“…While this arrangement seems to work for some, particularly those in academia and policymaking (who make decisions about educating others), it serves many of us somewhat less satisfactorily. This book documents the ongoing journey of a young cheese professional as she navigates the worlds of formal and informal education and the craft and art of cheesemaking. …”

“…There is no more important region of the world for us to better understand than Asia--and thus we cannot afford to keep getting Asia so wrong. …”

“…And it is a story about the ways we look to great books and writers to help us make sense of our experience, about the power of literature to change—to save—our lives…”

“…Emphasising the connection between federalism and liberty, the debates that took place at these conventions show how questions of liberty were central to the formation of state government, allowing students and scholars to discover important insights into liberty and to develop a better understanding of U.S. history. The debates excerpted in "Democracy, Liberty, and Property" focus on the conventions of Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia, and they include contributions from the principal statesmen of the founding era, including John Adams, James Madison, James Monroe, and John Marshall…”

“…Understanding the fundamental differences between AI technologies is critical for a technologically literate public to evaluate how AI is being used all around us. In this book, Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor explain the major strains of AI in use today: generative AI, predictive AI, and AI for content moderation. …”

“…In Age of Anger, Pankaj Mishra answers our bewilderment by casting his gaze back to the eighteenth century before leading us to the present. He shows that as the world became modern, those who were unable to enjoy its promises--of freedom, stability and prosperity--were increasingly susceptible to demagogues. …”

“…Dicha documentación ha permitido a la autora elaborar un muy completo censo de periodistas y colaboradores de prensa gaditanos, muchos de los cuales-bien por su actividad profesional, por su relevancia política o sindical o por us pertenencia a organizaciones como la Masonería- iban a ser objeto de la durísima represión desencadenada por los militares golpistas, subrevados contra la República en julio de 1936. …”

“…As Broecker points out, if a well-meaning fairy godmother were to turn us all into energy-saving paragons at the stroke of midnight tonight, the resulting reduction in atmospheric carbon dioxide might lessen but could not turn aside the great warming tide now headed our way. …”
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“…Rooted at every turn in close examination of the primary evidence, it outlines the secret operations of the CIA, MI6 and the KGB, and the full extent of the aid and intelligence from the West which armed and trained the Afghan fighters. Drawing from US, UK and Russian archives, Panagiotis Dimitrakis analyses the Chinese arms deals with the CIA, the multiple recorded intelligence failures of KGB intelligence and secret letters from the office of Margaret Thatcher to Jimmy Carter. …”

“…By way of events as disparate as the American Revolution and the horrific world wars of the twentieth century, Peter Frankopan realigns the world, orientating us eastwards, and illuminating how even the rise of the West 500 years ago resulted from its efforts to gain access to and control these Eurasian trading networks. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 6: Help Wanted-Inclusive Recruiting -- Chapter 7: The Best Person for the Job-Merit-BasedHiring -- Chapter 8: It's Who You Know- Protégésand Professional Development -- Chapter 9: Exceed Expectations-The Performance Evaluation -- Chapter 10: The Physiology of Pay -- Chapter 11: Family Matters -- Chapter 12: Leadership Material -- Chapter 13: Blueprints for Inclusive Workspaces -- Chapter 14: AI Won't Save Us (Unless We Save It First) -- Chapter 15: DEI Principles to Live By -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Index -- EULA…”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Louis Model; 3.4.9 The Liu-Hwa Model; 3.5 Models of the US Economy in the 1990s and Later; 3.5.1 The DRI Model; 3.5.2 The Quarterly WEFA Model; 3.5.3 The Quarterly DRI-WEFA Model-The GLOBAL INSIGHT Model…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.1.1 Changing Climate in the Energy Industry2.1.2 PV Markets; 2.2 Policy Review of Selected Countries; 2.2.1 Review of US Policies; 2.2.2 Europe; 2.2.3 Asia; 2.3 Policy Impact on PV Market Development; 2.4 Future PV Market Growth Scenarios; 2.4.1 Diffusion Curves; 2.4.2 Experience Curves; 2.4.3 PV Diffusion in the US under Different Policy Scenarios; 2.5 Toward a Sustainable Future; References; 3 The Physics of the Solar Cell; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Fundamental Properties of Semiconductors; 3.2.1 Crystal Structure; 3.2.2 Energy Band Structure…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive summary -- Possible futures of the pandemic: opportunities and challenges -- The vision of aids2031 -- AIDS timeline -- List of acronyms -- Chapter 1: The future of AIDS: a still-unfolding global challenge -- Reflecting on the past, looking toward the future -- What the history of AIDS may tell us about the future -- Epidemics often differ radically within and between countries and regions -- The pandemic is constantly evolving -- The evolution of each epidemic is affected by its social, economic, and physical environment -- The epidemic has become firmly entrenched in Southern Africa -- AIDS discriminates -- The pandemic's history cautions us to anticipate unexpected turns over the next generation -- AIDS in a changing world -- Globalization -- Climate change -- Population growth -- A changing global power structure -- Scenarios for the pandemic's future -- Choices made in the next five years will profoundly affect how the pandemic will look in 2031 -- To achieve dramatic change, all available tools must be used to their maximum advantage -- Prioritizing HIV prevention is critical to accelerated progress between now and 2031 -- To achieve optimal results for 2031, new prevention tools will be needed -- Delivering treatment to those who need it will be vital to minimizing the pandemic's impact -- These projections underscore the need to intensify measures to mitigate the pandemic's impact -- Endnotes -- Chapter 2: Generating knowledge for the future -- AIDS and the power of science -- The limits of science to date -- Generating global public goods -- Prospects for a cure -- New diagnostic technologies -- New prevention tools -- A preventive vaccine -- Building the evidence base for community-level and structural prevention approaches -- Innovative financing and mission-oriented research and development…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 12. How Groups Define Us…”

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