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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.
Learning was never so much fun! If you're looking for a
revolutionary band curriculum that builds solid musicianship while
motivating your students to practice throughout the year, then
you've found it! This full band curriculum is sound in its
pedagogy, written by leading young band composers and educators,
including Robert W. Smith and Michael Story. The integration of
important songs from the band world, that are both familiar and fun
to play, is one of the stellar aspects of this course.
Throughout the book, students experience music from a veritable
"who's who" list of great band composers. They'll discover the
musical contributions of Percy Grainger, Gustav Holst, Aaron
Copland, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, John Williams and John
Philip Sousa as well as classical composers. Some of the notable
features include:
A wonderful variety of melodies that span various styles and
periods, including many popular themes students will know:
-A 96-track CD in each student book spans exercises throughout the
lesson book
-Professional accompaniments in diverse styles keep practice fun
-A comprehensive score with related activities and supplementary
lesson ideas
-A DVD that complements the content of the lesson and offers short
clips that are perfect for recruitment purposes
-Historical notes on some of the most notable composers of band
music
-A percussion book that exposes students to performing more than 25
different instruments
-Develop compositional skills, music reading skills, and learn the
correlation between art and music
-Includes 9 full band pieces written by Michael Story and Robert W.
Smith
-A teacher CD that includes wonderful listening opportunities for
the students.
Your students will love playing along with the CD accompaniment
tracks! And, for the director the Teacher's Resource Kit provides a
comprehensive score makes lesson planning easy and enjoyable.
Related activities, supplementary less
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.
Learning was never so much fun! If you're looking for a
revolutionary band curriculum that builds solid musicianship while
motivating your students to practice throughout the year, then
you've found it! This full band curriculum is sound in its
pedagogy, written by leading young band composers and educators,
including Robert W. Smith and Michael Story. The integration of
important songs from the band world, that are both familiar and fun
to play, is one of the stellar aspects of this course.
Throughout the book, students experience music from a veritable
"who's who" list of great band composers. They'll discover the
musical contributions of Henry Fillmore, Johann Sebastian Bach,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clare Grundman, Ralph Vaughan-Williams,
Scott Joplin, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Igor Stravinsky.
Some of the notable features include
* A wonderful variety of melodies that span various styles and
periods, including many popular themes students will know today
* A 78-track CD in each student book with accompaniments for
various songs and exercises throughout the lesson book
* Professional recordings in diverse styles keep practice fun
* Four comprehensive score/teacher volumes with guided lessons,
related activities and supplementary experience ideas
* Historical notes and biographies on some of the most notable
composers of band music
* A percussion book that exposes students to learning and
performing on more than 25 different instruments
* Develops composition, arranging, improvisation, and ear training,
as well as music reading skills
* Reproducible worksheets and overhead transparencies to enhance
classroom and home learning
* Includes 11 full band pieces written by Michael Story and Robert
W. Smith, including Star WarsA(R) (Main Title) in book 2
* Teacher CDs that includes accompaniments, ear training, and
lesson-related listening activities for the students
Your students will love playing along w
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.
Learning was never so much fun! If you're looking for a
revolutionary band curriculum that builds solid musicianship while
motivating your students to practice throughout the year, then
you've found it! This full band curriculum is sound in its
pedagogy, written by leading young band composers and educators,
including Robert W. Smith and Michael Story. The integration of
important songs from the band world, that are both familiar and fun
to play, is one of the stellar aspects of this course. Throughout
the book, students experience music from a veritable "who's who"
list of great band composers. They'll discover the musical
contributions of Percy Grainger, Gustav Holst, Aaron Copland,
George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, John Williams and John Philip
Sousa as well as classical composers. Some of the notable features
include: A wonderful variety of melodies that span various styles
and periods, including many popular themes students will know: -A
96-track CD in each student
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.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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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