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This study examines France's determination to remain aloof and
unaffected as the world economy threatens the French way of doing
business. Describing the difficulty in initiating change in French
organizations, the author tells of the obstacles he encountered in
attempting to modernize the working practices of a Paris firm. His
observations are based upon customs and habits peculiar to the
French, yet they apply equally to all foreign cultures. Management
methods, attitudes to the outside world, and the historic roots of
the French mentality are viewed and explained anecdotally, based on
the author's experience of living and working in France, and are
accompanied by humorous illustrations.
Michael Johnson is one of the world's leading graphic designers and
brand consultants. His studio, johnson banks, is responsible for
the rebranding of many notable clients, including Virgin Atlantic,
Think London, BFI, Christian Aid, and MORE TH>N, and he has
garnered a plethora of awards in the process. In Branding, Johnson
strips everyday brands down to their basic components, with case
studies that enable us to understand why we select one product or
service over another and allow us to comprehend how seemingly
subtle influences can affect key life decisions. The first part of
the book shows how the birth of a brand begins not with finding a
solution but rather with identifying the correct question the
missing gap in the market to which an answer is needed. Johnson
proceeds to unveil hidden elements involved in creating a
successful brand from the strapline that gives the brand a
narrative and a purpose to clever uses of typography that unite
design and language. With more than 1,000 illustrations showcasing
the world's most successful corporate identities, as well as
generic templates enabling you to create your own brand or ad with
ease, Branding explores every step of the development process
required to create the simplest and most immediately compelling
brands.
When Guinean Muslims leave their homeland, they encounter radically
new versions of Islam and new approaches to religion more
generally. In Remaking Islam in African Portugal, Michelle C.
Johnson explores the religious lives of these migrants in the
context of diaspora. Since Islam arrived in West Africa centuries
ago, Muslims in this region have long conflated ethnicity and
Islam, such that to be Mandinga or Fula is also to be Muslim. But
as they increasingly encounter Muslims not from Africa, as well as
other ways of being Muslim, they must question and revise their
understanding of "proper" Muslim belief and practice. Many men, in
particular, begin to separate African custom from global Islam.
Johnson maintains that this cultural intersection is highly
gendered as she shows how Guinean Muslim men in Lisbon-especially
those who can read Arabic, have made the pilgrimage to Mecca, and
attend Friday prayer at Lisbon's central mosque-aspire to be
cosmopolitan Muslims. By contrast, Guinean women-many of whom never
studied the Qur'an, do not read Arabic, and feel excluded from the
mosque-remain more comfortably rooted in African custom. In
response, these women have created a "culture club" as an
alternative Muslim space where they can celebrate life course
rituals and Muslim holidays on their own terms. Remaking Islam in
African Portugal highlights what being Muslim means in urban Europe
and how Guinean migrants' relationships to their ritual practices
must change as they remake themselves and their religion.
A significant barrier to successful juvenile intervention is
misconduct committed against juveniles by the persons employed to
help them. Professional Misconduct with Juveniles explores the
nature of employee-on-youth misconduct, its extent, its
consequences, factors that increase its occurrence, and potential
solutions to the problem. Obviously, employee-on-youth misconduct
interferes with the effective treatment of delinquent and at-risk
youth, but it also harms the agency as a whole and creates a poor
working environment for all employees. Professional Misconduct with
Juveniles offers a practical, theory-based approach to preventing
or stopping such exploitation of vulnerable young men and women so
that we can focus on effective approaches to rehabilitation,
deterrence, and public safety.
A significant barrier to successful juvenile intervention is
misconduct committed against juveniles by the persons employed to
help them. "Professional Misconduct with Juveniles" explores the
nature of employee-on-youth misconduct, its extent, its
consequences, factors that increase its occurrence, and potential
solutions to the problem. Obviously, employee-on-youth misconduct
interferes with the effective treatment of delinquent and at-risk
youth, but it also harms the agency as a whole and creates a poor
working environment for all employees. "Professional Misconduct
with Juveniles" offers a practical, theory-based approach to
preventing or stopping such exploitation of vulnerable young men
and women so that we can focus on effective approaches to
rehabilitation, deterrence, and public safety.
About the Real-World Criminology Series More than just
textbooks, the short books in the Real-World Criminology series are
designed to be of interest to particular fields within criminology.
They can be policy primers, spurring innovations in policing and
corrections, theoretical works dealing with policy implications, or
program evaluations incorporating theoretical foundations. Each
book covers something that is happening -or should be happening-in
the world of criminal justice.
Includes a typology developed to serve as a theoretical framework
for studying employee-on-youth misconduct Offers solutions for
prevention, detection, and intervention Ideal for use as a
supplemental text in many criminology courses or as one of a
collection of smaller texts for high-level theory courses
Impressionism took its name from the title of a painting that
Claude Monet (1840-1926) exhibited in 1874. More than any other
artist, Monet was the creator of the Impressionist vision, which
has so forcefully shaped the way in which he habitually see nature
today. For sixty years he continuously explored ways of translating
his experiences into paint, in pictures that take us from the
bustling life of Paris in the 1860s to the seclusion of his own
water-garden, which he painted in his last years. John House's
introduction to Monet's life and work presents a sequence of
dazzling illustrations that chart the artist's progress as he
became increasingly preoccupied with colour and atmospheric effect,
and the direct studies of nature gave way to paintings of greater
richness and harmony, in which the play of varied colours replaced
the conventional drawing and modelling of forms.
A primer in design and communication that offers solutions to the
recurring problems faced by by students and professionals. It
explores the ways creatives interpret their clients' brief, propose
new ideas and reinvent existing products and brands, referring to a
huge cross-section of different projects by acclaimed designers and
agencies, including Saatchi and Saatchi, Paul Rand, George Lois,
Bob Gill and Pentagram.
The chapters in this volume address a variety of issues surrounding
quotation, such as whether it is a pragmatic or semantic
phenomenon, what varieties of quotation exist, and what speech acts
are involved in quoting. Quotation poses problems for many
prevailing theories of language. One fundamental principle is that
for a language to be learnable, speakers must be able to derive the
truth-conditions of sentences from the meanings of their parts.
Another popular view is that indexical expressions like "I" display
a certain fixity -- that they always refer to the speaker using
them. Both of these tenets appear to be violated by quotation. This
volume is suitable for scholars in philosophy of language,
semantics, and pragmatics, and for graduate students in philosophy
and linguistics. The book will also be useful for researchers in
other fields that study quotation, including psychology and
computer science.
The chapters in this volume address a variety of issues surrounding
quotation, such as whether it is a pragmatic or semantic
phenomenon, what varieties of quotation exist, and what speech acts
are involved in quoting. Quotation poses problems for many
prevailing theories of language. One fundamental principle is that
for a language to be learnable, speakers must be able to derive the
truth-conditions of sentences from the meanings of their parts.
Another popular view is that indexical expressions like "I" display
a certain fixity -- that they always refer to the speaker using
them. Both of these tenets appear to be violated by quotation. This
volume is suitable for scholars in philosophy of language,
semantics, and pragmatics, and for graduate students in philosophy
and linguistics. The book will also be useful for researchers in
other fields that study quotation, including psychology and
computer science.
This is the refereed proceedings of the 11th International
Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology. The
book collects 24 revised full papers together with 3 system
demonstrations and 3 invited talks. Coverage includes current
issues in formal methods related to algebraic approaches and to
software engineering including abstract data types, process
algebras, algebraic specification, model checking, abstraction,
refinement, mu-calculus, state machines, rewriting, Kleene algebra,
programming logic, and formal software development.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th
International Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software
Engineering, AMAST'97, held in Sydney, Australia, in December 1997.
The volume presents 48 revised full papers selected from an
unusually high number of submissions. One of the outstanding
features of AMAST is its mix of serious mathematical development of
formal methods in software engineering with practical concerns,
tools, case studies, and industrial development. The volume
addresses all current aspects of formal methods in software
engineering and programming methodology, with a certain emphasis on
algebraic and logical foundations.
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'Elite athletes aren't born. They're made.' Michael Johnson From a
living icon of the Olympic Games - as both an athlete and now as a
BBC broadcaster - Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the
fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as
well as internal and external factors, that go to create an Olympic
champion. This exciting new book is based on Michael Johnson's own
experiences as an iconic four-time Olympic champion, and on the
knowledge he has gleaned as a top-class coach and motivational
speaker. It also features, uniquely, more than a dozen exclusive
and insightful interviews with Olympic legends from across several
different sports who between them have claimed more than 50 gold
medals over the past 30 years. In essence, Johnson has assembled
his very own Olympic Hall of Fame in assessing the DNA of true
champions. Gold Rush is themed around chapters in which Johnson
will discuss each of the key qualities/factors. He expertly feeds
in fascinating first-person testimonies from the Olympic legends.
In the process he builds up a definitive knowledge bank of
expertise and experience from athletes who have been on this
fascinating journey, encountered the highs and the lows, but
ultimately reached the summit - an Olympic gold medal. Johnson's
interviewees include: Usain Bolt Carl Lewis Sally Gunnell Seb Coe
Daley Thompson Cathy Freeman Ian Thorpe Michael Phelps Rebecca
Adlington Chris Hoy Steve Redgrave Matthew Pinsent Lennox Lewis
Michael Jordan
Twort's Water Supply, Seventh Edition, has been expanded to provide
the latest tools and techniques to meet engineering challenges over
dwindling natural resources. Approximately 1.1 billion people in
rural and peri-urban communities of developing countries do not
have access to safe drinking water. The mortality from
diarrhea-related diseases amounts to 2.2 million people each year
from the consumption of unsafe water. This update reflects the
latest WHO, European, UK, and US standards, including the European
Water Framework Directive. The book also includes an expansion of
waste and sludge disposal, including energy and sustainability, and
new chapters on intakes, chemical storage, handling, and sampling.
Written for both professionals and students, this book is essential
reading for anyone working in water engineering.
An indispensable tool for registered dietitian nutritionists and
other healthcare professionals working with premature infants, now
updated in a new edition.
'Michael Johnson offers the most generous kind of professional
advice: insightful but full of enthusiasm. Designers need cunning
as well as inspiration.' Deyan Sudjic OBE, Director of the Design
Museum 'I've always wanted to be a little bit weird. Now a prince
of weirdosity has come up with the perfect short guide to the
creative life.' Robert McCrum, bestselling author and former editor
at Faber and Faber and The Observer With 233 (to be exact) hints,
tips and pieces of advice, Now Try Something Weirder shows those in
the creative industry how to have great ideas (every day).
Internationally award-winning graphic designer Michael Johnson
draws on more than 30 years' experience (his CV clocks up eight
creative posts, three dismissals and the launch of his own
business) to share his ultimate secrets to enviable success ... who
said you should keep your secrets closely guarded? Looking to
improve the way you work with clients, understand and question
design briefs, deliver knockout presentations - and generally gain
covetable creative confidence? Sometimes the solution is staring
you in the face. Read this guide to achieving success in a creative
career, a must for designers and creatives!
This book looks back at the teams, players, managers and rivalries
between all the Midlands clubs since 1980. Over the last 30 years
of great games there are many true icons who will never be
forgotten and Midlands football fans have voted for the top 5
players from each of their clubs. Featuring every result of every
Midlands derby ever played and in-depth profiles of 100 Midland
club legends - this is a celebration of one of the world's football
hotbeds. This title features: Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Burton
Albion, Cheltenham Town, Coventry City, Derby County, Kettering
Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Leicester City, Northampton Town,
Notts County, Nottingham Forest, Port Vale, Shrewsbury Town, Stoke
City, Tamworth, Telford United, Walsall, West Bromwich Albion and
Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Manage Power BI within organizations. This book helps you
systematize administration as Microsoft shifts Power BI from a
self-service tool to an enterprise tool. You will learn best
practices for many Power BI administrator tasks. And you will know
how to manage artifacts such as reports, users, work spaces, apps,
and gateways. The book also provides experience-based guidance on
governance, licensing, and managing capacities. Good management
includes policies and procedures that can be applied consistently
and even automatically across a broad user base. This book provides
a strategic road map for the creation and implementation of
policies and procedures that support Power BI best practices in
enterprises. Effective governance depends not only on good
policies, but also on the active and timely monitoring of adherence
to those policies. This book helps you evaluate the tools to
automate and simplify the most common administrative and monitoring
tasks, freeing up administrators to provide greater value to the
organization through better user training and awareness
initiatives. What You Will Learn Recognize the roles and
responsibilities of the Power BI administrator Manage users and
their work spaces Know when to consider using Power BI Premium
Govern your Power BI implementation and manage Power BI tenants
Create an effective security strategy for Power BI in the
enterprise Collaborate and share consistent views of the data
across all users Follow a life cycle management strategy for
rollout of dashboards and reports Create internal training
resources backed up by accurate documentation Monitor Power BI to
better understand risks and compliance manage costs, and track
implementation Who This Book Is For IT professionals tasked with
maintaining their corporate Power BI environments, Power BI
administrators and power users interested in rolling out Power BI
more widely in their organizations, and IT governance professionals
tasked with ensuring adherence to policies and regulations
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