“…. -- President Barack Obama March 11, 2010 This book is the product of hundreds and hundreds of hours of research, with material, both primary and secondary, reviewed, studied, and gleaned from numerous sources, including White House documentation, the US Congress, various other government agencies, many web searches for specific and general information, certain web blogs that are concerned with China's growing economic influence, and then the analysis of the accumulated information. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The Magic Number Strategy How Strong is Your House? Your Magic Number How Much Will You Need? …”

“…"Applicable to both in-house and outsourced operations, IT Services offers a total roadmap for executives building enterprise-wide operations centers; practical help for managers seeking to deliver cost-effective support; and invaluable insight for IT "customers" who need to know what they can expect from their technology professionals."…”

“…Its authors comprise a veritable house of diamonds-internationally known HCI researchers, every one of whom has successfully…”

“…But Goldberg's appointment worries a cabal of ruthless right-wingers-ostensibly allies of Stowe, whose money lubricates their zany scary conspiracies-with very close ties to the White House. They fear that Goldberg will find something in Stowe…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Plot II: sacrifice for the movement -- Plot III: small wins against the odds -- Conclusion -- 6 Rituals for Radicals -- Subtle gestures: personal stories in political spaces -- The political is personal: becoming characters in the drama of life -- Really listening: "No story lives unless someone wants to listen" -- Telling oneself into the movement: the power of an unfinished ritual -- Solidarity games -- Public dramas -- Conclusion -- 7 Magical Feelings as the Source and Aim of Myths and Rituals -- Taking magic in-house -- Searching for magic in unexpected places -- Power to the people, magic in the movement -- It has to be non-instrumental -- It has to be more than a party -- It has to be radically democratic -- It has to be productive -- It has to transform those involved -- Conclusion -- 8 Traditions at the End of History -- Tradition as a liberating force -- Inheriting which past: cultural interweaving -- Leaving a mark together: collective legacy making -- Tradition as both object and process -- Myths, rituals and magic as both embedded in, and tools for making, traditions -- Tradition making as a public duty -- Conclusion -- 9 The Truth Won't Save Us -- Saving liberalism from itself wherever you're at -- Myth -- Rituals -- Magic -- Tradition -- A pre-contractual 'we' of place and compassionate truth -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover…”

“…Important themes in the present volume include injustice within Judah’s royal house, sexual immorality among the clergy, and true versus false prophecy. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; 1.1.1 Model archival; 1.1.2 Incremental deployability; 1.1.3 Live data feeds; 1.1.4 Trade persistence; 1.1.5 Regular processing; 1.2 Quants and quantitative developers; 1.3 Need for speed; 1.4 Implementation options; 1.4.1 Outsource to vendor; 1.4.2 Use vendor API; 1.4.3 Develop in-house; 1.4.4 Replace vended systems; 1.5 Current trends; 1.6 Technical and business aspects of platform design; 1.7 Importance of processes…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Household wealth and indebtedness -- Annex Table 60. House prices -- Annex Table 61. House price ratios…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Ingredient and Service Brands -- The Power of Brand Portfolios -- Stretching the Brand -- Expanding the Brand Portfolio -- The Characteristics of Strong Brand Portfolios -- Portfolio Problems -- Making Portfolio Decisions -- Brand Portfolio Models -- House of Brands -- Branded House -- Keys to Success -- Key to Success #1: Build and Extend Core Brands -- Key to Success #2: Add Brands to the Portfolio to Address Major Opportunities -- Key to Success #3: Proactively Prune Weak and Redundant Brands -- Key to Success #4: Keep Things Simple -- Key to Success #5: Involve Senior Management -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Competitive Brand Strategies: Creating Pioneer, Fast-Follower, and Late-Mover Advantage -- Pioneering Advantage -- A Pioneer Is a Low-Risk Choice -- Consumers Remember Pioneers -- A Pioneer Sets Category Standards -- Fast Following: A Different Path to Success -- The Fast-Follower Advantage -- Catching the Wave: Growth-Stage Entrants -- Late Movers: Different but Not Disruptive -- Overlooked Value -- Just Different Enough -- Late Movers: The Power of Innovation -- The Innovation Challenge -- Strategic Innovation -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Leading the Brand: Brand Strategy Orchestration and Implementation -- Leadership, Implementation, and Branding -- Pitfalls in Brand Strategy Implementation -- A Framework for Brand Strategy Orchestration and Implementation -- Company Strategy -- Brand Platform -- Culture -- Brand Governance System -- Tools -- Momentum -- Two Critical Roles -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 6 The Three Keys to Building Global Brands with Soul -- Finding the Common Threads: Winning with Global Insights -- Find the Common Thread -- Segment across Habits and Needs -- Enlist Local Managers -- Test and Adjust -- Going Glocal: Getting the Right Balance of Global and Local -- Decentralize to Find the Right Balance…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Becoming all things to all people with trial-and-error inventory -- Specializing with limited inventory -- Chapter 6 Fulfilling Expectations and Orders -- Figuring Out the Logistics of Shipping -- Developing an In-House Fulfillment Model -- Deciding to Outsource Fulfillment -- Finding an outsourcing partner -- Establishing your outsourcing relationship -- Operating with an outsourced fulfillment house -- Assessing the quality of the fulfillment work -- Shaping Up and Shipping Out -- Giving your customers shipping options -- Creating online postage and labels -- Having items picked up for delivery -- Shipping international orders -- Maintaining the Backend -- Deciding on a database -- Using handheld scanners and bar codes -- Developing a shelving inventory system -- Feeding orders into the shipping department -- Book 5 Managing Security Risks -- Chapter 1 Understanding Security and Your Risks -- Legal Responsibility: The Merchant and the Customer -- Avoiding chargebacks -- Protecting privacy: GDPR and growing compliance concerns -- Keeping Your Website Secure -- Chapter 2 Developing a Plan: Security and Business Continuity -- Making a Plan -- Policies and procedures -- Inventory and skills assessments -- Risk analysis -- Existing security measures -- Action plan and backup alternatives -- People, resources, and follow-up communications -- Creating a Budget for Your Plan -- Finding Security Resources -- Chapter 3 Spotting and Thwarting Bad Actors, Hackers, and More -- Fending Off Attacks -- Deterring Bad Actors -- Avoiding Common Threats -- Keeping Your Domain Name Safe -- Staying Away from Scams -- Social engineering -- Phishing -- Smishing -- Pharming -- Vishing -- Scareware -- Extortion -- Insider threats -- Mobile Security Risks -- Understanding How a Wireless LAN Works -- Establishing Barriers -- Following your common sense…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The standard data seed -- Table-driven - when test data drives behavior -- Scriptable users and structure -- Exploring synthetic users -- Leveraging production refreshes -- Exploring development, test, and production environments -- Understanding the regulatory issues in test data management -- The user spy feature -- Summary -- Part 2: Testing and Software Delivery -- Chapter 8: Delivery Models and Testing -- Technical requirements -- Waterfall -- The advantages of and place for the waterfall -- The V-Model -- Iterative, incremental, and mini waterfalls -- Extreme Programming (XP) -- The context of XP -- Scrum and SAFe -- The context of Scrum -- SAFe and its context -- House-rules software development -- The Agile Manifesto -- Context-driven testing -- Illustrations of the principles in action -- Kanban as a house rule -- Continuous delivery and deployment -- DevOps, Platform Engineering, SRE -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 9: The Puzzle Pieces of Good Testing -- Technical requirements -- Recipes - how to do hard things -- Defining recipes -- Shouldn't recipes just be automated? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Oh, Behave! Adhering to Etsy's House Rules -- Private Party: Guarding Your Privacy on Etsy -- Understanding Etsy's Privacy Policy -- Changing your privacy settings -- Safe Passage: Keeping Yourself Safe on Etsy -- Choosing a strong password -- Making your account more secure -- Staying safe in Etsy's public places -- Avoiding scams on Etsy -- Part 2 If You Build It, They Will Come: Setting Up Your Etsy Shop -- Chapter 5 Sell Yes: Understanding What You Can and Can't Sell on Etsy -- Yes, We Can! …”