Transoceanic Perspectives in Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy studies Ghosh's Sea of Poppies (2008), River of Smoke (2011) and Flood of Fire (2015) in relation to maritime criticism. Juan-Jose Martin-Gonzalez draws upon the intersections between maritime criticism and postcolonial thought to provide, via an analysis of the Ibis trilogy, alternative insights into nationalism(s), cosmopolitanism and globalization. He shows that the Victorian age in its transoceanic dimension can be read as an era of proto-globalization that facilitates a materialist critique of the inequities of contemporary global neo-liberalism. The book argues that in order to maintain its critical sharpness, postcolonialism must re-direct its focus towards today's most obvious legacy of nineteenth-century imperialism: capitalist globalization. Tracing the migrating characters who engage in transoceanic crossings through Victorian sea lanes in the Ibis trilogy, Martin-Gonzalez explores how these dispossessed collectives made sense of their identities in the Victorian waterworlds and illustrates the political possibilities provided by the sea crossing and its fluid boundaries.

The amount of cosmological data has dramatically increased in the past decades due to an unprecedented development of telescopes, detectors and satellites. Efficiently handling and analysing new data of the order of terabytes per day requires not only computer power to be processed but also the development of sophisticated algorithms and pipelines.
Aiming at students and researchers the lecture notes in this volume explain in pedagogical manner the best techniques used to extract information from cosmological data, as well as reliable methods that should help us improve our view of the universe.

This book explores the philosophy and the foundations of quantum chemistry. It features chapters written by experts in the field. The contributions analyze quantum chemistry as a discipline, in particular, its relation with both chemistry and physics from the viewpoint of realism and reduction. Coverage includes such topics as quantum chemistry as an "in-between" discipline, molecular structure and quantum mechanics, quantum chemical models, and atoms and molecules in quantum chemistry. The interest of this book is twofold. First, the contributions aim to update and refresh the discussions regarding the foundations of quantum chemistry. Second, they seek to develop new philosophical perspectives that this discipline can suggest to philosophers of science. From its origins, quantum chemistry filled a problematic position in the disciplinary space. On the one hand, it is a branch of theoretical chemistry. On the other hand, it appeals essentially to theoretical tools coming from physics. This peculiar position triggered conceptual questions about its own identity. Inside this book, readers will find updated discussions on the foundations and the philosophy of this complex discipline.

Unique insights from pioneers of Google's Startup Accelerator on why building teams is harder than building tech--and a proven way to develop a tight team that's ready for the intense challenges of startup life. Most startups fail not because of product failure or financial mismanagement, but because of people problems: internal conflicts over strategy, decision-making, and culture. Even the smartest entrepreneurs have been derailed by these "soft" problems: How do you fire a loyal friend who's not up to par? How do you motivate your team to give their all? What happens when egos and emotions overpower facts and reason? The "soft" stuff can be shockingly hard. Martin Gonzalez and Josh Yellin, cofounders of The Effective Founders Project at Google, outline the common traps startup teams fall into, and share their powerful one-day workshop that helps teams escape those traps. The unique process of The Bonfire Moment brings colleagues together for a full day of facing hard truths, noticing hidden dynamics, and gearing up for the intense challenges of startup life. When the constant hustle feels overwhelming, a team's Bonfire Moment pulls them out of the day-to-day intensity to reflect and reboot. The Bonfire Moment has proven effective with thousands of teams of all sizes around the world--from the smallest startups to large organizations--significantly improving their cohesion, focus and effectiveness. Now this book will teach leaders the principles behind the Bonfire Moment and how to run the workshop on their own. It's ideal for anyone who needs a tight, focused, and resilient team to achieve big goals.

This book contains the reviewed, accepted contributions of the First International Symposium on Intelligent Computing Systems (ISICS) that was held in Merida (Mexico) from 16-18 March 2016. We received 25 submissions from 13 countries. Each submission had been evaluated by at least three members of the Program Committee and external reviewers. Based on these reviews, 12 papers were selected for long oral presentation. In addition to the contributed papers, four keynote speaker presentations were included in the conference program.

Cosmology has dramatically evolved during the last decade and there has been vast development of, e.g., theories of galaxy formation in connection with the early universe or gravitational lensing. These new developments motivated the editors to organize a school covering all of these ideas and observations in a pedagogical way. The topics covered in the 26 lectures of this summer school include: QSO absorption systems, identification of objects at high redshift, radiogalaxies, galaxy formation and evolution, galaxy number counts, clustering, theories of structure formation, large-scale structure and streaming motions, gravitational lensing, and spectrum and anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background radiation. Observational developments, data analysis, and theoretical aspects are equally treated.

These review articles by outstanding specialists cover the present status ofthe observations of the spectrum and of the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background radiation. Experimental developments, data analysis and related theoretical aspects are also treated. The idea is to review and discuss at a level accessible to non-specialised astronomers and graduate students the most recent developments in this field as well as the future perspectives for astrophysics and cosmology in particular.

The amount of cosmological data has dramatically increased in the past decades due to an unprecedented development of telescopes, detectors and satellites. Efficiently handling and analysing new data of the order of terabytes per day requires not only computer power to be processed but also the development of sophisticated algorithms and pipelines.
Aiming at students and researchers the lecture notes in this volume explain in pedagogical manner the best techniques used to extract information from cosmological data, as well as reliable methods that should help us improve our view of the universe.

Este libro consta de diferentes Decretos y Meditaciones en audio y escritas de tal forma que cuando se lee u oye, la energ a se integra en el cuerpo f sico.Conforme se van integrando las energ as se va elevando la vibraci n celular.Al elevar la vibraci n celular el cuerpo f sico se va sanando y regenerando.Este sistema 40 D as, est dise ado para poder detener, una vez finalizado, el proceso de envejecimiento y activar el Manantial de la Eterna Juventud.Cada d a hay m?'s personas en todo el mundo que lo est n experimentado en su propia piel, recobrando la vitalidad y la salud.Esto es ya, hoy en d a, una realidad Innegable. El que la experimente por s mismo depende solo y exclusivamente de usted. El sistema para poder lograrlo lo tiene ahora mismo en sus manos.40 D AS, primera parte del m todo Pempenides especial nominativo El Libro de la Vida, recoge el sistema completo de los 7 Chacras con sus 49 puertas, m?'s 46 meditaciones del rbol de la Vida de 10 s firas, y el Decreto para la erradicaci n del rbol de la Ciencia del Bien y del Mal (hormona de la muerte), am n de otros diversos Decretos.El M todo Pempenides especial nominativo El Libro de la Vida, consta de varias partes y ha sido escrito en esta poca por el actual Regente Planetario siguiendo las instrucciones del Logos Planetario.Este m todo ha sido transmitido directamente por Sanat Kumara "el iniciador nico planetario" como gu a precisa para alcanzar r pidamente la ascensi n.El M todo Pempenides al completo contiene la transmisi n de energ as de las 256 puertas del sistema de chacras de la QUINTA DIMENSI N, y las transmisiones del YO SOY EL ALPHA Y LA OMEGA: el primero y el ltimo, el que hab a de venir, El Todopoderoso.

The refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Web Engineering, ICWE 2003, held in Oviedo, Spain in July 2003. The 25 revised full papers and 73 short papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 190 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on agents on the Web, e-commerce, e-learning, human-computer interaction, languages and tools, mobility and the Web, multimedia techniques and telecommunications, security, Web quality and testing, semantic Web, and Web applications development.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Intelligent Computing Systems, ISICS 2022, held in Santiago, Chile, in March 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online. The 9 full papers along with 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. They deal with the field of intelligent computing systems focusing on artificial intelligence, computer vision and image processing.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Intelligent Computing Systems, ISICS 2020, held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in March 2020. The 13 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 46 submissions. They deal with the field of intelligent computing systems focusing on artificial intelligence, computer vision and image processing.

Magnetic fields pervade the universe and play an important role in many astrophysical processes. However, they require specialised observational tools, and are challenging to model and understand. This volume provides a unified view of magnetic fields across astrophysical and cosmological contexts, drawing together disparate topics that are rarely covered together. Written by the lecturers of the XXV Canary Islands Winter School, it offers a self-contained introduction to cosmic magnetic fields on a range of scales. The connections between the behaviours of magnetic fields in these varying contexts are particularly emphasised, from the relatively small and close ranges of the Sun, planets and stars, to galaxies and clusters of galaxies, as well as on cosmological scales. Aimed at young researchers and graduate students, this up-to-date review uniquely brings together a subject often tackled by disconnected communities, conveying the latest advances as well as highlighting the limits of our current understanding.