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Ghosts in the Dating App Machine offers a critical examination of the shift to dating apps to illustrate key features of a broader shift to a mode of “data” colonialism based on datafication and AI orchestration.

Salvador Dali's Art And Writing, 1927-1942 Examines The Evolution Of Dali's Art During The 1920s And 1930s, When He Was Associated, First With The Catalan Avant-grade, And Then With The Surrealist Group In Paris. During This Period, Dali's Painting Style Changed Radically, A Phenomenon Which Has Never Been Fully Accounted For In The Extensive Literature On This Subject. Haim Finkelstein Demonstrates That Dali's Writing, In Which He Explicated Theoretical Systems Such As Paranoia-criticism And Other Ideas Adopted From Freud, Were Important For The Active And Critical Role That They Played In His Development As An Artist And Often Controversial Figure. His Study Is The First To Examine These Writings In Detail As The Foundation For The Evolution Of Dali's Unique Artistic Vision. Part I. Under The Sign Of Saint Sebastian. 1. Lorcaean Aesthetics, Cubism, And Metaphysical Painting -- 2. Sant Sebastia And The Proto-surrealist Paintings Of 1927 -- 3. Words And Images: Freedom And The Perception Of Limits -- 4. Fear And Desire: The Initial Phase Of Dali's Aesthetics Of Repugnance -- -- Part Ii. Under The Sign Of The Great Masturbator. 5. From Antiart To Surrealism -- 6. Dali, Bunuel, And Un Chien Andalou -- 7. From Un Chien Andalou To The Great Masturbator 8 -- Le Grand Masturbateur And The Paintings Of 1929-1930 -- -- Part Iii. Under The Sign Of William Tell. 9. Revolt, Defiance, And Scatological Provocation -- 10. The Omnipotence Of Love: Gala Vs. William Tell Perversion, Regression, And Pregenital Sexuality. -- 11. The Morphological Aesthetics Of The Soft And Hard And The Search For Form -- 12. From Symbolic Functioning To Beings-objects: Dali And The Surrealist Object -- -- Part Iv. Under The Sign Of The Angelus. 13. Paranoia-criticism: Concept And Theory -- 14. From Paranoiac Intuition To Conceptualization: Double And Multiple Images -- 15. Paranoiac Mechanisms In The Tragic Myth Of Millet's Angelus And In Dali's Shorter Writings -- -- Part V. Under The Sign Of Narcissus. 16. The Metamorphosis Of Narcissus And The Dialectics Of Fragmentationn And Wholeness -- 17. To Become Classic: Rejection Of Earlier Surrealist Attitudes And The Abandonment Of Freudian Theory -- 18. I Renounce Nothing; I Continue: Observations On Dali's Art And Writing In The 1940s And After. Haim Finkelstein. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 312-317) And Indexes.

Widely regarded as the state-of-the-science reference on attachment, this handbook interweaves theory and cutting-edge research with clinical applications. Leading researchers examine the origins and development of attachment theory; present biological and evolutionary perspectives; and explore the role of attachment processes in relationships, including both parent–child and romantic bonds. Implications for mental health and psychotherapy are addressed, with reviews of exemplary attachment-oriented interventions for children and adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Contributors discuss best practices in assessment and critically evaluate available instruments and protocols. New to This Edition *Chapters on genetics and epigenetics, psychoneuroimmunology, and sexual mating. *Chapters on compassion, school readiness, and the caregiving system across the lifespan. *Chapter probing the relation between attachment and other developmental influences. *Nearly a decade's worth of theoretical and empirical advances.

2006年夏的蒙古国考察,是一次以中国学者为主、多国多学科人员共同参与的蒙古历史考察之旅,历时14天,行程2800公里。考古学者罗丰以详实丰赡的旅行笔记为基础写成此书,生动记述了一行人的甘苦和收获。一路上作者笔不离手,不放过点滴的个人感受和生活细节,他追摩前辈科学探险学者的风范,悉心记录游牧生活特有的风土人情,壮丽苍茫的草原美景,以及先民留下来的鹿石、碑铭、遗址、墓葬等,配合大量照片、手绘图片,使这部纪行成为一部难得的科考笔记佳作。 □□□□ 2006年我在哈佛访问,不得不忍痛谢辞蒙古国考察这一难得的机会。如今此书出版,书中见闻让我感羡不已。罗丰不仅是一位考古学者,更是一位典型的知识人,渊博而不囿于学科,对周遭的人、事、物,认知十分敏锐,因而常有独到创见,并时作惊人之语。这本综合记游、学术、怀古、思今的旅行杂记,最能表现我所认识的作者。同时,本书也能... 2006年夏的蒙古国考察,是一次以中国学者为主、多国多学科人员共同参与的蒙古历史考察之旅,历时14天,行程2800公里。考古学者罗丰以详实丰赡的旅行笔记为基础写成此书,生动记述了一行人的甘苦和收获。一路上作者笔不离手,不放过点滴的个人感受和生活细节,他追摩前辈科学探险学者的风范,悉心记录游牧生活特有的风土人情,壮丽苍茫的草原美景,以及先民留下来的鹿石、碑铭、遗址、墓葬等,配合大量照片、手绘图片,使这部纪行成为一部难得的科考笔记佳作。 □□□□ 2006年我在哈佛访问,不得不忍痛谢辞蒙古国考察这一难得的机会。如今此书出版,书中见闻让我感羡不已。罗丰不仅是一位考古学者,更是一位典型的知识人,渊博而不囿于学科,对周遭的人、事、物,认知十分敏锐,因而常有独到创见,并时作惊人之语。这本综合记游、学术、怀古、思今的旅行杂记,最能表现我所认识的作者。同时,本书也能让我们体认,“跨界旅行” 何以能够产生巨大的思想激荡与文化冲击。 ——王明珂 读罗丰此书,仿佛多年前那个多雨的蒙古之夏,那种白天坐车飞奔,晚间在草地扎帐篷的野外生活,猛然间都在眼前重现。伊德尔河边飘着迷人药香的艾蒿,金色落日下的乌里雅苏台古城,末世般的火山熔岩景观,以及我们借助头灯,一边听雨滴敲打帐篷,一边写考察笔记的那些草原之夜。往昔已是异乡,因了这些文字,往昔都是美好。 ——罗 新

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Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research, discoveries, and practices in this fast-changing field, Principles and Practice of Lymphedema Surgery, 2nd Edition, provides thorough, step-by-step guidance to incorporate or expand the treatment of lymphedema in your practice. Written and edited by world-renowned experts in the field of lymphedema and microsurgery, this highly visual reference helps deepen your understanding of each procedure and how to perform them. From preoperative assessment to postoperative care, you'll find authoritative instruction that equips you to implement the most innovative and latest surgical and nonsurgical approaches and achieve optimal outcomes for your patients. Provides an outstanding visual introduction to lymphedema and microsurgery techniques for treatment, as well as newer surgeries and more information on all available treatment options. Offers a step-by-step approach to each procedure, complete with tips and tricks of the trade from leading experts in plastic surgery and lymphedema microsurgery. Features eight all-new chapters covering primary lymphedema treatment, diagnostic tools of lymphoscintigraphy and indocyanine green lymphography, and immediate lymphatic reconstruction. Includes procedural videos of leading international experts performing advanced techniques such as end-end lymphovenous bypass, end-side lymphovenous bypass, submental vascularized lymph node flap, supraclavicular vascularized lymph node flap, and lymphatic vessel mapping with ICG. Enables quick navigation and comprehension with an intuitive, highly templated format and abundant photographs, illustrations, tables, diagrams, and case studies throughout. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

Benjamin Graham, le plus grand financier du XXème siècle, a inspiré nombre d'investisseurs individuels et professionnels. Sa stratégie - l'investissement dans la valeur - permet de bâtir des stratégies de long terme et d'éviter des erreurs coûteuses. Ce livre est une bible depuis sa première édition en 1949. Année après année, les soubresauts des marchés financiers ont démontré la sagesse et la pertinence des stratégies d'investissement de Graham. Tout en préservant l'intégralité du texte original, cette édition révisée inclut des commentaires du journaliste financier Jason Zweig, mettant en perspective le texte avec l'actualité financière et des annotations de Didier Coutton, professeur de finance, pour éclairer le lecteur sur la façon d'appliquer les principes de Graham. Ouvrage vital et indispensable, L'Investisseur Intelligent est le livre qui restera dans la mémoire des lecteurs et les accompagnera pour atteindre leurs objectifs financiers.

In Oathbringer, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance. Dalinar Kholin’s Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified. Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar’s blood-soaked past and stand together—and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past—even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.

The new sixth edition of the Burton Psychology is the gold standard ANZ resource on the market. After comprehensive consultation and research, the new edition has been reduced in size by 19%, and refreshed to include cross-cultural psychology throughout the book. The text has also been reorganised to place new chapters on Indigenous Psychology and Māori Psychology front and centre, and includes a new instructor support package on how to teach Indigenous Psychology.The textbook is supported by a wide range of digital student resources, such as practitioner interview videos and new self-study interactive learning modules that follow the instructional design concept of Tell me, Show me, Let me do it will engage the learner in immersive content

American society today is shaped not nearly as much by vast open spaces as it is by vast, bureaucratic organizations. Over half the working population toils away at enterprises with 500 or more employees--up from zero percent in 1800. Is this institutional immensity the logical outcome of technological forces in an all-efficient market, as some have argued? In this book, the first organizational history of nineteenth-century America, Yale sociologist Charles Perrow says no. He shows that there was nothing inevitable about the surge in corporate size and power by century's end. Critics railed against the nationalizing of the economy, against corporations' monopoly powers, political subversion, environmental destruction, and "wage slavery." How did a nation committed to individual freedom, family firms, public goods, and decentralized power become transformed in one century? Bountiful resources, a mass market, and the industrial revolution gave entrepreneurs broad scope. In Europe, the state and the church kept private organizations small and required consideration of the public good. In America, the courts and business-steeped legislators removed regulatory constraints over the century, centralizing industry and privatizing the railroads. Despite resistance, the corporate form became the model for the next century. Bureaucratic structure spread to government and the nonprofits. Writing in the tradition of Max Weber, Perrow concludes that the driving force of our history is not technology, politics, or culture, but large, bureaucratic organizations. Perrow, the author of award-winning books on organizations, employs his witty, trenchant, and graceful style here to maximum effect. Colorful vignettes abound: today's headlines echo past battles for unchecked organizational freedom; socially responsible alternatives that were tried are explored along with the historical contingencies that sent us down one road rather than another. No other book takes the role of organizations in America's development as seriously. The resultant insights presage a new historical genre.

In this addition to the award-winning BECNT series, leading evangelical biblical scholar Thomas Schreiner offers a substantive commentary on Revelation. Schreiner's BECNT volume on Romans has been highly successful, with nearly 40,000 copies sold. In this volume, Schreiner presents well-informed evangelical scholarship on the book of Revelation. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter-by-chapter exegesis, he leads readers through the text of Revelation to help them better understand the meaning and relevance of this biblical book. As with all BECNT volumes, this commentary features the author's detailed interaction with the Greek text and an acclaimed, user-friendly design. It admirably achieves the dual aims of the series--academic sophistication with pastoral sensitivity and accessibility--making it a useful tool for pastors, church leaders, students, and teachers.

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This is the most authoritative and accessible single-volume reference book on applied mathematics. Featuring numerous entries by leading experts and organized thematically, it introduces readers to applied mathematics and its uses; explains key concepts; describes important equations, laws, and functions; looks at exciting areas of research; covers modeling and simulation; explores areas of application; and more. Modeled on the popular Princeton Companion to Mathematics, this volume is an indispensable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in other disciplines seeking a user-friendly reference book on applied mathematics. • Features nearly 200 entries organized thematically and written by an international team of distinguished contributors • Presents the major ideas and branches of applied mathematics in a clear and accessible way • Explains important mathematical concepts, methods, equations, and applications • Introduces the language of applied mathematics and the goals of applied mathematical research • Gives a wide range of examples of mathematical modeling • Covers continuum mechanics, dynamical systems, numerical analysis, discrete and combinatorial mathematics, mathematical physics, and much more • Explores the connections between applied mathematics and other disciplines • Includes suggestions for further reading, cross-references, and a comprehensive index

Explore the rich world of Transformers Prime! Loaded with character animation models, concept art, interviews with the creators and more, Transformers: The Art of Prime provides and unprecendented look behind the scenes of bringing the TF Prime universe to television audiences. Jim Sorenson (Transformers The Ark, Transformers AllSpark Almanac) brings this deep, vivid world into focus!

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The Regional Geography of Canada introduces students to the remarkable diversity - cultural, economic, historical, and geomorphic - of Canada's six regions. In this revised and updated eighth edition, Robert M. Bone explores the defining characteristics, history, development, and place within the nation of the regions of Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada, British Columbia, Atlantic Canada, and the Territorial North. With up-to-date, in-depth coverage of the physical and human geography of each region, the eighth edition provides students with the most thorough and relevant introduction to Canadian regional geography. This eighth edition has been thoroughly updated to account for changes both globally and within Canada. In particular, it looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canada and navigates what it means to live and work in a knowledge economy, how a new generation is faring in Canada, and how climate change affects - and could affect - Canada's physical landscape and beyond.

John Dewey was an American psychologist, philosopher, educator, social critic, and political activist. John Dewey: Science for a Changing World addresses Dewey's contemporary relevance; his life and intellectual trajectory; his basic philosophical ideas, with an emphasis on his philosophy of nature; and his educational theory, which has often been misunderstood. In addition, Dewey's pragmatism and pragmatist ethics are discussed, as are some of the criticisms that can be directed at them. Throughout the book, Dewey's ideas are related to the general history of ideas, but there is also a constant focus on how Dewey may assist us in solving some of the problems that face us in a so-called postmodern era. This book is the first to offer an interpretation of John Dewey's works with particular emphasis on his contribution to psychology. John Dewey distinguished himself by combining a culturalist approach to human life with a naturalistic one. He was an avowed naturalist and follower of Darwin, and Brinkmann shows how his non-reductionist, naturalist psychology can serve as a much-needed correction to contemporary forms of'evolutionary psychology.'Dewey's psychology, however, is not an isolated element in his thinking as a whole, so the author also provides an introduction to the philosophical, ethical, and educational ideas that go hand-in-hand with his psychology. In the past couple of decades, there has been a renaissance of pragmatist ideas in philosophy, political theory, and education. Scholars are returning to the writings of William James, Charles Peirce, George Herbert Mead, and John Dewey. This book continues the fine tradition of Transaction's History and Theory of Psychology series.

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In Oathbringer, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance. Dalinar Kholin’s Alethi armies won a fleeting victory at a terrible cost: The enemy Parshendi summoned the violent Everstorm, which now sweeps the world with destruction, and in its passing awakens the once peaceful and subservient parshmen to the horror of their millennia-long enslavement by humans. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified. Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. And Dalinar realizes that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Unless all the nations of Roshar can put aside Dalinar’s blood-soaked past and stand together—and unless Dalinar himself can confront that past—even the restoration of the Knights Radiant will not prevent the end of civilization.

"Indeed the inscrutable One is out of the reach of every rational process. Nor can any words come up to the inexpressible Good, this One, this Source of all unity, this supra-existent Being. Mind beyond mind, word beyond speech, it is gathered up by no discourse, by no intuition, by no name". Pseudo-Dionysius (5th or 6th century). This book collects the four works plus letters of the 5th or 6th century person who choose to write under the pseudonym of Dionysius the Areopagite, the 1st century disciple of St Paul in Athens. These four works are "The Divine Names", "The Mystical Theology", "The Celestial Hierarchy" and 'The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy" and are completed with an extensive index to biblical Allusions and Quotations as wel as a general index.

Chapters 1 & 2 are an excellent intro to P, NP, NP-complete, and (non)deterministic Turing machines ((N)DTMs). cited in: * Tad Hogg, “[Adiabatic Quantum Computing for Random Satisfiability Problems](https://isidore.co/misc/Physics%20papers%20and%20books/Zotero/storage/QEVVSZJ4/Hogg%20-%202003%20-%20Adiabatic%20quantum%20computing%20for%20random%20satisfiabil.pdf),” *Physical Review A* 67, no. 2 (February 28, 2003): 022314. * * * "Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation." —Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) Most natural optimization problems, including those arising in important application areas, are NP-hard. Therefore, under the [widely believed [?]](https://isidore.co/misc/Physics%20papers%20and%20books/Zotero/storage/B8FHLCMA/Gasarch%20-%202012%20-%20Guest%20Column%20the%20second%20P%20%E2%89%9F%20NP%20poll.pdf) conjecture that P ≠ NP, their exact solution is prohibitively time consuming. Charting the landscape of approximability of these problems, via polynomial time algorithms, therefore becomes a compelling subject of scientific inquiry in computer science and mathematics. This book presents the theory of ap proximation algorithms as it stands today. It is reasonable to expect the picture to change with time. This book is divided into three parts. In Part I we cover combinatorial algorithms for a number of important problems, using a wide variety of algorithm design techniques. The latter may give Part I a non-cohesive appearance. However, this is to be expected — nature is very rich, and we cannot expect a few tricks to help solve the diverse collection of NP-hard problems. Indeed, in this part, we have purposely refrained from tightly categorizing algorithmic techniques so as not to trivialize matters. Instead, we have attempted to capture, as accurately as possible, the individual character of each problem, and point out connections between problems and algorithms for solving them. * * * [**NP**](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/246265), *n*. The class of problems for which an algorithm exists for checking the correctness of solutions (reached by guessing or trial and error) in a length of time or number of steps which is a polynomial function of the size of the input. Frequently *attributive* or as *adj.* : designating such a problem, esp. one for which an algorithm producing a general solution in polynomial time is not known. In computational theory, NP represents the class of formal languages that can be recognized by a [nondeterministic](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/246073) ["Of, relating to, or designating a mode of computation in which, at certain points, there is an unpredictable choice of ways to proceed."] Turing machine in polynomial time. Interest is focused on the subdivision of this class containing the complex and intractable problems termed NP-complete (see [Compounds](https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/246265#eid12214987)), including the travelling salesman problem and the factorization of large integers, and on the conjecture that all NP problems could have polynomial-time algorithms (widely believed to be false, or perhaps indeterminable). 1989 R. Penrose [*Emperor's New Mind*](https://isidore.co/calibre/#panel=book_details&book_id=8928) 144 Problems in **NP** which are not in **P** are regarded as being ‘intractable’ (i.e. though soluble in principle, they are ‘insoluble in practice’) for reasonably large *n*. **N** **P-complete** *adj*. designating a member of a class of complex and intractable NP problems which can be converted into any other problem of the same class, such that if an algorithm for its solution in polynomial time existed, it would be possible to solve all NP problems in polynomial time; (of a problem) both NP and NP-hard. **N** **P-hard** *adj*. designating an intractable problem (whether or not NP) which may be polynomially reduced to an NP-complete problem. * * * P≟NP should be discussed more, with all the "AI" (= "[Another name for probability models](https://www.wmbriggs.com/post/6465/)" *vel* "[Curve fitting](https://www.wmbriggs.com/post/27654/)") hype floating around. Its resolution would seem to have a profound impact on the philosophy of knowledge. Some thoughts/musings I can muster * in favor of P = NP: * The real distinction is between ratiocinative (human (≟algorithmic)) and non-ratiocinative (angelic (≟non-algorithmic)) reasoning; thus, all algorithmic reasoning, whether involving deterministic or nondeterministic parts, is the fundamentally the same. * Nondeterministic Turing machines aren't possible, just as pseudorandom number generators are not truly random. * Monte Carlo algorithms always have non-Monte Carlo analogues. * in favor of P ≠ NP: * Something nondeterministic (random, *in potentia* ) cannot determine something deterministic ( *in re* )—i.e., potentiality cannot actualize itself. * though NP algorithms do have a polynomial runtime deterministic "checking" part, so they're not pure potentiality * Some truths are indemonstrable ( *dicit* Aristotle, Gödel); these are in NP. (And all demonstrable truths are in P.)

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Violet Sorrengail creía que se uniría al Cuadrante de los Escribas para vivir una vida tranquila, sin embargo, por órdenes de su madre, debe unirse a los miles de candidatos que, en el Colegio de Guerra de Basgiath, luchan por formar parte de la élite de Navarre: el Cuadrante de los Jinetes de dragones.Cuando eres más pequeña y frágil que los demás tu vida corre peligro, porque los dragones no se vinculan con humanos débiles. Además, con más jinetes que dragones disponibles, muchos la matarían con tal de mejorar sus probabilidades de éxito; y hay otros, como el despiadado Xaden Riorson, el líder de ala más poderoso del Cuadrante de Jinetes, que la asesinarían simplemente por ser la hija de la comandante general. Para sobrevivir, necesitará aprovechar al máximo todo su ingenio. Mientras la guerra se torna más letal Violet sospecha que los líderes de Navarre esconden un terrible secreto...Versión : 1.0Autores : Rebecca YarrosEPG Id : 10073347Páginas : 505Estado : Disp.

Turning text into valuable information is essential for many businesses looking to gain a competitive advantage. There have been many improvements in natural language processing and users have a lot of options when choosing to work on a problem. However, it's not always clear which NLP tools or libraries would work for a business use--or which techniques you should use and in what order. This practical book provides theoretical background and real-world case studies with detailed code examples to help developers and data scientists obtain insight from text online. Authors Jens Albrecht, Sidharth Ramachandran, and Christian Winkler use blueprints for text-related problems that apply state-of-the-art machine learning methods in Python. If you have a fundamental understanding of statistics and machine learning along with basic programming experience in Python, you're ready to get started. You'll learn how to: Crawl and clean then explore and visualize textual data in different formats Preprocess and vectorize text for machine learning Apply methods for classification, topic analysis, summarization, and knowledge extraction Use semantic word embeddings and deep learning approaches for complex problems Work with Python NLP libraries like spaCy, NLTK, and Gensim in combination with scikit-learn, Pandas, and PyTorch

封面 1 书名 3 版权 4 前言 5 目录 7 1 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 5 14 6 15 7 16 8 17 9 18 10 19 11 20 12 21 13 22 14 23 15 24 16 25 17 26 18 27 19 28 20 29 21 30 22 31 23 32 24 33 25 34 26 35 27 36 28 37 29 38 30 39 31 40 32 41 33 42 34 43 35 44 36 45 37 46 38 47 39 48 40 49 41 50 42 51 43 52 44 53 45 54 46 55 47 56 48 57 49 58 50 59 51 60 52 61 53 62 54 63 55 64 56 65 57 66 58 67 59 68 60 69 61 70 62 71 63 72 64 73 65 74 66 75 67 76 68 77 69 78 70 79 71 80 72 81 73 82 74 83 75 84 76 85 77 86 78 87 79 88 80 89 81 90 82 91 83 92 84 93 85 94 86 95 87 96 88 97 89 98 90 99 91 100 92 101 93 102 94 103 95 104 96 105 97 106 98 107 99 108 100 109 101 110 102 111 103 112 104 113 105 114 106 115 107 116 108 117 109 118 110 119 111 120 112 121 113 122 114 123 115 124 116 125 117 126 118 127 119 128 120 129 121 130 122 131 123 132

1 (p0-1): 目录1 (p0-2): 译者的话52 (p0-3): 独白121 (p0-4): 心向上帝的旅程151 (p0-5): 论学艺向神学的回归 本著作选描述了人的心灵向上帝上升的六个阶段, 即感觉, 想象, 知性, 理性, 悟性, 以及心灵的顶峰, 即良心的闪现

The first collection of major scholarly studies of aspects of the Robin Hood tradition. The legends of Robin Hood are very familiar, but scholarship and criticism dealing with the long and varied tradition of the famous outlaw is as elusive as the identity of Robin himself, and is scattered in a wide range of sources, many difficult of access. This book is the first to bring together major studies of aspects of the tradition. The thirty-one studies take a variety of approaches, from archival exploration in quest of a real Robin Hood, to a political angle seeking the social meaning of the texts across time, to literary scholars concerned with origin, structures and generic variation, or moral and social significance; also included are considerations of theatre and filmstudies, and folklore and children's literature. Overall, the collection provides a valuable basis for further study. STEPHEN KNIGHT is Professor of English Literature at the University of Wales, Cardiff; he is well-known as an authority on the Robin Hood tradition, and has edited the recently-discovered Robin Hood Forresters Manuscript.

Examines Marx's theories about history, capitalism, the exploitation of workers, business cycles, morality, and economics, and offers a profile of the British philosopher

"The last 14 chapters of book 1 of Aristotle's 'Prior Analytics' are concerned with the representation in the formal language of syllogistic of propositions and arguments expressed in more or less everyday Greek. In his commentary on those chapters, 'Alexander of Aphrodisias' explains some of Aristotle's more opaque assertions and discusses post-Aristotelian ideas in semantics and the philosophy of language. In doing so he provides an unusual insight into the way in which these disciplines developed in the Hellenistic era. He also shows a more sophisticated understanding of these fields than Aristotle himself, while remaining a staunch defender of Aristotle's emphasis on meaning as opposed to Stoics concern with verbal formulation. In his commentary on the final chapter of book 1 Alexander offers a thorough discussion of Aristotle's distinction between denying that something is, e.g., white and asserting that it is non-white."--Bloomsbury Publishing The last 14 chapters of book 1 of Aristotle's "Prior Analytics" are concerned with the representation in the formal language of syllogistic of propositions and arguments expressed in more or less everyday Greek. In his commentary on those chapters, "Alexander of Aphrodisias" explains some of Aristotle's more opaque assertions and discusses post-Aristotelian ideas in semantics and the philosophy of language. In doing so he provides an unusual insight into the way in which these disciplines developed in the Hellenistic era. He also shows a more sophisticated understanding of these fields than Aristotle himself, while remaining a staunch defender of Aristotle's emphasis on meaning as opposed to Stoics concern with verbal formulation. In his commentary on the final chapter of book 1 Alexander offers a thorough discussion of Aristotle's distinction between denying that something is, for example, white and asserting that it is non-white.

This Is Home Is A Back-to-basics Guide On How To Create Authentic Wholehearted Interiors. It's About Living Simply – Finding The Essence Of What Makes You Happy At Home And Creating Spaces That Reflect Your Needs And Style. Filled With Clever Ideas And Creative Spaces It Shows That You Don't Need A Huge Budget To Create A Beautiful Home. This Is Home Provides Examples And Case Studies Of Places With A Global And Timeless Feel That Haven't Always Been Renovated In The Traditional Sense But Are True Homes. Featuring Eight Case Studies From Australia, The Us And Europe, And Nearly 200 Color Photographs, This Is Home Will Inspire You With Beautiful, Authentic Places You Want To Be – Today. Chapters Include: The Big Picture: How To Determine Your Decorating Personality, And What's Authentic For You. Starting Over: Let Go Of The Past And Create A Home For The Person You Are Today, With A Focus On Decision-making And The Art Of Editing. Living For Now: Work Out A Budget For Your Time And Money Using Your Values As A Guide. Where You Can Spend And Save When It Comes To Creating Lasting Interiors. The Art Of Ingenuity: Think Creatively, Not Expensively, When It Comes To Making Changes At Home. Going Beyond The Usual Suspects Can Help You To Create A Home That's Distinctively Yours. The Poetry Of Space: Successful Spaces Are All About Addition And Subtraction, Positive And Negative. How To Create Balance Within A Room While Reflecting Your Decorating Style. The Feel Of A Home: Create Interiors That Make You Feel, And Have An Emotional Connection. How To Introduce Decorative Elements That Make For Authentic Interiors. Surrounding Spaces: Key Ideas To Consider When Creating Your Place In Relation To Its Environment - From The Surrounding Landscape To Local Community. Maintaining The Focus: Ways To Evolve What's Important For You And Keep Focussed On Your Aesthetic And Lifestyle. Happy Renewal: How To Keep Your Home Fresh Without Exhausting Or Expensive Overhauls. Rest And Revive: How Our Homes Can Function As A Place To Rest Our Bodies, Rejoice In Our Relationships And Restore Our Values.

Chemistry is widely considered to be the central science: it encompasses concepts from which other branches of science are developed. Yet, for many students entering university, gaining a firm grounding in chemistry is a real challenge. Chemistry3 responds to this challenge, providing students with a full understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry on which to build later studies. Uniquely amongst the introductory chemistry texts currently available, Chemistry3 is written by a team of chemists to give equal coverage of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry - coverage that is uniformly authoritative. The approach to organic chemistry is mechanistic, rather than the old-fashioned 'functional group' approach, to help students achieve a fuller understanding of the underlying principles. The expertise of the author team is complemented by two specialists in chemistry education, who bring to the book a wealth of experience of teaching chemistry in a way that students enjoy and understand, and who understand the challenges of the transition from school to university. The result is a text that builds on what students know already from school and tackles their misunderstandings and misconceptions, thereby providing a seamless transition from school to undergraduate study. The authors achieve unrivalled accessibility through the provision of carefully-worded explanations and reminders of students' existing knowledge; the introduction of concepts in a logical and progressive manner; and the use of annotated diagrams and step-by-step worked examples. Students are encouraged to engage with the text and appreciate the central role that chemistry plays in our lives through the unique use of real-world context and photographs. Chemistry3 tackles head-on two issues pervading chemistry education: students' mathematical skills, and their ability to see the subject as a single, unified discipline. Instead of avoiding the maths, Chemistry3 provides structured support, in the form of careful explanations, reminders of key mathematical concepts, step-by-step calculations in worked examples, and a Maths Toolkit, to help students get to grips with the essential mathematical element of chemistry. Frequent cross-references highlight the connections between each strand of chemistry and explain the relationship between the topics, so students can develop an understanding of the subject as a whole.

As Julian Barnes’ enigmatic narrator investigates the life and art of Flaubert, so he reveals his own secrets in this witty weave of fact and fiction."Endless food for thought, beautifully written... A tour de force." - Germaine GreerGeoffrey Braithwaite is the learned and querulous narrator of this inquiry into the mysteries of Gustave Flaubert and his art, and into the facts of his own marriage to the adulteress he adored. As part of his mission to unravel the supposed secrets of the long-dead author, Braithwaite travels to France on an absurd quest to find the stuffed parrot Flaubert kept on his desk for inspiration."A gem: an unashamed literary novel that is also unashamed to be readable, and broadly entertaining. Bravo!" - John IrvingJulian Barnes is the author of 13 novels, including The Sense of an Ending, which won the 2011 Booker Prize. He wrote two Sunday Times bestsellers - The Noise of Time and The Only Story. He has also written three books of short stories, four collections of essays and three books of non-fiction, including the Levels of Life and The Man in the Red Coat, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Duff Cooper Prize. In 2017 he was awarded the Légion d’honneur.

By John Stuart Mill ; Edited By John M Robson And Jack Stillinger. Includes Parallel Texts Of The Early Draft And The Columbia Ms. Of Mill's Autobiography. Includes Index. Bibliographic Index Of Persons And Works Cited, With Variants And Notes: P. [628]-745.

The First, Second, and Third letters of John John Letters The setting of the Letters Author and audience Situation The thought of the letters Argument and style Johannine tradition The thought of the letters Background The reception of the letters and their importance in recent study Reception and text The importance of the letters Translation and language Commentary John 1:1-4 the prologue The opening The purpose in writing John 1:5; 2:2 living in the light of God John 1:5 God is light John1:6-10 saying and doing John 2:1-2 the assurance of forgiveness John 2:3-11 from knowledge of God to love of a fellow believer John 2:3-6 knowledge and obedience John 2:7-11 hearing the command and loving a fellow believer John 2:12-17 encouragement to persevere John 2:12-14 children, fathers, and youths John 2:15-17 do not love the world John 2:18-28 standing firm against deceit John 2:18-23 the appearance of the antichrists John 2:24-28 the call to remain faithful John 2:29; 3:12 the identity of those who are (or who are not) children of God John 2:29; 3:3 the confidence of the children of God John 3:4-10a the two ways John 3:10b-12 justice and love as the marks of the children of God John 3:13-24 love within the community and confidence before God John 3:13-18 the bonds of love John 3:19-24 confidence before God John 4:1-6 testing the spirits John 4:7; 5:4 the love which is God's John 4:7-10 in celebration of God's love John 4:11-16 God's love as the source of our love John 4:17-19 confidence in love John 4:20; 5:4 obedience to God and love for others John 5:4-13 belief in the Son of God John 5:4-8 Jesus, the Son of God John 5:9-12 God's own testimony to the Son of God John 5:13 "this is why I have written" John 5:14-21 exercising the privileges of life John 5:14-17 seeking life John 5:18-21 the ultimate confidence John The greeting Encouragement to steadfastness Holding on to the teaching John Opening pleasantries The test of loyalty Closing formalities.

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EDITORIAL REVIEW: This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has sold over three-quarters of a million copies and continues to earn critical acclaim. The story of one Ignatius J. Reilly, a "Don Quixote of the French Quarter," it is a masterpiece of human folly and tragedy.

本书是全面论述有关死刑重要问题的著作.全书除导言外,共分四章(死刑的产生,古代的刑罚,"现代的"行刑方式,死刑的范域与影响).书中探究了死刑的起源,历史和发展,论述了死刑的不同缘起.本书不仅描述了死刑的刑种及行刑方式,更多地挖掘刑种后面的历史与文化.作者通过详实的史料展现死刑的残酷,揭示隐藏着的本质,洞悉死刑后面的社会心理

Become a happier, more confident person with CBT Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a proven method of identifying, challenging, and changing the thoughts and actions that hold you back. It teaches you to break bad habits and shake up your outlook on life—which makes it an ideal way to boost your self-esteem! This CBT workbook uses straightforward language and practical advice to help you believe in your own abilities and create the best version of yourself. Start where you are — Begin with questions and writing prompts that show you the current state of your self-esteem and encourage you to set your own goals for building it up. Clear the path ahead — Examine the beliefs and behaviors that get in the way of your confidence and discover simple strategies to let them go so you can move forward. Treat yourself well — Learn how to embrace mindfulness, self-care, and resilience to keep you feeling good and on track for long-term success. Create a healthy sense of self with this supportive CBT skills workbook.

Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It's the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in this book. What you'll find here isn't the way to write. Instead, you'll find a way to clear your mind of illusions about writing and discover how you write. Several Short Sentences About Writing is a book of first steps and experiments. They will revolutionize the way you think and perceive, and they will change forever the sense of your own authority as a writer. This is a book full of learning, but it's also a book full of unlearning—a way to recover the vivid, rhythmic, poetic sense of language you once possessed. An indispensable and unique book that will give you a clear understanding of how to think about what you do when you write and how to improve the quality of your writing.

Don't miss the first-ever graphic novel for Five Nights at Freddy's, an adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Silver Eyes illustrated by fan-favorite game artist Claudia Schröder! Ten years after the horrific murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza that ripped their town apart, Charlie -- whose father owned the restaurant -- and her childhood friends reunite on the anniversary of the tragedy and find themselves at the old pizza place which had been locked up and abandoned for years. After they discover a way inside, they realize that things are not as they used to be. The four adult-sized animatronic mascots that once entertained patrons have changed. They now have a dark secret... and a murderous agenda. Complete with new information and tense, terrifying illustrations, fans won't want to miss this graphic novel adaptation by Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley, and Claudia Schröder, whose stunning artwork has been featured in the games.

"In the oppressive heat of Midsummer's Eve, Julie, daughter of the Lord, is drawn into a dangerous tryst with her father's butler. As the night wears on, the couple, from opposite ends of the social spectrum, dance, flirt, and fight towards an explosive conclusion that will shake the existing order to its core." "Zinnie Harris's new version of Strindberg's nineteenth-century masterpiece, Miss Julie, relocates the play to central Scotland between the wars."--BOOK JACKET

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"This is the book that had to be written. It is a story of a missed opportunity to change the world, a tragic tale of subversion and betrayal." Jeffrey Tucker President, Brownstone Institute Bitcoin was promised to be a liberating technology, a free market alternative to state-controlled money. But that promise was broken after a small group of insiders took over the project and fundamentally changed Bitcoin's design. Few people know the true history of Bitcoin and its original design due to years of heavy censorship, social media engineering, and tight information controls online. "Hijacking Bitcoin" destroys the most popular narratives that surround Bitcoin and sets the historical record straight. Roger Ver's passion and pain come through as he tells the story of a beloved project corrupted in front of his eyes. Written by one of the most prominent figures in the cryptocurrency industry, this book is impossible to ignore. From the inside flap: Bitcoin has been captured and changed for the worse. That's the undeniable conclusion of "Hijacking Bitcoin". Chocked full of history and inconvenient truths, this book goes on a myth-busting rampage against the most popular narratives that surround BTC. Is Bitcoin truly decentralized? Is it supposed to be digital gold or digital cash? Did the original design really have scaling problems? Roger Ver addresses these questions head-on and provides uncomfortable answers. Roger Ver is the world's first investor in Bitcoin startups and has been a prominent name in the cryptocurrency industry since the beginning. Yet, as he confesses in the introduction, this book is not a love story. It's a devastating exposé of the corruption, propaganda, and centralization of power in Bitcoin.

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the much-loved HEARTSTOPPER series.Nick and Charlie are very much in love. They've finally said those three little words, and Charlie has almost persuaded his mum to let him sleep over at Nick's house ... But with Nick going off to university next year, is everything about to change?By Alice Oseman, winner of the YA Book Prize, Heartstopper encompasses all the small moments of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.

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Long sources of mystery, imagination, and inspiration, the myths and history of the ancient Mediterranean have given rise to artistic, religious, cultural, and intellectual traditions that span the centuries. In this unique and comprehensive introduction to the region's three major civilizations, Egypt, Greece, and Rome draws a fascinating picture of the deep links between the cultures across the Mediterranean and explores the ways in which these civilizations continue to be influential to this day. Beginning with the emergence of the earliest Egyptian civilization around 3500 BC, Charles Freeman follows the history of the Mediterranean over a span of four millennia to AD 600, beyond the fall of the Roman empire in the west to the emergence of the Byzantine empire in the east. In addition to the three great civilizations, the peoples of the Ancient Near East and other lesser-known cultures such as the Etruscans, Celts, Persians, and Phoenicians are explored. The author examines the art, architecture, philosophy, literature, and religious practices of each culture, set against its social, political, and economic background. More than an overview of the primary political or military events, Egypt, Greece, and Rome pays particular attention to the actual lives of both the everyday person and the aristocracy: here is history brought to life. Especially striking are the readable and stimulating profiles of key individuals throughout the ancient world, covering persons from Homer to Horace, the Pharaoh Akhenaten to the emperor Augustus, Alexander the Great to Julius Caesar, Jesus to Justinian, and Aristotle to Augustine. Generously illustrated in both color and black-and-white, and drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship, Egypt, Greece and Rome is a superb introduction for anyone seeking a better understanding of the civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean and their legacy to the West.

Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language, Second Edition, is designed for those new to ESL/EFL teaching and for self-motivated teachers who seek to maximize their potential and enhance the learning of their students. This guide provides basic information that ESL/EFL teachers should know before they start teaching and many ideas on how to guide students in the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It stresses the multifaceted nature of teaching the English language to non-native speakers and is based on the real experiences of teachers. The second edition of Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language includes a wider range of examples to coincide with a variety of teaching contexts-from K-12 schools, to university intensive language programs and refugee programs. It is also updated with discussions of technology throughout, and it considers ways in which technology can be used in teaching language skills. Sources for further study are included in each chapter and in the appendixes

The Oxford Handbook of Emergency Medicine provides practical, accessible advice on the wide range of situations that present to the emergency department. Precise and prescriptive, it gives up-to-date, step-by-step guidance on presentation, investigation, diagnosis, emergency treatment, and further referral for adult and paediatric patients.

The Sketchbook of Loish offers readers a unique look into Loishs creative processes and idea generation, providing an insight into the role her sketches play in her extremely popular work. Peek inside Loishs sketchbook and discover how she explores gesture, stylization, and sketching for animation. Learn the different techniques she uses when sketching with traditional and digital tools, and follow the books two detailed tutorials on character construction and sketching digitally to improve your own processes. The book also features handy quick tips for capturing movement, using different line weights, shading, and using textured brushes. Including an insight into Loishs character sketching, development sketches, landscape, and reference studies this book will show you how Loish captures the spirit of her finished artworks in her exquisite preliminary work. In addition to showcasing a comprehensive collection of Loishs sketches, this book features exclusive artwork, and a special chapter exploring Loishs personal concepts to give an in-depth look at how her initial ideas evolve through sketches to culminate in her accomplished concept designs. A truly inspiring and informative book with a high-quality finish and slipcase, The Sketchbook of Loish will have you itching to get sketching!

EDITORIAL REVIEW: *NEW YORK TIMES* BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES LEE BURKE **THE NEON RAIN** Detective Dave Robicheaux has fought too many battles: in Vietnam, with killers and hustlers, with police brass, and with the bottle. Lost without his wife's love, Robicheaux's haunted soul mirrors the intensity and dusky mystery of New Orleans' French Quarter -- the place he calls home, and the place that nearly destroys him when he becomes involved in the case of a young prostitute whose body is found in a bayou. Thrust into the world of drug lords and arms smugglers, Robicheaux must face down a subterranean criminal world and come to terms with his own bruised heart in order to survive.

Product DescriptionThe forces of evil, both natural and supernatural, are poised to prey on the folk of the hamlets and hollows: witches, demons, and criminals of more than one century. But first they'll have to overcome some very unusual residents of the hills and valleys. One is David Drake's unforgettable creation, Old Nathan the Wizard. He doesn't claim much for his magical powers, but they're real enough for what they are-and besides, he hasn't forgotten how to use his long flintlock rifle. Enter the gritty, realistic world of Old Nathan, a backwoodsman who talks to animals and says he'll face the Devil himself-and who in the end will have to face the Devil in very fact. A century later, very different interlopers, from criminals to snooping college professors, are poking around the hills, up to no good. But a very unusual family, the Hogbens, are likely to cause more trouble than unwelcome visitors can handle, as Henry Kuttner relates. They're a family of mutants, with very unusual powers, and city folk who cause trouble are likely to suddenly find unbelievable-and unpleasant-things happening to them. But not all of the trouble is caused by humans, as the Slade family find out when Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor relate how a Kentucky family finds itself caught in the middle of a struggle between battling groups of the creatures who live deep underground and are the basis from the old legends of gnomes. The Slades have to make sure that the right gnomes win-or an earthquake will wipe out everyone in at least four states. Magic, mutants, and mountain folk add up to an unusual volume, with adventure ranging from the grim and eerie to the wildly comic.

Cameroonian houseboy Toundi dreams of advancement and so studies the world of his white masters closely. "Gradually his eyes are opened to its realities, and in the end this leads to tragic consequences because the Europeans cannot endure the gaze of the man they have destroyed

Recounts the further escapades of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he continues his Viking training during which he escapes from a boatload of Roman soldiers and searches for his kidnapped dragon.

Ce chef-d'œuvre de la littérature américaine qui, en 1964, inspira le grand western de John Ford " Cheyenne Autumn ", avec Richard Widmark, dépasse de loin le cadre du simple roman. L'ouvrage relate avec minutie et détails la tragédie vécue par les Cheyennes du Nord pendant l'hiver 1878-1879. Septembre 1878 : déportés en Territoire Indien (Oklahoma), les Cheyennes croupissent sur une terre hostile et stérile. La faim et la maladie font sournoisement leurs basses œuvres. Les promesses du gouvernement et des agents des réserves, non tenues quant au ravitaillement, poussent à bout la patience des Indiens qui décident de regagner leur terre natale du Montana. Commence alors un exode des plus terribles 280 Cheyennes, dont moins de la moitié sont des adultes et parmi lesquels 80 seulement sont des guerriers, vont entamer une odyssée de 2 500 kilomètres qui deviendra très vite dramatiquement légendaire. Dépenaillés, le ventre vide, sous le commandement des chefs Dull Knife et Little Wolf, beaucoup succomberont d'épuisement et de désespoir. Pendant plus de quatre mois, du 9 septembre 1878 au 9 janvier 1879, ce sont 10 000 soldats et environ 3 000 civils qui les prennent en chasse. Le fer de lance de la résistance cheyenne défraiera la chronique, livrant cette tribu à la vindicte populaire. Après l'atroce massacre qui suivra leur captivité à Fort Robinson, trop peu reverront leur terre natale. Dans un langage de toute beauté et imagé à la façon indienne - style propre à l'auteur -, cette tragédie défile sous nos yeux, enveloppée dans un tourbillon de mort. Les cris déchirants du peuple cheyenne accompagnent chaque page jusqu'à la dernière goutte de sang, jusqu'au dernier souffle de vie. Mari Sandoz, célèbre pour ses écrits historiques sur les Indiens des Plaines, est notamment l'auteur de la biographie de Crazy Horse.

Deep learning doesn't have to be intimidating. Until recently, this machine-learning method required years of study, but with frameworks such as Keras and Tensorflow, software engineers without a background in machine learning can quickly enter the field. With the recipes in this cookbook, you'll learn how to solve deep-learning problems for classifying and generating text, images, and music. Each chapter consists of several recipes needed to complete a single project, such as training a music recommending system. Author Douwe Osinga also provides a chapter with half a dozen techniques to help you if you're stuck. Examples are written in Python with code available on GitHub as a set of Python notebooks. You'll learn how to: Create applications that will serve real users; Use word embeddings to calculate text similarity; Build a movie recommender system based on Wikipedia links; Learn how AIs see the world by visualizing their internal state; Build a model to suggest emojis for pieces of text; Reuse pretrained networks to build an inverse image search service; Compare how GANs, autoencoders and LSTMs generate icons; Detect music styles and index song collections.;Tools and techniques -- Getting unstuck -- Calculating text similarity using word embeddings -- Building a recommender system based on outgoing Wikipedia links -- Generating text in the style of an example text -- Question matching -- Suggesting emojis -- Sequence-to-sequence mapping -- Reusing a pretrained image recognition network -- Building an inverse image search service -- Detecting multiple images -- Image style -- Generating images with autoencoders -- Generating icons using deep nets -- Music and deep learning -- Productionizing machine learning systems.

Dawn Hendricks Once upon a time, Dawn Hendricks wanted little more than the basics in life, like a loving family, a place to call home, and food to fill her belly. However, the comforts she came to wish for have long been forgotten. With all family buried and nothing to her name but a flimsy tent to sleep in, a pack of half-eaten donuts to quell starvation, and her precious hair as her only source of pride, Dawn simply wants to continue her existence without drawing attention to herself, but of course even that is too much to ask for. When she ends up assaulted and beaten within an inch of her life, her willingness to continue living fades. As she lay praying for death, through with the accursed life she’d lived, she’s instead handed a silver lining in the form of Domitillio Daichi. Now saved from the terrible hands of fate, Dawn feels her luck has turned. That is until she notices the fear and reverence that crosses the eyes of his staff whenever she so much as speaks his name. Unfortunately for Dawn, she is about to find out the sweet Domi she’s grown to love and life as she knows it are not what they seem. Domitillio Daichi As a fire-wielding vampire who has walked this Earth for over five thousand years, there wasn’t much Domitillio Daichi hasn’t seen, heard, encountered, or experienced until he found her. On a snowy night in New York, the disgruntled Domitillio goes for a walk after a business deal gone wrong and stumbles across a sexual assault. Not one to care for the issues of humans, he attempts to walk away, but the brutally beaten beauty before him cools the fire in his veins, and stirs something in him he can’t quite discern. Enamored and curious that a battered human could fuel a possessiveness he’s never felt, he takes her in, and finds their meeting was destiny. Consumed with an incessant desire, Domi stakes his claim, but in doing so, finds there is more to life and the woman he’s claimed. When unexpected foes arise intent upon taking what is his, the ruthless Vampire King will have to fight harder than he ever has before to keep the family he never realized he wanted, safe. **

Voice of the Primordial Buddha is Anam Thubten's commentary on the well-known text, The Sharp Vajra of Awareness Tantra, by twentieth-century master Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1903). His text is revered by many people in Tibet as a sacred scripture. This book covers the entire Vajrayana path, especially Dzogchen, with language full of potency. Reading it can shake one's mind from its foundation and transform it to its highest potential.

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Mumbai's textile industry is commonly but incorrectly understood to be an extinct relic of the past. In 'The Archive of Loss' Maura Finkelstein examines what it means for textile mill workers-who are assumed not to exist-to live and work during a period of deindustrialization. Finkelstein shows how mills are ethnographic archives of the city where documents, artifacts, and stories exist in the buildings and in the bodies of workers. Workers' pain, illnesses, injuries, and exhaustion narrate industrial decline; the ways in which they live in tenements exist outside and resist the values expounded by modernity; and the rumors and untruths they share about textile worker strikes and a mill fire help them make sense of the industry's survival. In outlining this archive's contents, Finkelstein shows how mills, which she conceptualizes as lively ruins, become a lens through which to challenge, reimagine, and alter ways of thinking about the past, present, and future in Mumbai and beyond.

Abducted and taken to a remote cabin in Alaska, Frankie finds herself at the mercy of four feral men, each with his own dark secrets and twisted desires.With nowhere to run, she must rely on her wits to survive the harsh winter, trapped with them.As she delves into their mysterious pasts, she uncovers an insidious evil that feeds on loyalty and uses love as a weapon.Nothing is as it seems.In this desolate world where the monsters are as beautiful as they are cruel, trust is elusive. They torment her, protect her, and keep her in the dark.But to have any chance of escape, they must stand together.Or fall prey to the evil in the hills of shivers and shadows.