On Distant Service

Author : Susan M. Stein
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781640123526

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On Distant Service by Susan M. Stein Pdf

On July 18, 1924, a mob in Tehran killed U.S. foreign service officer Robert Whitney Imbrie. His violent death, the first political murder in the history of the service, outraged the American people. Though Imbrie's loss briefly made him a cause célèbre, subsequent events quickly obscured his extraordinary life and career. Susan M. Stein tells the story of a figure steeped in adventure and history. Imbrie rejected a legal career to volunteer as an ambulance driver during World War I and joined the State Department when the United States entered the war. Assigned to Russia, he witnessed the October Revolution, fled ahead of a Bolshevik arrest order, and continued to track communist activity in Turkey even as the country's war of independence unfolded around him. His fateful assignment to Persia led to his death at age forty-one and set off political repercussions that cloud relations between the United States and Iran to this day. Drawing on a wealth of untapped materials, On Distant Service returns readers to an era when dash and diplomacy went hand-in-hand.

Author : Susan M. Stein
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781640121942

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On Distant Service by Susan M. Stein Pdf

On July 18, 1924, a mob in Tehran killed U.S. foreign service officer Robert Whitney Imbrie. His violent death, the first political murder in the history of the service, outraged the American people. Though Imbrie’s loss briefly made him a cause célèbre, subsequent events quickly obscured his extraordinary life and career. Susan M. Stein tells the story of a figure steeped in adventure and history. Imbrie rejected a legal career to volunteer as an ambulance driver during World War I and joined the State Department when the United States entered the war. Assigned to Russia, he witnessed the October Revolution, fled ahead of a Bolshevik arrest order, and continued to track communist activity in Turkey even as the country’s war of independence unfolded around him. His fateful assignment to Persia led to his death at age forty-one and set off political repercussions that cloud relations between the United States and Iran to this day. Drawing on a wealth of untapped materials, On Distant Service returns readers to an era when dash and diplomacy went hand-in-hand.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Long distance telephone service
ISBN : PURD:32754067682371

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"Slamming"--the Unauthorized Switching of Long-distance Telephone Service by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Pdf

Author : Rita Pellen,William Miller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781317824923

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Internet Reference Support for Distance Learners by Rita Pellen,William Miller Pdf

Make separate library services for distance learners a thing of the past Internet Reference Support for Distance Learners takes a comprehensive look at efforts by librarians and information specialists to provide distance learners with effective services that match those already available on campus. With the development of the World Wide Web and the evolution of Web-based services, reference librarians are adding a human element to the virtual library, blurring the difference between distance learners and traditional users. This unique book examines how they deal with a wide range of related topics, including standards and guidelines, copyright issues, streaming media, and chat and digital references, and presents a historical overview of how reference and instructional services have been delivered to distance users—before and after the creation of the Internet. Internet Reference Support for Distance Learners reveals that librarians do not make a sharp distinction between reference and instruction within the context of distance learning, and that there is no clear boundary between “true” distance learners and more traditional students who might use services designed for nontraditional users. Online capabilities have allowed reference librarians to approximate services advocated by published guidelines and standards, including the ACRL Distance Learning Section’s Guidelines for Distance Learning Library Services, to provide a framework for librarians to plan services for off-campus students. Internet Reference Support for Distance Learners provides practical information on: how librarians can “keep IT simple” when designing methods to access reference support why library Web sites are vital sources of communication between the distance learning student and the reference-based instructional component how to set up a university chat service, including software selection, staff training and assessment how to provide students services beyond traditional provision of resources, including advising, enrollment, and payment of fees how to create an online assistance site that incorporates online versions of traditional print handouts, FAQs, subject guides, course-specific guides, learning modules, and instructional videos in one central location how to work with faculty to create online support for students in Blackboard courses the pros and cons of using open-source software how to create an online library assistance site how to create online information literacy course to teach independent research skills to remote students how to avoid copyright infringement and how to educate library personnel about copyright law how to use Camtasia Studio, a screen capture program to create audio and video for online presentations Internet Reference Support for Distance Learners is an invaluable resource for librarians working in academic, school, special, and public settings, and for library science faculty and students.

Author : Marco Carbone,Jean-Marc Petit
Publisher : Springer
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642298349

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Web Services and Formal Methods by Marco Carbone,Jean-Marc Petit Pdf

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Web Services and Formal Methods, WS-FM 2011, held in Clermont-Ferrand, France, in September 2011. The workshop was co-located with the 9th International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2011. The 9 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 14 submissions. They deal with service oriented computing (SOC), cloud computing and formal methods.

Author : Juan R. Cuadrado Roura,Luis Rubalcaba-Bermejo,J. R. Bryson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781009932

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Trading Services in the Global Economy by Juan R. Cuadrado Roura,Luis Rubalcaba-Bermejo,J. R. Bryson Pdf

This book provides one of the first interdisciplinary reviews of the relationship between services, globalisation and trade liberalisation as we enter the twenty-first century. Written by academics and policymakers, it contains a detailed analysis of the characteristics of service trade and of recent and current service trade negotiations.

Author : Samuel Freeman Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : NYPL:33433007123486

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Reports of Decisions in the Supreme Court of the United States by Samuel Freeman Miller Pdf

Author : L. U. Reavis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : YALE:39002014933577

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The Life and Military Services of Gen. William Selby Harney by L. U. Reavis Pdf

A biography of U.S. Army Brigadier General William Selby Harney.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112042417839

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Telephone Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : W. Kip Viscusi,Joseph E. Harrington, Jr.,David E. M. Sappington
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 1001 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262038065

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Economics of Regulation and Antitrust, fifth edition by W. Kip Viscusi,Joseph E. Harrington, Jr.,David E. M. Sappington Pdf

A thoroughly revised and updated edition of the leading textbook on government and business policy, presenting the key principles underlying sound regulatory and antitrust policy. Regulation and antitrust are key elements of government policy. This new edition of the leading textbook on government and business policy explains how the latest theoretical and empirical economic tools can be employed to analyze pressing regulatory and antitrust issues. The book departs from the common emphasis on institutions, focusing instead on the relevant underlying economic issues, using state-of-the-art analysis to assess the appropriate design of regulatory and antitrust policy. Extensive case studies illustrate fundamental principles and provide insight on key issues in regulation and antitrust policy. This fifth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, reflecting both the latest developments in economic analysis and recent economic events. The text examines regulatory practices through the end of the Obama and beginning of the Trump administrations. New material includes coverage of global competition and the activities of the European Commission; recent mergers, including Comcast-NBC Universal; antitrust in the new economy, including investigations into Microsoft and Google; the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and the Dodd-Frank Act; the FDA approval process; climate change policies; and behavioral economics as a tool for designing regulatory strategies.

Author : Pradhan, Chittaranjan,Das, Himansu,Naik, Bighnaraj,Dey, Nilanjan
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781522551539

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Handbook of Research on Information Security in Biomedical Signal Processing by Pradhan, Chittaranjan,Das, Himansu,Naik, Bighnaraj,Dey, Nilanjan Pdf

Recent advancements and innovations in medical image and data processing have led to a need for robust and secure mechanisms to transfer images and signals over the internet and maintain copyright protection. The Handbook of Research on Information Security in Biomedical Signal Processing provides emerging research on security in biomedical data as well as techniques for accurate reading and further processing. While highlighting topics such as image processing, secure access, and watermarking, this publication explores advanced models and algorithms in information security in the modern healthcare system. This publication is a vital resource for academicians, medical professionals, technology developers, researchers, students, and practitioners seeking current research on intelligent techniques in medical data security.

Author : United States. Federal Communications Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1994 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Telecommunication
ISBN : OSU:32437000504585

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FCC Record by United States. Federal Communications Commission Pdf

Author : Linda L. Lowry
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 2878 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483368962

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The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism by Linda L. Lowry Pdf

Taking a global and multidisciplinary approach, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism brings together a team of international scholars to examine the travel and tourism industry, which is expected to grow at an annual rate of four percent for the next decade. In more than 500 entries spanning four comprehensive volumes, the Encyclopedia examines the business of tourism around the world paying particular attention to the social, economic, environmental, and policy issues at play. The book examines global, regional, national, and local issues including transportation, infrastructure, the environment, and business promotion. By looking at travel trends and countries large and small, the Encyclopedia analyses a wide variety of challenges and opportunities facing the industry. In taking a comprehensive and global approach, the Encyclopedia approaches the field of travel and tourism through the numerous disciplines it reaches, including the traditional tourism administration curriculum within schools of business and management, economics, public policy, as well as social science disciplines such as the anthropology and sociology. Key features include: More than 500 entries authored and signed by key academics in the field Entries on individual countries that details the health of the tourism industry, policy and planning approaches, promotion efforts, and primary tourism draws. Additional entries look at major cities and popular destinations Coverage of travel trends such as culinary tourism, wine tourism, agritourism, ecotourism, geotourism, slow tourism, heritage and cultural-based tourism, sustainable tourism, and recreation-based tourism Cross-references and further readings A Reader’s Guide grouping articles by disciplinary areas and broad themes

Author : Robert MacDougall
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812245691

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The People's Network by Robert MacDougall Pdf

The Bell System dominated telecommunications in the United States and Canada for most of the twentieth century, but its monopoly was not inevitable. In the decades around 1900, ordinary citizens—farmers, doctors, small-town entrepreneurs—established tens of thousands of independent telephone systems, stringing their own wires to bring this new technology to the people. Managed by opportunists and idealists alike, these small businesses were motivated not only by profit but also by the promise of open communication as a weapon against monopoly capital and for protection of regional autonomy. As the Bell empire grew, independents fought fiercely to retain control of their local networks and companies—a struggle with an emerging corporate giant that has been almost entirely forgotten. The People's Network reconstructs the story of the telephone's contentious beginnings, exploring the interplay of political economy, business strategy, and social practice in the creation of modern North American telecommunications. Drawing from government documents in the United States and Canada, independent telephone journals and publications, and the archives of regional Bell operating companies and their rivals, Robert MacDougall locates the national debates over the meaning, use, and organization of the telephone industry as a turning point in the history of information networks. The competing businesses represented dueling political philosophies: regional versus national identity and local versus centralized power. Although independent telephone companies did not win their fight with big business, they fundamentally changed the way telecommunications were conceived.

Author : Kurt D. Michael,John Paul Jameson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783319647357

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Handbook of Rural School Mental Health by Kurt D. Michael,John Paul Jameson Pdf

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of school mental health (SMH) initiatives in rural areas in the United States. It offers clinical and administrative guidelines for innovative and effective programs addressing critical problems among rural youth and in areas where funding and resources are scarce. Chapters cover program development, implementation, sustainability, and evaluation; consider issues of community and policy support; address barriers to access and delivery; and debunk misconceptions about the region and its cultures. Chapters also discuss rural SMH applications relating to special populations, including students with autism, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, conduct disorders, and ADHD. In addition, the book examines the potential of school-based programs as a counter to the stigma and distrust of mental health services common to the region. “/div>Topics featured in the Handbook include: The value of rural SMH from an educator’s standpoint. Preventing suicide among students in rural schools. Substance abuse in rural school settings. Bullying and cyberbully among rural youth. Intergenerational patterns of mental illness in rural settings and their relevance for SMH. The importance of involving communities in culturally competent rural interventions. The Handbook of Rural School Mental Health is a must-have resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in child and school psychology, educational psychology, social work/counseling, educational policymakers, pediatrics/school nursing, teaching, and teacher education.div