Strange Networks

Author : Tracy K. Betsinger,Amy B. Scott,Anastasia Tsaliki
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781683401407

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The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange by Tracy K. Betsinger,Amy B. Scott,Anastasia Tsaliki Pdf

Abnormal burial practices have long been a source of fascination and debate within the fields of mortuary archaeology and bioarchaeology. The Odd, the Unusual, and the Strange investigates an unparalleled geographic and temporal range of burials that differ from the usual customs of their broader societies, emphasizing the importance of a holistic, context-driven approach to these intriguing cases. From an Andean burial dating to 3500 BC to mummified bodies interred in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily, during the twentieth century, the studies in this volume cross the globe and span millennia. The unusual cases explored here include Native American cemeteries in Illinois, “vampire” burials in medieval Poland, and a mass grave of decapitated soldiers in ancient China. Moving away from the simplistic assumption that these burials represent people who were considered deviant in society, contributors demonstrate the importance of an integrated biocultural approach in determining why an individual was buried in an unusual way. Drawing on historical, sociocultural, archaeological, and biological data, this volume critically evaluates the binary of “typical” versus “atypical” burials. It expands our understanding of the continuum of variation within mortuary practices, helping researchers better interpret burial evidence to learn about the people and cultures of the past. A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen

Author : Thom Mayne
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780847869411

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Strange Networks by Thom Mayne Pdf

An exquisitely crafted, large format volume featuring new and previously unpublished artwork by legendary architect Thom Mayne, principal of Morphosis Architects. Strange Networks debuts a new body of artwork and studies by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne. Emerging from the same interests that shape the design philosophy of his internationally renowned architecture firm Morphosis, the works explore the tension between organizational systems and chance behavior, between the manual and digital, and between individual and collective authorship. Reproduced in exquisite detail, the intricate lithographic prints and digitally derived sculptural works--or "drawdels" for how they combine the notion of drawing and modelling--embody a search for forms and methods resonant with our contemporary state of instability and hyper-connection. With a foreword by Thom Mayne and essays by Stefano Casciani, Sir Peter Cook, Craig Hodgetts, and Frédéric Migayrou.

Author : Colin S. C. Hawes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108952095

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The Chinese Corporate Ecosystem by Colin S. C. Hawes Pdf

Challenging simplistic claims that Chinese corporations merely serve Communist Party goals, this book argues we cannot understand these corporations without tracing their dynamic evolution within a unique socio-political ecosystem. Vivid case studies illuminate the strange hybrid structures and networks that are essential for corporate success in the Chinese habitat. Tracing the reciprocal impacts between Chinese corporations and their environment, Colin S. C. Hawes reveals how corporations' political adaptations have raised serious obstacles for their international expansion and worsened China's environmental crisis. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach that synthesizes insights from behavioural economics, science and Chinese philosophy, this book proposes innovative solutions to the damaging impacts of Chinese corporations. It makes a compelling case for redirecting the vital energy of corporations and government officials in more productive and sustainable directions.

Author : Chris Carvell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780244486334

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Strange Quantum Souls by Chris Carvell Pdf

An exploration of the physics behind our human soul in terms of our Universe's Vacuum Zero-point fluctuations and unique human Quantum Consciousness. Non-material realms are discussed including quantum wavefunctions and the spacetime-energy free origin of our mass-energies Universe.

Author : Gerry Hassan
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780748655557

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Strange Death of Labour Scotland by Gerry Hassan Pdf

Analyses the rise and fall of Labour in Scotland and asks: is Labour's decline irreversible? After being the leading party in Scotland for 50 years, Labour was shocked to lose an election and office to the SNP in the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections, and thunderstruck when the SNP won a majority government in the same elections in 2011. This book analyses the last 30 years of Scottish Labour, from the arrival of Thatcherism in 1979 right up to the results of the 2010 Westminster elections and 2011 Scottish Parliamentary elections.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1126 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Neural circuitry
ISBN : UCSC:32106010793096

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IJCNN International Joint Conference on Neural Networks by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Anson Heinlein
Publisher : Stranger Journalism
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399135866

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Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Anson Heinlein Pdf

For use in schools and libraries only. Valentine Michael Smith, born and raised on Mars, arrives on Earth's stunning Western culture with his superhuman abilities.

Author : Robert Perrucci,Dena B. Targ
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1982-03-30
Category : Education
ISBN : UCAL:B4511864

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Mental Patients and Social Networks by Robert Perrucci,Dena B. Targ Pdf

Author : John MacArthur
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400205189

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Strange Fire by John MacArthur Pdf

In Strange Fire, bestselling author and pastor John MacArthur chronicles the unsavory history behind the modern Charismatic movement. What would God say about those who blatantly misrepresent His Holy Spirit; who exchange true worship for chaotic fits of mindless ecstasy; who replace the biblical gospel with vain illusions of health and wealth; who claim to prophesy in His name yet speak errors; and who sell false hope to desperate people for millions of dollars? The charismatic movement has always been a breeding-ground for scandal, greed, bad doctrine, and all kinds of spiritual chicanery. As a movement, it is clearly headed the wrong direction. And it is growing at an unprecedented rate. From the Word of Faith to the New Apostolic Reformation, the Charismatic movement is being consumed by the empty promises of the prosperity gospel. Too many charismatic celebrities promote a “Christianity” without Christ, a Holy Spirit without holiness. And their teaching is having a disastrous influence on a grand scale, as large television networks broadcast their heresies to every part of the world. In Strange Fire, MacArthur lays out a chilling case against the modern Charismatic movement that includes: Rejecting its false prophets. Speaking out against their errors. Showing true reverence to the Holy Spirit. Clinging to the Bible as the inerrant, authoritative Word of God and the one true standard by which all truth claims must be tested.

Author : Thomas Anderson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498576062

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Reassembling the Strange by Thomas Anderson Pdf

This book examines how Westerners understood and processed Madagascar and its environment during the nineteenth century. Madagascar’s unique ecosystem crafted its reputation as a strange place full of unusual species. Westerners, however, often minimized Madagascar’s peculiar features to stress the commonality of its fauna and flora with the world. The attempt to understand the island through science led to a domestication of its environment that created the image of a tame and known world capable of being controlled and used by Western powers. At the heart of the exploration of Madagascar and its transformation in Western eyes from a strange world to a cash crop colony were missionaries and naturalists who relied upon global experiences to master the island by normalizing the peculiar qualities of Madagascar’s environment. This book reveals how the environment played a dominant role in understanding the island and its people, and how current environmental debates have evolved from earlier policies and discussions about the environment.

Author : Wendell Odom,Chad Hintz
Publisher : Cisco Press
Page : 1180 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780133787825

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CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 Official Cert Guide by Wendell Odom,Chad Hintz Pdf

Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for exam success. This series is built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam. * Master Cisco CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 exam topics * Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes * Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks This is the eBook edition of the CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 Official Cert Guide. This eBook does not include the companion CD-ROM with practice exam that comes with the print edition. CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 Official Cert Guide from Cisco Press enables you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Expert instructors and engineers Wendell Odom and Chad Hintz share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. This complete, official study package includes * A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam * "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section * Chapter-ending and part-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly * A final preparation chapter that guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies * A Nexus lab guide appendix, with advice for building hands-on Nexus labs * Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success. CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 Official Cert Guide is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com. The official study guide helps you master topics on the CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 exam, including * Networking fundamentals * Installing, operating, and configuring Nexus switches * VLANs and trunking concepts and configuration * Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) concepts and configuration * IP addressing and subnetting * IPv6 fundamentals * Cisco Nexus IPv4 routing configuration and routing protocol implementation * IPv4 access control lists (ACL) on Nexus switches

Author : Robin R. Vallacher,Stephen J. Read,Andrzej Nowak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351701686

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Computational Social Psychology by Robin R. Vallacher,Stephen J. Read,Andrzej Nowak Pdf

Computational Social Psychology showcases a new approach to social psychology that enables theorists and researchers to specify social psychological processes in terms of formal rules that can be implemented and tested using the power of high speed computing technology and sophisticated software. This approach allows for previously infeasible investigations of the multi-dimensional nature of human experience as it unfolds in accordance with different temporal patterns on different timescales. In effect, the computational approach represents a rediscovery of the themes and ambitions that launched the field over a century ago. The book brings together social psychologists with varying topical interests who are taking the lead in this redirection of the field. Many present formal models that are implemented in computer simulations to test basic assumptions and investigate the emergence of higher-order properties; others develop models to fit the real-time evolution of people’s inner states, overt behavior, and social interactions. Collectively, the contributions illustrate how the methods and tools of the computational approach can investigate, and transform, the diverse landscape of social psychology.

Author : Ted G Lewis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781000000368

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The Signal by Ted G Lewis Pdf

Computers are the foundation of the information age, but communication technology is the foundation of the foundation. Without the theories and practical applications of theory brought to us by the pioneers of communication, the computer age would perhaps have remained in the back office, hidden away as infrastructure like electricity or running water – critical to modern life, but not as transforming as the combination of communications and computing. The information age exploded once machines were endowed with the ability to talk among themselves. The Signal connects everything to everything else, in both communication, and in the metaphorical sense as the link between and among people. Features Identifies the key ideas underlying modern communications technology, and documents the contributions of its inventors Explores the signal in communication, and also in the metaphorical sense as the link between and among people Leads the reader through a journey from ancient number systems to Voyager II to radio and MP3s to quantum cryptography Includes coverage of "Signals from Hell," including memes and "fake news" on the Internet Looks to the future of communication, with emergent 5G

Author : Editors of Portable Press
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781684123742

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Strange Crime by Editors of Portable Press Pdf

From dognappings to Munchausen by proxy to early forensics and hot felons, these unbelievable true crime stories will blow your mind. 2019 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Winner in Humor Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Winner—2018 BRONZE Winner for Humor (Adult Nonfiction) Loaded with dozens of entertaining and amusing articles about actual crimes, this latest book from Portable Press will definitely leave you scratching your head. Dumb crooks, celebrities gone bad, unsolved mysteries, odd laws, and more, Strange Crime has plenty of stories that will make you ask yourself, “What could they possibly have been thinking?” This easily portable ebook is ideal for readers on the go. Take it to school, to work, to jury duty! Strange Crime delves into such weirdness as . . . · The Dexter influence · Eerie similarities in the trials of Lizzie Bordon and O. J. Simpson · Bird testimony—parrots as witnesses · Cases of instant justice · Celebrities’ days in court · Mediocre masterminds · Terrible twins · Night Stalker strangeness And more

Author : Xiaolin Hu,Yousheng Xia,Yunong Zhang,Dongbin Zhao
Publisher : Springer
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319253930

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Advances in Neural Networks – ISNN 2015 by Xiaolin Hu,Yousheng Xia,Yunong Zhang,Dongbin Zhao Pdf

The volume LNCS 9377 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Neural Networks, ISNN 2015, held in Jeju, South Korea in October 2015. The 55 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 97 submissions. These papers cover many topics of neural network-related research including intelligent control, neurodynamic analysis, memristive neurodynamics, computer vision, signal processing, machine learning, and optimization.