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Popular parenting expert Dr Laura Markham has garnered a large and
loyal readership around the world, thanks to her simple, insightful
approach that values the emotional bond between parent and child.
However, as any parent of more than one child knows, it's
challenging for even the most engaged parent to maintain harmony
and a strong connection when competition, tempers, and irritation
run high. In this highly anticipated guide, Dr Markham presents
simple yet powerful ways to cut through the squabbling and foster a
loving, supportive bond between siblings, while giving each child
the vital connection that he or she needs. Calm Parents, Happy
Siblings presents hands-on, research-based advice on: Creating deep
connections with each one of your children, so that each truly
believes that you couldn't possibly love anyone else more.
Fostering a loving family culture that encourages laughter and
minimizes fighting. Teaching your children healthy emotional
self-management and conflict resolution skills - so that they can
work things out with each other, get their own needs met and
respect the needs of others. Helping your kids forge a close
lifelong sibling bond, as well as the relationship skills they will
need for a life of healthy friendships, work relationships, and
eventually their own family bonds.
This incisive and thought-provoking book examines the regulation of
cryptocurrency trading by state and federal financial services
regulators in the US, in order to understand why these statutes
proved to be ineffective in regulating this new asset class. It
further analyzes and evaluates pending proposals in Congress for
more effective cryptocurrency regulation. Providing a
sector-by-sector exploration of the financial services industry,
the book delves into the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
(SEC) efforts to regulate cryptocurrencies, highlighting the flaws
in its jurisdictional claims, as well as the exclusion of “actual
delivery” contracts from Commodity Futures Trading Commission
(CFTC) jurisdiction and how this applies to cryptocurrencies. The
chapters chart the invention and rise of cryptocurrencies,
fluctuations in the cryptocurrency market, and the regulation of
cryptocurrencies under banking laws, the Federal Securities Laws,
and as ‘commodities’. In addition, it reviews the application
of banking and money transmitter regulations to cryptocurrency
trading platforms and proposes a bespoke regulator structure for
cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency Regulation: A Primer is an
essential resource for students and scholars of economics, finance
and banking law, and internet and technology law. It will also be
beneficial for financial services professionals, regulators, and
members of the financial press.
Originally published between 2002 and 2011, the first 6
meticulously researched and extensive volumes of this set cover a
vast period of US financial and economic history, from the
'discovery' of America, through Civil War, Independence, two World
Wars, the Great Depression, and on through the turbulent 20th and
early 21st Centuries. An entirely new volume brings the series up
to date to the Pandemic of 2020. Carefully documented and lucidly
written by Jerry W. Markham, these volumes give an unparalleled
insight into financial scandals; corporate governance issues; the
development of US securities, derivative and mortgage markets;
housing boom and bust and stock market panics. The final (entirely
new) 7th volume is divided into three chronological sections: the
first section describes the recovery of financial markets after the
Great Recession. It begins with an overview of the state of the
economy at the start of the new decade, including some of the
political storms affecting the economy and financial markets. The
second section sets forth regulatory responses to the Financial
Crisis of 2008, including the massive fines imposed on large banks
by a swarm of regulators. The third section describes the rules
adopted under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 that broadly affected
financial markets. It also recounts the Trump trade wars and ends
with an account of the financial and economic turmoil that occurred
during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Feminist Foreign Policy in Theory and in Practice outlines the
foundations of feminist foreign policy and the fundamental concepts
discussed and utilized by governments, civil society organizations,
and those in the academic community as they define, formulate, and
implement it. This book furthers the global conversation around how
countries can develop and execute approaches to foreign policy and
national security that go beyond conflict prevention and resolution
and use a feminist or gendered lens. It reviews how governments
have implemented feminist foreign, development, and trade policies
at the multilateral and national levels; and sets forth the unique
global role of the U.S. government, using diverse case studies to
discuss what would be needed to implement a feminist foreign policy
in the U.S. The authors provide a roadmap, stressing the necessity
of applying a gendered analysis and perspective to all peace and
security decision-making and involving women in all aspects of
conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, post-conflict
reconstruction, and humanitarian relief. They tie together the
movements for human rights, women’s rights, feminism, and peace
and security, highlighting how each of these strands bring key
perspectives to the study of foreign policy. This book complements
the study of the women, peace, and security agenda. It will be of
great use to practitioners, including government officials,
addressing issues of foreign policy, multilateral and bilateral
engagement, and the promotion of gender equality and social
inclusion. It will also be of interest to students and scholars of
foreign policy, security studies, international relations, gender
studies, development, governance, and political science.
A comprehensive collection of resources showing students of
theology how to prepare and write creative research-oriented
material The Craft of Innovative Theology: Argument and Process
delivers a thorough examination of the method of producing and
writing creative theological theses and projects, explaining to
students how to write elegant, innovative research-oriented
articles. Through a collection of papers written by distinguished
scholars, the text exhibits numerous examples of well-executed
creative writing on topics as varied as theodicy and evolution, and
artificial intelligence and baptism. Each article includes an
introduction by the editor that serves to guide the student through
the material and elucidates what makes the work stand out as
exceptional. The articles are also annotated to assist with the
appreciation of the methodology and style used by the author. The
Craft of Innovative Theology assists theology students in improving
their research writing to a point where they'll be ready for a
Masters' thesis or PhD dissertation, and is an excellent resource
for a research methods course in a graduate program. The works
incorporated by the editors include: A thorough introduction to God
and the Incarnation, including knowing God through religious
pluralism An exploration of God and church, including racial stigma
and the southern Baptist public discourse in the twentieth century,
and the appropriateness of baptizing artificial intelligence A
discussion of God and the world, including where humanity has come
from and where we're going, and the challenges posed by biological
evolution to Christian theology A treatment of God and ethics,
including sin and the faces of responsibility Perfect for students
of postgraduate theology and research methods courses, The Craft of
Innovative Theology: Argument and Process will also earn a place in
the libraries of students in courses that prepare them to write a
Masters' thesis in theology or to begin shaping their PhD
dissertation topic.
Feminist Foreign Policy in Theory and in Practice outlines the
foundations of feminist foreign policy and the fundamental concepts
discussed and utilized by governments, civil society organizations,
and those in the academic community as they define, formulate, and
implement it. This book furthers the global conversation around how
countries can develop and execute approaches to foreign policy and
national security that go beyond conflict prevention and resolution
and use a feminist or gendered lens. It reviews how governments
have implemented feminist foreign, development, and trade policies
at the multilateral and national levels; and sets forth the unique
global role of the U.S. government, using diverse case studies to
discuss what would be needed to implement a feminist foreign policy
in the U.S. The authors provide a roadmap, stressing the necessity
of applying a gendered analysis and perspective to all peace and
security decision-making and involving women in all aspects of
conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, post-conflict
reconstruction, and humanitarian relief. They tie together the
movements for human rights, women’s rights, feminism, and peace
and security, highlighting how each of these strands bring key
perspectives to the study of foreign policy. This book complements
the study of the women, peace, and security agenda. It will be of
great use to practitioners, including government officials,
addressing issues of foreign policy, multilateral and bilateral
engagement, and the promotion of gender equality and social
inclusion. It will also be of interest to students and scholars of
foreign policy, security studies, international relations, gender
studies, development, governance, and political science.
Advances in the flavonoid field have been nothing short of
spectacular over the last 20 years. While the medical field has
noticed flavonoids for their potential antioxidant, anticancer and
cardioprotectant characteristics, growers and processors in plant
sciences have utilized flavonoid biosynthesis and the genetic
manipulation of the flavonoid pathway in plants to improve the
nutritional and ornamental value of crops. Flavonoids: Chemistry,
Biochemistry and Applications covers each class of flavonoid and
presents the historic advances made in flavonoid research since the
1994 publication of an earlier text, Flavonoids Advances in
Research Since 1986. This book details the analytical techniques
scientists have used to achieve an improved understanding of
flavonoid structures and functions as well as advances in the
genetic manipulation of the flavonoid pathway, and the discovery of
many new flavonoids. It indicates which techniques are best suited
for the isolation and structure determination of flavonoids and
whether the structures are novel. While explaining how to evaluate
the flavonoid content in food and beverages, the book reveals the
biotechnological advances that have allowed nutritionists and plant
physiologists to assess the possible effects of flavonoids. As
interest regarding the impact and health benefits of flavonoids
continues to grow, Flavonoids: Chemistry, Biochemistry and
Applications reflects the continuing commitment of flavonoid
researchers to the improvement of human health and provides the
most comprehensive, up-to-date source of information for all known
flavonoids.
Originally published in 2006, this book examines the collapse of
the Enron Corp. and other financial scandals that arose in the wake
of the market downturn in 2000. Part 1 reviews the market book and
bust that preceded Enron's collapse. It then describes the growth
of Enron and the events that led to its sensational failure. Part 2
examines the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission's full
disclosure system in corporate governance and the role of
accountants in that system. Part 3 reviews the meltdown in the
telecoms sector and the accounting scandals that emerged. Part 4
traces the remarkable market recovery that followed the financial
scandals and the resumption of the growth of finance in America.
How to grow delicious produce in your own backyard In this guide,
expert botanist Ginny Stibolt and Master Gardener Melissa Markham
provide simple and accessible advice for successful vegetable
gardening in Florida, where soil types vary and cool-weather crops
are grown right through the mild winters. They offer advice on what
to do with over-abundant harvests, strategies for developing a
community garden, and suggestions for opportunities beyond the home
garden. They also address integrated pest management, appropriate
raised bed types, irrigation, seed saving, just-in-time harvesting,
and food safety. This second edition is updated with the latest
scientific knowledge and growing techniques; new crops for growers
to try; more detail in the growing calendars separated by north,
central, and south Florida regions; and color photos and
illustrations throughout the text. Readers will appreciate this
reliable resource that will help them and their families become
more resilient by controlling some of their food from seed to
table.
The 1980s: Ten-year-old Kate Meaney - with her 'Top Secret'
notebook and Mickey her toy monkey - is busy being a junior
detective. She observes goings-on and follows 'suspects' at the
newly opened Green Oaks shopping centre and in her street, where
she is friends with the newsagent's son, Adrian. But when this
curious, independent-spirited young girl disappears, Adrian falls
under suspicion and is hounded out of his home by the press. Then,
in 2004, Lisa is working as a deputy manager at Your Music, a
cut-price record store. Every day, under the watchful eye of the
CCTV, she tears her hair out at the behaviour of her customers and
colleagues. But when she meets security guard Kurt, she becomes
entranced by the little girl he keeps glimpsing on the centre's
CCTV. As their after-hours friendship intensifies, they investigate
how these sightings might be connected to the unsettling history of
Green Oaks.
Originally published in 2011, this volume examines the Enron-era
scandals and several corporate governance issues that were raised
as a result of these scandals. It then describes developments in
the securities and derivatives markets, covering hedge funds,
venture capital, private equity and sovereign wealth funds.
Originally published in 2002, this is the first of three volumes in
a history of finance in America. This volume covers the period from
the 'discovery' of America to the end of the nineteenth century. It
describes the status of finance in Europe at the time of
Christopher Columbus' voyage to America. It then traces its
transfer and development in America through the Revolution, into
the Civil War and beyond to the speculative excesses occurring
after that event.
Originally published in 2002, this is the second of three volumes
in a history of finance in America. This volume starts with the
investment bankers who dominated finance at the beginning of the
twentieth century. It then describes the Panic of 1907 and the
resulting creation of the Federal Reserve Board (the 'Fed'). The
volume then traces finance through World War I, and it examines the
events that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great
Depression. From there it reviews the rebirth of finance after
World War II and the growth of the institutional investor.
Originally published in 2002, this volume focuses on the growth of
derivatives, the savings and loan crisis, the merger mania of the
1980s, the accompanying insider trading scandals, and the battle
with inflation. This history then reviews the market run-up in the
1990s and the rebirth of finance that was being strongly pushed by
the Internet economy as the third millennium began.
Originally published in 2010, this book covers the development of
the mortgage market, the residential housing boom and bust that led
to the subprime crisis, and the effect of this crisis on financial
institutions as well as the stock market panic of 2008. It details
the massive government interventions that sought to prevent another
Great Depression.
This volume narrates the financial history of the United States
during a period of great upheaval in the early part of the 21st
century. It is divided into three chronological sections: the first
section describes the recovery of financial markets after the Great
Recession. It begins with an overview of the state of the economy
at the start of the new decade, including some of the political
storms affecting the economy and financial markets. It explores the
uneven nature of the recovery and volatility in the Treasury during
these years. The second section sets forth regulatory responses to
the Financial Crisis of 2008, including the massive fines imposed
on large banks by a swarm of regulators. It examines the "too big
to jail" prosecution model, cases involving Libor and foreign
exchange manipulation and the impact of rogue traders. It also
looks at the developments in payment systems, rise of crowdfunding
as a source of capital, and high-frequency trading. The third
section describes the rules adopted under the Dodd-Frank Act of
2010 that broadly affected financial markets. It also recounts the
Trump trade wars and ends with an account of the financial and
economic turmoil that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic in
2020. The volume will be an essential addition to academic and
public libraries with readers drawn from business schools,
departments of economics and finance, and historians.
In 1873 the Admiralty began planning an expedition to find a route
to the North Pole through Smith Sound, the passage between
Greenland and Canada. This collection of papers was published in
1875, with the aim of being 'useful to the officers of the [British
Arctic] expedition' leaving later that year. The book is divided
into two sections: geographical observations by the likes of
Admiral Collinson, who led the 1850 expedition in search of John
Franklin, and ethnographic observations, including accounts of the
Inuit and their language. Unfortunately, it does not include the
one piece of information that might have most helped the
expedition: they took concentrated lime juice to combat scurvy, but
the concentrating process removed the essential Vitamin C. The
expedition was ultimately a failure in its aim of reaching the
Pole, but this collection is a unique record of the sum of the
knowledge accumulated by that time.
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made
available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of
exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899,
consists of 100 books containing published or previously
unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir
Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and
Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1859 volume contains
three accounts of the Amazon region, all translated from the
Spanish and covering the century 1539-1639: The Expedition of
Gonzalo Pizarro to the Land of Cinnamon; The Voyage of Francisco de
Orellana down the River of the Amazons; and the New Discovery of
the Great River of the Amazons, by Cristoval de Acuna. An editorial
introduction provides a context for the narratives, and an appendix
lists the principal tribes of the Amazon, and the sources of this
information.
Originally published in 1994, this book links the distant past with
the urgent problems of today, taking the reader on a literary and
scientific tour of global pollution from pre-history to the
post-industrial age. Ancient problems such as lead poisoning in
Rome and water pollution in Mesopotamia provide the background to a
discussion of modern catastrophes including the hole in the ozone
layer, climate change and the global drinking water crisis. The
book chronicles 800 years of pollution in London, charts the growth
of environmental activism and spotlights the rise of the consumer
society as the driving force behind today's malaise.
In 1880, the Royal Geographical Society commissioned Sir Clements
R. Markham, a noted British geographer and the Society's secretary,
to write a history of its formation, and of the many expeditions it
had supported since 1830, to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.
Published in 1881, The Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical
Society consists of twelve chapters. The first five are a condensed
history of the original group of geographers who called themselves
the Raleigh Club, and the events leading up to the Society's
official formation. Chapters 6 and 7 recount the activities of past
presidents, secretaries and leading members of the Society, with
the rest of the book detailing the fascinating scientific
expeditions the Society sponsored financially from the Arctic to
Antarctica, the explorers who took part in them, and the various
publications the Society published to advance natural science and
exploration.
A structured perspective on the crucial interface of director and
screenplay, this book encompasses twenty-two seminal aspects of the
approach to story and script that a director needs to understand
before embarking on all other facets of the director's craft.
Drawing on seventeen years of teaching filmmaking at a graduate
level and on his prior career as a director and in production at
the BBC, Markham shows how the filmmaker can apply rigorous
analysis of the elements of dramatic narrative in a screenplay to
their creative vision, whether of a short or feature, TV episode or
season. Combining examination of such fundamental topics as story,
premise, theme, genre, world and setting, tone, structure, and key
images with the introduction of less familiar concepts such as
cultural, social, and moral canvas, narrative point of view, and
the journey of the audience, What's The Story? The Director Meets
Their Screenplay applies the insights of each chapter to a case
study-the screenplay of the short film Contrapelo, nominated for
the Jury Award at Tribeca in 2014. This book is an essential
resource for any aspiring director who wants to understand exactly
how to approach a screenplay in order to get the very best from it,
and an invaluable resource for any filmmaker who wants to
understand the important creative interplay between the director
and screenplay in bringing a story to life.
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