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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The global economy and organizations are evolving to become
service-oriented and driven by technology, and this is not just
limited to commercial work. Further study on this evolution is
required to fully understand the phenomenon. Emerging
Technology-Based Services and Systems in Libraries, Educational
Institutions, and Non-Profit Organizations covers IT-enabled
creation, curation, representation, communication, storage,
retrieval, analysis, and use of records, documents, files, data,
learning objects, and other contents. It also acts as a forum for
interdisciplinary and emerging topics such as socio-information
studies, educational technologies, knowledge management, big data,
artificial intelligence, personal information protection, digital
literacy, other media, and technology innovation topics in their
applications to libraries, as well as other areas such as
education, information, government, and NGOs. Due to this, it is
ideal for industry professionals, librarians, administrators,
policymakers, higher education faculty, researchers, academicians,
scholars, practitioners, instructors, and students.
This book is about the most precious piece of paper we know, about
bank-notes. Modern life would be unthinkable without them. Yet, the
general public is kept very much in the dark about how they are
made or who makes them. It is rarely known, for example, that
despite America's technical Prowess all dollar bills are printed
exclusively on German high-security printing presses using secret
Swiss special inks, or that the phony 100 dollar bills, the
so-called supernotes may well be printed in a top-secret printing
works located just north of the white House and run by the CIA -
although the US government is blaming the rogue government of North
Korea for counterfeiting these bills. This book is finally lifting
the veil on an industry used to absolute secrecy. It recounts the
stories of a British banknote printer who, fearing the loss of his
customer, informed the Egyptian secret service that the securities
printing machinery the Egyptians were about to buy was of Jewish
origin; of a private printer who convinced the Polish central bank
that it should destroy a complete series of new, perfect banknotes
which had been printed by a competitor, or of an Argentinean
high-security printer who came to print genuine fake bank-notes for
Zaire and Bahrain as a result of two sting operations, which smell
of the Belgian and French secret service.
Moneymakers, by offering a detailed view of the banknote
industry and its modus operandi, removes the industry's carefully
imposed shroud of secrecy. This book has been researched over a
five-year period in Europe, the USA, and Latin America. The book is
based exclusively on personal Interviews and confidential mate4rial
normally not accessible tooutsiders. There were attempts to stop
this research project.
Klaus W. Bender has peered behind the scenes of the Secret and
exclusive world of the moneymakers. - Financial Times Deutschland,
2004
The errors and pitfalls at the birth of the euro make Bender's
research so unnerving. - Suddeutsche Zeitung, 2004
Bender does not mince his words when he describes abuses - and
there are lots of them. - Neue Zurcher Zeitung, 2004
In "A Great Silence in the Land," K.W. Swain adamantly defends the
Holy Bible--the actual dictation of the Holy Spirit who inspired
holy men of old first to speak it, then to record it, and later
translate it on its way around the globe to spread the Gospel of
Christ. It is the Word of the Holy Spirit, and His
watch care over it is described in a small but interesting history
of the KJV.Why has it been disavowed? Could it be the desire of
today's world to be free of its "outdated" commands and the torment
of conscience that has extinguished it as a light to the
nations?Could this time of great wickedness be a result of its
silence?The Holy Bible tells us how the world began and how it will
end, but the world in its pleasures is blind to prophecy that is
being fulfilled even now. Is the Book of The Revelation coming to
life before our eyes? Here is an awakening look at the signs of the
times. Believers will have much to think about. Unbelievers will
scoff, but as events make headlines, even they may be surprised.
This study probes the significance of Paul's statement in 1
Corinthians 3:16 announced to a group of believers in Corinth: "Do
you not know that you are the temple of God and that the spirit of
God dwells among you?" The question is framed in the Greek language
such that Paul expected an affirmative response (i.e. 'Yes, we know
we are the temple of God'), and yet mapping such an idea onto a
gathering of people is rather unprecedented in antiquity. By
surveying relevant literary texts and material culture from the
ancient Mediterranean (roughly 400 BCE-200 CE), the author shows
how Paul appropriated the concept of temple in his exhortation to
the Corinthians. A few key texts in 1 Corinthians can be read as a
cohesive and coherent set of passages that unpack the idea of the
Corinthians as "the temple of God." While these passages are not
typically read together, this study shows how themes such as power
and spirit, traditions from Exodus, divine benefits, and
sacrificial foods found in these passages reflect similar concerns
observed in temples and other sanctuaries in ancient Greek, Roman,
and Jewish contexts. Careful analysis of the religious experience
of visitors to temples-an important topic that remains largely
ignored in secondary literature-gives greater clarity to the
nuances of Paul's temple discourse. As the temple, the Corinthian
community not only receives God's power and benefits, but also
remains vulnerable to peril posed by insiders and outsiders.
As organizations, businesses, and other institutions work to move
forward during a new era of ubiquitous modern technology, new
computing and technology implementation strategies are necessary to
harness the shared knowledge of individuals to advance their
organizations as a whole. Intelligent and Knowledge-Based Computing
for Business and Organizational Advancements examines the emerging
computing paradigm of Collective Intelligence (CI). The global
contributions contained in this publication will prove to be
essential to both researchers and practitioners in the computer and
information science communities as these populations move toward a
new period of fully technology-integrated business.
In 1973, Dr. Boer created the Solar One house, the first house to
convert sunlight into electricity and heat. His leadership made a
lasting impact on science, engineering, and the solar industry.
"The Life of the Solar Pioneer Karl Wolfgang Boer" describes the
life of one of the most influential and recognized solar energy
pioneers. It is a must read for anyone interested in the modern
development of solar energy, Boer's dynamic life as one of the key
movers in the field, and his world authority in CdS (Cadmium
sulfide).
It provides rare insight into the personal life of a scientist
growing up in turbulent postwar Berlin. After his emigration to the
USA and his transformation as a leader in solar energy, he set the
direction for the future in significant ways:
Bridged the divide between academia and industry
Wrote over 350 science publications, dozens of books, and
patents
Created the most successful international solid state physics
journal
Promoted worldwide implementation of solar energy
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