Mega Meltdown

Author : Jack Tite
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1800788029

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Mega Meltdown by Jack Tite Pdf

Author : David Griswold
Publisher : American Psychological Association
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781433843082

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Meltdown! by David Griswold Pdf

This humorous picture book uses robots to help kids explore big emotions. Did you know robots never stay up past their bedtime? They power down right at seven o’clock. And when robots are upset, they never hit. They use their programming language: BLEEP BLOOP! But even robots with all the latest updates will occasionally malfunction. Meltdowns happen. And while they are no fun, they don’t last forever. Meltdown! normalizes big emotions and explores some ways to cope with even the biggest mega robot meltdowns. With colorful illustrations full of imaginative details, this pun-tastic picture book is fun to read for robo-kids and grown-up robots alike.

Author : Simon Johnson,James Kwak
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307476609

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13 Bankers by Simon Johnson,James Kwak Pdf

In spite of its key role in creating the ruinous financial crisis of 2008, the American banking industry has grown bigger, more profitable, and more resistant to regulation than ever. Anchored by six megabanks whose assets amount to more than 60 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, this oligarchy proved it could first hold the global economy hostage and then use its political muscle to fight off meaningful reform. 13 Bankers brilliantly charts the rise to power of the financial sector and forcefully argues that we must break up the big banks if we want to avoid future financial catastrophes. Updated, with additional analysis of the government’s recent attempt to reform the banking industry, this is a timely and expert account of our troubled political economy.

Author : Sunny Keller
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Handicraft
ISBN : 9781328742131

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Life Hacks for Kids by Sunny Keller Pdf

Presents unique craft projects that have been seen on the Life hacks for kids YouTube show, including feather earrings, melted crayon art, a headband holder, and indoor s'mores, and includes questions answered by Sunny.

Author : Chris Clearfield,András Tilcsik
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780735233331

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Meltdown by Chris Clearfield,András Tilcsik Pdf

Winner of the 2019 National Business Book Award A groundbreaking take on how complexity causes failure in all kinds of modern systems—from social media to air travel—this practical and entertaining book reveals how we can prevent meltdowns in business and life. A crash on the Washington, D.C. metro system. An accidental overdose in a state-of-the-art hospital. An overcooked holiday meal. At first glance, these disasters seem to have little in common. But surprising new research shows that all these events—and the myriad failures that dominate headlines every day—share similar causes. By understanding what lies behind these failures, we can design better systems, make our teams more productive, and transform how we make decisions at work and at home. Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complexity of our systems creates conditions ripe for failure and why our brains and teams can't keep up. They highlight the paradox of progress: Though modern systems have given us new capabilities, they've become vulnerable to surprising meltdowns—and even to corruption and misconduct. But Meltdown isn't just about failure; it's about solutions—whether you're managing a team or the chaos of your family's morning routine. It reveals why ugly designs make us safer, how a five-minute exercise can prevent billion-dollar catastrophes, why teams with fewer experts are better at managing risk, and why diversity is one of our best safeguards against failure. The result is an eye-opening, empowering, and entirely original book—one that will change the way you see our complex world and your own place in it.

Author : William Krehm
Publisher : COMER Publications
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780968068168

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Meltdown: Money, Debt and the Wealth of Nations, Volume 5 by William Krehm Pdf

Author : Roz Combley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 993 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521122504

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Cambridge Business English Dictionary by Roz Combley Pdf

The most up-to-date business English dictionary created specially for learners of English.

Author : Jay Manuel
Publisher : Bookclick 360 Wordeee
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781946274441

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The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown by Jay Manuel Pdf

The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown is a satirical look behind the scenes of the fictional reality model competition show Model Muse, and global phenomenon. Seen through the eyes of our moral compass narrator, Pablo Michaels-the heart of the production in the helter-skelter world of Model Muse-we see behind-the-scenes and backstage shenanigans of the fashion/reality TV world. As the "The Fixer,” Pablo is the man everyone turns to in a crisis. Struggling to hold the fledgling production together, he juggles his duties to his “BFF,” the ruthless and vulnerable antihero Keisha Kash, his Supermodel boss and to his soul.

Author : Myra Immell
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-11
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780737770568

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Japan's 2011 Natural Disaster and Nuclear Meltdown by Myra Immell Pdf

This enthralling volume helps readers explore the events surrounding Japan's 2011 natural disasters and nuclear meltdown. Controversies, such as whether or not Japan was prepared for these events, are reviewed. Personal narratives of people who were impacted by these events are also shared. Readers will be intrigued by the description of a Tokyo businesswoman stranded by the earthquake. Essayist Izumi Nakano describes what it was like to return to a devastated Japan. This book is a must-have for understanding what the Japanese people experienced.

Author : Rudy Simone
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781849058261

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Aspergirls by Rudy Simone Pdf

Subject: Girls with Asperger's Syndrome are less frequently diagnosed than boys, & even once symptoms have been recognized, help is often not readily available. The image of coping well presented by AS females can often mask difficulties, deficits, challenges, & loneliness.

Author : Jack Tite
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787417786

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Viking Voyagers by Jack Tite Pdf

Around 1,200 years ago the legendary voyaging Norsemen set sail to raid and trade - the Viking Age had begun. Step back in time to find out what Viking life was like, how they travelled, where they traded and their rich mythology. Come face to face with a fearsome berserker, explore inside a Viking longhouse and learn how these expert boat builders made their fleets. Bold graphic illustrations of vibrant Viking characters, incredible artefacts and stunningly detailed scenes by author-illustrator Jack Tite showcase the Viking Age in full brilliant colour. Lively, engaging text throughout is informative and easy to read, and big fold-out pages allow you to discover the Vikings in exciting detail. This book is a must-read for any history-mad child.

Author : Nico Medina,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399543906

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What Was the Ice Age? by Nico Medina,Who HQ Pdf

A mesmerizing overview of the world as it was when glaciers covered the earth and long-extinct creatures like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive. Go back 20,000 years ago to a time of much colder global temperatures when glaciers and extensive sheets of ice covered much of our planet. As these sheets traveled, they caused enormous changes in the Earth's landscape and climate, leading to the evolution of creatures such as giant armadillos, saber-toothed cats, and woolly mammoths as well as club-wielding Neanderthals and later the cleverer modern humans. Nico Medina re-creates this harsh ancient world in a vivid and easy-to-read narrative.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Nuclear industry
ISBN : LOC:00184200533

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Nuclear Siting and Licensing Process (Limerick Atomic Power Station, Pa.) by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Pdf

Author : Robert Gleason
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781466837560

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The Nuclear Terrorist by Robert Gleason Pdf

The threat of nuclear terrorism and weapons of mass destruction has never been greater, yet, as this devastating exposé makes clear, America's leaders, including the last two Presidential administrations, have been shockingly lax and often chillingly reckless when it comes to protecting the United States—and the world—from the spreading threat of nuclear proliferation and the very real possibility that terrorists will stage a nuclear bombing or meltdown on American soil . . . with catastrophic results. Taking no prisoners, Robert Gleason's The Nuclear Terrorist demonstrates how time and again both the Bush and Obama administrations have placed politics and profiteering over public safety; how the government has failed to effectively guard and regulate a "peaceful" nuclear industry that is both cataclysmically expensive and apocalyptically dangerous; how America's nuclear power plants remain vulnerable to both physical and cyber attacks; and how our elected leaders and their advisors continue to do business with rogue states, untrustworthy and unstable "allies," and terrorist backers, while turning a blind eye to the all-but-inevitable consequences of such deals with the devil. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Arthur E. Wilmarth Jr
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Banking law
ISBN : 9780190260705

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Taming the Megabanks by Arthur E. Wilmarth Jr Pdf

Banks were allowed to enter securities markets and become universal banks during two periods in the past century - the 1920s and the late 1990s. Both times the ensuing unsustainable booms led to destructive busts - the Great Depression of the early 1930s and the Global Financial Crisis of2007-09. Both times, universal banks made high-risk loans and packaged them into securities that were sold as safe investments to poorly-informed investors. Both times, governments were forced to arrange costly bailouts.Congress passed the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 in response to the Great Depression. The Act broke up universal banks and established a decentralized financial system composed of three separate and independent sectors: banking, securities, and insurance. That system was stable and successful for overfour decades until the big-bank lobby persuaded regulators to open loopholes in Glass-Steagall during the 1980s and convinced Congress to repeal it in 1999.In Taming the Megabanks, Arthur Wilmarth, Jr. argues that we must separate banks from securities markets again to avoid another devastating financial crisis and ensure that our financial system serves Main Street business firms and consumers instead of Wall Street bankers and speculators. Wilmarth'scomprehensive and detailed analysis of the roles played by universal banks in the two worst financial catastrophes of the past century demonstrates that a new Glass-Steagall Act would make our financial system much more stable and less likely to produce boom-and-bust cycles. And giant universalbanks would no longer dominate our financial system or receive enormous subsidies.Congress did not adopt a new Glass-Steagall Act after the Global Financial Crisis. Instead, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act. Dodd-Frank's highly technical reforms tried to make banks safer but left the dangerous universal banking system in place. Universal banks continue to pose unacceptablerisks to financial stability and economic and social welfare. They exert far too much influence over our political and regulatory systems because of their immense size and their undeniable "too-big-to-fail" status.Taming the Megabanks forcefully makes the case for a a new Glass-Steagall Act to break up universal banks. A more decentralized and competitive system of independent banks and securities firms would not only provide better service to Main Street businesses and ordinary consumers but also bringstability to a volatile financial system.