! Thank you for saving the world with us!

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Modernity, Metatheory, and the Temporal-Spatial Divide

From Mythos to Techne

By: Michael Kimaid

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Modernity, Metatheory, and the Temporal-Spatial Divide

From Mythos to Techne

By: Michael Kimaid

This book is about how modernity affects our perceptions of time and space. Its main argument is that geographical space is used to control temporal progress by channeling it to benefit particular political, economic and social interests, or by halting it altogether. By incorporating the ancient Greek myth of the Titanomachy as a conceptual metaphor to explore the elemental ideas of time and space, the author argues that hegemonic interests have developed spatial hierarchy into a comprehensive system of technocratic monoculture, which interrupts temporal development in order to maintain exclusive power and authority. This spatial stasis is reinforced through the control of historical narratives and geographical settings. While increasingly comprehensive, the author argues that this state of affairs can best be challenged by focusing on the development of "unmappable places" which presently exist within the socio-spatial matrix of the modern world.

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Routledge

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Social Psychology

By: Graham M Vaughan,Michael A Hogg

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Social Psychology

By: Graham M Vaughan,Michael A Hogg

The 7th edition of this best-selling social psychology text by Graham Vaughan and Michael Hogg, Social Psychology, retains the structure and approach of the previous edition but has been revised to reflect the changes in the field, with the material thoroughly updated throughout. Social Psychology 7e continues to capture the scope and detail of contemporary social psychology as an international scientific enterprise and at the same time deals with the subject in a way that is relevant to university teaching and social psychology research in Australia and New Zealand.

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1442562315

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Programming Perl in the .NET Environment

By: Yevgeny Menaker,Michael Saltzman,Robert J. Oberg

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Programming Perl in the .NET Environment

By: Yevgeny Menaker,Michael Saltzman,Robert J. Oberg

A practical introduction to programming in Perl utilizing the rich capabilities of Perl and the services provided by .NET.

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0130652067

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The Continuity of Mind

By: Michael Spivey Professor of Psychology Cornell University

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The Continuity of Mind

By: Michael Spivey Professor of Psychology Cornell University

The cognitive and neural sciences have been on the brink of a paradigm shift for over a decade. The traditional information-processing framework in psychology, with its computer metaphor of the mind, is still considered to be the mainstream approach, but dynamical-systems accounts of mental activity are now receiving a more rigorous treatment, allowing them to more beyond merely brandishing trendy buzzwords. The Continuity of the Mind will help to galvanize the forces of dynamical systems theory, cognitive and computational neuroscience, connectionism, and ecological psychology that are needed to complete this paradigm shift. In The Continuity of the Mind Michael Spivey lays bare the fact that comprehending a spoken sentence, understanding a visual scene, or just thinking about the days events involves the serial coalescing of different neuronal activation patterns, i.e., a state-space trajectory that flirts with a series of point attractors. As a result, the brain cannot help but spend most of its time instantiating patterns of activity that are in between identifiable mental states rather than in them. When this scenario is combined with the fact that most cognitive processes are richly embedded in their environmental context in real time, the state space (in which brief visitations of attractor basins are your thoughts) suddenly encompasses not just neuronal dimensions, but extends to biomechanical and environmental dimensions as well. As a result, your moment-by-moment experience of the world around you, even right now, can be described as a continuous trajectory through a high-dimensional state space that is comprised of diverse mental states. Spivey has arranged The Continuity of the Mind to present a systematic overview of how perception, cognition, and action are partially overlapping segments of one continuous mental flow, rather than three distinct mental systems. The initial chapters provide empirical demonstrations of the gray areas in mental activity that happen in between discretely labeled mental events, as well as geometric visualizations of attractors in state space that make the dynamical-systems framework seem less mathematically abstract. The middle chapters present scores of behavioral and neurophysiological studies that portray the continuous temporal dynamics inherent in categorization, language comprehension, visual perception, as well as attention, action, and reasoning. The final chapters conclude with discussions of what the mind itself must look like if its activity is continuous in time and its contents are distributed in state space.

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