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Creeper Family Vacation: The Creeper Diaries, An Unofficial Minecrafter's Novel (Creeper Diaries #5)
by Greyson Mann Amanda BrackCan Gerald survive vacation with his crazy family? The Creeper family is planning a month-long summer vacation! But where will they go? On a road trip across the Overworld? Backpacking in the Extreme Hills? Camping out in caves? Gerald and his sisters can't agree! When Dad suggests they do all three, Gerald hops on board. But he quickly realizes that the only thing worse than being stuck with his sisters at home is being stuck with them in a minecart for hours on end. Cammy is so excited, she keeps blowing up. Cate is sulking because she couldn't pack all her wigs. And Chloe is determined to stir up trouble wherever they go—and she’s dragging Gerald right along with her. Abandoned mineshafts? Let's check 'em out! Miners? Let's freak 'em out! Cave spiders? Let's blow them into oblivion! To get through this vacation, Gerald is going to have to get creative—and come up with a serious survival plan.
Creeper Invasion: An Unofficial Minetrapped Adventure, #5 (The Unofficial Minetrapped Adventure #5)
by Winter MorganThe three friends trapped in their Minecraft game have never been closer to escaping the Overworld, and they can’t wait to return home after being trapped on the server for so long.But then a vicious horde of creepers attacks, delaying their escape. Soon the gang learns that there’s a new villain behind the attack: a griefer so twisted that he’d rather stay trapped in the Overworld than live a mundane life in the real world-and he has no qualms about keeping every other player trapped on the server with him. Can the friends and their new allies defeat the creepers, conquer their new enemy, and finally return home?Friends and enemies unite against evil in this exhilarating fifth book in bestselling author Winter Morgan’s Unofficial Minetrapped Adventure series.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers-picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Creeper on the Case: The Creeper Diaries, An Unofficial Minecrafters Novel (Creeper Diaries #6)
by Greyson Mann Amanda BrackWhen Gerald's mom says he should get more "involved" at school, he joins the newspaper staff. But reporting on current events is a snooze, until he stumbles onto a few mysteries. Why is Room 117 always locked? What is the disgusting smell coming out of Mr. Zane's briefcase? And . . . why is Gerald's best friend, Sam the Slime, suddenly acting so strangely? Someone has to figure out what's really going on at Mob Middle School. But never fear -- Gerald Creeper Jr., super sleuth, is here!
Creeper's Got Talent: The Creeper Diaries, An Unofficial Minecrafter's Novel (Creeper Diaries #2)
by Greyson Mann Amanda BrackGerald made it through the first few weeks of Mob Middle School in one piece (give or take a limb), even if his quest for popularity hasn’t led to fame and glory yet. When he hears about the school’s upcoming talent show, Gerald sets his sights on a new plan: unveiling his hidden talents as a rapper. He can picture it already—kids will finally know his name. They'll beg for his autograph. Maybe he’ll even impress the super-popular Eddy Enderman!But Gerald’s got some rivals for that top spot, not the least of which is a band of spider jockeys determined to keep a sixth-grader from winning the show. His sister is determined to blow him out of the water with her cannonball trick. Even his best friend steps up the competition with his slime-block trampoline. In the second book of this hilarious, heavily illustrated, diary format series for Minecrafters, Gerald may win fame and glory—but what will he lose along the way?
Creepin' Through the Snow: The Creeper Diaries, An Unofficial Minecrafter's Novel, Special Edition (Creeper Diaries)
by Greyson MannA very special Christmas-themed Creeper Diaries adventure featuring the hilarious underdog narrator every Minecrafter can relate to!Gerald Creeper Jr. needs a new plan to survive the holidays. Why? Because he "accidentally" spent the emeralds his parents gave him to buy gifts. Oops! But no worries. He's sure he can make it all back by helping Sam the Slime put on a holiday show for little mobs in the neighborhood. Gerald can picture it already: he'll perform his new song "Rapping through the Snow." Everyone at Mob Middle School will love it!Instead, he's humiliated when Sam wraps him in twinkly lights and dubs him a talking Christmas tree. Gerald is ready to explode, until he meets a baby zombie with a special holiday wish. With a Santa skin, a wolf-drawn sleigh, and a potion of fire-resistance (to help him safely down the chimney), can he make her wish come true?This special Christmas edition of The Creeper Diaries, Creepin’ Through the Snow, is the third book in this laugh-out-loud funny, heavily illustrated, diary-format series for Minecrafters. This adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.
Creeping Failure: How We Broke the Internet and What We Can Do to Fix It
by Jeffrey HunkerThe Internet is often called a superhighway, but it may be more analogous to a city: an immense tangle of streets, highways, and interchanges, lined with homes and businesses, playgrounds and theatres. We may not physically live in this city, but most of us spend a lot of time there, and even pay rents and fees to hold property in it.But the Internet is not a city of the 21st century. Jeffrey Hunker, an internationally known expert in cyber-security and counter-terrorism policy, argues that the Internet of today is, in many ways, equivalent to the burgeoning cities of the early Industrial Revolution: teeming with energy but also with new and previously unimagined dangers, and lacking the technical and political infrastructures to deal with these problems. In a world where change of our own making has led to unexpected consequences, why have we failed, at our own peril, to address these consequences?Drawing on his experience as a top expert in information security, Hunker sets out to answer this critical question in Creeping Failure. Hunker takes a close look at the "creeping failures" that have kept us in a state of cyber insecurity: how and why they happened, and most crucially, how they can be fixed. And he arrives at some stunning conclusions about the dramatic measures that we will need to accomplish this.This groundbreaking book is an essential first step toward understanding the World Wide Web in a larger context as we try to build a safer Internet "city." But it also raises issues that are relevant far outside the online realm: for example, how can we work together to create not just new policy, but new kinds of policy? Creeping Failure calls for nothing less than a basic rethinking of the Internet -- and of how we solve problems together.From the Hardcover edition.
Créer son propre site internet et son blog gratuitement
by Jason Matthews Victor ThivillierVous souhaitez posséder votre propre site, ou apprendre à bloguer? Savez-vous qu'il existe des sites permettant de construire son site ou blog gratuitement, sans coûts mensuels? Vous pouvez y arriver; Créer un site Web et/ou commencer à bloguer avec des hébergeurs comme WordPress et Blogger est à la portée de tous, même de ceux qui ne connaissent rien au design web. Nul besoin d'apprendre le langage HTML, vous pouvez utiliser un éditeur WYSIWYG ("What you see is what you get", Ce que vous voyez est ce que vous obtenez). Le vocabulaire de ce livre est accessible à tous, du débutant en informatique aux utilisateurs avancés qui bénéficieront de conseils supplémentaires. Avec ce guide, vous apprendrez à: *Créer des sites Web gratuitement *Créer des blogs gratuitement *Personnaliser vos widgets *Vendre en ligne avec des boutons PayPal *Générer du trafic grâce à Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google Plus *Optimiser le référencement par les moteurs de recherche *Améliorer votre classement dans les résultats de recherche de Google et Bing *Publier des articles et communiqués de presse *Développer une liste d'e-mails de contacts *Et bien plus encore. De plus, c'est facile, amusant et on peut vraiment tirer profit d'outils entièrement gratuits. Vous êtes assuré d'économiser du temps, de l'argent et des efforts. C'est le moment démarrer votre présence en ligne et construire votre propre site gratuitement!
Créez votre blog et faites-le triompher: 15 articles qui vous aideront à créer un blog à succès
by Rafa OsunaVous envisagez de créer un blog ou vous en avez déjà un mais vous ne savez pas quoi en faire ? Dans ce cas, ce livre est fait pour vous. Qu'allez-vous trouver dans ce livre ? Bon... mieux, qu'en penses-tu si je commence par vous dire ce que vous ne trouverez pas ? Dans ce livre, vous ne trouverez pas de philosophie bon marché sur les blogs. Le genre que les gens qui n'ont jamais réussi avec un blog essaient de vous vendre. Dans ce livre, vous ne trouverez pas de cours sur la façon de démarrer un blog au niveau technique. Aujourd'hui, les plateformes de blogs sont si intuitives et faciles à utiliser qu'il ne vaut pas la peine de perdre du temps à lire un livre pour cela. Si c'est ce que vous recherchez, je vous conseille l'un des nombreux tutoriels sur le sujet qui se trouvent, par exemple, sur YouTube. Recherche en ligne. Vous n'allez pas non plus trouver dans ce livre des formules magiques pour devenir millionnaire avec votre blog en deux semaines. Croyez-moi, si quelqu'un vous propose quelque chose comme ça, fuyez-le immédiatement. Ce que vous trouverez dans ce livre est un petit résumé de ce que j'ai écrit sur mon blog personnel (El Último Blog) au cours des 10 dernières années. 10 ans durant lesquels j'ai non seulement entretenu mon blog mais dirigé un réseau de blogs avec plus de 50 rédacteurs, j'ai participé à des blogs collaboratifs, j'ai donné des conférences et des cours sur les blogs, j'ai participé à plusieurs livres... Ce que je voulais vous proposer dans ce livre, en guise de synthèse de ces 10 ans de blogging, c'est une sélection de 15 articles qui, je pense, reflètent de manière claire et concise tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour réussir votre blog. Il y a 15 articles que j'ai sélectionnés parmi plus de 2000 que j'ai publiés au cours de ces années. Articles que j'ai retouchés pour publication dans ce livre, afin que, tout en conservant la fraîcheur d'
Criar humanos en un entorno digital: Cómo ayudar a los niños a tener una relación sana con la tecnología
by Diana GraberSexting, cyberbullying, la venganza del porno, depredadores en línea... todas estas amenazas potenciales pueden tentar a los padres a arrebatar de las manos de sus hijos, el teléfono inteligente o la tableta. Si bien la privación puede eliminar los peligros, ese enfoque también significa que su hijo se pierde los muchos beneficios y oportunidades de la tecnología.Criando humanos en un mundo digital muestra cómo los niños digitales deben aprender a navegar por este entorno, desde el equilibrio de la vida real y virtual hasta convertirse en modelos positivos y líderes.Este libro está lleno de temas de discusión en el hogar y actividades divertidas que cualquier familia ocupada puede realizar en su rutina diaria. Con una serie de consejos prácticos basados en la investigación académica y la experiencia práctica, los padres de hoy finalmente tienen lo que han estado esperando: una guía para criar niños digitales que se convertirán en los líderes positivos y exitosos que nuestro mundo necesita desesperadamente.
Criar humanos en un entorno digital: Cómo ayudar a los niños a tener una relación sana con la tecnología
by Diana GraberSexting, cyberbullying, la venganza del porno, depredadores en línea... todas estas amenazas potenciales pueden tentar a los padres a arrebatar de las manos de sus hijos, el teléfono inteligente o la tableta. Si bien la privación puede eliminar los peligros, ese enfoque también significa que su hijo se pierde los muchos beneficios y oportunidades de la tecnología.Criando humanos en un mundo digital muestra cómo los niños digitales deben aprender a navegar por este entorno, desde el equilibrio de la vida real y virtual hasta convertirse en modelos positivos y líderes.Este libro está lleno de temas de discusión en el hogar y actividades divertidas que cualquier familia ocupada puede realizar en su rutina diaria. Con una serie de consejos prácticos basados en la investigación académica y la experiencia práctica, los padres de hoy finalmente tienen lo que han estado esperando: una guía para criar niños digitales que se convertirán en los líderes positivos y exitosos que nuestro mundo necesita desesperadamente.Raising Humans in a Digital WorldSexting, cyberbullying, revenge porn, online predators… all of these potential threats can tempt parents to snatch the smartphone or tablet right out of their children&’s hands. While avoidance might eliminate the dangers, that approach also means your child misses out on technology&’s many benefits and opportunities.Raising Humans in a Digital World shows how digital kids must learn to navigate this environment, throughdeveloping social-emotional skillsbalancing virtual and real lifebuilding safe and healthy relationshipsavoiding cyberbullies and online predatorsprotecting personal informationidentifying and avoiding fake news and questionable contentbecoming positive role models and leaders.This book is packed with at-home discussion topics and enjoyable activities that any busy family can slip into their daily routine. Full of practical tips grounded in academic research and hands-on experience, today&’s parents finally have what they&’ve been waiting for—a guide to raising digital kids who will become the positive and successful leaders our world desperately needs.
Crie o seu blog e torne-o um Sucesso
by Rosane Bujes Rafa OsunaVocê está pensando em começar a escrever em um blog ou já tem um, mas não tem certeza de que fazer com ele? Então, este livro é para você mesmo. O que você encontrará neste livro? Ou melhor, o que você acha se começo falando sobre o que não encontrará? Neste livro, você não encontrará filosofia barata sobre blogs. Do tipo que tentam vender algumas pessoas que nunca tiveram sucesso com um blog. Também não encontrará um curso sobre como fazer um blog funcionar em termos técnicos. Hoje em dia, as plataformas de criação de blogs são muito intuitivas e fáceis de usar, de forma que não vale a pena perder tempo lendo um livro para isso. Mas se por um acaso é isso que você está procurando recomendo-lhe um dos diversos tutoriais sobre o assunto que existem, por exemplo, no Youtube. Tampouco irá encontrar neste livro fórmulas mágicas para tornar-se milionário com seu blog em duas semanas. Acredite em mim, se alguém lhe oferecer algo assim, fuja imediatamente dele. O que você encontrará neste livro é um pequeno resumo daquilo que escrevi no meu blog pessoal (EL ÚLTIMO BLOG - O ÚLTIMO BLOG) no período dos últimos 10 anos. Tempo em que não somente mantive meu blog, como também dirigi uma rede de blogs com mais de 50 redatores, participei em blogs colaborativos, dei conferências e cursos sobre blogs, participei em vários livros ... O que desejei oferecer-lhe neste livro, como resumo destes 10 anos de blogging, trata-se de uma seleção de artigos na qual acredito refletir, de maneira clara e concisa, tudo o que você necessita para triunfar com seu blog. São 15 artigos que selecionei dos mais de 2000 que publiquei nestes anos. Artigos que fiz alguns ajustes para a publicação neste livro, de maneira que, mantendo o frescor de um post, tivesse ligação entre eles. Assim, espero ter conseguido que com algumas leituras rápidas, próprias dos artigos de um blog, voc
Crie sua Agência de Marketing Digital
by Robinson Hardin Gerson AguilarComo crio minha agência de marketing on-line? Por onde começo? Quanto dinheiro devo ter? É o que todo empreendedor desta era digital se pediu para formar uma agência de marketing. Com as tecnologias atuais e acesso à Internet, muitas portas se abrem para nós. Um mundo cheio de possibilidades. Este livro irá ajudá-lo a conhecer um pouco mais através destas 14 dicas precisas para realizar com sua Agência de Marketing Online. Cresça, cresça sua marca, relacione-se com seus clientes, estude sua concorrência, isso e muito mais para que você possa começar a iniciar seu negócio de Marketing Digital.
Crime and Intelligence Analysis: An Integrated Real-Time Approach
by Glenn Grana James WindellCrime and Intelligence Analysis: An Integrated Real-Time Approach covers everything crime analysts and tactical analysts need to know to be successful. Providing an overview of the criminal justice system as well as the more fundamental areas of crime analysis, the book will enable students and law enforcement personnel to better understand criminal behavior, learn the basics of conducting temporal analysis of crime patterns, use spatial analysis to better understand crime, apply research methods to crime analysis, and more successfully evaluate data and information to help predict criminal offending and solve criminal cases. Criminal justice and police academy students will learn how to be skilled and credible crime analysts who play a critical role in the daily operations of law enforcement.
Crime Prevention: International Perspectives, Issues, and Trends
by John A. WinterdykThis text presents an international approach to the study of crime prevention. It offers an expansive overview of crime prevention initiatives and how they are applied across a wide range of themes and infractions, from conventional to non-conventional forms of crime. Based on a review of the literature, this is the first text to offer a broad, yet comprehensive, examination of how and why crime prevention has gained considerable traction as an alternative to conventional criminal justice practices of crime control in developed countries, and to provide a cross-sectional view of how crime prevention has been applied and how effective such initiatives have been. Crime Prevention: International Perspectives, Issues, and Trends is suitable for undergraduate students in criminology and criminal justice programs, as well as for graduates and undergraduates in special topics courses.
Crime Science and Digital Forensics: A Holistic View
by Anthony C. IjehThis volume is a collation of articles on counter forensics practices and digital investigative methods from the perspective of crime science. The book also shares alternative dialogue on information security techniques used to protect data from unauthorised access and manipulation. Scandals such as those at OPCW and Gatwick Airport have reinforced the importance of crime science and the need to take proactive measures rather than a wait and see approach currently used by many organisations. This book proposes a new approach in dealing with cybercrime and unsociable behavior involving remote technologies using a combination of evidence-based disciplines in order to enhance cybersecurity and authorised controls. It starts by providing a rationale for combining selected disciplines to enhance cybersecurity by discussing relevant theories and highlighting the features that strengthen privacy when mixed. The essence of a holistic model is brought about by the challenge facing digital forensic professionals within environments where tested investigative practices are unable to provide satisfactory evidence and security. This book will be of interest to students, digital forensic and cyber security practitioners and policy makers. It marks a new route in the study of combined disciplines to tackle cybercrime using digital investigations and crime science.
Crimes and Cover-ups in American Politics: 1776-1963
by Donald JeffriesThe history that the textbooks left out. For far too long, American history has been left in the unreliable hands of those that author Donald Jeffries refers to as the court historians. Crimes and Cover-ups in American Politics: 1776-1963 fights back by scrutinizing the accepted history of everything from the American War of Independence to the establishment reputation of Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers, the Civil War, the Lincoln assassination, both World Wars, US government experimentation on prisoners, mental patients, innocent children and whole populated areas, the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and much, much more. Secular saints like Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt are examined in a critical way they seldom have been. Jeffries spares no one and nothing in this explosive new book. The atrocities of Union troops during the Civil War, and Allied troops during World War II, are documented in great detail. The Nuremberg Trials are presented as the antithesis of justice. In the follow-up to his previous, bestselling book Hidden History: An Expose of Modern Crimes, Conspiracies, and Cover-Ups in American Politics, Jeffries demonstrates that crimes, corruption, and conspiracies didn't start with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. History should be much more than cardboard villains and impossibly unrealistic heroes. Thanks to the efforts of the court historians, most Americans are historically illiterate. Crimes and Cover-ups in American Politics: 1776-1963 is a bold attempt at setting the record straight.
Criminal Enterprise Investigation
by Thomas A. TrierMany cities, towns, and municipalities across the United States have criminal organizations operating within their jurisdictions. This book gives the investigator a guide to probing, evaluating, and analyzing local criminal organizations, with the goal of disrupting and dismantling criminal operations. Subjects covered include investigative field techniques, identification of enterprise vulnerabilities, and an in-depth look into FBI task forces. Intended for law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals, Criminal Enterprise Investigation provides readers with a critical "how to" guide to overcoming criminal enterprise in their communities. Features: Provides step-by-step guide to dismantling criminal organizations Includes real-life examples of successful investigations Covers a wide range of criminal groups, including domestic terrorists, drug cartels, gangs, white-collar criminals, and robbery and extortion rings For those working to combat criminal organizations, this book is an essential guide to best practices. Criminal Enterprise Investigation provides the theory, techniques, and real-world examples necessary to overcome criminal activity for those of any level of expertise, from seasoned criminal justice professionals to those just beginning their careers.
Criminal Investigation for the Professional Investigator (Professional Investigators Series)
by BCPI, CLI, SonneAimed at the busy professional who aspires to become certified in the field, Criminal Investigation for the Professional Investigator details essential techniques a trained investigator will be called upon to perform during the course of a career. The book is authored by a veteran of the NYPD who went on to launch and operate two successful private investigation agencies. It covers crime scenes, death investigations, the art of interrogation, and specific criminal investigations. It also provides important strategies for making arrests and testifying in courtrooms, details the most effective investigative tools to use, and explains the role of criminal defense investigators.
Criptomoedas para Iniciantes: Guia Completo De Investimento Em Criptomoedas Com Tudo O Que Você Precisa Saber Sobre Criptomoedas
by Nick WoodsGuia Completo de Investimento em Criptomoedas com Tudo o que Precisa de Saber sobre Ciptomoedas e Altcoin. Tudo o que Precisa de Saber sobre Altcoins, incluindo Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Cardano, Solana, XRP, Binance, Polkadot e muito mais! Neste livro, abordaremos vários tópicos que permitirão que você construa um conhecimento perspicaz sobre o mundo das criptomoedas. Criptomoeda não é um termo singular, abrange várias moedas digitais que podem ser usadas para comprar bens e serviços ou trocadas. Quase um terço dos investidores em criptomoedas têm entre 25 a 34 anos, tornando-se um investimento popular entre os mais jovens. No entanto, qualquer pessoa de qualquer idade ou formação pode garantir um bom retorno ao investir nestas moedas. As criptomoedas não existem no sentido físico e são totalmente digitizadas. Isto significa que os registos das moedas são mantidos e registados em bancos de dados virtuais altamente seguros. Consequentemente, estes são menos propensos a falsificação criminal. Com um aumento constante e contínuo na popularidade das criptomoedas, negociá-las é uma ótima forma de obter um bom retorno de qualquer investimento financeiro. Contudo, terá de garantir que faz da maneira correta. Abordaremos o que significa criptomoeda e os vários tipos de criptomoedas. Além dos conhecimentos sobre criptomoedas, também irá aprender sobre a tecnologia blockchain e como esta funciona. Acima de tudo, uma informação importante a ser lembrada é que é bom começar pequeno em vez de se lançar no mercado. Aumento os seus investimentos gradualmente à medida que aprende a negociar nos mercados. Com tempo e prática, tornar-se-á num investidor experiente e confiante em criptomoedas. O investimento em criptomoedas é um trabalho paralelo para muitas pessoas, mas pode tornar-se no foco principal das suas estratégias financeiras. Com o mercado de criptomoedas a atingirem máximas gerais de do
Criptomoneda para Principiantes: Guía Completa de Inversión en Criptomonedas.
by Nick Woods¿Está buscando aprender cómo puede sacar provecho de la revolución de las criptomonedas? ¿Has escuchado sobre Bitcoin, Ethereum y Dogecoin últimamente en las noticias y parece que no puedes entender qué son las criptomonedas? ¿Se pregunta cómo puede comenzar a invertir en criptomonedas, pero realmente no sabe qué es y tiene dudas sobre invertir en algo que no comprende? ¿Desearía poder comprender la criptomoneda, pero tiene miedo de que sea demasiado compleja y complicada? Si esto te suena, ¡sigue leyendo! Las criptomonedas son fascinantes monedas descentralizadas de la nueva era que solo están disponibles en línea y permiten al usuario ser algo anónimo. Con miles de criptomonedas disponibles, existen importantes potenciales de crecimiento. ¡La gran cantidad de proyectos construidos sobre estas cadenas de bloques es prueba suficiente de que la criptomoneda se dirige a la luna!
Crisis and Escalation in Cyberspace
by Martin C. LibickiThe chances are growing that the United States will find itself in a crisis in cyberspace-the escalation of tensions associated with a major cyberattack, suspicions that one has taken place, or fears that it might do so soon. Such crises can be managed by taking steps to reduce the incentives for other states to step in, controlling the narrative, understanding the stability parameters of the crises, and recognizing escalation risks.
Crisis Communication in a Digital World
by Mark Sheehan Deirdre Quinn-AllanCrisis communication in a digital world provides an introduction to major crisis communication theories and issues management, using practical examples from Australia and New Zealand. The book examines how public relations can influence the nature of a crisis and the impact of its aftermath. It explores the role of PR specialists in different crisis situations - including natural disasters and morphing crises - and examines the challenges they face in a world where social media is a key source of communication. Readers are provided with an in-depth understanding of crisis communication and issues management through practical approaches, strategies and skills, which are supplemented by relevant theories based on evidence and experience. International perspectives have been included throughout to illustrate the impact of multinational companies on the digital world, including global media cycles and social media activism. Each chapter explores a different aspect of communications, including media, natural disasters and celebrity crises.
Crisis on the Coast and Hinterland: Assessing India’s East Coast with Geomorphological, Environmental and Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches
by Ashis Kumar Paul Anurupa PaulThis contributed volume assesses the state and future of India’s East Coast through a wide variety of chapters grouped by methodology and approach. Part I: Assessment through Geomorphological Approaches describes geomorphological diversities of the eastern shorelines of India, Coastal Modelling System- SMC and morphodynamics of Odisha coast, Paleo shorelines and beach ridge chenier formations of Subarnarekha delta, seasonal sediment budget of Chandrabhaga beachdune system, Beach stage and dune stage modelling Mandarmoni coast, drainage characters of South Andaman Islands, coastal foredune morphology and sediment of Odisha and West Bengal, Geo-archaeological pieces of evidence of ancient coastal environment, coastal sediment characters, beach ridge formation in the chenier coast, and geomorphological changes of ancient ports and harbours in the shoreline of West Bengal. Part II: Assessment through Environmental Approaches addresses various environmental assessment techniques of mangrove sensitivity to the sea level rise process in the Sundarban, land degradation of the hinterland drainage basins, the riparian environment of the coastal drainage basins, agricultural adaptability in response to climate variability in the coastal areas of West Bengal, forest degradations of the lateritic upland tracts, coastal tourism potentialities in Odisha and West Bengal, Climate variabilities and agricultural modifications in the hinterland areas of West Bengal districts, the tidal flat environment of Sagar Island, landforms and Geomorphosites for the promotion of Geotourism in South Andaman Perils of Premature Reclamation of Sundarban, marine litter in the coastal regions of West Bengal and Odisha on flora, fauna and humans, Ground water contamination due to saline water encroachment in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Spatio-temporal changes in the Hugli estuarine environment and coastal hazards and flood risk of southwestern Sundarban. Part III: Assessment through Remote Sensing & GIS Approaches uses the aforementioned techniques in service of exploration of monitoring health of Mangrove forest, Geomorphological analysis of the coral fringed coasts of Andaman, hydrological and morphological variations of Ichhamati Tidal estuary, multivariate analysis of coastal vulnerabilities, geography of tourism resources in Andaman group of islands, tourism climate index with application geospatial techniques, diversity of landscape ecology in the coastal blocks of Purba Medinipur, overwash vulnerability in Odisha coast, livelihood security index of the coastal communities, managing coastal squeeze response and wetland loss in the estuarine coastal tract of West Bengal, environmental effects of historical land reclamation process in the Sundarban, and emerging environmental problems of coastal urbanization in Digha, Kanthi, and Haldia.
Critical Code: Software Producibility for Defense
by National Research Council of the National AcademiesCritical Code contemplates Department of Defense (DoD) needs and priorities for software research and suggests a research agenda and related actions. Building on two prior books--Summary of a Workshop on Software Intensive Systems and Uncertainty at Scale and Preliminary Observations on DoD Software Research Needs and Priorities--the present volume assesses the nature of the national investment in software research and, in particular, considers ways to revitalize the knowledge base needed to design, produce, and employ software-intensive systems for tomorrow's defense needs. Critical Code discusses four sets of questions: To what extent is software capability significant for the DoD? Is it becoming more or less significant and strategic in systems development? Will the advances in software producibility needed by the DoD emerge unaided from industry at a pace sufficient to meet evolving defense requirements? What are the opportunities for the DoD to make more effective use of emerging technology to improve software capability and software producibility? In which technology areas should the DoD invest in research to advance defense software capability and producibility?
Critical Code Studies: Initial Methods (Software Studies)
by Mark C. MarinoAn argument that we must read code for more than what it does—we must consider what it means.Computer source code has become part of popular discourse. Code is read not only by programmers but by lawyers, artists, pundits, reporters, political activists, and literary scholars; it is used in political debate, works of art, popular entertainment, and historical accounts. In this book, Mark Marino argues that code means more than merely what it does; we must also consider what it means. We need to learn to read code critically. Marino presents a series of case studies—ranging from the Climategate scandal to a hactivist art project on the US-Mexico border—as lessons in critical code reading.Marino shows how, in the process of its circulation, the meaning of code changes beyond its functional role to include connotations and implications, opening it up to interpretation and inference—and misinterpretation and reappropriation. The Climategate controversy, for example, stemmed from a misreading of a bit of placeholder code as a “smoking gun” that supposedly proved fabrication of climate data. A poetry generator created by Nick Montfort was remixed and reimagined by other poets, and subject to literary interpretation.Each case study begins by presenting a small and self-contained passage of code—by coders as disparate as programming pioneer Grace Hopper and philosopher Friedrich Kittler—and an accessible explanation of its context and functioning. Marino then explores its extra-functional significance, demonstrating a variety of interpretive approaches.