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The Bestselling Classic Updated for Surfers, Sailors, Oceanographers, Climate Activists, and Those Who Love the Sea First published in 1963 and updated in 1979, this classic was an essential handbook for anyone who studies, surfs, protects, or is fascinated by the ocean. The original author, Willard Bascom, was a master of the subject and included a wealth of information, based on theory and statistics, but also anecdotal observation and personal experience. It brought to the general public understanding of the awesome and complex power of the waves. This revision from Kim McCoy adds recent facts and anecdotes to update the book's relevance in the time of climate change. One of the most significant effects of global warming will be sea-level rise. What will this mean to waves and beaches, and what effects are we already seeing? New text and photos cover events such as the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, Hurricane Katrina flooding of 2005, and the 2011 earthquake and resulting devastation in Fukishima. As well as students, surfers, and the general public, this updated edition of a beloved classic is an essential handbook for climate scientists and ocean activists, providing clear explanations and detailed resources for the constant battle to preserve the shore.

Táto publikácia analyzuje všetky inštitucionálne práva opozície v Národnej rade Slovenskej republiky a Poslaneckej snemovni Českej republiky v období rokov 1992-2016. Analýze sú podrobené tieto inštitucionálne faktory: legislatívna iniciatíva, novelizovanie rokovacieho poriadku skúmaných parlamentných telies; obsadzovanie postov vo vedení parlamentu, v parlamentných výboroch a komisiách; hlasovanie o dôvere a nedôvere vláde alebo jej členovi; kladenie parlamentných otázok a interpelácií; podania na ústavný súd a referendová iniciatíva. Prostredníctvom hodnotenia týchto možností prináša kniha analýzu ich využívania v oboch krajinách v čase, ale predovšetkým prináša komparáciu využívania práv parlamentnej opozície a jej celkovej sily voči vláde na Slovensku a v Českej republike.

If you are thinking about starting your own consultancy; have started one and hit your first round of growing pains, or are a veteran looking at an exit, this book is for you.

Creating successful user experiences is essential for driving business success through effective software products. This resource draws on the expertise of Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman, presenting 101 key principles for usability and design. It serves as a practical reference for UX professionals and a concise guide for anyone aiming to enhance their UX efforts. The principles include essential insights such as ensuring good UX has a clear structure, making links visually distinct, avoiding outdated icons, and determining the nature of user interactions. It emphasizes the importance of testing with real users, optimizing font usage, and providing effective search results. The book encourages a user-centric approach, urging designers to show rather than tell. Readers have praised it as both a comprehensive read and a handy reference for tackling real-world UX challenges. It inspires designers to articulate fundamental principles often taken for granted. With insights on user expectations, navigation arrangement, simplicity, and effective communication through design, this book is a valuable tool for both newcomers and seasoned professionals in the UX field. It covers a wide range of topics, including clickable elements, data input, and the appropriate use of design features like progress bars and dropdowns.

Der überarbeitete Einführungsband zeigt und erläutert das Zusammenwirken aller Konstruktionsteile im Bauwerk zur Abtragung horizontaler und vertikaler Einwirkungen in den Baugrund. Typische Tragwerkselemente, insbesondere die im Hochbau eingesetzten Flächentragwerke, die für die Modellierung komplexer Strukturen verwendete Fachwerksanalogie sowie die Gebäudesicherheitsklassen werden eingehend dargestellt. Enthalten ist auch ein Überblick zur aktuellen Bauweise im Massiv- und Skelettbau. Die Risikoanalyse für Bestandsgebäude sowie Konstruktionsbeispiele wurden neu aufgenommen, die Normen auf europäische Regelungen umgestellt.

Focusing on an enigmatic figure from Michigan, this book offers insights into America's evolving spiritual landscape. It serves as an engaging introduction for readers interested in understanding the complexities of contemporary spirituality and the influences shaping it.

Brings attention to particular themes regarding immigration to North and South America, theprincipal destinations fo rCzechs and Scandinavians during the great migrations from Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The publication dicusses the strategies adopted by "minor" nationalities in the new wordl, and reflects on the phenomenon af American migration in national literature

Hani Rashid, co-founder of Asymptote, the visionary New York architectural practice, has been heading up Studio Hani Rashid in Vienna since 2011. The curriculum focuses on the development of conceptual and practical skills for creating future-oriented architecture – on experimental investigation of atmospheric, phenomenal, and visual effects, which provides intelligent solutions for contemporary forms of dwelling and being but which should also satisfy „feasibility criteria“. „Re: Futures“ uses texts, digital visualizations and descriptive architectural sketches to document the work created over recent years, and thereby reveals a spectrum of contemporary design methods and future-oriented architectural themes.

From the eminent historian Norman Stone, who has lived and worked in the country since 1997, comes this concise survey of Turkey's relations with its immediate neighbours and the wider world from the 11th century to the present day. Stone deftly conducts the reader through this story, from the arrival of the Seljuks in Anatolia in the eleventh century to today's thriving republic. It is an historical account of epic proportions, featuring rapacious leaders such as Genghis Khan and Tamerlane through the glories of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent to Kemal Atatürk, the reforming genius and founder of modern Turkey. At its height, the Ottoman Empire was a superpower that brought Islam to the gates of Vienna. Stone examines the reasons for the empire's long decline and shows how it gave birth to the modern Turkish republic, where east and west, religion and secularism, tradition and modernity still form vibrant elements of national identity. Norman Stone brilliantly draws out the larger themes of Turkey's history, resulting in a book that is a masterly exposition of the historian's craft.

Securing the Outdoor Construction Site: Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation offers a holistic view of security planning for vulnerable capital projects, providing the strategic and tactical plans needed to protect large areas with a minimum investment in personnel and equipment. This book is a one-stop reference that provides effective security strategies, methods, and tactics to mitigate the theft of equipment and how to avoid these incidents altogether. In addition, the book outlines the true costs of construction site theft to organizations in terms of lost time, equipment, and brand reputation, along with increased insurance premiums and danger to personnel. It lists the types of theft that regularly occur at sites, explores their underlying causes, and documents their worldwide financial significance. Finally, readers will learn how to conduct a construction site survey with loss prevention in mind, and how to budget for the unexpected. - Provides complete guidelines for implementing a loss prevention program for any large outdoor construction project - Offers proven strategies for minimizing capital loss and costly delays using a minimum number of personnel and security technologies - Demonstrates how to develop proactive partnerships with law enforcement to stop theft before it occurs - Includes the latest data on outdoor construction theft and its impact - Draws on case studies and examples from around the world

Get unstuck and start stacking! This guide helps you tackle common issues in OpenStack, making you the go-to person in your organization. It equips you to troubleshoot and resolve challenges related to performance, availability, and automation in production-ready OpenStack environments, ultimately saving you time and reducing frustration with storage and networking problems. Designed for those with a basic understanding of OpenStack, Linux, and Cloud computing, this book leverages your Linux knowledge to boost your confidence in handling OpenStack issues. You will learn to diagnose and fix authentication and authorization problems in Keystone, address common Glance image issues, and master troubleshooting Neutron networking. Additionally, you'll navigate problems with Nova, resolve Cinder block storage issues, and correct Swift object storage problems. The guide also covers isolating issues caused by Heat orchestration and effectively using Ceilometer and other monitoring tools. OpenStack is a rapidly growing open-source project that enables the creation of public or private clouds on your hardware, offering flexibility and control. This book introduces OpenStack troubleshooting tools and walks you through each service, helping you quickly diagnose and correct problems. Understanding the major components and their interactions is crucial for effective troubleshooting, and the guide provides insights into common errors and so

Studie Ladislav Fuks: Vévodkyně a kuchařka – zjevení biedermeieru? je pokusem o interpretaci posledního románu Ladislava Fukse, situovaného především do Vídně v epoše fin de siecle. Zabývá se vztahem románového fikčního světa ke kultuře a filozofii biedermeieru. O biedermeieru je zde uvažováno jako o hodnotovém proudu, harmonizujícím přístup k životu, ale i metodě, která preferuje idylu a vtiskuje specifické rysy formální podobě textu. Jako analytický nástroj je vzhledem k výrazné intertextualitě Fuksovy textury zvolena teorie transtextuality Gérarda Genetta.

Kniha je věnována fenoménu humoru ve školním prostředí. Přináší výsledky původního empirického výzkumu, v němž jako datový zdroj slouží písemná vyprávění žáků a učitelů popisující jejich humorné zážitky ze školy. Prostřednictvím narativní analýzy těchto textů jsou zkoumány jednak typické podoby školního humoru, jednak funkce, které humor plní v sociálním životě a vzájemných vztazích žáků a učitelů.

The daily pursuit of science by professional scientists diverges significantly from the public's perception. Rather than a strict, methodical system for accumulating facts, science often resembles a quirky search for understanding in largely unexplored areas. This journey is marked by wrong turns, mistaken identities, and occasional successes. The common misconception of science as infallible stems from an education system focused solely on facts through intimidating textbooks, and media that highlight discoveries without addressing the underlying processes. Politicians, who fund scientific endeavors to inform policy, and some scientists, who fear discussing failures may jeopardize their careers, further perpetuate this distorted view. This work aims to make science more relatable by shedding light on its inherent flaws. In this sequel to Ignorance, the author illustrates that failure is an integral part of the scientific process, essential for progress. By showcasing how science began with trial and error, the book offers the public an insider's perspective on the realities of scientific work, striving to make it more accessible, understandable, and engaging.

Das Jahrbuch der Deutschen Schillergesellschaft ist ein literaturwissenschaftliches Periodikum, das vorwiegend Beiträge zur deutschsprachigen Literatur von der Aufklärung bis zur Gegenwart veröffentlicht. Diese Zeitspanne entspricht den Sammelgebieten des Deutschen Literaturarchivs Marbach, das von der Deutschen Schillergesellschaft getragen wird. Arbeiten zu Schiller sind besonders willkommen, bilden aber nur einen Teil des Spektrums. Weitere Gebiete, denen ein verstärktes Interesse gilt, sind die Geschichte der Germanistik (der sich auch eine Marbacher Arbeitsstelle widmet) und das Verhältnis von Text und Bild. Darüber hinaus ist es ein Ziel des Schiller-Jahrbuchs, wichtige unveröffentlichte "Texte und Dokumente" zu publizieren. Außerdem werden regelmäßig Diskussionen über aktuelle Probleme der Literaturwissenschaft und des literarischen Lebens geführt sowie - vom Jahrgang 2000 an - eine jährliche internationale Bibliographie zu Schiller geboten.

Anabolic Steroid Abuse in Public Safety Personnel: A Forensic Manual provides readers with information on both the history and overwhelming evidence relating to steroid abuse in the law enforcement subculture. The text raises awareness regarding the pervasiveness of the problem that has grown into a systemic and nationwide phenomenon, and then addresses the consequences of anabolic steroid abuse on individual health, agency liability, and public safety. Particular attention is paid to forensic issues, including investigative, evidentiary, and legal concerns, facilitating just and lawful outcomes when these crimes are suspected or exposed.

Dieses Handbuch ist mit dem Erscheinen der 9. Auflage seit 50 Jahren ein Standardwerk für den Bereich der professionellen Tonstudiotechnik. Die Neuauflage trägt allen relevanten Entwicklungen Rechnung. Zunächst werden die physikalisch-technischen Grundlagen sowie die analoge Tonstudiotechnik dargestellt, soweit sie noch von Bedeutung sind. Danach werden aktuelle Technologien der Digitaltechnik und andere moderne Entwicklungen behandelt.

The Fashion Insiders’ Guides are carefully curated compendiums of the current hotspots, classic haunts, and hidden gems of the world’s greatest fashion destinations. A former Parisian living in New York, French Vogue correspondent Carole Sabas was often approached by friends and colleagues on their way to Paris for Fashion Week, looking for the best place for a quick facial, early morning yoga, or to meet a friend for a drink. So many people asked, in fact, that she produced a small guide filled with advice, which she gave out for free. Requests for more information and other cities came pouring in. Abrams is now making Sabas’s Paris and New York guides available to everyone, with expanded content including chapters such as “Eating and Drinking,” “Beauty,” “Health,” “Shopping,” “Art,” and an eclectic selection of odds and ends called “Might Be Useful One Day.” Written with a light touch and in a friendly tone, each entry includes a description of the recommended spots with hints about when to go, who to ask for, and what to get, as well as location and contact information. The inclusion of additional advice from local fashion celebrities on their favorite places to frequent puts readers confidently in-the-know. Peppered throughout with drawings by a noted and local fashion illustrator, these beautifully designed guides will be the must-have accessories of the season.

When implemented correctly, release management ensures quality throughout the development, implementation, and delivery of services, applications, and infrastructure. This holistic approach enhances system availability, reduces maintenance costs, and boosts stability, maintainability, and reliability. Filled with practical insights, this guide illustrates effective release process implementation in real-world scenarios. It clarifies the distinctions and similarities between release management and project management, addressing common confusions about these complementary processes. The book tackles day-to-day challenges for successful implementation, detailing what to implement, how, and when. It includes a comprehensive model for executing a release management process, along with templates, diagrams, and role charts to facilitate implementation in your organization. Cultural aspects are also addressed, providing strategies to communicate the benefits of release management across all organizational levels, overcome objections, and assess readiness. Emphasizing performance measurement, it guides the development of effective metrics and offers examples of productivity measures. Recognizing that implementation strategies may vary across organizations, this accessible guide equips you with the tools to tailor a release management practice to fit your specific needs.

Why has political corruption emerged as a major obstacle to successful democratic consolidation in Eastern Europe? Exploring the origins, scope, and impact of political corruption in the region's post communist states, Tatiana Kostadinova identifies the factors that favor illicit behavior and considers how the various forms of malfeasance are threatening democracy. Rich cross-national data and an in-depth study of Bulgaria reveal how parties and their leaders have exploited the transitional environment for private benefit, as well as how domestic and external forces-including the EU integration process-are constraining corruption. Kostadinova's conclusions point to the policy-relevant implications of her study for Eastern Europe, and for transitional democracies around the world

Over the last 14 years of advising leading global companies, author Philip Weiss developed a unique approach designed for the modern executive to adapt and thrive in this age of vast networks, digital communications and perpetual change. The Hyperthinking model is predicated on the assumption that the most important skill required to help you and your organization grow is the mind-set of individuals. Using the techniques in this book, practitioners will be able to continuously alter their perceptions and discover how to adapt to this new business world.

This book provides a concise and jargon-free guide to the thinking and practice of this exciting approach, enabling people to make changes in their lives in the shortest possible time.

The fourth volume of the Anthology of Philosophy in Persia deals with one of the richest and yet least known periods of philosophical life in Persia, the centuries between the seventh/thirteenth century, that saw the eclipse of the school of Khorosan, and the tenth/sixteenth century that coincided with the rise of the Safavids. The main schools dealt with in this volume are the Peripatetic (mashsha'i) School, the School of Illumination (ishraq) of Suhrawardi, and various forms of philosophical Sufism, especially the school of Ibn 'Arabi, that had its origins in the works of Ghazzali and 'Ayn al-Qudat Hamadani. This period was also notable for the philosopher-scientists such as Nasir al-Din Tusi and Qutb al-Din Shirazi.

This innovative new textbook seeks to provide undergraduate students of international relations with valuable and relevant historical context, bridging the gap and offering a genuinely interdisciplinary approach. Each chapter integrates both historical analysis and literature and applies this to an international relations context in an accessible fashion, allowing students to understand the historical context in which these core issues have developed. The book is organised thematically around the key issues in international relations such as war, peace, sovereignty, identity, empire and international organisations. Each chapter provides an overview of the main historical context, theories and literature in each area and applies this to the study of international relations. Providing a fresh approach, this work will be essential reading for all students of international relations and international relations theory.

Maya Python for Games and Film is the first book to focus exclusively on how to implement Python with Maya. Written by trusted authorities in the field, this in-depth guide will help you master Maya Python, whether you're a seasoned technical artist looking to make the transition from MEL to Python or an aspiring artist not wanting to scramble for

Provides information on how to discover security flaws in Web applications to defend against hackers

Who was Pandora and what was in her famous box? How did Achilles get his Achilles heel? What exactly is a Titan? And why is one computer virus known as a Trojan horse?The myths of ancient Greece and Rome can seem bewilderingly complex, yet they are so much a part of modern life and discourse that most of us know fragments of them. This comprehensive companion takes these fragments and weaves them into an accessible and enjoyable narrative, guiding the reader through the basic stories of classical myth.Philip Matyszak explains the sequences of events and introduces the major plots and characters, from the origins of the world and the labors of Hercules to the Trojan War and the voyages of Odysseus and Aeneas. He brings to life an exotic cast of heroes and monsters, wronged women and frighteningly arbitrary yet powerful gods. He also shows how the stories have survived and greatly influenced later art and culture, from Renaissance painting and sculpture to modern opera, literature, movies, and everyday products.

Who's Afraid of Conceptual Art? is a clear and lively introduction to philosophy art and aesthetics though the compelling, challenging, and often perplexing practice of conceptual art.

""Blows the lid on so many TV secrets"" Tom Archer, Controller Factual, BBC ""If every first-time producer read this before pitching a program, I guarantee a greater success rate"" Gary Lico, President/CEO, CABLEready, USA In recent years there has been an explosion of broadcast and cable channels with a desperate need for original factual/reality programming to fill their schedules: documentaries, observational series, makeover formats, reality competitions. Yet television executives receive a daily avalanche of inappropriate pitches from pushy, badly prepared producers. Only 1 in 100 prop

Japanese Language, Gender and Ideology is a collection of previously unpublished articles by established as well as promising young scholars in Japanese language and gender studies. The contributors to this edited volume argue that traditional views of language in Japan are cultural constructs created by policy makers and linguists, and that Japanese society in general, and language use in particular, are much more diverse and heterogeneous than previously understood. This volume brings together studies that substantially advance our understanding of the relationship between Japanese language and gender, with particular focus on examining local linguistic practices in relation to dominant ideologies. Topics studies include gender and politeness, the history of language policy, language and Japanese romance novels and fashion magazines, bar talk, dictionary definitions, and the use of first-person pronouns. The volume will substantially advance the agenda of this field, and will be of interest to sociolinguists, anthropologists, sociologists, and scholars of Japan and Japanese.

Yale computer expert David Gelernter sees a huge leap in technology approaching, as our small-scale computer programs are about to be joined by a vast public software works that will revolutionize computing and transform society itself. Plans are on the drawing board for a massive network that will constantly receive data from all areas of public life, and allow us to interact and manipulate with the larger world through our computer screens. Imagine exploringthe performance of local school systems through your computer screen, or starting and running a campaign for local office via your terminal. In this intriguing book, Gelernter shows how Mirror Worlds will come into existence, offering a dazzling glimpse of the coming revolution.