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Accessibly covers public financial management and accounting for
non-specialists Covers latest developments in post-crisis public
sector management Addition of material on developing countries and
more global content Includes discussion questions and a wealth of
case studies for seminar use Practice-focused and ideal for public
sector managers in higher and further education
An innovative study of the ways performance influenced Mozart’s
compositional style.  We know Mozart as one of history’s
greatest composers. But his contemporaries revered him as a
multi-instrumentalist, a dazzling improviser, and the foremost
keyboard virtuoso of his time. When he composed, it was often with
a single aim in mind:Â to set the stage, quite literally, for
compelling and captivating performances. He wrote piano concertos
not with an eye to posterity but to give himself a repertoire with
which to flaunt his keyboard wizardry before an awestruck public.
The same was true of his sonatas, string quartets, symphonies, and
operas, all of which were painstakingly crafted to produce specific
effects on those who played or heard them, amusing, stirring, and
ravishing colleagues and consumers alike. Mozart the Performer
brings to life this elusive side of Mozart’s musicianship. Dorian
Bandy traces the influence of showmanship on Mozart’s style,
showing through detailed analysis and imaginative historical
investigation how he conceived his works as a series of dramatic
scripts. Mozart the Performer is a book for anyone who wishes to
engage more deeply with Mozart’s artistry and legacy and
understand why, centuries later, his music still captivates us.
Gain the skills you need to accurately measure joint range of
motion and muscle length! Joint Range of Motion and Muscle Length
Testing, 4th Edition provides a comprehensive guide to the
techniques and devices used in measuring range of motion for the
joints of the spine and extremities. Clear, step-by-step
instructions show how to make reliable measurements with
instruments such as the goniometer, inclinometer, tape measure, and
even smartphone apps. Written by noted educators Nancy Berryman
Reese and William D. Bandy for physical therapy and occupational
therapy students, this manual includes a fully searchable eBook
version with each print purchase. Guidelines to range of motion and
muscle length testing cover techniques including goniometric
measurement as well as measurements using inclinometers, tape
measures, and smartphone apps. More than 600 full-color photos and
drawings demonstrate various techniques, anatomy, and landmarks for
each joint. Anatomical landmarks provide a fast visual reference
showing exactly where to place measuring devices. Clear template
for techniques allows you to quickly and easily identify the
information you need. Chapters on length testing make it easy to
locate information on measuring each of the upper and lower
extremities as well as the head, neck, and trunk. NEW! Instructions
for use of smartphone apps provide another option for measuring
range of motion. NEW! Revised content and updated references
provide the current information you need to be an effective
practitioner. NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase.
The eBook includes more than 100 videos demonstrating the ROM and
muscle length testing techniques discussed in the print book, and
allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with
the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and
highlights, and have content read aloud.
Accessibly covers public financial management and accounting for
non-specialists Covers latest developments in post-crisis public
sector management Addition of material on developing countries and
more global content Includes discussion questions and a wealth of
case studies for seminar use Practice-focused and ideal for public
sector managers in higher and further education
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Explorations in Music and Esotericism
Leonard George, Marjorie Roth; Contributions by Elizabeth T. Abbate, Malachai Komanoff Bandy, Adam Bregman, …
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Scholars explore from many fresh angles the interweavings of two of
the richest strands of human culture-music and esotericism-with
examples from the medieval period to the modern age. Music and
esotericism are two responses to the intuition that the world holds
hidden order, beauty, and power. Those who compose, perform, and
listen to music have often noted that music can be a bridge between
sensory and transcendent realms. Such renowned writers as Boethius
expanded the definition of music to encompass not only sounded
music but also the harmonic fabric of human and cosmic life. Those
who engage in pursuits called "esoteric," from ancient astrology,
magic, and alchemy to recent and more novel forms of spirituality,
have also remarked on the relevance of music to their quests.
Esotericists have composed music in order to convey esoteric
meaning, performed music to create esoteric influences, and
listened to music to raise their esoteric awareness. The academic
study of esotericism is a young field, and few researchers have
probed the rich interface between the musical and esoteric domains.
In Explorations in Music and Esotericism, scholars from numerous
fields introduce the history of esotericism and current debates
about its definition and extent. The book's sixteen chapters
present rich instances of connections between music and
esotericism, organized with reference to four aspects of
esotericism: as a form of thought; as the keeping and revealing of
secrets; as an identity; and as a signifier. Edited by Marjorie
Roth and Leonard George. Contributors: Elizabeth Abbate, Malachai
Komanoff Bandy, Adam Bregman, Charles E. Brewer, Benjamin Dobbs,
Anna Gawboy, Pasquale Giaquinto, Adam Knight Gilbert, Joscelyn
Godwin, Virginia Christy Lamothe, Andrew Owen, Christopher Scheer,
Codee Ann Spinner, Woodrow Steinken, and Daphne Tan.
I want her. She wants to feel wanted. Those are two very different things...
I never expected my best friend's little sister to become the one I craved, but it happened anyway. In the beginning, we were both young, then she was too young, and then suddenly...she wasn't. Unfortunately for me, things got complicated, so I took off, but this girl? She followed.
Now she's sitting across from me, asking me to do something I've thought about more times than I'll admit. Something I really shouldn't do.
She wants me to take her virginity. The problem?
No way I could kiss her and not keep her, but she's not looking to be claimed. She wants to feel, not fall, but walk away and allow someone else take what's meant to be mine? Yeah, that's not about to happen....
The life and ministry of the apostle Paul was a sprawling adventure
covering thousands of miles on Roman roads and treacherous seas as
he boldly proclaimed the gospel of Jesus to anyone who would
listen, be they commoners or kings. His impact on the church and
indeed on Western civilization is immeasurable. From his birth in
Tarsus to his rabbinic training in Jerusalem to his final
imprisonment in Rome, An Illustrated Guide to the Apostle Paul
brings his remarkable story to life. Drawing from the book of Acts,
Paul's many letters, and historical and archaeological sources,
this fully illustrated resource explores the social, cultural,
political, and religious background of the first-century Roman
world in which Paul lived and ministered. It sheds light on the
places he visited and the people he met along the way. Most
importantly, it helps us understand how and why Paul was used by
God in such extraordinary ways. Pastors, students, and anyone
engaged in Bible study will find this an indispensable and
inspiring resource.
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The Future of Digital Work: The Challenge of Inequality - IFIP WG 8.2, 9.1, 9.4 Joint Working Conference, IFIPJWC 2020, Hyderabad, India, December 10-11, 2020, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Rajendra K. Bandi, Ranjini C. R., Stefan Klein, Shirin Madon, Eric Monteiro
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.2,
9.1, 9.4 Joint Working Conference on the Future of Digital Work:
The Challenge of Inequality, IFIPJWC 2020, which was supposed to be
held in Hyderabad, India, in December 2020, but was held virtually
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This conference was organized for
IFIP's 60th anniversary and to commemorate its mission to "achieve
worldwide professional and socially responsible development and
application of ICTs."The 22 full papers presented together with an
introduction and two keynotes were carefully reviewed and selected
from 29 submissions. They are organized in topics on: innovation
and entrepreneurship; the social significance of digital platforms;
transforming healthcare; and the dark side of digitalization.
In 1989, a North Korean dissident writer, known to us only by the pseudonym Bandi, began to write a series of stories about life under Kim Il-sung's totalitarian regime. Smuggled out of North Korea and set for publication around the world in 2017, The Accusation provides a unique and shocking window on this most secretive of countries.
Bandi's profound, deeply moving, vividly characterised stories tell of ordinary men and women facing the terrible absurdity of daily life in North Korea: a factory supervisor caught between loyalty to an old friend and loyalty to the Party; a woman struggling to feed her husband through the great famine; the staunch Party man whose actor son reveals to him the absurd theatre of their reality; the mother raising her child in a world where the all-pervasive propaganda is the very stuff of childhood nightmare.
The Accusation is a heartbreaking portrayal of the realities of life in North Korea. It is also a reminder that humanity can sustain hope even in the most desperate of circumstances - and that the courage of free thought has a power far beyond those seek to suppress it.
This book is an invaluable 'tool of the trade' for anyone trying to
identify or interpret photos. - Peter Hart, Military Historian This
fascinating and impressively-researched volume will become an
invaluable resource for all on a quest to find out about family
members who served as well as those who have a fascination with the
details of British military history. - Col. Richard Kemp CBE former
military head of COBR and commander British Forces, Afghanistan
Identifying Cap Badges is the book that has been missing from the
bookshelves of family historians, military enthusiasts, and badge
collectors alike. It is quite easy to find an erudite book on
military cap badges, but you could spend hours, if not days,
plodding through hundreds of pictures to find a match for the one
you hold. Sometimes you may not find it at all! These learned badge
collector's books have one major flaw; they are pictured and
discussed in 'order of precedence', that is to say, from the
earliest formed regiments to the latest, with separate sections on
medical, engineers, cavalry, infantry, etc. This can be most
confusing to those uninitiated into the 'dark arts' of military
badges. Thus, if you do not know the name or 'original number' of
your regiment in this order of precedence, you can be flummoxed!
This, combined with all the different crowns, laurels, animals,
mythological beasts and castles, can prove more than a little
daunting, even to ex soldiers themselves! In this book you will
find badges ordered by what is on the badge itself; be it a dragon,
sphinx or castle, horse, lion or tiger. This is badge
identification in minutes, rather than hours, with added
information on dating badges and many comparison photographs
alongside all the pictures of the badges. Added to these pictures
are short histories of the regiments and 'family trees' plotting
the antecedents of today's units.
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The Future of Digital Work: The Challenge of Inequality - IFIP WG 8.2, 9.1, 9.4 Joint Working Conference, IFIPJWC 2020, Hyderabad, India, December 10-11, 2020, Proceedings (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Rajendra K. Bandi, Ranjini C. R., Stefan Klein, Shirin Madon, Eric Monteiro
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R3,014
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.2,
9.1, 9.4 Joint Working Conference on the Future of Digital Work:
The Challenge of Inequality, IFIPJWC 2020, which was supposed to be
held in Hyderabad, India, in December 2020, but was held virtually
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This conference was organized for
IFIP's 60th anniversary and to commemorate its mission to "achieve
worldwide professional and socially responsible development and
application of ICTs."The 22 full papers presented together with an
introduction and two keynotes were carefully reviewed and selected
from 29 submissions. They are organized in topics on: innovation
and entrepreneurship; the social significance of digital platforms;
transforming healthcare; and the dark side of digitalization.
This book discusses wide topics related to current issues in
economic growth and development, international trade, macroeconomic
and financial stability, inflation, monetary policy, banking,
productivity, agriculture and food security. It is a collection of
seventeen research papers selected based on their quality in terms
of contemporary topic, newness in the methodology, and themes. All
selected papers have followed an empirical approach to address
research issues, and are segregated in five parts. Part one covers
papers related to fiscal and price stability, monetary policy and
economic growth. The second part contains works related to
financial integration, capital market volatility and macroeconomic
stability. Third part deals with issues related to international
trade and economic growth. Part four covers topics related to
productivity and firm performance. The final part discusses issues
related to agriculture and food security. The book would be of
interest to researchers, academicians as a ready reference on
current issues in economics and finance.
It is to the great and lasting credit of LORENZ BOHLER and his
school that they have in the last decade developed and demonstrated
so thoroughly the techniques for the conservative management of
fractures. Nevertheless there have always been many, including some
from BOHLER'S school, who have found considerable place for
surgical management, and with the significant progress in general
surgery seen in postwar years, a new stimulus has been given to
this part of traumatic surgery, especially since bone injuries have
become more complex and frequent. The concept of internal fixation
is not new. The serious criticisms that have been levelled at it
retain today their basic significance. Progress in the fields of
asepsis, corrosion-free metal implants, operative experience and
postoperative care has diminished the dangers but has not relieved
the surgeon of responsibility. The Association for the Study of the
Problems of Internal Fixation (AO) has devoted itself over a number
of years to the basic principles and best methods of open treatment
of fractures by means of extended clinical and scientific studies
in order to determine in each individual case the most promising
line of treatment. At the same time a well designed and tested
instrument set has been developed with precise instructions for the
appropriate techniques. As a result, the new observations about
primary bone healing which have emerged from the practice of rigid
internal fixation are as interesting as the uses to which they can
be put in allowing early mobilization.
The German edition of our book entitled "Operative Frakturen
behandlung" by M. E. MUELLER, M. ALLGOEWER and H. WILLENEGGER
(Springer, Berlin . Goettingen . Heidelberg, 1963) has been out of
print now for more than three years. We are planning a new edition
which will deal with the collective experience of 14,000 new cases,
all treated by internal fixation, and will include the newest
developments in the field of internal fixa tion. However, it will
be some time before this new edition can be published. Increasing
demands for a description of the AO technique of internal fixation
has stimulated us to publish this manual. In it we shall describe
in a comprehensive but somewhat apodictic mann er the principles
and techniques of the AO methods of fracture treatment and
reconstructive surgery, which in our hands, have stood the test of
time. The book is written in a somewhat abbreviated style. It cor
responds in subject matter to the teaching given at the AO courses
in Davos, but deals with each subject more thoroughly. We have
dispensed with pictures of the instruments, as these may be found
in the Synthes Catalogue *. This manual should be regarded as the
product of collective experiencc, containing new thoughts and new
discoveries from basic research. In considering the risks of
mistakes and dangers, we can only reiterate what we have already
stated in "Technique of Internal Fixation of Fractures": "Open
treatment of fractures is a valuable but difficult method which
involves much responsibility.
The first part of this manual deals with the experimental and
scientific basis and the principles of the AOjASIF method of stable
internal fixation. It deals with the function and main use of the
different AO implants, the use of the different AO instruments, and
with the essentials of the operative technique and of postoperative
care. It also discusses the handling of the most important
postoperative complications. The second part deals at length with
the AO recommendations for the operative treatment of the most
common closed fractures in the adult. This has been organized in
anatomical sequence. The discussion of the closed fractures is
followed by a discus sion of open fractures in the adult, then by
fractures in children and finally by pathological fractures. The
third part presents, in a condensed fashion, the application of
stable internal fixation to reconstructive bone surgery. 1 GENERAL
CONSIDERATIONS 1 Aims and Fundamental Principles of the AO Method
The Chief Aim of Fracture Treatment is the Full Recovery of the
Injured Limb In every fracture there is a combination of damage to
both the soft tissues and to bone. Immediately after the fracture
and during the phase of repair, we see certain local circulatory
disturbances, certain manifestations of local inflammation, as well
as pain and reflex splinting. These three factors, that is,
circulatory disturbances, inflammation and pain, when combined with
the defunctioning of bone, joints and muscle, result in the
so-called jl'acture disease.
Kitty Dolan recalls a visit with Elvis in Killeen, Texas, right
after his mother's death. "We drove in Elvis's white Cadillac to
the house they had rented from Judge Crawford. . . .That night we
sat down to dinner, with Elvis at one end of the table and his
father at the other. Then his grandmother. There was a big platter
of white bread for sandwich makings and a big platter of southern
baked beans. Theat was topped off with a delicious pie his
Grandmammy had baked. Elvis looked at me with a shy, little smile
and said, 'I hope you like our southern cooking.'"
Elvis Presley liked traditional southern cooking. In "Fit for a
King"(TM) are more then 300 recipes for the foods Elvis enjoyed,
including many from his longtime cook Alvena Roy. Also included are
menus for meals served at Graceland, for Elvis and Priscilla's
wedding reception, for the Beatles' visit, and for Christmas in
Memphis.
The memories Elvis's friends have of mealtimes with him at
Graceland depict him as a thoughtful, considerate, and fun-loving
person. Many of the seventy photographs are published here for the
first time.
Running public sector organizations requires specialist accounting
and finance skills to overcome the unique challenges of the sector.
Citizens rely on their governments to provide a wide range of
public services from an inevitably limited budget and therefore the
better that the public money is managed the more services that can
be delivered. Just as there is no single best way to manage a
business there is no single best way to manage public finances.
Co-published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and
Accountancy (CIPFA), the world's leading professional public
finance accountancy body, International Public Financial
Management: Essentials of Public Sector Accounting provides an
expert introduction to public sector accounting and finance. This
book was conceived to accompany CIPFA's International Public
Financial Management (IPFM) qualifications as a resource for
students that seeks to capture the essential elements of the
modules they study, and reflects good practice as put forward by
CIPFA in its examination syllabuses. Students of public management
and public sector accounting will find this a useful text.
Practitioners working in the public sector will also find this
concise book vital reading in seeking value for money in providing
public services.
Running public sector organizations requires specialist accounting
and finance skills to overcome the unique challenges of the sector.
Citizens rely on their governments to provide a wide range of
public services from an inevitably limited budget and therefore the
better that the public money is managed the more services that can
be delivered. Just as there is no single best way to manage a
business there is no single best way to manage public finances.
Co-published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and
Accountancy (CIPFA), the world's leading professional public
finance accountancy body, International Public Financial
Management: Essentials of Public Sector Accounting provides an
expert introduction to public sector accounting and finance. This
book was conceived to accompany CIPFA's International Public
Financial Management (IPFM) qualifications as a resource for
students that seeks to capture the essential elements of the
modules they study, and reflects good practice as put forward by
CIPFA in its examination syllabuses. Students of public management
and public sector accounting will find this a useful text.
Practitioners working in the public sector will also find this
concise book vital reading in seeking value for money in providing
public services.
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