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40 Years of European Digital Policies: Forgotten Lessons (Professional Practice in Governance and Public Organizations)
by Detlef EckertWritten by a seasoned European Commission official and industry expert with over 30 years of experience, this book invites you to embark on a journey through Europe's digital evolution. It provides an insightful guide to the policies that have positioned the EU as a catalyst for Europe’s digital transformation. The book serves as a historical narrative and an indispensable resource for policymakers and academics alike. Readers will learn from past triumphs and pitfalls to forge a path towards sustainable growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Presenting the rationale behind key policy decisions, the author unveils the dynamics shaping Europe's digital landscape. From pivotal moments to technological leaps, the book illustrates how the process of European integration has increasingly empowered policymakers to shape outcomes. Understanding this interplay between technology and policy is crucial for grasping the complexities of digital policymaking. Accessible to all, this book enhances technical explanations with legal and economic insights. By doing so, it enables readers to understand the nuances of digital policymaking and to envision a future for a digitally integrated Europe.
40 Years of Evolution: Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island
by Peter R. Grant B. Rosemary GrantAn important look at a groundbreaking forty-year study of Darwin's finchesRenowned evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have produced landmark studies of the Galápagos finches first made famous by Charles Darwin. In How and Why Species Multiply, they offered a complete evolutionary history of Darwin's finches since their origin almost three million years ago. Now, in their richly illustrated new book, 40 Years of Evolution, the authors turn their attention to events taking place on a contemporary scale. By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, they uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species.The authors used a vast and unparalleled range of ecological, behavioral, and genetic data—including song recordings, DNA analyses, and feeding and breeding behavior—to measure changes in finch populations on the small island of Daphne Major in the Galápagos archipelago. They find that natural selection happens repeatedly, that finches hybridize and exchange genes rarely, and that they compete for scarce food in times of drought, with the remarkable result that the finch populations today differ significantly in average beak size and shape from those of forty years ago. The authors' most spectacular discovery is the initiation and establishment of a new lineage that now behaves as a new species, differing from others in size, song, and other characteristics. The authors emphasize the immeasurable value of continuous long-term studies of natural populations and of critical opportunities for detecting and understanding rare but significant events.By following the fates of finches for several generations, 40 Years of Evolution offers unparalleled insights into ecological and evolutionary changes in natural environments.
40 Years of Evolution: Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island, New Edition
by Peter R. Grant B. Rosemary GrantA new edition of Peter and Rosemary Grant&’s classic account of their groundbreaking forty-year study of Darwin&’s finches40 Years of Evolution is a landmark study of the finches first made famous by Charles Darwin, one that documents as never before the evolution of species through natural selection. In this now-legendary study, renowned evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant draw on a vast and unparalleled range of ecological, behavioral, and genetic data to continuously measure changes in finch populations over a period of four decades on the small island of Daphne Major in the Galápagos archipelago. In the years since the book&’s publication, the field of genomics has developed greatly. In this newly revised edition of 40 Years of Evolution, the Grants combine the results of their historic field study with genomic analyses of their primary findings, resolve unanswered questions from the field, and provide invaluable insights into the genetic basis of beak and body size variation and the history of this iconic adaptive radiation.
40 Years of Experience with the National Market System: Who Are the Winners and What Have We Learned? (Zicklin School of Business Financial Markets Series)
by Robert A. Schwartz John Aidan Byrne Eileen StempelIn 1975, the U.S. Securities Acts Amendments were enacted by Congress, which amongst other measures, officially mandated development of a National Market System (NMS). Since that time, the competitive map has been redrawn, technological changes have been huge and pervasive in scope, and the landscape is ever-changing. This book looks at the evolution of NMS and the factors that have influenced it since its development. Titled after the Baruch College Financial Markets Conference, 40 Years of Experience with the National Market System (NMS): Who Are the Winners and What Have We Learned, the book examines the following questions: What is liquidity and how is it best measured and provided? Has NMS-Induced competition delivered? What is technology’s challenge to regulators? Are fair and level playing fields a good regulatory goal? What is the buyside’s view?The Zicklin School of Business Financial Markets Series presents the insights emerging from a sequence of conferences hosted by the Zicklin School at Baruch College for industry professionals, regulators, and scholars. The transcripts from the conferences are edited for clarity, perspective and context; material and comments from subsequent interviews with the panelists and speakers are integrated for a complete thematic presentation. Each book is focused on a well delineated topic, but all deliver broader insights into the quality and efficiency of the U.S. equity markets and the dynamic forces changing them.
40 Years of Reform and Opening-up: China's Model and Experience
by Chaoyang WangThis book consists of studies on China’s economic development since China carried out the reform and opening-up strategy, including China’s economic restructuring, economic operational mechanism, socialist market economy, inflation, the reform of the urban housing system, the economic impact of WTO entry, the future potential growth rate, global economic governance, structural fiscal and taxation reforms, the rapid growth of China’s financial industry, and more. These studies explores China’s successful experience of economic growth in the past and will shed some light on China’s economic development in the future, providing value to economists and Chinese scholars.
40 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Assessment and Prospects (Routledge Research on the Law of the Sea)
by Tomasz Kamiński Karol KarskiThis book discusses contemporary challenges within the law of the sea, a domain of international law extensively codified in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.Given the considerable time elapsed since the convention’s adoption and nearly three decades of its implementation, the book analyses the interplay and influence of its provisions on international customary law, as well as to identify issues arising from its application. The book explores and discusses crucial aspects of the law of the sea, addressing challenges and future perspectives related to UNCLOS provisions, such as the delimitation of maritime areas, maritime security, safety, environmental protection, and the implications of advancing technologies, particularly in the realm of unmanned vessels. Additionally, the book delves into recent maritime legal challenges arising from the conflict in Ukraine and the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The book will be of interest to students and scholars in the field of the law of the sea, international relations and international law.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
40+ ‘Drama’ Strategies to Deepen Whole Class Learning: A Toolbox for All Teachers
by Patrice Baldwin‘Drama’ strategies are great teaching tools that can easily become part of every teacher’s toolbox. 40+ ‘Drama’ Strategies to Deepen Whole Class Learning is a practical handbook for teachers of any subject. It can help teachers to confidently incorporate ‘drama’ strategies within their lessons. This book provides step-by-step instructions on setting up and effectively using strategies to make lessons more interactive, inclusive, engaging, enjoyable, and memorable, whilst acknowledging the benefits of each and demonstrating how they may be applied within different subjects.Divided into two distinct parts, this essential guide unpacks topics including the following. An introduction to using ‘drama’ strategies to support teaching and learning. Using the strategies within the classroom as ‘thought and talk’ frames. Supporting and improving writing through application of the strategies. Creating, exploring, and embodying images through the strategies. A guide to each of the 40+ strategies. Applicable to both primary and secondary teaching, across all subjects in the curriculum, this book is an essential resource for any teacher looking to engage their pupils through incorporating ‘drama’ teaching and learning strategies within their lessons.
40-Day Healing Journal: God's Word: The Tree of Life
by Ethelene StanleyMany of us fail to realize that it is not God’s will for us to be sick. When Jesus Christ gave His life on the cross, He paid the price for our healing. God wants us to live healthy and whole--He says so in His Word! Author Ethelene Stanley presents encouraging scriptures, prayers, and discussion questions to point you in the direction of your healing. You will learn to search the Scriptures and speak words of life over your situation. Invite the power of God to transform you from the inside out. 40 Day Healing Journal will inspire you to reflect on the promises of God, rebuke Satan, and receive your healing!
40-Hour HAZWOPER: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Student Manual
by IUOE National Training FundNational HAZMAT Program
40/40 Vision: Clarifying Your Mission in Midlife
by Bob Buford Peter Greer Greg LaffertyAt midlife, our perspective can become blurry. Midlife is a disruptive season where we collide with limitations on all sides. We recognize there is more of life in the rearview mirror than on the road ahead of us. We wonder if our lives so far have been worthwhile. We are uncertain about what lies ahead. But midlife is also an opportunity to recalibrate our vision. It's a time to look back, take stock of our lives so far, and refocus on new dimensions of identity and calling. Peter Greer and Greg Lafferty offer insight for navigating midlife with fresh clarity and purpose. Drawing on the wisdom of the book of Ecclesiastes, they show how we can come to grips with the realities of who we are and what we should become in the years ahead. In a world that can seem meaningless at times, God offers perspective that anchors us, renews us and propels us back into the world in meaningful mission and service. Rediscover who God has called you to be. And see the rest of your life with the clarity of 40/40 vision.
400 Billion Stars
by Paul McAuleyDorothy Yoshida is a telepath, and a really rather good one at that. She's also a scientist, and when a small planet begins to manifest some unusual signs she is sent to investigate. The planet is more than it seems, and on further investigation the scientists begin to suspect it has been artificially altered.But despite their suspicions the only life they can detect is on the surface, none of which has advanced far above the level of animals. And despite the hopes of mankind to find something which will help them in a burgeoning war against other species, there seems to be nothing there to aid them.With Dorothy's arrival, however, they are in for some surprising discoveries.
400 Billion Stars
by Paul McAuleyDorothy Yoshida is a telepath, and a really rather good one at that. She's also a scientist, and when a small planet begins to manifest some unusual signs she is sent to investigate. The planet is more than it seems, and on further investigation the scientists begin to suspect it has been artificially altered.But despite their suspicions the only life they can detect is on the surface, none of which has advanced far above the level of animals. And despite the hopes of mankind to find something which will help them in a burgeoning war against other species, there seems to be nothing there to aid them.With Dorothy's arrival, however, they are in for some surprising discoveries.
400 Calorie Fix Cookbook: 400 All-New Simply Satisfying Meals
by Liz Vaccariello Mindy Hermann The Editors of PreventionThis is a cookbook that reaches far beyond listing ingredients and directions. It actually trains you how to divide your plate into perfect portions for your body and weight loss plan, spy hidden calories on the shelves at grocery stores, and equip yourself with the fundamental 400 Calorie Fix knowledge needed to maintain healthy eating habits and a healthy lifestyle.Even if you're on a tight schedule, you'll be able to find quick menu items such as:• A breakfast of Crêpes with Strawberries, Bananas, and Nutella or Mexican Eggs Benedict• Delectable lunchtime dishes like Turkey Chili Verde or Thai Beef Salad• Exquisite entrées such as Steamed Mussels with White Wine and Garlic, Shrimp Arrabbiata, or Golden Roast Chicken with Lemon, Garlic, and RosemaryGet control of your calorie intake and get control of your life with the help of the 400 Calorie Fix Cook-book!"Treat others the way you want to be treated" has always been the golden rule—a philosophy that should apply to your body, too! So treat it nicely and keep all of your meals at about 400 calories, and a happy, healthy weight is yours. Together with registered dietitian Mindy Hermann, coauthor of the bestselling Flat Belly Diet! series, Liz Vaccariello has come up with this super simple-to-follow weight loss plan that helps you eat satisfying—though smart—meals whenever you want and wherever you are."I never really felt like I was on a diet. I always felt satisfied, and it didn't feel like I was making too many sacrifices."—Sandi Hill, who lost 11 pounds in 2 weeksWhether you are pinched for time or you have all the time in the world and want to create a flavor-ful feast for your family, the 400 Calorie Fix Cookbook will guide you in making all of the most nutri-tious and delicious decisions. From the Persian Herb Omelet to the Sicilian Pizza "Squares," you'll learn what proteins are best served with what fruits and veggies or good-for-you fats, and you'll turn your kitchen into a five-star restaurant. Before you know it, you'll not only have mastered the recipes in this book, but will have discovered the best way to mix and match them in a way that works for you, your body, and your tastebuds!"I know I'm moving in the right direction; I'm so much more motivated now to get healthier, both for myself and my family." —Janet Sartorius, who lost 10 1/4 pounds in 2 weeksBest of all, the 400 Calorie Fix Cookbook lets you have your cake and eat it, too, as long as you follow the savory dessert recipes outlined in these pages. From Frozen Whoopie Pies to Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti, there's something for everyone's sweet tooth to top off a day's worth of other delicious 400-calorie fixes."I have a much greater sense of control, and it's spilling into other areas of my life—work, home. I feel like I can do almost anything now!" —Melody Rubie, who lost 5 pounds in 2 weeksArmed with this cookbook, you'll be able to sharpen your 400 Calorie Lens, with easy visual cues and shortcuts to spot calories in the kitchen and grocery store, create customized 400-calorie meals, and jump-start a healthy-eating lifestyle! So what're you waiting for?
400 Calorie Fix: The Easy New Rule for Permanent Weight Loss!
by Liz Vaccariello Mindy Hermann Editors of PreventionThe latest research shows that controlling calories is consistently the most successful weight loss method. Of course, counting calories is nothing new. But only 15 percent of us know how many calories we should eat to maintain a healthy weight. Most of us don't know how many calories are in the foods we eat. And most of us don't really want to have to count calories.Now from Flat Belly Diet! author Liz Vaccariello comes 400 Calorie Fix, which makes it easy to spot and control calories. 400 Calorie Fix has no banned ingredients, no magic foods, and no complicated rules. You'll learn how to eat with the 400 calorie "lens"—the essential tool they need to assess portion sizes for all types of food at a glance.The book makes calorie control easy and delicious with 400 tasty 400-calorie recipes, quick-fix (nocook) meals, and options that make it easy to dine out, whether you're chowing down on a fast- food burger or hosting a family cookout.
400 Calorie Slow-Cooker Recipes (Our Best Recipes)
by Gooseberry PatchWhether you wish to get trim or simply maintain a balanced lifestyle, Gooseberry Patch&’s 400 Calorie Slow-Cooker Recipes takes the guesswork out of making calorie-controlled dishes your family will want to sink their teeth into again and again.With smart ingredient choices, we were able to makeover the most-beloved Gooseberry Patch slow cooker main dish recipes and slash their calories to 400 or less. As a bonus, we&’ve branched out beyond entrées to include luscious desserts and snacks—most have less than 250 calories. Tips inside include: Low-Cal Add-Ons provide calorie amounts for optional garnishes, side dishes and other accompaniments. Skinny Secrets teach you the tricks and techniques to making lighter dishes without losing an ounce of lip-smacking taste.Savvy Swaps give you ideas for handy, equal-calorie ingredient substitutions.Nutrition Facts with every recipe provide a complete list of nutrients—including calories, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, fiber, and protein.
400 Floral Motifs for Designers, Needleworkers and Craftspeople
by Carol Belanger Grafton Briggs Co.Grace your next needlework, craft, or graphic art project with just the right floral motif from this versatile collection of 400 beautifully rendered copyright-free designs. Reproduced directly from a rare Victorian-era album of transfer patterns by William Briggs and Company Ltd., these designs are among the finest of the period are are ideally suited for embroidery, textile design, woodworking, leathercraft, metalwork, and a host of other design and craft uses. Included are floral borders, corners and centers, wreaths, delicate sprays, allover patterns, lovely compositions with birds and butterflies, and more. Among the floral favorites in this volume are the Apple Blossom, Azalea, Begonia, Cornflower, Forget-me-not, Fuchsia, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Narcissus, Primrose, Snowdrop, Strawberry, Tiger Lily, Tulip, Verbena, Violet, and many others. The designs are conveniently arranged according to type and an index of uses suggests specific kinds of projects for which each type of design is especially suited. Also included are complete, easy-to-follow instructions on how to transfer the designs to cloth or other media and concise descriptions of embroidery stitches. Whatever your craft or design need and whatever your level of expertise -- from beginner to expert -- you are sure to find this inexpensive volume an invaluable source you will turn to again and again.
400 Kilometres
by Drew Hayden TaylorThis is the third play in the author's hilarious and heart-wrenching identity-politics trilogy. <p><p>Janice Wirth, a thirty-something urban professional, having discovered her roots as the Ojibway orphan Grace Wabung in Someday, and having visited her birth family on the Otter Lake Reserve in Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth, is pregnant, and must now come to grips with the question of her “true identity.” Her adoptive parents have just retired, and are about to sell their house to embark on a quest for their own identity by “returning” to England. <p><p>Meanwhile, the Native father of her child-to-be is attempting to convince Janice/Grace that their new generation’s future lies with their “own people” at Otter Lake. Which path for the future is Janice/Grace to choose, for herself, her families and her child, having spent a lifetime caught between the questions of “what I am” and “who I am”?
400 Quotable Quotes From the World's Leading Educators
by Frank SennettFrom Roland Barth to Harry Wong, this book showcases the world's leading educators—including their groundbreaking thoughts, inspirational quotes, and penetrating insights.
400 Traditional Tile Designs in Full Color
by Carol Belanger GraftonSpectacular plates reprinted from rare 19th- and early-20th-century English, French, and Spanish manufacturers' catalogs. 400 royalty-free examples inspired by more than 2,000 years of tile designs produced by the civilizations of Islam, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium, among others. Largest collection of color tile designs in a single volume.
400 Ways to Make a Sandwich: The Handy 1909 Guide
by Eva Greene FullerCare for a Tutti-Frutti Sandwich? How about some Lobster Canapes? Anyone looking for new, easy ways to jazz up lunch will appreciate this eminently useful casual cookbook. Dating from the early 20th century, the vintage collection presents 400 tasty recipes based on common, easily obtained fixings. No skill is required for following the recipes, which are organized by main ingredient and offer brief, to-the-point directions. Categories include fish, egg, salad, meat, cheese, nut, sweet, miscellaneous, and canapes. A brief Foreword offers serving suggestions.
4000 Miles and After the Revolution
by Amy Herzog"After the Revolution is a smart, funny and provocative play. . . . Herzog deftly avoids simple-minded polemics in favor of richly detailed people who are as ready to examine their relationships as they are their consciences."--Variety "A funny, moving new play . . . 4,000 Miles is a quiet meditation on mortality. But it's hardly a downer: Ms. Herzog's altogether wonderful drama also illuminates how companionship can make life meaningful, moment by moment, in death's discomforting shadow."--The New York Times Known for delicately detailed character studies that subtly balance humor and insight, Amy Herzog is swiftly emerging as a striking new voice in the American theater. After the Revolution, an astute and ironic drama about how society appropriates history for its own psychological needs, was heralded by The New York Times as one of the Ten Best New Plays of 2010. Herzog's other critical hit, 4,000 Miles, is a quiet rumination on mortality in which twenty-one-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty ninety-one-year-old grandmother Vera in her New York apartment. Amy Herzog received the 2011 Whiting Writers' Award and the 2008 Helen Merrill Award for Aspiring Playwrights. Her plays have been produced or developed at the Yale School of Drama, Ensemble Studio Theater, Arena Stage, Lincoln Center, The Actors Theatre of Louisville, New York Stage and Film, Provincetown Playhouse, and ACT in San Francisco. Her newest play, Belleville, premiered at Yale Rep in fall 2011.
401 Practical Adaptations for Every Classroom
by Beverley H. JohnsAward-winning educator Beverley Holden Johns provides time-saving and cost-effective tools that optimize learning for all students, including adaptations for vocabulary instruction, testing, and classroom environment.
401 Practical Adaptations for Every Classroom
by Beverly JohnsAward-winning educator Beverley Holden Johns offers a valuable collection of modifications and accommodations for students with special needs. Busy teachers can put these proven strategies to use immediately with minimal time and expense. The author shares her extensive experience in inclusive settings through concise "3 x 5 card" summaries and relevant examples, in concert with: - Hundreds of adaptations for lectures, worksheets, vocabulary instruction, student response, testing, and the classroom environment - Practical coverage of the legal basis for adaptations, including current updates - The role of adaptations in Individualized Education Programs This book is invaluable for teachers who are new to working with students with special needs. All teachers will gain fresh ideas and discover how applying adaptations can snowball into increased student engagement and optimized learning.
401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home: Household Tested And Proven Effective! Techniques, Tips, Tricks, And Strategies On How To Get Your Kids To Share The Housework... And In The Process Become Self-reliant, Responsible Adults
by Bonnie Runyan McCullough Susan Walker Monson401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home is an essential book for busy parents who would like to get their kids to share the housework & chores, and who would like a systematic program to ensure that their kids know all the basic living skills by the time they leave home at age eighteen. Among the topics it covers are:- How (and when) to assign and teach specific jobs- How to give positive feedback, incentives, rewards (or punishment)- How to teach your child to organize his or her bedroom- How to teach time and money and basic household skills; handling personal hygiene and clothing needs, cooking, nutrition, and shopping skills; exploring and planning a career- Plus over 400 specific incentive/reward ideas (like charging a nickel for every sock Mom has to pick up)- It works!Whether your kids are toddlers or teenagers, you'll find immediate help and direction in Bonnie Runyan McCullough and Susan Walker Monson's enthusiastic, supportive advice.
401(k)s & IRAs For Dummies
by Ted BennaFrom the basics down to investing, get the most out of your 401(k) and IRA in any economic environment When you’re ready to start setting aside (or withdrawing) money for your retirement—whenever that might be—401(k)s & IRAs For Dummies is here for you! It covers both types of retirement plans because they each have valuable tax benefits, and you may be able to contribute to both at the same time. With the practical advice in this book, you learn how to manage your accounts, minimize your investment risk, and maximize your returns. Sounds like a win-win, no matter your situation or where you’re at in life. Written by a well-known expert and ‘father of the 401 (k)’ , Ted Benna, 401(k)s & IRAs For Dummies helps you keep up with the ever-changing rules surrounding both retirement plans—including the rules from the SECURE and CARES Acts—and avoid the mistakes that can lead to higher taxes and penalties. Additional topics include: Tax strategies before and after retirement Required distributions and how much you need to take Penalties for taking money out early and how to avoid them What happens to your or your spouse’s retirement plan after death or divorce The rules for taking money out of an inherited plan Methods for calculating required minimum distributions Special tax benefits for conversions to Roth IRAs How to recharacterize IRA or Roth contributions Why IRA based plans are a better options for many small employers Helping solo entrepreneurs and other small businesses pick the right type of plan Whether you’re just starting to think about a retirement plan, planning when to retire, or you’re facing retirement, you’ll find useful and practical guidance in 401(k)s & IRAs For Dummies. Get your copy today!